Billy Butler vs Buster Posey

Billy Butler and Buster Posey compared on their MLB careers: Billy Butler played 10 seasons, 2007 to 2016, Buster Posey 12 seasons, 2009 to 2021. Billy Butler has .290 batting average to Buster Posey's .302. Buster Posey won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Billy Butler and Buster Posey career totals

1,414	GP	1,371
5,105	AB	4,970
592	R	663
1,479	H	1,500
147	HR	158
728	RBI	729
5	SB	23
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.4
0.4	SLG	0.5
0.8	OPS	0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Billy Butler and Buster Posey postseason

13	GP	58
42	AB	226
3	R	18
11	H	57
0	HR	5
8	RBI	25
1	SB	1
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.3	SLG	0.3
0.7	OPS	0.7

Titles and awards

Billy Butler: 0 championships; AL Silver Slugger
Buster Posey: 3 championships; NL Rookie of the Year, NL MVP, Hank Aaron Award, NL Silver Slugger ×5, NL Gold Glove

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Billy Butler and Buster Posey season by season

1st	2007	.292	8	52	2009	.118	0	0
2nd	2008	.275	11	55	2010	.305	18	67
3rd	2009	.301	21	93	2011	.284	4	21
4th	2010	.318	15	78	2012	.336	24	103
5th	2011	.291	19	95	2013	.294	15	72
6th	2012	.313	29	107	2014	.311	22	89
7th	2013	.289	15	82	2015	.318	19	95
8th	2014	.271	9	66	2016	.288	14	80
9th	2015	.251	15	65	2017	.320	12	67
10th	2016	.284	5	35	2018	.284	5	41
11th	—	—	—	—	2019	.257	7	38
12th	—	—	—	—	2021	.304	18	56

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


13	GP	58
42	AB	226
3	R	18
11	H	57
0	HR	5
8	RBI	25
1	SB	1
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.3	SLG	0.3
0.7	OPS	0.7


13	GP	58
42	AB	226
3	R	18
11	H	57
0	HR	5
8	RBI	25
1	SB	1
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.3	SLG	0.3
0.7	OPS	0.7


13	GP	58
42	AB	226
3	R	18
11	H	57
0	HR	5
8	RBI	25
1	SB	1
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.3	SLG	0.3
0.7	OPS	0.7