Brett Butler vs. Eddie Williams — Career Comparison

Brett Butler
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star
Eddie Williams
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Brett Butler and Eddie Williams are closely matched on the surface stats. Brett Butler posted stronger numbers in OPS (.754 vs .721) and on-base percentage (.378 vs .323). Eddie Williams had the advantage in slugging (.398 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 Eddie Williams

Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2213
139.11
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
395
185.16
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9545
600
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1280
600
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8180
514.2
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1145
536.72
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.797
0.797
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.731
0.731
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2375
149.29
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
288
135
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1913
120.25
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
200
93.75
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277
17.41
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
22.03
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
8.23
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.94
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
3.39
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
18.28
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
29.04
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
41.25
Brett Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Eddie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Brett Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Eddie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Brett Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Eddie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1292.33
81.24
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
140.12
65.68
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3076
193.36
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
456
213.75
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3542
222.65
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
406
190.31
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Brett Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Eddie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.753
0.753
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.717
0.717
Brett Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Eddie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.784
0.784
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1359
85.43
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
146
68.44
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
36.33
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
70.31
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1883
118.37
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
257
120.47
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1374.25
86.39
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
141.22
66.19
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
2.39
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
7.97
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1129
70.97
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
101
47.34
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
1.45
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.75
Brett Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
907
57.01
Eddie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
101.25
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.52
10.52
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5.93
5.93
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.24
1.24
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
9.24
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.28
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
3.21
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.69
Brett Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
3.9
Eddie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
23.44
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
558
35.08
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.94
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
16.16
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.81
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
815
51.23
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.75
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.47
68.47
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25

Fielding Stats for Brett Butler and Eddie Williams

Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2159
1.06
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.21
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2080
1.02
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
1.06
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54791
27
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6419
27
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18263.2
9
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2139.2
9
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5296
2.61
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1289
5.42
Brett Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.06
Eddie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.22
Brett Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.02
Eddie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.14
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5459
2.69
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1614
6.79
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5418
2.67
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1580
6.65
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.25
99.25
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.89
97.89
Brett Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Eddie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.505
5.505
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.34
96.34
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.15
88.15
Brett Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.02
Eddie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.58
Brett Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0