Show classic player card
Sam Crawford League
4-1-2004
Joe Butcher Catcher
Retired (1991, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .258 Total Rating   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .704 Status Retired (1991) Option Years 0  
H 724 Age 47 (OS 48) Date of Birth 09-21-1956
HR 58 Drafted Round 2, Pick 17
(1974)
Majors Svc Time 12 years
(92 games)
RBI 329
SB 18
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship D+
Power vs. R Power vs. L B+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR B+
Speed Bunt D- Control D-   Mentor vL
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 2
1B D- (8.3%) LF (1.0%) Arm WS Appearances 4
2B --- CF ---   Health D- LCS Appearances 7
3B --- RF (39.4%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP PB SB CS CS% +/- RF   FPCT GG
1979 RF PHI 30 30 245.0 51 45 0 6 0 -3 1.65 .882
C PHI 25 25 231.0 196 182 12 2 0 3 21 10 32.3% +1 7.56 .990
2B PHI 14 14 121.1 65 22 41 2 5 -4 4.67 .969
SS PHI 4 4 35.1 20 8 9 3 2 -3 4.33 .850
1B PHI 3 3 29.0 34 34 0 0 1 0 10.55 1.000
3B PHI 2 2 16.0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 1.12 1.000
LF PHI 2 2 14.0 3 2 0 1 0 -2 1.29 .667
1980 2B PHI 27 27 217.1 133 40 81 12 15 -6 5.01 .910
3B PHI 16 16 139.0 36 9 23 4 0 -6 2.07 .889
C PHI 14 14 123.2 90 88 2 0 1 0 4 2 33.3% 0 6.55 1.000
RF PHI 14 14 114.0 30 29 0 1 0 -1 2.29 .967
SS PHI 6 6 59.1 23 9 10 4 1 -2 2.88 .826
1B PHI 5 5 46.0 57 56 1 0 4 0 11.15 1.000
LF PHI 1 1 7.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.29 1.000
1981 C PHI 31 31 286.2 226 211 13 2 2 1 26 9 25.7% -1 7.03 .991
2B PHI 14 14 109.0 61 21 37 3 5 -6 4.79 .951
RF PHI 13 13 107.0 20 20 0 0 0 -3 1.68 1.000
LF PHI 7 7 58.1 18 17 0 1 0 -1 2.62 .944
1B PHI 6 6 52.0 58 53 3 2 3 -1 9.69 .966
3B PHI 6 6 48.0 14 3 10 1 0 +1 2.44 .929
CF PHI 2 2 17.2 2 2 0 0 0 -1 1.02 1.000
SS PHI 1 1 8.0 4 0 3 1 1 -1 3.38 .750
1982 LF PHI 34 34 266.0 63 62 0 1 0 -1 2.10 .984
C PHI 21 21 184.2 156 147 6 3 0 1 12 5 29.4% 0 7.46 .981
1B PHI 7 7 65.1 72 70 1 1 7 -1 9.78 .986
2B PHI 7 7 56.0 39 13 22 4 4 +1 5.62 .897
3B PHI 6 6 51.0 18 5 11 2 2 -2 2.82 .889
SS PHI 1 1 9.0 5 1 4 0 0 +1 5.00 1.000
CF PHI 1 1 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
1983 C PHI 26 26 235.0 206 197 8 1 3 1 10 6 37.5% 0 7.85 .995
2B PHI 14 14 130.2 83 41 36 6 8 -2 5.30 .928
1B PHI 6 6 51.0 48 44 4 0 5 +1 8.47 1.000
3B PHI 5 5 45.0 11 2 9 0 1 -2 2.20 1.000
CF PHI 5 5 45.0 15 14 0 1 0 0 2.80 .933
RF PHI 4 4 30.0 7 7 0 0 0 -1 2.10 1.000
SS PHI 1 1 9.1 7 0 5 2 0 -1 4.82 .714
LF PHI 1 1 7.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3.86 1.000
1984 C PHI 28 28 249.0 212 207 3 2 0 0 15 2 11.8% -1 7.59 .991
1B PHI 8 8 60.0 48 46 2 0 4 -3 7.20 1.000
3B PHI 5 5 45.0 9 3 6 0 0 0 1.80 1.000
CF PHI 4 4 36.0 11 11 0 0 0 -1 2.75 1.000
SS PHI 2 2 18.0 15 3 12 0 0 0 7.50 1.000
1985 C PHI 28 28 253.1 221 209 10 2 0 1 16 7 30.4% +1 7.78 .991
1B PHI 4 4 34.0 39 39 0 0 1 -1 10.32 1.000
3B PHI 3 3 27.2 7 3 4 0 0 0 2.28 1.000
RF PHI 3 3 27.0 8 7 0 1 0 -1 2.33 .875
SS PHI 3 3 26.1 13 5 8 0 0 -1 4.44 1.000
2B PHI 1 1 8.0 4 2 2 0 1 0 4.50 1.000
1986 C PHI 105 105 934.1 825 777 47 1 0 6 75 36 32.4% -1 7.94 .999
RF PHI 9 9 78.0 17 17 0 0 0 -2 1.96 1.000
3B PHI 3 3 28.0 8 1 7 0 1 0 2.57 1.000
2B PHI 3 3 25.0 19 7 11 1 1 -3 6.48 .947
SS PHI 2 2 21.0 14 6 7 1 2 0 5.57 .929
1987 C PHI 45 45 398.1 360 335 23 2 0 6 28 21 42.9% -1 8.09 .994
RF PHI 6 6 54.0 10 10 0 0 0 0 1.67 1.000
3B PHI 3 3 24.0 6 1 5 0 0 -1 2.25 1.000
SS PHI 2 2 20.0 9 2 7 0 1 0 4.05 1.000
1B PHI 2 2 18.0 18 18 0 0 2 -1 9.00 1.000
LF PHI 2 2 18.0 5 5 0 0 0 -1 2.50 1.000
CF PHI 1 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2.00 1.000
1988 C PHI-BAL 37 36 317.1 236 221 15 0 2 0 31 13 29.5% 0 6.69 1.000
2B PHI-BAL 3 3 26.0 12 5 7 0 1 0 4.15 1.000
SS PHI-BAL 3 3 25.0 10 3 6 1 2 0 3.24 .900
1989 C BAL 22 16 149.0 122 116 5 1 1 1 13 4 23.5% 0 7.31 .992
1B BAL 6 6 55.0 62 62 0 0 4 0 10.15 1.000
1990 C BAL 16 13 114.1 97 92 5 0 0 0 11 5 31.2% 0 7.64 1.000
RF BAL 1 1 6.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.50 1.000
1991 C CHN 9 7 68.0 59 59 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.0% 0 7.81 1.000
Pos Total C 407 395 3544.2 3006 2841 149 16 9 20 270 120 30.8% -2 7.59 .995
2B 83 83 693.1 416 151 237 28 40 -20 5.04 .933
RF 80 80 661.0 144 136 0 8 0 -11 1.85 .944
3B 49 49 423.2 111 28 76 7 4 -11 2.21 .937
1B 47 47 410.1 436 422 11 3 31 -6 9.50 .993
LF 47 47 370.1 93 90 0 3 0 -5 2.19 .968
SS 25 25 231.1 120 37 71 12 9 -7 4.20 .900
CF 13 13 114.2 30 29 0 1 0 -2 2.28 .967
Total 751 739 6449.1 4356 3734 544 78 93 20 270 120 30.8% -64 5.97 .982
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1991-11-01Joe Butcher has retired from the Chicago Bulldogs
1991-07-23The Chicago Bulldogs have promoted Chris Weaver to the major league team. The Chicago Bulldogs have designated Joe Butcher for assignment.
1991-04-05The Chicago Bulldogs have acquired Joe Butcher from the waiver wire.
1991-04-01The Baltimore NattyBohs have promoted Steve Linz to the major league team. The Baltimore NattyBohs have promoted Ed Bacsik to the major league team. The Baltimore NattyBohs have designated Lonnie Ambler for assignment. The Baltimore NattyBohs have designated Joe Butcher for assignment.
1988-08-03The Baltimore NattyBohs have acquired Joe Butcher from the waiver wire.
1988-07-30The Philadelphia Rabid Monkeys have promoted Elston Clark to the major league team. The Philadelphia Rabid Monkeys have promoted Steve Bullock to the major league team. The Philadelphia Rabid Monkeys have designated Orlando Snopek for assignment. The Philadelphia Rabid Monkeys have designated Joe Butcher for assignment.
1979-03-01The Philadelphia Rabid Monkeys have promoted Dan Sitton to the major league team. The Philadelphia Rabid Monkeys have promoted Joe Butcher to the major league team.