Ed Busch vs. Lou Collier — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueShortstop
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueShortstop

On the career numbers, Lou Collier posted the stronger offensive profile against Ed Busch. Lou Collier posted stronger numbers in OPS (.664 vs .608) and on-base percentage (.323 vs .311). Ed Busch had the advantage in batting average (.262 vs .241). By the career numbers, Lou Collier had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ed Busch and Lou Collier

Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
270
162
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
232.47
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1000
600
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
813
600
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
917
550.2
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
713
526.2
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
144
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
172
126.94
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
127.8
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
124
91.51
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
21
12.6
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
24.35
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.6
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.17
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.9
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
27
16.2
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
35.42
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
75.97
45.58
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.22
60.68
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
163.8
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
243
179.34
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
183
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
256
188.93
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.482
0.482
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.604
0.604
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
80
48
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
65.68
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
75
45
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
57.56
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
155
93
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
117.34
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92.31
55.39
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84.49
62.35
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.8
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.64
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
62
37.2
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
55.35
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.17
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
16.8
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
160
118.08
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.71
35.71
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
5.08
5.08
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
2.21
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
10.8
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.43
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.38
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
32
19.2
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
10.33
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.2
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.86
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.2
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.43
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
14
8.4
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
13.28
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Ed Busch and Lou Collier

Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
Lou Collier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.4
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.97
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4826
27
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1608.2
9
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
Lou Collier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
1.53
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
777
Lou Collier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
2.29
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1337
Lou Collier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
710
3.97
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1264
Lou Collier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
3.82
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.54
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.2
96.2
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.734
Lou Collier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.732
2.732
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.6
69.6
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
Lou Collier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.41
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0