Ed Busch vs. Danny Klassen — Career Comparison

Ed Busch
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueShortstop
Danny Klassen
Gen XCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Ed Busch and Danny Klassen are closely matched on the surface stats. Danny Klassen posted stronger numbers in OPS (.630 vs .608) and slugging (.341 vs .298). Ed Busch had the advantage in on-base percentage (.311 vs .289). By the career numbers, Danny Klassen 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 Danny Klassen

Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
162
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
177.7
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1000
600
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
287
600
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
917
550.2
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
261
545.64
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.645
0.645
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
144
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
59
123.34
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
127.8
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
43
89.9
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
12.6
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
16.72
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
3.6
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.18
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.54
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
16.2
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.45
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75.97
45.58
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25.72
53.76
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
163.8
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
186.06
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
183
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
82
171.43
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.482
0.482
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
48
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
71.08
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
45
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
48.08
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
93
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
106.62
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92.31
55.39
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
25.56
53.43
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.8
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.18
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
37.2
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
43.9
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
16.8
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
84
175.61
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.71
35.71
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.42
3.42
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
2.21
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
10.8
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.27
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
32
19.2
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.54
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.2
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.18
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.2
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.27
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
8.4
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.45
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
40
40

Fielding Stats for Ed Busch and Danny Klassen

Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.2
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1807
27
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
602.1
9
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.58
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
777
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
2.47
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1337
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
4.2
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1264
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
4.05
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.54
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.44
96.44
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.734
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.388
3.388
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.75
83.75
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.4
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0