Art Butler vs. Mike Hershberger — Career Comparison

Art Butler
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueShortstop
Mike Hershberger
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Art Butler and Mike Hershberger are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 98 for Art Butler, 98 for Mike Hershberger), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 85 vs 86). The overall lean goes to Mike Hershberger, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Art Butler and Mike Hershberger

Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Mike Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
454
183.43
Mike Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1150
173.24
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
1485
600
Mike Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3983
600
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
1289
520.81
Mike Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3572
538.09
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Mike Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Mike Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
311
125.66
Mike Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
900
135.58
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
251
101.41
Mike Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
702
105.75
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
44
17.78
Mike Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
22.6
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.25
Mike Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
3.31
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.21
Mike Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.92
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
60
24.24
Mike Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
29.83
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Mike Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Mike Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Mike Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146.06
59.02
Mike Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373.22
56.22
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
390
157.58
Mike Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1172
176.55
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
467
188.69
Mike Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1250
188.3
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Mike Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Mike Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.626
0.626
Mike Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.645
0.645
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Mike Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Mike Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.605
0.605
Mike Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.568
0.568
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Mike Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
73.13
Mike Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
398
59.95
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
101
40.81
Mike Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
344
51.82
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
279
112.73
Mike Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
716
107.86
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160.59
64.88
Mike Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
403.09
60.72
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
10
4.04
Mike Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
4.67
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
58.99
Mike Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
48.05
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
2.86
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
41.21
Mike Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PA
311
46.85
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.56
14.56
Mike Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PA
12.81
12.81
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
1.43
Mike Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PA
1.03
1.03
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
16.16
Mike Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PA
33
4.97
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
4.22
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PA
100
15.06
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
21.82
Mike Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
11.15
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
5.66
Mike Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
5.42
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
27.47
Mike Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
16.57
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.41
79.41
Mike Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PA
67.27
67.27

Fielding Stats for Art Butler and Mike Hershberger

Art Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Mike Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Art Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
Mike Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
1.14
Art Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
882
0.97
Art Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24500
27
Art Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8166.2
9
Art Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
630
Mike Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1763
1.94
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
Mike Hershberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.09
Art Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
Mike Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.04
Art Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1620
Mike Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1885
2.08
Art Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1494
Mike Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1847
2.04
Art Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.22
Mike Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.98
97.98
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.197
Mike Hershberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.781
1.781
Art Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.05
85.05
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
Mike Hershberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.02
Art Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Hershberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Hershberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Hershberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Hershberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0