Butch Metzger

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: May 23, 1952 in Lafayette, IN us

Draft: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 2nd round of the 1970 MLB June Amateur Draft from John F. Kennedy HS (Sacramento, CA).

High School: John F. Kennedy HS (Sacramento, CA)

Debut: September 8, 1974 (Age 22-108d, 13,557th in major league history)
vs. ATL 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: June 28, 1978 (Age 26-036d)
vs. CHC 0.1 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1976 season

Full Name: Clarence Edward Metzger

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.2

ERA

3.74

191

293.1

175

WHIP

1.463

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Team Record in Appearances: 3-22

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 17, Entered with runners on base: 6

1978 Pitching Game Log

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1978 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	167	2	Apr 8	NYM		MON	W,6-5	6-6		99	0.1	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	54.00	11.59	5	1	0	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.20	-0.235	2.00	-0.23%	-2.69	6t --- 0 out d1	6t 1-3 1 out d3
2	168	4	Apr 9(2)	NYM		MON	L,0-5	7-7		0	0.2	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	27.00	6.59	5	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.37	-0.040	.66	-0.04%	-0.97	7t --- 0 out d3	7t 12- 2 out d4
3	169	14	Apr 21	NYM	@	CHC	L,0-5	7-GF(8)		11	1.1	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	15.43	6.01	7	0	4	2	2	0		2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.11	0.001	.23	0.00%	-0.01	7b 1-3 2 out d4	8b end d 5
4	170	16	Apr 23	NYM	@	CHC	L,2-3	11-GF(12)	L(0-1)	1	1.2	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	11.25	4.59	8	3	5	3	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.63	-0.227	5.27	-0.27%	-0.44	11b --- 0 out tie	12b end d 1
5	171	18	Apr 25	NYM		PIT	L,1-2	6-7		1	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7.50	3.59	6	3	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.40	0.059	.68	0.06%	0.86	6t --- 0 out d2	7t 3 out d2
6	172	20	Apr 28	NYM		CIN	L,1-5	6-7		2	2.0	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	5.63	2.96	8	1	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.35	0.034	.43	0.03%	0.86	6t --- 0 out d3	7t 3 out d3
7	173	21	Apr 29	NYM		CIN	L,7-14	7-8		0	2.0	5	4	4	1	2	1	0	8.10	4.09	12	1	3	0	0	5		0	0	0	0	0	11	1	0	1	0	0	0	.20	-0.076	.22	-0.05%	-3.14	7t --- 0 out d3	8t 3 out d7
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
8	174	23	May 1	NYM	@	ATL	L,5-6	7-7	H(1)	1	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.84	4.04	2	0	1	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.34	-0.035	3.69	-0.02%	-0.50	7b 1-3 2 out a2	7b 3 out a1
9	175	26	May 5	NYM	@	PHI	L,4-9	7-GF(8)		3	2.0	3	2	2	1	2	0	0	8.03	3.72	10	2	3	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	1	0	1	0	.11	-0.013	.14	-0.01%	-1.10	7b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 5
10	176	28	May 7	NYM	@	PHI	L,5-8	7-8		1	1.2	4	2	2	1	1	1	0	8.36	4.59	10	1	3	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	1	0	1	0	.39	-0.141	.42	-0.09%	-1.83	7b --- 0 out d1	8b 123 2 out d3
11	177	33	May 12	NYM		HOU	L,4-5	8-9	H(2)	4	1.0	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	9.00	4.72	7	1	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.60	-0.128	2.45	-0.07%	-0.53	8t --- 0 out a2	9t 12- 0 out a2
12	178	34	May 13	NYM		HOU	L,4-7	7-GF		0	2.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	7.64	4.45	10	2	5	0	0	1		3	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.30	0.063	.25	0.03%	2.34	7t 123 1 out d3	9t end d 3
13	179	37	May 18	NYM		ATL	W,8-7	7-8		4	2.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	7.32	4.31	8	1	3	0	2	2		0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.40	0.001	1.32	0.00%	-0.14	7t --- 0 out d1	8t 3 out tie
14	180	39	May 20	NYM		PHI	L,4-9	8-9		1	1.1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	6.86	4.25	7	3	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.24	0.015	3.12	0.01%	0.02	8t --- 0 out tie	9t 12- 1 out tie
15	181	44	May 26	NYM	@	HOU	L,4-5	7-GF(8)		5	2.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.26	4.24	8	2	3	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	1	1	0	0	.29	0.027	.35	0.02%	0.82	7b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
16	182	45	May 27	NYM	@	HOU	W,9-7	7-7	W(1-1)	0	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.00	4.29	5	0	3	0	0	1		0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.26	0.009	.29	0.01%	0.41	7b --- 0 out d3	7b 3 out d3
17	183	49	May 30	NYM		STL	L,2-8	7-8		2	2.0	4	4	4	1	0	1	0	6.92	4.78	11	3	3	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	10	2	0	1	0	0	0	.09	-0.042	.11	-0.03%	-3.14	7t --- 0 out d4	8t 3 out d7
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
18	184	55	Jun 6	NYM		LAD	L,2-8	7-GF		6	3.0	2	2	2	3	1	1	0	6.83	5.24	13	1	6	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	.10	-0.006	.09	0.00%	-0.71	7t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 6
19	185	59	Jun 11	NYM		SFG	L,5-7	7-8		4	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.39	4.94	6	2	2	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	.08	0.007	.05	0.00%	1.19	7t 1-3 0 out d4	8t 3 out d5
20	186	63	Jun 15	NYM	@	LAD	L,0-3	6-GF(8)		3	3.0	4	0	0	1	2	0	0	5.82	4.70	14	3	4	0	1	4		0	0	1	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	.20	0.029	.13	0.01%	1.33	6b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
21	187	66	Jun 18(1)	NYM	@	SFG	L,0-3	8-GF(8)		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.77	4.68	1	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.14	0.004	.07	0.00%	0.29	8b -2- 2 out d3	8b end d 3
22	188	72	Jun 24	NYM		PIT	L,4-7	12-GF(12)		5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.71	4.66	1	0	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.04	0.001	.02	0.00%	0.45	12t 1-3 2 out d5	12t end d 5
23	189	73	Jun 25	NYM		PIT	L,0-4	8-GF		0	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.40	4.49	6	3	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	0.008	.02	0.00%	0.86	8t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
24	190	74	Jun 26	NYM	@	CHC	L,9-10	5-5	HL(1-2)	0	0.1	3	4	4	1	0	0	0	6.32	4.56	5	2	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.66	-0.243	.63	-0.06%	-2.07	5b --- 0 out a3	5b 123 1 out a2
25	191	76	Jun 28	NYM	@	CHC	L,8-9	10-GF(10)	L(1-3)	1	0.1	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	6.51	4.70	5	1	2	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.58	-0.364	1.50	-0.09%	-2.07	10b --- 0 out tie	10b end d 1
							3-22		W-L:1-3,Hld:3	2.0	37.1	48	28	27	22	21	4	1	6.51	4.70	180	0.60		7%	8%	37		12	17%	2	1	0	148	5	0	7	1	4	1	.73	-1.292	.83	-0.81%	-9.93

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