Tommy Butts vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Tommy Butts
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IIShortstopAll-Star
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Joe Start posted the stronger offensive profile against Tommy Butts. Joe Start posted stronger numbers in OPS (.690 vs .678) and slugging (.368 vs .340). Tommy Butts had the advantage in on-base percentage (.338 vs .322). By the career numbers, Joe Start 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 Start

Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
483
139.73
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
2074
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
1829
529.12
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.715
0.715
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
497
143.78
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
408
118.03
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
58
16.78
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
18.1
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
27
7.81
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.16
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
1.83
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
89
25.75
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
28.12
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
230.57
66.7
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548.86
67.11
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
621
179.65
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1744
213.25
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
681
197.01
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1581
193.32
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.632
0.632
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
317
91.71
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
202
58.44
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
66.52
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
515
148.99
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
263.05
76.1
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.79
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164
47.44
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
7.23
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
109
13.33
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.96
82.96
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
45.02
45.02
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.56
6.56
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
17.65
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
0.29
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
10.99
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.29
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.1
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
11.28
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.44
97.44
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Tommy Butts and Joe Start

Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.07
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
1.07
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12213
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4071
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
976
2.16
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1515
3.35
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
0.21
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.36
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2654
5.87
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2491
5.51
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.86
93.86
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.35
96.35
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.147
5.147
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.79
99.79
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.49
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
0.42
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0