Mike Butcher

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 200lb (185cm, 90kg)

Born: May 10, 1965 in Davenport, IA us

Draft: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 4th round of the 1986 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Northeast Oklahoma A&M College (Miami, OK) and the Kansas City Royals in the 2nd round of the 1986 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Northeast Oklahoma A&M College (Miami, OK).

High School: United Township HS (East Moline, IL)

School: Northeast Oklahoma A&M College (Miami, OK)

Debut: July 6, 1992 (Age 27-057d, 13,769th in MLB history)
vs. TOR 0.1 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 5, 1995 (Age 30-118d)
vs. BAL 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1993 season

Full Name: Michael Dana Butcher

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.8

W

L

ERA

4.47

G

115

GS

SV

IP

137.0

SO

WHIP

1.547

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
1986	21	KCR-min	A-	5	4	.556	3.86	14	14	0	1	0	0	72.1	51	39	31	2	49	0	68	7	1	5				1.382	6.3	0.2	6.1	8.5	1.39	EUG NORW
1987	22	KCR-min	A	12	6	.667	3.24	25	24	0	4	1	0	152.2	134	70	55	7	64	5	106	6	2	9				1.297	7.9	0.4	3.8	6.2	1.66	APP,FTM MIDW,FLOR
1988	23	CAL-KCR-min	A	4	6	.400	4.90	20	13	0	0	0	0	75.1	89	52	41	5	29	1	57	6	0	7				1.566	10.6	0.6	3.5	6.8	1.97	PSP,BBC,QDS,APP CALL,FLOR,MIDW
1989	24	CAL-min	AA	2	6	.250	6.55	15	15	0	0	0	0	68.2	92	54	50	6	41	1	49	3	2	7				1.937	12.1	0.8	5.4	6.4	1.20	MDL TL
1990	25	CAL-min	AA	3	7	.300	6.21	35	8	6	0	0	0	87.0	109	68	60	7	55	2	84	3	1	3				1.885	11.3	0.7	5.7	8.7	1.53	MDL TL
1991	26	CAL-min	AA	9	6	.600	5.22	41	6	13	0	0	3	88.0	93	54	51	6	46	0	70	8	0	4	394			1.580	9.5	0.6	4.7	7.2	1.52	MDL TL
1992	27	CAL-min	AAA	5	2	.714	3.07	26	0	16	0	0	4	29.1	24	12	10	2	18	2	32	2	0	1	130			1.432	7.4	0.6	5.5	9.8	1.78	EDM PCL
1992	27	CAL	AL	2	2	.500	3.25	19	0	6	0	0	0	27.2	29	11	10	3	13	1	24	2	0	0	125	123	4.08	1.518	9.4	1.0	4.2	7.8	1.85
1993	28	CAL-min	AAA	2	3	.400	4.44	14	1	5	0	0	3	24.1	21	16	12	3	12	0	12	1	2	3	108			1.356	7.8	1.1	4.4	4.4	1.00	VAN PCL
1993	28	CAL	AL	1	0	1.000	2.86	23	0	11	0	0	8	28.1	21	12	9	2	15	1	24	2	0	0	124	158	4.01	1.271	6.7	0.6	4.8	7.6	1.60
1994	29	CAL-min	AAA	5	1	.833	3.77	19	0	13	0	0	5	28.2	29	14	12	2	11	0	30	2	1	3	125			1.395	9.1	0.6	3.5	9.4	2.73	VAN PCL
1994	29	CAL	AL	2	1	.667	6.67	33	0	12	0	0	1	29.2	31	24	22	2	23	5	19	2	0	2	140	74	5.25	1.820	9.4	0.6	7.0	5.8	0.83
1995	30	CAL	AL	6	1	.857	4.73	40	0	13	0	0	0	51.1	49	28	27	7	31	2	29	1	0	3	227	99	5.62	1.558	8.6	1.2	5.4	5.1	0.94
1996	31	SEA-CLE-min	AAA	2	6	.250	10.55	26	10	8	0	0	0	64.0	101	83	75	18	40	0	63	11	0	5	338			2.203	14.2	2.5	5.6	8.9	1.58	TAC,BFL PCL,AA
1997			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Did Not Play)
1998	33	ANA-min	AAA	1	4	.200	4.91	37	1	9	0	0	0	58.2	71	37	32	9	33	0	50	6	0	5	281			1.773	10.9	1.4	5.1	7.7	1.52	VAN PCL
4 Yrs				11	4	.733	4.47	115	0	42	0	0	9	137.0	130	75	68	14	82	9	96	7	0	5	616	102	4.90	1.547	8.5	0.9	5.4	6.3	1.17
162 Game Avg.				7	2	.733	4.47	68	0	25	0	0	5	81	77	44	40	8	48	5	57	4	0	3	364	102	4.90	1.547	8.5	0.9	5.4	6.3	1.17

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

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