Ed Busch vs. Dick Nen — Career Comparison

Ed Busch
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueShortstop
Dick Nen
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Ed Busch and Dick Nen are closely matched on the surface stats. Dick Nen posted stronger numbers in OPS (.631 vs .608) and slugging (.335 vs .298). Ed Busch had the advantage in on-base percentage (.311 vs .296). By the career numbers, Dick Nen 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 Dick Nen

Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
270
162
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
367
239.87
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1000
600
Dick Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
918
600
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
917
550.2
Dick Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
826
539.87
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Dick Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
144
Dick Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
185
120.92
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
127.8
Dick Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
138
90.2
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
21
12.6
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
15.03
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.6
Dick Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.96
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
13.73
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
27
16.2
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
30.72
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
75.97
45.58
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.38
53.84
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
273
163.8
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
181.05
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
183
Dick Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
263
171.9
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Dick Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.624
0.624
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Dick Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.482
0.482
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Dick Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
48
Dick Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
70
45.75
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
75
45
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
69.93
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
155
93
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
101.96
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92.31
55.39
Dick Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
82.39
53.85
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.8
Dick Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.65
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
62
37.2
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
50.33
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.54
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
16.8
Dick Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
152
99.35
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.71
35.71
Dick Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
6.04
6.04
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
2.21
Dick Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
10.8
Dick Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.27
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.88
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
32
19.2
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
12.42
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.2
Dick Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.65
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.2
Dick Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.27
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.4
Dick Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.92
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Dick Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
16.67
16.67

Fielding Stats for Ed Busch and Dick Nen

Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
Dick Nen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
1.3
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.93
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5492
27
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1830.2
9
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1846
9.08
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
777
Dick Nen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.75
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1337
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2015
9.91
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1264
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1999
9.83
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.54
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.21
99.21
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.734
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.543
7.543
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.32
71.32
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.75
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0