First name: John
Last name: Butcher
Birthdate: 1957-03-08
Bats: R Throws: R
RetroID: butcj001
| Year | Team | Lg | G | GS | IP | R | XR | DR | IP/G | RPW | Role | LgAdj | R+ | LI | R_lev+ | WAM | W | L | WAR | VS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | TEX | AL | 6 | 1.6 | 35.3 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 5.88 | 9.4 | 0.05 | 0.04 | -3 | 1.00 | -3 | -0.3 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 2 |
| 1981 | TEX | AL | 5 | 1.1 | 27.7 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 5.54 | 7.6 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 5 | 0.84 | 5 | 0.7 | 1.3 | -0.1 | 1.0 | 4 |
| 1982 | TEX | AL | 18 | 4.1 | 94.3 | 53 | 45 | -1 | 5.24 | 9.6 | 0.11 | 0.04 | -6 | 0.94 | -6 | -0.6 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 4 |
| 1983 | TEX | AL | 38 | 5.6 | 123.0 | 49 | 61 | 1 | 3.24 | 9.3 | -0.20 | 0.04 | 9 | 1.10 | 9 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 11 |
| 1984 | MIN | AL | 34 | 9.9 | 225.0 | 98 | 116 | 4 | 6.62 | 9.5 | 0.14 | 0.04 | 18 | 1.00 | 18 | 1.9 | 6.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 21 |
| 1985 | MIN | AL | 34 | 9.4 | 207.7 | 125 | 111 | -2 | 6.11 | 10.4 | 0.14 | 0.04 | -8 | 1.01 | -8 | -0.8 | 3.9 | 5.5 | 1.1 | 12 |
| 1986 | CLE | AL | 13 | 2.0 | 50.7 | 43 | 25 | -5 | 3.90 | 10.3 | 0.09 | 0.04 | -12 | 0.80 | -11 | -1.1 | -0.1 | 2.1 | -0.7 | 0 |
| 1986 | MIN | AL | 16 | 3.0 | 70.0 | 50 | 37 | -1 | 4.38 | 10.6 | 0.11 | 0.04 | -11 | 0.87 | -10 | -0.9 | 0.6 | 2.4 | -0.3 | 2 |
| Career | 164 | 36.7 | 833.7 | 443 | 422 | -3 | -8 | -6 | -0.1 | 18.4 | 18.6 | 7.6 | 56 | |||||||
| Year | Team | Chances | OAA | OAA adj |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | TEX | 9 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1981 | TEX | 6 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1982 | TEX | 25 | 2.0 | 2 |
| 1983 | TEX | 24 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 1984 | MIN | 34 | -4.0 | -4 |
| 1985 | MIN | 38 | -1.0 | -1 |
| 1986 | MIN | 10 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1986 | CLE | 10 | -2.0 | -2 |
| 156 | -4.0 | -4 |
No batting records available for this player.
| Stat description | |
|---|---|
| GS | Game Shares |
| WAM | Wins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name. |
| WAR | Wins above Replacement |
| VS | Victory Shares |
| W | Wins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense. |
| L | Losses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score. |
| BatRuns | Batting runs above average |
| Adj R | Park adjusted batting runs |
| RISP | Runs for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position |
| BSR | Baserunning runs |
| DP | Double play avoidance runs |
| ROE | Runs from reaching on error |
| Fld | Fielding runs |
| Pos | Position adjustment |
| DH | Designated hitter adjustment |
| Pit | Pitcher batting adjustment |
| RAA | Runs above average before position and league adjustment |
| RPW | Runs per win |
| WAA | Wins above average before position and league adjustment |
| POS Wins | Position adjustment converted to wins |
| LGA | League quality adjustment |
| DVoDH | Defensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter |
| G | Games pitched |
| GS | Game shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index |
| XR | Expected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced |
| DR | Defensive runs support |
| Role | Starter vs reliever role adjustment |
| LgAdj | League adjustment |
| R+ | Runs above average |
| LI | Leverage index |
| R_lev+ | Leverage adjusted runs above average |
| Chances | Estimated opportunies to make a defensive play |
| BIP | Balls in play while this player was on the field |
| OAA | Outs above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level |
| OAA adj | Park adjusted outs above average |
| DER runs | Run value of outs above average |
| Frame Runs | Runs from framing balls and strikes |
| SB Runs | Stolen base prevention runs |
| Block Runs | Wild pitch and passed ball prevention runs |
| Err Runs | Catcher error prevention runs |
| Catcher Runs | Catcher runs from SB, errors, PB, and WP. Does not include framing. |
| Play+ | plays made above average per ball in play |
| GB+ | ground ball plays above average per ball in play |
| DP Start | Runs from starting double plays |
| DP Turn | Runs from turning double plays |
| DP runs | Total double play runs |
| OF Arm opps | Opportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play |
| OF Arm runs | Runs from throwing from the outfield |
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