Ed Busch vs. Joe Crede — Career Comparison

Ed Busch
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueShortstop
Joe Crede
Gen XMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueThird BasemanSilver SluggerAll-Star

Ed Busch and Joe Crede each had the upper hand in different parts of the game — this one doesn't fall neatly to either side. Ed Busch had the edge in contact rate (K%+ 325 vs 129), while Joe Crede led in home run production (HR/PA+ 153 vs 0). This one is too close to call definitively — both players brought genuine strengths the other couldn't match.

Hitting Stats for Ed Busch and Joe Crede

Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Crede
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
270
162
Joe Crede
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
888
157.77
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
1000
600
Joe Crede
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3377
600
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
917
550.2
Joe Crede
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3101
550.96
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Joe Crede
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Joe Crede
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
240
144
Joe Crede
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
787
139.83
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
213
127.8
Joe Crede
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
483
85.82
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
21
12.6
Joe Crede
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
28.25
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.6
Joe Crede
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.89
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Crede
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
24.87
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
27
16.2
Joe Crede
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
304
54.01
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Joe Crede
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Crede
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Crede
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
75.97
45.58
Joe Crede
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
416.87
74.07
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
273
163.8
Joe Crede
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1376
244.48
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
305
183
Joe Crede
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1024
181.94
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Joe Crede
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Joe Crede
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Joe Crede
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.748
0.748
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Joe Crede
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Joe Crede
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.482
0.482
Joe Crede
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Crede
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
80
48
Joe Crede
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
392
69.65
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
75
45
Joe Crede
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
470
83.51
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
155
93
Joe Crede
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
722
128.28
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
92.31
55.39
Joe Crede
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417.08
74.1
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.8
Joe Crede
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
6.75
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
37.2
Joe Crede
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
35.36
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Crede
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.07
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
16.8
Joe Crede
Career
Per 600 PA
459
81.55
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.71
35.71
Joe Crede
Career
Per 600 PA
7.36
7.36
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
2.21
Joe Crede
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
10.8
Joe Crede
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.42
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Crede
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
5.51
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
19.2
Joe Crede
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
12.26
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.2
Joe Crede
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.71
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.2
Joe Crede
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
2.13
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.4
Joe Crede
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
2.84
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Joe Crede
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25

Fielding Stats for Ed Busch and Joe Crede

Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Crede
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
Joe Crede
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
876
1.05
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Crede
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
852
1.02
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Crede
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22461
27
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Crede
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7487
9
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
Joe Crede
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
0.74
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
777
Joe Crede
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
2.02
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
Joe Crede
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.1
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1337
Joe Crede
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2380
2.86
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1264
Joe Crede
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2297
2.76
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.54
Joe Crede
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.51
96.51
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.734
Joe Crede
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.622
2.622
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Crede
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.26
97.26
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
Joe Crede
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
0.23
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Crede
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Crede
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Crede
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Crede
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0