American Staffordshire Terrier vs English Bulldog — Side by Side

	American Staffordshire Terrier	English Bulldog
Lifespan	10-15 years	8-10 years
Size	Medium	Medium
Weight	40-70 lb	40-50 lb
Energy	High	Low
Grooming	Low	Moderate
Shedding	Moderate	Moderate
With kids	With supervision	Good with kids

What actually separates them

Less brushing with the American Staffordshire Terrier. More with the English Bulldog.
Calmer of the two is the English Bulldog. The one that needs more exercise is the American Staffordshire Terrier.
American Staffordshire Terrier tends to live longer — 10-15 years against 8-10 years.
With young children, English Bulldog is the safer default — American Staffordshire Terrier is listed as "With supervision".

The honest downside of each

American Staffordshire Terrier

This breed carries some of the most restrictive breed-specific legislation of any dog worldwide — outright bans or ownership conditions exist in multiple countries and in various US cities and counties — and many landlords and home-insurance policies exclude the breed by name regardless of an individual dog's temperament or training.

English Bulldog

Most Bulldogs can no longer mate or whelp without human help — the vast majority of litters are delivered by planned C-section because puppy heads are too wide for natural birth — and the same flat face that defines the breed causes lifelong breathing difficulty severe enough that a hot walk can be fatal.

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American Staffordshire Terrier · English Bulldog
Health problems, origin and what living with each is actually like.