Ed Busch vs. Dean Palmer — Career Comparison

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Adjusted for the eras they played in, Dean Palmer holds a real edge over Ed Busch in this comparison. Dean Palmer led in home run production (HR/PA+ 205 vs 0), slugging (SLG+ 117 vs 82), and walk rate (BB%+ 98 vs 70). Ed Busch held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 325 vs 65). The edge belongs to Dean Palmer.

Hitting Stats for Ed Busch and Dean Palmer

Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
270
162
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1357
147.69
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
1000
600
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5513
600
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
917
550.2
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4902
533.5
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.806
0.806
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
240
144
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1229
133.76
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
213
127.8
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
708
77.05
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
21
12.6
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
25.14
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.6
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
1.63
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
29.93
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
27
16.2
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
56.7
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
75.97
45.58
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
769.24
83.72
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
273
163.8
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2315
251.95
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
305
183
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1785
194.27
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.796
0.796
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.482
0.482
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
80
48
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
734
79.88
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
75
45
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
849
92.4
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
155
93
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1308
142.35
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
92.31
55.39
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
752.04
81.85
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.8
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
5.88
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
62
37.2
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
54.63
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
2.29
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
16.8
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1332
144.97
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.71
35.71
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4.14
4.14
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
2.21
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
10.8
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.44
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
5.55
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
19.2
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
10.23
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.2
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
5.22
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.2
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
3.37
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
14
8.4
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
8.6
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.76
60.76

Fielding Stats for Ed Busch and Dean Palmer

Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1215
1.07
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1174
1.04
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30527
27
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10175.2
9
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
0.8
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
777
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1924
1.7
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
0.17
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1337
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3024
2.67
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1264
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2834
2.51
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.54
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.72
93.72
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.734
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.63
96.63
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
0.15
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0