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Brett Butler
Brett Morgan Butler

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 5' 10", Weight 160 lb.
School Southeastern Oklahoma State University

Debut August 20, 1981
  vs. NYM 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 28, 1997
Born June 15, 1957 in Los Angeles, CA

Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 23rd round of the 1979 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1979. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1981 24 ATL NL  40  126   17   32   2  3   0    4   9  1  19  17  .254  .352  .317   90   40   0   0   0   0   0
 1982 25 ATL NL  89  240   35   52   2  0   0    7  21  8  25  35  .217  .291  .225   44   54   3   0   0   0   1
 1983 26 ATL NL 151  549   84  154  21 13   5   37  39 23  54  56  .281  .344  .393   98  216   3   5   3   2   5
 1984 27 CLE AL 159  602  108  162  25  9   3   49  52 22  86  62  .269  .361  .355   98  214  11   6   1   4   6
 1985 28 CLE AL 152  591  106  184  28 14   5   50  47 20  63  42  .311  .377  .431  123  255   8   3   2   1   8
 1986 29 CLE AL 161  587   92  163  17 14   4   51  32 15  70  65  .278  .356  .375  102  220  17   5   1   4   8
 1987 30 CLE AL 137  522   91  154  25  8   9   41  33 16  91  55  .295  .399  .425  120  222   2   2   0   1   3
 1988 31 SFG NL 157  568  109  163  27  9   6   43  43 20  97  64  .287  .393  .398  133  226   8   2   4   4   2 MVP-17
 1989 32 SFG NL 154  594  100  168  22  4   4   36  31 16  59  69  .283  .349  .354  105  210  13   3   2   3   4 MVP-17
 1990 33 SFG NL 160  622  108  192  20  9   3   44  51 19  90  62  .309  .397  .384  121  239   7   7   1   6   3 MVP-24
 1991 34 LAD NL 161  615  112  182  13  5   2   38  38 28 108  79  .296  .401  .343  114  211   4   2   4   1   3 MVP-7,AS
 1992 35 LAD NL 157  553   86  171  14 11   3   39  41 21  95  67  .309  .413  .391  130  216  24   1   2   3   4 MVP-21
 1993 36 LAD NL 156  607   80  181  21 10   1   42  39 19  86  69  .298  .387  .371  109  225  14   4   1   5   6
 1994 37 LAD NL 111  417   79  131  13  9   8   33  27  8  68  52  .314  .411  .446  130  186   7   2   0   2   2 MVP-22
 1995 38 TOT NL 129  513   78  154  18  9   1   38  32  8  67  51  .300  .377  .376  105  193  10   6   2   0   5
         NYM NL  90  367   54  114  13  7   1   25  21  7  43  42  .311  .381  .392  109  144   6   2   2   0   4
         LAD NL  39  146   24   40   5  2   0   13  11  1  24   9  .274  .368  .336   95   49   4   4   0   0   1
 1996 39 LAD NL  34  131   22   35   1  1   0    8   8  3   9  22  .267  .313  .290   66   38   1   3   0   1   1
 1997 40 LAD NL 105  343   52   97   8  3   0   18  15 10  42  40  .283  .363  .324   88  111  15   0   0   1   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 17 Seasons         8180      2375    131      578    257     907  .290  .377  .376  110      147  51  23  38  62
               2213      1359      277     54      558   1129                            3076
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        599   99  174  20 10   4   42  41 19  83  66  .290  .377  .376  110  225  11   4   2   3   5
 Career High    161  622  112  192  28 14   9   51  52 28 108  79  .314  .413  .446  133  255  24   7   4   6   8
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1981 24 ATL NL  145   95   17   4.8    93| .254  .265| .352  .330| .317  .379| .669  .710|  90  .574  -1.4  -0.1  90%
 1982 25 ATL NL  268  200   19   2.6    98| .217  .270| .291  .334| .225  .393| .516  .726|  44  .287 -18.2  -1.9  72%
 1983 26 ATL NL  613  431   75   4.7   103| .281  .272| .344  .342| .393  .404| .737  .746|  98  .545  -2.2  -0.2  62%
 1984 27 CLE AL  709  485   86   4.8    99| .269  .266| .361  .329| .355  .401| .716  .730|  98  .524   1.7   0.2  70%
 1985 28 CLE AL  666  446  100   6.0    98| .311  .260| .377  .326| .431  .404| .808  .730| 123  .620  19.0   1.9  70%
 1986 29 CLE AL  683  469   84   4.8    99| .278  .259| .356  .327| .375  .404| .731  .731| 102  .511   2.4   0.2  68%
 1987 30 CLE AL  618  391   97   6.6   106| .295  .265| .399  .333| .425  .426| .824  .759| 120  .628  18.7   1.8  67%
 1988 31 SFG NL  679  437   99   6.1    86| .287  .252| .393  .315| .398  .369| .791  .684| 133  .686  28.9   3.0  68%
 1989 32 SFG NL  672  462   78   4.6    88| .283  .250| .349  .317| .354  .373| .703  .690| 105  .553   4.8   0.5  65%
 1990 33 SFG NL  732  466  108   6.2    95| .309  .260| .397  .325| .384  .390| .781  .715| 121  .653  22.6   2.3  72%
 1991 34 LAD NL  730  470   93   5.3    92| .296  .255| .401  .323| .343  .383| .744  .705| 114  .608  17.2   1.8  57%
 1992 35 LAD NL  676  432   99   6.2    91| .309  .258| .413  .323| .391  .380| .804  .703| 130  .677  26.7   2.8  66%
 1993 36 LAD NL  716  469   96   5.5    99| .298  .265| .387  .329| .371  .404| .758  .733| 109  .576  12.5   1.2  67%
 1994 37 LAD NL  496  305   86   7.6   104| .314  .267| .411  .333| .446  .418| .857  .751| 130  .687  21.3   2.0  77%
 1995 38 TOT NL  596  388   82   5.7   102| .300  .264| .377  .332| .376  .411| .753  .743| 105  .572   6.9   0.7  80%
         NYM NL  418  272   59   5.8   103| .311  .266| .381  .335| .392  .414| .773  .748| 109  .583   5.8   0.6  75%
         LAD NL  178  116   23   5.3    99| .274  .260| .368  .328| .336  .404| .704  .732|  95  .543   1.0   0.1  91%
 1996 39 LAD NL  145  104   13   3.4   101| .267  .261| .313  .329| .290  .409| .603  .738|  66  .338  -5.9  -0.6  72%
 1997 40 LAD NL  401  272   44   4.3   102| .283  .262| .363  .333| .324  .411| .687  .744|  88  .446  -4.2  -0.4  60%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 17 Seasons     9545 6322 1276   5.4    97| .290  .261| .377  .328| .376  .397| .753  .724| 110  .587 150.9  15.2  68%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1981 24 ATL NL OF 37 76 2 1 0 .987 .980 2.11 2.02 2.40 2.33 33 292.3 LF 26 51 2 0 0 1.000 .974 2.04 1.79 2.55 2.12 21 187.3 CF 11 14 0 1 0 .933 .986 1.27 2.53 1.85 2.81 8 68.0 RF 5 7 0 0 0 1.000 .972 1.40 1.64 1.70 2.09 4 37.0 1982 25 ATL NL CF 77 130 3 0 0 1.000 .983 1.73 2.30 2.32 2.66 55 516.0 1983 26 ATL NL OF 143 284 13 4 4 .987 .980 2.08 1.92 2.29 2.27 130 1166.0 LF 109 212 9 3 2 .987 .977 2.03 1.60 2.30 2.03 97 864.7 CF 39 74 3 1 2 .987 .983 1.97 2.38 2.46 2.78 31 281.3 RF 4 2 1 0 0 1.000 .968 0.75 1.65 1.35 2.02 2 20.0 1984 27 CLE AL CF 156 450 12 4 4 .991 .986 2.96 2.62 3.10 3.01 149 1342.7 OF 156 448 13 4 3 .991 .983 2.96 2.17 3.09 2.51 149 1343.7 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1985 28 CLE AL CF 150 434 16 1 5 .998 .988 3.00 2.56 3.20 2.91 148 1266.3 DH 1 1986 29 CLE AL CF 159 430 8 3 2 .993 .986 2.75 2.47 2.97 2.83 151 1328.7 1987 30 CLE AL CF 136 390 4 4 2 .990 .986 2.90 2.34 3.03 2.70 135 1170.7 1988 31 SFG NL CF 156 394 3 5 1 .988 .986 2.54 2.28 2.69 2.66 150 1326.3 1989 32 SFG NL CF 152 407 12 6 3 .986 .985 2.76 2.33 2.92 2.69 149 1293.3 1990 33 SFG NL CF 159 415 5 6 0 .986 .984 2.64 2.35 2.72 2.74 158 1391.3 1991 34 LAD NL CF 161 372 8 0 3 1.000 .985 2.36 2.12 2.43 2.59 160 1409.0 AS 1992 35 LAD NL CF 155 354 9 2 3 .995 .989 2.34 2.44 2.48 2.80 152 1318.3 1993 36 LAD NL CF 155 367 6 0 0 1.000 .985 2.41 2.37 2.43 2.75 154 1381.7 1994 37 LAD NL CF 111 261 8 2 2 .993 .982 2.42 2.40 2.56 2.63 108 944.7 1995 38 TOT NL CF 129 286 6 2 1 .993 .984 2.26 2.16 2.38 2.48 127 1105.7 TOT NL OF 128 282 6 2 1 .993 .979 2.25 1.82 2.34 2.15 127 1105.7 NYM NL CF 90 210 6 1 1 .995 .984 2.40 2.16 2.51 2.48 88 773.7 LAD NL CF 39 76 0 1 0 .987 .984 1.95 2.16 2.06 2.48 39 332.0 1996 39 LAD NL CF 34 74 1 1 0 .987 .983 2.21 2.13 2.42 2.48 34 279.0 1997 40 LAD NL OF 91 164 4 0 2 1.000 .980 1.85 1.77 2.07 2.13 87 730.7 CF 49 93 2 0 1 1.000 .983 1.94 2.03 2.09 2.40 47 408.3 LF 47 70 2 0 1 1.000 .980 1.53 1.48 2.01 1.95 40 322.3 DH 1
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1981 24 ATL NL CF 11 14 0 1 0 .933 .986 1.27 2.53 1.85 2.81 8 68.0 1982 25 ATL NL CF 77 130 3 0 0 1.000 .983 1.73 2.30 2.32 2.66 55 516.0 1983 26 ATL NL CF 39 74 3 1 2 .987 .983 1.97 2.38 2.46 2.78 31 281.3 1984 27 CLE AL CF 156 450 12 4 4 .991 .986 2.96 2.62 3.10 3.01 149 1342.7 1985 28 CLE AL CF 150 434 16 1 5 .998 .988 3.00 2.56 3.20 2.91 148 1266.3 1986 29 CLE AL CF 159 430 8 3 2 .993 .986 2.75 2.47 2.97 2.83 151 1328.7 1987 30 CLE AL CF 136 390 4 4 2 .990 .986 2.90 2.34 3.03 2.70 135 1170.7 1988 31 SFG NL CF 156 394 3 5 1 .988 .986 2.54 2.28 2.69 2.66 150 1326.3 1989 32 SFG NL CF 152 407 12 6 3 .986 .985 2.76 2.33 2.92 2.69 149 1293.3 1990 33 SFG NL CF 159 415 5 6 0 .986 .984 2.64 2.35 2.72 2.74 158 1391.3 1991 34 LAD NL CF 161 372 8 0 3 1.000 .985 2.36 2.12 2.43 2.59 160 1409.0 1992 35 LAD NL CF 155 354 9 2 3 .995 .989 2.34 2.44 2.48 2.80 152 1318.3 1993 36 LAD NL CF 155 367 6 0 0 1.000 .985 2.41 2.37 2.43 2.75 154 1381.7 1994 37 LAD NL CF 111 261 8 2 2 .993 .982 2.42 2.40 2.56 2.63 108 944.7 1995 38 TOT NL CF 129 286 6 2 1 .993 .984 2.26 2.16 2.38 2.48 127 1105.7 NYM NL CF 90 210 6 1 1 .995 .984 2.40 2.16 2.51 2.48 88 773.7 LAD NL CF 39 76 0 1 0 .987 .984 1.95 2.16 2.06 2.48 39 332.0 1996 39 LAD NL CF 34 74 1 1 0 .987 .983 2.21 2.13 2.42 2.48 34 279.0 1997 40 LAD NL CF 49 93 2 0 1 1.000 .983 1.94 2.03 2.09 2.40 47 408.3 1985 28 CLE AL DH 1 1997 40 LAD NL DH 1 1981 24 ATL NL LF 26 51 2 0 0 1.000 .974 2.04 1.79 2.55 2.12 21 187.3 1983 26 ATL NL LF 109 212 9 3 2 .987 .977 2.03 1.60 2.30 2.03 97 864.7 1997 40 LAD NL LF 47 70 2 0 1 1.000 .980 1.53 1.48 2.01 1.95 40 322.3 1981 24 ATL NL OF 37 76 2 1 0 .987 .980 2.11 2.02 2.40 2.33 33 292.3 1982 25 ATL NL OF 77 129 2 0 0 1.000 .978 1.70 1.91 2.28 2.25 55 516.0 1983 26 ATL NL OF 143 284 13 4 4 .987 .980 2.08 1.92 2.29 2.27 130 1166.0 1984 27 CLE AL OF 156 448 13 4 3 .991 .983 2.96 2.17 3.09 2.51 149 1343.7 1985 28 CLE AL OF 150 437 19 1 5 .998 .982 3.04 2.10 3.24 2.44 148 1266.3 1986 29 CLE AL OF 159 434 9 3 3 .993 .980 2.79 2.06 3.00 2.39 151 1328.7 1987 30 CLE AL OF 136 393 4 4 2 .990 .980 2.92 2.00 3.05 2.31 135 1170.7 1988 31 SFG NL OF 155 395 3 5 1 .988 .982 2.57 1.98 2.70 2.28 150 1326.3 1989 32 SFG NL OF 152 407 11 6 3 .986 .981 2.75 1.96 2.91 2.32 149 1293.3 1990 33 SFG NL OF 159 420 4 6 0 .986 .981 2.67 2.01 2.74 2.39 158 1391.3 1991 34 LAD NL OF 161 372 8 0 3 1.000 .983 2.36 1.88 2.43 2.28 160 1409.0 1992 35 LAD NL OF 155 353 9 2 3 .995 .983 2.34 1.96 2.47 2.34 152 1318.3 1993 36 LAD NL OF 155 369 6 0 0 1.000 .979 2.42 2.00 2.44 2.34 154 1381.7 1994 37 LAD NL OF 111 260 8 2 2 .993 .980 2.41 1.90 2.55 2.24 108 944.7 1995 38 TOT NL OF 128 282 6 2 1 .993 .979 2.25 1.82 2.34 2.15 127 1105.7 NYM NL OF 90 207 6 1 1 .995 .979 2.37 1.82 2.48 2.15 88 773.7 LAD NL OF 38 75 0 1 0 .987 .979 1.97 1.82 2.03 2.15 39 332.0 1996 39 LAD NL OF 34 74 1 1 0 .987 .978 2.21 1.80 2.42 2.13 34 279.0 1997 40 LAD NL OF 91 164 4 0 2 1.000 .980 1.85 1.77 2.07 2.13 87 730.7 1981 24 ATL NL RF 5 7 0 0 0 1.000 .972 1.40 1.64 1.70 2.09 4 37.0 1983 26 ATL NL RF 4 2 1 0 0 1.000 .968 0.75 1.65 1.35 2.02 2 20.0 1984 27 CLE AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 1.80 0 1.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF*2159 5297 122 41 32 .992 .981 2.51 1.97 2.67 2.32 2080 18263.7 182 1989 10# CF*1989 4945 106 38 29 .993 .985 2.54 2.36 2.70 2.72 1916 16831.3 LF* 182 333 13 3 3 .991 .977 1.90 1.60 2.27 2.02 158 1374.3 RF* 10 9 1 0 0 1.000 .971 1.00 1.67 1.55 2.06 6 58.0 DH 2 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 2159 5297 122 41 32 .992 .981 2.51 1.97 2.67 2.32 2080 18264
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1982   NLCS  ATL STL     L   2   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1989   NLCS  SFG CHC     W   5  19   6   4  0  0  0   0   3   3  .211  .318  .211   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    SFG OAK     L   4  14   1   4  1  0  0   1   2   1  .286  .375  .357   2  1   0   0   0 
 1995   NLDS  LAD CIN     L   3  15   1   4  0  0  0   1   0   3  .267  .267  .267   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Champ Series     1-1   7  20   6   4  0  0  0   0   3   3  .200  .304  .200   0  0   0   0   0 
  4 Postseason Series   1-3  14  49   8  12  1  0  0   2   5   7  .245  .315  .265   2  1   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1991   LAD NL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 1/1      0   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1991 *

Awards
1996-ML-Branch Rickey Award
1996-ML-Lou Gehrig Memorial Award

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1988-NL-17-0.01
1989-NL-17-0.01
1990-NL-24-0.01
1991-NL-7-0.31
1992-NL-21-0.01
1994-NL-22-0.00
Car-537-0.35 shares

Batting Average
1985 AL-.311-5
1990 NL-.309-9
1992 NL-.309-8

On-base %
1985 AL-.377-9
1987 AL-.399-7
1988 NL-.393-2
1990 NL-.397-6
1991 NL-.401-2
1992 NL-.413-3
1994 NL-.411-6

Games
1984 AL-159-7
1986 AL-161-6
1988 NL-157-5
1990 NL-160-3
1991 NL-161-1
1992 NL-157-9

At Bats
1989 NL-594-7
1990 NL-622-4
1991 NL-615-2
1993 NL-607-8

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1984 AL-709-5
1988 NL-679-5
1989 NL-672-8
1990 NL-732-1
1991 NL-730-1
1993 NL-716-2
1994 NL-496-6
Car-9545-100

Runs
1984 AL-108-4
1985 AL-106-8
1988 NL-109-1
1989 NL-100-4
1990 NL-108-3
1991 NL-112-1
1994 NL-79-8
Car-1359-96

Hits
1985 AL-184-8
1988 NL-163-10
1989 NL-168-7
1990 NL-192-1
1991 NL-182-2
1992 NL-171-10
1993 NL-181-7

Triples
1983 NL-13-1
1984 AL-9-5
1985 AL-14-2
1986 AL-14-1
1987 AL-8-5
1988 NL-9-3
1990 NL-9-3
1992 NL-11-4
1993 NL-10-2
1994 NL-9-1
1995 NL-9-1
Car-131-78

Bases on Balls
1984 AL-86-6
1987 AL-91-5
1988 NL-97-2
1990 NL-90-3
1991 NL-108-1
1992 NL-95-3
1993 NL-86-5
1994 NL-68-3
Car-1129-68

Stolen Bases
1983 NL-39-7
1984 AL-52-3
1985 AL-47-3
1986 AL-32-8
1987 AL-33-9
1988 NL-43-6
1989 NL-31-10
1990 NL-51-4
1991 NL-38-6
1992 NL-41-7
1993 NL-39-8
1994 NL-27-7
1995 NL-32-9
Car-558-24

Singles
1985 AL-137-6
1988 NL-121-10
1989 NL-138-3
1990 NL-160-1
1991 NL-162-1
1992 NL-143-1
1993 NL-149-1
1994 NL-101-4
1995 NL-126-2
Car-1913-61

Runs Created
1988 NL-99-9
1990 NL-108-6
1994 NL-86-10

Adjusted Batting Runs
1988 NL-29-9

Batting Wins
1988 NL-3.0-9

Times on Base
1984 AL-252-7
1987 AL-246-9
1988 NL-264-2
1990 NL-288-1
1991 NL-291-1
1992 NL-269-3
1993 NL-272-5
1994 NL-201-5
Car-3542-86

Offensive Win%
1994 NL-.687-10

Hit By Pitch
1990 NL-6-6

Sac. Hits
1984 AL-11-7
1986 AL-17-2
1989 NL-13-4
1992 NL-24-1
1993 NL-14-3
1997 NL-15-3

Sac. Flies
1995 NL-6-8

Caught Stealing
1983 NL-23-2
1984 AL-22-1
1985 AL-20-1
1986 AL-15-5
1987 AL-16-3
1988 NL-20-3
1989 NL-16-3
1990 NL-19-4
1991 NL-28-1
1992 NL-21-2
1993 NL-19-2
Car-257-3

At Bats per Strikeout
1985 AL-14.1-5
1995 NL-10.1-6

Outs
1984 AL-485-4
1989 NL-462-8
1990 NL-466-7
1991 NL-470-4
1993 NL-469-7
Car-6322-100

Oldest Player
1994 NL-37-7
1995 NL-38-4
1996 NL-39-6
1997 NL-40-6

       

Black Ink: Batting - 16 (140) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 117 (171) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 36.4 (178) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 52.5 (354) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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  7. George Burns (866)
  8. Fred Tenney (848)
  9. Kenny Lofton (845)
  10. Lloyd Waner (845) *
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  5. Max Flack (957)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  10. Fielder Jones (921)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Fielder Jones (907)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Willie Wilson (901)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Willie Wilson (918)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Dummy Hoy (885)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Dummy Hoy (885)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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Transactions 

June 5, 1979: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 23rd round of the 1979 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1979.

October 21, 1983: Sent by the Atlanta Braves to the Cleveland Indians to complete an earlier deal made on August 28, 1983. The Atlanta Braves sent players to be named later and $150,000 to the Cleveland Indians for Len Barker. The Atlanta Braves sent Rick Behenna (September 2, 1983), Brett Butler (October 21, 1983), and Brook Jacoby (October 21, 1983) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

November 9, 1987: Granted Free Agency.

December 1, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.

December 7, 1990: Granted Free Agency.

December 14, 1990: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

October 21, 1994: Granted Free Agency.

April 11, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

August 18, 1995: Traded by the New York Mets to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Dwight Maness (minors) and Scott Hunter (minors).

November 7, 1995: Granted Free Agency.

November 9, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

November 7, 1996: Granted Free Agency.

December 4, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

November 7, 1997: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985Cleveland Indians$425,000
1986Cleveland Indians$850,000
1987Cleveland Indians$765,000
1988San Francisco Giants$900,000
1989San Francisco Giants$900,000
1990San Francisco Giants$1,100,000
1991Los Angeles Dodgers$2,833,333
1992Los Angeles Dodgers$3,333,333
1993Los Angeles Dodgers$3,333,333
1994Los Angeles Dodgers$3,500,000
1995New York Mets$2,000,000
1996Los Angeles Dodgers$2,000,000
1997Los Angeles Dodgers$1,733,304
Career (may be incomplete)$23,673,303

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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