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 Baseball Card (#534 | Checklist) |
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John ButcherJohn Butcher Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1980 | 23 | 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 | 0 |
| 1981 | 24 | 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 | 25 | 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 | 26 | 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 | 27 | 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 | 0 |
| 1985 | 28 | 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 | 29 | 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 | 29 | 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 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | 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 | 0 | ||
John ButcherJohn Butcher Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1980 | 23 | Rangers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1981 | 24 | Rangers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1982 | 25 | Rangers | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1983 | 26 | Rangers | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1984 | 27 | Twins | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1985 | 28 | Twins | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1986 | 29 | Twins | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1986 | 29 | Indians | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | 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 ButcherJohn Butcher Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 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 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 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 ButcherJohn Butcher Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | 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 | 0.0 | 2.08 | 6.88 | 3.31 |
| 1981 Rangers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 0.0 | 1.15 | 3.72 | 3.24 |
| 1983 Rangers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 0.0 | 1.57 | 3.32 | 2.12 |
| 1985 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 0.0 | 1.21 | 3.73 | 3.09 |
| 1986 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.23 | 2.84 | 2.31 |
| Career | 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 | 0.0 | 1.59 | 3.92 | 2.47 |
John ButcherJohn Butcher Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1980 Texas Rangers | 29 | $30,000.00 | - | - |
| 1981 Texas Rangers | 29 | $33,500.00 | - | - |
| 1982 Texas Rangers | 29 | $36,500.00 | - | - |
| 1983 Texas Rangers | 29 | $55,000.00 | - | - |
| 1984 Minnesota Twins | 32 | $95,000.00 | - | - |
| 1985 Minnesota Twins | 32 | $320,000.00 | - | - |
| 1986 Minnesota Twins | 32 | $385,000.00 | - | - |
| 1986 Cleveland Indians | 38 | " " | - | - |
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