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Brett Butler League
4-1-2030
Floyd Needham Second Base
Retired (1988, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .252 Total Rating   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .689 Status Retired (1988) Option Years 0  
H 611 Age 76 (OS 77) Date of Birth 05-17-1953
HR 42 Drafted Round 3, Pick 43
(1972)
Majors Svc Time 11 years
(1 games)
RBI 277
SB 104
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed Bunt D+ Control D+   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (99.0%) Range B- WS Rings 1
1B (62.4%) LF --- Arm WS Appearances 1
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health LCS Appearances 3
3B A+ (97.0%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1978 DET
110
392
65
97
24
4
7
55
31
70 4 3
12
4 17
.690
.307
.383
.135
.247
1979 BAL
93
305
44
74
8
3
6
26
26
63 1 2
4
0 10
.650
.302
.348
.105
.243
1980 BAL
57
197
11
43
8
2
1
22
11
44 1 0
2
0 3
.558
.263
.294
.076
.218
1981 BAL
65
216
20
40
6
4
2
19
17
51 1 1
19
2 8
.525
.247
.278
.093
.185
1982 BAL
64
215
35
61
9
6
5
27
16
24 1 1
14
5 7
.786
.335
.451
.167
.284
1983 BAL
93
273
41
71
12
6
4
28
28
50 1 1
7
5 6
.722
.330
.392
.132
.260
1984 BAL
78
249
41
68
14
4
5
25
21
40 0 1
14
2 4
.750
.328
.422
.149
.273
1985 BAL
60
183
28
50
8
4
3
21
13
35 0 1
8
2 4
.730
.320
.410
.137
.273
1986 BAL
70
173
22
44
5
2
2
21
22
29 1 1
11
7 4
.681
.340
.341
.087
.254
1987 BAL
60
127
21
35
7
1
4
14
6
19 1 0
9
8 5
.754
.313
.441
.165
.276
1988 BAL
57
94
16
28
7
0
3
19
8
21 0 0
4
3 2
.821
.353
.468
.170
.298
Total
807
2424
344
611
108
36
42
277
199
446 11 11
104
38 70
.689
.310
.378
.126
.252
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1988-11-01Floyd Needham has retired from the Baltimore Skipjacks
1984-07-09Floyd Needham of the Baltimore Skipjacks is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1979-09-28Floyd Needham of the Baltimore Skipjacks is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1979-04-01A trade has been completed between the Detroit Yellow Canaries and the Baltimore Skipjacks. The Baltimore Skipjacks receive Floyd Needham from the Detroit Yellow Canaries in exchange for Robert Gates-Welch.
1978-04-01The Detroit Yellow Canaries have promoted Floyd Needham to the major league team. The Detroit Yellow Canaries have promoted Bucky Helfrich to the major league team. The Detroit Yellow Canaries have designated Whammy Peterek for assignment.
1976-04-05The Detroit Yellow Canaries have acquired Floyd Needham from the waiver wire.
1976-04-01The Chicago Colts have acquired Clay Leja from the waiver wire. The Chicago Colts have waived Floyd Needham.