Brett Butler

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 160lb (178cm, 72kg)

Born: June 15, 1957 in Los Angeles, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 23rd round of the 1979 MLB June Amateur Draft from Southeastern Oklahoma State University (Durant, OK).

High School: Libertyville HS (Libertyville, IL)

Schools: Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ), Southeastern Oklahoma State University (Durant, OK)

Debut: August 20, 1981 (Age 24-066d, 14,483rd in major league history)
vs. NYM 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 1997 (Age 40-105d)
vs. COL 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1982 season

Agents: Dick Moss

Full Name: Brett Morgan Butler

Nicknames: Bugsy

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

49.7

8180

2375

.290

1359

RBI

578

558

OBP

.377

SLG

.376

OPS

.753

OPS+

110

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	18-22 / in Starts: 15-18
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	10 games
Most Games w/o HR	38 games
Most Games w/o RBI	26 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 145 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	49 (19-17-13)
Avg. MLBer w/ 145 PAs	14
Avg. Runners on Base	88 (43-29-15)

Most Driven In
R RamÃrez	2
E Miller	1
M Sinatro	1

Most Driven In By
B Horner	5
C Washington	5
C Chambliss	5
D Murphy	1
R Linares	1
B Asselstine	0

1981 Batting Game Log

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1981 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	65 (64)	Aug 20	ATL		NYM	W,6-4	CG	4	4	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	1	.81	0.091	1.30	0.09%	1.07	LF
2	2	66	Aug 21	ATL		MON	L,1-4	CG(11)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.222	.333	1	1.35	-0.160	2.30	-0.16%	-0.95	LF CF
3	3	67	Aug 22 (1)	ATL		MON	L,4-5	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.417	.583	1	.55	0.077	.88	0.07%	0.63	LF
4	4	68	Aug 22 (2)	ATL		MON	W,9-1	CG	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.294	.400	.694	1	.56	0.054	.76	0.04%	0.72	LF CF
5	5	69	Aug 23	ATL		MON	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.250	.333	.583	1	1.52	0.007	2.31	0.01%	-0.23	LF
6	6	70	Aug 24	ATL	@	PHI	L,5-7	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.286	.536	1	.81	-0.047	1.45	-0.05%	-0.33	LF
7	7	71	Aug 25	ATL	@	PHI	W,12-2	6-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.280	.318	.598	5	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.38	CF
8	8	72	Aug 26	ATL	@	PHI	W,5-3	CG(10)	6	6	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.290	.393	.683	1	1.27	0.024	2.29	0.03%	0.48	LF
9	9	73	Aug 28	ATL	@	MON	L,0-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.226	.314	.387	.701	1	1.01	0.032	1.89	0.04%	0.46	LF
10	10	74	Aug 29	ATL	@	MON	L,3-4	CG	5	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.325	.429	.754	1	1.25	0.045	2.09	0.05%	0.80	LF
11	11	75	Aug 30	ATL	@	MON	W,5-4	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.318	.395	.713	1	1.58	-0.084	2.36	-0.08%	-0.66	CF LF
12	12	76	Aug 31	ATL		PHI	L,8-11	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.233	.327	.395	.722	1	.73	-0.022	1.23	-0.02%	-0.11	LF
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	13	78 (1)	Sep 2	ATL		PHI	W,3-2	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.239	.327	.391	.718	1	1.10	0.088	1.20	0.06%	0.59	LF
14	14	79	Sep 4	ATL	@	NYM	L,1-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.224	.321	.367	.689	1	.83	0.066	.99	0.05%	0.48	LF
15	15	80	Sep 5	ATL	@	NYM	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.333	.377	.711	2	.87	-0.040	.84	-0.02%	-0.36	CF
16	16	81	Sep 6	ATL	@	NYM	W,5-2	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.328	.370	.698	3	.06	-0.001	.05	0.00%	-0.09	LF
17	17	82	Sep 7	ATL		HOU	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.241	.328	.370	.698	8						PR
18	18	83	Sep 8	ATL		HOU	W,3-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228	.313	.351	.663	1	.88	-0.065	.71	-0.03%	-0.51	LF
19	19	84	Sep 9	ATL		HOU	W,9-0	CG	5	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.333	.350	.683	2	.35	-0.006	.39	0.00%	0.57	LF
20	20	85	Sep 11	ATL		SDP	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.329	.333	.662	1	.88	-0.082	.91	-0.05%	-0.77	LF
21	21	86	Sep 12	ATL		SDP	W,5-4	GS-7	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.242	.342	.348	.691	1	.75	0.030	.94	0.02%	0.24	LF
22	22	87	Sep 13	ATL		SDP	L,4-6	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.242	.342	.348	.691	7						PR
23	23	88	Sep 14	ATL	@	SFG	L,2-4	GS-7	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.367	.358	.725	1	.93	0.031	1.08	0.02%	0.40	LF
24	24	89	Sep 15	ATL	@	SFG	L,5-6	CG	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.369	.375	.744	1	.81	0.093	.83	0.06%	0.72	LF
25	25	90	Sep 16	ATL	@	LAD	L,2-3	8-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.376	.384	.760	8	1.33	0.065	1.34	0.04%	0.36	PH RF
26	26	92 (1)	Sep 18	ATL	@	SDP	W,3-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.371	.377	.747	1	.75	-0.048	.16	-0.01%	-0.11	CF LF
27	27	93	Sep 19	ATL	@	SDP	L,3-6	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.376	.367	.743	1	1.63	0.049	.64	0.01%	0.34	CF
28	28	94	Sep 20	ATL	@	SDP	W,3-1	8-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.372	.363	.735	9	1.16	-0.028	.25	0.00%	-0.08	LF
29	29	95	Sep 22	ATL	@	HOU	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	.262	.367	.357	.724	1	.74	0.016	.31	0.00%	0.10	CF
30	30	96	Sep 23	ATL	@	HOU	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.363	.352	.715	1	.64	-0.026	.08	0.00%	-0.45	CF LF
31	31	97	Sep 24	ATL	@	HOU	L,3-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.359	.348	.708	6	1.32	-0.032	.29	0.00%	-0.20	PH
32	32	98	Sep 25	ATL		CIN	L,2-10	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.352	.333	.685	1	.43	-0.053	.01	0.00%	-0.48	CF
33	33	99	Sep 26	ATL		CIN	L,0-2	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.354	.323	.677	1	1.60	-0.007	.01	0.00%	-0.34	CF
34	34	100	Sep 27	ATL		CIN	L,2-4	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.359	.330	.689	1	.91	0.009	.00	0.00%	0.26	RF
35	35	102 (1)	Sep 29	ATL		LAD	L,3-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.355	.320	.676	1	.71	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.20	RF
36	36	103	Sep 30	ATL		SFG	W,9-2	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.252	.365	.327	.692	1	.59	0.053	.00	0.00%	-0.04	RF
37	37	104	Oct 1	ATL		SFG	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.252	.362	.324	.686	1	.63	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.22	RF
38	38	105	Oct 2	ATL	@	CIN	W,11-5	CG	6	6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.256	.360	.325	.685	1	.82	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.53	LF
39	39	106	Oct 3	ATL	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.262	.362	.328	.690	1	1.06	0.008	.00	0.00%	0.20	LF
40	40	107	Oct 4	ATL	@	CIN	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.352	.317	.669	1	.71	-0.070	.00	0.00%	-0.72	LF
							18-22		145	126	17	32	2	3	0	4	19	0	17	0	0	0	3	0	9	1	.254	.352	.317	.669		.91	-0.036	.81	0.14%	1.41

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