Josh Butler vs. Rich Hunter — Career Comparison

Josh Butler
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rich Hunter
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rich Hunter built a career as a starting pitcher and Josh Butler as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rich Hunter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6.49 and WHIP 1.716 compared to 9 and 3.250 for Josh Butler. By the career numbers, Rich Hunter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Josh Butler and Rich Hunter

Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.82
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.82
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Josh Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
6.49
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.49
6.49
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.14
13.14
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.25
6.25
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Josh Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
15.75
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
10.9
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.75
15.75
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.9
10.9
Josh Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.3
Josh Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Josh Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Josh Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
4.28
Josh Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
4.15
Josh Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Josh Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.938
0.938
Josh Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Josh Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.65
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
60.75
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
41.8
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
7.01
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Josh Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Josh Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.688
1.688
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
42.75
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
35.96
Josh Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.438
0.438
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.315
0.315
Josh Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.75
60.75
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.8
41.8

Fielding Stats for Josh Butler and Rich Hunter

Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.82
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.82
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.65
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.69
Josh Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.47
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.34
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Butler and Rich Hunter

Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
391.3
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
600
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
469.57
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
23.21
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
21.4
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
5
130.43
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
4.6
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA