Ed Busch vs. Eric Owens — Career Comparison

Ed Busch
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueShortstop
Eric Owens
Gen XVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Ed Busch and Eric Owens 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, 94 for Eric Owens), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 82 vs 84). The overall lean goes to Eric Owens, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Ed Busch and Eric Owens

Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Eric Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
270
162
Eric Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
806
187.73
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
1000
600
Eric Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2576
600
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
917
550.2
Eric Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2353
548.06
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Eric Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Eric Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.706
0.706
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
240
144
Eric Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
621
144.64
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
213
127.8
Eric Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
493
114.83
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
21
12.6
Eric Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
20.03
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.6
Eric Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.73
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
6.06
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
27
16.2
Eric Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
29.81
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Eric Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
75.97
45.58
Eric Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264.86
61.69
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
273
163.8
Eric Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
190.3
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
305
183
Eric Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
812
189.13
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Eric Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Eric Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Eric Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Eric Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Eric Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.482
0.482
Eric Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Eric Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
80
48
Eric Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
71.04
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
75
45
Eric Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
49.84
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
155
93
Eric Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
114.83
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
92.31
55.39
Eric Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
280.62
65.36
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.8
Eric Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.1
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
62
37.2
Eric Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
42.39
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.33
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
16.8
Eric Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
284
66.15
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.71
35.71
Eric Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
9.07
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
2.21
Eric Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
10.8
Eric Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
4.89
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
2.56
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
19.2
Eric Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
14.67
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.2
Eric Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
29.35
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.2
Eric Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
11.18
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
14
8.4
Eric Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
40.53
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Eric Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.41
72.41

Fielding Stats for Ed Busch and Eric Owens

Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Eric Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
Eric Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
707
1.27
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
540
0.97
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15043
27
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5014.1
9
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
Eric Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1265
2.27
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
777
Eric Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.1
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
Eric Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.04
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1337
Eric Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1340
2.41
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1264
Eric Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1318
2.37
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.54
Eric Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.36
98.36
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.734
Eric Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.864
1.864
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.38
76.38
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
Eric Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.03
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0