Ed Busch vs. Casey Jones — Career Comparison

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Looking at the career totals, Ed Busch and Casey Jones are closely matched on the surface stats. Casey Jones posted stronger numbers in OPS (.642 vs .608) and slugging (.354 vs .298). Ed Busch had the advantage in on-base percentage (.311 vs .288). By the career numbers, Casey Jones 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 Casey Jones

Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Casey Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
162
Casey Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
196.98
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1000
600
Casey Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
265
600
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
917
550.2
Casey Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
246
556.98
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Casey Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Casey Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.659
0.659
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
144
Casey Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
58
131.32
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
127.8
Casey Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
39
88.3
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
12.6
Casey Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
29.43
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
3.6
Casey Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.53
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.06
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
16.2
Casey Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
43.02
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Casey Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75.97
45.58
Casey Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26.68
60.41
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
163.8
Casey Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
196.98
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
183
Casey Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
76
172.08
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Casey Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Casey Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Casey Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.642
0.642
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Casey Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Casey Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.482
0.482
Casey Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Casey Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
48
Casey Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
70.19
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
45
Casey Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
58.87
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
93
Casey Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
120
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92.31
55.39
Casey Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28.19
63.83
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.8
Casey Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
37.2
Casey Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
40.75
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
28
16.8
Casey Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.26
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
35.71
35.71
Casey Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
265
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Casey Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
10.8
Casey Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.26
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
32
19.2
Casey Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.2
Casey Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.53
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.2
Casey Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.4
Casey Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.53
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Casey Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ed Busch and Casey Jones

Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Casey Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
Casey Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.28
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Casey Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.09
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Casey Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1640
27
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Casey Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546.2
9
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
Casey Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
5.48
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
777
Casey Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.89
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
Casey Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.2
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1337
Casey Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
6.57
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1264
Casey Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
6.37
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.54
Casey Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.99
96.99
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.734
Casey Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.962
4.962
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Casey Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
Casey Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Casey Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Casey Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Casey Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.91
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Casey Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0