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Butch Wynegar
Harold Delano Wynegar Jr.

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 194 lb.

Debut April 9, 1976
  vs. TEX 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game May 24, 1988
Born March 14, 1956 in York, PA

Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 2nd round of the 1974 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1976 20 MIN AL 149  534   58  139  21  2  10   69   0  0  79  63  .260  .356  .363  109  194   4   3   7   2  14 MVP-28,RoY-2,AS
 1977 21 MIN AL 144  532   76  139  22  3  10   79   2  3  68  61  .261  .344  .370   96  197  10   5   5   2  11 AS
 1978 22 MIN AL 135  454   36  104  22  1   4   45   1  0  47  42  .229  .307  .308   73  140  11   4   2   6   7
 1979 23 MIN AL 149  504   74  136  20  0   7   57   2  2  74  36  .270  .363  .351   91  177  11   4   5   2  13
 1980 24 MIN AL 146  486   61  124  18  3   5   57   3  1  63  36  .255  .339  .335   81  163   7   6   6   2   9
 1981 25 MIN AL  47  150   11   37   5  0   0   10   0  1  17   9  .247  .322  .280   71   42   1   3   2   1   7
 1982 26 TOT AL  87  277   36   74  12  1   4   28   0  1  50  33  .267  .378  .361  105  100   7   3   2   1   9
         MIN AL  24   86    9   18   4  0   1    8   0  0  10  12  .209  .292  .291   59   25   0   0   1   0   2
         NYY AL  63  191   27   56   8  1   3   20   0  1  40  21  .293  .413  .393  125   75   7   3   1   1   7
 1983 27 NYY AL  94  301   40   89  18  2   6   42   1  1  52  29  .296  .399  .429  133  129   1   2   1   1   7
 1984 28 NYY AL 129  442   48  118  13  1   6   45   1  4  65  35  .267  .360  .342  100  151   4   1   6   0  18
 1985 29 NYY AL 102  309   27   69  15  0   5   32   0  0  64  43  .223  .356  .320   89   99   1   1   2   0  11
 1986 30 NYY AL  61  194   19   40   4  1   7   29   0  0  30  21  .206  .310  .345   79   67   0   2   2   0   9
 1987 31 CAL AL  31   92    4   19   2  0   0    5   0  0   9  13  .207  .277  .228   39   21   1   0   0   0   2
 1988 32 CAL AL  27   55    8   14   4  1   1    8   0  0   8   7  .255  .338  .418  114   23   0   2   1   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 13 Seasons    1301 4330  498 1102 176 15  65  506  10 13 626 428  .255  .348  .347   93 1503  58  36  41  17 119
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        539   62  137  22  2   8   63   1  2  78  53  .255  .348  .347   93  187   7   4   5   2  15
 Career High    149  534   76  139  22  3  10   79   3  4  79  63  .296  .399  .429  133  197  11   6   7   6  18
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1976 20 MIN AL  622  416   72   4.7    88| .260  .259| .356  .324| .363  .366| .719  .690| 109  .572   8.8   0.9   0%
 1977 21 MIN AL  617  422   70   4.4    99| .261  .265| .344  .329| .370  .403| .714  .732|  96  .481  -0.6  -0.1  40%
 1978 22 MIN AL  522  372   46   3.3    95| .229  .263| .307  .329| .308  .388| .615  .717|  73  .381 -15.5  -1.6 100%
 1979 23 MIN AL  595  398   68   4.6   105| .270  .274| .363  .340| .351  .416| .714  .755|  91  .484  -3.7  -0.4  50%
 1980 24 MIN AL  564  385   59   4.1   105| .255  .278| .339  .342| .335  .413| .674  .755|  81  .451 -12.2  -1.2  75%
 1981 25 MIN AL  172  125   13   2.8    94| .247  .264| .322  .330| .280  .384| .602  .714|  71  .332  -5.1  -0.5   0%
 1982 26 TOT AL  338  223   40   4.8    98| .267  .264| .378  .327| .361  .402| .739  .729| 105  .522   4.9   0.5   0%
         MIN AL   96   70    7   2.7   101| .209  .268| .292  .332| .291  .408| .583  .739|  59  .273  -4.8  -0.5   0%
         NYY AL  242  153   33   5.8    97| .293  .262| .413  .325| .393  .399| .806  .724| 125  .605   9.7   1.0   0%
 1983 27 NYY AL  357  223   54   6.5    95| .296  .261| .399  .322| .429  .394| .828  .716| 133  .657  16.5   1.6  50%
 1984 28 NYY AL  512  351   53   4.0    93| .267  .259| .360  .321| .342  .391| .702  .712| 100  .450   2.4   0.2  20%
 1985 29 NYY AL  375  253   38   4.0    97| .223  .259| .356  .324| .320  .402| .676  .726|  89  .440  -1.4  -0.1   0%
 1986 30 NYY AL  226  165   20   3.2    99| .206  .260| .310  .328| .345  .406| .655  .734|  79  .339  -5.4  -0.5   0%
 1987 31 CAL AL  102   76    6   2.1   103| .207  .262| .277  .329| .228  .420| .505  .749|  39  .172  -8.0  -0.8   0%
 1988 32 CAL AL   65   45    8   4.8    92| .255  .256| .338  .320| .418  .385| .756  .706| 114  .535   1.5   0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 13 Seasons     5067 3454  547   4.2    97| .255  .265| .348  .329| .347  .397| .695  .726|  93  .475 -17.8  -1.9  43%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1976 20 MIN AL C 137 650 78 16 6 .978 .981 5.31 4.90 5.55 5.75 133 1181.0 10 48 113 62 AS DH 15 AS 1977 21 MIN AL C 142 676 84 5 8 .993 .986 5.35 5.06 5.49 6.01 138 1247.0 10 41 81 60 AS 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 AS 1978 22 MIN AL C 131 582 70 8 12 .988 .983 4.98 4.86 5.31 5.53 121 1105.3 6 37 71 57 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1979 23 MIN AL C 146 653 65 6 10 .992 .982 4.92 4.69 5.21 5.46 139 1240.7 5 37 57 64 DH 2 1980 24 MIN AL C 142 670 72 9 13 .988 .986 5.23 4.60 5.51 5.48 133 1211.0 5 24 61 49 DH 1 1981 25 MIN AL C 37 162 24 1 4 .995 .987 5.03 4.76 5.41 5.51 36 309.3 0 3 29 19 DH 9 1982 26 TOT AL C 86 523 26 5 10 .991 .988 6.38 4.90 6.59 5.69 82 749.3 3 12 56 25 MIN AL C 24 128 9 2 4 .986 .988 5.71 4.90 5.86 5.69 23 210.3 1 4 20 6 NYY AL C 62 395 17 3 6 .993 .988 6.65 4.90 6.88 5.69 59 539.0 2 8 36 19 1983 27 NYY AL C 93 480 29 8 4 .985 .986 5.47 4.76 5.96 5.70 83 769.0 5 17 58 37 1984 28 NYY AL C 126 757 59 6 9 .993 .987 6.48 5.05 6.88 5.96 117 1068.0 6 26 70 41 1985 29 NYY AL C 96 547 34 6 7 .990 .987 6.05 5.03 6.43 6.05 90 813.7 3 14 52 32 1986 30 NYY AL C 57 325 22 2 1 .994 .989 6.09 5.44 6.63 6.62 52 470.7 6 11 34 15 1987 31 CAL AL C 28 162 12 1 3 .994 .988 6.21 5.49 7.41 6.74 25 211.3 1 4 17 9 DH 1 1988 32 CAL AL C 26 94 8 2 1 .981 .989 3.92 5.28 6.34 6.22 15 144.7 1 10 9 8
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1977 21 MIN AL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1978 22 MIN AL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1976 20 MIN AL C 137 650 78 16 6 .978 .981 5.31 4.90 5.55 5.75 133 1181.0 10 48 113 62 1977 21 MIN AL C 142 676 84 5 8 .993 .986 5.35 5.06 5.49 6.01 138 1247.0 10 41 81 60 1978 22 MIN AL C 131 582 70 8 12 .988 .983 4.98 4.86 5.31 5.53 121 1105.3 6 37 71 57 1979 23 MIN AL C 146 653 65 6 10 .992 .982 4.92 4.69 5.21 5.46 139 1240.7 5 37 57 64 1980 24 MIN AL C 142 670 72 9 13 .988 .986 5.23 4.60 5.51 5.48 133 1211.0 5 24 61 49 1981 25 MIN AL C 37 162 24 1 4 .995 .987 5.03 4.76 5.41 5.51 36 309.3 0 3 29 19 1982 26 TOT AL C 86 523 26 5 10 .991 .988 6.38 4.90 6.59 5.69 82 749.3 3 12 56 25 MIN AL C 24 128 9 2 4 .986 .988 5.71 4.90 5.86 5.69 23 210.3 1 4 20 6 NYY AL C 62 395 17 3 6 .993 .988 6.65 4.90 6.88 5.69 59 539.0 2 8 36 19 1983 27 NYY AL C 93 480 29 8 4 .985 .986 5.47 4.76 5.96 5.70 83 769.0 5 17 58 37 1984 28 NYY AL C 126 757 59 6 9 .993 .987 6.48 5.05 6.88 5.96 117 1068.0 6 26 70 41 1985 29 NYY AL C 96 547 34 6 7 .990 .987 6.05 5.03 6.43 6.05 90 813.7 3 14 52 32 1986 30 NYY AL C 57 325 22 2 1 .994 .989 6.09 5.44 6.63 6.62 52 470.7 6 11 34 15 1987 31 CAL AL C 28 162 12 1 3 .994 .988 6.21 5.49 7.41 6.74 25 211.3 1 4 17 9 1988 32 CAL AL C 26 94 8 2 1 .981 .989 3.92 5.28 6.34 6.22 15 144.7 1 10 9 8 1976 20 MIN AL DH 15 1979 23 MIN AL DH 2 1980 24 MIN AL DH 1 1981 25 MIN AL DH 9 1987 31 CAL AL DH 1
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C*1247 6281 583 75 88 .989 .985 5.50 4.91 5.87 5.79 1164 10521.0 61 284 708 478 DH 28 Games not counted in Overall Total below 3B* 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.65 0.00 2.70 0 2.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 1249 6281 583 75 88 .989 .985 5.50 4.91 5.87 5.79 1164 10523
An Important note about our fielding stats

All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1976   MIN AL       0   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1977   MIN AL       2   1   1  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 2/2      0   2   1   1  0  0  0   0   1   0   0  0   0   0   0  .500  .667  .500 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1976 *
1977 *

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1976-AL-28-0.00

Bases on Balls
1976 AL-79-9

At Bats per Strikeout
1979 AL-14.0-7
1980 AL-13.5-8
1984 AL-12.6-8

Youngest Player
1976 AL-20-4

Gray Ink: Batting - 2 (2067) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 15.9 (936) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 21.0 (748) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

June 5, 1974: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 2nd round of the 1974 amateur draft.

May 12, 1982: Traded by the Minnesota Twins with Roger Erickson to the New York Yankees for John Pacella, Larry Milbourne, Pete Filson, and cash.

November 2, 1985: Granted Free Agency.

January 8, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

December 19, 1986: Traded by the New York Yankees to the California Angels for a player to be named later and Ron Romanick. The California Angels sent Alan Mills (June 22, 1987) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.

January 22, 1988: Granted Free Agency.

February 9, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.

October 6, 1988: Released by the California Angels.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985New York Yankees$550,000
1986New York Yankees$733,333
1987California Angels$733,333
1988California Angels$733,333
Career (may be incomplete)$2,749,999

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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