Ed Busch vs. Shorty Fuller — Career Comparison

Ed Busch
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueShortstop
Shorty Fuller
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Ed Busch and Shorty Fuller are closely matched on the surface stats. Shorty Fuller posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.322 vs .311) and home run production (6 career HR at a higher rate). Ed Busch had the advantage in batting average (.262 vs .235). By the career numbers, Shorty Fuller 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 Shorty Fuller

Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
270
162
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
964
139.14
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
1000
600
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4157
600
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
917
550.2
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3678
530.86
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
240
144
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
863
124.56
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
213
127.8
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
718
103.63
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
21
12.6
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
13.86
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.6
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
6.21
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.87
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
27
16.2
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
20.93
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
75.97
45.58
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
438.27
63.26
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
273
163.8
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1063
153.43
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
305
183
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1335
192.69
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.482
0.482
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
80
48
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
651
93.96
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
75
45
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
50.37
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
155
93
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
994
143.47
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
92.31
55.39
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474.45
68.48
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.8
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
4.04
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
62
37.2
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
64.08
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
16.8
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
198
28.58
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.71
35.71
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
20.99
20.99
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
2.24
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
10.8
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.01
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
32
19.2
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.2
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
37.53
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.2
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
14
8.4
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
37.53
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ed Busch and Shorty Fuller

Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
970
1.03
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25344
27
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8448
9
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1864
1.99
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
777
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3172
3.38
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
615
0.66
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1337
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5651
6.02
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1264
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5036
5.37
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.54
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.12
89.12
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.734
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.192
5.192
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
0.38
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0