Michael Busch vs. Jim Piersall — Career Comparison

Michael Busch
Gen ZMinnesotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Jim Piersall
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Michael Busch holds a real edge over Jim Piersall in this comparison. Michael Busch led in home run production (HR/PA+ 159 vs 88), walk rate (BB%+ 123 vs 87), and slugging (SLG+ 119 vs 106). Jim Piersall held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 135 vs 86). The edge belongs to Michael Busch.

Hitting Stats for Michael Busch and Jim Piersall

Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
334
161.61
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1734
157.85
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
1240
600
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6591
600
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
1092
528.39
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5890
536.19
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.813
0.813
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
272
131.61
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1604
146.02
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
152
73.55
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192
108.51
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
27.1
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
23.3
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.39
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
4.73
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
27.58
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
9.47
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
58.06
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
37.51
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
179.3
86.76
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
750.46
68.32
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
513
248.23
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2276
207.19
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
413
199.84
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2153
195.99
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.803
0.803
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.795
0.795
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.653
0.653
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
77.42
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
811
73.83
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
78.39
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
53.8
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
265
128.23
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1298
118.16
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
176.75
85.53
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
802.41
73.05
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
6.77
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
2.28
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
61.45
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
524
47.7
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.45
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
2.09
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
328
158.71
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
583
53.07
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3.78
3.78
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.31
11.31
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
9.47
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.39
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
4.37
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.32
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
161
14.66
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.39
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
10.47
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.48
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
5.19
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.87
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
15.66
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87.5
87.5
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
66.86
66.86

Fielding Stats for Michael Busch and Jim Piersall

Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
1.16
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1646
1.27
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
1.01
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1302
1.01
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7364
27
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34887
27
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2454.2
9
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11629
9
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1960
7.19
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3892
3.01
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.66
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.13
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.04
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2153
7.89
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4113
3.18
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2141
7.85
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4064
3.15
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.44
99.44
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.81
98.81
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.775
6.775
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.469
2.469
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.03
87.03
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.1
79.1
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.6
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.03
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0