Billy Butler vs. Luis Rivera — Career Comparison

Billy Butler
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterSilver SluggerAll-Star
Luis Rivera
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueShortstop

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Billy Butler comes out clearly ahead of Luis Rivera across most offensive categories. Billy Butler led in home run production (HR/PA+ 106 vs 58), contact rate (K%+ 128 vs 85), and walk rate (BB%+ 117 vs 78). Billy Butler was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Billy Butler and Luis Rivera

Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1414
149.21
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
781
191.03
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5686
600
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
2453
600
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5105
538.69
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2215
541.79
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.806
0.806
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1479
156.07
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
516
126.21
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1005
106.05
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
362
88.54
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
322
33.98
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
114
27.88
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.53
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
2.94
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
15.51
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
28
6.85
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
50.02
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
154
37.67
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
765.1
80.74
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
214.88
52.56
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2252
237.64
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
738
180.51
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2013
212.42
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
701
171.46
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.795
0.795
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.624
0.624
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.728
0.728
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.534
0.534
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
592
62.47
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
249
60.91
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
76.82
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
209
51.12
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1173
123.78
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
430
105.18
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
785.21
82.86
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
218.58
53.46
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
3.59
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
14
3.42
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
500
52.76
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
171
41.83
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.23
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.22
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
840
88.64
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
443
108.36
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.77
6.77
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
5.54
5.54
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
10.27
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.96
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.69
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
207
21.84
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
11.25
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.53
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
4.89
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.32
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
5.38
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.84
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
10.27
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.5
62.5
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
47.62
47.62

Fielding Stats for Billy Butler and Luis Rivera

Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
1.1
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
1.17
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
1.05
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
1
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10640
27
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17038
27
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3546.2
9
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5679.1
9
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3182
8.07
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
988
1.57
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
0.68
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1909
3.03
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.07
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.19
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3479
8.83
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3014
4.78
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3450
8.75
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2897
4.59
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.17
99.17
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.12
96.12
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.986
7.986
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.06
96.06
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.25
85.25
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
0.83
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
430
0.68
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0