Tommy Butts vs. Gerald Williams — Career Comparison

Tommy Butts
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IIShortstopAll-Star
Gerald Williams
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Tommy Butts and Gerald Williams are closely matched on the surface stats. Gerald Williams posted stronger numbers in OPS (.713 vs .678) and slugging (.410 vs .340). Tommy Butts had the advantage in on-base percentage (.338 vs .303). By the career numbers, Gerald Williams 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 Gerald Williams

Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Gerald Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
483
139.73
Gerald Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1168
210.89
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
2074
600
Gerald Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3323
600
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
1829
529.12
Gerald Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3059
552.33
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.715
0.715
Gerald Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.735
0.735
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
497
143.78
Gerald Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
780
140.84
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
408
118.03
Gerald Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
494
89.2
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
58
16.78
Gerald Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
33.04
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
7.81
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
18
3.25
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.16
Gerald Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
15.35
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
89
25.75
Gerald Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
51.64
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Gerald Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Gerald Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Gerald Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
230.57
66.7
Gerald Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
379.65
68.55
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
621
179.65
Gerald Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1254
226.42
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
681
197.01
Gerald Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
991
178.93
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Gerald Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Gerald Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Gerald Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Gerald Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.632
0.632
Gerald Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Gerald Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
317
91.71
Gerald Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
85.59
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
202
58.44
Gerald Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
365
65.9
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
515
148.99
Gerald Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
754
136.14
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
263.05
76.1
Gerald Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
377.45
68.15
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.79
Gerald Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
5.6
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164
47.44
Gerald Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
32.5
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerald Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.44
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
7.23
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
530
95.7
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.96
82.96
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
6.27
6.27
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.56
6.56
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
17.65
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
31
5.6
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerald Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.97
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
60
10.83
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
38
10.99
Gerald Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
19.14
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.29
Gerald Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
10.29
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
39
11.28
Gerald Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
29.43
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.44
97.44
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
65.03
65.03

Fielding Stats for Tommy Butts and Gerald Williams

Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Gerald Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
1.07
Gerald Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1056
1.38
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
1.07
Gerald Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
703
0.92
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12213
27
Gerald Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20651
27
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4071
9
Gerald Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6883.2
9
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
976
2.16
Gerald Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1804
2.36
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1515
3.35
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.07
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
0.36
Gerald Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.04
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2654
5.87
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1890
2.47
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2491
5.51
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1857
2.43
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.86
93.86
Gerald Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.25
98.25
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.147
5.147
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.759
1.759
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.79
99.79
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.57
66.57
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.49
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.02
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0