Billy Butler vs. Fred Tenney — Career Comparison

Billy Butler
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterSilver SluggerAll-Star
Fred Tenney
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Billy Butler holds a real edge over Fred Tenney in this comparison. Billy Butler led in home run production (HR/PA+ 106 vs 78), contact rate (K%+ 128 vs 119), and slugging (SLG+ 114 vs 107). Fred Tenney held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 156 vs 117). The edge belongs to Billy Butler.

Hitting Stats for Billy Butler and Fred Tenney

Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1414
149.21
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1994
135.82
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
5686
600
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8809
600
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5105
538.69
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7595
517.31
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.806
0.806
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.777
0.777
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1479
156.07
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2231
151.96
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
1005
106.05
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1862
126.82
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
322
33.98
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
270
18.39
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.53
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
5.24
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
15.51
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
22
1.5
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
50.02
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
369
25.13
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
765.1
80.74
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1157.74
78.86
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2252
237.64
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2721
185.33
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
2013
212.42
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3168
215.78
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.795
0.795
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.728
0.728
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.735
0.735
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
592
62.47
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1278
87.05
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
76.82
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
688
46.86
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
1173
123.78
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1944
132.41
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
785.21
82.86
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1287.32
87.68
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
34
3.59
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
4.29
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
500
52.76
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
874
59.53
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.23
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
840
88.64
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
484
32.97
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
6.77
6.77
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.2
18.2
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
1.81
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
18.87
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.96
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
207
21.84
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.53
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
19.41
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.32
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.84
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
19.41
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
62.5
62.5
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Billy Butler and Fred Tenney

Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
1.1
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1986
1.09
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
1.05
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
840
0.46
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10640
27
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49167
27
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3546.2
9
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16389
9
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3182
8.07
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18278
10.04
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
0.68
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1452
0.8
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.07
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
0.2
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3479
8.83
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20091
11.03
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3450
8.75
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19730
10.83
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.17
99.17
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.2
98.2
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.986
7.986
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.935
9.935
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.06
96.06
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.3
42.3
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
0.83
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
965
0.53
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.01
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.06
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.04