Ed Busch vs. Greg Olson — Career Comparison

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Adjusted for the eras they played in, Greg Olson holds a real edge over Ed Busch in this comparison. Greg Olson led in home run production (HR/PA+ 69 vs 0), walk rate (BB%+ 110 vs 70), and slugging (SLG+ 90 vs 82). Ed Busch held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 325 vs 131). The edge belongs to Greg Olson.

Hitting Stats for Ed Busch and Greg Olson

Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Greg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
270
162
Greg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
414
173.34
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
1000
600
Greg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1433
600
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
917
550.2
Greg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1275
533.85
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Greg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Greg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.682
0.682
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
240
144
Greg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
129.38
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
213
127.8
Greg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
94.21
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
21
12.6
Greg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
25.54
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.6
Greg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.26
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
8.37
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
27
16.2
Greg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
35.17
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Greg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
75.97
45.58
Greg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.62
58.46
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
273
163.8
Greg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
436
182.55
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
305
183
Greg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
189.67
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Greg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Greg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Greg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.659
0.659
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Greg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Greg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.482
0.482
Greg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Greg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
80
48
Greg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
55.27
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
75
45
Greg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
54.85
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
155
93
Greg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
243
101.74
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
92.31
55.39
Greg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145.47
60.91
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.8
Greg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.93
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
62
37.2
Greg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
57.36
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.61
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
16.8
Greg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
157
65.74
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.71
35.71
Greg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
9.13
9.13
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
2.21
Greg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.87
0.87
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
10.8
Greg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.51
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.35
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
19.2
Greg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
16.75
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.2
Greg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.09
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.2
Greg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.26
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.4
Greg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.35
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Greg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.5
62.5

Fielding Stats for Ed Busch and Greg Olson

Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Greg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
Greg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
1.16
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
1
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9394
27
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3131.1
9
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
Greg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2193
6.3
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
777
Greg Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.49
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
Greg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.05
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1337
Greg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2380
6.84
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1264
Greg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2362
6.79
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.54
Greg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.24
99.24
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.734
Greg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.861
5.861
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.6
86.6
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
Greg Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.07
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Greg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Greg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
0.85
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.37