Brett Butler vs. Deacon White — Career Comparison

Brett Butler
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star
Deacon White
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBuffalo BisonsNational LeagueHall of FameThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Brett Butler and Deacon White are closely matched on the surface stats. Brett Butler posted stronger numbers in OPS (.754 vs .740) and on-base percentage (.378 vs .346). Deacon White had the advantage in slugging (.393 vs .376). By the career numbers, Brett Butler had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Brett Butler and Deacon White

Brett Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2213
139.11
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
1560
134.23
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9545
600
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
6973
600
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8180
514.2
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6624
569.97
Brett Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.797
0.797
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.752
0.752
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2375
149.29
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2067
177.86
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1913
120.25
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1675
144.13
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277
17.41
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PAverified
270
23.23
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
8.23
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
8.43
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
3.39
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
24
2.07
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
29.04
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PAverified
392
33.73
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1292.33
81.24
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
903.38
77.73
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3076
193.36
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2605
224.15
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3542
222.65
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
2416
207.89
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Brett Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.753
0.753
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
0.74
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.784
0.784
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Brett Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1359
85.43
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1140
98.09
Brett Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
578
36.33
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
988
85.01
Brett Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
1883
118.37
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2104
181.04
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1374.25
86.39
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1036.05
89.15
Brett Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
38
2.39
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.53
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1129
70.97
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
308
26.5
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
1.45
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
907
57.01
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
19.02
Brett Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
10.52
10.52
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.55
31.55
Brett Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
1.24
1.24
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
1.39
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
9.24
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
3.21
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
62
3.9
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
0.69
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
558
35.08
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
70
6.02
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
16.16
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.77
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
815
51.23
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
79
6.8
Brett Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
68.47
68.47
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88.61
88.61

Fielding Stats for Brett Butler and Deacon White

Brett Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2159
1.06
Deacon White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1622
1.07
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2080
1.02
Deacon White
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.08
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54791
27
Deacon White
Career
Per 9 Innings
41061
27
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18263.2
9
Deacon White
Career
Per 9 Innings
13687
9
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5296
2.61
Deacon White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4651
3.06
Brett Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.06
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2334
1.53
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.02
Deacon White
Career
Per 9 Innings
1018
0.67
Brett Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5459
2.69
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8003
5.26
Brett Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5418
2.67
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6985
4.59
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.25
99.25
Deacon White
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.28
87.28
Brett Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.306
4.306
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.34
96.34
Deacon White
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.4
7.4
Brett Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.02
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
0.16
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon White
Career
Per 9 Innings
505
0.33
Brett Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0