Bill Butler vs. Wally Gilbert — Career Comparison

Bill Butler
Pre-GenerationalLouisianaNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersAmerican AssociationRight Fielder
Wally Gilbert
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Bill Butler and Wally Gilbert are closely matched on the surface stats. Wally Gilbert posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.322 vs .250) and batting average (.269 vs .226). Bill Butler had the advantage in OPS (.702 vs .663). By the career numbers, Wally Gilbert had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bill Butler and Wally Gilbert

Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
168.75
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
138.62
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2558
600
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
581.25
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2317
543.47
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.703
0.703
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
7
131.25
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
146.36
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
488
114.46
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
26.27
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
3.99
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.64
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
31.9
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
3.32
62.3
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267.52
62.75
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
262.5
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
791
185.54
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
8
150
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
803
188.35
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.702
0.702
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.585
0.585
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
131.25
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301
70.6
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
50.2
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
131.25
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
508
119.16
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
3.56
66.74
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
302.63
70.98
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
3.99
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
38
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
131
30.73
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.53
19.53
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.24
1.24
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
14.54
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
4.93
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
4.93
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Bill Butler and Wally Gilbert

Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.4
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
27
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
9
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.78
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1157
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.55
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1763
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.09
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1669
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.67
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.778
0.778
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.843
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0