John Butcher

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 185lb (193cm, 83kg)

Born: March 8, 1957 in Glendale, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 1976 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Yavapai College (Prescott, AZ), the Atlanta Braves in the 3rd round of the 1976 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Yavapai College (Prescott, AZ), the Houston Astros in the 1st round (5th) of the 1977 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Yavapai College (Prescott, AZ) and the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (18th) of the 1977 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Yavapai College (Prescott, AZ).

School: Yavapai College (Prescott, AZ)

Debut: September 8, 1980 (Age 23-184d, 14,388th in major league history)
vs. OAK 9.0 IP, 6 H, 5 SO, 3 BB, 2 ER, W

Last Game: September 9, 1986 (Age 29-185d)
vs. CAL 2.0 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1981 season

Full Name: John Daniel Butcher

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.5

ERA

4.42

164

113

833.2

363

WHIP

1.391

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1983 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1983 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 4	TEX		CHW	W,5-3	GF	11	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
2	4 (2)	Apr 8	TEX		BOS	L,5-8	GS	26	5.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
3	10 (5)	Apr 16	TEX	@	BOS	L,1-2	GF	10	2.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
4	16 (5)	Apr 23	TEX		MIL	L,0-3		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	21 (4)	Apr 30	TEX		NYY	W,6-3	GF	11	3.1	0	4	0	4	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	25 (3)	May 4	TEX	@	TOR	L,1-7	GF	8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	26	May 6	TEX	@	MIL	W,9-4		17	3.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	30 (3)	May 13	TEX		BAL	L,1-8		19	3.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
9	34 (3)	May 17	TEX		CLE	W,6-5		10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	39 (4)	May 22	TEX	@	DET	L,5-12		24	5.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
11	44 (4)	May 27	TEX	@	CHW	L,2-3	GF	8	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	46 (1)	May 29	TEX	@	CHW	L,3-8		8	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	49 (2)	Jun 3	TEX		DET	L,1-12	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	51 (1)	Jun 5	TEX		DET	L,4-5		15	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	55 (3)	Jun 10	TEX	@	MIN	W,4-2	GF	12	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
16	58 (2)	Jun 13	TEX		SEA	W,5-2	GF	10	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	61 (2)	Jun 16	TEX		MIN	L,3-4	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
18	63 (1)	Jun 18	TEX		MIN	L,4-8		11	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
19	70 (6)	Jun 25	TEX		OAK	W,8-3	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	75 (4)	Jun 30	TEX	@	CAL	W,4-2		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	77 (1)	Jul 2	TEX	@	OAK	W,13-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	80 (2)	Jul 8	TEX	@	TOR	L,5-8		10	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	82 (1)	Jul 10	TEX	@	TOR	L,4-6	GF	11	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	84 (1)	Jul 12	TEX		MIL	L,2-9		15	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	87 (2)	Jul 15	TEX	@	NYY	L,5-7	GF	18	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	92 (4)	Jul 19	TEX	@	MIL	W,3-1	GF	18	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	98 (5)	Jul 25	TEX		NYY	L,5-6		7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	102 (3)	Jul 30	TEX	@	BAL	L,4-7		6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	104 (1)	Aug 2	TEX		BOS	L,5-6		17	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	111 (6)	Aug 8	TEX	@	BOS	W,12-7		24	5.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
31	118 (6)	Aug 16	TEX		BAL	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
32	123 (4)	Aug 21	TEX		CHW	L,1-3	GS	27	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
33	129 (5)	Aug 26	TEX	@	KCR	L,3-8	GS	25	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
34	134 (4)	Aug 31	TEX	@	DET	W,5-1	GS	26	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	140 (5)	Sep 5	TEX		MIN	W,7-3	GS	30	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	143 (2)	Sep 9	TEX	@	SEA	L,4-6		11	2.1	2	0	0	2	0	P
37	149 (5)	Sep 16	TEX	@	CAL	L,6-8		9	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	151 (1)	Sep 18	TEX	@	CAL	W,7-6		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							38gm		123.0	11	17	0	28	0