Steve Busby vs. Jeff Wallace — Career Comparison

Steve Busby
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jeff Wallace
Gen XWest VirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Busby built a career as a starting pitcher and Jeff Wallace as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Busby led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 56), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 116 vs 87), and strikeout rate (K%+ 125 vs 99). Jeff Wallace held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 158 vs 138). Role difference aside, Steve Busby holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Steve Busby and Jeff Wallace

Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.42
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
7.82
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.27
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.59
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.46
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.45
56.45
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.82
89.82
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.45
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
3.72
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
4.2
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3182
27
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
27
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1060.2
9
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
9
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1003
8.51
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
7.82
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.82
7.82
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.62
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.72
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
3.67
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
7.69
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.19
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
659
5.59
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
7.88
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.24
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.92
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.21
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4505
38.23
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
636
41.78
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.51
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
4.1
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
5.06
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.45
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.46
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.26
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.64
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.99
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.723
1.723
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3963
33.63
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
503
33.04
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.23
38.23
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.78
41.78

Fielding Stats for Steve Busby and Jeff Wallace

Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.42
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
7.82
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.27
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3182
27
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
27
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1060.2
9
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
9
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.64
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.68
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.05
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.2
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
2.52
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.25
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
2.32
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.18
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.26
92.26
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.641
1.641
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.151
0.151
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.82
89.82
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Busby and Jeff Wallace

Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
6680
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
35700
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
600
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
600
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
31
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
29.73
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
120
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.68
27.03
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
68.03
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA