Ed Busch vs. Andy Phillips — Career Comparison

Ed Busch
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueShortstop
Andy Phillips
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Ed Busch and Andy Phillips are closely matched on the surface stats. Andy Phillips posted stronger numbers in OPS (.679 vs .608) and slugging (.384 vs .298). Ed Busch had the advantage in on-base percentage (.311 vs .294). By the career numbers, Andy Phillips 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 Andy Phillips

Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Andy Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
162
Andy Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
259
257.28
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1000
600
Andy Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
604
600
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
917
550.2
Andy Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
557
553.31
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Andy Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Andy Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
144
Andy Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
139
138.08
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
127.8
Andy Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
96
95.36
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
21
12.6
Andy Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
24.83
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
3.6
Andy Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.97
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
13.91
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
27
16.2
Andy Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
42.72
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Andy Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75.97
45.58
Andy Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59.67
59.27
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
163.8
Andy Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
214
212.58
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
183
Andy Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
176
174.83
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Andy Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Andy Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Andy Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.679
0.679
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Andy Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Andy Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.482
0.482
Andy Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Andy Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
48
Andy Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
76.49
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
45
Andy Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
69.54
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
93
Andy Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
132.12
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92.31
55.39
Andy Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60.39
59.99
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.8
Andy Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.98
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
37.2
Andy Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
34
33.77
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
16.8
Andy Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
110
109.27
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.71
35.71
Andy Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
5.49
5.49
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
2.21
Andy Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
10.8
Andy Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.96
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.97
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
19.2
Andy Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
19.87
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.2
Andy Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.98
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.2
Andy Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.97
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.4
Andy Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.95
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Andy Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5

Fielding Stats for Ed Busch and Andy Phillips

Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Andy Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
Andy Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.87
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3641
27
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213.2
9
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
Andy Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
7.69
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
777
Andy Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.67
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
Andy Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1337
Andy Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
8.43
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1264
Andy Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1127
8.36
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.54
Andy Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.734
Andy Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.67
53.67
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
Andy Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.85
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0