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Rob Butler
Robert Frank John Butler

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 5' 11", Weight 185 lb.

Debut June 12, 1993
  vs. DET 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game July 10, 1999
Born April 10, 1970 in East York, Ontario, CAN

Brother of Rich 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1993 23 TOR AL  17   48    8   13   4  0   0    2   2  2   7  12  .271  .375  .354   97   17   0   0   0   1   0
 1994 24 TOR AL  41   74   13   13   0  1   0    5   0  1   7   8  .176  .250  .203   19   15   4   2   0   1   3
 1997 27 PHI NL  43   89   10   26   9  1   0   13   1  0   5   8  .292  .326  .416   93   37   0   1   0   0   2
 1999 29 TOR AL   8    7    1    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   0  .143  .250  .143    4    1   0   0   0   1   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 4 Seasons      109  218   32   53  13  2   0   21   3  3  19  28  .243  .309  .321   66   70   4   3   0   3   5
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        324   48   79  19  3   0   31   4  4  28  42  .243  .309  .321   66  104   6   4   0   4   7
 Career High     43   89   13   26   9  1   0   13   2  2   7  12                          37   4   2   0   1   3
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1993 23 TOR AL   56   37    7   5.1   103| .271  .268| .375  .339| .354  .410| .729  .748|  97  .522   0.2   0.0  50%
 1994 24 TOR AL   88   71    4   1.5   111| .176  .273| .250  .345| .203  .434| .453  .779|  19  .090  -9.1  -0.8   0%
 1997 27 PHI NL   95   66   12   4.9   108| .292  .270| .326  .342| .416  .424| .742  .767|  93  .500  -0.8  -0.1 100%
 1999 29 TOR AL    8    6    0   0.0   115| .143  .276| .250  .349| .143  .442| .393  .791|   4  .000  -1.0  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 4 Seasons       247  180   23   3.4   109| .243  .271| .309  .343| .321  .425| .630  .768|  66  .329 -10.7  -1.0  50%

* 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 ------+
1993 23 TOR AL OF 16 32 0 1 0 .970 .982 2.00 2.09 2.55 2.41 12 113.0 LF 15 30 0 1 0 .968 .984 2.00 1.84 2.57 2.23 11 105.0 CF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 2.40 2.25 2.81 1 8.0 1994 24 TOR AL OF 31 43 0 1 0 .977 .982 1.39 2.09 2.17 2.37 15 178.0 LF 18 14 0 0 0 1.000 .979 0.78 1.80 1.52 2.16 7 83.0 CF 12 27 0 1 0 .964 .989 2.25 2.44 2.83 2.76 7 86.0 RF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 1.90 3.00 2.20 1 9.0 DH 1 1997 27 PHI NL OF 25 32 3 0 2 1.000 .980 1.40 1.77 2.05 2.13 16 153.3 CF 14 24 1 0 1 1.000 .984 1.79 2.03 2.03 2.40 14 111.0 RF 8 4 1 0 0 1.000 .980 0.62 1.64 2.17 2.04 0 20.7 LF 4 4 1 0 1 1.000 .980 1.25 1.48 2.07 1.95 2 21.7 1999 29 TOR AL DH 3 LF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.75 1.00 2.10 1 9.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1993 23 TOR AL CF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 2.40 2.25 2.81 1 8.0 1994 24 TOR AL CF 12 27 0 1 0 .964 .989 2.25 2.44 2.83 2.76 7 86.0 1997 27 PHI NL CF 14 24 1 0 1 1.000 .984 1.79 2.03 2.03 2.40 14 111.0 1994 24 TOR AL DH 1 1999 29 TOR AL DH 3 1993 23 TOR AL LF 15 30 0 1 0 .968 .984 2.00 1.84 2.57 2.23 11 105.0 1994 24 TOR AL LF 18 14 0 0 0 1.000 .979 0.78 1.80 1.52 2.16 7 83.0 1997 27 PHI NL LF 4 4 1 0 1 1.000 .980 1.25 1.48 2.07 1.95 2 21.7 1999 29 TOR AL LF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.75 1.00 2.10 1 9.0 1993 23 TOR AL OF 16 32 0 1 0 .970 .982 2.00 2.09 2.55 2.41 12 113.0 1994 24 TOR AL OF 31 43 0 1 0 .977 .982 1.39 2.09 2.17 2.37 15 178.0 1997 27 PHI NL OF 25 32 3 0 2 1.000 .980 1.40 1.77 2.05 2.13 16 153.3 1999 29 TOR AL OF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 2.05 1.00 2.30 1 9.0 1994 24 TOR AL RF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 1.90 3.00 2.20 1 9.0 1997 27 PHI NL RF 8 4 1 0 0 1.000 .980 0.62 1.64 2.17 2.04 0 20.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 74 108 3 2 2 .982 .981 1.50 1.98 2.20 2.30 44 453.3 39 27 10# LF* 39 49 1 1 1 .980 .982 1.28 1.78 2.06 2.17 21 218.7 CF* 27 53 1 1 1 .982 .987 2.00 2.23 2.37 2.57 22 205.0 RF* 10 7 1 0 0 1.000 .976 0.80 1.69 2.42 2.09 1 29.7 DH 4 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 74 108 3 2 2 .982 .981 1.50 1.98 2.21 2.30 44 453
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1993   WS    TOR PHI     W   2   2   1   1  0  0  0   0   0   0  .500  .500  .500   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


Transactions 

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

December 5, 1994: Sent to the Philadelphia Phillies by the Toronto Blue Jays as part of a conditional deal.

October 1, 1997: Granted Free Agency.

December 22, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

October 15, 1998: Granted Free Agency.

December 23, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.

October 7, 1999: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1993Toronto Blue Jays$109,000
1999Toronto Blue Jays$275,000
Career (may be incomplete)$384,000

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