LF Jake Butler #41
Age: 25 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Good
08/11/1975
LF JAKE BUTLER #41 - AGE: 25 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
106 402 121 14 4 10 54 43 40 .301 .369 .430 2 3.7
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/10/1975 STL Loss, 4-9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/08/1975 STL Win, 7-5 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/07/1975 BAL Win, 8-4 3 1 2 1 0 2 0 0
08/06/1975 BAL Loss, 4-5 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
08/05/1975 WAS Loss, 3-5 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/04/1975 WAS Loss, 1-6 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/03/1975 @ ATL Loss, 9-10 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 0
08/02/1975 @ ATL Loss, 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/01/1975 @ ATL Loss, 3-11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/01/1975 @ ATL Win, 7-3 3 1 1 5 1 0 1 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:1 Year, 126 Days
Service This Yr:126 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, 126 Days
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 106 402 121 14 4 10 54 67 43 40 .301 .369 .430 .799 .368 .129 134
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 101 453 3 0 0 3 0 5 173 28 2 2 50.0 67.4 6.26 3.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   95 25 2 0 5 19 16 12 14 2 0 1 .263 .345 .442 .788
Versus Right   307 96 12 4 5 35 51 31 26 3 0 2 .313 .376 .427 .803
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   25 5 0 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 0 0 .200 .259 .200 .459
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   40 9 1 0 1 8 6 2 4 1 0 0 .225 .256 .325 .581
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   1001 277 39 7 32 134 156 95 105 8 5 9 .277 .342 .426 .768
Home   211 57 7 0 4 22 34 25 21 2 0 2 .270 .350 .360 .710
Road   191 64 7 4 6 32 33 18 19 3 0 1 .335 .390 .508 .898
Grass   191 64 7 4 6 32 33 18 19 3 0 1 .335 .390 .508 .898
Turf   211 57 7 0 4 22 34 25 21 2 0 2 .270 .350 .360 .710
Day   161 55 4 1 2 17 29 20 18 2 0 2 .342 .416 .416 .832
Night   241 66 10 3 8 37 38 23 22 3 0 1 .274 .336 .440 .776
As Starter   396 119 14 4 10 54 66 43 40 5 0 3 .301 .369 .432 .801
As Reliever / Substitution   6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Pinch Hitting   4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Close/Late   86 29 3 0 1 14 17 13 12 2 0 0 .337 .416 .407 .823
Inning 1-3   142 45 5 2 3 13 30 18 16 0 0 1 .317 .398 .444 .841
Inning 4-6   138 38 4 1 4 19 14 6 9 2 0 2 .275 .311 .406 .717
Inning 7-9   114 36 5 1 3 22 23 18 14 3 0 0 .316 .400 .456 .856
Extra Innings   8 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
0 Outs   123 32 3 0 3 13 29 17 14 2 0 1 .260 .350 .358 .707
1 Outs   149 47 7 2 4 21 28 16 14 3 0 0 .315 .375 .470 .845
2 Outs   130 42 4 2 3 20 10 10 12 0 0 2 .323 .380 .454 .834
Scoring Position   101 29 5 0 4 45 19 14 11 5 0 1 .287 .364 .455 .819
Bases Empty   209 61 7 3 4 4 34 24 21 0 0 1 .292 .368 .411 .779
Runner on 1st   92 31 2 1 2 5 14 5 8 0 0 1 .337 .378 .446 .823
Runner on 2nd   35 10 0 0 2 7 5 0 3 0 0 0 .286 .286 .457 .743
Runner on 3rd   10 3 1 0 1 6 2 1 0 2 0 0 .300 .308 .700 1.008
Runner on 1st & 2nd   22 7 3 0 0 8 5 7 2 0 0 1 .318 .500 .455 .955
Runner on 1st & 3rd   14 3 0 0 0 5 1 2 1 1 0 0 .214 .294 .214 .508
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 3 1 0 0 6 2 2 2 0 0 0 .429 .556 .571 1.127
Bases Loaded   13 3 0 0 1 13 4 2 3 2 0 0 .231 .294 .462 .756
Two Strikes   141 32 3 2 3 16 21 15 40 1 0 1 .227 .304 .340 .644
First Pitch   87 32 5 1 4 17 15 0 0 0 0 2 .368 .382 .586 .968
Count 0-1   54 17 2 0 1 6 8 0 0 1 0 0 .315 .309 .407 .716
Count 0-2   28 8 2 0 0 0 5 0 10 0 0 0 .286 .286 .357 .643
Count 1-0   40 12 1 1 2 9 6 0 0 1 0 0 .300 .293 .525 .818
Count 1-1   39 16 3 0 0 2 6 0 0 1 0 0 .410 .400 .487 .887
Count 1-2   53 11 0 1 0 5 3 0 12 1 0 0 .208 .204 .245 .449
Count 2-0   11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .182 .182 .364
Count 2-1   21 9 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 1 0 0 .429 .409 .429 .838
Count 2-2   32 7 0 1 1 5 5 0 10 0 0 0 .219 .219 .375 .594
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   9 1 0 0 0 1 4 15 0 0 0 0 .111 .667 .111 .778
Full Count   28 6 1 0 2 6 8 15 8 0 0 1 .214 .500 .464 .964
Behind in Count   135 36 4 1 1 11 16 0 22 2 0 0 .267 .263 .333 .596
Ahead in Count   81 24 1 1 2 13 17 28 0 2 0 0 .296 .468 .407 .876
Batting 2nd   159 50 5 2 5 17 27 16 14 2 0 0 .314 .373 .465 .838
Batting 3rd   47 12 1 1 2 5 7 5 3 1 0 2 .255 .345 .447 .792
Batting 4th   45 12 2 0 0 6 9 4 8 0 0 1 .267 .340 .311 .651
Batting 5th   130 40 6 1 2 19 20 16 12 1 0 0 .308 .381 .415 .796
Batting 7th   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 8th   13 5 0 0 1 6 4 2 3 1 0 0 .385 .438 .615 1.053
Batting 9th   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Low Leverage   166 58 8 3 4 15 22 16 15 3 0 2 .349 .406 .506 .912
Medium Leverage   150 39 6 1 4 15 30 10 16 0 0 0 .260 .306 .393 .700
High Leverage   86 24 0 0 2 24 15 16 9 2 0 1 .279 .390 .349 .739
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 24 106 402 121 14 4 10 54 67 43 3 5 40 2 2 .301 .369 .430 .799 119 134 3.7
Total FABL 263 1001 277 39 7 32 134 156 95 9 8 105 2 5 .277 .342 .426 .768 117 123 6.3
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 94 93 162 3 0 170 5 .971 818.2 1.81 +6.9 1.062
1975 Philadelphia - MLB CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1975 Philadelphia - MLB RF 8 8 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 72.0 1.50 -0.3 1.103
TOTAL 1B 3 2 20 1 2 22 1 .955 19.0 9.95 -0.5 .536
TOTAL LF 573 539 835 22 2 881 24 .973 4758.0 1.62 +22.0 1.039
TOTAL CF 284 235 569 27 1 602 6 .990 2104.2 2.55 +4.4 1.010
TOTAL RF 69 65 101 0 0 104 3 .971 565.0 1.61 +1.7 1.053
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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HR Rank
1974 22 7
Year HP Rank
1974 6 8
Year EBH Rank
1974 50 9
Year ISO Rank
1974 .162 9
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