Michael Busch vs. Andy Van Slyke — Career Comparison

Michael Busch
Gen ZMinnesotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Andy Van Slyke
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

Michael Busch and Andy Van Slyke 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, 110 for Andy Van Slyke), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 119 vs 124). The overall lean goes to Andy Van Slyke, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Michael Busch and Andy Van Slyke

Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
334
161.61
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1658
153.57
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
1240
600
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6478
600
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
1092
528.39
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5711
528.96
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.813
0.813
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.823
0.823
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
272
131.61
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1562
144.67
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
152
73.55
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1014
93.92
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
56
27.1
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
27.14
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.39
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
8.43
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
27.58
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
15.19
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
58.06
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548
50.76
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
179.3
86.76
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
939.82
87.05
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
513
248.23
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2529
234.24
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
413
199.84
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2256
208.95
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.803
0.803
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.792
0.792
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.795
0.795
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.806
0.806
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
77.42
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
835
77.34
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
78.39
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
792
73.36
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
265
128.23
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1463
135.5
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
176.75
85.53
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
945.81
87.6
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
6.77
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
2.5
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
127
61.45
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
667
61.78
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.45
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.09
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
328
158.71
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1063
98.46
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3.78
3.78
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.09
6.09
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.11
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.39
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
5.65
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.32
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
94
8.71
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.39
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
22.69
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.48
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.46
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.87
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
304
28.16
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87.5
87.5
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
80.59
80.59

Fielding Stats for Michael Busch and Andy Van Slyke

Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
1.16
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1643
1.13
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
1.01
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
1
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7364
27
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39298
27
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2454.2
9
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13099.1
9
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1960
7.19
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3923
2.7
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.66
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
0.18
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.04
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2153
7.89
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4240
2.91
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2141
7.85
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4185
2.88
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.44
99.44
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.7
98.7
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.775
6.775
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.547
2.547
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.03
87.03
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.31
88.31
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.6
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.08
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0