Bill Butler vs. Shawn Riggans — Career Comparison

Bill Butler
Pre-GenerationalLouisianaNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersAmerican AssociationRight Fielder
Shawn Riggans
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Bill Butler and Shawn Riggans are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Butler posted stronger numbers in OPS (.702 vs .622) and slugging (.452 vs .356). Shawn Riggans had the advantage in on-base percentage (.266 vs .250). By the career numbers, Bill 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 Bill Butler and Shawn Riggans

Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
9
168.75
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
183.73
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
600
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
581.25
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
539.71
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.703
0.703
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
131.25
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
109.09
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
66.03
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
22.97
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
20.1
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
43.06
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.32
62.3
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.58
53.35
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
262.5
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
192.34
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
8
150
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
157.89
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.702
0.702
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.622
0.622
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
131.25
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
77.51
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
80.38
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
7
131.25
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
137.8
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
66.74
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.62
47.7
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.87
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
45.93
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
41
117.7
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.1
5.1
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.74
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.74
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
7
20.1
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Bill Butler and Shawn Riggans

Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.4
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.14
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.99
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
27
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1418
27
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
9
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
472.2
9
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.78
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
7.31
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.55
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
7.67
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.09
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
7.52
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
70
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.01
98.01
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.778
0.778
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.583
6.583
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.67
86.67
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.55
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08