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.

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	1	Apr 8	CLE	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	39	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
2	2	Apr 10	CLE	@	DET	L,1-8	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
3	3	Apr 11	CLE	@	DET	L,10-11	GS	32	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
4	4	Apr 13	CLE		NYY	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
5	5	Apr 14	CLE		NYY	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
6	6	Apr 16	CLE		BAL	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
7	7	Apr 17	CLE		BAL	L,3-6	CG	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
8	8	Apr 18	CLE		BAL	W,11-5	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
9	9	Apr 19	CLE	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
10	10	Apr 20	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
11	11	Apr 21	CLE	@	NYY	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
12	12	Apr 22	CLE		DET	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
13	13	Apr 23	CLE		DET	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
14	14	Apr 24	CLE		DET	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	CF
15	15	Apr 25	CLE	@	BAL	L,1-7	GS	33	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
16	17 (1)	Apr 27	CLE	@	BAL	W,10-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
17	18	Apr 28	CLE	@	BAL	L,7-8	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
18	19	Apr 29	CLE	@	KCR	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
19	20	Apr 30	CLE	@	KCR	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	21	May 1	CLE	@	KCR	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	CF
21	22	May 3	CLE		TEX	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
22	23	May 4	CLE		TEX	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
23	24	May 5	CLE		TEX	L,2-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
24	25	May 7	CLE		CHW	L,4-7	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
25	26	May 8	CLE		CHW	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
26	27	May 10	CLE	@	TEX	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
27	28	May 11	CLE	@	TEX	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
28	29	May 12	CLE	@	TEX	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
29	30	May 13	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-8	GS	36	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
30	31	May 14	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
31	32	May 15	CLE		KCR	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
32	33	May 16	CLE		KCR	L,1-7	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
33	34	May 17	CLE		BOS	L,0-5	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
34	35	May 18	CLE		BOS	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
35	36	May 19	CLE		BOS	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
36	37	May 21	CLE		MIL	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
37	38	May 22	CLE		MIL	L,5-6	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
38	39	May 23	CLE		TOR	L,5-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
39	40	May 24	CLE		TOR	L,6-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
40	41	May 25	CLE		TOR	L,7-10	CG	46	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
41	42	May 26	CLE		TOR	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	CF
42	43	May 27	CLE	@	MIL	W,8-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
43	44	May 28	CLE	@	MIL	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
44	45	May 29	CLE	@	MIL	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
45	46	May 31	CLE	@	TOR	L,2-7	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	47	Jun 1	CLE	@	TOR	L,3-8	CG	42	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
47	48	Jun 2 (1)	CLE	@	TOR	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
48	49	Jun 2 (2)	CLE	@	TOR	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
49	50	Jun 3	CLE	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
50	51	Jun 4	CLE	@	BOS	L,0-5	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
51	52	Jun 6	CLE		SEA	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
52	53	Jun 7	CLE		SEA	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
53	54	Jun 8	CLE		SEA	W,12-8	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
54	55	Jun 9	CLE		SEA	L,6-10	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
55	56	Jun 10	CLE		MIN	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
56	57	Jun 14	CLE		OAK	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
57	58	Jun 15	CLE		OAK	L,6-8	CG	42	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
58	59	Jun 16 (1)	CLE		OAK	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
59	60	Jun 16 (2)	CLE		OAK	L,6-11	GS	35	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
60	61	Jun 18	CLE		CAL	L,3-7	CG	47	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
61	62	Jun 19	CLE		CAL	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
62	63	Jun 20	CLE		CAL	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
63	64	Jun 21	CLE	@	OAK	L,1-9	GS	28	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
64	65	Jun 22	CLE	@	OAK	L,4-6	GS	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
65	66	Jun 23	CLE	@	OAK	L,3-9	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
66	67	Jun 24	CLE	@	CAL	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
67	68	Jun 25	CLE	@	CAL	L,3-7	CG	60	12.2	5	1	0	6	0	CF
68	69	Jun 26	CLE	@	CAL	L,6-10	CG	43	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
69	70	Jun 28	CLE	@	SEA	L,6-8	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
70	71	Jun 29	CLE	@	SEA	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
71	72	Jun 30	CLE	@	SEA	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
72	73	Jul 1	CLE	@	MIN	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
73	74	Jul 2	CLE	@	MIN	L,7-8	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
74	75	Jul 3	CLE	@	MIN	L,0-7	GS	23	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
75	76	Jul 4	CLE		CHW	L,0-5	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
76	77	Jul 5	CLE		CHW	L,3-8	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
77	78	Jul 6	CLE		CHW	L,4-6	CG	47	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
78	79	Jul 7	CLE		CHW	W,10-3	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
79	80	Jul 8	CLE		TEX	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
80	81	Jul 9	CLE		TEX	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
81	82	Jul 10	CLE		TEX	L,1-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
82	83	Jul 11	CLE		KCR	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
83	84	Jul 12	CLE		KCR	W,5-4	CG	43	11.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
84	85	Jul 13	CLE		KCR	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
85	86	Jul 14	CLE		KCR	L,5-9	GS	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
86	87	Jul 18	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-10	GS	29	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
87	88	Jul 19	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
88	89	Jul 20	CLE	@	CHW	L,6-8	GF	9	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	CF
89	90	Jul 21	CLE	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
90	91	Jul 22	CLE	@	TEX	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	CF
91	92	Jul 23	CLE	@	TEX	L,4-8	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
92	93	Jul 24	CLE	@	TEX	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
93	94	Jul 26	CLE	@	KCR	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
94	95	Jul 27	CLE	@	KCR	L,3-6	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
95	96	Jul 28	CLE	@	KCR	L,4-7	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
96	97	Jul 29	CLE		NYY	L,2-8	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
97	98	Jul 30 (1)	CLE		NYY	L,5-8	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
98	99	Jul 30 (2)	CLE		NYY	W,3-2	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR CF
99	100	Jul 31	CLE		NYY	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
100	101	Aug 1	CLE		NYY	W,9-1	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
101	102	Aug 2	CLE		BAL	L,6-8	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	CF
102	103	Aug 3	CLE		BAL	W,10-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
103	104	Aug 4	CLE		BAL	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
104	105	Aug 8 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-8	GS	36	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
105	106	Aug 8 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	L,6-7	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
106	107	Aug 9	CLE		DET	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
107	108	Aug 10	CLE		DET	L,4-5	CG	50	11.0	8	1	0	9	0	CF
108	109	Aug 11	CLE		DET	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
109	110	Aug 12	CLE	@	BAL	W,8-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
110	111	Aug 13	CLE	@	BAL	L,4-8	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
111	112	Aug 14	CLE	@	BAL	L,4-8	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
112	113	Aug 15	CLE	@	DET	W,7-6	GS	31	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
113	114	Aug 16	CLE	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
114	115	Aug 17	CLE	@	DET	L,5-7	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
115	116	Aug 18	CLE	@	DET	L,0-4	GS	29	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
116	117	Aug 19	CLE		TOR	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
117	118	Aug 20	CLE		TOR	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
118	119	Aug 21	CLE		TOR	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
119	128 (8)	Aug 30	CLE	@	MIL	L,6-9	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
120	129	Aug 31	CLE	@	MIL	L,8-10	CG	42	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
121	130	Sep 1	CLE	@	MIL	W,11-4	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
122	131	Sep 2	CLE	@	TOR	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
123	132	Sep 4	CLE	@	TOR	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
124	133	Sep 5 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	L,6-13	GS	34	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
125	134	Sep 5 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	W,9-5	GS	21	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
126	138 (3)	Sep 9	CLE	@	SEA	L,7-8	GS	28	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
127	139	Sep 10	CLE	@	SEA	W,8-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
128	140	Sep 11	CLE	@	SEA	L,5-9	CG	43	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
129	141	Sep 13 (1)	CLE		MIN	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
130	142	Sep 13 (2)	CLE		MIN	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
131	143	Sep 14 (1)	CLE		MIN	W,11-9	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
132	144	Sep 14 (2)	CLE		MIN	L,3-5	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
133	145	Sep 15	CLE		MIN	L,2-5	CG	43	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
134	146	Sep 16	CLE	@	NYY	W,9-5	CG	44	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
135	147	Sep 17	CLE		OAK	W,15-8	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
136	148	Sep 18	CLE		OAK	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
137	149	Sep 20	CLE	@	CAL	L,5-7	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
138	150	Sep 21	CLE	@	CAL	L,3-12	GS	30	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
139	151	Sep 22	CLE	@	CAL	L,9-10	CG	55	11.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF
140	152	Sep 23	CLE	@	OAK	L,7-8	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
141	153	Sep 24	CLE	@	OAK	L,8-10	CG	40	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF
142	154	Sep 25	CLE	@	OAK	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
143	155	Sep 27	CLE		CAL	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
144	156	Sep 28	CLE		CAL	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
145	157	Sep 29	CLE		CAL	L,3-9	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
146	158	Oct 1	CLE		SEA	W,9-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
147	159	Oct 2	CLE		SEA	W,12-2	GS	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
148	160	Oct 4	CLE	@	MIN	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
149	161	Oct 5	CLE	@	MIN	L,2-8	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
150	162	Oct 6	CLE	@	MIN	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
							150gm		1266.1	434	16	1	451	5