Michael Busch vs. Paul Waner — Career Comparison

Michael Busch
Gen ZMinnesotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Paul Waner
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueHall of FameRight FielderMVPAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Paul Waner comes out clearly ahead of Michael Busch across most offensive categories. Paul Waner led in contact rate (K%+ 236 vs 86), batting average (AVG+ 126 vs 103), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 125 vs 107). Michael Busch held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 159 vs 102). Paul Waner was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Michael Busch and Paul Waner

Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
334
161.61
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2549
142.11
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
1240
600
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10762
600
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1092
528.39
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9459
527.36
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.813
0.813
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
272
131.61
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3152
175.73
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
152
73.55
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2243
125.05
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
56
27.1
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
605
33.73
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.39
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
10.65
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
27.58
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
6.3
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
58.06
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
909
50.68
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
179.3
86.76
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1838.28
102.49
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
513
248.23
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4478
249.66
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
413
199.84
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4281
238.67
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.803
0.803
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.878
0.878
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.795
0.795
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.888
0.888
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
160
77.42
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1627
90.71
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
78.39
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1309
72.98
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
265
128.23
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2823
157.39
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
176.75
85.53
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1940.95
108.21
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
6.77
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
2.12
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
61.45
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1091
60.83
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.45
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
328
158.71
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
376
20.96
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3.78
3.78
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.62
28.62
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
2.9
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
9.7
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.39
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.32
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
127
7.08
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.39
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
5.8
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.48
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.87
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
5.8
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
87.5
87.5
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Michael Busch and Paul Waner

Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
1.16
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2361
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
1.01
Paul Waner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7364
27
Paul Waner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2454.2
9
Paul Waner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1960
7.19
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5513
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.66
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Paul Waner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2153
7.89
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5927
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2141
7.85
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5783
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.44
99.44
Paul Waner
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.57
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.775
6.775
Paul Waner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.449
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.03
87.03
Paul Waner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.6
Paul Waner
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Waner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Waner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Waner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Waner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0