Tom Butters

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg)

Born: April 8, 1938 in Delaware, OH us

Died: March 31, 2016 in Durham, NC

Buried: Cremated

High School: Scioto Valley HS (Scioto Valley, OH)

School: Ohio Wesleyan University (Delaware, OH)

Debut: September 8, 1962 (Age 24-153d, 12,016th in major league history)
vs. LAD 2.0 IP, 2 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: May 20, 1965 (Age 27-042d)
vs. CIN 3.0 IP, 4 H, 3 SO, 3 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1964 season

Full Name: Thomas Arden Butters

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.5

ERA

3.10

95.2

WHIP

1.432

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Team Record in Appearances: 4-24 / in Starts: 2-2

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 19, Entered with runners on base: 15

1964 Pitching Game Log

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1964 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	11	2	Apr 15	PIT		CHC	W,5-4	10-10		99	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0.00	1.61	4	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.68	0.207	6.72	0.23%	0.81	10t 1-- 0 out tie	10t 3 out tie
2	12	5	Apr 19	PIT	@	NYM	L,0-6	4-5		3	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.18	3	1	2	1	0	0		1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.22	0.015	.53	0.02%	0.63	4b 1-- 2 out d4	5b 3 out d4
3	13	7	Apr 23	PIT	@	PHI	L,5-6	9-9		3	0.0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	3.86	3.46	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.71	-0.089	4.66	-0.15%	-0.60	9b 1-- 0 out a3	9b 12- 0 out a3
4	14	11	Apr 26(2)	PIT		NYM	L,2-3	2-6		2	5.0	6	2	2	1	6	0	0	3.68	1.65	21	9	5	4	0	0		1	0	1	1	0	20	1	1	0	0	0	0	.73	-0.004	2.00	-0.01%	0.59	2t 1-- 0 out d1	6t 3 out d3
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
5	15	14	May 1	PIT	@	STL	L,2-6	4-7		4	3.2	6	2	2	0	3	0	0	4.09	1.42	17	4	4	0	0	6		1	0	0	0	0	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	.32	0.021	.72	0.03%	-0.02	4b 1-- 1 out d3	7b 3 out d5
6	16	15	May 2	PIT	@	STL	W,5-4	9-9		0	0.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.09	1.70	2	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.40	-0.319	9.24	-0.40%	-0.99	9b --- 0 out a1	9b 12- 0 out a1
7	17	20	May 7	PIT		STL	L,2-4	5-7		4	2.1	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	3.38	1.86	8	2	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.82	0.092	2.19	0.15%	1.29	5t 12- 2 out d2	7t 3 out d2
8	18	23	May 10(1)	PIT		MLN	L,5-11	7-GF		2	2.1	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	2.87	1.58	9	2	1	0	0	3		2	1	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	.05	-0.009	.12	-0.01%	0.29	7t 12- 2 out d5	9t end d 6
9	19	27	May 15	PIT	@	LAD	L,0-6	5-6		4	1.2	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	2.60	1.68	7	2	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	0.007	.11	0.01%	1.24	5b 12- 1 out d6	6b 3 out d6
10	20	32	May 19	PIT	@	HOU	L,1-3	7-GF(8)		3	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.33	1.83	7	0	5	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.24	0.029	.56	0.04%	0.84	7b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
11	21	38	May 24(2)	PIT	@	SFG	W,5-3	GS-5	W(1-0)	4	5.0	6	2	2	4	2	0	0	2.59	2.32	23	5	11	4	0	1	45			0	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.14	0.093	3.24	0.16%	0.29	1b start tie	5b 3 out a3
12	22	42	May 29	PIT		LAD	L,1-4	7-8		4	2.0	2	1	1	1	3	0	0	2.73	2.23	9	1	4	1	0	0		0	0	2	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.21	-0.028	.64	-0.05%	-0.11	7t --- 0 out d3	8t 3 out d4
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
13	23	46	Jun 3	PIT		SFG	L,0-3	8-8		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.67	2.23	2	0	2	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.60	-0.014	1.66	-0.02%	0.13	8t 1-3 1 out d2	8t 3 out d3
14	24	49	Jun 7(1)	PIT		HOU	L,3-6	9-GF		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.63	2.24	1	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.14	0.003	.38	0.01%	0.21	9t 1-- 2 out d3	9t end d 3
15	25	51	Jun 9(1)	PIT	@	PHI	L,3-4	4-5		1	1.1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	2.83	2.29	6	2	1	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.42	-0.016	1.34	-0.03%	-0.15	4b 12- 2 out d3	5b 3 out d4
16	26	54	Jun 12	PIT	@	CHC	L,1-7	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	3.03	2.50	6	0	3	0	0	1		0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.01	-0.001	.02	0.00%	-0.53	8b --- 0 out d6	8b end d 7
17	27	56	Jun 14	PIT	@	CHC	L,2-5	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.93	2.44	3	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.04	0.00%	0.47	8b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 5
18	28	62	Jun 21(2)	PIT		CHC	L,2-7	9-GF		6	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.90	2.38	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.001	.07	0.00%	0.30	9t -2- 2 out d5	9t end d 5
19	29	68	Jun 28(1)	PIT		CIN	L,2-6	2-3		6	1.2	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	2.76	2.36	6	0	3	0	0	0		3	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.00	0.041	3.23	0.08%	0.95	2t 123 1 out d2	3t 3 out d3
20	30	69	Jun 28(2)	PIT		CIN	L,5-6	4-6		-1	3.0	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	2.52	2.44	11	3	3	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	.84	0.114	2.52	0.21%	1.33	4t --- 0 out d4	6t 3 out d1
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
21	31	71	Jul 1	PIT	@	SFG	L,1-2	5-6		2	2.0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	2.39	2.45	8	0	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.90	0.088	2.60	0.15%	0.92	5b --- 0 out d1	6b 3 out d1
22	32	74	Jul 4	PIT	@	HOU	L,1-3	6-7		2	2.0	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	2.27	2.50	9	2	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.29	0.022	.51	0.02%	0.84	6b --- 0 out d3	7b 3 out d3
23	33	77	Jul 9	PIT		MLN	L,6-11	7-GF		4	3.0	3	2	1	2	5	0	0	2.32	2.42	15	5	0	0	0	3		0	0	2	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	.14	-0.057	.26	-0.06%	-0.67	7t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 5
24	34	79	Jul 11	PIT		MLN	L,8-9	9-9	BS(1)	1	0.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.32	2.49	2	0	0	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.37	-0.450	9.25	-0.47%	-1.65	9t 12- 1 out a1	9t 123 1 out tie
25	35	81	Jul 13(2)	PIT		STL	L,5-12	5-6		1	1.0	3	3	0	0	3	0	0	2.27	2.35	7	0	1	0	0	3		2	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.38	-0.077	.60	-0.07%	-2.36	5t 12- 2 out d3	6t 1-- 2 out d6
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
26	36	141	Sep 12	PIT	@	HOU	L,1-2	GS-7	L(1-1)	60	7.0	6	2	2	3	1	0	0	2.31	2.53	30	5	15	1	0	6	55			0	0	0	26	2	0	0	0	1	0	.89	0.060	.00	0.00%	0.95	1b start tie	7b 3 out d1
27	37	152	Sep 24(2)	PIT		STL	L,0-4	GS-8	L(1-2)	11	8.0	5	2	2	5	6	2	0	2.30	3.03	34	5	13	3	0	5	65			1	0	0	28	0	1	0	1	0	1	.80	0.063	.00	0.00%	1.55	1t start tie	8t 3 out d2
28	38	160	Oct 2(2)	PIT	@	MLN	W,5-4	GS-6	W(2-2)	7	5.2	5	2	2	2	5	1	0	2.38	3.13	24	4	8	0	0	5	54			0	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	.50	0.070	.00	0.00%	0.31	1b start a 2	6b 12- 2 out a3
							4-24		W-L:2-2,BSv:1	2.9	64.1	52	21	17	37	58	3	0	2.38	3.13	276	0.61		10%	0%	38	55	24	17%	11	3	0	233	8	2	1	2	3	3	.70	-0.137	1.17	-0.17%	6.86

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