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Sal
Butera		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 200
 
Born: September 25, 1952 in Usa, NY, RICHMOND HILL
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1980 27 MIN AL     4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 6 5 6 8 7 8
1981 28 MIN AL     4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 6 5 6 8 7 7
1982 29 MIN AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 3 3 3 5 4 4 6 5 6 8 7 7
1983 30 MIN AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 7 7
1984 31 MIN AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 3 3 3 5 4 4 6 5 6 8 7 8
1985 32 MIN AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 6 5 5 7 7 7
1986 33 MIN AL $ 350,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 7 7
1987 34 MIN AL $ 350,000   3 3 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 5 4 5 7 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 5 4 5 7 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   4 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 7 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
1980 27 A   137 470 49 112 17 2 10 53 5 9 76 25 .238 .344 .347 .691 59.7  
1981 28 A   137 502 89 136 19 1 19 63 7 3 94 35 .271 .386 .426 .812 87.7  
1982 29 MIN AL 5 17 1 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 .294 .350 .353 .703 2.7 0.7
    AAA   112 414 39 92 10 1 7 38 1 4 40 59 .222 .291 .302 .593 36.9  
1983 30 MIN AL 97 300 28 63 14 0 3 31 0 0 26 44 .210 .274 .287 .560 22.0 0.0
1984 31 MIN AL 66 207 13 43 11 1 1 12 0 0 12 18 .208 .255 .285 .540 11.6 0.0
1985 32 MIN AL 65 200 23 35 9 0 5 17 0 0 18 23 .175 .250 .295 .545 11.9 0.0
1986 33 MIN AL 44 132 11 21 3 0 3 8 0 0 6 16 .159 .194 .250 .444 4.9 0.0
1987 34 MIN AL 46 142 13 28 5 1 3 16 0 0 7 14 .197 .235 .310 .545 7.2 0.0
1988 35 AAA   44 93 7 11 0 0 3 6 0 0 6 21 .118 .172 .215 .387 2.5  
6 Years Sim 323 998 89 195 43 2 15 86 0 0 71 117 .195 .251 .288 .538 60.3 0.7
2 Years AAA 156 507 46 103 10 1 10 44 1 4 46 80 .203 .271 .286 .557 39.4  
2 Years A 274 972 138 248 36 3 29 116 12 12 170 60 .255 .365 .388 .753 147.4  
4 Years Minors 430 1479 184 351 46 4 39 160 13 16 216 140 .237 .334 .353 .687 186.8  
162 Game Average 500 44 97 21 1 7 43 0 0 35 58 .195 .251 .288 .538 30.3  
Career Highs 97 300 28 63 14 1 5 31 0 0 26 44 .294 .350 .353 .703 22.0  
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   676 59 129 29 1 9 55 0 0 44 80 .191 .243 .277 .520 42.3
vs LH   322 30 66 14 1 6 31 0 0 27 37 .205 .266 .311 .576 26.9
Home 163 514 44 108 26 1 5 41 0 0 36 65 .210 .263 .294 .556 38.2
Away 160 484 45 87 17 1 10 45 0 0 35 52 .180 .238 .281 .519 31.0
RISP   216 0 43 9 0 0 57 0 0 14 29 .199 .247 .241 .488 11.6
Pinch Hitting   19 3 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 .105 .105 .316 .421 0.5
Close/Late   117 9 20 5 0 0 3 0 0 7 16 .171 .218 .214 .431 4.2
Mar/Apr 64 205 14 40 8 0 2 17 0 0 18 24 .195 .259 .263 .522 13.9
May 39 115 9 23 3 0 4 12 0 0 5 9 .200 .240 .330 .570 8.8
June 43 118 16 24 7 1 0 11 0 0 5 15 .203 .236 .280 .515 6.8
July 50 154 13 26 6 0 3 14 0 0 13 19 .169 .238 .266 .504 9.3
August 57 180 16 39 13 1 2 14 0 0 13 18 .217 .272 .333 .605 15.7
Sep/Oct 70 226 21 43 6 0 4 18 0 0 17 32 .190 .248 .270 .518 14.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1982 29 MIN AL C 5 5 44.0 14 2 1 0 .941 3.27 3 2 .667 0 0.1
1983 30 MIN AL C 91 84 763.3 347 44 5 1 .987 4.61 86 39 .453 2 4.7
1984 31 MIN AL C 58 55 479.3 241 25 2 0 .993 4.99 47 16 .340 2 3.4
1985 32 MIN AL C 53 51 439.7 215 32 4 0 .984 5.06 58 24 .414 4 2.2
1986 33 MIN AL C 35 32 294.0 157 16 1 0 .994 5.30 31 10 .323 0 1.0
1987 34 MIN AL C 45 38 349.7 231 16 3 0 .988 6.36 34 11 .324 1 1.2
Career Totals   287 265 2370.0 1205 135 16 1 .988 5.09 259 102 .394 9 12.8
Career Highs   91 84 763.3 347 44 5 1 .994 6.36 86 39 .667 4  
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  1. John Stephenson (992)
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  3. Ellie Hendricks (979)
  4. Tom Turner (974)
  5. Gene Green (974)
  6. Charlie Moore (973)
  7. Les Moss (971)
  8. Dennis Littlejohn (971)
  9. Bobby Bragan (969)
  10. Clay Dalrymple (968)
History
Drafted in 4th round, 84th overall pick, by Minnesota in 1980
Injured on 4/11/1980 with a Pulled Groin Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 9/2/1980 with a Knocked Out Teeth, out for 4 days
Injured on 8/2/1981 with a Knocked Out Teeth, out for 4 days
Had first career hit (double) on 4/9/1982, off Fernando Arroyo (PIT)
Hit first career homerun on 5/31/1983, off Dennis Eckersley (BOS)
2/2/1986: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/11/1986 with a Fractured Wrist, out for 4 weeks
2/2/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Released by Minnesota on 10/27/1988
 
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