Butch Davis
Wallace McArthur Davis
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: June 19, 1958 in Martin County, NC
School: East Carolina University
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 12th round of the 1980 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 23, 1983
Final Game: July 31, 1994
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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
1983 25 KCR AL 33 130 122 13 42 2 6 2 18 4 3 4 19 .344 .359 .508 .868 137 62 3 0 2 2 0 7
1984 26 KCR AL 41 128 116 11 17 3 0 2 12 4 3 10 19 .147 .211 .224 .435 21 26 2 0 0 2 0 7/D89
1987 29 PIT NL 7 8 7 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .143 .250 .286 .536 42 2 0 0 0 0 0 /7
1988 30 BAL AL 13 25 25 2 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 .240 .240 .280 .520 48 7 2 0 0 0 0 /97D
1989 31 BAL AL 5 6 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .333 .500 40 2 0 0 0 0 0 /7D9
1991 33 LAD NL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1993 35 TEX AL 62 170 159 24 39 10 4 3 20 3 1 5 28 .245 .273 .415 .688 86 66 0 1 5 0 1 79D8
1994 36 TEX AL 4 17 17 2 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .235 .235 .412 .647 63 7 0 0 0 0 0 /9
8 Seasons 166 485 453 56 110 21 10 7 50 13 7 20 83 .243 .274 .380 .654 78 172 7 1 7 4 1
162 Game Avg. 162 473 442 55 107 20 10 7 49 13 7 20 81 .243 .274 .380 .654 78 168 7 1 7 4 1
KCR (2 yrs) 74 258 238 24 59 5 6 4 30 8 6 14 38 .248 .285 .370 .655 80 88 5 0 2 4 0
TEX (2 yrs) 66 187 176 26 43 13 4 3 20 4 1 5 31 .244 .269 .415 .684 84 73 0 1 5 0 1
BAL (2 yrs) 18 31 31 3 7 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 .226 .226 .290 .516 46 9 2 0 0 0 0
PIT (1 yr) 7 8 7 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .143 .250 .286 .536 42 2 0 0 0 0 0
LAD (1 yr) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (6 yrs) 158 476 445 53 109 20 10 7 50 13 7 19 80 .245 .275 .382 .657 79 170 7 1 7 4 1
NL (2 yrs) 8 9 8 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .125 .222 .250 .472 26 2 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
1983 25 KCR AL 130 90 21 6.2 98 .388 .344 .266 .359 .328 .508 .401 .868 .728 137 .641 5.0 0.5 .779 .205 .164 2.7
1984 26 KCR AL 128 106 5 1.3 97 .155 .147 .264 .211 .326 .224 .398 .435 .724 21 .089 -12.6 -1.3 .356 .172 .078 2.7
1987 29 PIT NL 8 6 1 4.5 106 .250 .143 .269 .250 .339 .286 .419 .536 .758 42 .472 -0.6 -0.1 .500 .286 .143
1988 30 BAL AL 25 21 1 1.3 92 .353 .240 .256 .240 .320 .280 .385 .520 .706 48 .093 -1.8 -0.2 .381 .080 .040 .0
1989 31 BAL AL 6 5 0 0.0 90 .333 .167 .256 .167 .320 .333 .377 .500 .697 40 .000 -0.4 -0.1 .400 .167 .167
1991 33 LAD NL 1 1 0 0.0 92 .000 .000 .255 .000 .323 .000 .382 .000 .705 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1993 35 TEX AL 170 126 18 3.8 99 .281 .245 .262 .273 .332 .415 .400 .688 .732 86 .395 -4.2 -0.4 .612 .214 .170 3.0
1994 36 TEX AL 17 13 2 4.1 111 .286 .235 .273 .235 .345 .412 .434 .647 .779 63 .383 -0.9 -0.1 .615 .235 .176 .0
8 Seasons 485 368 48 3.5 98 .281 .243 .263 .274 .329 .380 .400 .654 .729 78 .371 -15.8 -1.6 .557 .194 .137 9.1
162 Game Avg. 473 359 47 3.5 98 .281 .243 .263 .274 .329 .380 .400 .654 .729 78 .371 -15.8 -1.6 .557 .194 .137 9
KCR (2 yrs) 258 196 26 3.6 97 .275 .248 .265 .285 .327 .370 .399 .655 .726 80 .391 -7.6 -0.8 .547 .189 .122 5.3
TEX (2 yrs) 187 139 20 3.8 100 .282 .244 .263 .269 .333 .415 .404 .684 .737 84 .394 -5.1 -0.5 .612 .216 .170 3.4
BAL (2 yrs) 31 26 1 1.0 92 .350 .226 .256 .226 .320 .290 .384 .516 .704 46 .066 -2.2 -0.2 .385 .097 .065 .0
PIT (1 yr) 8 6 1 4.5 106 .250 .143 .269 .250 .339 .286 .419 .536 .758 42 .473 -0.6 -0.1 .500 .286 .143
LAD (1 yr) 1 1 0 0.0 92 .000 .000 .255 .000 .323 .000 .382 .000 .705 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
AL (6 yrs) 476 361 47 3.5 98 .282 .245 .263 .275 .329 .382 .400 .657 .729 79 .371 -14.9 -1.5 .560 .193 .137 9.1
NL (2 yrs) 9 7 1 3.8 104 .200 .125 .267 .222 .337 .250 .414 .472 .751 26 .409 -0.8 -0.1 .429 .250 .125

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
1983 25 KCR AL 130 1.5% 14.6% 3.1% 7.7% 24% 4.75 6.4 61.0 6.8 1.75 79%
1984 26 KCR AL 128 1.6% 14.8% 7.8% 3.9% 29% 1.90 6.1 58.0 9.7 1.47 76%
1987 29 PIT NL 8 0.0% 37.5% 12.5% 12.5% 100% 3.00 2.3 0.50 50%
1988 30 BAL AL 25 0.0% 32.0% 0.0% 4.0% 17% 3.1 1.13 3.00 68% 29% 0.0% 25%
1989 31 BAL AL 6 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 16.7% 100% 2.0 0.50 1.00 50% 33% 0.0% 50%
1991 33 LAD NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100% 0%
1993 35 TEX AL 170 1.8% 16.5% 2.9% 10.0% 44% 5.60 5.7 53.0 8.0 0.87 1.29 75% 21% 5.0% 13%
1994 36 TEX AL 17 0.0% 17.7% 0.0% 17.7% 75% 5.7 0.40 0.67 82% 29% 0.0% 0%
8 Seasons 485 1.4% 17.1% 4.1% 7.8% 35% 4.15 5.5 64.7 9.1 0.84 1.45 76% 22% 3.9% 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
1983 25 KCR AL 2 0 25% 39 4 3 57% 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 44% 5 2 3 0 0 0 4 2 1
1984 26 KCR AL 5 0 36% 33 4 3 57% 4 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 5 78% 6 2 4 0 0 0 3 0 3
1987 29 PIT NL 0 0 150% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 30 BAL AL 1 0 33% 11 1 0 100% 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2
1989 31 BAL AL 0 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 33 LAD NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1993 35 TEX AL 2 0 50% 47 3 1 75% 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 5 39% 7 5 2 2 1 1 4 2 2
1994 36 TEX AL 0 0 50% 11 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
8 Seasons 10 0 40% 146 13 7 65% 12 6 1 1 0 0 5 2 6 16 56% 20 9 11 2 1 1 14 5 8
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
1983 25 KCR AL 130 40% 42 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 100% 31 3 10% 14 7 50% 79 20 25% 10 8 80% 6 5 83% 0
1984 26 KCR AL 128 58% 17 4 0 0 0 1.51 2 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 25 2 8% 22 5 23% 87 13 15% 9 6 67% 11 5 45% 0
1987 29 PIT NL 8 100% 1 5 0 0 0 0.44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1988 30 BAL AL 25 96% 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.91 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 29% 2 0 0% 12 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1989 31 BAL AL 6 50% 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2.38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 5 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1991 33 LAD NL 1 0% 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1993 35 TEX AL 170 36% 39 7 1 5 2 0 0 1.90 3 0 2 1 2 0 3 1 7 5 71% 30 0 0% 16 9 56% 92 20 22% 8 5 63% 17 11 65% 0
1994 36 TEX AL 17 88% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% 0 0 6 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
8 Seasons 485 49% 110 8 1 17 2 0 0 1.32 7 0 8 3 4 1 6 1 9 7 78% 99 7 7% 54 21 39% 285 53 19% 28 19 68% 36 21 58% 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
1988 30 BAL AL 25 76 3.04 55 72% 18% 24% 27% 31% 82% 0% 59% 71% 44% 0% 0 0 4% 1 1 4% 1 1 13% 0 0 0
1989 31 BAL AL 4 11 2.75 11 100% 18% 45% 27% 9% 82% 82% 44% 50% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 2 0 0
1991 33 LAD NL 1 4 4.00 2 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% 25% 100% 0% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1993 35 TEX AL 170 558 3.28 395 71% 16% 21% 29% 34% 84% 2% 59% 75% 45% 2% 4 0 5% 9 3 3% 5 5 25% 0 0 1
1994 36 TEX AL 17 50 2.94 36 72% 19% 17% 25% 39% 81% 0% 58% 79% 18% 0% 0 0 12% 2 2 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
5 Seasons 217 699 3.22 499 71% 17% 21% 28% 34% 83% 2% 59% 75% 42% 2% 4 0 6% 12 6 3% 6 6 19% 2 0 1
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
1983 25 33 130 122 13 42 2 6 2 18 4 3 4 19 .344 .359 .508 .868 137 62 3 0 2 2 0
1984 26 74 258 238 24 59 5 6 4 30 8 6 14 38 .248 .285 .370 .655 80 88 5 0 2 4 0
1985 27 74 258 238 24 59 5 6 4 30 8 6 14 38 .248 .285 .370 .655 80 88 5 0 2 4 0
1986 28 74 258 238 24 59 5 6 4 30 8 6 14 38 .248 .285 .370 .655 80 88 5 0 2 4 0
1987 29 81 266 245 27 60 6 6 4 30 8 6 15 41 .245 .284 .367 .651 79 90 5 0 2 4 0
1988 30 94 291 270 29 66 7 6 4 30 9 6 15 49 .244 .280 .359 .640 76 97 7 0 2 4 0
1989 31 99 297 276 30 67 8 6 4 30 9 6 15 52 .243 .278 .359 .637 75 99 7 0 2 4 0
1990 32 99 297 276 30 67 8 6 4 30 9 6 15 52 .243 .278 .359 .637 75 99 7 0 2 4 0
1991 33 100 298 277 30 67 8 6 4 30 9 6 15 52 .242 .277 .357 .634 75 99 7 0 2 4 0
1992 34 100 298 277 30 67 8 6 4 30 9 6 15 52 .242 .277 .357 .634 75 99 7 0 2 4 0
1993 35 162 468 436 54 106 18 10 7 50 12 7 20 80 .243 .275 .378 .654 79 165 7 1 7 4 1
1994 36 166 485 453 56 110 21 10 7 50 13 7 20 83 .243 .274 .380 .654 78 172 7 1 7 4 1

Neutralized Batting

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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
1983 25 33 127 121 14 41 2 6 2 19 4 4 19 .339 .354 .504 .858 22 33
1984 26 41 130 117 12 18 3 0 2 13 4 11 19 .154 .223 .231 .454 6 41
1987 29 7 10 8 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .250 .400 .500 .900 1 7
1988 30 13 25 25 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 13
1989 31 5 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 5
1991 33 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1
1993 35 62 167 161 25 41 11 4 3 21 3 5 28 .255 .281 .429 .710 19 62
1994 36 6 24 24 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 3 4
8 Seasons 168 490 463 61 102 18 10 7 53 13 22 84 .220 .255 .348 .603 52 166
162 Game Avg. 162 473 446 59 98 17 10 7 51 13 21 81 .220 .255 .348 .603 50 166

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