Butch Metzger
Clarence Edward Metzger
Born: May 23, 1952
Lafayette, IN USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 185
Career: 1974-1978
Draft: Round 2 (1970 June Amateur Draft, San Francisco Giants)
School: John F. Kennedy HS (Sacramento, CA)
Minor League Statistics
Butch Metzger compiled a career record of 18 wins and 9 losses in his 191-game career with the San Francisco Giants, San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets. He began playing during the 1974 season and last took the field during the 1978 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.55 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.7 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| 1975 | NL | San Diego Padres | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.71 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 1976 | NL | San Diego Padres | 11 | 4 | .733 | 2.92 | 77 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 123.3 | 119 | 44 | 40 | 5 | 52 | 14 | 89 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 528 |
| 1977 | NL | San Diego Padres | 0 | 0 | 5.56 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.7 | 27 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 105 | |
| 1977 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 2 | .667 | 3.11 | 58 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 92.7 | 78 | 36 | 32 | 8 | 38 | 2 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 389 |
| 1978 | NL | New York Mets | 1 | 3 | .250 | 6.51 | 25 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.3 | 48 | 28 | 27 | 4 | 22 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 180 |
| Totals | 18 | 9 | .667 | 3.74 | 191 | 1 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 293.3 | 289 | 133 | 122 | 23 | 140 | 35 | 175 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1286 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1975 | NL | San Diego Padres | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1976 | NL | San Diego Padres | 77 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .000 | .200 | .000 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | NL | San Diego Padres | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 58 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | NL | New York Mets | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 191 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .000 | .118 | .000 | .118 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NL | San Francisco Giants | P | 10 | 0 | 12.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.421 | .200 |
| 1975 | NL | San Diego Padres | P | 4 | 0 | 4.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.929 | .250 |
| 1976 | NL | San Diego Padres | P | 77 | 0 | 123.3 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 0 | .957 | 1.605 | .286 |
| 1977 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 58 | 0 | 92.7 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.360 | .241 |
| 1977 | NL | San Diego Padres | P | 17 | 1 | 22.7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.191 | .176 |
| 1978 | NL | New York Mets | P | 25 | 0 | 37.3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.205 | .200 |
| Totals | 191 | 1 | 293.3 | 12 | 35 | 1 | 1 | .979 | 1.442 | .246 |
Awards
1976 - NL Rookie of the Year
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
