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Butch Metzger

Clarence Edward Metzger

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: May 23, 1952 in Lafayette, IN
High School: John F. Kennedy HS (Sacramento, CA)
Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 2nd round of the 1970 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 8, 1974
Teams (by GP): Padres/Cardinals/Mets/Giants 1974-1978

Final Game: June 28, 1978
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Standard Batting

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
1974 22 SFG NL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1975 23 SDP NL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1976 24 SDP NL 77 12 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 .200 .000 .200 -37 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 RoY-1
1977 25 TOT NL 75 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 2 0 0 1
1977 25 SDP NL 17 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1977 25 STL NL 58 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 2 0 0 1
1978 26 NYM NL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 Yrs 191 21 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 .000 .118 .000 .118 -64 0 1 0 4 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 18 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 .000 .118 .000 .118 -64 0 1 0 3 0 0
SDP (3 yrs) 98 15 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 .000 .154 .000 .154 -52 0 0 0 2 0 0
NYM (1 yr) 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SFG (1 yr) 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
STL (1 yr) 58 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 2 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1974 22 SFG NL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1975 23 SDP NL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1976 24 SDP NL 77 12 -1 -0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .501 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $ 1 RoY-1
1977 25 SDP NL 17 3 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .498 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ 1
1977 25 STL NL 58 6 -0 0 -0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1978 26 NYM NL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
5 Seasons 191 21 -2 -0 0 0 2 0 0.0 1 1 0.1 .500 .500 0.1 0.1 1 $
SDP (3 yrs) 98 15 -2 -0 0 0 2 0 0.0 1 1 0.1 .500 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $
NYM (1 yr) 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
SFG (1 yr) 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
STL (1 yr) 58 6 -0 0 -0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $

Advanced Batting

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
1976 24 SDP NL 12 10 0 0.0 85 .000 .000 .253 .200 .318 .000 .361 .200 .679 -37 .000 -1.3 -0.1 .250 .250 .000
1977 25 TOT NL 9 10 0 0.0 99 .000 .000 .263 .000 .330 .000 .400 .000 .730 -100 .000 -1.9 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
1977 25 SDP NL 3 3 0 0.0 93 .000 .256 .000 .322 .000 .390 .000 .711 -100 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1977 25 STL NL 6 7 0 0.0 102 .000 .000 .268 .000 .336 .000 .408 .000 .744 -100 .000 -1.1 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
5 Yrs 21 20 0 0.0 91 .000 .000 .258 .118 .323 .000 .379 .118 .702 -64 .000 -3.3 -0.3 .125 .133 .000
162 Game Avg. 18 17 0 0.0 91 .000 .000 .258 .118 .323 .000 .379 .118 .702 -64 .000 -3.3 -0.3 .125 .133 .000
SDP (3 yrs) 15 13 0 0.0 87 .000 .000 .254 .154 .319 .000 .369 .154 .688 -52 .000 -2.1 -0.2 .182 .182 .000
STL (1 yr) 6 7 0 0.0 102 .000 .000 .268 .000 .336 .000 .408 .000 .744 -100 .000 -1.1 -0.1 .000 .000 .000

Ratio Batting*

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
1976 24 SDP NL 12 0.0% 16.7% 16.7% 0.0% 1.00 4.0 5.00 50%
1977 25 TOT NL 9 0.0% 66.7% 0.0% 0.0% 1.2 3.00 11%
1977 25 SDP NL 3 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
1977 25 STL NL 6 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.3 3.00 17%
5 Yrs 21 0.0% 38.1% 9.5% 0.0% 4.00 1.9 4.00 33%
MLB Averages 1.9% 13.0% 8.6% 6.2% 27% 1.50 6.9 48.0 8.7 1.09 75%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1974 22 SFG NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1975 23 SDP NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1976 24 SDP NL -1.3 -0.1 13 0.1 0.2 -0.1 .85 -0.1 0.2 -0.9 -0.1 1.18 -0.2 0
1977 25 TOT NL -1.9 -0.2 9 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .47 -0.1 0.0 -1.6 -0.2 0.95 -1.9 0
1977 25 SDP NL -0.8 -0.1 3 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .44 -0.1 0.0 -0.6 -0.1 0.67 -0.8 0
1977 25 STL NL -1.1 -0.1 6 -0.0 0.0 -0.1 .48 -0.1 0.0 -1.0 -0.1 1.10 -1.1 0
1978 26 NYM NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
5 Yrs -3.3 -0.3 22 0.1 0.3 -0.2 .69 -0.3 0.3 -2.5 -0.3 1.09 -2.2 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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
1976 24 SDP NL 1 0 50% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 25 TOT NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 25 SDP 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
1977 25 STL NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Yrs 2 0 50% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Situational Hitting*

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
1976 24 SDP NL 12 17% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 2 0 0% 3 1 33% 13 0 0% 1 0 0% 2 2 100% 0
1977 25 TOT NL 9 56% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 4 1 25% 4 0 0% 6 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1977 25 SDP NL 3 33% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1977 25 STL NL 6 67% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 4 1 25% 4 0 0% 5 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
5 Yrs 21 33% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 80% 6 1 17% 7 1 14% 19 0 0% 1 0 0% 3 2 67% 0
MLB Averages 55% 78% 11% 34% 14% 49% 54%

Cumulative Batting

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
1976 24 91 12 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 .200 .000 .200 -37 0 0 0 2 0 0
1977 25 166 21 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 .000 .118 .000 .118 -64 0 1 0 4 0 0
1978 26 191 21 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 .000 .118 .000 .118 -64 0 1 0 4 0 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

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
1976 24 77 12 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 .200 .000 .200 0 77
1977 25 75 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 75
2 Yrs 152 21 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 .000 .118 .000 .118 0 152
162 Game Avg. 162 22 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 .000 .118 .000 .118 0 152

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Awards (yr lg award)
1976 NL Rookie of the Year

                                         

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