Mike Busch vs. Carlos May — Career Comparison

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Looking at the career totals, Mike Busch and Carlos May are closely matched on the surface stats. Carlos May posted stronger numbers in OPS (.758 vs .727) and on-base percentage (.366 vs .257). Mike Busch had the advantage in slugging (.470 vs .392). By the career numbers, Carlos May 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 Carlos May

Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
291.43
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1165
148
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
105
600
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4723
600
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
571.43
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4120
523.4
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.729
0.729
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.772
0.772
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
22
125.71
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1127
143.17
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
11
62.86
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
842
106.97
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.86
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
21.85
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
2.92
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
40
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
11.43
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
62.86
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
36.21
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
12.88
73.61
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
594.54
75.53
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
268.57
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1615
205.17
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
27
154.29
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1684
213.93
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
0.65
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.715
0.715
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
11
62.86
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
545
69.24
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
131.43
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
536
68.09
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
154.29
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
991
125.89
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
11.45
65.46
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
618.71
78.6
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
5.72
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.57
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
512
65.04
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
8
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
228.57
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
565
71.78
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.63
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.36
8.36
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.91
0.91
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
0.89
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
4.95
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.43
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
112
14.23
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
10.8
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
6.73
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
17.53
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.59
61.59

Fielding Stats for Mike Busch and Carlos May

Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.64
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
888
1.06
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.91
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
1.03
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
593
27
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22685
27
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
197.2
9
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7561.2
9
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.27
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2920
3.48
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.41
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
0.23
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.05
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
2.87
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3158
3.76
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
2.69
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3113
3.71
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
93.65
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.58
98.58
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.639
1.639
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.506
3.506
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.56
55.56
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.19
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0