Tommy Butts vs. Lane Thomas — Career Comparison

Tommy Butts
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IIShortstopAll-Star
Lane Thomas
MillenialTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Tommy Butts and Lane Thomas are closely matched on the surface stats. Lane Thomas posted stronger numbers in OPS (.728 vs .678) and slugging (.418 vs .340). Tommy Butts had the advantage in on-base percentage (.338 vs .309). By the career numbers, Lane Thomas 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 Lane Thomas

Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
483
139.73
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
601
160.41
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
2074
600
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2248
600
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
1829
529.12
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2023
539.95
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.715
0.715
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.754
0.754
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
497
143.78
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
489
130.52
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
408
118.03
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
295
78.74
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
58
16.78
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
28.56
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
7.81
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.94
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.16
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
20.28
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
89
25.75
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
51.78
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
230.57
66.7
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
276.82
73.88
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
621
179.65
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
846
225.8
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
681
197.01
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
694
185.23
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.632
0.632
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.705
0.705
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
317
91.71
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
284
75.8
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
202
58.44
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254
67.79
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
515
148.99
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
462
123.31
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
263.05
76.1
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269.5
71.93
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
20
5.79
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
6.67
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
164
47.44
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
48.04
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.53
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
7.23
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
573
152.94
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.96
82.96
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3.92
3.92
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.56
6.56
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
17.65
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.34
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
30
8.01
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
38
10.99
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
18.95
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.29
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
7.47
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
39
11.28
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
26.42
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.44
97.44
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
71.72
71.72

Fielding Stats for Tommy Butts and Lane Thomas

Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
1.07
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
1.19
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
1.07
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
496
1
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12213
27
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13432
27
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4071
9
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4477.1
9
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
976
2.16
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1127
2.27
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1515
3.35
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.09
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
0.36
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.04
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2654
5.87
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1191
2.39
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2491
5.51
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1172
2.36
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.86
93.86
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.4
98.4
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.147
5.147
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.983
1.983
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.79
99.79
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.93
83.93
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.49
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.02
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0