Rich Butler
Richard Dwight Butler
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: May 1, 1973 in Toronto, ON, CAN
High School: East York (East York, ON)
Signed by the Toronto Blue Jays as an amateur free agent in 1990. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 6, 1997
Final Game: August 4, 1999
Relatives: Brother of Rob Butler
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Standard Batting

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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
1997 24 TOR AL 7 16 14 3 4 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 3 .286 .375 .357 .732 94 5 0 0 0 0 0 /7D
1998 25 TBD AL 72 237 217 25 49 3 3 7 20 4 2 15 37 .226 .278 .364 .643 65 79 4 2 0 3 0 79
1999 26 TBD AL 7 22 20 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .150 .227 .200 .427 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 /97
3 Seasons 86 275 251 30 56 5 3 7 22 4 3 19 44 .223 .280 .351 .631 63 88 4 2 0 3 0
162 Game Avg. 162 518 473 57 105 9 6 13 41 8 6 36 83 .223 .280 .351 .631 63 166 8 4 0 6 0
TBD (2 yrs) 79 259 237 27 52 4 3 7 20 4 2 17 41 .219 .274 .350 .624 61 83 4 2 0 3 0
TOR (1 yr) 7 16 14 3 4 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 3 .286 .375 .357 .732 94 5 0 0 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

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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
1997 24 TOR AL 16 11 2 4.9 108 .364 .286 .270 .375 .339 .357 .427 .732 .766 94 .474 -0.0 0.0 .545 .143 .071
1998 25 TBD AL 237 177 22 3.3 111 .239 .226 .273 .278 .342 .364 .434 .643 .776 65 .306 -12.4 -1.2 .563 .217 .138 5.1
1999 26 TBD AL 22 17 1 1.6 114 .188 .150 .275 .227 .348 .200 .440 .427 .788 11 .094 -2.8 -0.2 .353 .150 .050
3 Seasons 275 205 25 3.3 111 .241 .223 .273 .280 .342 .351 .434 .631 .776 63 .298 -15.2 -1.4 .545 .207 .127 5.1
162 Game Avg. 518 386 47 3.3 111 .241 .223 .273 .280 .342 .351 .434 .631 .776 63 .298 -15.2 -1.4 .545 .207 .127 10
TBD (2 yrs) 259 194 23 3.2 111 .234 .219 .273 .274 .342 .350 .435 .624 .777 61 .286 -15.1 -1.4 .545 .211 .131 5.1
TOR (1 yr) 16 11 2 4.9 108 .364 .286 .270 .375 .339 .357 .427 .732 .766 94 .473 -0.0 0.0 .545 .143 .071

Ratio Batting*

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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
1997 24 TOR AL 16 0.0% 18.8% 12.5% 6.3% 25% 1.50 4.7 7.0 0.33 0.33 69% 27% 0.0% 17%
1998 25 TBD AL 237 3.0% 15.6% 6.3% 5.5% 27% 2.47 5.9 31.0 10.9 0.70 0.92 74% 22% 7.4% 12%
1999 26 TBD AL 22 0.0% 18.2% 9.1% 4.6% 33% 2.00 5.0 1.00 0.75 73% 13% 0.0% 25%
3 Seasons 275 2.6% 16.0% 6.9% 5.5% 27% 2.32 5.7 35.9 11.4 0.70 0.86 74% 21% 6.7% 13%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1997 24 TOR AL 0 0 50% 5 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
1998 25 TBD AL 2 0 31% 66 4 2 67% 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 47% 14 8 6 3 1 2 2 1 1
1999 26 TBD AL 0 0 40% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons 2 0 33% 74 4 3 57% 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 55% 14 8 6 3 1 2 5 1 4
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1997 24 TOR AL 16 100% 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 4.09 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 2 0 0% 10 2 20% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
1998 25 TBD AL 237 87% 49 9 0 12 2 0 1 1.53 7 0 3 6 1 6 1 0 1 0 0% 43 4 9% 22 4 18% 143 15 10% 9 4 44% 12 6 50% 0
1999 26 TBD AL 22 77% 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 2.27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0% 1 0 0% 15 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons 275 87% 56 9 0 16 3 0 1 2.06 7 0 4 6 1 6 1 0 1 0 0% 54 4 7% 25 4 16% 168 17 10% 10 4 40% 13 7 54% 0
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1997 24 TOR AL 11 40 3.64 22 55% 23% 14% 32% 32% 77% 0% 43% 82% 36% 0% 0 0 27% 3 3 0% 0 0 100% 5 0 0
1998 25 TBD AL 237 843 3.56 513 61% 26% 15% 23% 36% 74% 0% 45% 79% 30% 4% 9 3 17% 40 21 10% 23 15 24% 0 0 0
1999 26 TBD AL 22 91 4.14 61 67% 30% 11% 33% 26% 70% 0% 47% 84% 18% 0% 0 0 18% 4 4 5% 1 0 25% 0 0 0
3 Seasons 270 974 3.61 596 61% 26% 15% 24% 35% 74% 0% 45% 80% 29% 3% 9 3 17% 47 28 9% 24 15 28% 5 0 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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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
1997 24 7 16 14 3 4 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 3 .286 .375 .357 .732 94 5 0 0 0 0 0
1998 25 79 253 231 28 53 4 3 7 22 4 3 17 40 .229 .285 .364 .648 67 84 4 2 0 3 0
1999 26 86 275 251 30 56 5 3 7 22 4 3 19 44 .223 .280 .351 .631 63 88 4 2 0 3 0

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1997 24 7 16 14 3 4 1 0 0 2 0 2 3 .286 .375 .357 .732 2 7
1998 25 72 236 216 24 48 3 3 7 19 4 15 37 .222 .275 .361 .637 21 72
1999 26 7 22 20 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 .150 .227 .200 .427 1 7
3 Seasons 86 274 250 29 55 5 3 7 21 4 19 44 .220 .277 .348 .625 24 86
162 Game Avg. 162 516 471 55 104 9 6 13 40 8 36 83 .220 .277 .348 .625 45 86

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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