John Butcher
John Daniel Butcher
Born: March 8, 1957
Glendale, CA USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 185
College: Yavapai College
Career: 1980-1986
Draft: Round 2 (1976 January Amateur Draft, St. Louis Cardinals)
Draft: Round 3 (1976 June Secondary Draft, Atlanta Braves)
Draft: Round 1 (1977 January Secondary Draft, Houston Astros)
Draft: Round 1 (1977 June Secondary Draft, Texas Rangers)
School: Yavapai College
Minor League Statistics
John Butcher compiled a career record of 36 wins and 49 losses in his 164-game career with the Texas Rangers, Minnesota Twins and Cleveland Indians. He began playing during the 1980 season and last took the field during the 1986 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | AL | Texas Rangers | 3 | 3 | .500 | 4.08 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35.3 | 34 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 152 |
| 1981 | AL | Texas Rangers | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1.63 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27.7 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 |
| 1982 | AL | Texas Rangers | 1 | 5 | .167 | 4.87 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 94.3 | 102 | 53 | 51 | 10 | 34 | 4 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 406 |
| 1983 | AL | Texas Rangers | 6 | 6 | .500 | 3.51 | 38 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 123.0 | 128 | 50 | 48 | 8 | 41 | 4 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 522 |
| 1984 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 13 | 11 | .542 | 3.44 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 225.0 | 242 | 98 | 86 | 18 | 53 | 5 | 83 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 944 |
| 1985 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 11 | 14 | .440 | 4.98 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 207.7 | 239 | 125 | 115 | 24 | 43 | 4 | 92 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 893 |
| 1986 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 0 | 3 | .000 | 6.30 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 70.0 | 82 | 50 | 49 | 11 | 24 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 308 |
| 1986 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1 | 5 | .167 | 6.93 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.7 | 86 | 43 | 39 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 246 |
| Totals | 36 | 49 | .424 | 4.42 | 164 | 113 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 833.7 | 931 | 444 | 409 | 79 | 229 | 19 | 363 | 17 | 1 | 19 | 3577 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | AL | Texas Rangers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1981 | AL | Texas Rangers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1982 | AL | Texas Rangers | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1983 | AL | Texas Rangers | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1984 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1985 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1986 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1986 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 164 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | AL | Texas Rangers | P | 6 | 6 | 35.3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 1.783 | 1.167 |
| 1981 | AL | Texas Rangers | P | 5 | 3 | 27.7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.602 | 1.600 |
| 1982 | AL | Texas Rangers | P | 18 | 13 | 94.3 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 2.481 | 1.444 |
| 1983 | AL | Texas Rangers | P | 38 | 6 | 123.0 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.049 | .737 |
| 1984 | AL | Minnesota Twins | P | 34 | 34 | 225.0 | 25 | 20 | 3 | 5 | .938 | 1.800 | 1.324 |
| 1985 | AL | Minnesota Twins | P | 34 | 33 | 207.7 | 24 | 27 | 2 | 2 | .962 | 2.210 | 1.500 |
| 1986 | AL | Minnesota Twins | P | 16 | 10 | 70.0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.800 | .875 |
| 1986 | AL | Cleveland Indians | P | 13 | 8 | 50.7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .769 | 1.776 | .769 |
| Totals | 164 | 113 | 833.7 | 80 | 109 | 9 | 12 | .955 | 2.040 | 1.152 |
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