Billy Butler vs. Andy Kosco — Career Comparison

Billy Butler
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterSilver SluggerAll-Star
Andy Kosco
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRight Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Billy Butler comes out clearly ahead of Andy Kosco across most offensive categories. Billy Butler led in walk rate (BB%+ 117 vs 45), contact rate (K%+ 128 vs 99), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 114 vs 86). Andy Kosco held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 179 vs 106). Billy Butler was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Billy Butler and Andy Kosco

Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1414
149.21
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 600 PAverified
658
187.82
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5686
600
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 600 PA
2102
600
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5105
538.69
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1963
560.32
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.806
0.806
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.679
0.679
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1479
156.07
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 600 PA
464
132.45
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1005
106.05
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 600 PA
308
87.92
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
322
33.98
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 600 PA
75
21.41
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.53
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.28
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
15.51
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
20.84
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
50.02
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 600 PA
156
44.53
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
765.1
80.74
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 600 PA
211.94
60.5
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2252
237.64
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 600 PA
774
220.93
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2013
212.42
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 600 PA
569
162.42
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.795
0.795
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.728
0.728
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.565
0.565
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
592
62.47
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 600 PA
204
58.23
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
76.82
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 600 PA
267
76.21
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1173
123.78
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 600 PA
398
113.61
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
785.21
82.86
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 600 PA
203.4
58.06
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
3.59
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.71
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
500
52.76
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 600 PA
99
28.26
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.23
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 600 PA
18
5.14
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
840
88.64
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
350
99.9
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.77
6.77
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 600 PA
6.01
6.01
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
4.28
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
4.96
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
5.42
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
207
21.84
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
16.56
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.53
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.43
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.32
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.28
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.84
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.71
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.5
62.5
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 600 PA
38.46
38.46

Fielding Stats for Billy Butler and Andy Kosco

Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
1.1
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
1.18
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
1.05
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
477
1.04
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10640
27
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12406
27
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3546.2
9
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4135.1
9
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3182
8.07
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
1220
2.66
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
0.68
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.16
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.07
Andy Kosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.05
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3479
8.83
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
1316
2.86
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3450
8.75
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
1293
2.81
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.17
99.17
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.25
98.25
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.986
7.986
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.386
2.386
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.06
96.06
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.01
88.01
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
0.83
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.1
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Kosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0