Tom Butters vs. Phil Marchildon — Career Comparison

Tom Butters
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Phil Marchildon
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Phil Marchildon built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Butters as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Butters posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.1 and WHIP 1.453 compared to 3.93 and 1.456 for Phil Marchildon. By the career numbers, Tom Butters had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Butters and Phil Marchildon

Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.05
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
1.37
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.2
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.5
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.56
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.55
47.55
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.63
11.63
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.57
87.57
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.61
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.1
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
530
3.93
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.224
0.224
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.236
0.236
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
27
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3643
27
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.2
9
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1214.1
9
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
7.62
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1084
8.03
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.56
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.6
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.27
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
5.07
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
8
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
3.56
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.474
1.474
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.959
0.959
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.85
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.33
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
39.51
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5309
39.35
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.22
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.57
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
4.48
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.432
1.432
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.456
1.456
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
33.96
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4602
34.11
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.51
39.51
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Tom Butters and Phil Marchildon

Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.05
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.47
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
27
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.2
9
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.13
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.6
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.51
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.62
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.372
0.372
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.189
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.63
11.63
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Butters and Phil Marchildon

Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
1517.65
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
236.67
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
600
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
529.41
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
405
518.12
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
74.2
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
62.69
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.96
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.51
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
19.09
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.53
17.31
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
89.55
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
110.02
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
26.87
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
33.26
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
58.85
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
20.3
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.97
10.2
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
34.54
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
140.72
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.26
4.26
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
46.06
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
7
8.96
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0