Brett Butler

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 160lb (178cm, 72kg)

Born: June 15, 1957 in Los Angeles, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 23rd round of the 1979 MLB June Amateur Draft from Southeastern Oklahoma State University (Durant, OK).

High School: Libertyville HS (Libertyville, IL)

Schools: Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ), Southeastern Oklahoma State University (Durant, OK)

Debut: August 20, 1981 (Age 24-066d, 14,483rd in major league history)
vs. NYM 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 1997 (Age 40-105d)
vs. COL 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1982 season

Agents: Dick Moss

Full Name: Brett Morgan Butler

Nicknames: Bugsy

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

49.7

8180

2375

.290

1359

RBI

578

558

OBP

.377

SLG

.376

OPS

.753

OPS+

110

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

1983 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1983 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 4	ATL	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	31	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
2	2	Apr 6	ATL	@	CIN	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
3	3	Apr 8	ATL		SDP	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
4	4	Apr 9	ATL		SDP	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
5	5	Apr 10	ATL		SDP	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
6	6	Apr 11	ATL		SDP	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
7	7	Apr 12	ATL		CIN	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
8	8	Apr 13	ATL		CIN	W,6-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
9	10 (1)	Apr 17	ATL	@	PHI	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
10	11	Apr 18	ATL	@	SDP	L,3-10	GS	24	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
11	12	Apr 19	ATL	@	SDP	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
12	13	Apr 22	ATL		NYM	W,5-4	GS	33	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
13	14	Apr 24 (1)	ATL		NYM	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
14	16 (1)	Apr 26	ATL		PHI	W,10-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
15	17	Apr 27	ATL		PHI	L,2-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
16	18	Apr 29	ATL	@	NYM	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
17	19	Apr 30	ATL	@	NYM	W,6-1	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	20	May 1	ATL	@	NYM	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
19	21	May 3	ATL	@	MON	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
20	22	May 4	ATL	@	MON	L,1-4	GS	19	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
21	24 (1)	May 6	ATL		HOU	L,0-6	CG	42	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
22	25	May 7	ATL		HOU	W,10-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
23	26	May 8	ATL		HOU	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
24	28 (1)	May 10	ATL		MON	W,4-2	GF	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
25	32 (3)	May 14	ATL	@	HOU	W,4-3	CG	42	10.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF
26	33	May 15	ATL	@	HOU	W,9-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
27	35 (1)	May 18	ATL	@	CHC	L,3-5	GF	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
28	36	May 20	ATL	@	STL	W,2-1	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
29	37	May 21	ATL	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	CF
30	38	May 22	ATL	@	STL	W,7-5	CG	44	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
31	39	May 23	ATL		PIT	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	LF
32	41 (1)	May 25	ATL		PIT	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
33	42	May 26	ATL		CHC	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
34	43	May 27	ATL		CHC	L,6-8	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
35	44	May 28	ATL		CHC	W,6-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
36	45	May 29	ATL		CHC	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
37	46	May 30	ATL	@	PIT	L,6-8	GS	31	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
38	47	May 31	ATL	@	PIT	W,10-2	GS	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	49 (1)	Jun 2	ATL		STL	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
40	51 (1)	Jun 4	ATL		STL	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
41	53 (1)	Jun 7	ATL		LAD	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
42	55 (1)	Jun 9	ATL		LAD	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
43	56	Jun 10 (1)	ATL		SFG	L,4-6	CG	42	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
44	57	Jun 10 (2)	ATL		SFG	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
45	59 (1)	Jun 12	ATL		SFG	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
46	60	Jun 14	ATL	@	LAD	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
47	61	Jun 15	ATL	@	LAD	W,3-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
48	62	Jun 16	ATL	@	LAD	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
49	64 (1)	Jun 18	ATL	@	SFG	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	LF
50	65	Jun 19	ATL	@	SFG	L,6-9	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
51	66	Jun 20	ATL	@	HOU	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
52	67	Jun 21	ATL	@	HOU	L,0-5	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
53	68	Jun 22	ATL	@	HOU	L,3-4	CG	40	8.1	2	0	1	3	0	LF
54	70 (1)	Jun 24 (2)	ATL	@	CIN	W,10-5	GS	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF CF
55	71	Jun 25	ATL	@	CIN	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
56	72	Jun 26	ATL	@	CIN	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
57	73	Jun 27	ATL	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
58	74	Jun 28	ATL		HOU	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
59	75	Jun 29	ATL		HOU	W,11-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
60	76	Jun 30	ATL		HOU	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
61	77	Jul 1	ATL		CIN	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
62	78	Jul 2	ATL		CIN	W,4-2	GS	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF LF
63	79	Jul 3	ATL		CIN	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF
64	80	Jul 4	ATL		CIN	W,9-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
65	81	Jul 8	ATL	@	MON	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
66	82	Jul 9	ATL	@	MON	W,8-5	CG	43	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
67	83	Jul 10	ATL	@	MON	L,6-7	GS	41	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF RF
68	84	Jul 11	ATL	@	MON	W,6-4	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
69	85	Jul 12 (1)	ATL	@	PHI	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
70	86	Jul 12 (2)	ATL	@	PHI	L,6-7	CG	43	8.2	2	1	0	3	0	LF
71	87	Jul 13	ATL	@	PHI	W,5-2	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR LF
72	88	Jul 14	ATL	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
73	89	Jul 15	ATL		MON	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
74	90	Jul 16	ATL		MON	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
75	91	Jul 17	ATL		MON	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
76	92	Jul 18	ATL		NYM	W,7-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
77	93	Jul 19	ATL		NYM	W,11-7	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
78	94	Jul 20	ATL		NYM	L,2-3	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
79	95	Jul 21	ATL		PHI	L,6-10	CG	47	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
80	96	Jul 22	ATL		PHI	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
81	98 (1)	Jul 24	ATL		PHI	W,12-4	GS	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF CF
82	99	Jul 25	ATL	@	NYM	L,4-5	CG	40	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	LF
83	100	Jul 26	ATL	@	NYM	L,1-2	CG	37	9.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
84	101	Jul 27	ATL	@	NYM	W,6-3	GS	29	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF LF
85	102	Jul 29 (1)	ATL	@	SDP	W,2-1	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
86	103	Jul 29 (2)	ATL	@	SDP	L,5-6	CG	48	11.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
87	104	Jul 30	ATL	@	SDP	W,5-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
88	105	Jul 31	ATL	@	SDP	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
89	106	Aug 1	ATL	@	SFG	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
90	107	Aug 2	ATL	@	SFG	L,3-7	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
91	108	Aug 3	ATL	@	SFG	W,6-4	GF	11	2.2	3	0	0	3	0	LF
92	109	Aug 4	ATL	@	SFG	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
93	111 (1)	Aug 6	ATL	@	LAD	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
94	112	Aug 7	ATL	@	LAD	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
95	113	Aug 9	ATL		SFG	W,7-2	GS	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF LF
96	114	Aug 10	ATL		SFG	L,4-7	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
97	115	Aug 11	ATL		SFG	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
98	116	Aug 12	ATL		LAD	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
99	117	Aug 13	ATL		LAD	W,8-7	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
100	118	Aug 14	ATL		LAD	L,4-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
101	119	Aug 15	ATL		SDP	L,0-4	GF	15	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
102	120	Aug 16	ATL		SDP	L,2-3	CG	41	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
103	121	Aug 18	ATL	@	CHC	L,0-3	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
104	122	Aug 19	ATL	@	CHC	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
105	123	Aug 20	ATL	@	CHC	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
106	124	Aug 21	ATL	@	CHC	W,11-9	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
107	125	Aug 23	ATL	@	STL	L,0-7	CG	35	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
108	126	Aug 24	ATL	@	STL	W,11-3	GS	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF CF
109	127	Aug 25	ATL	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
110	128	Aug 26	ATL	@	PIT	L,1-9	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
111	129	Aug 27	ATL	@	PIT	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
112	130	Aug 28	ATL	@	PIT	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
113	131	Aug 29	ATL		CHC	L,5-7	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
114	132	Aug 30	ATL		CHC	L,6-9	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
115	133	Aug 31	ATL		STL	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
116	134	Sep 1	ATL		STL	L,3-8	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
117	135	Sep 2	ATL		PIT	L,1-4	GS	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF RF
118	136	Sep 3	ATL		PIT	L,2-6	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
119	138 (1)	Sep 5	ATL		HOU	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
120	139	Sep 7	ATL	@	SFG	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
121	140	Sep 8	ATL	@	SFG	W,12-9	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
122	141	Sep 9	ATL	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
123	142	Sep 10	ATL	@	LAD	W,6-3	CG	41	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
124	143	Sep 11	ATL	@	LAD	L,6-7	CG	43	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	LF
125	144	Sep 13	ATL	@	CIN	L,0-6	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
126	145	Sep 14	ATL	@	CIN	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF
127	146	Sep 16	ATL		SDP	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
128	147	Sep 17	ATL		SDP	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
129	148	Sep 18	ATL		SDP	L,2-4	CG	52	13.0	4	1	0	5	0	LF
130	149	Sep 21 (1)	ATL		CIN	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	LF
131	150	Sep 21 (2)	ATL		CIN	L,3-4	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
132	151	Sep 22	ATL		CIN	L,4-6	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
133	152	Sep 23	ATL		LAD	L,2-11	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
134	153	Sep 24	ATL		LAD	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
135	154	Sep 25	ATL		LAD	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
136	155	Sep 26	ATL		SFG	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
137	156	Sep 27	ATL		SFG	L,2-6	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
138	157	Sep 28 (1)	ATL	@	HOU	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
139	158	Sep 28 (2)	ATL	@	HOU	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
140	159	Sep 29	ATL	@	HOU	W,5-4	GS	29	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
141	160	Sep 30	ATL	@	SDP	L,2-3	CG	28	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
142	161	Oct 1	ATL	@	SDP	L,3-4	GF	14	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	CF
143	162	Oct 2	ATL	@	SDP	W,4-3	GS	21	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
							152gm		1166.0	288	13	4	305	4