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.

1984 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1984 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 3	CLE	@	TEX	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
2	2	Apr 5	CLE	@	TEX	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
3	3	Apr 6	CLE	@	KCR	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
4	4	Apr 8	CLE	@	KCR	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
5	5	Apr 10	CLE	@	CHW	L,3-7	GS	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF RF
6	6	Apr 11	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-6	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
7	7	Apr 14	CLE		BAL	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
8	8	Apr 15	CLE		BAL	L,5-6	CG	45	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
9	9	Apr 16	CLE		BAL	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
10	10	Apr 18	CLE		NYY	L,0-5	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
11	11	Apr 20	CLE		KCR	L,4-6	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
12	12	Apr 21	CLE		KCR	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
13	13	Apr 23	CLE		TEX	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
14	14	Apr 25	CLE		CHW	W,9-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
15	15	Apr 26	CLE		CHW	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
16	16	Apr 27	CLE	@	DET	W,8-4	CG	70	19.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
17	17	Apr 28	CLE	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
18	18	Apr 29	CLE	@	DET	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
19	19	Apr 30	CLE	@	BAL	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	5	0	1	6	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	20	May 1	CLE	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
21	21	May 2	CLE	@	BAL	W,9-7	CG	64	16.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
22	22	May 4	CLE		DET	L,2-9	CG	47	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
23	23	May 5	CLE		DET	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
24	24	May 6	CLE		DET	L,5-6	CG	57	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
25	25	May 7	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
26	26	May 9	CLE	@	NYY	L,4-11	GS	15	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
27	27	May 10	CLE	@	NYY	L,6-7	CG	62	15.2	3	0	0	3	0	CF
28	28	May 12	CLE		TOR	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
29	29	May 13	CLE		TOR	T,4-4	CG	34	7.1	5	0	0	5	0	CF
30	30	May 14	CLE		BOS	L,1-6	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
31	31	May 15	CLE		BOS	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
32	32	May 16	CLE		BOS	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
33	33	May 17	CLE		BOS	L,10-11	CG	51	10.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
34	34	May 18	CLE	@	MIL	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
35	35	May 19	CLE	@	MIL	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
36	36	May 20	CLE	@	MIL	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
37	37	May 21	CLE	@	BOS	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
38	38	May 22	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-7	CG	41	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
39	39	May 23	CLE	@	BOS	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
40	40	May 25	CLE	@	TOR	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
41	41	May 26	CLE	@	TOR	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
42	42	May 27 (1)	CLE	@	TOR	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
43	43	May 27 (2)	CLE	@	TOR	L,5-6	CG	37	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF
44	44	May 29	CLE		MIL	L,3-5	CG	44	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
45	45	May 30 (1)	CLE		MIL	W,9-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	47 (1)	Jun 1	CLE		CAL	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
47	48	Jun 2	CLE		CAL	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
48	49	Jun 3	CLE		CAL	L,4-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
49	50	Jun 4	CLE		OAK	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
50	51	Jun 5	CLE		OAK	L,2-4	CG	42	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
51	52	Jun 6	CLE		OAK	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
52	53	Jun 8	CLE		SEA	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
53	54	Jun 9	CLE		SEA	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
54	55	Jun 10 (1)	CLE		SEA	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
55	56	Jun 10 (2)	CLE		SEA	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
56	57	Jun 12	CLE	@	OAK	W,11-5	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
57	58	Jun 13	CLE	@	OAK	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
58	59	Jun 14	CLE	@	OAK	L,6-7	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
59	60	Jun 15	CLE	@	CAL	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
60	61	Jun 16	CLE	@	CAL	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
61	62	Jun 17	CLE	@	CAL	W,4-3	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
62	63	Jun 19	CLE	@	MIN	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
63	64	Jun 20	CLE	@	MIN	L,2-8	CG	42	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
64	65	Jun 21	CLE	@	MIN	W,7-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
65	66	Jun 22	CLE	@	SEA	W,13-3	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
66	67	Jun 23	CLE	@	SEA	W,11-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
67	68	Jun 24	CLE	@	SEA	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
68	69	Jun 26	CLE		MIN	L,3-8	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
69	70	Jun 27	CLE		MIN	W,6-4	CG	38	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
70	71	Jun 28 (1)	CLE		TEX	L,6-10	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
71	72	Jun 28 (2)	CLE		TEX	W,7-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
72	73	Jun 29	CLE		TEX	W,13-12	CG	64	13.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
73	74	Jun 30	CLE		TEX	L,1-2	CG	39	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
74	75	Jul 1	CLE		TEX	W,13-5	GF	25	5.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
75	76	Jul 2 (1)	CLE		KCR	L,3-9	CG	47	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
76	77	Jul 2 (2)	CLE		KCR	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
77	78	Jul 3	CLE		KCR	W,15-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
78	79	Jul 4	CLE		KCR	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
79	80	Jul 5	CLE	@	CHW	L,6-7	CG	40	8.2	6	1	0	7	1	CF
80	81	Jul 6	CLE	@	CHW	L,6-11	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
81	82	Jul 7	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
82	83	Jul 8	CLE	@	CHW	L,8-9	CG	41	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
83	84	Jul 12	CLE	@	TEX	L,2-7	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
84	85	Jul 13	CLE	@	TEX	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
85	86	Jul 14	CLE	@	TEX	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
86	87	Jul 15	CLE	@	TEX	W,5-4	CG	47	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
87	88	Jul 16	CLE	@	KCR	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
88	89	Jul 17 (1)	CLE	@	KCR	W,9-7	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
89	90	Jul 17 (2)	CLE	@	KCR	W,6-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
90	91	Jul 18	CLE	@	KCR	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
91	92	Jul 19	CLE		CHW	L,0-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
92	93	Jul 20	CLE		CHW	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	CF
93	94	Jul 21	CLE		CHW	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
94	95	Jul 22	CLE		CHW	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
95	96	Jul 23	CLE		DET	L,1-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
96	97	Jul 24	CLE		DET	L,5-9	GS	38	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
97	98	Jul 25	CLE		DET	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
98	99	Jul 27	CLE	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
99	100	Jul 28	CLE	@	BAL	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
100	101	Jul 29	CLE	@	BAL	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
101	102	Jul 31 (1)	CLE	@	DET	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
102	103	Jul 31 (2)	CLE	@	DET	W,6-4	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
103	104	Aug 1	CLE	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
104	105	Aug 2	CLE	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
105	106	Aug 3 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-9	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
106	107	Aug 3 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
107	108	Aug 4	CLE	@	NYY	L,5-8	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
108	109	Aug 5	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
109	110	Aug 6	CLE		BAL	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
110	111	Aug 7	CLE		BAL	W,5-4	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
111	112	Aug 8	CLE		BAL	L,4-7	CG	43	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	CF
112	113	Aug 9	CLE		BAL	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
113	114	Aug 10 (1)	CLE		NYY	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
114	116 (1)	Aug 11	CLE		NYY	L,1-10	CG	44	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
115	117	Aug 12	CLE		NYY	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
116	118	Aug 13	CLE		NYY	W,6-5	CG	49	11.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
117	119	Aug 14 (1)	CLE		TOR	L,1-8	GS	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
118	120	Aug 14 (2)	CLE		TOR	L,5-9	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
119	121	Aug 15 (1)	CLE		TOR	W,16-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
120	122	Aug 15 (2)	CLE		TOR	W,4-3	GF	13	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH CF
121	123	Aug 16	CLE		TOR	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
122	124	Aug 17	CLE		MIL	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
123	125	Aug 19 (1)	CLE		MIL	W,8-6	GS	32	7.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
124	127 (1)	Aug 21	CLE	@	TOR	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
125	128	Aug 22	CLE	@	TOR	W,13-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
126	129	Aug 23	CLE	@	TOR	L,1-6	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
127	130	Aug 24	CLE	@	BOS	L,6-7	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
128	131	Aug 25	CLE	@	BOS	L,6-11	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
129	133 (1)	Aug 27	CLE	@	MIL	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
130	134	Aug 28	CLE	@	MIL	W,8-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
131	135	Aug 29	CLE	@	MIL	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
132	136	Aug 30	CLE	@	MIL	L,6-7	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
133	137	Aug 31	CLE		BOS	L,7-8	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
134	138	Sep 1	CLE		BOS	L,1-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
135	139	Sep 2	CLE		BOS	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
136	141 (1)	Sep 4	CLE		CAL	L,3-5	CG	50	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
137	142	Sep 5	CLE		CAL	L,4-11	CG	47	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
138	143	Sep 7	CLE		OAK	W,13-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
139	144	Sep 8	CLE		OAK	L,5-9	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
140	146 (1)	Sep 11	CLE	@	CAL	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
141	147	Sep 12	CLE	@	CAL	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
142	148	Sep 13	CLE	@	CAL	L,3-7	CG	35	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	CF
143	149	Sep 14	CLE	@	OAK	W,6-1	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
144	150	Sep 15	CLE	@	OAK	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
145	151	Sep 16	CLE	@	OAK	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
146	152	Sep 17	CLE	@	SEA	L,2-3	CG	50	10.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
147	154 (1)	Sep 19	CLE	@	SEA	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
148	155	Sep 21	CLE	@	MIN	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
149	156	Sep 22	CLE	@	MIN	L,1-4	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
150	157	Sep 23	CLE	@	MIN	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	CF
151	158	Sep 25	CLE		SEA	W,13-5	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
152	159	Sep 26	CLE		SEA	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
153	160	Sep 27	CLE		MIN	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
154	161	Sep 28	CLE		MIN	W,11-10	CG	44	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
155	162	Sep 29	CLE		MIN	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
156	163	Sep 30	CLE		MIN	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
							157gm		1343.2	450	12	4	466	4