Michael Busch vs. Aaron Ward — Career Comparison

Michael Busch
Gen ZMinnesotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Aaron Ward
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Michael Busch comes out clearly ahead of Aaron Ward across most offensive categories. Michael Busch led in contact rate (K%+ 86 vs 57), walk rate (BB%+ 123 vs 96), and slugging (SLG+ 119 vs 99). Michael Busch was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Michael Busch and Aaron Ward

Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
334
161.61
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1059
153.96
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
1240
600
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4127
600
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1092
528.39
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3611
524.98
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.813
0.813
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.738
0.738
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
272
131.61
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
966
140.44
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
152
73.55
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
704
102.35
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
27.1
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
22.97
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.39
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
7.85
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
27.58
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
50
7.27
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
58.06
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
262
38.09
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
179.3
86.76
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
481.36
69.98
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
513
248.23
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1382
200.92
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
413
199.84
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1330
193.36
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.803
0.803
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.717
0.717
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.795
0.795
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.664
0.664
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
77.42
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
457
66.44
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
78.39
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
447
64.99
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
265
128.23
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
854
124.16
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
176.75
85.53
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
523.31
76.08
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
6.77
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
3.63
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
61.45
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
339
49.29
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.45
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
328
158.71
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
457
66.44
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3.78
3.78
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.03
9.03
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
22.1
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.39
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
11
5.32
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.39
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
5.23
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.48
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
5.52
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.87
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
10.76
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87.5
87.5
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
48.65
48.65

Fielding Stats for Michael Busch and Aaron Ward

Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
1.16
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1026
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
1.01
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7364
27
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2454.2
9
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1960
7.19
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2163
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.66
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3066
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2153
7.89
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5393
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2141
7.85
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5229
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.44
99.44
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.96
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.775
6.775
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.097
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.03
87.03
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.6
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0