Ed Busch vs. Dave Parker — Career Comparison

Ed Busch
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueShortstop
Dave Parker
Baby BoomersMississippiThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueHall of FameRight FielderGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Dave Parker comes out clearly ahead of Ed Busch across most offensive categories. Dave Parker led in home run production (HR/PA+ 206 vs 0), slugging (SLG+ 139 vs 82), and batting average (AVG+ 121 vs 98). Ed Busch held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 325 vs 91). Dave Parker was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ed Busch and Dave Parker

Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
270
162
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2466
145.29
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
1000
600
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10184
600
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
917
550.2
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9358
551.34
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
240
144
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2712
159.78
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
213
127.8
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1772
104.4
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
21
12.6
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
526
30.99
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.6
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.42
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
339
19.97
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
27
16.2
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
940
55.38
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
75.97
45.58
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1461.69
86.12
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
273
163.8
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4405
259.52
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
305
183
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3451
203.32
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.482
0.482
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
0.76
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
80
48
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1272
74.94
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
75
45
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1493
87.96
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
155
93
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2426
142.93
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
92.31
55.39
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1473.58
86.82
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.8
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
3.3
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
62
37.2
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
683
40.24
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
10.02
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
16.8
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
1537
90.55
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.71
35.71
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
6.63
6.63
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
2.21
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
10.8
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.06
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
5.07
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
19.2
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
12.31
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.2
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
9.07
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.2
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
6.66
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
14
8.4
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267
15.73
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.68
57.68

Fielding Stats for Ed Busch and Dave Parker

Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1887
1.04
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1859
1.02
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49056
27
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16352
9
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3949
2.17
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
777
Dave Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.08
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
Dave Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.08
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1337
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4245
2.34
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1264
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4101
2.26
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.54
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.61
96.61
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.734
Dave Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.173
2.173
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.52
98.52
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
Dave Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.03
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0