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Butch Davis
Wallace McArthur Davis

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 190 lb.
School East Carolina University

Debut August 23, 1983
  vs. CHW 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game July 31, 1994
Born June 19, 1958 in Martin County, NC

Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 12th round of the 1980 amateur draft. (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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1983 25 KCR AL  33  122   13   42   2  6   2   18   4  3   4  19  .344  .359  .508  137   62   2   2   0   0   3
 1984 26 KCR AL  41  116   11   17   3  0   2   12   4  3  10  19  .147  .211  .224   21   26   0   2   0   0   2
 1987 29 PIT NL   7    7    3    1   1  0   0    0   0  0   1   3  .143  .250  .286   42    2   0   0   0   0   0
 1988 30 BAL AL  13   25    2    6   1  0   0    0   1  0   0   8  .240  .240  .280   48    7   0   0   0   0   2
 1989 31 BAL AL   5    6    1    1   1  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .167  .167  .333   40    2   0   0   0   0   0
 1991 33 LAD NL   1    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1993 35 TEX AL  62  159   24   39  10  4   3   20   3  1   5  28  .245  .273  .415   86   66   5   0   1   1   0
 1994 36 TEX AL   4   17    2    4   3  0   0    0   1  0   0   3  .235  .235  .412   63    7   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      166  453   56  110  21 10   7   50  13  7  20  83  .243  .274  .380   78  172   7   4   1   1   7
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        442   55  107  20 10   7   49  13  7  20  81  .243  .274  .380   78  168   7   4   1   1   7
 Career High     62  159   24   42  10  6   3   20   4  3  10  28                          66   5   2   1   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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1983 25 KCR AL  130   90   21   6.2    98| .344  .265| .359  .328| .508  .401| .867  .728| 137  .641   5.0   0.5  57%
 1984 26 KCR AL  128  106    5   1.3    97| .147  .264| .211  .326| .224  .398| .435  .724|  21  .089 -12.6  -1.3  57%
 1987 29 PIT NL    8    6    1   4.5   106| .143  .269| .250  .339| .286  .419| .536  .758|  42  .472  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 1988 30 BAL AL   25   21    1   1.3    92| .240  .256| .240  .320| .280  .385| .520  .706|  48  .093  -1.8  -0.2 100%
 1989 31 BAL AL    6    5    0   0.0    90| .167  .256| .167  .320| .333  .377| .500  .697|  40  .000  -0.4   0.0   0%
 1991 33 LAD NL    1    1    0   0.0    92| .000  .255| .000  .323| .000  .382| .000  .705|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1993 35 TEX AL  170  126   18   3.8    99| .245  .262| .273  .332| .415  .400| .688  .732|  86  .395  -4.2  -0.4  75%
 1994 36 TEX AL   17   13    2   4.1   111| .235  .273| .235  .345| .412  .434| .647  .779|  63  .383  -0.9  -0.1 100%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons       485  368   48   3.5    98| .243  .263| .274  .329| .380  .400| .654  .729|  78  .371 -15.8  -1.6  65%

* 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 ------+
1983 25 KCR AL LF 33 85 1 2 0 .977 .977 2.61 1.90 2.70 2.32 33 287.0 1984 26 KCR AL OF 35 69 2 3 1 .959 .983 2.03 2.17 2.40 2.51 30 265.7 LF 34 60 2 3 1 .954 .983 1.82 1.80 2.17 2.27 29 256.7 DH 2 RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.90 1.12 2.25 1 8.0 CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1987 29 PIT NL LF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 1.60 4.50 2.10 1 6.0 1988 30 BAL AL OF 10 16 1 0 1 1.000 .977 1.70 2.14 2.83 2.47 7 54.0 RF 8 15 1 0 1 1.000 .976 2.00 1.89 2.77 2.23 7 52.0 LF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.85 4.50 2.25 0 2.0 DH 1 1989 31 BAL AL OF 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 2.13 2.08 2.42 1 13.0 LF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 1.85 2.25 2.17 1 12.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 DH 1 1993 35 TEX AL OF 44 94 2 4 1 .960 .983 2.18 2.09 2.66 2.41 35 325.0 LF 23 48 0 1 0 .980 .984 2.09 1.84 2.51 2.23 17 172.0 RF 17 24 0 2 0 .923 .980 1.41 1.85 2.37 2.23 8 91.0 DH 11 CF 10 22 2 1 1 .960 .988 2.40 2.45 3.48 2.76 10 62.0 1994 36 TEX AL RF 4 6 1 0 1 1.000 .986 1.75 1.88 1.85 2.20 4 34.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1984 26 KCR AL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1993 35 TEX AL CF 10 22 2 1 1 .960 .988 2.40 2.45 3.48 2.76 10 62.0 1984 26 KCR AL DH 2 1988 30 BAL AL DH 1 1989 31 BAL AL DH 1 1993 35 TEX AL DH 11 1983 25 KCR AL LF 33 85 1 2 0 .977 .977 2.61 1.90 2.70 2.32 33 287.0 1984 26 KCR AL LF 34 60 2 3 1 .954 .983 1.82 1.80 2.17 2.27 29 256.7 1987 29 PIT NL LF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 1.60 4.50 2.10 1 6.0 1988 30 BAL AL LF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.85 4.50 2.25 0 2.0 1989 31 BAL AL LF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 1.85 2.25 2.17 1 12.0 1993 35 TEX AL LF 23 48 0 1 0 .980 .984 2.09 1.84 2.51 2.23 17 172.0 1983 25 KCR AL OF 33 83 1 2 0 .977 .981 2.55 2.16 2.63 2.50 33 287.0 1984 26 KCR AL OF 35 69 2 3 1 .959 .983 2.03 2.17 2.40 2.51 30 265.7 1987 29 PIT NL OF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 1.80 4.50 2.25 1 6.0 1988 30 BAL AL OF 10 16 1 0 1 1.000 .977 1.70 2.14 2.83 2.47 7 54.0 1989 31 BAL AL OF 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 2.13 2.08 2.42 1 13.0 1993 35 TEX AL OF 44 94 2 4 1 .960 .983 2.18 2.09 2.66 2.41 35 325.0 1994 36 TEX AL OF 4 6 1 0 1 1.000 .986 1.75 2.10 1.85 2.38 4 34.0 1984 26 KCR AL RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.90 1.12 2.25 1 8.0 1988 30 BAL AL RF 8 15 1 0 1 1.000 .976 2.00 1.89 2.77 2.23 7 52.0 1989 31 BAL AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1993 35 TEX AL RF 17 24 0 2 0 .923 .980 1.41 1.85 2.37 2.23 8 91.0 1994 36 TEX AL RF 4 6 1 0 1 1.000 .986 1.75 1.88 1.85 2.20 4 34.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 130 274 7 9 4 .969 .982 2.16 2.13 2.57 2.46 111 984.7 95 11 31# LF* 95 200 3 6 1 .971 .980 2.14 1.84 2.48 2.28 81 735.7 RF* 31 46 2 2 2 .960 .980 1.55 1.86 2.32 2.23 20 186.0 DH 15 Games not counted in Overall Total below CF* 11 22 2 1 1 .960 .988 2.18 2.46 3.43 2.76 10 63.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 130 274 7 9 4 .969 .982 2.16 2.13 2.57 2.46 111 985
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats


Transactions 

June 3, 1980: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 12th round of the 1980 amateur draft.

October 15, 1986: Granted Free Agency.

December 4, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

October 15, 1987: Granted Free Agency.

May 3, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

October 15, 1988: Granted Free Agency.

November 21, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

December 20, 1989: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.

January 9, 1990: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

October 16, 1991: Granted Free Agency.

December 11, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.

October 15, 1992: Granted Free Agency.

December 15, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

October 12, 1993: Granted Free Agency.

November 19, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

October 15, 1994: 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
1993Texas Rangers$130,000
Career (may be incomplete)$130,000

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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