RF John Butler #28
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
RF JOHN BUTLER #28 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/05/1942
Born in:Newburyport, MA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:3 Years, 1 Day
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1961, 4th Pick in Round 19
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
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
1961 Tuscaloosa - R 18 6 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167 184 224 0.1
1962 Tuscaloosa - R 19 35 57 14 0 0 0 6 7 10 0 1 9 1 1 .246 .353 .246 .599 49 50 -0.4
1964 Tampa - A 21 8 19 3 0 0 0 2 3 5 0 0 5 0 0 .158 .333 .158 .491 27 40 -0.1
1964 Springfield - A 21 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 429 402 0.1
1965 Tulsa - A 22 3 10 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 .100 .308 .100 .408 11 32 -0.1
1965 El Paso - AA 22 17 29 6 0 0 2 6 4 2 1 0 2 0 0 .207 .281 .414 .695 92 89 -0.0
1966 Miami - A 23 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -151 -0.1
1966 Wichita - A 23 10 9 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 .444 .545 .444 .990 190 208 0.2
1966 Knoxville - AA 23 7 19 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 .158 .158 .211 .368 1 -22 -0.3
1966 Little Rock - AAA 23 6 9 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 .111 .333 .111 .444 25 56 -0.0
1967 Winston-Salem - A 24 11 12 2 1 0 0 3 4 6 1 0 4 0 0 .167 .474 .250 .724 118 129 0.0
1967 Wichita - A 24 21 24 3 1 0 0 2 2 6 2 0 6 0 0 .125 .344 .167 .510 51 24 -0.2
1967 Knoxville - AA 24 7 16 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 0 .312 .353 .375 .728 111 120 0.1
1968 Wichita - A 25 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 -40 -130 -0.2
1969 Fargo - A 26 54 46 9 1 1 0 7 7 12 1 3 7 0 0 .196 .355 .261 .616 83 75 0.1
1970 Fargo - A 27 39 28 9 2 0 0 5 7 12 1 0 8 0 0 .321 .537 .393 .929 145 164 0.4
1971 Fargo - A 28 17 19 5 0 0 0 6 5 6 0 1 3 0 0 .263 .423 .263 .686 77 103 0.1
1972 Fargo - A 29 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .667 .667 1.000 1.667 341 346 0.1
Total DIX 14 35 8 2 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 11 0 0 .229 .250 .286 .536 52 43
Total HL 42 52 9 1 0 0 6 8 15 3 0 16 0 0 .173 .386 .192 .578 74 54
Total SEL 22 34 5 1 0 0 5 7 11 1 0 10 0 0 .147 .370 .176 .546 56 64
Total LSA 17 29 6 0 0 2 6 4 2 1 0 2 0 0 .207 .281 .414 .695 92 89
Total GSL 41 61 16 0 0 0 7 7 12 0 1 9 1 1 .262 .378 .262 .641 60 64
Total WBL 113 96 25 4 1 0 18 20 30 2 4 19 0 0 .260 .432 .323 .755 107 114
Total CL 6 9 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 .111 .333 .111 .444 25 56
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1961 Tuscaloosa - R LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.1 0.00 -0.1 .000
1961 Tuscaloosa - R RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 -0.0 .926
1962 Tuscaloosa - R LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 14.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1962 Tuscaloosa - R CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 .992
1962 Tuscaloosa - R RF 14 8 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 79.2 1.81 -1.8 .805
1964 Springfield - A P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Springfield - A LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Springfield - A CF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 -0.4 .677
1964 Tampa - A RF 4 4 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 34.0 1.32 +0.1 1.063
1965 El Paso - AA LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Tulsa - A LF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 +0.0 1.037
1965 El Paso - AA CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 El Paso - AA RF 11 6 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 62.0 1.31 -0.5 .918
1965 Tulsa - A RF 2 2 4 0 0 5 1 .800 16.0 2.25 +0.1 1.045
1966 Knoxville - AA LF 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 13.0 1.38 -0.0 .994
1966 Little Rock - AAA CF 2 2 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 16.0 3.38 +0.2 .857
1966 Knoxville - AA CF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 -0.5 .000
1966 Wichita - A CF 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 +0.1 1.035
1966 Little Rock - AAA RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 11.0 0.82 +0.0 1.000
1966 Knoxville - AA RF 2 1 2 0 0 3 1 .667 15.0 1.20 -0.0 1.023
1966 Wichita - A RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Miami - A RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.2 1.071
1967 Wichita - A LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 5.0 1.80 +0.0 1.013
1967 Winston-Salem - A LF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.2 0.00 -0.1 .000
1967 Wichita - A CF 5 2 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 31.0 2.32 -0.9 .914
1967 Winston-Salem - A CF 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 .500 8.0 1.12 -0.7 .512
1967 Knoxville - AA RF 4 3 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 28.1 0.95 -0.2 1.008
1967 Wichita - A RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.1 1.08 +0.0 1.015
1967 Winston-Salem - A RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.1 1.08 -0.1 1.069
1968 Wichita - A CF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 -0.1 1.018
1968 Wichita - A RF 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Fargo - A LF 3 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 12.2 2.84 +0.5 1.016
1969 Fargo - A CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Fargo - A RF 6 0 1 0 0 2 1 .500 14.0 0.64 +0.0 1.058
1970 Fargo - A 1B 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 .500 2.0 4.50 -0.4 .000
1970 Fargo - A LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Fargo - A CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Fargo - A RF 10 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 17.2 1.02 -0.0 1.067
1971 Fargo - A LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Fargo - A CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Fargo - A RF 11 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 18.0 1.00 +0.1 1.052
1972 Fargo - A RF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.3 1.035
TOTAL P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 .500 2.0 4.50 -0.4 .000
TOTAL LF 20 4 7 1 0 8 0 1.000 69.1 1.04 +0.2 1.016
TOTAL CF 18 8 21 0 0 22 1 .955 94.0 2.01 -2.3 .854
TOTAL RF 80 25 51 0 0 54 3 .944 334.1 1.37 -1.9 .938
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1961 Drafted in the 1961 first-year player draft out of high school (South Boston; Boston, MA) by the Toronto Wolves. (Round 19, Pick 4, 292nd overall pick).
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
06/24/1963 Released by the Toronto organization.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
01/08/1964 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Boston Minutemen organization.
04/28/1964 Released by the Boston organization.
05/09/1964 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Kansas City Kings organization.
06/18/1964 Released by the Kansas City organization.
03/22/1965 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Los Angeles Stars organization.
04/12/1965 Released by the Los Angeles organization.
04/14/1965 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Los Angeles Suns organization.
07/08/1965 Released by the Los Angeles organization.
11/18/1965 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the San Francisco Sailors organization.
06/18/1966 Released by the San Francisco organization.
06/28/1966 Signed a minor league contract with the New York Imperials organization.
06/28/1967 Released by the New York organization.
04/06/1968 Signed a minor league contract with the New York Imperials organization.
04/29/1968 Released by the New York organization.
09/08/1968 Wins the 1968 Heartland League Heartland League Championship Series with the Wichita Rustlers!
01/07/1969 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Fargo Red Hawks organization.
02/03/1969 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his outfield defense at the Fargo Red Hawks development complex.
04/24/1969 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/23/1973 Retired from professional baseball.
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