Bill Butland
Wilburn Rue Butland
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: March 22, 1918 in Terre Haute, IN
High School: Terre Haute (Terre Haute, IN) (All Transactions)
Debut: May 29, 1940
Final Game: May 10, 1947
Died: September 19, 1997 in Terre Haute, IN
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1940 22 BOS AL 1 2 .333 5.57 3 3 0 1 0 0 21.0 27 13 13 0 10 5 0 0 0 99 81 1.762 11.6 0.0 4.3 2.1 0.50
1942 24 BOS AL 7 1 .875 2.51 23 10 6 6 2 1 111.1 85 35 31 8 33 46 3 0 2 453 149 1.060 6.9 0.6 2.7 3.7 1.39
1946 28 BOS AL 1 0 1.000 11.02 5 2 0 0 0 0 16.1 23 20 20 3 13 10 0 0 0 81 33 2.204 12.7 1.7 7.2 5.5 0.77
1947 29 BOS AL 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 86 1.500 13.5 0.0 0.0 4.5
4 Seasons 9 3 .750 3.88 32 15 6 7 2 1 150.2 138 69 65 11 56 62 3 0 2 642 99 1.288 8.2 0.7 3.3 3.7 1.11
162 Game Avg. 13 4 .750 3.88 46 22 9 10 3 1 218 200 100 94 16 81 90 4 0 3 929 99 1.288 8.2 0.7 3.3 3.7 1.11

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1940 22 1 2 .333 5.57 3 3 0 1 0 0 21.0 27 13 13 0 10 5 0 0 0 99 81 1.762 11.6 0.0 4.3 2.1 0.50 81
1941 23 1 2 .333 5.57 3 3 0 1 0 0 21.0 27 13 13 0 10 5 0 0 0 99 81 1.762 11.6 0.0 4.3 2.1 0.50 81
1942 24 8 3 .727 2.99 26 13 6 7 2 1 132.1 112 48 44 8 43 51 3 0 2 552 129 1.171 7.6 0.5 2.9 3.5 1.19 129
1943 25 8 3 .727 2.99 26 13 6 7 2 1 132.1 112 48 44 8 43 51 3 0 2 552 129 1.171 7.6 0.5 2.9 3.5 1.19 129
1944 26 8 3 .727 2.99 26 13 6 7 2 1 132.1 112 48 44 8 43 51 3 0 2 552 129 1.171 7.6 0.5 2.9 3.5 1.19 129
1945 27 8 3 .727 2.99 26 13 6 7 2 1 132.1 112 48 44 8 43 51 3 0 2 552 129 1.171 7.6 0.5 2.9 3.5 1.19 129
1946 28 9 3 .750 3.87 31 15 6 7 2 1 148.2 135 68 64 11 56 61 3 0 2 633 99 1.285 8.2 0.7 3.4 3.7 1.09 99
1947 29 9 3 .750 3.88 32 15 6 7 2 1 150.2 138 69 65 11 56 62 3 0 2 642 99 1.288 8.2 0.7 3.3 3.7 1.11 99

Neutralized Pitching

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1940 22 1 1 .500 4.91 22.0 27 13 12 0 10 5 0 1.682 11.0 4.1 2.0 0.50 0.0 3
1942 24 8 4 .667 2.56 116.0 92 37 33 9 36 48 3 1.103 7.1 2.8 3.7 1.33 0.7 23
1946 28 0 1 .000 12.38 16.0 24 24 22 3 14 10 0 2.375 13.5 7.9 5.6 0.71 1.7 5
1947 29 0 0 3.00 3.0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0.000 0.0 0.0 6.0 0.0 1
4 Seasons 9 6 .600 3.90 157.0 143 75 68 12 60 65 3 1.293 8.2 3.7 1.08 0.7 32

Similarity Scores

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