Michael Busch vs. Willson Contreras — Career Comparison

Michael Busch
Gen ZMinnesotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Willson Contreras
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star

Michael Busch and Willson Contreras 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, 111 for Willson Contreras), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 119 vs 116). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Michael Busch and Willson Contreras

Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Willson Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
334
161.61
Willson Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1078
151.33
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
1240
600
Willson Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4274
600
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1092
528.39
Willson Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3700
519.42
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Willson Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.813
0.813
Willson Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.821
0.821
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
272
131.61
Willson Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
954
133.93
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
152
73.55
Willson Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
563
79.04
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
56
27.1
Willson Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
29.2
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.39
Willson Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.54
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
27.58
Willson Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
24.15
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
58.06
Willson Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
391
54.89
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Willson Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Willson Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Willson Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
179.3
86.76
Willson Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
608.23
85.39
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
513
248.23
Willson Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1700
238.65
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
413
199.84
Willson Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1502
210.86
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Willson Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Willson Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.803
0.803
Willson Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.811
0.811
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Willson Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Willson Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.795
0.795
Willson Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.796
0.796
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Willson Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
77.42
Willson Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
526
73.84
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
78.39
Willson Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548
76.93
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
265
128.23
Willson Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
902
126.63
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
176.75
85.53
Willson Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598.83
84.07
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
14
6.77
Willson Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
18.11
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
61.45
Willson Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
419
58.82
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.45
Willson Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.54
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
328
158.71
Willson Contreras
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1035
145.3
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3.78
3.78
Willson Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.13
4.13
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Willson Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willson Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.7
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.39
Willson Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
2.95
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.32
Willson Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
103
14.46
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.39
Willson Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
5.19
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.48
Willson Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.09
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.87
Willson Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
8.28
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87.5
87.5
Willson Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
62.71
62.71

Fielding Stats for Michael Busch and Willson Contreras

Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Willson Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
1.16
Willson Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
946
1.13
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
1.01
Willson Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
1.03
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7364
27
Willson Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22546
27
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2454.2
9
Willson Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7515.1
9
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1960
7.19
Willson Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6833
8.18
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.66
Willson Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
497
0.6
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Willson Contreras
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.09
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2153
7.89
Willson Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7407
8.87
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2141
7.85
Willson Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7330
8.78
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.44
99.44
Willson Contreras
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.96
98.96
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.775
6.775
Willson Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.748
7.748
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.03
87.03
Willson Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.59
90.59
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.6
Willson Contreras
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.14
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willson Contreras
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.06
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willson Contreras
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.05
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willson Contreras
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
0.41
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willson Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.16