Ike Butler vs. Bill McCall — Career Comparison

Ike Butler
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill McCall
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill McCall 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. Bill McCall posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.97 and WHIP 1.271 compared to 5.34 and 1.831 for Ike Butler. By the career numbers, Bill McCall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ike Butler and Bill McCall

Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.24
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.61
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.08
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.96
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.39
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.77
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.62
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.57
38.57
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.82
59.82
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.93
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.6
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.34
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
3.97
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.315
0.315
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
27
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1879
27
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
116.1
9
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
626.1
9
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
13
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
8.65
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.36
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.48
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
2.79
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.01
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
4.9
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.499
0.499
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.854
0.854
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.22
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
42.16
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2185
31.4
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.37
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
7.97
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
4.9
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.95
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.55
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.831
1.831
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.271
1.271
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
38.53
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1910
27.45
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.345
0.345
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.374
0.374
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.16
42.16
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.4
31.4

Fielding Stats for Ike Butler and Bill McCall

Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.26
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.97
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.18
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
27
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1551
27
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
9
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517
9
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.4
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.25
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.68
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
2.98
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.27
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.58
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.08
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.15
94.15
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.053
2.053
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.566
1.566
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.18
60.18
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ike Butler and Bill McCall

Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
19
193.22
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
267.69
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
59
600
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
600
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
53
538.98
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
546.92
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
6
61.02
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
117.69
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
50.85
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
103.85
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.17
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.54
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.31
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.17
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
13.85
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
1.49
15.19
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.75
36.35
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
7
71.19
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
133.85
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
10
101.69
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
152.31
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.507
0.507
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
71.19
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
48.46
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
36.92
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
122.03
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
85.38
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
3.09
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.55
42.8
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.31
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
40.68
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
32.31
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
13
132.2
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.31
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
4.54
4.54
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
260
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
18.46
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.31
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.31
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100