Billy Butler vs. Ken Williams — Career Comparison

Billy Butler
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterSilver SluggerAll-Star
Ken Williams
Lost GenerationOregonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ken Williams comes out clearly ahead of Billy Butler across most offensive categories. Ken Williams led in home run production (HR/PA+ 443 vs 106), slugging (SLG+ 144 vs 114), and contact rate (K%+ 144 vs 128). Billy Butler held the edge in batting average (AVG+ 116 vs 114). Ken Williams was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Billy Butler and Ken Williams

Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1414
149.21
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1397
149.25
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5686
600
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5616
600
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5105
538.69
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4862
519.44
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.806
0.806
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.924
0.924
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
1479
156.07
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1552
165.81
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1005
106.05
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
994
106.2
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
322
33.98
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
285
30.45
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.53
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
8.23
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
147
15.51
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
20.94
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
474
50.02
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
558
59.62
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
765.1
80.74
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1003.31
107.19
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
2252
237.64
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2579
275.53
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
2013
212.42
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2146
229.27
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.795
0.795
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.924
0.924
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.728
0.728
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.974
0.974
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
592
62.47
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
860
91.88
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
728
76.82
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
913
97.54
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
1173
123.78
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1577
168.48
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
785.21
82.86
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1040.42
111.16
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
3.59
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
28
2.99
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
500
52.76
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
566
60.47
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.23
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
840
88.64
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
30.66
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
6.77
6.77
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.57
19.57
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
1.97
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
17.09
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.96
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
207
21.84
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.53
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
16.45
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.32
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
11.32
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.84
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
27.78
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.5
62.5
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
59.23
59.23

Fielding Stats for Billy Butler and Ken Williams

Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
1.1
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1301
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
1.05
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10640
27
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3546.2
9
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3182
8.07
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2956
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
0.68
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.07
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3479
8.83
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3260
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3450
8.75
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3123
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.17
99.17
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.8
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.986
7.986
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.401
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.06
96.06
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
0.83
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0