Alec Burleson vs. Lawrence Butler — Career Comparison

Alec Burleson
Gen ZNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Lawrence Butler
Gen ZNew JerseyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaAthleticsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Alec Burleson and Lawrence Butler each had the upper hand in different parts of the game — this one doesn't fall neatly to either side. Alec Burleson had the edge in contact rate (K%+ 166 vs 87), while Lawrence Butler led in home run production (HR/PA+ 133 vs 101). This one is too close to call definitively — both players brought genuine strengths the other couldn't match.

Hitting Stats for Alec Burleson and Lawrence Butler

Alec Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Alec Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
414
161.93
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
319
158.18
Alec Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1534
600
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
1210
600
Alec Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1407
550.33
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
1104
547.44
Alec Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.758
0.758
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.761
0.761
Alec Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
377
147.46
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
267
132.4
Alec Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
259
101.3
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
158
78.35
Alec Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
26.21
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
28.76
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.17
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.98
Alec Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
18.77
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
23.31
Alec Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
46.15
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
54.05
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Alec Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187.66
73.4
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
151.75
75.25
Alec Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
232.33
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
474
235.04
Alec Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
489
191.26
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
366
181.49
Alec Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Alec Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.732
0.732
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Alec Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.675
0.675
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Alec Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
63.75
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
77.36
Alec Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
72.75
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
130
64.46
Alec Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301
117.73
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
239
118.51
Alec Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194.51
76.08
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
147.41
73.1
Alec Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
3.91
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.5
Alec Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
39.9
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
48.6
Alec Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.39
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alec Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
81.75
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
322
159.67
Alec Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.34
7.34
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
3.76
3.76
Alec Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Alec Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.17
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.99
Alec Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.69
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.48
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 600 PA
36
14.08
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
9.92
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
7.04
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
19.83
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.35
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.47
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 600 PA
24
9.39
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
23.31
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 600 PA
75
75
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.11
85.11

Fielding Stats for Alec Burleson and Lawrence Butler

Alec Burleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
1.28
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
1.15
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
1.07
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
1
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6629
27
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7474
27
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2209.2
9
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2491.1
9
Alec Burleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
3.8
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
701
2.53
Alec Burleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.24
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Alec Burleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
998
4.06
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
714
2.58
Alec Burleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
992
4.04
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
2.56
Alec Burleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.4
99.4
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.16
99.16
Alec Burleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.159
3.159
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.219
2.219
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.76
83.76
Lawrence Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.15
87.15
Alec Burleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.22
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0