John Butcher Stats

John Butcher was born on Friday, March 8, 1957, in Glendale, California. Butcher was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 8, 1980, with the Texas Rangers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive John Butcher baseball stats page.

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John Butcher

John Butcher Autograph on a 1983 Topps (#534)

John Butcher Autograph on a 1983 Topps (#534)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   John Daniel Butcher
Nickname:   None
Born On:   03-08-1957
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Glendale, California
Zodiac:   Pisces
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   Yavapai Community College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-04
Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   09-08-1980 (Age 23)
Last Game:   09-09-1986
Draft:   1977 : 1st Round (18th)
John Butcher

John Butcher Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1980 Rangers 6 6 0 3 3 .500 4.08 1 0 0 35.1 152 34 16 19 2 13 0 27 1 0 0 -
1981 Rangers 5 3 1 1 2 .333 1.63 1 1 0 27.2 106 18 5 6 0 8 1 19 0 0 0 -
1982 Rangers 18 13 3 1 5 .167 4.87 2 0 1 94.1 406 102 51 53 10 34 4 39 0 2 0 -
1983 Rangers 38 6 14 6 6 .500 3.51 1 1 5 123.0 522 128 48 50 8 41 4 58 4 1 0 -
1984 Twins 34 34 0 13 11 .542 3.44 8 1 0 225.0 944 242 86 98 18 53 5 83 3 4 0 -
1985 Twins 34 33 0 11 14 .440 4.98 8 2 0 207.2 893 239 115 125 24 43 4 92 5 6 1 -
1986 Twins 16 10 1 0 3 .000 6.30 1 0 0 70.0 308 82 49 50 11 24 1 29 4 1 0 -
1986 Indians 13 8 4 1 5 .167 6.93 1 1 0 50.2 246 86 39 43 6 13 0 16 2 3 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
7 Years 164 113 23 36 49 .424 4.42 23 6 6 833.2 3,577 931 409 444 79 229 19 363 19 17 1 -
John Butcher

John Butcher Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1980 Rangers 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1981 Rangers 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1982 Rangers 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1983 Rangers 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1984 Twins 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1985 Twins 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1986 Twins 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1986 Indians 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
7 Years 164 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
John Butcher

John Butcher Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1980 Rangers P 6 6 106 8 1.3 7 1 6 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .875 1.78 -
1981 Rangers P 5 3 83 8 1.6 8 3 5 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.60 -
1982 Rangers P 18 13 283 26 1.4 26 7 19 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.48 -
1983 Rangers P 38 6 369 28 0.7 28 11 17 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.05 -
1984 Twins P 34 34 675 48 1.4 45 25 20 3 5 n/a n/a n/a .938 1.80 -
1985 Twins P 34 33 623 53 1.6 51 24 27 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .962 2.21 -
1986 Twins P 16 10 210 14 0.9 14 4 10 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.80 -
1986 Indians P 13 8 152 13 1.0 10 5 5 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .769 1.78 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 164 113 2,501 198 1.2 189 80 109 9 12 n/a n/a n/a .955 2.04 --
7 Years 164 113 2,501 198 1.2 189 80 109 9 12 n/a n/a n/a .955 2.04 --
John Butcher

John Butcher Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1980 Rangers 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.08 6.88 3.31
1981 Rangers 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.38 6.18 2.60
1982 Rangers 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.15 3.72 3.24
1983 Rangers 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.41 4.24 3.00
1984 Twins 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.57 3.32 2.12
1985 Twins 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.14 3.99 1.86
1986 Twins 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.21 3.73 3.09
1986 Indians 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.23 2.84 2.31
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
7 Years 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.59 3.92 2.47
John Butcher

John Butcher Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1980 Texas Rangers 29 Undetermined - -
1981 Texas Rangers 29 Undetermined - -
1982 Texas Rangers 29 Undetermined - -
1983 Texas Rangers 29 Undetermined - -
1984 Minnesota Twins 32 Undetermined - -
1985 Minnesota Twins 32 $320,000.00 - -
1986 Minnesota Twins 32 $385,000.00 - -
1986 Cleveland Indians 38 Undetermined - -


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