Butch Metzger career ERA
3.74Career Regular Season
Butch Metzger has a career ERA of 3.74 over 5 regular seasons.
- Best season on file: 2.92 in 1976.
- Most recent: 6.51 in 1978.
Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 23, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out. | ||
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| 1974 |  SF | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3.55 | 12.2 | 5 | 12 | 1.82 | 0 |
| 1975 |  SD | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7.71 | 4.2 | 6 | 4 | 2.14 | 0 |
| 1976 | SD | 77 | 11 | 4 | 2.92 | 123.1 | 89 | 52 | 1.39 | 16 |
| 1977 |  SD/STL | 75 | 4 | 2 | 3.59 | 115.1 | 54 | 50 | 1.34 | 7 |
| 1978 |  NYM | 25 | 1 | 3 | 6.51 | 37.1 | 21 | 22 | 1.88 | 0 |
What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV