Steve Busby vs. Kelvim Escobar — Career Comparison

Steve Busby
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Kelvim Escobar
Gen XVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Busby and Kelvim Escobar are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 107 for Steve Busby and 108 for Kelvim Escobar, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 116 and 115 respectively. If forced to pick, Steve Busby gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Steve Busby and Kelvim Escobar

Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.42
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
2.45
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.27
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
1.21
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.59
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.6
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.46
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.54
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.45
56.45
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.6
52.6
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.82
89.82
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.15
49.15
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.45
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.35
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
3.72
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Innings
695
4.15
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3182
27
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4521
27
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1060.2
9
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1507
9
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
8.51
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1461
8.73
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.62
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.82
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
3.67
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
3.65
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.19
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.17
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
659
5.59
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1310
7.82
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.82
7.82
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.24
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.32
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.21
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.28
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4505
38.23
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6483
38.72
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.79
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
4.1
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
4.51
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.45
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.2
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.26
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.23
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.64
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.75
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.375
1.375
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3963
33.63
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5753
34.36
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.23
38.23
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.72
38.72

Fielding Stats for Steve Busby and Kelvim Escobar

Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.42
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
2.45
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.27
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
1.21
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3182
27
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4521
27
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1060.2
9
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1507
9
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.64
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.5
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.68
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.78
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.2
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
2.52
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.33
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
2.32
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
1.28
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.26
92.26
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.41
96.41
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.641
1.641
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.523
0.523
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.82
89.82
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.15
49.15
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Busby and Kelvim Escobar

Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
167
6680
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
411
8503.45
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
600
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
558.62
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
31
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
6.15
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
27.03
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.73
-15.06
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
13
268.97
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
2.23
2.23
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA