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John
Butcher		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 205
 
Born: March 8, 1957 in Usa, CA, GLENDALE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1983   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1980 23 PHN NL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 7 7 7 8 8 8
1981 24 PHN NL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 7 7 7 8 8 8
1982 25 PHN NL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 7 7 7 8 8 8
1983 26 PHN NL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 7 7 7 8 8 8
1984 27 PHN NL $ 1,902,857 8 5 5 5 7 7 7 8 8 8
1985 28 PHN NL $ 2,257,143 7 5 5 5 7 7 7 8 8 8
1986 29 PHN NL $ 2,307,143 7 5 5 5 7 7 7 8 8 8
1987 30 PHN NL $ 1,500,000 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8
1988 31 PHN NL $ 1,500,000 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7
1989 32 PHN NL $ 1,500,000 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7
1990 33 KCR AL $ 1,500,000 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 7 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,307,143 8 5 5 5 7 7 7 8 8 8
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
1980 23 PHN NL 1 1 .500 26 0 0 0 2 52.0 57 23 6 20 17 3.98 .282 .342 .436 .778 2.7
    AAA   6 4 .600 12 12 2 1 0 89.0 75 24 7 21 44 2.43 .226 .272 .334 .606  
1981 24 PHN NL 7 7 .500 92 0 0 0 9 144.3 167 61 11 52 57 3.80 .292 .350 .411 .761 7.1
1982 25 PHN NL 11 11 .500 26 26 10 1 0 194.7 212 101 16 65 84 4.67 .278 .333 .400 .732 7.4
1983 26 PHN NL 18 8 .692 33 33 8 1 0 244.7 259 110 23 74 106 4.05 .268 .320 .395 .715 13.5
1984 27 PHN NL 16 15 .516 34 34 7 0 0 267.7 269 122 25 72 150 4.10 .258 .305 .381 .687 12.6
1985 28 PHN NL 16 12 .571 34 34 8 3 0 237.3 277 113 16 70 116 4.29 .292 .338 .412 .749 9.5
1986 29 PHN NL 11 16 .407 32 32 3 1 0 222.7 226 119 16 86 114 4.81 .255 .321 .380 .701 5.3
1987 30 PHN NL 8 9 .471 22 22 0 0 0 136.3 150 72 7 48 77 4.75 .281 .338 .385 .722 5.2
1988 31 PHN NL 8 14 .364 30 30 0 0 0 186.0 180 87 14 79 119 4.21 .254 .328 .393 .721 9.4
1989 32 PHN NL 2 2 .500 11 6 0 0 0 36.0 43 19 4 13 19 4.75 .295 .352 .438 .791 1.3
    AAA   4 5 .444 13 13 0 0 0 79.3 85 27 2 31 77 3.06 .274 .340 .361 .701  
1990 33 KCR AL 3 3 .500 25 0 0 0 1 44.0 60 41 5 21 31 8.39 .324 .395 .497 .893 0.0
    AAA   5 5 .500 13 13 0 0 0 75.0 75 30 3 25 67 3.60 .259 .317 .338 .655  
11 Years Sim 101 98 .508 365 217 36 6 12 1765.6 1900 868 143 600 890 4.42 .273 .330 .399 .729 74.0
3 Years AAA 15 14 .517 38 38 2 1 0 243.3 235 81 12 77 188 3.00 .252 .309 .344 .654  
Season Average 9 8 .529 33 19 3 0 1 160.5 172 78 13 54 80 4.42 .273 .330 .399 .729  
Career Highs 18 16 .692 92 34 10 3 9 267.7 277 122 25 86 150 8.39 .324 .395 .497 .893  
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   860 405 76 249 460   .263 .315 .395 .710
vs LH   1040 463 67 351 430   .282 .344 .402 .747
Home 48 48 .500 189 109 18 4 4 902.3 955 461 73 310 447 4.60 .270 .328 .398 .727
Away 53 50 .515 176 108 18 2 8 863.3 945 407 70 290 443 4.24 .277 .333 .399 .733
Mar/Apr 15 19 .441 70 40 9 3 4 318.3 359 165 24 99 190 4.67 .283 .335 .412 .747
May 19 19 .500 65 37 5 2 3 307.6 320 162 31 105 146 4.74 .264 .323 .394 .717
June 16 15 .516 56 40 3 0 0 294.0 327 154 19 131 144 4.71 .282 .354 .408 .763
July 16 12 .571 50 31 8 0 1 248.6 254 118 24 68 112 4.27 .261 .309 .400 .709
August 16 17 .485 61 37 4 0 1 322.0 336 148 27 102 160 4.14 .268 .323 .393 .715
Sep/Oct 19 16 .543 63 32 7 1 3 275.0 304 121 18 95 138 3.96 .279 .337 .385 .722
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1980 23 PHN NL P 26 0 52.0 1 8 0 1 1.000 1.56    
1981 24 PHN NL P 92 0 144.3 14 32 2 3 .958 2.87    
1982 25 PHN NL P 26 26 194.7 15 31 2 2 .958 2.13    
1983 26 PHN NL P 33 33 244.7 16 42 2 0 .967 2.13    
1984 27 PHN NL P 34 34 267.7 22 41 1 0 .984 2.12    
1985 28 PHN NL P 34 34 237.3 9 30 1 2 .975 1.48    
1986 29 PHN NL P 32 32 222.7 13 39 1 4 .981 2.10    
1987 30 PHN NL P 22 22 136.3 6 24 1 2 .968 1.98    
1988 31 PHN NL P 30 30 186.0 8 30 1 0 .974 1.84    
1989 32 PHN NL P 11 6 36.0 1 5 0 1 1.000 1.50    
1990 33 KCR AL P 25 0 44.0 1 7 0 0 1.000 1.64    
Career Totals   365 217 1765.6 106 289 11 15 .973 2.01    
Career Highs   92 34 267.7 22 42 2 4 1.000 2.87    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1981 24 PHN NL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 3.3 1 0 0 3 1 0.00 .125 .364 .125 .489
1983 26 PHN NL 1 1 .500 6 0 0 0 0 12.3 15 6 1 7 7 4.38 .300 .386 .480 .866
1985 28 PHN NL 1 2 .333 4 4 0 0 0 28.7 25 12 3 13 13 3.77 .234 .317 .355 .672
1986 29 PHN NL 0 1 .000 2 0 0 0 0 7.0 7 2 0 1 6 2.57 .259 .286 .259 .545
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 4 .333 15 4 0 0 0 51.3 48 20 4 24 27 3.51 .250 .333 .365 .698
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1983-6-18
1984-8-16
1985-9-16
 Losses
1986-7-16
 Winning Pct
1983-10-.692
 Games Pitched
1981-2-92
 Complete Games
1982-10-10
 Shutouts
1985-4-3
Innings Pitched
1984-5-267.7
 Hits Allowed
1983-9-259
1984-4-269
1985-2-277
 Homeruns Allowed
1984-6-25
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 22    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 45th overall pick, by Philadelphia in 1980
Earned first career win on 6/11/1980
Injured on 6/8/1982 with a Inflamed Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Won World Championship with Philadelphia in 1983
2/2/1984: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,902,857 through salary arbitration
2/2/1985: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,257,143 through salary arbitration
2/2/1986: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,307,143 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 5/13/1986, winning 2 games with a 1.59 ERA
Injured on 6/29/1986 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
7/1/1986: Signed a contract extension with Philadelphia, $1,500,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 8/5/1987 with a Broken Hand, out for 8-9 weeks
Injured on 4/19/1989 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Traded from Philadelphia to Kansas City on 3/4/1990 (Going to PHN: SS Bob Meacham. Going to KCR: RF Jim Vatcher, P John Butcher, P Bob Knepper, 1B Cecil Cooper, RF Mike Vail)
Injured on 7/5/1990 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 3-4 weeks
 
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