Tommy Butts vs. Joe Pepitone — Career Comparison

Tommy Butts
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IIShortstopAll-Star
Joe Pepitone
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanGold GloveAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Tommy Butts and Joe Pepitone are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Pepitone posted stronger numbers in OPS (.742 vs .678) and slugging (.432 vs .340). Tommy Butts had the advantage in on-base percentage (.338 vs .310). By the career numbers, Joe Pepitone had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Tommy Butts and Joe Pepitone

Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
483
139.73
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1397
153.07
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
2074
600
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5476
600
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
1829
529.12
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5097
558.47
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.715
0.715
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
497
143.78
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1315
144.08
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
408
118.03
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
903
98.94
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
58
16.78
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
17.31
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
7.81
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
3.83
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.16
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
24
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
89
25.75
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
45.14
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
230.57
66.7
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
662.12
72.55
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
621
179.65
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2200
241.05
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
681
197.01
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1645
180.24
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.632
0.632
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.653
0.653
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
317
91.71
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
606
66.4
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
202
58.44
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
79
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
515
148.99
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1108
121.4
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
263.05
76.1
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
666.03
72.98
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.79
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
3.07
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164
47.44
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
302
33.09
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
8
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
7.23
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
526
57.63
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.96
82.96
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
10.41
10.41
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.56
6.56
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
17.65
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
14
1.53
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
3.83
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
124
13.59
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
10.99
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
4.49
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.29
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
3.51
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
11.28
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
8
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.44
97.44
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
56.16
56.16

Fielding Stats for Tommy Butts and Joe Pepitone

Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
1.07
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
1.13
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
1.07
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1295
1.01
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12213
27
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34749
27
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4071
9
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11583
9
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
976
2.16
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9036
7.02
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1515
3.35
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
650
0.51
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
0.36
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.06
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2654
5.87
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9767
7.59
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2491
5.51
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9686
7.53
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.86
93.86
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.17
99.17
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.147
5.147
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.685
6.685
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.79
99.79
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.37
89.37
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
0.49
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
0.61
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0