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Butch
Metzger		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 195
 
Born: May 23, 1953 in Usa, IN, LAFAYETTE
 
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
1979 26 MAN FL $ 1,000,000   4 5 5 5 5 6 5 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 6 6 4 4 4
1980 27 NO FL $ 1,000,000   3 4 5 5 5 6 5 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 6 6 4 5 5
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 1,000,000   3 4 5 5 5 6 5 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 6 6 4 4 4
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 1,000,000   4 5 5 5 5 6 5 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 6 6 4 5 5
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 28 NO FL $ 1,000,000 37 8 8 8 9 12 10 10 12 11
1982 29 NO FL   37 8 9 8 9 12 11 10 12 11
1983 30 NO FL $ 300,000 37 11 11 11 8 12 10 10 12 11
1984 31 NO FL   28 13 13 13 9 12 11 10 12 11
1985 32 NO FL   18 13 13 13 8 12 10 10 12 11
1986 33 NO FL   18 12 13 13 8 12 10 10 12 11
OOTP6 Min Ratings   18 8 8 8 8 12 10 10 12 11
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,000,000 37 13 13 13 9 12 11 10 12 11
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
1979 26 MAN FL $ 1,000,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1980 27 NO FL $ 1,000,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 1,000,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 1,000,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
                                             
  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 28 NO FL $ 1,000,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 1 1 1 9 9 9
1982 29 NO FL     1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 1 1 1 9 9 9
1983 30 NO FL $ 300,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 1 1 1 9 9 9
1984 31 NO FL     1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 1 1 1 9 9 9
1985 32 NO FL     1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 1 1 1 9 9 9
1986 33 NO FL     1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 1 1 1 9 9 9
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 1 1 1 9 9 9
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,000,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 1 1 1 9 9 9
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
1979 26 AAA   2 4 .333 54 3 0 0 3 60.3 54 24 6 30 35 3.58 .239 .328 .354 .682  
1980 27 NO FL 2 2 .500 43 0 0 0 0 48.3 65 29 2 19 22 5.40 .325 .386 .420 .806 0.2
    AAA   2 2 .500 22 0 0 0 1 28.7 36 11 1 12 25 3.45 .313 .378 .383 .761  
1981 28 AAA   1 3 .250 81 0 0 0 2 101.7 91 56 18 57 59 4.96 .241 .340 .421 .761  
1982 29 AAA   3 5 .375 79 0 0 0 6 96.3 105 60 19 55 62 5.61 .279 .371 .471 .842  
1983 30 NO FL 0 1 .000 2 0 0 0 0 0.3 1 2 1 1 1 54.55 .500 .667 2.000 2.667 0.0
    AAA   2 5 .286 54 0 0 0 3 73.3 93 46 8 42 61 5.65 .307 .391 .436 .827  
1984 31 AAA   3 1 .750 14 0 0 0 0 22.0 24 10 2 10 12 4.09 .286 .362 .381 .743  
    AA   1 1 .500 62 0 0 0 9 47.0 35 10 2 17 48 1.91 .211 .284 .307 .591  
1985 32 AA   4 5 .444 82 0 0 0 4 63.3 50 23 2 28 68 3.27 .214 .298 .295 .593  
1986 33 AA   2 1 .667 72 0 0 0 7 65.3 49 17 6 18 89 2.34 .210 .267 .339 .606  
2 Years Sim 2 3 .400 45 0 0 0 0 48.7 66 31 3 20 23 5.73 .327 .389 .436 .825 0.2
6 Years AAA 13 20 .394 304 3 0 0 15 382.3 403 207 54 206 254 4.87 .272 .361 .421 .782  
3 Years AA 7 7 .500 216 0 0 0 20 175.7 134 50 10 63 205 2.56 .212 .283 .314 .597  
9 Years Minors 20 27 .426 520 3 0 0 35 558.0 537 257 64 269 459 4.15 .254 .338 .389 .727  
Season Average 1 1 .500 22 0 0 0 0 24.3 33 15 1 10 11 5.73 .327 .389 .436 .825  
Career Highs 2 2 .500 43 0 0 0 0 48.3 65 29 2 19 22 54.55 .500 .667 2.000 2.667  
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   28 14 1 10 13   .277 .342 .337 .679
vs LH   38 17 2 10 10   .376 .432 .535 .967
Home 0 1 .000 19 0 0 0 0 20.7 28 9 0 7 12 3.92 .326 .376 .349 .725
Away 2 2 .500 26 0 0 0 0 28.0 38 22 3 13 11 7.07 .328 .395 .500 .895
June 0 1 .000 10 0 0 0 0 11.7 20 7 1 6 8 5.40 .377 .441 .491 .931
July 0 0 .000 6 0 0 0 0 5.0 3 0 0 0 1 0.00 .188 .188 .188 .375
August 0 1 .000 16 0 0 0 0 19.0 35 20 1 8 9 9.47 .393 .443 .506 .949
Sep/Oct 2 1 .667 13 0 0 0 0 13.0 8 4 1 6 5 2.77 .182 .280 .318 .598
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
1980 27 NO FL 43 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 0.1 0.0
1 Years Sim 43 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 0.1 0.0
162 Game Average 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 0.3  
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   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
vs LH   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 0.2
Home 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 0.2
Away 24 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
RISP   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
June 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 0.3
August 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Sep/Oct 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
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    
1980 27 NO FL P 43 0 48.3 2 11 0 1 1.000 2.42    
1983 30 NO FL P 2 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
Career Totals   45 0 48.7 2 11 0 1 1.000 2.40    
Career Highs   43 0 48.3 2 11 0 1 1.000 2.42    
History
Signed as a free agent by Manhattan on 2/2/1979 to a 2-year deal worth $1,000,000 per year
Injured on 4/12/1979 with a Scratched Cornea Eye, out for one week
Traded from Manhattan to New Orleans on 6/1/1980 (Going to MAN: P B. Barnaby. Going to NO: P B. Metzger)
Earned first career win on 9/7/1980
 
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