Mike Busch vs. Howdy Caton — Career Comparison

Mike Busch
Gen XIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueThird Baseman
Howdy Caton
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Mike Busch and Howdy Caton are closely matched on the surface stats. Mike Busch posted stronger numbers in OPS (.727 vs .588) and slugging (.470 vs .287). Howdy Caton had the advantage in on-base percentage (.301 vs .257). By the career numbers, Mike Busch had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Mike Busch and Howdy Caton

Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
291.43
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
231
150.33
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
105
600
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
922
600
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
571.43
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
814
529.72
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
125.71
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
184
119.74
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
11
62.86
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
97.61
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.86
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
11.71
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
10.41
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
62.86
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
22.13
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12.88
73.61
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77.82
50.64
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
268.57
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
152.28
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
27
154.29
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
176.36
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.588
0.588
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
62.86
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
55.31
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
131.43
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
34.49
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
154.29
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
89.8
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.45
65.46
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87.16
56.72
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.6
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.57
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
54.01
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
228.57
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
33.84
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.63
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.73
17.73
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
1.6
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
13.67
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.43
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
11.71
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.86
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
17.57
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Mike Busch and Howdy Caton

Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.64
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.91
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
27
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197.2
9
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.27
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.41
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.87
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.69
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1057
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.65
93.65
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.72
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.639
1.639
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.783
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0