Bill Butler vs. Zane Smith — Career Comparison

Bill Butler
Baby BoomersMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Zane Smith
Baby BoomersWisconsinThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Butler and Zane Smith are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 96 for Bill Butler and 99 for Zane Smith, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 95 and 100 respectively. If forced to pick, Zane Smith gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Bill Butler and Zane Smith

Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.04
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.69
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.31
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.36
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.35
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.47
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.53
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.54
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.66
39.66
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.51
46.51
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.18
64.18
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.83
80.83
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
4.21
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
798
3.74
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1775
27
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5758
27
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
591.2
9
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1919.1
9
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
8.44
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1980
9.28
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.99
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.57
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
4.75
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
583
2.73
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.26
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
6.21
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1011
4.74
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.21
6.21
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.831
0.831
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.13
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.15
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2584
39.31
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8077
37.87
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.26
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
4.62
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
4.37
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.32
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
0.52
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.2
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.2
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.23
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
1.23
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.465
1.465
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.335
1.335
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2232
33.95
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7311
34.28
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.31
39.31
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Bill Butler and Zane Smith

Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.04
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.69
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.31
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.36
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1776
27
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5758
27
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
592
9
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1919.1
9
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.18
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.49
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.84
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
1.78
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.09
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
501
2.35
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.02
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
2.27
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.06
93.06
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.61
96.61
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.18
64.18
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.83
80.83
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.16
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Butler and Zane Smith

Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
604.51
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
386
362.44
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
133
600
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
639
600
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
117
527.82
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
551
517.37
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
6
27.07
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
81.69
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
6
27.07
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
68.54
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.27
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.88
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
13.15
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
2.48
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.3
17.18
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
6
27.07
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
96.71
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
67.67
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
95.77
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.51
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
25.35
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
6
27.07
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
30.05
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
7
31.58
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
55.4
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.08
-27.44
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
12.38
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.88
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
40.6
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
12.21
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
356.39
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
101.41
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
1.68
1.68
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.92
5.92
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
6
27.07
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
67.61
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.51
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.94
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.02
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.88
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.94
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.94
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100