Bill Butland vs. Rube Wiggins — Career Comparison

Looking at the career totals, Bill Butland and Rube Wiggins are fairly close on the surface numbers. Rube Wiggins posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.6 vs 3.88) and home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.66). Bill Butland had the advantage in WHIP (1.288 vs 1.600). By the career numbers, Rube Wiggins had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.