Brett Butler

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 160lb (178cm, 72kg)

Born: June 15, 1957 in Los Angeles, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 23rd round of the 1979 MLB June Amateur Draft from Southeastern Oklahoma State University (Durant, OK).

High School: Libertyville HS (Libertyville, IL)

Schools: Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ), Southeastern Oklahoma State University (Durant, OK)

Debut: August 20, 1981 (Age 24-066d, 14,483rd in major league history)
vs. NYM 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 1997 (Age 40-105d)
vs. COL 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1982 season

Agents: Dick Moss

Full Name: Brett Morgan Butler

Nicknames: Bugsy

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

49.7

8180

2375

.290

1359

RBI

578

558

OBP

.377

SLG

.376

OPS

.753

OPS+

110

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	4-10 / in Starts: 4-8
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	13 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1982	NLCS g2	Oct 9	ATL	@	STL	L,3-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					5						CF
2	1982	NLCS g3	Oct 10	ATL		STL	L,2-6	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.99	-0.025	24.39	-0.40%	-0.22	PH
1989 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	1989	NLCS g1	Oct 4	SFG	@	CHC	W,11-3	CG	5	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	1	.70	0.059	18.22	0.99%	0.41	CF
4	1989	NLCS g2	Oct 5	SFG	@	CHC	L,5-9	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.300	.125	.425	1	.59	-0.054	15.19	-0.75%	-1.02	CF
5	1989	NLCS g3	Oct 7	SFG		CHC	W,5-4	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.357	.250	.607	1	1.09	0.057	34.21	1.29%	0.23	CF
6	1989	NLCS g4	Oct 8	SFG		CHC	W,6-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	1	.66	-0.014	21.08	-0.20%	-0.31	CF
7	1989	NLCS g5	Oct 9	SFG		CHC	W,3-2	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.318	.211	.529	1	1.23	-0.039	30.05	-0.65%	-0.35	CF
8	1989	WS g1	Oct 14	SFG	@	OAK	L,0-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.269	.174	.443	1	.66	-0.065	34.39	-1.85%	-1.00	CF
9	1989	WS g2	Oct 15	SFG	@	OAK	L,1-5	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	1	1.07	0.136	56.57	4.14%	1.15	CF
10	1989	WS g3	Oct 27	SFG		OAK	L,7-13	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.303	.179	.482	1	.55	-0.040	22.92	-1.08%	-0.42	CF
11	1989	WS g4	Oct 28	SFG		OAK	L,6-9	CG	5	5	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.242	.342	.273	.615	1	.49	0.088	9.31	1.09%	0.85	CF
1995 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	1995	NLDS g1	Oct 3	LAD		CIN	L,2-7	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	1	.40	-0.015	6.22	-0.15%	0.19	CF
13	1995	NLDS g2	Oct 4	LAD		CIN	L,4-5	CG	5	5	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	1	1.18	0.028	17.06	0.13%	0.50	CF
14	1995	NLDS g3	Oct 6	LAD	@	CIN	L,1-10	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.267	.267	.267	.533	1	.60	-0.060	5.37	-0.31%	-0.84	CF
									54	49	8	12	1	0	0	2	5	1	7	0	0	0		0	2	1	.245	.315	.265	.580

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