Michael Busch vs. Rick Wilkins — Career Comparison

Gen ZMinnesotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueCatcher

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Michael Busch comes out clearly ahead of Rick Wilkins across most offensive categories. Michael Busch led in contact rate (K%+ 86 vs 68), home run production (HR/PA+ 159 vs 144), and slugging (SLG+ 119 vs 107). Rick Wilkins held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 133 vs 123). Michael Busch was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Michael Busch and Rick Wilkins

Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rick Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
334
161.61
Rick Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
720
177.41
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
1240
600
Rick Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2435
600
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1092
528.39
Rick Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2114
520.9
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Rick Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.813
0.813
Rick Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.758
0.758
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
131.61
Rick Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
515
126.9
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
152
73.55
Rick Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
332
81.81
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
27.1
Rick Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
23.41
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.39
Rick Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.72
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
27.58
Rick Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
19.96
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
58.06
Rick Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
45.09
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Rick Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Rick Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Rick Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
179.3
86.76
Rick Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
307.84
75.85
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
513
248.23
Rick Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
867
213.63
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
413
199.84
Rick Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
806
198.6
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rick Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Rick Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.803
0.803
Rick Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Rick Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Rick Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.795
0.795
Rick Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.709
0.709
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Rick Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
77.42
Rick Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
280
68.99
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
78.39
Rick Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
67.76
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
265
128.23
Rick Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
116.8
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
176.75
85.53
Rick Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301.35
74.25
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
6.77
Rick Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.2
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
127
61.45
Rick Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
68.5
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.45
Rick Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
10.35
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
328
158.71
Rick Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
571
140.7
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3.78
3.78
Rick Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.26
4.26
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Rick Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.22
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.39
Rick Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
5.17
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.32
Rick Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
34
8.38
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.39
Rick Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
2.22
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.48
Rick Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
2.96
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.87
Rick Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
5.17
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87.5
87.5
Rick Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
42.86
42.86

Fielding Stats for Michael Busch and Rick Wilkins

Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rick Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
1.16
Rick Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
1.17
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
1.01
Rick Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563
0.99
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7364
27
Rick Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15421
27
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2454.2
9
Rick Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5140.1
9
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1960
7.19
Rick Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3713
6.5
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
0.66
Rick Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
0.67
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Rick Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.05
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2153
7.89
Rick Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4127
7.23
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2141
7.85
Rick Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4096
7.17
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.44
99.44
Rick Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.25
99.25
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.775
6.775
Rick Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.132
6.132
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.03
87.03
Rick Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.28
84.28
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.6
Rick Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.08
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
386
0.68
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
0.42