John Buck vs. Tommy Butts — Career Comparison

John Buck
Gen XWyomingThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star
Tommy Butts
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IIShortstopAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, John Buck and Tommy Butts are closely matched on the surface stats. John Buck posted stronger numbers in OPS (.702 vs .678) and slugging (.398 vs .340). Tommy Butts had the advantage in on-base percentage (.338 vs .305). By the career numbers, John Buck had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for John Buck and Tommy Butts

John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1090
163.13
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
483
139.73
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4009
600
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
2074
600
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3612
540.58
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
1829
529.12
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.715
0.715
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
844
126.32
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
497
143.78
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
79.17
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
408
118.03
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
25.74
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
58
16.78
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.35
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
7.81
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
20.05
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.16
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
47.14
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
89
25.75
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
444.65
66.55
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
230.57
66.7
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1436
214.92
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
621
179.65
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1202
179.9
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
681
197.01
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.632
0.632
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
58.22
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
317
91.71
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
491
73.48
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
202
58.44
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
746
111.65
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
515
148.99
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
430.79
64.47
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
263.05
76.1
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
7.63
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
20
5.79
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
307
45.95
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164
47.44
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.44
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
959
143.53
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
7.23
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
4.18
4.18
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.96
82.96
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.56
6.56
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.95
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
17.65
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.89
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
86
12.87
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.9
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
10.99
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.8
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.29
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.69
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
11.28
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.44
97.44

Fielding Stats for John Buck and Tommy Butts

John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1043
1.06
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.07
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
992
1.01
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
1.07
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26445
27
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12213
27
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8815
9
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4071
9
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6736
6.88
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
976
2.16
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
0.37
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1515
3.35
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.06
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
0.36
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7159
7.31
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2654
5.87
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7101
7.25
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2491
5.51
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.86
93.86
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.808
6.808
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.147
5.147
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.11
95.11
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.79
99.79
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.05
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.49
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.05
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
0.51
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.17
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0