John Butcher

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 185lb (193cm, 83kg)

Born: March 8, 1957 in Glendale, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 1976 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Yavapai College (Prescott, AZ), the Atlanta Braves in the 3rd round of the 1976 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Yavapai College (Prescott, AZ), the Houston Astros in the 1st round (5th) of the 1977 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Yavapai College (Prescott, AZ) and the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (18th) of the 1977 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Yavapai College (Prescott, AZ).

School: Yavapai College (Prescott, AZ)

Debut: September 8, 1980 (Age 23-184d, 14,388th in major league history)
vs. OAK 9.0 IP, 6 H, 5 SO, 3 BB, 2 ER, W

Last Game: September 9, 1986 (Age 29-185d)
vs. CAL 2.0 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1981 season

Full Name: John Daniel Butcher

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.5

ERA

4.42

164

113

833.2

363

WHIP

1.391

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1984 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1984 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 7	MIN		BAL	W,13-4	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
2	8 (3)	Apr 13	MIN		SEA	W,4-3	GS	24	5.2	2	0	0	2	0	P
3	12 (3)	Apr 17	MIN		CAL	L,3-6	GS	26	5.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	16 (3)	Apr 22	MIN	@	BAL	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	P
5	20 (3)	Apr 26	MIN		NYY	W,4-2	GS	7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	33 (12)	May 9	MIN	@	CAL	W,5-2	GS	21	5.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
7	37 (3)	May 15	MIN		TOR	L,2-5	GS	23	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	41 (3)	May 20	MIN		BOS	L,4-5	GS	23	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	45 (3)	May 25	MIN		MIL	W,7-4	GS	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	1	P
10	48 (2)	May 30	MIN	@	BOS	L,0-2	GS	33	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	53 (4)	Jun 4	MIN		TEX	W,6-2	GS	29	6.2	0	1	2	3	0	P
12	58 (4)	Jun 9	MIN	@	CHW	L,4-8	GS	28	6.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
13	63 (4)	Jun 15	MIN	@	KCR	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
14	68 (4)	Jun 21	MIN		CLE	L,0-7	GS	15	3.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
15	73 (4)	Jun 27	MIN	@	CLE	L,4-6	GS	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	78 (4)	Jul 2	MIN		BAL	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
17	83 (4)	Jul 7	MIN		NYY	L,4-11	GS	14	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
18	86 (2)	Jul 13	MIN		DET	L,3-5	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	91 (4)	Jul 18	MIN	@	BAL	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
20	96 (4)	Jul 23	MIN		OAK	W,14-4	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	101 (4)	Jul 29	MIN		CAL	W,6-5	GS	33	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	106 (4)	Aug 3	MIN	@	CAL	W,4-2	GS	37	8.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	111 (4)	Aug 8	MIN	@	OAK	L,0-5	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	116 (4)	Aug 13	MIN		MIL	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
25	121 (4)	Aug 18 (1)	MIN	@	BOS	W,6-4	GS	29	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
26	127 (5)	Aug 24	MIN		TOR	L,2-6	GS	30	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	132 (4)	Aug 29	MIN		BOS	L,0-4	GS	23	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	137 (4)	Sep 3	MIN	@	KCR	W,4-1	GS	26	7.2	1	2	0	3	0	P
29	141 (3)	Sep 8	MIN		TEX	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	1	P
30	145 (3)	Sep 12	MIN		KCR	L,2-3	GS	28	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	149 (3)	Sep 17	MIN		CHW	L,3-7	GS	27	5.2	0	1	1	2	0	P
32	153 (3)	Sep 21	MIN		CLE	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	P
33	157 (3)	Sep 25	MIN	@	CHW	L,4-8	GS	11	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	161 (3)	Sep 29	MIN	@	CLE	L,4-6	GS	30	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
							34gm		225.0	25	20	3	48	5