Bio
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Debut
- 1981
- College
- Southeastern Oklahoma
Bio
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Debut
- 1981
- College
- Southeastern Oklahoma
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 2,213
- AB
- 8,180
- R
- 1,359
- H
- 2,375
- HR
- 54
- RBI
- 578
- SB
- 558
- AVG
- .290
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | ATL | 40 | 126 | 17 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 9 | .254 |
| 1982 | ATL | 89 | 240 | 35 | 52 | 0 | 7 | 21 | .217 |
| 1983 | ATL | 151 | 549 | 84 | 154 | 5 | 37 | 39 | .281 |
| 1984 | CLE | 159 | 602 | 108 | 162 | 3 | 49 | 52 | .269 |
| 1985 | CLE | 152 | 591 | 106 | 184 | 5 | 50 | 47 | .311 |
| 1986 | CLE | 161 | 587 | 92 | 163 | 4 | 51 | 32 | .278 |
| 1987 | CLE | 137 | 522 | 91 | 154 | 9 | 41 | 33 | .295 |
| 1988 | SF | 157 | 568 | 109 | 163 | 6 | 43 | 43 | .287 |
| 1989 | SF | 154 | 594 | 100 | 168 | 4 | 36 | 31 | .283 |
| 1990 | SF | 160 | 622 | 108 | 192 | 3 | 44 | 51 | .309 |
| 1991 | LAD | 161 | 615 | 112 | 182 | 2 | 38 | 38 | .296 |
| 1992 | LAD | 157 | 553 | 86 | 171 | 3 | 39 | 41 | .309 |
| 1993 | LAD | 156 | 607 | 80 | 181 | 1 | 42 | 39 | .298 |
| 1994 | LAD | 111 | 417 | 79 | 131 | 8 | 33 | 27 | .314 |
| 1995 |  NYM/LAD | 129 | 513 | 78 | 154 | 1 | 38 | 32 | .300 |
| 1996 | LAD | 34 | 131 | 22 | 35 | 0 | 8 | 8 | .267 |
| 1997 | LAD | 105 | 343 | 52 | 97 | 0 | 18 | 15 | .283 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 14
- AB
- 49
- R
- 8
- H
- 12
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 2
- SB
- 2
- AVG
- .245
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 9,545
- TB
- 3,076
- XBH
- 462
- HBP
- 38
- IBB
- 23
- GIDP
- 62
- P/PA
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | ATL | 145 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | ATL | 268 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | ATL | 613 | 216 | 39 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | CLE | 709 | 214 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | CLE | 666 | 255 | 47 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | CLE | 683 | 220 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | CLE | 618 | 222 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | SF | 679 | 226 | 42 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | SF | 672 | 210 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | SF | 732 | 239 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | LAD | 730 | 211 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | LAD | 676 | 216 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | LAD | 716 | 225 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | LAD | 496 | 186 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | NYM/LAD | 596 | 193 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | LAD | 145 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | LAD | 401 | 111 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 47.0
- RC
- 1280.1
- RC/27
- 5.50
- ISOP
- .086
- SECA
- .261
- BB/K
- 1.24
- AB/HR
- 151.5
- GO/FO
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | ATL | 0.4 | 17.5 | 5 | .063 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | ATL | -0.9 | 17.8 | 2.4 | .008 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | ATL | 2.7 | 76.7 | 4.8 | .113 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 109.8 | 0 |
| 1984 | CLE | 3.4 | 87.6 | 4.9 | .086 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 200.7 | 0 |
| 1985 | CLE | 4.5 | 99.7 | 6 | .120 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 118.2 | 0 |
| 1986 | CLE | 3.7 | 84.3 | 4.9 | .097 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 146.8 | 0 |
| 1987 | CLE | 4.8 | 96.1 | 6.6 | .130 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 58 | 0 |
| 1988 | SF | 6.6 | 99.5 | 6.1 | .111 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 94.7 | 0 |
| 1989 | SF | 1.8 | 78.9 | 4.6 | .071 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 148.5 | 0 |
| 1990 | SF | 4.8 | 108.2 | 6.3 | .076 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 207.3 | 0 |
| 1991 | LAD | 4.9 | 94.7 | 5.4 | .047 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 307.5 | 0 |
| 1992 | LAD | 4.7 | 99.3 | 6.2 | .081 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 184.3 | 0 |
| 1993 | LAD | 1.7 | 96.5 | 5.6 | .072 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 607 | 0 |
| 1994 | LAD | 3.2 | 83.6 | 7.4 | .132 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 52.1 | 0 |
| 1995 | NYM/LAD | 1.5 | 82.4 | 5.7 | .076 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 513 | 0 |
| 1996 | LAD | -0.2 | 13.2 | 3.4 | .023 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | LAD | -0.6 | 44.8 | 4.4 | .041 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Brett Butler's career stats?
Brett Butler played 17 seasons for the Braves, the Guardians, the Giants and the Dodgers. He was a career .290 hitter with 2,375 hits, 54 home runs and 578 RBI. His best season was 1994: a .314 batting average, 8 home runs and 33 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
17 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1981 to 1997
Brett Butler finished top 10 in a stat 6 times.
All-time career rank
- 132nd in hits (2,375)
- 25th in stolen bases (558)
Among the 10,340 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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