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Brett Butler

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Brett Butler

1981–1997  ·  Bats L  ·  Throws L  ·  5'10", 160 lb  ·  b. 1957 Los Angeles, CA

Career 2,213 G · 2,375 H · 54 HR · 578 RBI · .290 AVG

Seasons leading his league
12
5 best in baseball 7 league only
62 Top-5 finishes
9 Title seasons
6 Categories led
1991 Best season

Spanning 1983–1995, peaking at 4 titles in 1991.

Clubs 500 Stolen Base Club
Team records #8 Guardians 1984 SB #9 Guardians career SB

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 382nd League titles 12
  • 505th Best in baseball 5
  • 220th Top-5 finishes 62

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Triples 4 1st 2 yrs (1994–1995) 1983 13 1986 14 1994 NL 9 1995 NL 9 1985 #2 1988 #3 1990 #3 1993 #2
Outfield Fielding Percentage 3 1st — 1985 .998 1991 1.000 1993 1.000 1986 #3
Runs 2 1st — 1988 NL 109 1991 NL 112 1990 #3
Outfield Range Factor 1 1st — 1987 AL 2.92 1985 #3 1986 #3 1988 #3 1989 #3 1990 #3 1991 #3
Outfield Putouts 1 1st — 1991 NL 372 1984 #3 1985 #3 1986 #2 1987 #2 1988 #2 1989 #2 1990 #2
Walks 1 1st — 1991 NL 108 1988 #2 1990 #3 1992 #3 1994 #3
Outfield Assists — #2 — 1985 #2
On-Base Percentage — #2 — 1988 #2 1991 #2 1992 #3
Stolen Bases — #3 — 1984 #3
Hits — #2 — 1990 #2 1991 #2

Title Seasons

9 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1995 1 3B 9
1994 1 3B 9
1993 1 OF FPCT 1.000
1991 4 R 112 BB 108 OF PO 372 OF FPCT 1.000
1988 1 R 109
1987 1 OF RF 2.92
1986 1 3B 14
1985 1 OF FPCT .998
1983 1 3B 13

Batting

  led the league   17 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1981 ATL NL 40 126 17 32 2 3 0 4 19 17 9 .254 .352 .318 .669
1982 ATL NL 89 240 35 52 2 0 0 7 25 35 21 .217 .291 .225 .516
1983 ATL NL 151 549 84 154 21 13 5 37 54 56 39 .281 .344 .393 .738
1984 CLE AL 159 602 108 162 25 9 3 49 86 62 52 .269 .361 .356 .717
1985 CLE AL 152 591 106 184 28 14 5 50 63 42 47 .311 .377 .432 .808
1986 CLE AL 161 587 92 163 17 14 4 51 70 65 32 .278 .356 .375 .731
1987 CLE AL 137 522 91 154 25 8 9 41 91 55 33 .295 .399 .425 .825
1988 SFN NL 157 568 109 163 27 9 6 43 97 64 43 .287 .393 .398 .791
1989 SFN NL 154 594 100 168 22 4 4 36 59 69 31 .283 .349 .354 .703
1990 SFN NL 160 622 108 192 20 9 3 44 90 62 51 .309 .397 .384 .781
1991 LAN NL 161 615 112 182 13 5 2 38 108 79 38 .296 .401 .343 .744
1992 LAN NL 157 553 86 171 14 11 3 39 95 67 41 .309 .413 .391 .803
1993 LAN NL 156 607 80 181 21 10 1 42 86 69 39 .298 .388 .371 .758
1994 LAN NL 111 417 79 131 13 9 8 33 68 52 27 .314 .411 .446 .857
1995 NYN +1 NL 129 513 78 154 18 9 1 38 67 51 32 .300 .377 .376 .753
1996 LAN NL 34 131 22 35 1 1 0 8 9 22 8 .267 .313 .290 .603
1997 LAN NL 105 343 52 97 8 3 0 18 42 40 15 .283 .363 .324 .686
Career — — 2,213 8,180 1,359 2,375 277 131 54 578 1,129 907 558 .290 .377 .376 .753

Fielding

1 position
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1981 ATL NL OF 37 33 292.1 76 2 1 0 79 .987 2.11
1982 ATL NL OF 77 55 516.0 129 2 0 0 131 1.000 1.70
1983 ATL NL OF 143 130 1166.0 284 13 4 4 301 .987 2.08
1984 CLE AL OF 156 149 1343.2 448 13 4 3 465 .991 2.96
1985 CLE AL OF 150 148 1266.1 437 19 1 5 457 .998 3.04
1986 CLE AL OF 159 151 1328.2 434 9 3 3 446 .993 2.79
1987 CLE AL OF 136 135 1170.2 393 4 4 2 401 .990 2.92
1988 SFN NL OF 155 150 1326.1 395 3 5 1 403 .988 2.57
1989 SFN NL OF 152 149 1293.1 407 11 6 3 424 .986 2.75
1990 SFN NL OF 159 158 1391.1 420 4 6 0 430 .986 2.67
1991 LAN NL OF 161 160 1409.0 372 8 0 3 380 1.000 2.36
1992 LAN NL OF 155 152 1318.1 353 9 2 3 364 .995 2.34
1993 LAN NL OF 155 154 1381.2 369 6 0 0 375 1.000 2.42
1994 LAN NL OF 111 108 944.2 260 8 2 2 270 .993 2.41
1995 NYN NL OF 128 127 1105.2 282 6 2 1 290 .993 2.25
1996 LAN NL OF 34 34 279.0 74 1 1 0 76 .987 2.21
1997 LAN NL OF 91 87 730.2 163 4 0 2 167 1.000 1.84
Career — — OF 2,159 2,080 18263.2 5,296 122 41 32 5,459 .993 2.51