Ed Busch vs. Fred Corey — Career Comparison

Ed Busch
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueShortstop
Fred Corey
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Ed Busch and Fred Corey are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Corey posted stronger numbers in OPS (.620 vs .608) and slugging (.348 vs .298). Ed Busch had the advantage in on-base percentage (.311 vs .273). By the career numbers, Fred Corey 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 Fred Corey

Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fred Corey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
270
162
Fred Corey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
432
143.76
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
1000
600
Fred Corey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1803
600
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
917
550.2
Fred Corey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1738
578.37
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Fred Corey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Fred Corey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.626
0.626
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
240
144
Fred Corey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
427
142.1
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
213
127.8
Fred Corey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
307
102.16
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
21
12.6
Fred Corey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
23.29
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.6
Fred Corey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
14.31
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Corey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.33
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
27
16.2
Fred Corey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
39.93
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Fred Corey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Corey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Corey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
75.97
45.58
Fred Corey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164.82
54.85
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
273
163.8
Fred Corey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
604
201
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
305
183
Fred Corey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
492
163.73
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Fred Corey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Fred Corey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Fred Corey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Fred Corey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Fred Corey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.482
0.482
Fred Corey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Fred Corey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
80
48
Fred Corey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
79.53
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
45
Fred Corey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
41.26
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
155
93
Fred Corey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
118.47
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
92.31
55.39
Fred Corey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183.89
61.19
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.8
Fred Corey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
1.66
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
37.2
Fred Corey
Career
Per 600 PA
60
19.97
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Corey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
16.8
Fred Corey
Career
Per 600 PA
70
23.29
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.71
35.71
Fred Corey
Career
Per 600 PA
25.76
25.76
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
2.21
Fred Corey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.86
0.86
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
10.8
Fred Corey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Corey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
32
19.2
Fred Corey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.2
Fred Corey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.2
Fred Corey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.4
Fred Corey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Fred Corey
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Ed Busch and Fred Corey

Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Fred Corey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
Fred Corey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
1.14
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Corey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11169
27
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Corey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3723
9
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
Fred Corey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
1.22
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
777
Fred Corey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
772
1.87
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
Fred Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.51
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1337
Fred Corey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1487
3.59
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1264
Fred Corey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1278
3.09
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.54
Fred Corey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.94
85.94
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.734
Fred Corey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.719
2.719
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
Fred Corey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.11
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0