Billy Butler vs. Jay Johnstone — Career Comparison

Billy Butler
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterSilver SluggerAll-Star
Jay Johnstone
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRight Fielder

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Billy Butler holds a real edge over Jay Johnstone in this comparison. Billy Butler led in batting average (AVG+ 116 vs 109), on-base percentage (OBP+ 114 vs 108), and contact rate (K%+ 128 vs 124). Jay Johnstone held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 131 vs 106). The edge belongs to Billy Butler.

Hitting Stats for Billy Butler and Jay Johnstone

Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
1414
149.21
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1748
200.57
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5686
600
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
5229
600
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5105
538.69
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4703
539.64
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.806
0.806
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.737
0.737
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1479
156.07
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
1254
143.89
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1005
106.05
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
899
103.16
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
322
33.98
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
215
24.67
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.53
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
4.36
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
15.51
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
102
11.7
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
50.02
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
355
40.73
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
765.1
80.74
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
616.21
70.71
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2252
237.64
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
1851
212.39
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2013
212.42
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
1705
195.64
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.795
0.795
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.722
0.722
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.728
0.728
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
592
62.47
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
578
66.32
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
76.82
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
531
60.93
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1173
123.78
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
1007
115.55
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
785.21
82.86
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
640.36
73.48
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
3.59
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.52
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
500
52.76
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
429
49.23
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
59
6.23
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
7
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
840
88.64
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
632
72.52
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
6.77
6.77
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.27
8.27
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
4.59
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.96
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
35
4.02
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
207
21.84
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
9.18
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.53
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
5.74
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.32
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
6.2
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.84
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
11.93
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.5
62.5
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
48.08
48.08

Fielding Stats for Billy Butler and Jay Johnstone

Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
1.1
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
1.22
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
1.05
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1134
1.01
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10640
27
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30296
27
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3546.2
9
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10098.2
9
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3182
8.07
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2743
2.44
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
0.68
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.12
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.07
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.05
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3479
8.83
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2934
2.61
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3450
8.75
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2873
2.56
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.17
99.17
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.92
97.92
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.986
7.986
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.102
2.102
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.06
96.06
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.96
82.96
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
0.83
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.05
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0