Ed Busch vs. Mark Parent — Career Comparison

Ed Busch
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueShortstop
Mark Parent
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Ed Busch and Mark Parent are closely matched on the surface stats. Mark Parent posted stronger numbers in OPS (.646 vs .608) and slugging (.375 vs .298). Ed Busch had the advantage in on-base percentage (.311 vs .272). By the career numbers, Mark Parent 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 Mark Parent

Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mark Parent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
270
162
Mark Parent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
199.16
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
1000
600
Mark Parent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1428
600
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
917
550.2
Mark Parent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1303
547.48
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Mark Parent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Mark Parent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
240
144
Mark Parent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
279
117.23
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
127.8
Mark Parent
Career
Per 600 PA
176
73.95
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
21
12.6
Mark Parent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
21.01
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.6
Mark Parent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Parent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
22.27
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
27
16.2
Mark Parent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
43.28
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Mark Parent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Parent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Parent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
75.97
45.58
Mark Parent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.52
58.62
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
273
163.8
Mark Parent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
488
205.04
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
305
183
Mark Parent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
379
159.24
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Mark Parent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Mark Parent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Mark Parent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.642
0.642
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Mark Parent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Mark Parent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.482
0.482
Mark Parent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Mark Parent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
48
Mark Parent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
47.06
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
75
45
Mark Parent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
70.59
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
155
93
Mark Parent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
95.38
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92.31
55.39
Mark Parent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128.85
54.14
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.8
Mark Parent
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.84
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
62
37.2
Mark Parent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
41.18
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Parent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.36
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
16.8
Mark Parent
Career
Per 600 PA
319
134.03
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.71
35.71
Mark Parent
Career
Per 600 PA
4.48
4.48
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
2.21
Mark Parent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
10.8
Mark Parent
Career
Per 600 PA
12
5.04
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Parent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.46
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
32
19.2
Mark Parent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
11.76
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.2
Mark Parent
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.26
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.2
Mark Parent
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.26
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.4
Mark Parent
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.52
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Mark Parent
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Ed Busch and Mark Parent

Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mark Parent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
Mark Parent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
1.2
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Parent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.02
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Parent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9683
27
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Parent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3227.2
9
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
Mark Parent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2268
6.32
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
777
Mark Parent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
0.55
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
Mark Parent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.07
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1337
Mark Parent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2489
6.94
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1264
Mark Parent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2464
6.87
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.54
Mark Parent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.734
Mark Parent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.744
5.744
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Parent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.08
85.08
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
Mark Parent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.08
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mark Parent
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.07
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Parent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mark Parent
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
0.71
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Parent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.37