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P John Butcher #18
Texas Rangers DBL
Age: 37 | Bats: R | Throws: R
10/23/1994
DBL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY | COMMISSIONER
P JOHN BUTCHER #18 - AGE: 37 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
29 0 4-6 5 5.02 43.0 44 7 20 29 1.49 -0.1
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 7 7 7 7
Movement 16 16 16 17
Control 15 15 15 15
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 7 7
Slider 7 7
Sinker 10 11
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 89-91 Mph
Stamina 14
Suggested Role BP/Emergency SP
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 14
Defense 10
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 3
Baserunning Inst.: 9
Sacrifice Bunt: 19
Bunt for Hit: 8
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/24/1994 CHC Loss, 6-8 1.2 3 2 2 5 1 Loss
09/22/1994 MIN Win, 11-10 1.0 4 3 3 1 2
09/20/1994 MIN Win, 4-3 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 Win
09/18/1994 @ STL Win, 7-4 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
09/17/1994 @ STL Loss, 5-6 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
09/06/1994 KC Loss, 4-6 2.0 3 3 3 0 1 Loss
09/02/1994 CWS Win, 4-3 3.2 2 0 0 0 2 Win
08/30/1994 @ CHC Loss, 2-6 1.0 4 3 2 0 1
08/27/1994 @ KC Win, 6-5 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 Save
08/13/1994 @ MIN Win, 13-6 2.2 0 0 0 1 2 Save
Birthday:03/08/1957
Born in:Glendale, AZ
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Drafted:1979, 5th Pick in Round 1
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1994 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 29 0 4 6 5 5.02 43.0 44 27 24 7 20 29 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 11 6 45.5 29 18 13.60 9.21 6.07 4.19 4.87 1.49 110 -0.1 .276        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 82 21 6 0 3 13 16 14 0 0 0 .256 .378 .439 .817      
vs. RHB 86 23 2 0 4 14 4 15 2 0 1 .267 .301 .430 .731      
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1994 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 3 0 0 1 1 1.93 4.2 3 3 1 0 2 2  
May 3 0 1 0 0 6.35 5.2 5 4 4 2 3 2  
June 3 0 0 2 0 15.00 3.0 6 5 5 1 2 0  
July 5 0 1 1 1 5.40 6.2 5 4 4 1 2 7  
August 8 0 0 0 3 1.86 9.2 8 3 2 0 4 9  
September 7 0 2 2 0 5.40 13.1 17 8 8 3 7 9  
Last Year 33 0 6 0 1 4.50 74.0 80 37 37 9 22 30  
2 Years Ago 39 19 4 10 2 4.80 150.0 180 101 80 20 44 67  
Career 498 384 179 147 12 3.90 2972.0 2970 1437 1288 204 887 1346  
Home 13 0 3 3 2 5.32 22.0 22 13 13 5 12 18  
Road 16 0 1 3 3 4.71 21.0 22 14 11 2 8 11  
Grass 20 0 4 5 2 4.96 32.2 35 21 18 6 16 24  
Turf 9 0 0 1 3 5.23 10.1 9 6 6 1 4 5  
Day 11 0 3 1 3 2.29 19.2 15 5 5 2 5 15  
Night 18 0 1 5 2 7.33 23.1 29 22 19 5 15 14  
As Reliever / Substitution 29 0 4 6 5 5.02 43.0 44 27 24 7 20 29  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1980 Chicago - DBL 23 32 31 17 11 0 3.45 234.2 204 104 90 8 84 133 6 1 1.23 .260 3.33 5.4 117
1981 Chicago - DBL 24 33 33 14 10 0 3.17 238.2 220 100 84 15 91 109 8 5 1.30 .260 3.97 3.6 129
1982 Chicago - DBL 25 29 29 13 11 0 3.96 206.2 213 97 91 9 70 98 8 0 1.37 .290 3.50 4.5 104
1983 Chicago - DBL 26 33 33 16 7 0 3.79 235.1 224 111 99 10 68 129 7 0 1.24 .276 3.15 6.0 107
1984 Chicago - DBL 27 33 33 10 13 0 3.83 246.2 221 114 105 8 76 124 10 3 1.20 .264 3.12 6.3 105
1985 Chicago - DBL 28 33 33 22 8 0 2.82 252.1 243 89 79 11 64 122 9 2 1.22 .279 3.15 6.5 144
1986 Chicago - DBL 29 34 34 13 16 0 3.59 248.0 237 115 99 16 62 90 8 3 1.21 .258 3.75 4.8 118
1987 Chicago - DBL 30 32 32 19 8 0 3.67 250.1 222 108 102 17 76 96 5 0 1.19 .246 3.98 4.0 114
1988 Chicago - DBL 31 32 32 13 15 0 4.98 216.2 246 129 120 23 63 94 6 0 1.43 .301 4.24 2.9 85
1989 Chicago - DBL 32 20 20 4 13 0 3.88 141.2 145 79 61 11 32 53 4 0 1.25 .272 3.78 2.2 103
1989 Toronto - DBL 32 12 12 2 5 0 4.24 85.0 98 44 40 5 21 39 2 1 1.40 .310 3.44 1.9 98
1989 Total - DBL 32 32 32 6 18 0 4.01 226.2 243 123 101 16 53 92 6 1 1.31 .286 3.65 4.2 101
1990 Toronto - DBL 33 34 32 16 9 1 4.60 219.1 252 115 112 22 52 77 2 1 1.39 .294 4.19 3.0 92
1991 Toronto - DBL 34 40 11 6 5 3 4.51 129.2 141 67 65 13 42 56 0 0 1.41 .290 4.33 1.0 95
1992 Toronto - DBL 35 39 19 4 10 2 4.80 150.0 180 101 80 20 44 67 0 0 1.49 .308 4.61 1.0 89
1993 Los Angeles - DBL 36 33 0 6 0 1 4.50 74.0 80 37 37 9 22 30 0 0 1.38 .285 4.48 -0.1 91
1994 Texas - DBL 37 29 0 4 6 5 5.02 43.0 44 27 24 7 20 29 0 0 1.49 .276 4.87 -0.1 88
Total DBL 498 384 179 147 12 3.90 2972.0 2970 1437 1288 204 887 1346 75 16 1.30 .276 3.75 52.8 109
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1981 Chicago - DBL 24 2 2 0 2 0 6.39 12.2 15 9 9 1 8 6 0 0 1.82 .341 0.00 0.0 0
1985 Chicago - DBL 28 2 2 0 2 0 4.20 15.0 12 7 7 0 5 7 1 0 1.13 .255 0.00 0.0 0
1987 Chicago - DBL 30 4 4 2 2 0 4.28 27.1 27 13 13 3 5 4 2 0 1.17 .250 0.00 0.0 0
1988 Chicago - DBL 31 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1.50 .200 0.00 0.0 0
1990 Toronto - DBL 33 1 0 0 0 0 2.45 3.2 3 1 1 0 0 7 0 0 0.82 .429 0.00 0.0 0
1991 Toronto - DBL 34 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 1.0 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 5.00 .750 0.00 0.0 0
1993 Los Angeles - DBL 36 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.13 .300 0.00 0.0 0
Total DBL 12 8 2 7 0 4.20 64.1 65 34 30 5 21 24 3 0 1.34 .286 4.08 174.6
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1980 Chicago - DBL P 32 31 14 38 0 57 5 .912 234.2 1.99 +0.3 1.059
1981 Chicago - DBL P 33 33 17 41 1 60 2 .967 238.2 2.19 -0.6 .990
1982 Chicago - DBL P 29 29 9 23 0 36 4 .889 206.2 1.39 -1.8 .855
1983 Chicago - DBL P 33 33 8 41 0 49 0 1.000 235.1 1.87 -1.0 1.032
1984 Chicago - DBL P 33 33 15 44 2 61 2 .967 246.2 2.15 -0.5 .998
1985 Chicago - DBL P 33 33 11 38 3 50 1 .980 252.1 1.75 +0.1 1.088
1986 Chicago - DBL P 34 34 13 34 0 52 5 .904 248.0 1.71 -1.6 .958
1987 Chicago - DBL P 32 32 13 47 0 63 3 .952 250.1 2.16 -1.1 1.012
1988 Chicago - DBL P 32 32 18 17 1 37 2 .946 216.2 1.45 -2.2 .978
1989 Chicago - DBL P 20 20 9 20 2 31 2 .935 141.2 1.84 -0.6 1.042
1989 Toronto - DBL P 12 12 3 13 0 20 4 .800 85.0 1.69 -2.6 .695
1990 Toronto - DBL P 34 32 12 40 2 53 1 .981 219.1 2.13 -2.5 .983
1991 Toronto - DBL P 40 11 5 16 0 23 2 .913 129.2 1.46 -1.0 .978
1992 Toronto - DBL P 39 19 14 21 1 36 1 .972 150.0 2.10 -1.4 1.044
1993 Los Angeles - DBL P 33 0 1 16 0 17 0 1.000 74.0 2.07 -0.3 1.042
1994 Texas - DBL P 29 0 0 13 0 14 1 .929 43.0 2.72 -0.6 .957
TOTAL P 498 384 162 462 12 659 35 .947 2972.0 1.89 -17.5 .997
PLAYER HISTORY
12/15/1979 Drafted in the 1979 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 5, 5th overall pick) by the Chicago Cubs.
01/01/1980 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 10 (15).
04/07/1980 Named the #10 prospect in the DBL
05/11/1980 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the St. Louis Cardinals with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06/01/1980 Wins the DBL FL Pitcher of the Month Award.
06/01/1980 Wins the DBL FL Rookie of the Month Award.
07/11/1980 Was selected to the 1980 Doubleday Baseball League All-Star Game.
01/01/1981 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 17 (17); Control: 13 (15).
04/29/1981 Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for one week.
05/10/1981 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Texas Rangers with 2 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
05/22/1981 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Kansas City Royals with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
05/27/1981 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
07/10/1981 Was selected to the 1981 Doubleday Baseball League All-Star Game.
08/07/1981 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Minnesota Twins with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/26/1981 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Texas Rangers with 3 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
01/01/1982 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 18 (18); Control: 13 (15).
07/09/1982 Was selected to the 1982 Doubleday Baseball League All-Star Game.
09/24/1982 Injured (Sprained ankle), out for 2 weeks.
01/01/1983 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 18 (18); Control: 15 (15).
04/15/1983 Injured (Dead arm), out for one week.
07/08/1983 Was selected to the 1983 Doubleday Baseball League All-Star Game.
07/15/1983 Injured (Sore shoulder), day-to-day for 3 days.
07/20/1983 Injured (Forearm soreness), day-to-day for one week.
07/30/1983 Injured (Tired arm), day-to-day for 6 days.
10/31/1983 Finished 3rd in 1983 DBL FL Cy Young Award voting.
01/01/1984 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 18 (18); Control: 15 (15).
05/01/1984 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Minnesota Twins with 3 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
05/30/1984 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Kansas City Royals with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
07/06/1984 Was selected to the 1984 Doubleday Baseball League All-Star Game.
08/26/1984 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the St. Louis Cardinals with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/1985 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 18 (18); Control: 15 (15).
04/23/1985 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the New York Yankees with 5 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
05/16/1985 Injured (Mild calf strain), day-to-day for 4 days.
07/10/1985 Was selected to the 1985 Doubleday Baseball League All-Star Game.
09/06/1985 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Minnesota Twins with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
11/01/1985 Wins the 1985 DBL FL Cy Young Award.
01/01/1986 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 18 (18); Control: 15 (15).
05/15/1986 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Chicago White Sox with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
05/25/1986 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Brewers with 2 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
07/09/1986 Was selected to the 1986 Doubleday Baseball League All-Star Game.
09/10/1986 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Chicago White Sox with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01/01/1987 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 18 (18); Control: 15 (15).
10/01/1987 Injured (Shoulder tendinitis), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 18 (18); Control: 15 (15).
09/17/1988 Injured (Forearm stiffness), out for 6 days.
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 17 (18); Control: 15 (15).
07/19/1989 Was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Toronto Blue Jays, along with 1B Jim Paciorek, RP Mickey Weston, in exchange for LF George Wright, RP Dan Quisenberry, SP Rich Wortham.
07/23/1989 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Houston Astros with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 18 (18); Control: 15 (15).
04/10/1990 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Oakland Athletics with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 17 (18); Control: 15 (15).
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 17 (18); Control: 15 (15).
06/14/1992 Injured (Mild shoulder strain), day-to-day for one week.
12/25/1992 Released by the Florida Marlins.
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 17 (17); Control: 15 (15).
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 16 (17); Control: 15 (15).
01/01/1994 Released by the Los Angeles Dodgers.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1981 33 2
1983 33 2
1984 33 7
1985 33 1
1986 34 3
Year W Rank
1980 17 4
1983 16 5
1985 22 1
1987 19 4
1990 16 8
Year L Rank
1984 13 9
1986 16 4
1988 15 8
Year Win. % Rank
1980 .607 9
1983 .696 3
1985 .733 4
1987 .704 7
1990 .640 8
Year IP Rank
1981 238.2 10
1983 235.1 8
1984 246.2 1
1985 252.1 2
1986 248.0 3
1987 250.1 3
Year BF Rank
1981 1016 7
1983 988 8
1984 1020 3
1985 1038 4
1986 1035 3
1987 1031 3
Year BB Rank
1980 84 5
1981 91 4
Year WP Rank
1981 8 7
1982 7 8
1990 8 9
Year ERA Rank
1980 3.45 10
1981 3.17 7
1984 3.83 10
1985 2.82 2
1986 3.59 10
Year BABIP Rank
1980 .260 6
1987 .246 7
Year WHIP Rank
1980 1.23 10
1984 1.20 6
1987 1.19 9
Year RA/9 Rank
1980 11.20 9
1984 10.91 4
1987 10.86 9
Year HR/9 Rank
1980 0.31 1
1981 0.57 6
1982 0.39 2
1983 0.38 1
1984 0.29 1
1985 0.39 4
1986 0.58 3
1987 0.61 4
Year H/9 Rank
1980 7.82 3
1984 8.06 8
Year BB/9 Rank
1986 2.25 10
1990 2.13 8
Year QS Rank
1981 21 4
1984 19 8
1985 25 1
1986 23 3
1987 21 7
Year QSP Rank
1981 .636 6
1984 .576 10
1985 .758 1
1986 .676 6
1987 .656 8
Year CG Rank
1983 7 10
1984 10 3
1985 9 5
1986 8 5
Year CGP Rank
1984 .303 5
1985 .273 7
1986 .235 6
Year SHO Rank
1981 5 1
1984 3 1
1985 2 5
1986 3 1
Year GB% Rank
1987 0.53 10
1988 0.53 7
1990 0.54 7
Year WAR Rank
1980 5.4 4
1982 4.5 7
1983 6.0 2
1984 6.4 1
1985 6.6 2
1986 4.9 6
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