Billy Butler vs David Freese

Billy ButlerDavid Freese

Billy Butler and David Freese compared on their MLB careers: Billy Butler played 10 seasons, 2007 to 2016, David Freese 11 seasons, 2009 to 2019. Billy Butler has .290 batting average to David Freese's .277. David Freese won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Billy Butler and David Freese career totals
1,414GP1,184
5,105AB3,758
592R481
1,479H1,041
147HR113
728RBI535
5SB8
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.4SLG0.4
0.8OPS0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Billy Butler and David Freese postseason
13GP69
42AB204
3R26
11H61
0HR10
8RBI36
1SB0
0.3AVG0.3
0.3OBP0.4
0.3SLG0.5
0.7OPS0.9

Titles and awards

  • Billy Butler: 0 championships; AL Silver Slugger
  • David Freese: 1 championship; World Series MVP

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 David Freese season by season
AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
1st2007.2928522009.32317
2nd2008.27511552010.296436
3rd2009.30121932011.2971055
4th2010.31815782012.2932079
5th2011.29119952013.262960
6th2012.313291072014.2601055
7th2013.28915822015.2571456
8th2014.2719662016.2701355
9th2015.25115652017.2631052
10th2016.2845352018.2961151
11th————2019.3151129

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI