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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1982 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1982 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	ATL	@	SDP	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
2	2	Apr 7	ATL	@	SDP	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
3	3	Apr 9	ATL		HOU	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
4	4	Apr 10	ATL		HOU	W,8-6	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
5	5	Apr 11	ATL		HOU	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
6	6	Apr 12	ATL	@	CIN	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
7	7	Apr 13	ATL	@	CIN	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
8	8	Apr 14	ATL	@	CIN	W,5-2	CG	40	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
9	9	Apr 16	ATL	@	HOU	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
10	10	Apr 17	ATL	@	HOU	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
11	11	Apr 18	ATL	@	HOU	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
12	12	Apr 20	ATL		CIN	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
13	13	Apr 21	ATL		CIN	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
14	14	Apr 22	ATL		CIN	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
15	15	Apr 23	ATL		SDP	L,3-6	CG	51	12.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
16	16	Apr 24	ATL		SDP	L,4-6	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
17	17	Apr 26	ATL		PIT	L,4-6	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
18	18	Apr 27	ATL		PIT	L,4-10	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
19	19	Apr 28	ATL		PIT	W,7-6	CG	43	10.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
20	20	Apr 29	ATL		CHC	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
21	21	Apr 30	ATL		CHC	W,1-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	23 (1)	May 2	ATL		CHC	W,10-3	GF	17	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
23	24	May 3	ATL	@	PIT	W,10-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
24	25	May 4	ATL	@	PIT	L,4-8	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
25	26	May 5	ATL	@	PIT	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
26	27	May 7	ATL	@	STL	W,6-3	CG	42	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
27	28	May 8	ATL	@	STL	L,7-8	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
28	29	May 9	ATL	@	STL	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
29	30	May 11	ATL	@	CHC	L,4-6	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
30	31	May 12	ATL	@	CHC	W,6-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
31	33 (1)	May 14	ATL		STL	W,2-1	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
32	35 (1)	May 16	ATL		STL	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
33	36	May 17	ATL	@	MON	L,0-4	GS	29	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
34	37	May 18	ATL	@	MON	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
35	38	May 19	ATL	@	MON	W,9-1	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
36	39	May 21	ATL		PHI	W,7-6	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
37	40	May 22	ATL		PHI	L,2-5	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
38	41	May 23	ATL		PHI	L,1-2	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
39	42	May 24	ATL		NYM	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
40	43	May 25	ATL		NYM	W,10-2	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	50 (6)	Jun 5	ATL		MON	W,2-1	GS	25	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
42	51	Jun 6	ATL		MON	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
43	52	Jun 7	ATL	@	LAD	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
44	53	Jun 8	ATL	@	LAD	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
45	54	Jun 9	ATL	@	LAD	W,11-5	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
46	55	Jun 11	ATL	@	SFG	W,5-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
47	56	Jun 12	ATL	@	SFG	W,10-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
48	57	Jun 13 (1)	ATL	@	SFG	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
49	59 (1)	Jun 14	ATL	@	HOU	L,0-9	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
50	65 (5)	Jun 21	ATL		SFG	W,7-6	GS	25	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
51	66	Jun 22	ATL		LAD	L,1-4	GS	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
52	69 (2)	Jun 25	ATL	@	CIN	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
53	70	Jun 26	ATL	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
54	73 (2)	Jun 29	ATL		HOU	W,6-5	CG	41	11.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
55	113 (39)	Aug 12	ATL	@	SDP	L,2-8	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
56	115 (1)	Aug 14	ATL	@	SDP	W,6-5	GS	34	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
57	117 (1)	Aug 17 (1)	ATL		MON	L,7-13	CG	49	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
58	118	Aug 17 (2)	ATL		MON	L,2-3	CG	39	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
59	119	Aug 18	ATL		MON	L,2-12	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
60	120	Aug 19	ATL		MON	W,5-4	GS	25	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
61	121	Aug 20	ATL		NYM	W,2-1	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
62	122	Aug 21	ATL		NYM	W,6-5	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
63	123	Aug 22	ATL		NYM	W,10-9	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
64	125 (1)	Aug 24	ATL		PHI	W,9-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR CF
65	127 (1)	Aug 27	ATL	@	NYM	W,9-8	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
66	129 (1)	Aug 29	ATL	@	NYM	W,9-4	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
67	131 (1)	Aug 30 (2)	ATL	@	PHI	W,11-9	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
68	132	Aug 31	ATL	@	PHI	W,3-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	133	Sep 1	ATL	@	PHI	W,4-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
70	134	Sep 3	ATL	@	MON	W,4-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
71	135	Sep 4	ATL	@	MON	L,1-4	GS	27	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
72	143 (7)	Sep 12	ATL		CIN	W,4-3	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
73	147 (3)	Sep 17	ATL	@	CIN	L,2-5	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
74	152 (4)	Sep 22	ATL	@	HOU	L,2-3	GF	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
75	153	Sep 24	ATL		SDP	W,11-6	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
76	154	Sep 25	ATL		SDP	W,12-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
77	158 (3)	Sep 29	ATL	@	LAD	W,4-3	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR CF
							77gm		516.0	130	3	0	133	0