Ed Busch vs. Joe Lovitto — Career Comparison

Ed Busch
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueShortstop
Joe Lovitto
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

Ed Busch and Joe Lovitto are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 93 for Ed Busch, 93 for Joe Lovitto), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 82 vs 77). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Ed Busch and Joe Lovitto

Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Lovitto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
270
162
Joe Lovitto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
213.99
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1000
600
Joe Lovitto
Career
Per 600 PA
858
600
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
917
550.2
Joe Lovitto
Career
Per 600 PA
763
533.57
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Joe Lovitto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Joe Lovitto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.598
0.598
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
144
Joe Lovitto
Career
Per 600 PA
165
115.38
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
127.8
Joe Lovitto
Career
Per 600 PA
135
94.41
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
21
12.6
Joe Lovitto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
15.38
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.6
Joe Lovitto
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.8
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lovitto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.8
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
27
16.2
Joe Lovitto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
20.98
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Joe Lovitto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lovitto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lovitto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.97
45.58
Joe Lovitto
Career
Per 600 PA
59.6
41.68
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
163.8
Joe Lovitto
Career
Per 600 PA
207
144.76
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
183
Joe Lovitto
Career
Per 600 PA
247
172.73
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Joe Lovitto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Joe Lovitto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Joe Lovitto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Joe Lovitto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Lovitto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.482
0.482
Joe Lovitto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Lovitto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
48
Joe Lovitto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
48.95
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
45
Joe Lovitto
Career
Per 600 PA
53
37.06
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
93
Joe Lovitto
Career
Per 600 PA
119
83.22
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92.31
55.39
Joe Lovitto
Career
Per 600 PA
61.3
42.87
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.8
Joe Lovitto
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.4
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
62
37.2
Joe Lovitto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
55.94
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lovitto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.9
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
16.8
Joe Lovitto
Career
Per 600 PA
113
79.02
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.71
35.71
Joe Lovitto
Career
Per 600 PA
7.59
7.59
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
2.21
Joe Lovitto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
10.8
Joe Lovitto
Career
Per 600 PA
10
6.99
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lovitto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.1
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
32
19.2
Joe Lovitto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
13.99
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.2
Joe Lovitto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
15.38
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.2
Joe Lovitto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
14.69
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
14
8.4
Joe Lovitto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
30.07
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Joe Lovitto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.16
51.16

Fielding Stats for Ed Busch and Joe Lovitto

Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Lovitto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
Joe Lovitto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.3
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lovitto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.94
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lovitto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5780
27
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lovitto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1926.2
9
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
Joe Lovitto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
2.59
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
777
Joe Lovitto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.18
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
Joe Lovitto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1337
Joe Lovitto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
2.85
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1264
Joe Lovitto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
2.77
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.54
Joe Lovitto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.05
97.05
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.734
Joe Lovitto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.122
2.122
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lovitto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.04
72.04
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
Joe Lovitto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lovitto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lovitto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lovitto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lovitto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0