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Kirby Puckett League
10-22-2080
Bret Butler Second Base
Retired (2011, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .273 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .769 Status Deceased (2042) Option Years 0  
H 1767 Age at Death 69 Date of Birth 03-07-1973
HR 160 Drafted Round 2, Pick 23
(1995)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(88 games)
RBI 656
SB 374
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L C+ Velocity D+   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt C  Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A  (84.8%) Arm C- WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (100%) CF A  (84.5%)   Health F  LCS Appearances 0
3B --- 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
1996 MIN
30
81
10
16
5
1
0
7
9
 21 0 1
4
 0 6
.559
.275
.284
.086
.198
1997 MIN
121
489
73
121
20
6
11
49
43
 86 1 1
18
 10 34
.689
.309
.380
.133
.247
1998 MIN
125
455
49
107
13
6
4
35
55
 90 0 1
33
 14 19
.634
.317
.316
.081
.235
1999 MIN
130
519
94
135
14
9
13
38
65
 101 2 1
39
 14 12
.741
.344
.397
.137
.260
2000 MIN
130
511
82
139
21
9
9
41
68
 103 1 0
40
 21 9
.760
.359
.401
.129
.272
2001 MIN
130
521
83
140
22
4
19
55
75
 110 2 0
33
 10 18
.799
.363
.436
.167
.269
2002 MIN
130
538
101
159
24
9
18
67
57
 76 0 1
37
 8 20
.836
.362
.474
.178
.296
2003 MIN
130
528
92
176
34
7
18
63
69
 74 1 1
34
 10 16
.937
.411
.527
.193
.333
2004 MIN
116
428
70
112
18
5
12
43
58
 65 5 1
22
 10 5
.767
.356
.411
.150
.262
2005 MIN
130
534
103
172
20
5
22
64
60
 97 3 1
42
 22 2
.895
.393
.502
.180
.322
2006 MIN
131
484
71
137
24
8
12
49
65
 94 4 0
18
 7 5
.813
.373
.440
.157
.283
2007 MIN
143
250
39
65
14
0
8
42
28
 48 0 0
14
 1 2
.747
.335
.412
.152
.260
2008 MIN
148
262
39
75
14
2
4
23
34
 57 0 1
7
 2 9
.768
.367
.401
.115
.286
2009 MIN
119
398
43
97
13
4
4
43
41
 68 1 2
15
 6 4
.641
.314
.327
.083
.244
2010 MIN
107
391
60
99
22
4
3
29
55
 72 0 2
17
 8 2
.697
.344
.353
.100
.253
2011 MIN
22
76
12
17
2
0
3
8
7
 14 0 0
1
 4 1
.658
.289
.368
.145
.224
Total
1842
6465
1021
1767
280
79
160
656
789
 1176 20 13
374
 147 164
.769
.354
.415
.142
.273
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2011-11-01Bret Butler has retired from the Minnesota Twins
2011-05-02The Minnesota Twins have designated Bret Butler for assignment.
2010-08-23Bret Butler of the Minnesota Twins is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
2009-06-13Bret Butler of the Minnesota Twins is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
2004-07-30Bret Butler of the Minnesota Twins is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1997-04-01The Minnesota Twins have promoted Bret Butler to the major league team. The Minnesota Twins have sent Kent Hrbek to the minors.
1996-09-07The Minnesota Twins have promoted Bob Creamer to the major league team. The Minnesota Twins have sent Bret Butler to the minors.
1996-05-29The Minnesota Twins have promoted Bret Butler to the major league team. The Minnesota Twins have sent Brian Harper to the minors.
1995-04-04The Minnesota Twins have renamed Clay Griner to Bret Butler.