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.

1997 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1997 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 1	LAD		PHI	L,0-3	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
2	2	Apr 2	LAD		PHI	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
3	3	Apr 3	LAD		PHI	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
4	4	Apr 4	LAD		PIT	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
5	5	Apr 5	LAD		PIT	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
6	6	Apr 6	LAD		PIT	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
7	7	Apr 7	LAD		NYM	W,3-2	GF	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
8	8	Apr 8	LAD		NYM	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	CF
9	9	Apr 9	LAD		NYM	W,3-2	CG	47	14.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
10	10	Apr 11	LAD	@	PIT	W,7-1	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
11	11	Apr 13	LAD	@	PIT	W,14-5	GS	25	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
12	12	Apr 15	LAD	@	NYM	L,0-5	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
13	13	Apr 16	LAD	@	NYM	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
14	14	Apr 18	LAD		HOU	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
15	15	Apr 19	LAD		HOU	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
16	16	Apr 20	LAD		HOU	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
17	17	Apr 22	LAD		STL	L,4-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
18	18	Apr 23	LAD		STL	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
19	19	Apr 25	LAD	@	FLA	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
20	20	Apr 26	LAD	@	FLA	L,3-8	CG	42	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
21	22 (1)	Apr 28	LAD	@	ATL	L,0-14	GS	36	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
22	23	Apr 29	LAD	@	ATL	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
23	24	Apr 30	LAD	@	PHI	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	55 (30)	Jun 3	LAD	@	HOU	L,3-4	CG	39	9.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
25	56	Jun 4	LAD		SFG	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
26	57	Jun 5	LAD		SFG	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
27	58	Jun 6	LAD		STL	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
28	60 (1)	Jun 8	LAD		STL	L,3-9	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
29	61	Jun 9	LAD		HOU	W,8-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
30	62	Jun 10	LAD		HOU	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
31	63	Jun 11	LAD		HOU	W,10-5	GS	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
32	64	Jun 12	LAD	@	OAK	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
33	65	Jun 13	LAD	@	OAK	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
34	67 (1)	Jun 15	LAD	@	SEA	L,2-8	GS	41	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
35	69 (1)	Jun 18	LAD		ANA	W,7-5	GS	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF LF
36	70	Jun 19	LAD	@	SFG	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
37	71	Jun 20	LAD	@	SFG	W,11-7	GS	47	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF LF
38	73 (1)	Jun 22	LAD	@	SFG	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
39	74	Jun 23	LAD		COL	W,5-3	GS	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF LF
40	75	Jun 24	LAD		COL	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
41	76	Jun 25	LAD		COL	W,2-0	GS	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF LF
42	77	Jun 26	LAD		SDP	L,7-9	GS	30	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
43	80 (2)	Jun 29	LAD		SDP	W,10-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
44	81	Jun 30	LAD		TEX	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	82	Jul 1	LAD		TEX	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
46	83	Jul 2	LAD	@	ANA	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
47	86 (2)	Jul 5	LAD	@	SDP	W,7-3	GS	23	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
48	87	Jul 6	LAD	@	SDP	W,5-2	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
49	88	Jul 10	LAD		SFG	W,11-0	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
50	89	Jul 11	LAD		SFG	W,6-2	GS	27	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
51	90	Jul 12	LAD		SFG	L,5-8	GS	28	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
52	91	Jul 13	LAD		SFG	W,9-3	GS	23	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
53	92	Jul 14	LAD	@	COL	W,14-12	GS	46	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
54	94 (1)	Jul 16	LAD	@	FLA	L,1-5	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
55	95	Jul 17	LAD	@	FLA	L,7-8	GS	44	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF CF
56	96	Jul 18	LAD	@	ATL	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
57	97	Jul 19	LAD	@	ATL	W,4-1	GS	29	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
58	98	Jul 20	LAD	@	ATL	W,8-3	GS	30	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
59	100 (1)	Jul 22	LAD		NYM	W,8-3	GS	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
60	101	Jul 23	LAD		NYM	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
61	102	Jul 24	LAD		NYM	L,1-3	GS	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
62	103	Jul 25	LAD		PHI	W,8-1	GS	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
63	104	Jul 26	LAD		PHI	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
64	106 (1)	Jul 28	LAD		PIT	W,4-2	GS	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
65	107	Jul 29	LAD		PIT	W,3-1	GS	24	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
66	108	Jul 31	LAD	@	CHC	W,4-1	GS	29	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
67	109	Aug 1	LAD	@	CHC	W,13-9	GS	13	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
68	110	Aug 2	LAD	@	CHC	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
69	111	Aug 3	LAD	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	49	11.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
70	112	Aug 5	LAD	@	MON	W,5-4	CG	41	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
71	113	Aug 6	LAD	@	MON	L,3-7	GF	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
72	114	Aug 7	LAD	@	MON	W,9-4	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
73	115	Aug 8	LAD	@	CIN	W,10-5	GS	32	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
74	116	Aug 9	LAD	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
75	118 (1)	Aug 11	LAD		CHC	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
76	119	Aug 12	LAD		CHC	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	LF
77	122 (2)	Aug 15	LAD		CIN	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
78	125 (2)	Aug 19	LAD	@	NYM	W,4-2	GS	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
79	126	Aug 21 (1)	LAD	@	NYM	L,1-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
80	127	Aug 21 (2)	LAD	@	NYM	W,4-3	GS	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
81	128	Aug 22	LAD	@	PHI	W,5-3	GS	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
82	129	Aug 23	LAD	@	PHI	W,4-3	GS	34	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
83	131 (1)	Aug 25 (1)	LAD	@	PIT	W,8-2	GS	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
84	132	Aug 25 (2)	LAD	@	PIT	L,3-4	GF	18	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
85	133	Aug 26	LAD	@	PIT	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
86	137 (3)	Aug 30	LAD		SEA	W,11-2	GS	23	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
87	142 (4)	Sep 6	LAD		FLA	W,9-5	GS	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
88	144 (1)	Sep 8	LAD		FLA	L,4-8	GS	28	5.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
89	145	Sep 9	LAD		ATL	L,3-4	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
90	151 (5)	Sep 16	LAD	@	STL	W,7-6	GS	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
91	162 (10)	Sep 28	LAD	@	COL	L,9-13	GS	29	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
							96gm		730.2	164	4	0	168	2