Ed Busch vs. Alexi Casilla — Career Comparison

Ed Busch
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueShortstop
Alexi Casilla
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats SwitchCaribbeanMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

Ed Busch and Alexi Casilla are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 93 for Ed Busch, 96 for Alexi Casilla), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 82 vs 86). The overall lean goes to Alexi Casilla, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Ed Busch and Alexi Casilla

Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Alexi Casilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
270
162
Alexi Casilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
578
183.2
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
1000
600
Alexi Casilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1893
600
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
917
550.2
Alexi Casilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1696
537.56
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Alexi Casilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Alexi Casilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
240
144
Alexi Casilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
419
132.81
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
213
127.8
Alexi Casilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
316
100.16
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
21
12.6
Alexi Casilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
24.09
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.6
Alexi Casilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
4.75
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alexi Casilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.8
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
27
16.2
Alexi Casilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
32.65
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Alexi Casilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alexi Casilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alexi Casilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
75.97
45.58
Alexi Casilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182.67
57.9
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
273
163.8
Alexi Casilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
561
177.81
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
305
183
Alexi Casilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
177.5
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Alexi Casilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Alexi Casilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Alexi Casilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.633
0.633
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Alexi Casilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Alexi Casilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.482
0.482
Alexi Casilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Alexi Casilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
80
48
Alexi Casilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
71.32
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
75
45
Alexi Casilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
49.76
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
155
93
Alexi Casilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
117.27
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
92.31
55.39
Alexi Casilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193.6
61.36
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.8
Alexi Casilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.49
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
62
37.2
Alexi Casilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
41.2
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alexi Casilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
16.8
Alexi Casilla
Career
Per 600 PA
246
77.97
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.71
35.71
Alexi Casilla
Career
Per 600 PA
7.7
7.7
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
2.21
Alexi Casilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
18
10.8
Alexi Casilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
11.73
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alexi Casilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
6.02
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
19.2
Alexi Casilla
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
10.78
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.2
Alexi Casilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
25.36
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.2
Alexi Casilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
3.49
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
14
8.4
Alexi Casilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
28.84
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Alexi Casilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87.91
87.91

Fielding Stats for Ed Busch and Alexi Casilla

Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Alexi Casilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
Alexi Casilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
1.19
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alexi Casilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
0.99
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alexi Casilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12292
27
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alexi Casilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4097.1
9
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
Alexi Casilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
1.94
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
777
Alexi Casilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1351
2.97
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
Alexi Casilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.12
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1337
Alexi Casilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2288
5.03
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1264
Alexi Casilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2235
4.91
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.54
Alexi Casilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.68
97.68
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.734
Alexi Casilla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.124
4.124
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alexi Casilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.39
83.39
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
Alexi Casilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
0.76
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alexi Casilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alexi Casilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alexi Casilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alexi Casilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0