Tom Butters vs. Mike Mimbs — Career Comparison

Tom Butters
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Mimbs
Gen XGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Mimbs 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 5.03 and 1.591 for Mike Mimbs. 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 Mike Mimbs

Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.05
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
2.48
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.26
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.41
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.65
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.71
38.71
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.63
11.63
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.68
50.68
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.1
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
5.03
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.224
0.224
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
27
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
794
27
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.2
9
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264.2
9
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
7.62
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
9.32
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.56
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.99
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.27
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
4.86
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
8
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
6.05
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.474
1.474
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.213
1.213
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.85
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.68
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
420
39.51
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1197
40.7
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.22
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.57
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
5.54
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.54
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.95
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.432
1.432
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.576
1.576
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
33.96
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1016
34.55
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.51
39.51
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.7
40.7

Fielding Stats for Tom Butters and Mike Mimbs

Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.05
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
2.48
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.26
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
27
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
794
27
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.2
9
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264.2
9
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.31
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.13
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.33
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.6
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.77
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.51
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.63
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.658
0.658
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.63
11.63
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.68
50.68
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Butters and Mike Mimbs

Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
1517.65
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
547.5
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
600
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
529.41
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
525
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
67.5
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
60
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
19.09
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.08
8.11
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
75
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
67.5
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.5
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
37.5
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
20.3
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.99
-7.4
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
180
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Mike Mimbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
75
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Mimbs
Career
Per 600 PA