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Bill Butland
Wilburn Rue Butland

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 5", Weight 185 lb.

Debut May 29, 1940
Final Game May 10, 1947
Born March 22, 1918 in Terre Haute, IN
Died September 19, 1997 in Terre Haute, IN

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Pitching  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1940 22 BOS AL   1   2   3   3   1   0   0  0   21.0   27   13   13   0   10    5   0   0    99       0  5.57  4.51   81 1.762
 1942 24 BOS AL   7   1  23  10   6   2   6  1  111.3   85   35   31   8   33   46   3   2   453       0  2.51  3.73  149 1.060
 1946 28 BOS AL   1   0   5   2   0   0   0  0   16.3   23   20   20   3   13   10   0   0    81       0 11.02  3.68   33 2.204
 1947 29 BOS AL   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  0    2.0    3    1    1   0    0    1   0   0     9       0  4.50  3.89   86 1.500
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  4 Yr WL% .750   9   3  32  15   7   2   6  1  150.7  138   69   65  11   56   62   3   2   642       0  3.88  3.84   99 1.288
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    13   4  46  21  10   2   8  1  218.0  199   99   94  15   81   89   4   2   928   0   0  3.88  3.84   99 1.288
 Career High      7   2  23  10   6   2   6  1  111.3   85   35   31   8   33   46   3   2   453   0   0  2.51  3.73  149 1.060

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1940 22 BOS AL   3    7    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1           0   0
 1942 24 BOS AL  23   28    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   7  12  .036  .229  .036  -24    1   2           0   1
 1946 28 BOS AL   5    4    0    1   0  0   0    2   0  0   0   1  .250  .250  .250   37    1   0           0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 4 Seasons       32   39    0    2   0  0   0    3   0  0   7  16  .051  .196  .051  -30    2   3   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        197    0   10   0  0   0   15   0  0  35  81  .051  .196  .051  -30   10  15   0   0   0   5
 Career High     23   28    0    1   0  0   0    2   0  0   7  12                           1   2   0   0   0   1
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1940 22 BOS AL    8    8    0   0.0   114| .000  .284| .000  .358| .000  .431| .000  .788|-100  .000  -2.1  -0.2   0%
 1942 24 BOS AL   37   30    0   0.0    97| .036  .269| .229  .344| .036  .377| .265  .721| -24  .000  -4.6  -0.5   0%
 1946 28 BOS AL    4    3    0   0.0   101| .250  .270| .250  .346| .250  .389| .500  .735|  37  .000  -0.4   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 4 Seasons        49   41    0   0.0   100| .051  .272| .196  .346| .051  .388| .247  .734| -30  .000  -7.1  -0.7   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1940 22 BOS AL P 3 1 7 0 0 1.000 .952 2.67 1.07 3.43 2.06 3 21.0 1942 24 BOS AL P 23 14 20 0 0 1.000 .958 1.48 1.30 2.75 2.31 10 111.3 1946 28 BOS AL P 5 0 4 0 0 1.000 .952 0.80 1.00 2.21 1.99 2 16.3 1947 29 BOS AL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.00 0.00 1.80 0 2.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1940 22 BOS AL P 3 1 7 0 0 1.000 .952 2.67 1.07 3.43 2.06 3 21.0 1942 24 BOS AL P 23 14 20 0 0 1.000 .958 1.48 1.30 2.75 2.31 10 111.3 1946 28 BOS AL P 5 0 4 0 0 1.000 .952 0.80 1.00 2.21 1.99 2 16.3 1947 29 BOS AL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.00 0.00 1.80 0 2.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 32 15 31 0 0 1.000 .956 1.44 1.22 2.75 2.23 15 150.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 32 15 31 0 0 1.000 .956 1.44 1.22 2.74 2.23 15 151
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Transactions 

August 12, 1939: Purchased by the Boston Red Sox from the Minneapolis (American Association).

November 17, 1947: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox from the Boston Red Sox in the 1947 minor league draft.


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