Rich Butler Stats

Rich Butler was born on Tuesday, May 1, 1973, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Butler was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 6, 1997, with the Toronto Blue Jays. 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 Rich Butler baseball stats page.

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Rich Butler

Rich Butler Autograph on a 1995 Signature Rookies (#8)

Rich Butler Autograph on a 1995 Signature Rookies (#8)
 

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Birth Name:   Richard Dwight Butler
Nickname:   Rich
Born On:   05-01-1973  (Taurus)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   East York High School (East York, ON)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   09-06-1997 (Age 24)
Last Game:   08-04-1999
Draft:   Undrafted Free Agent
Rich Butler

Rich Butler 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
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Rich Butler

Rich Butler Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1997 24 Blue Jays 7 14 3 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 .286 .375 .357
1998 25 Devil Rays 72 217 25 49 3 3 7 0 20 15 0 37 0 3 2 4 .226 .278 .364
1999 26 Devil Rays 7 20 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 .150 .227 .200
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
3 Years 86 251 30 56 5 3 7 0 22 19 0 44 0 3 2 4 .223 .280 .351
Rich Butler

Rich Butler Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1997 Blue Jays LF 3 3 81 5 1.7 5 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.67
1998 Devil Rays LF 39 37 981 72 1.8 72 70 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.98
1998 Devil Rays RF 22 19 514 46 2.1 46 43 3 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.42
1999 Devil Rays LF 2 2 48 2 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.13
1999 Devil Rays RF 4 3 87 6 1.5 6 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.86
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
LF Totals 44 42 1,110 79 1.8 79 77 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.92
RF Totals 26 22 601 52 2.0 52 49 3 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.34
3 Years 70 64 1,711 131 1.9 131 126 5 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.07
Rich Butler

Rich Butler Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1997 Blue Jays 0 1 .000 3 0 1 0.0 4.7 7.0 - - -
1998 Devil Rays 4 2 .667 13 0 0 31.0 5.9 10.9 - - -
1999 Devil Rays 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0.0 5.0 0.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
3 Years 4 3 .571 17 0 1 35.9 5.7 11.4 - - -
Rich Butler

Rich Butler Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1997 Toronto Blue Jays 12 $150,000.00 - -
1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 10 $170,000.00 - -
1999 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 10 $215,000.00 - -


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