Ike Butler vs. Dicta Johnson — Career Comparison

Ike Butler
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dicta Johnson
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dicta Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Ike Butler as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dicta Johnson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.57 and WHIP 1.226 compared to 5.34 and 1.831 for Ike Butler. By the career numbers, Dicta Johnson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ike Butler and Dicta Johnson

Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.24
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
1.33
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.08
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
1.04
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.54
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.77
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.44
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.07
55.07
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.31
78.31
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.93
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.34
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
3.57
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
27
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3830
27
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
116.1
9
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1276.2
9
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
13
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1177
8.3
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.31
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.48
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.74
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.01
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
636
4.48
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.499
0.499
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.802
0.802
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.17
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
42.16
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5415
38.17
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
7.97
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
663
4.67
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
1.16
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.62
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.831
1.831
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
38.53
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4812
33.92
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.16
42.16
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.17
38.17

Fielding Stats for Ike Butler and Dicta Johnson

Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.26
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.35
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.47
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
27
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3993
27
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
9
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1331
9
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.35
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.25
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
2.84
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
2.98
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
3.29
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.58
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
3.19
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.92
96.92
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.053
2.053
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
35
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ike Butler and Dicta Johnson

Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
19
193.22
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
222.76
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
59
600
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
536
600
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
538.98
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
454
508.21
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
6
61.02
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
83.96
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
50.85
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
67.16
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
6.72
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.96
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.17
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
16.79
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
1.49
15.19
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.23
30.48
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
7
71.19
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
111.94
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
10
101.69
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
134.33
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
71.19
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
35.82
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
38.06
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
122.03
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
72.76
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
3.09
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.61
32.02
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.36
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
4
40.68
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
47.01
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
13
132.2
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
4.54
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.34
Dicta Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
41.42
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.12
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.12
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Dicta Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100