Tom Butters vs. Cal Quantrill — Career Comparison

Tom Butters
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal Quantrill
MillenialCANThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cal Quantrill 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 4.35 and 1.337 for Cal Quantrill. 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 Cal Quantrill

Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.05
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
2.01
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.6
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.51
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.49
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.54
50.54
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.63
11.63
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.68
79.68
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.1
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
404
4.35
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.224
0.224
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
27
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2510
27
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.2
9
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
836.2
9
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
7.62
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
847
9.11
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.56
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.2
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.27
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
2.89
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
8
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
6.69
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.69
6.69
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.474
1.474
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.85
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.26
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.52
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
39.51
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3577
38.48
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.22
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.57
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
4.61
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.86
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.432
1.432
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.334
1.334
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
33.96
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3225
34.69
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.51
39.51
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.48
38.48

Fielding Stats for Tom Butters and Cal Quantrill

Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.05
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
2.01
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.6
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
27
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2510
27
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.2
9
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
836.2
9
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.55
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.13
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.86
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.6
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
1.48
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.51
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
1.41
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.93
94.93
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.701
0.701
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.63
11.63
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.68
79.68
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Butters and Cal Quantrill

Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
43
1517.65
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
3506.25
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
529.41
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
506.25
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
19.09
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.93
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
75
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
20.3
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.6
-11.28
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0