Brent Butler

Positions: Second Baseman, Third Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: February 11, 1978 in Laurinburg, NC us

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 3rd round of the 1996 MLB June Amateur Draft from Scotland HS (Laurinburg, NC).

High School: Scotland HS (Laurinburg, NC)

Debut: July 4, 2001 (Age 23-143d, 17,910th in major league history)
vs. SDP 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 19, 2003 (Age 25-128d)
vs. SDP 4 AB, 2 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2002 season

Full Name: Justin Brent Butler

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.3

553

137

.248

RBI

OBP

.285

SLG

.380

OPS

.664

OPS+

Summary of 11 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 1 tying, 1 go ahead

1 Tm
COL	11

Platoon
vs RHP	10
vs LHP	1

Home/Road
Home	8
Away	3

Outs
1	5
0	3
2	3

9 Opps
CHC	2
NYY	2
ARI	1
TBD	1
PIT	1
SFG	1
LAD	1
SDP	1
MIL	1

10 Pitchers
Mike Mussina	2
Tom Gordon	1
Brian Lawrence	1
Ben Sheets	1
Wilson Álvarez	1
Brian Meadows	1
Curt Schilling	1
Ryan Jensen	1
Juan Cruz	1
Andy Ashby	1

4 Parks
Coors Fld (DEN)	8
PNC Pk (PIT)	1
Chase Field (PHO)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1

Where Hit
7	11

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	3
1	2
4	2
2	2
6	1
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	9
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	8
12-	1
--3	1
-2-	1

15 RBI
RISP	3
0 on	8
1 on	2
2 on	1
Any on	3

Inning
1	1
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	2
6	1
7	1
8	2
9	1

1-3	3
4-6	4
7-end	4

RelScore
+3	1
+1	3
-1	2
-2	2
-3	1
-4..	2

Ahead	4
Behind	7

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-2	2
0-0	2
1-2	1
1-0	1
1-1	1
2-1	1
0-1	1
2-2	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
2B	9
SS	2

OrderPos
2nd	5
7th	3
9th	1
8th	1
6th	1

Leverage
Medium Lev	4
Low Lev	7

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2001	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2001-08-08	COL	@	CHC	Tom Gordon	behind 0-2	t 9	2	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	7	6	0.025	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2002	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	2002-06-18	COL		NYY	Mike Mussina	behind 0-2	b 1	1	---	7,(1-2) CBFFFFX	1	2	4	0.090	43%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
3	3	2	2	2002-06-18	COL		NYY	Mike Mussina	behind 4-7	b 5	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	2	4	0.097	31%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
4	4	3	1	2002-06-22	COL		TBD	Wilson Álvarez	behind 0-1	b 5	1	---	4,(0-2) CSFX	1	2	4	0.145	54%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
5	5	4	1	2002-07-02	COL		SFG	Ryan Jensen	behind 3-16	b 7	2	--3	3,(2-0) BBX	2	2	4	0.000	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); G. Bennett Scores
6	6	5	1	2002-07-21	COL		MIL	Ben Sheets	ahead 1-0	b 3	2	---	6,(2-2) CFFBBX	1	2	4	0.100	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
7	7	6	1	2002-08-01	COL	@	PIT	Brian Meadows	ahead 1-0	t 6	1	---	4,(2-1) BBFX	1	7	4	0.128	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
8	8	7	1	2002-08-09	COL		CHC	Juan Cruz	ahead 1-0	b 8	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	4	0.074	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
9	9	8	1	2002-09-15	COL		LAD	Andy Ashby	behind 0-1	b 2	1	-2-	2,(0-1) FX	2	6	4	0.161	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. Zeile Scores
10	10	9	1	2002-09-29	COL	@	ARI	Curt Schilling	behind 3-11	t 8	1	12-	3,(0-2) CFX	3	9	6	0.008	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); G. Bennett Scores; J. Cust Scores
2003	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	2003-06-19	COL		SDP	Brian Lawrence	ahead 4-1	b 4	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	4	0.053	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)