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, 11,165th in MLB 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

View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject

Rookie of the Year

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.2

W

L

ERA

3.74

G

191

GS

SV

IP

293.1

SO

175

WHIP

1.463

Statheads want to know.

Get scores, news and notes in your inbox every day. View a sample email. It's also available for football, basketball and hockey.

Subscribe to our Stathead Newsletter

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
1970	18	SFG-min	Rk	2	9	.182	4.17	14	13		1	0	0	82.0	80	49	38	5	38	2	92	2	1	7				1.439	8.8	0.5	4.2	10.1	2.42	GRF PION
1971	19	SFG-min	A	3	7	.300	6.49	13	13		2	0	0	68.0	83	64	49	16	48	3	65	4	0	3				1.926	11.0	2.1	6.4	8.6	1.35	DEC MIDW
1972	20	SFG-min	A,AA	6	7	.462	3.15	23	18		10	3	1	140.0	123	63	49	12	43	1	152	3	0	8				1.186	7.9	0.8	2.8	9.8	3.53	DEC,AMA MIDW,TL
1973	21	SFG-min	AA,AAA	12	8	.600	3.41	30	29		11	2	0	203.0	192	90	77	11	71	3	147	4	0	1				1.296	8.5	0.5	3.1	6.5	2.07	AMA,PHX TL,PCL
1974	22	SFG-min	AAA	12	10	.545	4.72	33	28		9	1	0	204.0	209	120	107	20	90	7	148	9	1	6				1.466	9.2	0.9	4.0	6.5	1.64	PHX PCL
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	111	4.63	1.816	7.8	0.0	8.5	3.6	0.42
1975	23	SDP-min	AAA	15	7	.682	3.62	36	20		9	2	5	169.0	163	86	68	16	78	3	114	5	1	3				1.426	8.7	0.9	4.2	6.1	1.46	HAW PCL
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	49	5.37	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	112	3.05	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	107	4.62	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	65	6.80	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	4.09	1.252	7.6	0.8	3.7	4.7	1.26
1978	26	PHI-min	AAA	3	7	.300	4.50	11	10		1	0	0	68.0	74	41	34	1	18	0	30	7	0	0				1.353	9.8	0.1	2.4	4.0	1.67	OKC AA
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	54	4.70	1.875	11.6	1.0	5.3	5.1	0.95
1980	28	ATL-min	AAA	3	6	.333	3.26	38	2		0	0	14	69.0	64	30	25	6	21	2	42	3	0	0				1.232	8.3	0.8	2.7	5.5	2.00	RMD IL
5 Yrs				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	3.98	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	3.98	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	3.69	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	54	4.70	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	111	4.63	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	4.09	1.252	7.6	0.8	3.7	4.7	1.26

Player Value--Pitching

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Player News

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Standard Fielding

Appearances

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Statistics

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores

Transactions

Other Resources & Links

More Metzger Pages

Butch Metzger Overview

Minor Lg Stats

Pitching Splits

Batting Splits

Pitching Game Logs

Batting Game Logs

Fielding Game Logs

Pitching Finders & Advanced Stats

Batting Finders & Advanced Stats

Fielding Finders & Advanced Stats

Advanced Stats

More Butch Metzger Pages at Baseball Reference