Mike Busch vs. Don Wheeler — Career Comparison

Gen XIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueThird Baseman
Greatest GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Mike Busch and Don Wheeler are closely matched on the surface stats. Mike Busch posted stronger numbers in OPS (.727 vs .656) and slugging (.470 vs .323). Don Wheeler had the advantage in on-base percentage (.333 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 Don Wheeler

Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
291.43
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
182.73
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
105
600
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
220
600
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
571.43
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
523.64
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.687
0.687
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
125.71
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
125.45
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
11
62.86
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
92.73
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
4
22.86
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24.55
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.45
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.73
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
62.86
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
32.73
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12.88
73.61
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.91
59.77
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
268.57
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
169.09
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
27
154.29
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
199.09
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.603
0.603
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
62.86
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
46.36
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
131.43
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
22
60
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
154.29
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
103.64
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.45
65.46
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.55
64.23
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.57
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
73.64
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
40
228.57
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
51.82
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.63
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.58
11.58
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.42
1.42
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.73
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.43
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
13.64
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.45
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.45
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Mike Busch and Don Wheeler

Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.64
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.91
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
27
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197.2
9
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.27
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.41
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.87
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.69
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.65
93.65
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.62
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.639
1.639
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.241
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0