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

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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.

1985 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1985 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 11	MIN	@	CAL	L,3-4	GS	31	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
2	8 (4)	Apr 17	MIN		CAL	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
3	12 (3)	Apr 21	MIN	@	OAK	W,2-0	CG	28	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
4	16 (3)	Apr 25	MIN		OAK	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
5	20 (3)	Apr 30	MIN	@	DET	W,11-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	24 (3)	May 5	MIN		BAL	L,5-10	GS	21	3.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
7	27 (2)	May 10	MIN	@	BAL	L,5-6	GS	29	5.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	32 (4)	May 15	MIN		DET	W,5-4	GS	45	10.0	1	0	1	2	0	P
9	37 (4)	May 20	MIN		BOS	W,5-2	GS	28	7.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
10	42 (4)	May 26	MIN	@	MIL	L,3-5	CG	29	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	47 (4)	Jun 1	MIN		MIL	L,2-7	GS	10	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	52 (4)	Jun 8	MIN		CHW	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
13	57 (4)	Jun 15	MIN	@	TEX	L,2-11	GS	30	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
14	62 (4)	Jun 20	MIN	@	KCR	W,11-8	GS	21	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	67 (4)	Jun 25	MIN		KCR	L,0-3	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
16	71 (3)	Jun 30	MIN	@	CHW	W,4-3	GS	29	7.1	2	1	0	3	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	75 (3)	Jul 4	MIN	@	NYY	L,2-3	GS	28	6.2	2	2	0	4	0	P
18	79 (3)	Jul 8	MIN	@	BAL	W,7-4	GS	29	6.2	2	1	0	3	0	P
19	83 (3)	Jul 12	MIN	@	DET	W,3-2	GS	29	6.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
20	87 (3)	Jul 19	MIN		NYY	L,4-6	GS	25	4.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
21	91 (3)	Jul 23	MIN		BAL	W,5-2	GS	33	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	95 (3)	Jul 27	MIN		DET	W,11-4	GS	29	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	99 (3)	Jul 31	MIN	@	SEA	L,3-12	GS	11	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	107 (7)	Aug 11	MIN		CAL	L,0-12	GS	25	5.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
25	113 (5)	Aug 15	MIN		SEA	W,14-5	GS	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	118 (4)	Aug 20	MIN	@	MIL	L,2-3	GS	29	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
27	125 (6)	Aug 30	MIN		BOS	L,3-7	GS	28	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	131 (5)	Sep 4	MIN		MIL	L,10-11	GS	12	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	136 (4)	Sep 9	MIN	@	CHW	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
30	142 (5)	Sep 14 (1)	MIN	@	CLE	L,9-11	GS	22	3.1	0	0	1	1	0	P
31	147 (4)	Sep 18	MIN		TEX	W,4-3		7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	151 (3)	Sep 24	MIN	@	TEX	L,0-5	GS	14	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	156 (4)	Sep 29	MIN		KCR	W,6-3	GS	28	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	160 (3)	Oct 4	MIN		CLE	L,6-8	GS	6	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
							34gm		207.2	24	27	2	53	2