John Butcher

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 185lb (193cm, 83kg)

Born: March 8, 1957 in Glendale, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 1976 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Yavapai College (Prescott, AZ), the Atlanta Braves in the 3rd round of the 1976 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Yavapai College (Prescott, AZ), the Houston Astros in the 1st round (5th) of the 1977 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Yavapai College (Prescott, AZ) and the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (18th) of the 1977 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Yavapai College (Prescott, AZ).

School: Yavapai College (Prescott, AZ)

Debut: September 8, 1980 (Age 23-184d, 14,402nd in major league history)
vs. OAK 9.0 IP, 6 H, 5 SO, 3 BB, 2 ER, W

Last Game: September 9, 1986 (Age 29-185d)
vs. CAL 2.0 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1981 season

Full Name: John Daniel Butcher

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.5

ERA

4.42

164

113

833.2

363

WHIP

1.391

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1977	20	TEX-min	Rk,A	4	2	.667	1.24	8	7		3	0	0	58.0	41	14	8	0	17	1	36	1	0	2				1.000	6.4	0.0	2.6	5.6	2.12	RGS,AVL GULF,WCRS
1978	21	TEX-min	A	10	9	.526	3.33	24	23		7	2	0	154.0	150	81	57	12	77	3	103	2	2	6				1.474	8.8	0.7	4.5	6.0	1.34	AVL WCRS
1979	22	TEX-min	AA	9	12	.429	5.11	26	25		6	1	0	155.0	197	106	88	9	53	2	82	6	0	7				1.613	11.4	0.5	3.1	4.8	1.55	TUL TL
1980	23	TEX-min	AAA	10	7	.588	3.32	22	21		14	3	1	152.0	141	57	56	9	50	5	71	4	1	9				1.257	8.3	0.5	3.0	4.2	1.42	CHL IL
1980	23	TEX	AL	3	3	.500	4.08	6	6	0	1	0	0	35.1	34	19	16	2	13	0	27	0	0	1	152	96	3.06	1.330	8.7	0.5	3.3	6.9	2.08
1981	24	TEX-min	AAA	8	10	.444	5.62	24	24	0	5	1	0	136.0	171	100	85	19	60	2	87	2	2	7				1.699	11.3	1.3	4.0	5.8	1.45	WCH AA
1981	24	TEX	AL	1	2	.333	1.63	5	3	1	1	1	0	27.2	18	6	5	0	8	1	19	0	0	0	106	215	2.09	0.940	5.9	0.0	2.6	6.2	2.38
1982	25	TEX-min	AAA	5	1	.833	2.75	8	8	0	1	1	0	59.0	54	20	18	5	14	0	31	0	1	1				1.153	8.2	0.8	2.1	4.7	2.21	DEN AA
1982	25	TEX	AL	1	5	.167	4.87	18	13	3	2	0	1	94.1	102	53	51	10	34	4	39	2	0	0	406	80	4.41	1.442	9.7	1.0	3.2	3.7	1.15
1983	26	TEX	AL	6	6	.500	3.51	38	6	14	1	1	5	123.0	128	50	48	8	41	4	58	1	0	4	522	114	3.68	1.374	9.4	0.6	3.0	4.2	1.41
1984	27	MIN	AL	13	11	.542	3.44	34	34	0	8	1	0	225.0	242	98	86	18	53	5	83	4	0	3	944	122	3.83	1.311	9.7	0.7	2.1	3.3	1.57
1985	28	MIN	AL	11	14	.440	4.98	34	33	0	8	2	0	207.2	239	125	115	24	43	4	92	6	1	5	893	88	4.01	1.358	10.4	1.0	1.9	4.0	2.14
1986	29	TOT	AL	1	8	.111	6.56	29	18	5	2	1	0	120.2	168	93	88	17	37	1	45	4	0	6	554	65	4.88	1.699	12.5	1.3	2.8	3.4	1.22
1986	29	MIN	AL	0	3	.000	6.30	16	10	1	1	0	0	70.0	82	50	49	11	24	1	29	1	0	4	308	68	5.06	1.514	10.5	1.4	3.1	3.7	1.21
1986	29	CLE	AL	1	5	.167	6.93	13	8	4	1	1	0	50.2	86	43	39	6	13	0	16	3	0	2	246	60	4.63	1.954	15.3	1.1	2.3	2.8	1.23
7 Yrs				36	49	.424	4.42	164	113	23	23	6	6	833.2	931	444	409	79	229	19	363	17	1	19	3577	94	3.98	1.391	10.1	0.9	2.5	3.9	1.59
162 Game Avg.				9	12	.424	4.42	40	28	6	6	1	1	205	229	109	100	19	56	5	89	4	0	5	878	94	3.98	1.391	10.1	0.9	2.5	3.9	1.59

TEX (4 yrs)				11	16	.407	3.85	67	28	18	5	2	6	280.1	282	128	120	20	96	9	143	3	0	5	1186	101	3.69	1.348	9.1	0.6	3.1	4.6	1.49
MIN (3 yrs)				24	28	.462	4.48	84	77	1	17	3	0	502.2	563	273	250	53	120	10	204	11	1	12	2145	96	4.07	1.359	10.1	0.9	2.1	3.7	1.70
CLE (1 yr)				1	5	.167	6.93	13	8	4	1	1	0	50.2	86	43	39	6	13	0	16	3	0	2	246	60	4.63	1.954	15.3	1.1	2.3	2.8	1.23