Bill Butler vs. Luis Castillo — Career Comparison

Bill Butler
Baby BoomersMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Luis Castillo
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Luis Castillo a clear advantage over Bill Butler across the core pitching metrics. Luis Castillo led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 113 vs 74), run prevention (ERA+ 111 vs 96), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 95). Bill Butler held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 105 vs 104). Luis Castillo was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Bill Butler and Luis Castillo

Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.04
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.55
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.31
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.55
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.35
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.54
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.53
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.54
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.66
39.66
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.18
64.18
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
4.21
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
3.55
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1775
27
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4232
27
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
591.2
9
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1410.2
9
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
555
8.44
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1208
7.71
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.99
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
1.11
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
4.75
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
2.89
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
6.21
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
9.53
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.31
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2584
39.31
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5824
37.16
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.26
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
4.62
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
3.88
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.32
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.16
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.2
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.17
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.23
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.64
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.465
1.465
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.178
1.178
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2232
33.95
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5272
33.64
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.31
39.31
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Bill Butler and Luis Castillo

Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.04
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.55
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.31
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.55
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1776
27
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4232
27
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
592
9
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1410.2
9
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.18
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.71
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.84
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.76
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.09
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.49
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.02
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
1.47
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.06
93.06
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.71
98.71
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.947
0.947
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.18
64.18
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Butler and Luis Castillo

Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
134
604.51
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
243
650.89
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
133
600
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
600
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
117
527.82
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
535.71
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
6
27.07
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
58.93
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
6
27.07
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
48.21
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.71
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.71
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
2.48
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
8.19
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
6
27.07
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
69.64
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
67.67
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
69.64
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.51
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.43
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.07
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
13.39
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
7
31.58
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.82
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.08
-27.44
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-4.19
-11.22
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
40.6
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.71
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
356.39
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
241.07
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
1.68
1.68
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.49
2.49
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
6
27.07
Luis Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
53.57
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.51
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.02
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.36
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA