Brett Butler
Brett Morgan Butler
Born: June 15, 1957
Los Angeles, CA USA
Primary Position: CF
All Position(s) Played: RF, CF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 160
College: Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Career: 1981-1997
Draft: Round 23 (1979 June Amateur Draft, Atlanta Braves)
School: Southeastern Oklahoma State
Minor League Statistics
Brett Butler compiled a career batting average of .290 with 54 home runs and 578 RBI in his 2213-game career with the Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets. He began playing during the 1981 season and last took the field during the 1997 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 40 | 145 | 126 | 17 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 17 | .254 | .352 | .317 | .669 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 89 | 268 | 240 | 35 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 8 | 25 | 35 | .217 | .291 | .225 | .516 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 151 | 613 | 549 | 84 | 154 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 37 | 39 | 23 | 54 | 56 | .281 | .344 | .393 | .738 | 216 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| 1984 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 159 | 709 | 602 | 108 | 162 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 49 | 52 | 22 | 86 | 62 | .269 | .361 | .355 | .717 | 214 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| 1985 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 152 | 666 | 591 | 106 | 184 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 50 | 47 | 20 | 63 | 42 | .311 | .377 | .431 | .808 | 255 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 1986 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 161 | 683 | 587 | 92 | 163 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 51 | 32 | 15 | 70 | 65 | .278 | .356 | .375 | .731 | 220 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 1 |
| 1987 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 137 | 618 | 522 | 91 | 154 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 41 | 33 | 16 | 91 | 55 | .295 | .399 | .425 | .825 | 222 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 157 | 679 | 568 | 109 | 163 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 43 | 43 | 20 | 97 | 64 | .287 | .393 | .398 | .791 | 226 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 |
| 1989 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 154 | 672 | 594 | 100 | 168 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 31 | 16 | 59 | 69 | .283 | .349 | .354 | .703 | 210 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 2 |
| 1990 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 160 | 732 | 622 | 108 | 192 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 44 | 51 | 19 | 90 | 62 | .309 | .397 | .384 | .781 | 239 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 1991 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 161 | 730 | 615 | 112 | 182 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 38 | 28 | 108 | 79 | .296 | .401 | .343 | .744 | 211 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 1992 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 157 | 676 | 553 | 86 | 171 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 39 | 41 | 21 | 95 | 67 | .309 | .413 | .391 | .803 | 216 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 2 |
| 1993 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 156 | 716 | 607 | 80 | 181 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 42 | 39 | 19 | 86 | 69 | .298 | .387 | .371 | .758 | 225 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 1 |
| 1994 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 111 | 496 | 417 | 79 | 131 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 27 | 8 | 68 | 52 | .314 | .411 | .446 | .857 | 186 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | NL | New York Mets | 90 | 418 | 367 | 54 | 114 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 21 | 7 | 43 | 42 | .311 | .381 | .392 | .773 | 144 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 1995 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 39 | 178 | 146 | 24 | 40 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 24 | 9 | .274 | .368 | .336 | .703 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 34 | 145 | 131 | 22 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 22 | .267 | .313 | .290 | .603 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 105 | 401 | 343 | 52 | 97 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 42 | 40 | .283 | .363 | .324 | .686 | 111 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 2213 | 9545 | 8180 | 1359 | 2375 | 277 | 131 | 54 | 578 | 558 | 257 | 1129 | 907 | .290 | .377 | .376 | .753 | 3076 | 62 | 38 | 147 | 51 | 23 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NL | Atlanta Braves | OF | 37 | 33 | 292.3 | 76 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .987 | 2.401 | 2.108 |
| 1982 | NL | Atlanta Braves | OF | 77 | 55 | 516.0 | 129 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.285 | 1.701 |
| 1983 | NL | Atlanta Braves | OF | 143 | 130 | 1166.0 | 284 | 13 | 4 | 4 | .987 | 2.292 | 2.077 |
| 1984 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 156 | 149 | 1343.7 | 448 | 13 | 4 | 3 | .991 | 3.088 | 2.955 |
| 1985 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 150 | 148 | 1266.3 | 437 | 19 | 1 | 5 | .998 | 3.241 | 3.040 |
| 1986 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 159 | 151 | 1328.7 | 434 | 9 | 3 | 3 | .993 | 3.001 | 2.786 |
| 1987 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 136 | 135 | 1170.7 | 393 | 4 | 4 | 2 | .990 | 3.052 | 2.919 |
| 1988 | NL | San Francisco Giants | OF | 155 | 150 | 1326.3 | 395 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .988 | 2.701 | 2.568 |
| 1989 | NL | San Francisco Giants | OF | 152 | 149 | 1293.3 | 407 | 11 | 6 | 3 | .986 | 2.909 | 2.750 |
| 1990 | NL | San Francisco Giants | OF | 159 | 158 | 1391.3 | 420 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .986 | 2.743 | 2.667 |
| 1991 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | 161 | 160 | 1409.0 | 372 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 2.427 | 2.360 |
| 1992 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | 155 | 152 | 1318.3 | 353 | 9 | 2 | 3 | .995 | 2.471 | 2.335 |
| 1993 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | 155 | 154 | 1381.7 | 369 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.443 | 2.419 |
| 1994 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | 111 | 108 | 944.7 | 260 | 8 | 2 | 2 | .993 | 2.553 | 2.414 |
| 1995 | NL | New York Mets | OF | 90 | 88 | 773.7 | 207 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .995 | 2.478 | 2.367 |
| 1995 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | 38 | 39 | 332.0 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .987 | 2.033 | 1.974 |
| 1996 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | 34 | 34 | 279.0 | 74 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .987 | 2.419 | 2.206 |
| 1997 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | 91 | 87 | 730.7 | 163 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.057 | 1.835 |
| Totals | 2159 | 2080 | 18263.7 | 5296 | 122 | 41 | 32 | .992 | 2.670 | 2.509 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLCS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | NL | San Francisco Giants | NLCS | 5 | 22 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .211 | .318 | .211 | .529 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1989 | NL | San Francisco Giants | WS | 4 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .286 | .375 | .357 | .732 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | NLDS2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .267 | .267 | .267 | .533 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 14 | 54 | 49 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | .245 | .315 | .265 | .580 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLCS | CF | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1989 | NL | San Francisco Giants | NLCS | CF | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.841 | 1.800 |
| 1989 | NL | San Francisco Giants | WS | CF | 4 | 4 | 33.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.455 | 2.250 |
| 1995 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | NLDS2 | CF | 3 | 3 | 26.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.423 | 2.333 |
| Totals | 13 | 12 | 104.3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.157 | 1.923 |
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