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Butch Metzger
Clarence Edward Metzger
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: May 23, 1952 in Lafayette, IN
High School: Kennedy (Sacramento, CA)
Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 2nd round of the 1970 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 8, 1974
Final Game: June 28, 1978
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1974 22 SFG NL 1 0 1.000 3.55 10 0 4 0 0 0 12.2 11 5 5 0 12 7 5 0 0 0 60 107 1.816 7.8 0.0 8.5 3.6 0.42
1975 23 SDP NL 1 0 1.000 7.71 4 0 3 0 0 0 4.2 6 4 4 1 4 1 6 0 0 0 24 45 2.143 11.6 1.9 7.7 11.6 1.50
1976 24 SDP NL 11 4 .733 2.92 77 0 62 0 0 16 123.1 119 44 40 5 52 14 89 3 1 0 528 113 1.386 8.7 0.4 3.8 6.5 1.71 RoY-1
1977 25 TOT NL 4 2 .667 3.59 75 1 32 0 0 7 115.1 105 52 46 13 50 6 54 2 0 2 494 106 1.344 8.2 1.0 3.9 4.2 1.08
1977 25 SDP NL 0 0 5.56 17 1 4 0 0 0 22.2 27 16 14 5 12 4 6 1 0 0 105 64 1.721 10.7 2.0 4.8 2.4 0.50
1977 25 STL NL 4 2 .667 3.11 58 0 28 0 0 7 92.2 78 36 32 8 38 2 48 1 0 2 389 125 1.252 7.6 0.8 3.7 4.7 1.26
1978 26 NYM NL 1 3 .250 6.51 25 0 11 0 0 0 37.1 48 28 27 4 22 7 21 1 1 0 180 53 1.875 11.6 1.0 5.3 5.1 0.95
5 Seasons 18 9 .667 3.74 191 1 112 0 0 23 293.1 289 133 122 23 140 35 175 6 2 2 1286 95 1.463 8.9 0.7 4.3 5.4 1.25
162 Game Avg. 6 3 .667 3.74 68 0 40 0 0 8 104 102 47 43 8 50 12 62 2 1 1 455 95 1.463 8.9 0.7 4.3 5.4 1.25
SDP (3 yrs) 12 4 .750 3.46 98 1 69 0 0 16 150.2 152 64 58 11 68 19 101 4 1 0 657 96 1.460 9.1 0.7 4.1 6.0 1.49
NYM (1 yr) 1 3 .250 6.51 25 0 11 0 0 0 37.1 48 28 27 4 22 7 21 1 1 0 180 53 1.875 11.6 1.0 5.3 5.1 0.95
SFG (1 yr) 1 0 1.000 3.55 10 0 4 0 0 0 12.2 11 5 5 0 12 7 5 0 0 0 60 107 1.816 7.8 0.0 8.5 3.6 0.42
STL (1 yr) 4 2 .667 3.11 58 0 28 0 0 7 92.2 78 36 32 8 38 2 48 1 0 2 389 125 1.252 7.6 0.8 3.7 4.7 1.26

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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 Seasons 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

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1974 SFG NL 22 P 10 0 12.2 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.42 0.20 .950 1.92 0.71
1975 SDP NL 23 P 4 0 4.2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.93 0.25 .900 1.93 0.72
1976 SDP NL 24 P 77 0 123.1 23 5 17 1 0 .957 1.61 0.29 .948 1.88 0.72 RoY-1
1977 TOT NL 25 P 75 1 115.4 17 5 12 0 1 1.000 1.33 0.23 .947 1.86 0.67
1977 SDP NL 25 P 17 1 22.2 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 1.19 0.18 .933 1.87 0.67
1977 STL NL 25 P 58 0 92.2 14 5 9 0 1 1.000 1.36 0.24 .950 1.86 0.67
1978 NYM NL 26 P 25 0 37.1 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 1.21 0.20 .940 1.90 0.72
5 Seasons P 191 1 293.1 48 12 35 1 1 .979 1.44 0.25 .946 1.88 0.70
5 Seasons TOT 191 1 293.1 48 12 35 1 1 .979 1.44 0.25 .925 1.88 0.70

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

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

Games Played s c a p y
1976 NL  77 (2nd)
1977 NL  75 (4th)

Saves s c a p y
1976 NL  16 (5th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1976 NL  62 (1st)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 5 (1819), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 4 (1351), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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Transactions

June 4, 1970: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 2nd round of the 1970 amateur draft.

December 6, 1974: Traded by the San Francisco Giants with Tito Fuentes to the San Diego Padres for Derrel Thomas.

May 17, 1977: Traded by the San Diego Padres to the St. Louis Cardinals for John D'Acquisto and Pat Scanlon.

April 5, 1978: Selected off waivers by the New York Mets from the St. Louis Cardinals.

July 4, 1978: Purchased by the Philadelphia Phillies from the New York Mets.

March 19, 1979: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.

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