Billy Butler vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Billy Butler
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterSilver SluggerAll-Star
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Billy Butler holds a real edge over Fred Whitfield in this comparison. Billy Butler led in walk rate (BB%+ 117 vs 53), contact rate (K%+ 128 vs 107), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 114 vs 94). Fred Whitfield held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 192 vs 106). The edge belongs to Billy Butler.

Hitting Stats for Billy Butler and Fred Whitfield

Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1414
149.21
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5686
600
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5105
538.69
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.806
0.806
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1479
156.07
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1005
106.05
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
322
33.98
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
93
22.64
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.53
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.95
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
15.51
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
50.02
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
765.1
80.74
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
305.92
74.46
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2252
237.64
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2013
212.42
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.795
0.795
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.728
0.728
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
592
62.47
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
728
76.82
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1173
123.78
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
785.21
82.86
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
3.59
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
500
52.76
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
6.23
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
840
88.64
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.77
6.77
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.7
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.96
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
19
4.62
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
207
21.84
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
9.49
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.53
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.7
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.32
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.84
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
5.6
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.5
62.5
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Billy Butler and Fred Whitfield

Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
1.1
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
1.13
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
1.05
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
529
1.01
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10640
27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3546.2
9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3182
8.07
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
0.68
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
0.68
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.07
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3479
8.83
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3450
8.75
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.17
99.17
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
99
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.986
7.986
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.06
96.06
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.97
89.97
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
0.83
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
0.81
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0