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Brett Butler

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Full Name: Brett Morgan Butler Primary Position: OF,CF
Height/Weight: 5' 10"/160 First Game: August 20, 1981
Birthdate: June 15, 1957 Final Game: September 28, 1997
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California MLB Experience: 17 years
Bat/Throw: Left/Left
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Brett Butler (Brett Morgan Butler) was born on June 15, 1957 in Los Angeles, California. He made his Major League debut on August 20, 1981 for the Atlanta Braves. In 1982, his rookie year, he hit .217 with 0 home runs and 7 RBI. Butler played for the Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets over the course of his 17 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Brett Butler's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1985, when he stole 47 bases, hit for a .311 average and knocked in 50 runs. However, others believe that it was 1990, when he stole 51 bases and hit for a .309 average.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1981 ATL N 40 126 17 32 0 4 .254 .352 .317 2 3 19 17 0 0 9 0 0
1982 ATL N 89 240 35 52 0 7 .217 .291 .225 2 0 25 35 0 3 21 0 1
1983 ATL N 151 549 84 154 5 37 .281 .344 .393 21 13 54 56 2 3 39 3 5
1984 CLE A 159 602 108 162 3 49 .269 .361 .355 25 9 86 62 4 11 52 1 6
1985 CLE A 152 591 106 184 5 50 .311 .377 .431 28 14 63 42 1 8 47 2 8
1986 CLE A 161 587 92 163 4 51 .278 .356 .375 17 14 70 65 4 17 32 1 8
1987 CLE A 137 522 91 154 9 41 .295 .399 .425 25 8 91 55 1 2 33 0 3
1988 SF N 157 568 109 163 6 43 .287 .393 .398 27 9 97 64 4 8 43 4 2
1989 SF N 154 594 100 168 4 36 .283 .349 .354 22 4 59 69 3 13 31 2 4
1990 SF N 160 622 108 192 3 44 .309 .397 .384 20 9 90 62 6 7 51 1 3
1991 LA N 161 615 112 182 2 38 .296 .401 .343 13 5 108 79 1 4 38 4 3
1992 LA N 157 553 86 171 3 39 .309 .413 .391 14 11 95 67 3 24 41 2 4
1993 LA N 156 607 80 181 1 42 .298 .387 .371 21 10 86 69 5 14 39 1 6
1994 LA N 111 417 79 131 8 33 .314 .411 .446 13 9 68 52 2 7 27 0 2
1995 NY N 90 367 54 114 1 25 .311 .381 .392 13 7 43 42 0 6 21 2 4
1995 LA N 39 146 24 40 0 13 .274 .368 .336 5 2 24 9 0 4 11 0 1
1995 TOT N 129 513 78 154 1 38 .300 .377 .376 18 9 67 51 0 10 32 2 5
1996 LA N 34 131 22 35 0 8 .267 .313 .290 1 1 9 22 1 1 8 0 1
1997 LA N 105 343 52 97 0 18 .283 .363 .324 8 3 42 40 1 15 15 0 1
Total NL 1604 5878 962 1712 33 387 .291 .379 .368 182 86 819 683 28 109 394 19 37
Total AL 609 2302 397 663 21 191 .288 .373 .396 95 45 310 224 10 38 164 4 25
Total 2213 8180 1359 2375 54 578 .290 .377 .376 277 131 1129 907 38 147 558 23 62

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1981 ATL N CF 11 8 68 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .933
1981 ATL N OF 37 33 292.1 76 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .987
1981 ATL N RF 5 4 37 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1981 ATL N LF 26 21 187.1 51 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1982 ATL N CF 77 55 516 130 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1982 ATL N OF 77 55 516 129 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1983 ATL N CF 39 31 281.1 74 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .987
1983 ATL N OF 143 130 1166 284 13 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .987
1983 ATL N RF 4 2 20 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1983 ATL N LF 109 97 864.2 212 9 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .987
1984 CLE A OF 156 149 1343.2 448 13 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .991
1984 CLE A CF 156 149 1342.2 450 12 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .991
1984 CLE A RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1985 CLE A OF 150 148 1266.1 437 19 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 .998
1985 CLE A CF 150 148 1266.1 434 16 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 .998
1985 CLE A DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1986 CLE A OF 159 151 1328.2 434 9 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .993
1986 CLE A CF 159 151 1328.2 430 8 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .993
1987 CLE A CF 136 135 1170.2 390 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .990
1987 CLE A OF 136 135 1170.2 393 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .990
1988 SF N OF 155 149 1326.1 395 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .988
1988 SF N CF 155 149 1326.1 394 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .988
1989 SF N OF 152 149 1293.1 407 11 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 .986
1989 SF N CF 152 149 1293.1 407 12 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 .986
1990 SF N CF 159 158 1391.1 415 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .986
1990 SF N OF 159 158 1391.1 420 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .986
1991 LA N OF 161 160 1409 372 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1991 LA N CF 161 160 1409 372 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1992 LA N OF 155 152 1318.1 353 9 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .995
1992 LA N CF 155 152 1318.1 354 9 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .995
1993 LA N CF 155 154 1381.2 367 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1993 LA N OF 155 154 1381.2 369 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1994 LA N OF 111 108 944.2 260 8 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .993
1994 LA N CF 111 108 944.2 261 8 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .993
1995 NY N OF 90 88 773.2 207 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .995
1995 NY N CF 90 88 773.2 210 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .995
1995 LA N CF 38 38 332 76 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .987
1995 LA N OF 38 38 332 75 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .987
1995 TOT N CF 128 126 1105.2 286 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .993
1995 TOT N OF 128 126 1105.2 282 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .993
1996 LA N OF 34 34 279 74 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .987
1996 LA N CF 34 34 279 74 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .987
1997 LA N LF 47 40 322.1 69 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1997 LA N OF 91 87 730.2 163 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1997 LA N DH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1997 LA N CF 49 47 408.1 95 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total DH 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total RF 10 6 58 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total LF 182 158 1374.1 332 13 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .991
Total CF 1987 1914 16831.1 4947 106 38 29 0 0 0 0 0 .993
Total OF 2159 2078 18263.2 5296 122 41 32 0 0 0 0 0 .992

[edit] Transactions

  • Selected by Atlanta Braves in the 23rd round of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1979 - signed June 11, 1979).
  • Traded by Atlanta Braves with Brook Jacoby to Cleveland Indians (October 21, 1983) completing trade in which Atlanta Braves traded $150000 and 3 players to be named later to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Len Barker (August 28, 1983); Cleveland Indians received Rick Behenna (September 2, 1983).
  • Granted free agency (November 9, 1987).
  • Signed by San Francisco Giants (December 1, 1987).
  • Granted free agency (December 7, 1990).
  • Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (December 14, 1990).
  • Granted free agency (October 21, 1994).
  • Signed by New York Mets (April 11, 1995).
  • Traded by New York Mets to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Dwight Maness and Scott Hunter (August 18, 1995).
  • Granted free agency (November 7, 1995).
  • Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (November 9, 1995).
  • Granted free agency (November 7, 1996).
  • Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (December 4, 1996).
  • Granted free agency (November 7, 1997).

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