Ed Busch vs. Danny O'Connell — Career Comparison

Ed Busch
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueShortstop
Danny O'Connell
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Danny O'Connell comes out clearly ahead of Ed Busch across most offensive categories. Danny O'Connell led in home run production (HR/PA+ 41 vs 0), walk rate (BB%+ 108 vs 70), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 102 vs 93). Ed Busch held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 325 vs 134). Danny O'Connell was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ed Busch and Danny O'Connell

Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
270
162
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1143
149.22
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
1000
600
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4596
600
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
917
550.2
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4035
526.76
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Danny O'Connell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.713
0.713
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
240
144
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1049
136.95
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
213
127.8
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
794
103.66
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
21
12.6
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
23.63
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.6
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
4.57
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
5.09
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
27
16.2
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
33.29
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
75.97
45.58
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
487.77
63.68
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
273
163.8
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
184.99
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
305
183
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1502
196.08
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.685
0.685
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.482
0.482
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.622
0.622
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
80
48
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
527
68.8
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
45
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
320
41.78
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
155
93
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
808
105.48
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
92.31
55.39
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
532.13
69.47
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.8
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.87
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
62
37.2
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
431
56.27
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.39
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
16.8
Danny O'Connell
Career
Per 600 PA
396
51.7
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.71
35.71
Danny O'Connell
Career
Per 600 PA
11.61
11.61
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
2.21
Danny O'Connell
Career
Per 600 PA
1.09
1.09
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
18
10.8
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
11.62
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
2.48
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
19.2
Danny O'Connell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
9.79
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.2
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
6.27
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.2
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
2.87
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
14
8.4
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
9.14
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.57
68.57

Fielding Stats for Ed Busch and Danny O'Connell

Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1124
1.38
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
825
1.01
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21963
27
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7321
9
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2214
2.72
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
777
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2984
3.67
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
Danny O'Connell
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.16
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1337
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5329
6.55
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1264
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5198
6.39
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.54
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.54
97.54
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.734
Danny O'Connell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.625
4.625
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.4
73.4
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
0.77
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny O'Connell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny O'Connell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny O'Connell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny O'Connell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0