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Jacob
Butler		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 210
 
Born: May 19, 1945 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Landis Memorial Seriess Won 1980   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 28 LOU JL $ 1,000,000   2 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 5 5 5 5 5
1974 29 LOU JL $ 1,000,000   3 4 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
1975 30 LOU JL $ 1,000,000   6 6 7 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 9 8 9
1976 31 LOU JL $ 300,000   6 6 7 6 5 6 5 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 6 9 8 9
1977 32 LOU JL $ 3,800,000   6 6 7 6 5 6 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 6 6 9 8 9
1978 33 LOU JL $ 3,800,000   6 6 7 6 5 6 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 9 9 9
1979 34 LOU JL $ 3,800,000   6 6 7 6 5 6 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 9 9 9
1980 35 LOU JL $ 1,900,000   6 6 7 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 8 7 5 6 6 10 9 9
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 300,000   2 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 5 5 5 5 5
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 3,800,000   6 6 7 6 5 6 5 6 6 6 7 8 7 6 6 6 10 9 9
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 36 LOU JL $ 1,900,000 70 17 18 17 8 10 9 15 16 16
1982 37 LOU JL $ 1,900,000 63 17 18 18 9 10 10 16 17 16
1983 38 LOU JL   40 10 11 11 4 5 5 9 10 10
OOTP6 Min Ratings   40 10 11 11 4 5 5 9 10 10
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,900,000 70 17 18 18 9 10 10 16 17 16
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 28 LOU JL $ 1,000,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1974 29 LOU JL $ 1,000,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1975 30 LOU JL $ 1,000,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1976 31 LOU JL $ 300,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1977 32 LOU JL $ 3,800,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1978 33 LOU JL $ 3,800,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1979 34 LOU JL $ 3,800,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1980 35 LOU JL $ 1,900,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 300,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 3,800,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 36 LOU JL $ 1,900,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 2 2 2
1982 37 LOU JL $ 1,900,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 2 2 2
1983 38 LOU JL     1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,900,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Pitcher Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1973 28 AAA   10 6 .625 19 19 0 0 0 122.3 121 58 16 61 96 4.27 .261 .347 .419 .766  
    AA   3 1 .750 6 6 0 0 0 46.0 25 6 2 14 51 1.17 .152 .218 .248 .466  
1974 29 AAA   13 7 .650 25 25 3 1 0 175.0 156 59 11 74 133 3.03 .240 .318 .359 .677  
1975 30 LOU JL 5 10 .333 21 21 5 2 0 153.3 116 52 13 61 133 3.05 .210 .295 .353 .648 10.7
    AAA   5 3 .625 11 11 2 0 0 81.0 66 14 5 22 69 1.56 .220 .273 .323 .597  
1976 31 LOU JL 14 16 .467 37 37 6 0 0 272.3 223 100 20 84 271 3.30 .222 .292 .341 .633 15.1
1977 32 LOU JL 16 10 .615 35 35 4 0 0 243.7 201 93 27 89 235 3.44 .224 .302 .374 .676 16.6
1978 33 LOU JL 15 11 .577 36 36 1 1 0 248.3 227 106 15 76 236 3.84 .244 .309 .381 .690 14.2
1979 34 LOU JL 9 11 .450 33 33 5 1 0 213.3 185 96 17 66 200 4.05 .232 .296 .360 .657 7.9
1980 35 LOU JL 14 8 .636 39 33 0 0 0 217.0 193 93 12 76 185 3.86 .240 .315 .348 .663 11.9
1981 36 LOU JL 14 9 .609 34 34 1 0 0 201.0 158 95 16 108 152 4.25 .216 .324 .364 .688 10.1
1982 37 LOU JL 10 8 .556 37 37 0 0 0 182.3 171 89 20 79 142 4.39 .251 .338 .415 .753 6.5
1983 38 LOU JL 5 4 .556 21 13 0 0 0 79.7 67 42 9 39 62 4.75 .228 .321 .381 .702 2.0
    AAA   1 0 1.000 1 1 0 0 0 7.0 7 4 2 1 5 5.14 .280 .308 .600 .908  
9 Years Sim 102 87 .540 293 279 22 4 0 1811.0 1541 766 149 678 1616 3.81 .230 .309 .367 .676 94.9
4 Years AAA 29 16 .644 56 56 5 1 0 385.3 350 135 34 158 303 3.15 .244 .318 .375 .694  
1 Years AA 3 1 .750 6 6 0 0 0 46.0 25 6 2 14 51 1.17 .152 .218 .248 .466  
5 Years Minors 32 17 .653 62 62 5 1 0 431.3 375 141 36 172 354 2.94 .234 .308 .362 .670  
Season Average 11 9 .550 32 31 2 0 0 201.2 171 85 16 75 179 3.81 .230 .309 .367 .676  
Career Highs 16 16 .636 39 37 6 2 0 272.3 227 106 27 108 271 4.75 .251 .338 .415 .753  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   744 376 71 293 796   .220 .282 .353 .635
vs LH   797 390 78 385 820   .241 .320 .381 .701
Home 57 42 .576 158 150 9 2 0 992.3 836 396 77 367 869 3.59 .228 .299 .363 .662
Away 45 45 .500 135 129 13 2 0 818.7 705 370 72 311 747 4.07 .233 .304 .371 .676
Mar/Apr 15 14 .517 50 44 2 0 0 281.0 264 128 25 95 238 4.10 .247 .309 .390 .699
May 22 9 .710 48 48 3 0 0 304.3 247 129 24 107 260 3.82 .222 .290 .357 .647
June 15 18 .455 53 48 6 1 0 316.6 286 151 33 122 292 4.29 .242 .313 .397 .710
July 15 10 .600 49 46 3 1 0 311.3 247 117 19 135 282 3.38 .218 .301 .336 .637
August 15 21 .417 47 47 2 0 0 304.7 262 131 27 118 291 3.87 .231 .304 .378 .682
Sep/Oct 20 15 .571 46 46 6 2 0 293.0 235 110 21 101 253 3.38 .220 .288 .342 .630
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1975 30 LOU JL 21 46 3 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 23 .087 .125 .109 .234 -0.9 0.0
1976 31 LOU JL 37 86 4 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 46 .093 .124 .105 .228 -1.6 0.0
1977 32 LOU JL 35 85 7 11 4 0 0 8 0 0 7 38 .129 .194 .176 .370 2.1 0.0
1978 33 LOU JL 36 88 5 10 1 1 0 4 0 0 4 50 .114 .152 .148 .300 -0.6 0.0
1979 34 LOU JL 33 79 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 37 .063 .098 .076 .174 -3.0 0.0
1980 35 LOU JL 39 76 3 11 3 1 0 2 0 0 1 33 .145 .156 .211 .366 0.7 0.0
1981 36 LOU JL 34 62 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 37 .065 .065 .081 .145 -2.9 0.0
1982 37 LOU JL 37 58 6 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 4 25 .069 .129 .103 .232 -1.2 0.0
1983 38 LOU JL 21 22 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 8 .045 .125 .045 .170 -0.5 0.0
9 Years Sim 293 602 33 58 14 2 0 21 1 0 26 297 .096 .134 .126 .260 -7.8 0.0
162 Game Average 332 18 32 7 1 0 11 0 0 14 164 .096 .134 .126 .260 -4.3  
Career Highs 39 88 7 11 4 1 0 8 1 0 7 50 .145 .194 .211 .370 2.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   387 23 36 7 1 0 9 1 0 17 191 .093 .131 .116 .247 -7.7
vs LH   215 10 22 7 1 0 12 0 0 9 106 .102 .138 .144 .283 -2.4
Home 158 299 21 29 6 2 0 12 1 0 15 148 .097 .140 .130 .271 -3.7
Away 135 303 12 29 8 0 0 9 0 0 11 149 .096 .127 .122 .249 -6.3
RISP   175 0 19 5 0 0 20 0 0 3 84 .109 .123 .137 .260 -3.4
Close/Late   31 2 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 15 .129 .182 .258 .440 1.2
Mar/Apr 50 88 7 9 2 0 0 3 0 0 6 42 .102 .160 .125 .285 -0.6
May 48 100 6 4 2 0 0 4 0 0 6 54 .040 .094 .060 .154 -4.7
June 53 104 4 13 3 0 0 7 1 0 3 56 .125 .148 .154 .302 -0.4
July 46 107 9 11 3 0 0 1 0 0 5 54 .103 .143 .131 .274 -1.4
August 47 101 2 11 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 41 .109 .118 .129 .246 -2.4
Sep/Oct 46 102 5 10 2 2 0 1 0 0 5 50 .098 .140 .157 .297 -0.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1975 30 LOU JL P 21 21 153.3 8 21 3 0 .906 1.70    
1976 31 LOU JL P 37 37 272.3 17 42 0 4 1.000 1.95    
1977 32 LOU JL P 35 35 243.7 13 34 0 2 1.000 1.74    
1978 33 LOU JL P 36 36 248.3 19 32 1 4 .981 1.85    
1979 34 LOU JL P 33 33 213.3 20 36 1 4 .982 2.36    
1980 35 LOU JL P 39 33 217.0 10 28 2 3 .950 1.58    
1981 36 LOU JL P 34 34 201.0 9 32 1 4 .976 1.84    
1982 37 LOU JL P 37 37 182.3 8 27 0 2 1.000 1.73    
1983 38 LOU JL P 21 13 79.7 3 8 0 0 1.000 1.24    
Career Totals   293 279 1811.0 107 260 8 23 .979 1.82    
Career Highs   39 37 272.3 20 42 3 4 1.000 2.36    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1977 32 LOU JL 0 1 .000 3 3 0 0 0 14.7 20 12 1 7 19 7.37 .323 .391 .548 .940
1978 33 LOU JL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 8.0 8 4 1 2 4 4.50 .258 .303 .452 .755
1980 35 LOU JL 1 2 .333 4 2 0 0 0 16.3 18 8 0 4 15 4.41 .286 .328 .365 .693
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 4 .200 8 6 0 0 0 39.0 46 24 2 13 38 5.54 .295 .349 .455 .804
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1977 32 LOU JL 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500
1978 33 LOU JL 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
1980 35 LOU JL 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 6 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .091 .091 .091 .182
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1977-9-16
 Losses
1976-7-16
 Winning Pct
1977-9-.615
1980-10-.636
 Games Started
1976-8-37
1978-5-36
1982-3-37
 Shutouts
1975-9-2
 Homeruns Allowed
1977-10-27
Strikeouts
1976-10-271
 Walks Allowed
1980-8-76
1981-1-108
1982-5-79
 Hits per 9IP
1976-7-7.4
1977-8-7.4
1980-9-8.0
1981-5-7.1
CAR-24-7.7
 OAVG
1976-7-.222
1977-8-.224
1980-10-.240
1981-5-.216
CAR-26-.230
 OSLG
1976-8-.341
1980-9-.348
 OOPS
1976-9-.633
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 38)
   Gray Ink Test: 26    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 149)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 27    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 50)
 
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  1. Denny Estrada (965)
  2. Nate Hollins (949)
  3. Billy Chapel (947)
  4. Brock Rutherford (945)
  5. Paul Millbauer (944)
  6. Terrence Williams (941)
  7. J.R. Richard (937)
  8. Alonso Cruz (937)
  9. Bobby Carey (937)
  10. Adam Abramowitz (937)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Avagadro Pompeii (999)
  2. J.R. Richard (994)
  3. Pete Bucher (993)
  4. Dennis Eckersley (992)
  5. Marcellus Conley (992)
  6. Joseph Porter (991)
  7. Terrence Williams (990)
  8. Albert Camarena (990)
  9. Brad Theide (988)
  10. Guy Dall (988)
History
Drafted in 35th round, 827th overall pick, by Louisville in 1973
Injured on 4/4/1973 with a Strained Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 7/17/1974 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 5 days
Injured on 5/8/1975 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Earned first career win on 6/28/1975
Had first career hit on 7/9/1975, off Julio Guillerma (JAX)
Struck out 15 batters against Chicago on 7/24/1977
Injured on 9/11/1979 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 2 weeks
Won Landis Memorial Series with Louisville in 1980
 
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