Art Butler vs. Jim Hicks — Career Comparison

Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueShortstop
Silent GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Art Butler and Jim Hicks are closely matched on the surface stats. Art Butler posted stronger numbers in OPS (.626 vs .580) and on-base percentage (.323 vs .261). Jim Hicks had the advantage in slugging (.319 vs .303). By the career numbers, Art Butler had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Art Butler and Jim Hicks

Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
454
183.43
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
346.58
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1485
600
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
161
600
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1289
520.81
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
141
525.47
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.599
0.599
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
311
125.66
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
23
85.71
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
101.41
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
14
52.17
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
17.78
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.73
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
5.25
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.18
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.21
Jim Hicks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.63
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
24.24
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
33.54
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Jim Hicks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Jim Hicks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Jim Hicks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146.06
59.02
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
13.46
50.17
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
390
157.58
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
167.7
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
188.69
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
41
152.8
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Jim Hicks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.626
0.626
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.575
0.575
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Jim Hicks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.605
0.605
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.521
0.521
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
73.13
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
16
59.63
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
40.81
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
52.17
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
112.73
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
25
93.17
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160.59
64.88
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
11.47
42.76
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.04
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
58.99
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
67.08
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hicks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.73
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
41.21
Jim Hicks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
178.88
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.56
14.56
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.35
3.35
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
1.43
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
16.16
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.73
Art Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hicks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.73
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.45
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
21.82
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
5.66
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.73
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
27.47
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.73
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.41
79.41
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Art Butler and Jim Hicks

Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.55
Art Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.08
Art Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
27
Art Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290.1
9
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
3.91
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Art Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
Jim Hicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1620
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
4.09
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1494
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4
Art Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.22
Jim Hicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.197
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Art Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Art Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Art Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0