John Butcher vs. Mike Cather — Career Comparison

John Butcher
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Cather
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

John Butcher built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Cather as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Cather led in home run suppression (HR9+ 227 vs 112), run prevention (ERA+ 143 vs 96), and strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 74). John Butcher held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 135 vs 114). Role difference aside, Mike Cather holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for John Butcher and Mike Cather

John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
1.77
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
8.27
John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.22
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.39
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.55
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.53
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.35
42.35
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.9
68.9
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.25
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
4.42
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.42
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2501
27
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
27
John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
833.2
9
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.2
9
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
931
10.05
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
7.38
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.38
7.38
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.85
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.1
John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.47
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
3.53
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.21
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
363
3.92
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
6.83
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.83
6.83
John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.151
1.151
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.18
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3577
38.62
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
37.58
John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.25
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.31
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
444
4.79
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.97
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.19
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.33
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.9
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.391
1.391
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3282
35.43
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
32.73
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.58
37.58

Fielding Stats for John Butcher and Mike Cather

John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
1.77
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
8.27
John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.22
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2501
27
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
27
John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
833.2
9
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.2
9
John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.86
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
1.18
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.65
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
2.14
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.87
John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
2.04
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.76
John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.213
0.213
John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.9
68.9
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.13
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Butcher and Mike Cather

John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
45000
John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.1
-60
John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA