Michael Busch vs. Jay Johnstone — Career Comparison

Gen ZMinnesotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRight Fielder

Michael Busch and Jay Johnstone are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 107 for Michael Busch, 108 for Jay Johnstone), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 119 vs 115). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Michael Busch and Jay Johnstone

Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
334
161.61
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1748
200.57
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
1240
600
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5229
600
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
1092
528.39
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4703
539.64
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.813
0.813
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.737
0.737
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
272
131.61
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1254
143.89
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
152
73.55
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
899
103.16
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
27.1
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
24.67
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.39
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
4.36
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
27.58
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
11.7
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
58.06
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
355
40.73
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
179.3
86.76
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
616.21
70.71
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
513
248.23
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1851
212.39
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
413
199.84
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1705
195.64
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.803
0.803
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.722
0.722
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.795
0.795
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
77.42
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
66.32
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
78.39
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
531
60.93
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
265
128.23
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1007
115.55
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
176.75
85.53
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
640.36
73.48
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
6.77
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
2.52
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
61.45
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
49.23
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.45
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
7
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
328
158.71
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
632
72.52
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3.78
3.78
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.27
8.27
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
4.59
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.39
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
4.02
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.32
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
80
9.18
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.39
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
5.74
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.48
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
6.2
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.87
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
11.93
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87.5
87.5
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
48.08
48.08

Fielding Stats for Michael Busch and Jay Johnstone

Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
1.16
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
1.22
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
1.01
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1134
1.01
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7364
27
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30296
27
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2454.2
9
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10098.2
9
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1960
7.19
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2743
2.44
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.66
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.12
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.05
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2153
7.89
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2934
2.61
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2141
7.85
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2873
2.56
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.44
99.44
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.92
97.92
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.775
6.775
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.102
2.102
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.03
87.03
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.96
82.96
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.6
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.05
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0