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Johnny Butler

John Stephen Butler (Trolley Line)

Positions: Shortstop and Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: March 20, 1893 in Fall River, KS
High School: Manual Arts HS (Los Angeles, CA) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1926
Teams (by GP): Robins/Cubs/Cardinals 1926-1929

Final Game: October 5, 1929
Died: April 29, 1967 in Seal Beach, CA
Buried: Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
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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
1926 33 BRO NL 147 577 501 54 135 27 5 1 68 6 54 44 .269 .346 .349 .696 89 175 5 17 65/4 MVP-19
1927 34 BRO NL 149 576 521 39 124 13 6 2 57 9 34 33 .238 .292 .298 .590 58 155 6 16 65
1928 35 CHC NL 62 201 174 17 47 7 0 0 16 2 19 7 .270 .352 .310 .662 75 54 3 6 5/6
1929 36 STL NL 17 59 55 5 9 1 1 0 5 0 4 5 .164 .220 .218 .439 8 12 0 0 /56
4 Yrs 375 1413 1251 115 315 48 12 3 146 17 111 89 .252 .320 .317 .636 71 396 14 39
162 Game Avg. 162 610 540 50 136 21 5 1 63 7 48 38 .252 .320 .317 .636 71 171 6 17
BRO (2 yrs) 296 1153 1022 93 259 40 11 3 125 15 88 77 .253 .319 .323 .642 73 330 11 33
STL (1 yr) 17 59 55 5 9 1 1 0 5 0 4 5 .164 .220 .218 .439 8 12 0 0
CHC (1 yr) 62 201 174 17 47 7 0 0 16 2 19 7 .270 .352 .310 .662 75 54 3 6

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
1926 33 BRO NL 147 577 -6 -0 0 -4 8 -2 -0.3 17 15 1.4 .499 .499 1.8 0.4 19 $ 65/4 MVP-19
1927 34 BRO NL 149 576 -30 -0 0 -4 8 -26 -2.8 16 -10 -1.1 .482 .483 -0.7 0.4 -6 $ 65
1928 35 CHC NL 62 201 -5 -0 0 1 2 -2 -0.3 6 3 0.3 .496 .498 0.2 0.2 2 $ 5/6
1929 36 STL NL 17 59 -8 0 0 -1 1 -8 -0.8 2 -7 -0.6 .454 .495 -0.5 -0.0 -6 $ /56
4 Seasons 375 1413 -49 -1 0 -8 19 -39 -4.1 41 1 -0.0 .489 .494 0.8 1.0 9 $
BRO (2 yrs) 296 1153 -36 -1 0 -8 16 -28 -3.1 33 5 0.3 .490 .491 1.1 0.8 13 $
STL (1 yr) 17 59 -8 0 0 -1 1 -8 -0.8 2 -7 -0.6 .454 .495 -0.5 -0.0 -6 $
CHC (1 yr) 62 201 -5 -0 0 1 2 -2 -0.3 6 3 0.3 .496 .498 0.2 0.2 2 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1926 33 BRO NL 577 383 60 4.2 101 .294 .269 .284 .346 .344 .349 .394 .696 .739 89 .463 -5.4 -0.5 .656 .200 .080 1.7
1927 34 BRO NL 576 413 44 2.8 104 .251 .238 .290 .292 .349 .298 .400 .590 .749 58 .296 -31.7 -3.2 .514 .142 .060 3.3
1928 35 CHC NL 201 133 18 3.6 108 .281 .270 .289 .352 .354 .310 .411 .662 .765 75 .373 -5.3 -0.5 .614 .161 .040 .0
1929 36 STL NL 59 46 3 1.7 123 .180 .164 .308 .220 .373 .218 .449 .439 .822 8 .109 -8.5 -0.8 .348 .127 .055
4 Yrs 1413 975 125 3.4 104 .269 .252 .288 .320 .349 .317 .401 .636 .750 71 .366 -50.9 -5.0 .575 .167 .065 5.1
162 Game Avg. 610 421 54 3.4 104 .269 .252 .288 .320 .349 .317 .401 .636 .750 71 .366 -50.9 -5.0 .575 .167 .065 2
BRO (2 yrs) 1153 796 104 3.5 103 .272 .253 .287 .319 .347 .323 .397 .642 .744 73 .381 -37.1 -3.7 .582 .170 .069 5.0
STL (1 yr) 59 46 3 1.7 123 .180 .164 .308 .220 .373 .218 .449 .439 .822 8 .109 -8.5 -0.8 .348 .127 .055
CHC (1 yr) 201 133 18 3.6 108 .281 .270 .289 .352 .354 .310 .411 .662 .765 75 .374 -5.3 -0.5 .614 .161 .040 .0

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1926 33 BRO NL 577 0.2% 7.6% 9.4% 5.7% 24% 0.81 11.4 501.0 7.4 79%
1927 34 BRO NL 576 0.4% 5.7% 5.9% 3.7% 17% 0.97 15.8 260.5 9.1 84%
1928 35 CHC NL 201 0.0% 3.5% 9.5% 3.5% 15% 0.37 24.9 10.9 83%
1929 36 STL NL 59 0.0% 8.5% 6.8% 3.4% 22% 1.25 11.0 11.0 85%
4 Yrs 1413 0.2% 6.3% 7.9% 4.5% 20% 0.80 14.1 417.0 8.6 82%
MLB Averages 1.1% 7.3% 8.1% 6.8% 27% 0.90 12.2 79.9 7.7 80%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1926 33 147 577 501 54 135 27 5 1 68 6 54 44 .269 .346 .349 .696 89 175 5 17
1927 34 296 1153 1022 93 259 40 11 3 125 15 88 77 .253 .319 .323 .642 73 330 11 33
1928 35 358 1354 1196 110 306 47 11 3 141 17 107 84 .256 .324 .321 .645 74 384 14 39
1929 36 375 1413 1251 115 315 48 12 3 146 17 111 89 .252 .320 .317 .636 71 396 14 39

Neutralized Batting

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 G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1926 33 154 602 523 56 140 28 5 1 70 6 56 46 .268 .344 .346 .690 62 147
1927 34 157 604 546 40 128 13 6 2 58 9 35 35 .234 .288 .291 .579 45 149
1928 35 65 212 183 17 49 7 0 0 16 2 20 7 .268 .350 .306 .656 19 62
1929 36 18 60 56 4 8 1 1 0 4 0 4 5 .143 .200 .196 .396 2 17
4 Yrs 394 1478 1308 117 325 49 12 3 148 17 115 93 .248 .316 .311 .627 128 375
162 Game Avg. 162 608 538 48 134 20 5 1 61 7 47 38 .248 .316 .311 .627 53 375

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1926 NL (19, 6%)
0.06 Career Shares (1057th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1926 NL  5 (7th)
1927 NL  6 (5th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1927 NL  413 (10th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (2899), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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