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Rich Butler
Richard Dwight Butler

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 180 lb.

Debut September 6, 1997
  vs. TEX 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game August 4, 1999
Born May 1, 1973 in Toronto, Ontario, CAN

Brother of Rob Butler

Signed by the Toronto Blue Jays as an amateur free agent in 1990. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1997 24 TOR AL   7   14    3    4   1  0   0    2   0  1   2   3  .286  .375  .357   94    5   0   0   0   0   0
 1998 25 TBD AL  72  217   25   49   3  3   7   20   4  2  15  37  .226  .278  .364   65   79   0   3   0   2   4
 1999 26 TBD AL   7   20    2    3   1  0   0    0   0  0   2   4  .150  .227  .200   11    4   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 3 Seasons       86  251   30   56   5  3   7   22   4  3  19  44  .223  .280  .351   63   88   0   3   0   2   4
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        473   57  105   9  6  13   41   8  6  36  83  .223  .280  .351   63  166   0   6   0   4   8
 Career High     72  217   25   49   3  3   7   20   4  2  15  37                          79   0   3   0   2   4
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1997 24 TOR AL   16   11    2   4.9   108| .286  .270| .375  .339| .357  .427| .732  .766|  94  .474  -0.0   0.0   0%
 1998 25 TBD AL  237  177   22   3.3   111| .226  .273| .278  .342| .364  .434| .642  .776|  65  .306 -12.4  -1.2  66%
 1999 26 TBD AL   22   17    1   1.6   114| .150  .275| .227  .348| .200  .440| .427  .788|  11  .094  -2.8  -0.3   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 3 Seasons       275  205   25   3.3   111| .223  .273| .280  .342| .351  .434| .631  .776|  63  .298 -15.2  -1.5  57%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1997 24 TOR AL LF 3 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 1.70 1.67 2.07 3 27.0 DH 1 1998 25 TBD AL OF 61 113 4 0 1 1.000 .985 1.92 2.02 2.11 2.31 56 498.3 LF 39 70 2 0 0 1.000 .985 1.85 1.74 1.98 2.10 37 327.0 RF 22 43 3 0 1 1.000 .983 2.09 1.81 2.42 2.14 19 171.3 1999 26 TBD AL OF 6 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 1.33 2.03 1.60 2.30 5 45.0 RF 4 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.50 1.82 1.86 2.11 3 29.0 LF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.75 1.12 2.08 2 16.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1997 24 TOR AL DH 1 1997 24 TOR AL LF 3 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 1.70 1.67 2.07 3 27.0 1998 25 TBD AL LF 39 70 2 0 0 1.000 .985 1.85 1.74 1.98 2.10 37 327.0 1999 26 TBD AL LF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.75 1.12 2.08 2 16.0 1997 24 TOR AL OF 3 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 2.03 1.67 2.33 3 27.0 1998 25 TBD AL OF 61 113 4 0 1 1.000 .985 1.92 2.02 2.11 2.31 56 498.3 1999 26 TBD AL OF 6 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 1.33 2.03 1.60 2.30 5 45.0 1998 25 TBD AL RF 22 43 3 0 1 1.000 .983 2.09 1.81 2.42 2.14 19 171.3 1999 26 TBD AL RF 4 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.50 1.82 1.86 2.11 3 29.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 70 126 4 0 1 1.000 .985 1.86 2.02 2.05 2.31 64 570.3 44 0 26# LF* 44 77 2 0 0 1.000 .985 1.80 1.74 1.92 2.10 42 370.0 RF* 26 49 3 0 1 1.000 .983 2.00 1.81 2.34 2.13 22 200.3 DH 1 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 70 126 4 0 1 1.000 .985 1.86 2.02 2.05 2.31 64 570
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats


Transactions 

September 24, 1990: Signed by the Toronto Blue Jays as an amateur free agent.

November 18, 1997: Drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays from the Toronto Blue Jays as the 10th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

October 15, 1999: Granted Free Agency.

November 17, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1998Tampa Bay Devil Rays$170,000
1999Tampa Bay Devil Rays$215,000
Career (may be incomplete)$385,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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