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Bill
Butland		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 190
 
Born: March 22, 1918 in Usa, IN, TERRE HAUTE
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1940 22 NYG NL   10 5 5 5 6 7 6 3 3 3
1941 23 NYG NL   10 5 6 5 6 6 6 3 3 3
1942 24 NYG NL   9 5 5 5 6 7 6 3 3 3
1943 25 NYG NL   9 5 5 5 6 7 6 3 3 3
1944 26 NYG NL   9 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 3
1945 27 NYG NL   9 5 6 6 6 7 6 3 3 3
1946 28 NYG NL   9 5 6 5 6 7 7 3 3 3
1947 29 NYG NL   9 5 5 5 6 7 7 3 3 3
1948 30 NYG NL   9 5 5 5 6 7 7 3 3 3
1949 31 NYG NL   9 5 5 5 6 6 6 3 3 3
1950 32 NYG NL   9 5 5 5 6 6 6 3 3 3
1951 33 NYG NL $ 300,000 9 5 5 5 6 6 6 3 3 3
1952 34 NYG NL $ 300,000 9 5 5 5 5 6 6 3 3 3
1953 35 DET AL   7 4 4 4 4 5 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 4 4 4 4 5 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 10 6 6 6 6 7 7 3 3 3
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
1940 22 NYG NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1941 23 NYG NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1942 24 NYG NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1943 25 NYG NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1944 26 NYG NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1945 27 NYG NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1946 28 NYG NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1947 29 NYG NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1948 30 NYG NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1949 31 NYG NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1950 32 NYG NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1951 33 NYG NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1952 34 NYG NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1953 35 DET AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1940 22 AAA   2 3 .400 9 9 2 1 0 61.3 47 14 2 13 36 2.05 .211 .254 .305 .559  
1941 23 AAA   8 4 .667 16 16 1 0 0 116.0 111 38 11 36 95 2.95 .249 .305 .363 .668  
1942 24 AA   20 6 .769 30 30 2 2 0 217.7 169 53 12 54 230 2.19 .210 .259 .283 .542  
1943 25 AAA   10 5 .667 23 23 2 1 0 155.3 181 70 15 49 102 4.06 .290 .341 .421 .762  
1944 26 AAA   8 9 .471 25 25 1 1 0 156.7 183 73 12 73 94 4.19 .290 .363 .394 .757  
1945 27 AAA   14 8 .636 28 28 3 0 0 200.0 188 84 23 68 139 3.78 .249 .311 .381 .692  
1946 28 AAA   5 7 .417 17 17 0 0 0 110.0 112 59 19 39 75 4.83 .260 .321 .434 .755  
1947 29 AAA   3 12 .200 18 18 0 0 0 110.7 125 70 22 40 81 5.69 .283 .343 .485 .828  
1948 30 AAA   2 2 .500 5 5 0 0 0 32.0 38 11 3 14 22 3.09 .297 .366 .414 .780  
1949 31 AAA   5 11 .313 22 22 3 0 0 138.0 147 74 27 65 96 4.83 .265 .342 .458 .801  
1950 32 AAA   0 7 .000 9 9 0 0 0 45.7 76 35 9 20 23 6.90 .360 .416 .569 .984  
1951 33 NYG NL 0 1 .000 14 0 0 0 0 16.3 19 12 4 8 9 6.61 .279 .355 .515 .870 0.0
    AAA   6 6 .500 14 14 2 1 0 99.7 104 31 19 35 66 2.80 .269 .329 .478 .807  
1952 34 NYG NL 1 0 1.000 8 0 0 0 0 9.0 4 5 1 9 5 5.00 .129 .325 .226 .551 0.7
    AAA   1 1 .500 10 0 0 0 0 14.7 24 12 3 10 12 7.37 .358 .442 .522 .964  
1953 35 AA   2 0 1.000 9 0 0 0 1 11.7 18 7 1 8 14 5.40 .360 .448 .580 1.028  
    A   4 1 .800 48 0 0 0 4 47.0 35 12 2 14 44 2.30 .202 .262 .272 .534  
2 Years Sim 1 1 .500 22 0 0 0 0 25.3 23 17 5 17 14 6.04 .232 .345 .424 .769 0.7
12 Years AAA 64 75 .460 196 186 14 4 0 1240.0 1336 571 165 462 841 4.14 .273 .335 .424 .759  
2 Years AA 22 6 .786 39 30 2 2 1 229.3 187 60 13 62 244 2.35 .218 .271 .300 .571  
1 Years A 4 1 .800 48 0 0 0 4 47.0 35 12 2 14 44 2.30 .202 .262 .272 .534  
15 Years Minors 90 82 .523 283 216 16 6 5 1516.3 1558 643 180 538 1129 3.82 .263 .324 .402 .726  
Season Average 0 0 .000 11 0 0 0 0 12.7 11 8 2 8 7 6.04 .232 .345 .424 .769  
Career Highs 1 1 1.000 14 0 0 0 0 16.3 19 12 4 9 9 6.61 .279 .355 .515 .870  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   13 8 3 7 8   .232 .317 .446 .764
vs LH   10 9 2 10 6   .233 .377 .395 .773
Home 1 1 .500 15 0 0 0 0 18.3 20 14 4 11 11 6.87 .270 .365 .473 .838
Away 0 0 .000 7 0 0 0 0 7.0 3 3 1 6 3 3.86 .120 .290 .280 .570
Mar/Apr 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 3.3 0 1 0 7 3 2.70 .000 .412 .000 .412
June 1 0 1.000 5 0 0 0 0 5.7 4 4 1 2 2 6.36 .190 .261 .333 .594
August 0 1 .000 9 0 0 0 0 10.0 13 10 3 4 6 9.00 .310 .370 .595 .965
Sep/Oct 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 0 6.3 6 2 1 4 3 2.84 .231 .333 .385 .718
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
1951 33 NYG NL 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1952 34 NYG NL 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
2 Years Sim 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
162 Game Average 14 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.4  
Career Highs 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
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 LH   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Home 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
RISP   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
June 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
August 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1951 33 NYG NL P 14 0 16.3 0 1 2 0 .333 0.55    
1952 34 NYG NL P 8 0 9.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 2.00    
Career Totals   22 0 25.3 0 3 2 0 .600 1.07    
Career Highs   14 0 16.3 0 2 2 0 1.000 2.00    
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 29th overall pick, by New York (G) in 1940
Injured on 4/24/1940 with a Spasms Back, out for 5-6 weeks
Injured on 6/17/1940 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for full season
Injured on 7/9/1942 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 5 days
Injured on 5/29/1943 with a Strained Tricep Muscle, out for 3 weeks
Injured on 4/5/1944 with a Tight Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 8/2/1944 with a Sore Back, out for one week
Injured on 4/21/1946 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 6/25/1946 with a Inflamed Bicep Muscle, out for 2 weeks
Injured on 6/6/1947 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 6 days
3/3/1952: Signed a minor league contract extension with New York (N)
Earned first career win on 6/14/1952
Traded from New York (N) to Detroit on 6/1/1953 (Going to NYG: CF Willard Marshall, CF Bob Talbot. Going to DET: P Bill Butland)
 
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