LF Jake Butler #41
Age: 25 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
10/08/1975
LF JAKE BUTLER #41 - AGE: 25 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
152 571 173 22 7 13 77 55 52 .303 .366 .434 2 5.1
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/28/1975 NYG Loss, 3-10 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/27/1975 NYG Win, 16-1 4 2 3 4 0 1 0 0
09/26/1975 NYG Loss, 1-6 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1975 @ BOS Loss, 2-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1975 @ BOS Win, 1-0 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
09/22/1975 @ BOS Loss, 1-9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1975 @ ATL Loss, 5-7 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/20/1975 @ ATL Win, 3-2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/1975 @ ATL Win, 10-2 5 2 5 2 0 0 0 0
09/17/1975 WAS Win, 2-1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/15/1950
Born in:Grenada, MS
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$29,400
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:2 Years, None
Service This Yr:175 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, None
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1968, 4th Pick in Round 8
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 152 571 173 22 7 13 77 89 55 52 .303 .366 .434 .800 .369 .131 135
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 144 637 5 0 0 7 0 6 248 42 2 4 33.3 93.3 6.07 5.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   136 37 5 0 6 23 22 13 18 2 0 1 .272 .336 .441 .777
Versus Right   435 136 17 7 7 54 67 42 34 4 0 4 .313 .375 .432 .807
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   60 16 1 0 2 8 10 9 10 0 0 1 .267 .371 .383 .755
May   92 20 3 1 3 13 12 7 7 1 0 1 .217 .277 .370 .647
June   103 34 4 1 2 11 17 17 6 2 0 0 .330 .418 .447 .865
July   107 42 5 2 2 14 22 8 13 1 0 1 .393 .436 .533 .969
August   111 30 5 2 3 16 15 8 10 1 0 0 .270 .317 .432 .749
September   98 31 4 1 1 15 13 6 6 1 0 2 .316 .364 .408 .773
Spring Training   51 15 2 0 0 1 6 2 3 1 0 0 .294 .315 .333 .648
Last Year   599 156 25 3 22 80 89 52 65 3 5 6 .260 .324 .422 .747
Career   1170 329 47 10 35 157 178 107 117 9 5 11 .281 .345 .428 .773
Home   280 79 12 1 5 33 44 31 27 2 0 3 .282 .358 .386 .743
Road   291 94 10 6 8 44 45 24 25 4 0 2 .323 .374 .481 .855
Grass   291 94 10 6 8 44 45 24 25 4 0 2 .323 .374 .481 .855
Turf   280 79 12 1 5 33 44 31 27 2 0 3 .282 .358 .386 .743
Day   186 64 6 2 2 23 32 21 18 3 0 2 .344 .410 .430 .840
Night   385 109 16 5 11 54 57 34 34 3 0 3 .283 .344 .436 .780
As Starter   562 170 22 7 13 77 88 55 52 6 0 5 .302 .366 .436 .802
As Reliever / Substitution   9 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Pinch Hitting   7 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857
Close/Late   126 41 4 2 2 19 19 14 16 2 0 0 .325 .387 .437 .824
Inning 1-3   205 62 9 3 4 26 38 22 18 1 0 1 .302 .371 .434 .805
Inning 4-6   190 54 6 1 5 23 25 12 14 2 0 4 .284 .337 .405 .742
Inning 7-9   165 55 7 3 4 28 26 20 18 3 0 0 .333 .399 .485 .884
Extra Innings   11 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .182 .250 .182 .432
0 Outs   176 48 6 1 4 16 40 18 19 2 0 3 .273 .347 .386 .733
1 Outs   208 67 10 4 6 33 38 24 18 4 0 0 .322 .386 .495 .881
2 Outs   187 58 6 2 3 28 11 13 15 0 0 2 .310 .361 .412 .773
Scoring Position   143 39 6 1 5 62 24 19 13 6 0 1 .273 .349 .434 .783
Bases Empty   301 91 11 4 6 6 50 31 28 0 0 2 .302 .371 .425 .797
Runner on 1st   127 43 5 2 2 9 15 5 11 0 0 2 .339 .373 .457 .830
Runner on 2nd   51 12 1 0 2 9 6 3 3 0 0 0 .235 .278 .373 .650
Runner on 3rd   14 4 1 0 1 8 2 1 1 2 0 0 .286 .294 .571 .866
Runner on 1st & 2nd   31 8 3 0 0 9 6 8 3 0 0 1 .258 .425 .355 .780
Runner on 1st & 3rd   16 4 0 1 0 8 2 2 1 2 0 0 .250 .300 .375 .675
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   11 4 1 0 1 9 3 3 2 0 0 0 .364 .500 .727 1.227
Bases Loaded   20 7 0 0 1 19 5 2 3 2 0 0 .350 .375 .500 .875
Two Strikes   204 51 5 4 5 29 29 19 52 1 0 1 .250 .316 .387 .703
First Pitch   114 40 5 1 5 18 21 0 0 0 0 3 .351 .368 .544 .911
Count 0-1   76 25 3 0 1 9 8 0 0 1 0 1 .329 .333 .408 .741
Count 0-2   38 10 2 0 0 2 5 0 14 0 0 0 .263 .263 .316 .579
Count 1-0   63 16 4 1 2 10 9 0 0 1 0 0 .254 .250 .444 .694
Count 1-1   52 21 3 1 0 4 7 0 0 2 0 0 .404 .389 .500 .889
Count 1-2   79 20 1 1 0 8 6 0 16 1 0 0 .253 .250 .291 .541
Count 2-0   19 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 .316 .368 .684
Count 2-1   31 11 1 0 0 5 6 0 0 1 0 0 .355 .344 .387 .731
Count 2-2   44 9 0 1 2 8 6 0 12 0 0 0 .205 .205 .386 .591
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   12 3 0 0 0 2 7 22 0 0 0 0 .250 .735 .250 .985
Full Count   43 12 2 2 3 11 12 19 10 0 0 1 .279 .508 .628 1.136
Behind in Count   193 55 6 1 1 19 19 0 30 2 0 1 .285 .286 .342 .628
Ahead in Count   125 36 6 1 2 17 24 36 0 2 0 0 .288 .442 .400 .842
Batting 2nd   171 53 5 2 5 18 28 16 14 2 0 0 .310 .365 .450 .815
Batting 3rd   98 31 6 2 2 8 14 10 9 1 0 3 .316 .393 .480 .872
Batting 4th   139 38 5 1 3 24 22 10 14 1 0 2 .273 .329 .388 .717
Batting 5th   130 40 6 1 2 19 20 16 12 1 0 0 .308 .381 .415 .796
Batting 6th   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
Batting 7th   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 8th   18 8 0 1 1 7 5 2 3 1 0 0 .444 .476 .722 1.198
Batting 9th   7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Low Leverage   230 78 12 5 4 19 29 21 22 3 0 2 .339 .395 .487 .881
Medium Leverage   224 62 10 1 6 25 41 15 17 0 0 2 .277 .328 .411 .739
High Leverage   115 31 0 1 3 33 19 18 13 3 0 1 .270 .365 .365 .730
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1974 Philadelphia - FABL 23 157 599 156 25 3 22 80 89 52 6 3 65 0 3 .260 .324 .422 .747 115 116 2.6
1975 Philadelphia - FABL 24 152 571 173 22 7 13 77 89 55 5 6 52 2 4 .303 .366 .434 .800 121 135 5.1
Total FABL 309 1170 329 47 10 35 157 178 107 11 9 117 2 7 .281 .345 .428 .773 118 125 7.8
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1968 Burlington - R 17 59 192 55 4 6 4 36 25 38 2 1 44 0 1 .286 .408 .432 .840 126 131 1.3
1968 Winston-Salem - A 17 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 199 217 0.1
1969 Burlington - R 18 37 139 40 5 3 2 18 22 30 1 0 34 1 1 .288 .418 .410 .828 115 119 0.9
1969 Winston-Salem - A 18 49 166 36 2 4 4 25 18 23 1 1 49 3 1 .217 .314 .349 .664 98 95 0.7
1970 Burlington - R 19 9 15 1 0 0 0 4 3 6 0 0 4 0 1 .067 .333 .067 .400 5 33 -0.1
1970 Winston-Salem - A 19 87 287 65 5 3 3 23 26 41 3 2 56 3 3 .226 .327 .296 .623 84 89 0.8
1970 Wichita - A 19 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 43 35 -0.0
1971 Winston-Salem - A 20 36 132 32 2 4 1 14 19 25 2 1 17 2 0 .242 .369 .341 .710 108 118 1.2
1971 Wichita - A 20 93 324 70 10 1 4 39 26 44 4 1 83 2 3 .216 .316 .290 .606 71 76 0.3
1971 Knoxville - AA 20 5 16 3 0 0 0 2 3 5 0 0 6 0 0 .188 .381 .188 .568 68 95 0.2
1972 Raleigh - A 21 8 21 4 0 0 2 3 4 9 1 0 5 0 0 .190 .452 .476 .928 168 134 0.3
1972 Terre Haute - A 21 99 293 66 12 3 5 37 50 52 4 3 48 3 4 .225 .347 .338 .684 93 97 1.4
1972 Akron - AA 21 18 58 11 1 1 0 4 10 13 1 0 10 0 0 .190 .347 .241 .589 53 65 -0.1
1973 Beaumont - R 22 16 63 24 3 2 3 21 15 14 1 1 4 1 0 .381 .494 .635 1.129 184 190 1.2
1973 Bakersfield - A 22 12 46 17 3 3 0 6 11 13 1 1 10 0 0 .370 .508 .565 1.073 186 165 0.7
1973 Raleigh - A 22 15 51 14 1 1 0 3 9 18 2 0 15 0 0 .275 .479 .333 .812 121 126 0.4
1973 Total - A 22 27 97 31 4 4 0 9 20 31 3 1 25 0 0 .320 .492 .443 .936 151 144 1.2
1973 Allentown - A 22 11 40 21 5 2 2 9 7 7 0 1 6 0 0 .525 .583 .900 1.483 318 316 1.3
1973 Terre Haute - A 22 75 270 76 9 3 5 45 40 50 2 0 51 2 4 .281 .398 .393 .790 117 113 1.5
1973 Total - A 22 86 310 97 14 5 7 54 47 57 2 1 57 2 4 .313 .422 .458 .880 143 139 2.8
1973 Akron - AA 22 14 52 10 2 2 0 7 6 12 0 1 7 0 0 .192 .338 .308 .646 77 71 0.0
1973 Jackson - AA 22 13 43 11 1 0 0 5 7 9 1 2 7 0 0 .256 .382 .279 .661 87 89 0.3
1973 Total - AA 22 27 95 21 3 2 0 12 13 21 1 3 14 0 0 .221 .358 .295 .653 81 79 0.3
Total DIX 18 59 14 1 0 0 7 10 14 1 2 13 0 0 .237 .382 .254 .636 82 90
Total EA 32 110 21 3 3 0 11 16 25 1 1 17 0 0 .191 .343 .273 .616 65 68
Total HL 268 891 213 31 7 14 121 117 146 10 4 183 7 11 .239 .351 .337 .688 93 94
Total MAL 11 40 21 5 2 2 9 7 7 0 1 6 0 0 .525 .583 .900 1.483 318 316
Total SEL 196 661 153 10 12 10 68 77 116 9 4 143 8 4 .231 .352 .328 .680 100 102
Total COW 12 46 17 3 3 0 6 11 13 1 1 10 0 0 .370 .508 .565 1.073 186 165
Total GSL 16 63 24 3 2 3 21 15 14 1 1 4 1 0 .381 .494 .635 1.129 184 190
Total UMVA 105 346 96 9 9 6 58 50 74 3 1 82 1 3 .277 .408 .408 .816 116 121
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1968 Winston-Salem - A LF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.6 1.047
1968 Burlington - R LF 56 55 74 1 1 76 1 .987 456.2 1.48 -0.1 .995
1968 Burlington - R CF 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 17.0 1.06 -0.2 .683
1968 Burlington - R RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Winston-Salem - A LF 36 35 56 1 0 58 1 .983 301.0 1.70 +3.1 1.051
1969 Burlington - R LF 7 3 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 37.2 2.39 +0.1 1.060
1969 Winston-Salem - A CF 14 14 40 0 0 40 0 1.000 114.0 3.16 -1.6 .962
1969 Burlington - R CF 32 32 64 0 0 65 1 .985 270.2 2.13 -0.4 1.009
1970 Wichita - A LF 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 .000 9.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1970 Winston-Salem - A LF 22 21 25 1 0 27 1 .963 183.2 1.27 +0.4 1.037
1970 Burlington - R LF 4 4 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 35.0 2.31 +0.9 1.212
1970 Winston-Salem - A CF 62 61 125 1 0 129 3 .977 524.2 2.16 -1.1 1.011
1970 Burlington - R CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Winston-Salem - A RF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.1 1.050
1971 Knoxville - AA LF 3 3 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 28.0 0.96 +0.6 1.555
1971 Wichita - A LF 69 64 88 2 0 91 1 .989 577.2 1.40 +1.5 1.032
1971 Winston-Salem - A LF 17 17 27 0 0 28 1 .964 145.0 1.68 +0.2 1.024
1971 Knoxville - AA CF 1 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 10.0 3.60 +0.8 1.373
1971 Wichita - A CF 11 10 27 3 0 30 0 1.000 91.1 2.96 +1.0 1.035
1971 Winston-Salem - A CF 19 17 43 3 0 46 0 1.000 150.0 2.76 +1.6 1.013
1971 Knoxville - AA RF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.0 1.045
1971 Wichita - A RF 13 13 19 0 0 20 1 .950 110.0 1.55 +0.8 1.036
1972 Akron - AA LF 9 9 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 78.0 1.04 +0.1 1.010
1972 Terre Haute - A LF 47 39 68 3 0 76 5 .934 375.1 1.70 +3.4 1.070
1972 Raleigh - A LF 5 4 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 38.1 1.17 +0.2 1.031
1972 Akron - AA CF 7 4 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 42.2 2.32 -0.4 1.030
1972 Terre Haute - A CF 32 23 68 7 0 75 0 1.000 219.2 3.07 +2.3 1.019
1972 Raleigh - A CF 2 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 14.0 1.93 +1.1 1.565
1972 Akron - AA RF 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 15.0 1.80 +0.4 1.536
1972 Terre Haute - A RF 8 6 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 50.2 2.49 +0.3 1.034
1972 Raleigh - A RF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 -0.1 1.034
1973 Raleigh - A 1B 3 2 20 1 2 22 1 .955 19.0 9.95 -0.5 .536
1973 Jackson - AA LF 11 11 17 1 0 19 1 .947 87.1 1.85 +1.7 1.261
1973 Terre Haute - A LF 13 7 16 1 0 18 1 .944 79.0 1.94 +1.9 1.187
1973 Allentown - A LF 11 10 9 1 0 10 0 1.000 87.0 1.03 +0.1 1.021
1973 Raleigh - A LF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.2 1.047
1973 Bakersfield - A LF 12 12 23 0 0 23 0 1.000 104.0 1.99 +1.1 1.041
1973 Beaumont - R LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 10.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Jackson - AA CF 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 15.2 1.15 +0.3 1.021
1973 Akron - AA CF 12 12 34 0 0 34 0 1.000 101.0 3.03 +0.1 .985
1973 Terre Haute - A CF 31 28 62 4 0 68 2 .971 240.2 2.47 -0.4 .992
1973 Raleigh - A CF 11 11 23 1 0 24 0 1.000 100.2 2.15 +0.2 1.032
1973 Bakersfield - A CF 3 0 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 7.0 5.14 +0.4 1.038
1973 Beaumont - R CF 16 16 44 6 1 50 0 1.000 129.2 3.47 +1.1 1.047
1973 Akron - AA RF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 +0.1 1.032
1973 Terre Haute - A RF 34 32 43 0 0 45 2 .956 282.1 1.37 +0.4 1.034
1974 Philadelphia - MLB LF 149 149 229 8 1 242 5 .979 1288.1 1.66 -0.8 1.000
1974 Philadelphia - MLB CF 20 3 14 1 0 15 0 1.000 50.1 2.68 -0.3 .935
1975 Philadelphia - MLB LF 124 123 197 6 0 210 7 .967 1074.1 1.70 +8.3 1.061
1975 Philadelphia - MLB CF 11 5 22 1 0 23 0 1.000 58.0 3.57 +0.6 1.065
1975 Philadelphia - MLB RF 16 16 28 0 0 29 1 .966 140.2 1.79 -1.1 1.010
TOTAL 1B 3 2 20 1 2 22 1 .955 19.0 9.95 -0.5 .536
TOTAL LF 603 569 870 25 2 921 26 .972 5013.2 1.61 +23.4 1.040
TOTAL CF 292 240 591 28 1 625 6 .990 2159.2 2.58 +5.1 1.012
TOTAL RF 77 73 117 0 0 121 4 .967 633.2 1.66 +0.9 1.038
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1968 Drafted in the 1968 first-year player draft out of high school (Greenville; Greenville, MS) by the New York Imperials. (Round 8, Pick 4, 144th overall pick).
04/10/1969 Outstandingly completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the New York Imperials development complex.
08/10/1969 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for one week.
07/27/1970 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/11/1970 Wins the 1970 Heartland League Heartland League Championship Series with the Wichita Rustlers!
05/14/1971 Injured (eye irritation),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/15/1971 Injured (food poisoning),out for 1 day.
10/24/1971 Was traded by the New York Imperials to the Detroit Dynamos, along with SP Leon Perrot, CF Roy Haynes, 2B Elmer Mortensen, and SS Bill Tripp, in exchange for CF Freddy Curtis.
05/18/1972 Goes 5-8 against the Wichita Rustlers, with 1 2B, 1 RBI and 1 R.
08/25/1972 Injured (elbow contusion),day-to-day for 5 days.
04/05/1973 Named the #99 prospect in the FABL
07/29/1973 Was traded by the Detroit Dynamos to the Philadelphia Keystones, along with RP Roy Thompson and SP Fred Newton, in exchange for SP Jesse Polis.
09/06/1973 Goes 5-6 against the Wilmington Pipers, with 3 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI and 3 R.
09/24/1973 Wins the 1973 Championship with the Jackson Pilots!
09/29/1973 Wins the 1973 Southeastern League SEL Championship Series with the Raleigh Explorers!
10/04/1973 Wins the 1973 Middle Atlantic League MAL Championship Series with the Allentown Cokers!
07/21/1974 Was selected to the 1974 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
07/22/1974 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
08/01/1974 Wins the FABL FA Rookie of the Month Award.
09/19/1975 Goes 5-5 against the Atlanta Copperheads, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 2 R.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 3B Rank
1975 7 8
Year HR Rank
1974 22 7
Year HP Rank
1974 6 8
Year EBH Rank
1974 50 9
Year ISO Rank
1974 .162 9
Year WAR Rank
1975 5.1 8
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