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Brent Butler
Justin Brent Butler
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: February 11, 1978 in Laurinburg, NC
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 3rd round of the 1996 amateur draft.
Signed June 9, 1996. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 4, 2001
Final Game: June 19, 2003
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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
2001 23 COL NL 53 131 119 17 29 7 1 1 14 1 1 7 7 .244 .287 .345 .631 50 41 4 1 2 2 0 46/5
2002 24 COL NL 113 367 344 55 89 18 4 9 42 2 6 10 40 .259 .287 .413 .699 71 142 6 5 4 4 3 456
2003 25 COL NL 37 99 90 13 19 3 1 1 4 1 0 7 13 .211 .276 .300 .576 42 27 2 1 1 0 2 4/56
3 Seasons 203 597 553 85 137 28 6 11 60 4 7 24 60 .248 .285 .380 .664 62 210 12 7 7 6 5
162 Game Avg. 162 476 441 68 109 22 5 9 48 3 6 19 48 .248 .285 .380 .664 62 168 10 6 6 5 4

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2001 COL NL 23 2B 23 19 161.2 97 44 49 4 14 .959 0.8 5.9 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 1 5.18 4.04 .984 4.86 4.19
2001 COL NL 23 SS 10 6 49.0 19 5 13 1 3 .947 -0.7 -17.1 -0.7 -0.5 -0.3 0 3.31 1.80 .968 4.46 3.93
2001 COL NL 23 3B 9 1 40.0 10 4 6 0 1 1.000 0.1 3.0 0.1 -0.1 0.2 0 2.25 1.11 .950 2.56 2.17
2002 COL NL 24 2B 72 67 570.1 307 121 178 8 46 .974 2.3 4.8 2.3 -2.1 4.4 0 4.72 4.15 .982 4.96 4.28
2002 COL NL 24 3B 33 3 85.2 20 4 16 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -9.8 -0.7 0.0 -0.7 0 2.10 0.61 .955 2.71 2.29
2002 COL NL 24 SS 13 8 71.1 40 15 24 1 5 .975 -0.2 -3.4 -0.2 -0.5 0.4 0 4.92 3.00 .970 4.52 4.00
2003 COL NL 25 2B 20 18 156.0 84 32 51 1 10 .988 -0.8 -6.2 -0.8 -2.4 1.6 0 4.79 4.15 .983 5.12 4.39
2003 COL NL 25 3B 8 0 17.1 7 1 4 2 0 .714 -1.0 -69.2 -1.0 -1.5 0.5 0 2.60 0.63 .971 2.75 2.36
2003 COL NL 25 SS 4 2 22.0 11 4 7 0 2 1.000 0.7 38.2 0.7 0.6 0.1 0 4.50 2.75 .973 4.50 4.00
3 Seasons 2B 115 104 888.0 488 197 278 13 70 .973 2.3 3.1 1.3 -4.4 5.7 1 4.81 4.13 .983 4.97 4.28
3 Seasons 3B 50 4 143.0 37 9 26 2 1 .946 -1.6 -13.4 -1.6 -1.6 0.0 0 2.20 0.70 .957 2.67 2.28
3 Seasons SS 27 16 142.1 70 24 44 2 10 .971 -0.2 -1.7 -0.2 -0.4 0.2 0 4.30 2.52 .970 4.50 3.97
3 Seasons TOT 192 124 1173.1 595 230 348 17 81 .971 0.5 0.5 -0.5 -6.4 5.9 1 4.43 3.01 .951 4.63 3.72

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (3121), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 4, 1996: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 3rd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1996.

November 16, 1999: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Manuel Aybar, Rich Croushore and Jose Jimenez to the Colorado Rockies for Luther Hackman, Darryl Kile and Dave Veres.

October 15, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

December 9, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

March 18, 2004: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.

May 12, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

October 15, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

November 22, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

October 15, 2006: Granted Free Agency.

January 9, 2007: Signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

October 29, 2007: Granted Free Agency.

January 4, 2008: Signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Rays.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2008.

Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
2003Colorado Rockies$303,000
Career (may be incomplete)$303,000
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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