NAME : Bill Butler
NICKNAME :
ORIGIN :
BIRTHDAY : 3/12/1947
AGE : 33
HEIGHT : 6"5
WEIGHT : 220
POSITION : Pitcher
ROLE : Starter
BATS : Left
THROWS : Left
CONTRACT : $5,780,000 through 1983
DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
LOYALTY : Minimal
TEAM LEADER : None at all
CONSISTENCY : Normal
CLUTCH PERFORMANCE : Normal
INJURY RATING : Normal
DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
Range at Pitcher : C (Fielding Pct. : .930)
PITCHING RATINGS :
Duration as Starter : C
Duration as Reliever : *
Holding Runners : C
Groundball Pct. : 57
Avoiding Runs : 7
Avoiding Hits : 8 (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Good)
Avoiding Doubles : 6 (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
Avoiding Homeruns : 8 (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Brilliant)
Avoiding BB's : 2 (VS. RHB : 2, VS. LHB : 2, Talent Fair)
Getting Strikeouts : 4 (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Fair)
Throwing Velocity : 5
Pitch Assortment : , Fastball, Changeup, Slider
PITCHING STATS :
Category ERA W L S G GS IP HA R ER BB K
Overall 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
At Home 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Away 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Last Week 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
This Week 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
CAREER STATS :
YEAR ERA W L S G CG SHO IP ER BB K TEAMS
1969 3.92 9 10 0 34 5 4 193.0 84 91 156 KC
1970 3.16 8 11 0 29 2 1 191.0 67 105 92 PHI
1971 3.37 11 9 0 28 1 1 168.1 63 88 87 PHI
1972 3.08 11 13 0 32 2 1 225.0 77 102 108 PHI
1973 4.64 9 19 0 32 3 0 203.2 105 103 105 PHI
1974 3.30 6 3 1 55 1 0 136.1 50 66 72 PHI,NY
1975 4.96 2 3 0 8 0 0 32.2 18 17 22 NY,DET
1977 5.64 2 5 0 10 0 0 52.2 33 36 23 DET,BAL,PIT
1978 3.72 3 7 0 12 0 0 77.1 32 32 40 MON
1979 5.02 2 3 0 10 0 0 52.0 29 38 22 CHI
1980 4.58 9 10 0 25 1 0 141.1 72 93 55 CHI
Total ERA : 3.85
Total Wins : 72
Total Losses: 93
Total Saves : 1
Total SHO : 7
Total CG : 15
Total K's : 782
Total BB's : 771
PLAYER HISTORY
Signed as a free agent by Chicago(N) on 2/24/1980 to a 4-year deal worth $5,780,000 per year... Injured on 6/1/1980 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 5 weeks... |