John Butcher career WHIP
1.39Career Regular Season
John Butcher has a career WHIP of 1.39 over 7 regular seasons.
- Best season on file: 0.94 in 1981.
- Most recent: 1.70 in 1986.
Average of 7 regular seasons, 1980 through 1986. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 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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| 1980 |  TEX | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4.08 | 35.1 | 27 | 13 | 1.33 | 0 |
| 1981 | TEX | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1.63 | 27.2 | 19 | 8 | 0.94 | 0 |
| 1982 | TEX | 18 | 1 | 5 | 4.87 | 94.1 | 39 | 34 | 1.44 | 1 |
| 1983 | TEX | 38 | 6 | 6 | 3.51 | 123.0 | 58 | 41 | 1.37 | 5 |
| 1984 |  MIN | 34 | 13 | 11 | 3.44 | 225.0 | 83 | 53 | 1.31 | 0 |
| 1985 | MIN | 34 | 11 | 14 | 4.98 | 207.2 | 92 | 43 | 1.36 | 0 |
| 1986 |  MIN/CLE | 29 | 1 | 8 | 6.56 | 120.2 | 45 | 37 | 1.70 | 0 |
What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV