Phil Baker vs. Art Butler — Career Comparison

Phil Baker
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsUnion AssociationFirst Baseman
Art Butler
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Phil Baker and Art Butler are closely matched on the surface stats. Phil Baker posted stronger numbers in slugging (.322 vs .303) and batting average (.259 vs .241). Art Butler had the advantage in OPS (.626 vs .615). By the career numbers, Phil Baker had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Phil Baker and Art Butler

Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
195
136.68
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
454
183.43
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
856
600
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1485
600
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
817
572.66
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1289
520.81
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.638
0.638
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
212
148.6
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
125.66
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
124.77
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
101.41
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
14.02
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
17.78
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.71
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
5.25
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.1
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.21
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
34
23.83
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
24.24
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
80.56
56.47
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146.06
59.02
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
263
184.35
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
390
157.58
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
251
175.93
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
188.69
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.615
0.615
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.626
0.626
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.526
0.526
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.605
0.605
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
93.93
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
73.13
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
34
23.83
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
40.81
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
115.65
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
279
112.73
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93.41
65.47
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160.59
64.88
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.04
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
39
27.34
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
58.99
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
22.43
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
102
41.21
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.75
26.75
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
14.56
14.56
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.22
1.22
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
1.43
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
16.16
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
11.21
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
21.82
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
5.66
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
11.21
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
27.47
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
79.41
79.41

Fielding Stats for Phil Baker and Art Butler

Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
1.17
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4902
27
Art Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1634
9
Art Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1230
6.77
Art Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
630
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.38
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.42
Art Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1375
7.57
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1620
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1299
7.15
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1494
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.47
94.47
Art Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.22
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.099
6.099
Art Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.197
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.26
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.23
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0