Dell Alston vs. Art Butler — Career Comparison

Dell Alston
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Art Butler
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Dell Alston and Art Butler are closely matched on the surface stats. Art Butler posted stronger numbers in OPS (.626 vs .613) and on-base percentage (.323 vs .303). Dell Alston had the advantage in home run production (3 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Art Butler had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Dell Alston and Art Butler

Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
189
303.21
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
454
183.43
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
374
600
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1485
600
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
332
532.62
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1289
520.81
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.645
0.645
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
126.74
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
125.66
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
104.28
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
101.41
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
7
11.23
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
17.78
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.42
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
5.25
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.81
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.21
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
14
22.46
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
24.24
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Dell Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Dell Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
30.29
48.6
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146.06
59.02
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
165.24
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
390
157.58
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
109
174.87
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
188.69
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Dell Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.607
0.607
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.626
0.626
Dell Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.605
0.605
Dell Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
77.01
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
73.13
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
56.15
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
40.81
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
128.34
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
279
112.73
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
30.89
49.56
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160.59
64.88
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.21
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.04
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
28
44.92
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
58.99
Dell Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.81
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dell Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
70.59
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
41.21
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
8.5
8.5
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.56
14.56
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
1.43
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
7
11.23
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
16.16
Dell Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.02
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.42
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
32.09
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
21.82
Dell Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
33.69
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
14
5.66
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
65.78
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
27.47
Dell Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
48.78
48.78
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.41
79.41

Fielding Stats for Dell Alston and Art Butler

Dell Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Dell Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.59
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
Dell Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.88
Art Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dell Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1986
27
Art Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dell Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
662
9
Art Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dell Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.34
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
Dell Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
Dell Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Art Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
Dell Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
2.49
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1620
Dell Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
2.39
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1494
Dell Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.17
96.17
Art Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.22
Dell Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.504
1.504
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.197
Dell Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Art Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dell Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
Dell Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dell Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dell Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dell Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0