Brent Butler vs. Buddy Ryan — Career Comparison

Brent Butler
Gen XNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Buddy Ryan
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Brent Butler and Buddy Ryan are closely matched on the surface stats. Buddy Ryan posted stronger numbers in OPS (.692 vs .671) and on-base percentage (.339 vs .291). Brent Butler had the advantage in slugging (.380 vs .354). By the career numbers, Buddy Ryan had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Brent Butler and Buddy Ryan

Brent Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brent Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
204.02
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
166
154.66
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
597
600
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
644
600
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
553
555.78
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
571
531.99
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.728
0.728
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
137
137.69
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
150
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
92
92.46
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
122.98
Brent Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28.14
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
16.77
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.03
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
9.32
Brent Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.06
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.93
Brent Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
45.23
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
29
27.02
Brent Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Brent Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Brent Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
58.54
58.83
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.37
67.43
Brent Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
211.06
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
202
188.2
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
168
168.84
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
195.65
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Brent Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.664
0.664
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Brent Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.648
0.648
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Brent Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
85.43
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
79
73.6
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
60.3
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
58.7
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
134.67
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
131.37
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
59.14
59.44
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.83
76.24
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.04
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.45
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
24
24.12
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
38.2
Brent Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.03
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60.3
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
35.4
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
9.95
9.95
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.95
16.95
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.08
1.08
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.04
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
22.36
Brent Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.03
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.06
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.02
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
19.57
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.04
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
9.32
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11.06
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
28.88
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
36.36
36.36
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.74
67.74

Fielding Stats for Brent Butler and Buddy Ryan

Brent Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Brent Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.47
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
Brent Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.95
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brent Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3520
27
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brent Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1173.1
9
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brent Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
1.76
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
Brent Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
2.67
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Brent Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.13
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Brent Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
4.56
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
Brent Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
4.43
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
Brent Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.37
Brent Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.094
Brent Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.58
64.58
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brent Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.62
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Brent Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brent Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brent Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brent Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0