Ed Busch vs. Earl McNeely — Career Comparison

Ed Busch
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueShortstop
Earl McNeely
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

Ed Busch and Earl McNeely 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, 97 for Earl McNeely), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 82 vs 87). The overall lean goes to Earl McNeely, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Ed Busch and Earl McNeely

Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
270
162
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
683
161.47
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
1000
600
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2538
600
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
917
550.2
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2254
532.86
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.719
0.719
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
240
144
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
614
145.15
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
213
127.8
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
111.11
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
21
12.6
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
25.3
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.6
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
7.8
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.95
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
27
16.2
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
34.04
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
75.97
45.58
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
282.86
66.87
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
273
163.8
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
799
188.89
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
305
183
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
826
195.27
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.482
0.482
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
80
48
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
369
87.23
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
75
45
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
50.35
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
155
93
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
578
136.64
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
92.31
55.39
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
310.79
73.47
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.8
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
6.86
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
62
37.2
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
43.26
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
16.8
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
187
44.21
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.71
35.71
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
13.57
13.57
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
2.21
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.98
0.98
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
18
10.8
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
17.02
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
32
19.2
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.2
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
16.31
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.2
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
9.69
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
14
8.4
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
26
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.73
62.73

Fielding Stats for Ed Busch and Earl McNeely

Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
609
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1445
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
777
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1337
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1558
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1264
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1519
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.54
Earl McNeely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.5
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.734
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.494
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl McNeely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0