1957
Born March 8, 1957
Glendale, CA, USA
John Butcher Notable
John Butcher played for three clubs across seven seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Texas Rangers in 1980 and closing with the Cleveland Indians in 1986.
He went 36 and 49 with a 4.42 earned run average, pitching 833 innings in 164 games. He struck out 363, completed 23 of his 113 starts and threw 6 shutouts.
He was born in Glendale, CA, USA on March 8, 1957. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | TEX | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | TEX | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | TEX | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | TEX | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | MIN | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | MIN | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | CLE/MIN | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 164 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | TEX | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 35.1 | 34 | 16 | 13 | 27 | 4.08 |
| 1981 | TEX | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 27.2 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 1.63 |
| 1982 | TEX | 1 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 94.1 | 102 | 51 | 34 | 39 | 4.87 |
| 1983 | TEX | 6 | 6 | 38 | 6 | 5 | 123.0 | 128 | 48 | 41 | 58 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | MIN | 13 | 11 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 225.0 | 242 | 86 | 53 | 83 | 3.44 |
| 1985 | MIN | 11 | 14 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 207.2 | 239 | 115 | 43 | 92 | 4.98 |
| 1986 | CLE/MIN | 1 | 8 | 29 | 18 | 0 | 120.2 | 168 | 88 | 37 | 45 | 6.56 |
| Career | — | 36 | 49 | 164 | 113 | 6 | 833.2 | 931 | 409 | 229 | 363 | 4.42 |
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