Ed Busch vs. Tim Laker — Career Comparison

Ed Busch
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueShortstop
Tim Laker
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Ed Busch and Tim Laker are closely matched on the surface stats. Ed Busch posted a career OPS of .608 against Tim Laker's .608. On the surface stats, Ed Busch and Tim Laker are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for Ed Busch and Tim Laker

Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tim Laker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
270
162
Tim Laker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
282
236.31
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1000
600
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PA
716
600
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
917
550.2
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PA
651
545.53
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.626
0.626
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
144
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PA
147
123.18
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
127.8
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PA
106
88.83
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
21
12.6
Tim Laker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
23.46
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.6
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.68
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Laker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
9.22
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
27
16.2
Tim Laker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
34.36
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Tim Laker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Laker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Laker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75.97
45.58
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58.06
48.66
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
163.8
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
212
177.65
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
183
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PA
194
162.57
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Tim Laker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.602
0.602
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Tim Laker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.482
0.482
Tim Laker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Tim Laker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
48
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
55.31
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
75
45
Tim Laker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
66.2
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
93
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
112.29
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92.31
55.39
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PA
56.46
47.31
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.8
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.51
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
37.2
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PA
44
36.87
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Laker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.03
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
16.8
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PA
162
135.75
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.71
35.71
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PA
4.42
4.42
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
2.21
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
10.8
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
10.89
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Laker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.19
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
32
19.2
Tim Laker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
15.92
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.2
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.19
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.2
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.19
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.4
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.38
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Tim Laker
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Ed Busch and Tim Laker

Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tim Laker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
Tim Laker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
1.42
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Laker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.95
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Laker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4937
27
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Laker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1645.2
9
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
Tim Laker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1179
6.45
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
777
Tim Laker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.55
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
Tim Laker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.11
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1337
Tim Laker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1301
7.12
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1264
Tim Laker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
7
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.54
Tim Laker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.39
98.39
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.734
Tim Laker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.923
4.923
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Laker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.92
66.92
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
Tim Laker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Tim Laker
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.15
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Laker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Tim Laker
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.86
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Laker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.24