Ed Busch vs. Tom O'Brien — Career Comparison

Ed Busch
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueShortstop
Tom O'Brien
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston RedsUnion AssociationSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Ed Busch and Tom O'Brien are closely matched on the surface stats. Ed Busch posted stronger numbers in OPS (.608 vs .590) and on-base percentage (.311 vs .267). Tom O'Brien had the advantage in slugging (.323 vs .298). 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 O'Brien

Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
270
162
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
270
139.06
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
1000
600
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1165
600
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
917
550.2
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1111
572.19
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.609
0.609
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
240
144
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
132.36
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
127.8
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
183
94.25
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
21
12.6
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
25.75
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.6
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
10.3
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.06
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
27
16.2
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
38.11
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
75.97
45.58
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100.55
51.79
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
273
163.8
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
359
184.89
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
305
183
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
160.17
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.482
0.482
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
80
48
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
81.37
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
45
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
61
31.42
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
155
93
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
110.73
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
92.31
55.39
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
56.14
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.8
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.03
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
37.2
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
52
26.78
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
28
16.8
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
12.36
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
35.71
35.71
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.54
48.54
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
2.21
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
2.17
2.17
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
10.8
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
32
19.2
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.2
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
8.24
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.2
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.4
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
8.24
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ed Busch and Tom O'Brien

Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.04
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7221
27
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2407
9
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1353
5.06
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
777
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.62
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.7
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1337
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1973
7.38
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1264
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1786
6.68
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.54
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.52
90.52
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.734
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.425
6.425
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.33
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0