Ed Busch vs. Tom Lawless — Career Comparison

Ed Busch
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueShortstop
Tom Lawless
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Ed Busch posted the stronger offensive profile against Tom Lawless. Ed Busch posted stronger numbers in OPS (.608 vs .522) and on-base percentage (.311 vs .264). Tom Lawless had the advantage in home run production (2 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Ed Busch 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 Tom Lawless

Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tom Lawless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
270
162
Tom Lawless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
343
349.41
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1000
600
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PA
589
600
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
917
550.2
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PA
531
540.92
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.611
0.611
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
144
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PA
110
112.05
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
127.8
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PA
89
90.66
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
12.6
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.32
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.6
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.04
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lawless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.04
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
16.2
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
21.39
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Tom Lawless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lawless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lawless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.97
45.58
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PA
42.42
43.21
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
163.8
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PA
137
139.56
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
183
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PA
151
153.82
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.521
0.521
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Tom Lawless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.482
0.482
Tom Lawless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
48
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
79.46
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
45
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PA
24
24.45
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
93
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
101.87
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92.31
55.39
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PA
40.43
41.19
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.8
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
37.2
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
41.77
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lawless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.02
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
16.8
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PA
85
86.59
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.71
35.71
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PA
6.93
6.93
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
2.21
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
10.8
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.28
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lawless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.04
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
32
19.2
Tom Lawless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.21
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.2
Tom Lawless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
53.99
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.2
Tom Lawless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.24
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
14
8.4
Tom Lawless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
67.23
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Tom Lawless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80.3
80.3

Fielding Stats for Ed Busch and Tom Lawless

Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tom Lawless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.65
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Lawless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.87
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Lawless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3592
27
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Lawless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1197.1
9
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.84
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
777
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
2.41
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
Tom Lawless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1337
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
4.35
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1264
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
4.25
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.54
Tom Lawless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.75
97.75
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.734
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.585
2.585
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Lawless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.97
52.97
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.46
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Lawless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01