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P Butch Metzger #44
Age: 45 | Bats: R | Throws: R
07/14/1997
| SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY | FRONT OFFICE
P BUTCH METZGER #44 - AGE: 45 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 4 4 4 7
Movement 14 14 14 16
Control 12 12 12 13
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Slider 4 8
Splitter 6 9
 
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 85-87 Mph
Stamina 3
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Groundball Pitcher
Hold Runners 13
Defense 7
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 2
Sacrifice Bunt: 20
Bunt for Hit: 3
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
Birthday:05/23/1952
Born in:Lafayette, LA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Drafted:-
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+
1976 Minnesota - DBL 24 61 0 8 6 8 3.12 75.0 57 27 26 5 26 50 0 0 1.11 .239 3.32 0.9 119
1977 Minnesota - DBL 25 57 0 3 4 2 3.20 78.2 78 31 28 2 35 54 0 0 1.44 .314 3.04 1.0 115
1978 Minnesota - DBL 26 63 0 7 2 6 2.21 77.1 59 23 19 1 25 56 0 0 1.09 .267 2.08 2.6 168
1979 Minnesota - DBL 27 51 0 8 6 7 2.08 69.1 53 18 16 2 28 50 0 0 1.17 .262 2.95 2.0 204
1980 Minnesota - DBL 28 72 0 8 8 3 4.72 97.1 117 58 51 6 50 72 0 0 1.72 .348 3.38 1.5 89
1981 Minnesota - DBL 29 27 0 2 6 1 6.51 27.2 37 20 20 2 20 18 0 0 2.06 .380 4.17 0.2 65
1982 Minnesota - DBL 30 23 0 1 1 0 4.54 37.2 45 21 19 4 20 28 0 0 1.73 .328 4.10 0.2 94
1983 Minnesota - DBL 31 4 0 0 1 0 9.64 4.2 9 5 5 3 2 3 0 0 2.36 .429 11.82 -0.4 43
1983 Pittsburgh - DBL 31 7 0 1 1 0 6.75 10.2 9 8 8 1 8 7 0 0 1.59 .267 4.97 -0.1 62
1983 Toronto - DBL 31 10 0 1 1 1 2.61 20.2 17 6 6 2 11 17 0 0 1.35 .278 3.74 0.2 159
1983 Total - DBL 31 21 0 2 3 1 4.75 36.0 35 19 19 6 21 27 0 0 1.56 .296 5.15 -0.3 87
1984 Toronto - DBL 32 39 0 3 4 2 3.62 69.2 73 30 28 1 25 38 0 0 1.41 .312 2.95 1.3 115
1985 Toronto - DBL 33 16 0 1 0 0 4.80 30.0 35 16 16 1 14 17 0 0 1.63 .327 3.48 0.4 87
1986 Baltimore - DBL 34 2 0 0 0 0 18.00 1.0 6 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 7.00 .625 18.88 -0.2 24
1988 St. Louis - DBL 36 2 0 0 0 0 13.50 1.1 2 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 1.50 .333 11.89 -0.1 33
Total DBL 434 0 43 40 30 3.68 601.0 597 267 246 32 265 412 0 0 1.43 .305 3.30 9.4 123
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+
1981 Tacoma - CBL 29 14 0 0 0 4 2.70 16.2 16 5 5 1 8 17 0 0 1.44 .319 3.15 0.3 142
1982 Tacoma - CBL 30 32 0 2 2 10 1.82 39.2 33 16 8 1 9 29 0 0 1.06 .254 2.52 1.0 203
1983 Tacoma - CBL 31 4 0 0 0 0 1.80 5.0 4 1 1 0 3 6 0 0 1.40 .333 1.68 0.2 203
1983 Columbus - CBL 31 6 0 1 1 1 3.86 9.1 13 4 4 0 2 5 0 0 1.61 .351 2.46 0.3 95
1983 Total - CBL 31 10 0 1 1 1 3.14 14.1 17 5 5 0 5 11 0 0 1.53 .347 0.00 0.0 0
1985 Durham - CBL 33 18 0 1 3 3 3.27 22.0 17 8 8 2 10 7 0 0 1.23 .217 5.19 -0.2 131
1986 Rochester - CBL 34 41 0 1 4 13 3.97 47.2 51 24 21 5 18 41 0 0 1.45 .311 3.80 0.6 108
1987 Rochester - CBL 35 60 0 3 9 17 3.50 79.2 69 31 31 6 27 48 0 0 1.21 .255 4.05 0.9 127
1988 San Antonio - CBL 36 17 0 3 1 2 3.42 26.1 33 10 10 3 4 16 0 0 1.41 .337 3.80 0.3 127
1989 San Antonio - CBL 37 10 0 1 2 0 4.32 16.2 17 9 8 1 4 8 0 0 1.26 .286 3.26 0.3 98
Total CBL 202 0 12 22 50 3.29 263.0 253 108 96 19 85 177 0 0 1.29 .282 3.64 134.9
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+
1976 Minnesota - DBL 24 9 0 4 0 0 0.79 11.1 9 1 1 0 3 4 0 0 1.06 .257 0.00 0.0 0
1978 Minnesota - DBL 26 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.50 .500 0.00 0.0 0
1983 Toronto - DBL 31 1 0 1 0 0 9.00 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.00 .400 0.00 0.0 0
1984 Toronto - DBL 32 1 0 0 0 0 9.00 2.0 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 1.50 .500 0.00 0.0 0
1988 San Antonio - CBL 36 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.2 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.80 .500 0.00 0.0 0
Total DBL 13 0 5 0 0 2.30 15.2 16 4 4 0 3 7 0 0 1.21 .320 2.23 431.1
Total CBL 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.2 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.80 .500 0.79 999.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1976 Minnesota - DBL P 59 0 1 10 0 12 1 .917 75.0 1.32 -0.4 .953
1977 Minnesota - DBL P 57 0 2 7 0 10 1 .900 78.2 1.03 -0.1 1.034
1978 Minnesota - DBL P 63 0 3 16 1 19 0 1.000 77.1 2.21 +0.5 1.038
1979 Minnesota - DBL P 50 0 2 14 0 16 0 1.000 69.1 2.08 -0.1 1.036
1980 Minnesota - DBL P 71 0 11 14 1 27 2 .926 97.1 2.31 -0.9 .873
1981 Minnesota - DBL P 25 0 4 5 0 9 0 1.000 27.2 2.93 -0.5 .830
1981 Tacoma - CBL P 14 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 16.2 1.62 +0.1 1.046
1982 Minnesota - DBL P 23 0 4 8 0 13 1 .923 37.2 2.87 -0.5 .920
1982 Tacoma - CBL P 32 0 3 7 0 11 1 .909 39.2 2.27 -0.2 .940
1983 Toronto - DBL P 10 0 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 20.2 2.18 +0.2 1.547
1983 Pittsburgh - DBL P 6 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 10.2 1.69 +0.1 1.032
1983 Minnesota - DBL P 4 0 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 4.2 3.86 -0.0 1.032
1983 Columbus - CBL P 5 0 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 9.1 3.86 +0.1 1.051
1983 Tacoma - CBL P 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 5.0 1.80 +0.0 1.051
1984 Toronto - DBL P 39 0 1 9 1 11 1 .909 69.2 1.29 -1.1 .811
1985 Toronto - DBL P 15 0 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 30.0 1.80 -0.2 1.033
1985 Durham - CBL P 17 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 22.0 0.82 -0.1 1.020
1986 Baltimore - DBL P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1986 Rochester - CBL P 41 0 2 9 1 11 0 1.000 47.2 2.08 +0.4 1.020
1987 Rochester - CBL P 58 0 3 14 2 18 1 .944 79.2 1.92 +0.7 1.034
1988 St. Louis - DBL P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 -0.0 .000
1988 San Antonio - CBL P 17 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 26.1 1.03 +0.1 .000
1989 San Antonio - CBL P 10 0 2 4 1 7 1 .857 16.2 3.24 +0.2 1.021
TOTAL P 623 0 45 138 8 192 9 .953 864.0 1.91 -2.0 .984
PLAYER HISTORY
03/16/1976 Drafted in the 1976 dispersal player draft (Round 2, Pick 12, 32nd overall pick) by the Minnesota Twins.
11/03/1976 Wins the 1976 World Series with the Minnesota Twins.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 17 (17); Control: 11 (11).
06/18/1977 Injured (Sore shoulder), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
01/01/1978 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 11 (11).
07/07/1978 Was selected to the 1978 Doubleday Baseball League All-Star Game.
01/01/1979 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 11 (11).
01/01/1980 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 17 (17); Control: 11 (11).
01/01/1981 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 11 (11).
01/01/1982 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 17 (17); Control: 11 (11).
01/01/1983 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 17 (17); Control: 12 (12).
05/14/1983 Was traded by the Minnesota Twins to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for RP Dennis Lewallyn.
07/27/1983 Was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for SP Dennis Blair.
08/30/1983 Wins the 1983 Clemente Baseball League National Championship with the Columbus Clippers!
01/01/1984 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 12 (12).
01/01/1985 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 12 (12).
12/25/1985 Released by the Toronto Blue Jays.
01/01/1986 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 15 (16); Control: 13 (13).
08/10/1986 Injured (Forearm soreness), day-to-day for 5 days.
08/20/1986 Injured (Herniated disc (back)), out for 5-6 weeks.
01/01/1987 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 15 (16); Control: 13 (13).
12/15/1987 Released by the Baltimore Orioles.
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (9); Movement: 15 (16); Control: 13 (13).
04/29/1988 Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
06/10/1988 Injured (Sore shoulder), day-to-day for 6 days.
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (9); Movement: 15 (16); Control: 12 (13).
05/06/1989 Injured (Cold), day-to-day for 3 days.
12/25/1989 Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (7); Movement: 14 (16); Control: 12 (13).
10/28/1990 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
1976 61 2
1977 57 4
1978 63 2
1979 51 6
1980 72 1
Year HLD Rank
1976 16 1
1977 9 4
1978 14 2
1979 7 4
1980 17 1
Year RA Rank
1976 61 2
1977 57 3
1978 63 2
1979 51 6
1980 72 1
Year GF Rank
1979 34 8
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