Mike Busch vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Mike Busch
Gen XIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueThird Baseman
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Mike Busch and Fred Whitfield are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Whitfield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.750 vs .727) and on-base percentage (.308 vs .257). Mike Busch had the advantage in slugging (.470 vs .443). By the career numbers, Fred Whitfield 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 Fred Whitfield

Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
291.43
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
817
198.86
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
105
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
571.43
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2284
555.94
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.729
0.729
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
22
125.71
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
578
140.69
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
11
62.86
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
369
89.82
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.86
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
22.64
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.95
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
40
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
26.29
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
62.86
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
50.87
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
12.88
73.61
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305.92
74.46
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
268.57
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1011
246.09
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
27
154.29
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
733
178.42
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
0.65
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
62.86
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
131.43
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
356
86.65
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
154.29
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
11.45
65.46
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301.07
73.28
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.57
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
33.83
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
228.57
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
371
90.3
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.63
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.64
6.64
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.7
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
11.43
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
9.49
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.7
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
5.6
Mike Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Mike Busch and Fred Whitfield

Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.64
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
1.13
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.91
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.01
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
593
27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
197.2
9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.41
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
0.68
Mike Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
2.87
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
2.69
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
93.65
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.639
1.639
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.56
55.56
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0