Brent Butler vs. Red Wilson — Career Comparison

Brent Butler
Gen XNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Red Wilson
Silent GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Brent Butler and Red Wilson are closely matched on the surface stats. Red Wilson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.700 vs .671) and on-base percentage (.345 vs .291). Brent Butler had the advantage in slugging (.380 vs .355). By the career numbers, Red Wilson 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 Red Wilson

Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
203
204.02
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
602
177.32
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
597
600
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2037
600
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
553
555.78
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1765
519.88
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
137
137.69
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
455
134.02
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
92
92.46
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
339
99.85
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
28.14
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
24.74
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.03
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
2.36
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.06
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
7.07
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
45.23
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
34.17
Brent Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Brent Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Brent Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
58.54
58.83
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215.93
63.6
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
210
211.06
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
627
184.68
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
168
168.84
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
678
199.71
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Brent Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.664
0.664
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.694
0.694
Brent Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.633
0.633
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
85.43
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
60.68
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
60.3
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
55.67
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
134.67
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
371
109.28
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
59.14
59.44
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228.53
67.31
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.04
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
2.36
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
24
24.12
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
63.33
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.03
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.89
Brent Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
60.3
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
48.01
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
9.95
9.95
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.5
12.5
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.32
1.32
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.04
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
9.72
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.03
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
4.71
Brent Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.06
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
60
17.67
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.02
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
7.36
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.04
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.53
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.06
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
10.9
Brent Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
36.36
36.36
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.57
67.57

Fielding Stats for Brent Butler and Red Wilson

Brent Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Brent Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.47
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
1.28
Brent Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.95
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
1
Brent Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3520
27
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12250
27
Brent Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1173.1
9
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4083.1
9
Brent Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
1.76
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2884
6.36
Brent Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
2.67
Red Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
0.52
Brent Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.13
Red Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.07
Brent Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
595
4.56
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3153
6.95
Brent Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
4.43
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3120
6.88
Brent Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.14
97.14
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.95
98.95
Brent Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.379
5.379
Brent Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.58
64.58
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.28
78.28
Brent Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.62
Red Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.09
Brent Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.1
Brent Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.19
Brent Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.26
Brent Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.22