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John Butcher

John Daniel Butcher

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: March 8, 1957 in Glendale, CA
Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft (June Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: September 8, 1980
Teams (by GP): Twins/Rangers/Indians 1980-1986

Final Game: September 9, 1986
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1980 23 TEX AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1981 24 TEX AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1982 25 TEX AL 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1983 26 TEX AL 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1984 27 MIN AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1985 28 MIN AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1986 29 TOT AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1986 29 MIN AL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1986 29 CLE AL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Yrs 164 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEX (4 yrs) 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MIN (3 yrs) 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CLE (1 yr) 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1980 23 TEX AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1981 24 TEX AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1982 25 TEX AL 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1983 26 TEX AL 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1984 27 MIN AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $95,000 1
1985 28 MIN AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $320,000 1
1986 29 MIN AL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $385,000 1
1986 29 CLE AL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
7 Seasons 164 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $800,000
TEX (4 yrs) 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $
MIN (3 yrs) 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $800,000
CLE (1 yr) 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1980 23 TEX AL 0.0 0.0
1981 24 TEX AL 0.0 0.0
1982 25 TEX AL 0.0 0.0
1983 26 TEX AL 0.0 0.0
1984 27 MIN AL 0.0 0.0
1985 28 MIN AL 0.0 0.0
1986 29 TOT AL 0.0 0.0
1986 29 MIN AL 0.0 0.0
1986 29 CLE AL 0.0 0.0
7 Yrs 0.0 0.0

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