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Brett
Butler		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 160
 
Born: June 15, 1957 in Usa, CA, LOS ANGELES
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1984   
All-Star Selections 1985    1989   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 24 COL NL     8 8 7 1 1 1 6 7 6 7 8 8 8 8 8
1982 25 COL NL $ 300,000   8 8 7 1 1 1 5 6 6 7 8 8 7 8 8
1983 26 COL NL $ 300,000   8 8 7 1 1 1 5 6 6 7 8 8 7 7 7
1984 27 COL NL $ 300,000   9 9 9 1 1 1 5 6 6 7 8 8 7 7 7
1985 28 COL NL $ 2,964,286   9 9 8 1 1 1 5 6 6 7 8 8 7 8 7
1986 29 COL NL $ 4,235,714   9 9 8 1 1 1 5 6 6 7 8 8 7 8 7
1987 30 COL NL $ 4,235,714   9 9 8 2 2 2 5 6 6 7 8 8 7 7 7
1988 31 COL NL $ 6,390,000   9 9 8 2 2 2 5 6 6 7 8 8 7 7 7
1989 32 COL NL $ 6,390,000   9 9 8 2 2 2 5 6 6 7 8 8 7 8 7
1990 33 COL NL $ 6,390,000   9 9 8 2 2 2 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings     8 8 7 1 1 1 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,390,000   9 9 9 2 2 2 6 7 6 7 8 8 8 8 8
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1981 24 AAA   137 496 67 137 16 6 2 65 29 26 97 48 .276 .395 .345 .739 72.6  
1982 25 COL NL 139 518 68 146 29 7 4 46 38 21 52 45 .282 .347 .388 .735 69.0 12.4
1983 26 COL NL 124 428 56 103 16 2 1 39 33 13 47 47 .241 .315 .294 .609 43.0 5.7
1984 27 COL NL 156 608 99 176 22 7 3 61 58 33 61 82 .289 .352 .363 .715 77.6 13.8
1985 28 COL NL 152 586 102 191 34 7 6 53 62 39 77 62 .326 .406 .439 .844 101.9 22.4
1986 29 COL NL 113 446 82 138 19 5 5 58 41 20 50 53 .309 .377 .408 .785 67.0 14.0
1987 30 COL NL 151 566 72 175 31 2 5 58 43 26 70 63 .309 .384 .398 .782 83.3 17.6
1988 31 COL NL 152 619 115 185 26 8 11 75 46 24 73 78 .299 .373 .420 .793 98.3 23.7
1989 32 COL NL 154 605 79 192 30 9 7 87 39 29 65 75 .317 .383 .431 .814 93.6 20.7
1990 33 COL NL 145 548 77 162 27 6 4 62 3 5 77 74 .296 .386 .389 .775 81.2 16.5
9 Years Sim 1286 4924 750 1468 234 53 46 539 363 210 572 579 .298 .371 .395 .766 714.7 146.8
1 Years AAA 137 496 67 137 16 6 2 65 29 26 97 48 .276 .396 .345 .740 72.6  
162 Game Average 620 94 184 29 6 5 67 45 26 72 72 .298 .371 .395 .766 90.0  
Career Highs 156 619 115 192 34 9 11 87 62 39 77 82 .326 .406 .439 .844 101.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   3472 556 1075 169 39 41 402 261 155 417 382 .310 .383 .416 .799 543.3
vs LH   1452 194 393 65 14 5 137 102 55 155 197 .271 .342 .345 .687 174.9
Home 642 2403 366 720 124 27 16 266 180 104 261 306 .300 .368 .394 .762 343.2
Away 644 2521 384 748 110 26 30 273 183 106 311 273 .297 .374 .397 .770 375.0
RISP   1140 0 339 44 14 10 454 0 0 147 128 .297 .370 .387 .757 169.2
Pinch Hitting   51 6 7 0 0 0 3 1 1 7 10 .137 .241 .137 .379 1.5
Close/Late   629 90 203 32 6 9 73 0 1 66 55 .323 .386 .436 .822 101.5
Mar/Apr 215 850 144 272 39 11 13 103 55 25 97 92 .320 .391 .438 .829 142.1
May 233 906 142 261 40 7 6 97 70 35 98 103 .288 .356 .368 .724 121.5
June 212 794 118 234 41 10 4 102 64 27 79 92 .295 .358 .387 .744 111.2
July 209 791 115 223 36 10 8 76 69 39 102 101 .282 .363 .383 .746 112.4
August 226 844 122 269 41 7 13 96 56 44 107 105 .319 .396 .430 .826 136.7
Sep/Oct 191 739 109 209 37 8 2 65 49 40 89 86 .283 .359 .363 .721 94.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1982 25 COL NL CF 135 132 1201.7 343 10 3 1 .992 2.64   3.0
1983 26 COL NL CF 120 118 1018.3 261 7 1 2 .996 2.37   4.2
1984 27 COL NL CF 155 146 1313.0 348 10 2 4 .994 2.45   6.6
1985 28 COL NL CF 152 145 1313.0 340 4 0 2 1.000 2.36   4.6
1986 29 COL NL CF 113 106 963.3 236 8 0 3 1.000 2.28   2.7
1987 30 COL NL CF 148 135 1216.3 313 5 1 4 .997 2.35   5.6
1988 31 COL NL CF 151 147 1306.3 322 8 3 2 .991 2.27   4.7
1989 32 COL NL CF 153 148 1332.7 335 6 3 2 .991 2.30   4.8
1990 33 COL NL CF 144 138 1241.0 287 4 4 0 .986 2.11   3.5
Career Totals   1271 1215 10905.6 2785 62 17 20 .994 2.35   39.6
Career Highs   155 148 1332.7 348 10 4 4 1.000 2.64    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1984 27 COL NL 18 78 8 25 2 2 0 6 4 8 6 7 .321 .369 .397 .766
1986 29 COL NL 15 60 4 15 3 0 0 4 3 1 2 6 .250 .286 .300 .586
1987 30 COL NL 10 40 0 7 0 0 0 1 1 5 5 5 .175 .267 .175 .442
1988 31 COL NL 5 20 3 8 1 0 0 5 2 3 3 2 .400 .478 .450 .928
1989 32 COL NL 5 19 2 5 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 .263 .333 .316 .649
1990 33 COL NL 4 15 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 .267 .389 .333 .722
Career Post-Season Batting 57 232 18 64 8 2 0 20 10 17 21 23 .276 .339 .328 .666
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1985-3-.326
1986-7-.307*
1989-3-.317
 On-Base Pct
1985-5-.406
1986-7-.375*
1987-7-.384
1989-6-.383
1990-8-.386
 OPS
1985-8-.844
 XR
1985-5-101.9
1988-6-98.3
 Games
1984-5-156
 At-Bats
1984-6-608
1988-5-619
1989-7-605
Runs
1984-4-99
1985-3-102
1988-1-115
 Hits
1984-4-176
1985-2-191
1988-4-185
1989-3-192
 Singles
1984-3-144
1985-3-144
1987-7-137
1988-2-140
1989-1-146
1990-7-125
 Triples
1982-6-7
1984-6-7
1985-9-7
1988-4-8
1989-3-9
1990-7-6
 Stolen Bases
1982-7-38
1983-7-33
1984-4-58
1985-4-62
1986-8-41
1987-6-43
1988-6-46
1989-4-39
CAR-31-363
 Caught Stealing
1982-4-21
1984-1-33
1985-2-39
1986-6-20
1987-4-26
1988-4-24
1989-3-29
CAR-13-210
Walks
1985-6-77
1990-10-77
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 3    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 63    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 36    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  3. Alex Metzler (937)
  4. Jo-Jo White (929)
  5. Goody Rosen (925)
  6. Eddie Waitkus (920)
  7. Lee Richard (919)
  8. Ernie Orsatti (914)
  9. Dom Dallessandro (914)
  10. Carl Furillo (910)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 7th overall pick, by Colorado in 1981
Had first career hit (triple) on 4/3/1982, off Allen Ripley (PHN)
Hit first career homerun on 5/18/1982, off Ray Burris (OAK)
Injured on 8/20/1982 with a Torn Groin Muscle, out for 3 weeks
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Oakland on 8/20/1982
Injured on 8/25/1983 with a Broken Foot, out for 11 weeks
Won World Championship with Colorado in 1984
2/2/1985: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,964,286 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1985 Allstar game
2/2/1986: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,235,714 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/19/1986 with a Herniated Disc Back, out for 7-8 weeks
2/2/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,235,714 through salary arbitration
Had 28-game hitting streak snapped on 6/26/1987
7/1/1987: Signed a contract extension with Colorado, $6,390,000 per year, for 4 years
Drove in 6 runs against Philadelphia on 4/4/1988
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1988, hitting .333 with 4 HR, 20 RBI
Was selected to the 1989 Allstar game
Drove in 6 runs against Washington on 8/30/1989
Injured on 8/29/1990 with a Pulled Back Muscle, out for one week
 
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