Michael Busch vs. Pinky Ward — Career Comparison

Michael Busch
Gen ZMinnesotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Pinky Ward
UnknownMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Michael Busch and Pinky Ward are closely matched on the surface stats. Michael Busch posted stronger numbers in OPS (.804 vs .724) and slugging (.470 vs .358). Pinky Ward had the advantage in on-base percentage (.365 vs .335). By the career numbers, Michael Busch had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Michael Busch and Pinky Ward

Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
334
161.61
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
149.11
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
1240
600
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1348
600
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1092
528.39
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1131
503.41
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.813
0.813
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.776
0.776
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
272
131.61
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
133.98
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
152
73.55
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
101.04
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
27.1
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
52
23.15
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.39
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
6.23
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
27.58
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.56
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
58.06
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
74
32.94
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179.3
86.76
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
176.68
78.64
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
248.23
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
405
180.27
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
413
199.84
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
478
212.76
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.803
0.803
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.795
0.795
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.758
0.758
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
77.42
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
75.67
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
78.39
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
111
49.41
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
265
128.23
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
121.51
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
176.75
85.53
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189.15
84.19
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
14
6.77
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
8.46
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
127
61.45
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
70.33
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.45
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
328
158.71
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.45
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3.78
3.78
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1348
1348
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
158
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
17.8
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.39
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
11
5.32
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.39
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
20.92
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.48
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.87
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
20.92
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
87.5
87.5
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Michael Busch and Pinky Ward

Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
1.16
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
1.32
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
1.01
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.08
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7364
27
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
7132
27
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2454.2
9
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2377.1
9
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1960
7.19
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
526
1.99
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.66
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.17
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.12
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2153
7.89
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
603
2.28
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2141
7.85
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
2.16
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.44
99.44
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.69
94.69
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.775
6.775
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.641
1.641
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.03
87.03
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.9
81.9
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.6
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0