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.

1989 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1989 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 3	SFG	@	SDP	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	CF
2	2	Apr 4	SFG	@	SDP	W,8-3	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
3	3	Apr 5	SFG	@	SDP	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
4	4	Apr 7	SFG	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	67	15.2	9	0	0	9	0	CF
5	5	Apr 9	SFG	@	CIN	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
6	6	Apr 10	SFG		LAD	L,4-7	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
7	7	Apr 11	SFG		LAD	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
8	8	Apr 12	SFG		LAD	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
9	9	Apr 14	SFG		ATL	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
10	10	Apr 15	SFG		ATL	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
11	11	Apr 16 (1)	SFG		ATL	L,2-7	GS	24	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
12	12	Apr 16 (2)	SFG		ATL	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
13	13	Apr 17	SFG		SDP	W,9-0	GS	21	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
14	14	Apr 18	SFG		SDP	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
15	15	Apr 19	SFG		SDP	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
16	16	Apr 21	SFG	@	LAD	L,2-8	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
17	17	Apr 22	SFG	@	LAD	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
18	18	Apr 23	SFG	@	LAD	L,6-7	CG	50	9.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
19	19	Apr 25	SFG	@	STL	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
20	20	Apr 26	SFG	@	STL	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
21	21	Apr 27	SFG	@	STL	L,1-10	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
22	23 (1)	Apr 29	SFG	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	CF
23	24	Apr 30	SFG	@	PIT	L,1-11	CG	44	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	25	May 1	SFG		CHC	L,3-4	CG	46	12.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
25	26	May 2	SFG		CHC	W,4-0	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
26	27	May 3	SFG		PIT	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
27	28	May 4	SFG		PIT	W,6-3	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
28	29	May 5	SFG		STL	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
29	30	May 6	SFG		STL	W,9-0	GS	15	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
30	31	May 7	SFG		STL	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
31	32	May 9	SFG	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
32	33	May 10	SFG	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
33	34	May 12	SFG	@	MON	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
34	35	May 13	SFG	@	MON	L,4-5	CG	35	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
35	36	May 14	SFG	@	MON	L,3-4	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
36	37	May 15	SFG	@	PHI	L,2-3	GF	12	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	CF
37	38	May 16	SFG	@	PHI	W,13-5	GS	16	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
38	39	May 17	SFG	@	PHI	W,6-0	CG	28	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
39	40	May 19	SFG	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	40	9.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
40	41	May 20	SFG	@	NYM	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
41	42	May 21	SFG	@	NYM	W,10-6	GF	19	4.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF
42	43	May 23	SFG		MON	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
43	44	May 24	SFG		MON	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
44	45	May 25	SFG		MON	L,0-2	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
45	46	May 26	SFG		PHI	W,6-1	GS	21	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
46	47	May 27	SFG		PHI	W,6-2	GS	20	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
47	48	May 28	SFG		PHI	W,8-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
48	49	May 29	SFG		NYM	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
49	50	May 30	SFG		NYM	W,10-3	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
50	51	May 31	SFG		NYM	L,1-3	CG	39	10.0	4	1	0	5	1	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
51	52	Jun 2	SFG	@	ATL	W,7-6	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
52	53	Jun 3	SFG	@	ATL	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
53	54	Jun 4	SFG	@	ATL	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
54	55	Jun 5	SFG	@	CIN	W,11-8	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
55	56	Jun 6 (1)	SFG	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	43	8.2	4	0	0	4	0	CF
56	61 (4)	Jun 10	SFG		SDP	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
57	62	Jun 11	SFG		SDP	W,3-1	CG	46	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
58	63	Jun 13	SFG		ATL	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
59	66 (2)	Jun 16	SFG		CIN	L,4-5	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
60	67	Jun 17	SFG		CIN	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
61	68	Jun 18	SFG		CIN	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
62	69	Jun 19	SFG		HOU	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
63	70	Jun 20	SFG		HOU	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
64	71	Jun 21	SFG		HOU	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
65	72	Jun 23	SFG	@	SDP	W,8-7	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
66	73	Jun 24	SFG	@	SDP	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
67	74	Jun 25	SFG	@	SDP	L,7-10	CG	40	8.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
68	75	Jun 26	SFG	@	HOU	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
69	76	Jun 27	SFG	@	HOU	L,5-7	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
70	77	Jun 28	SFG	@	HOU	L,3-7	GS	30	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
71	79 (1)	Jun 30	SFG		CHC	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
72	80	Jul 1	SFG		CHC	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
73	81	Jul 2	SFG		CHC	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
74	82	Jul 4	SFG	@	PIT	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
75	83	Jul 5	SFG	@	PIT	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
76	84	Jul 6	SFG	@	PIT	W,2-1	CG	38	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
77	85	Jul 7	SFG	@	STL	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
78	86	Jul 8	SFG	@	STL	W,8-5	CG	42	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
79	87	Jul 9	SFG	@	STL	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
80	88	Jul 13	SFG		PIT	W,3-2	CG	52	13.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
81	89	Jul 14	SFG		PIT	L,4-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
82	90	Jul 15	SFG		PIT	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
83	91	Jul 16	SFG		PIT	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
84	92	Jul 17	SFG		STL	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
85	93	Jul 18	SFG		STL	W,7-3	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
86	94	Jul 19	SFG		STL	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
87	95	Jul 20	SFG	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	45	10.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
88	96	Jul 21	SFG	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
89	97	Jul 22	SFG	@	CHC	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
90	98	Jul 23	SFG	@	CHC	L,5-9	GS	33	6.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
91	99	Jul 24	SFG	@	ATL	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
92	100	Jul 25	SFG	@	ATL	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
93	101	Jul 26	SFG	@	ATL	L,4-5	GF	7	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR CF
94	103 (1)	Jul 28	SFG	@	HOU	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
95	104	Jul 29	SFG	@	HOU	L,1-8	GS	32	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
96	105	Jul 30	SFG	@	HOU	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
97	106	Aug 1	SFG	@	LAD	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
98	107	Aug 2	SFG	@	LAD	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
99	108	Aug 3	SFG	@	LAD	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
100	109	Aug 4	SFG		HOU	W,4-2	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
101	110	Aug 5	SFG		HOU	W,7-0	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
102	111	Aug 6	SFG		HOU	L,2-3	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
103	112	Aug 7	SFG		CIN	L,2-10	CG	43	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
104	113	Aug 8	SFG		CIN	L,4-10	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
105	114	Aug 9	SFG		CIN	W,10-1	GS	20	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
106	115	Aug 10	SFG		CIN	W,4-3	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
107	116	Aug 11	SFG		LAD	W,10-2	GS	17	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
108	117	Aug 12	SFG		LAD	L,1-5	CG	42	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
109	118	Aug 13	SFG		LAD	L,2-3	CG	50	12.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
110	119	Aug 15	SFG	@	MON	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
111	120	Aug 16	SFG	@	MON	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
112	121	Aug 17	SFG	@	MON	W,10-5	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
113	122	Aug 18	SFG	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
114	123	Aug 19	SFG	@	PHI	L,0-1	CG	32	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
115	124	Aug 20	SFG	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
116	125	Aug 21	SFG	@	NYM	L,1-4	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
117	126	Aug 22	SFG	@	NYM	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
118	127	Aug 23	SFG	@	NYM	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
119	128	Aug 25	SFG		MON	L,2-12	GS	42	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
120	129	Aug 26	SFG		MON	W,8-3	GS	21	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
121	130	Aug 27	SFG		MON	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
122	131	Aug 28	SFG		PHI	L,1-9	GS	33	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
123	132	Aug 29	SFG		PHI	L,1-6	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
124	133	Aug 30	SFG		PHI	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
125	134	Sep 1	SFG		NYM	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
126	135	Sep 2	SFG		NYM	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
127	136	Sep 3	SFG		NYM	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	CF
128	137	Sep 4	SFG	@	CIN	W,9-8	GS	26	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
129	138	Sep 5	SFG	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
130	139	Sep 6	SFG	@	ATL	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
131	140	Sep 7	SFG	@	ATL	W,7-5	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
132	141	Sep 8	SFG	@	HOU	L,2-5	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
133	142	Sep 9	SFG	@	HOU	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
134	143	Sep 10	SFG	@	HOU	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
135	144	Sep 11	SFG		ATL	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
136	145	Sep 12	SFG		ATL	L,5-6	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
137	146	Sep 13	SFG		CIN	W,8-7	CG	55	13.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
138	147	Sep 14	SFG		CIN	W,4-3	CG	49	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
139	148	Sep 15	SFG		SDP	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
140	149	Sep 17 (1)	SFG		SDP	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
141	150	Sep 17 (2)	SFG		SDP	L,1-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
142	151	Sep 19	SFG		LAD	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
143	152	Sep 20	SFG		LAD	W,8-7	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
144	153	Sep 21	SFG		LAD	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
145	154	Sep 22	SFG		HOU	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
146	155	Sep 23	SFG		HOU	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
147	156	Sep 24	SFG		HOU	W,10-2	GS	27	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
148	157	Sep 25	SFG	@	LAD	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
149	158	Sep 26	SFG	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
150	159	Sep 27	SFG	@	LAD	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
151	160	Sep 29	SFG	@	SDP	W,7-2	GS	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
152	161	Sep 30	SFG	@	SDP	L,5-11	GS	18	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
							152gm		1293.1	407	12	6	425	3