Brett Butler vs. Brendan Donovan — Career Comparison

Brett Butler
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star
Brendan Donovan
Gen ZGermanyThrows RightBats LeftEuropeSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Brett Butler comes out clearly ahead of Brendan Donovan across most offensive categories. Brett Butler led in walk rate (BB%+ 154 vs 109), on-base percentage (OBP+ 121 vs 115), and slugging (SLG+ 104 vs 101). Brendan Donovan held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 67 vs 42). Brett Butler was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Brett Butler and Brendan Donovan

Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2213
139.11
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
492
147.16
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9545
600
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
2006
600
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8180
514.2
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1765
527.92
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.797
0.797
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.787
0.787
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2375
149.29
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
498
148.95
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1913
120.25
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
356
106.48
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277
17.41
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
29.01
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
8.23
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.5
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
3.39
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
11.96
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
29.04
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
42.47
Brett Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Brett Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Brett Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1292.33
81.24
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271.83
81.31
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3076
193.36
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
725
216.85
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3542
222.65
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
723
216.25
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Brett Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Brett Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.753
0.753
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.772
0.772
Brett Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Brett Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.784
0.784
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1359
85.43
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
241
72.08
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
36.33
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
202
60.42
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1883
118.37
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
403
120.54
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1374.25
86.39
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
286.23
85.61
Brett Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
38
2.39
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
12.86
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1129
70.97
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
182
54.44
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
1.45
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.79
Brett Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
907
57.01
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
81.06
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.52
10.52
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
7.4
7.4
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.24
1.24
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
9.24
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.2
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
3.21
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.59
Brett Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
3.9
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
5.98
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
558
35.08
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
15
4.49
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
16.16
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.59
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
815
51.23
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
27
8.08
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.47
68.47
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
55.56
55.56

Fielding Stats for Brett Butler and Brendan Donovan

Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2159
1.06
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
1.22
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2080
1.02
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
1.01
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54791
27
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11200
27
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18263.2
9
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3733.1
9
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5296
2.61
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
799
1.93
Brett Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.06
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
707
1.7
Brett Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.02
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5459
2.69
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1522
3.67
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5418
2.67
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1506
3.63
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.25
99.25
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.95
98.95
Brett Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.976
2.976
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.34
96.34
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.2
83.2
Brett Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.02
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.38
Brett Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0