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Bill Butland

Wilburn Rue Butland

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 5", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: March 22, 1918 in Terre Haute, IN
High School: Terre Haute HS (Terre Haute, IN) (All Transactions)
Debut: May 29, 1940
Team: RedSox 1940-1947

Final Game: May 10, 1947
Died: September 19, 1997 in Terre Haute, IN
Buried: Roselawn Memorial Park, Terre Haute, IN
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Standard Pitching

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 82 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 34 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 9 103 1.500 13.5 0.0 0.0 4.5
4 Yrs 9 3 .750 3.88 32 15 6 7 2 1 150.2 138 69 65 11 56 62 3 0 2 642 100 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 3 929 100 1.288 8.2 0.7 3.3 3.7 1.11

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1940 22 BOS AL 21.0 3 3 13 5.57 4.90 -0.24 0.00 103.1 5.30 -1 -0.1 -0.0 0.1 1 .475 .500 $
1942 24 BOS AL 111.1 23 10 35 2.83 4.35 0.20 0.00 102.3 4.24 17 1.9 1.0 -0.1 2.5 25 .583 .512 $
1946 28 BOS AL 16.1 5 2 20 11.02 3.93 0.16 0.00 108.5 4.09 -13 -1.1 1.0 -0.0 -1.0 -11 .280 .493 $
1947 29 BOS AL 2.0 1 0 1 4.50 5.32 0.07 0.00 108.0 5.67 0 0.0 1.0 -0.0 0.0 0 .530 .500 $
4 Seasons 150.2 32 15 69 4.12 4.39 0.14 0.00 103.2 4.39 4 0.8 1.0 -0.1 1.6 15 .524 .501 $

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1940 22 BOS AL 99 0.0% 5.1% 10.1% 1.0% 4% 84%
1942 24 BOS AL 453 1.8% 10.2% 7.3% 3.3% 18% 79%
1946 28 BOS AL 81 3.7% 12.4% 16.1% 67%
1947 29 BOS AL 9 0.0% 11.1% 0.0% 89%
4 Yrs 642 1.7% 9.7% 8.7% 2.5% 12% 78%
MLB Averages 1.3% 9.2% 8.9% 2.8% 12% 79%

Cumulative Pitching

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 82 1.762 11.6 0.0 4.3 2.1 0.50 82
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 82 1.762 11.6 0.0 4.3 2.1 0.50 82
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 2 633 100 1.285 8.2 0.7 3.4 3.7 1.09 100
1947 29 9 3 .750 3.88 32 15 6 7 2 1 150.2 138 69 65 11 56 62 3 0 2 642 100 1.288 8.2 0.7 3.3 3.7 1.11 100

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
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 26 13 12 0 10 5 0 1.636 10.6 4.1 2.0 0.50 0.0 3
1942 24 9 4 .692 2.54 117.0 91 37 33 9 35 48 3 1.077 7.0 2.7 3.7 1.37 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 Yrs 10 6 .625 3.87 158.0 141 75 68 12 59 65 3 1.266 8.0 3.7 1.10 0.7 32

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