How Bill Butler's Earned Runs Compares to Similar Players
Bill Butler totaled 277 career Earned Runs, below the starting pitcher average of 332.0 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest Earned Runs season came in 1972, posting 2, well below the starting pitcher average of 49.5 that year. The highest point came in 1969 at 84, well above the starting pitcher average of 53.6 that year. The Earned Runs trended upward through the final seasons. The Earned Runs total went from 45 in 1974 to 54 in 1975 and 16 in 1977, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Earned Runs profile — ranging from 2 to 84 — though the career average remained above league norms.
Bill Butler Lifetime Earned Runs
Stats similar to Earned Runs for Bill Butler
| Bill Butler
Earned Runs |
|---|
| Career | 277 |
| Season Avg. | 39.57 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 334.88 |
| More Info | See More |
Bill Butler Earned Runs Per Season
Bill Butler's Earned Runs for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Bill Butler Earned Runs by Team
Bill Butler's career Earned Runs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bill Butler Cumulative Earned Runs — Career Progression
A running total of Bill Butler's career Earned Runs, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Bill Butler Earned Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Bill Butler's seasonal Earned Runs alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Bill Butler Earned Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Bill Butler's MLB career with Earned Runs alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
