Otis Brannan vs. Lawrence Butler — Career Comparison

Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Gen ZNew JerseyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaAthleticsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Otis Brannan and Lawrence Butler are closely matched on the surface stats. Lawrence Butler posted stronger numbers in OPS (.732 vs .692) and slugging (.429 vs .358). Otis Brannan had the advantage in on-base percentage (.334 vs .303). By the career numbers, Lawrence 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 Otis Brannan and Lawrence Butler

Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
158
151.2
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
158.18
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
627
600
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1210
600
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
534
511
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1104
547.44
Otis Brannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.761
0.761
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
133
127.27
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267
132.4
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
95.69
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
78.35
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
19
18.18
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
28.76
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.87
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.98
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
11
10.53
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
23.31
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
33
31.58
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
54.05
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
67.06
64.17
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151.75
75.25
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
191
182.78
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
235.04
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
201
192.34
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
366
181.49
Otis Brannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.692
0.692
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.732
0.732
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
72
68.9
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
77.36
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
70.81
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
64.46
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
129.19
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
118.51
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
73.4
70.24
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147.41
73.1
Otis Brannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.83
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.5
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
61.24
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
48.6
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Brannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
22.01
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
322
159.67
Otis Brannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.26
27.26
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
3.76
3.76
Otis Brannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
2.78
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Otis Brannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
23.92
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.99
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.48
Otis Brannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
20
9.92
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.87
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
19.83
Otis Brannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.61
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.47
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
12
11.48
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
23.31
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.11
85.11

Fielding Stats for Otis Brannan and Lawrence Butler

Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.15
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7474
27
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2491.1
9
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
701
2.53
Otis Brannan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Otis Brannan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
812
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
714
2.58
Otis Brannan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
784
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
2.56
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.55
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.16
99.16
Otis Brannan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.091
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.219
2.219
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.15
87.15
Otis Brannan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0