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, 14,388th 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

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.5

ERA

4.42

164

113

833.2

363

WHIP

1.391

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1986 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1986 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 10	MIN	@	OAK	L,0-3	GS	30	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
2	7 (3)	Apr 14	MIN		OAK	L,6-7	GS	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	12 (4)	Apr 19	MIN	@	CAL	L,4-5	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
4	16 (3)	Apr 23	MIN	@	SEA	L,3-4	GS	40	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
5	20 (3)	Apr 29	MIN	@	NYY	L,11-14	GS	25	5.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	24 (3)	May 3	MIN	@	DET	L,4-7	GS	20	4.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	29 (4)	May 10	MIN		DET	W,12-2		14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	33 (3)	May 14	MIN	@	BAL	L,3-8	GS	23	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
9	38 (4)	May 19	MIN	@	BOS	L,7-8	GS	23	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	45 (6)	May 27	MIN		TOR	W,7-6	GS	24	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	51 (5)	Jun 3	MIN	@	TOR	L,5-6	GS	13	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	53 (1)	Jun 5	MIN	@	KCR	L,2-8	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	58 (4)	Jun 10	MIN		TEX	L,10-14		15	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	59	Jun 11	MIN		TEX	L,2-6		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	60	Jun 13	MIN	@	CLE	L,2-11		11	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	65 (4)	Jun 19	MIN		CHW	L,8-9		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
				Player went from Minnesota Twins to Cleveland Indians
17	69	Jun 25	CLE	@	SEA	L,1-6	GS	25	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	71 (1)	Jun 28	CLE	@	CAL	L,3-9		3	0.2	0	1	1	2	1	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	74 (2)	Jul 1	CLE	@	OAK	W,9-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
20	79 (4)	Jul 7	CLE	@	CHW	L,3-4	GS	31	7.0	1	0	1	2	0	P
21	84 (4)	Jul 12	CLE		TEX	L,6-11	GS	16	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	89 (4)	Jul 20	CLE	@	KCR	L,2-3	GS	26	6.1	0	1	1	2	0	P
23	94 (4)	Jul 25	CLE	@	TEX	L,5-7	GS	15	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	99 (4)	Jul 30	CLE		DET	L,3-11	GS	28	5.1	2	0	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	106 (6)	Aug 5 (2)	CLE	@	DET	L,9-11	GS	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	107	Aug 7 (1)	CLE	@	DET	L,1-15	GF	25	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	115 (7)	Aug 14	CLE		BAL	L,2-12	GF	23	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	139 (23)	Sep 7	CLE	@	MIL	L,2-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	140	Sep 9	CLE		CAL	L,1-8	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							29gm		120.2	9	15	3	27	2