Ike Butler vs. Dick Jones — Career Comparison

Ike Butler
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Jones
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Jones 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. Ike Butler posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.34 and WHIP 1.831 compared to 6.66 and 1.808 for Dick Jones. By the career numbers, Ike Butler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ike Butler and Dick Jones

Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.24
Dick Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.22
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.08
Dick Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Dick Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.74
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.77
Dick Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.37
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Dick Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Dick Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.93
Dick Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.34
Dick Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
6.66
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Dick Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Dick Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Dick Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Dick Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
27
Dick Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
27
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116.1
9
Dick Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.1
9
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
13
Dick Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
10.36
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Dick Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.36
10.36
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Dick Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Dick Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
Dick Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.48
Dick Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.92
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Dick Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.01
Dick Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.48
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Dick Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Dick Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.499
0.499
Dick Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.822
0.822
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Dick Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
545
42.16
Dick Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
42.53
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Dick Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.37
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
7.97
Dick Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
7.77
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Dick Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.831
1.831
Dick Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.808
1.808
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
38.53
Dick Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
36.62
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Dick Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Dick Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.16
42.16
Dick Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.53
42.53

Fielding Stats for Ike Butler and Dick Jones

Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.26
Dick Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
27
Dick Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
9
Dick Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Dick Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.25
Dick Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Dick Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.98
Dick Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.58
Dick Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.67
86.67
Dick Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.053
2.053
Dick Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.167
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ike Butler and Dick Jones

Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
193.22
Dick Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
381.82
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
600
Dick Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
538.98
Dick Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Dick Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Dick Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
61.02
Dick Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
50.85
Dick Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Dick Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Dick Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dick Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.49
15.19
Dick Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
19.67
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
71.19
Dick Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
101.69
Dick Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Dick Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Dick Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Dick Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Dick Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Dick Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Dick Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dick Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
71.19
Dick Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Dick Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
122.03
Dick Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
3.09
Dick Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
20.05
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
40.68
Dick Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
132.2
Dick Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
272.73
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
4.54
Dick Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Dick Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
20.34
Dick Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Dick Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Dick Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dick Jones
Career
Per 600 PA