P Josh Butler #7
Age: 39 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/02/2006
OA: 30 POT: 30
P JOSH BUTLER #7 - AGE: 39 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 35 35 35 35
Movement 45 45 50 45
Control 50 45 50 50
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 45 45
Changeup 35 35
 
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 91-93 Mph
Stamina 30
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 50
Defense 20
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 25
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Birthday:03/29/1967
Born in:Beverly Hills, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 6"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:12 Years, 110 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:13 Years, 33 Days
Pro Service:19 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1993 Toronto - MLB 26 19 0 3 2 2 5.46 31.1 30 19 19 3 12 26 0 0 1.34 .297 3.89 0.1 71
1993 Boston - MLB 26 31 0 1 4 12 4.54 33.2 36 21 17 4 10 22 0 0 1.37 .296 4.09 0.1 87
1993 Total - MLB 26 50 0 4 6 14 4.98 65.0 66 40 36 7 22 48 0 0 1.35 .296 3.99 0.2 79
1994 Los Angeles - MLB 27 50 0 5 7 6 5.19 52.0 67 34 30 12 21 35 0 0 1.69 .322 6.15 -1.0 87
1995 Los Angeles - MLB 28 51 0 3 6 0 2.92 71.0 60 27 23 10 26 48 0 0 1.21 .243 4.64 0.1 154
1996 Seattle - MLB 29 28 0 4 2 2 3.58 27.2 24 12 11 3 8 17 0 0 1.16 .253 4.26 0.2 127
1996 St. Louis - MLB 29 11 0 2 1 2 4.50 10.0 11 6 5 1 1 6 0 0 1.20 .294 3.63 0.2 104
1996 Total - MLB 29 39 0 6 3 4 3.82 37.2 35 18 16 4 9 23 0 0 1.17 .265 4.09 0.4 120
1997 Atlanta - MLB 30 60 0 4 3 1 4.99 79.1 88 46 44 4 22 48 0 0 1.39 .317 3.67 1.0 89
1998 Atlanta - MLB 31 12 0 0 1 0 1.64 11.0 11 2 2 1 6 8 0 0 1.55 .294 4.51 0.0 264
1999 Atlanta - MLB 32 56 0 1 5 1 4.90 68.0 81 40 37 3 31 52 0 0 1.65 .355 3.59 1.1 94
2000 Los Angeles - MLB 33 24 0 2 0 0 4.40 30.2 33 15 15 2 14 17 0 0 1.53 .323 4.48 0.2 109
Total MLB 342 0 25 31 26 4.41 414.2 441 222 203 43 151 279 0 0 1.43 .304 4.30 2.0 100
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2000 Tulsa - A 33 5 5 1 2 0 3.93 18.1 22 8 8 2 1 17 0 0 1.25 .345 6.60 0.4 204
2000 Toledo - AA 33 8 0 0 0 1 0.00 11.1 3 0 0 0 5 4 0 0 0.71 .094 4.30 0.2 999
2000 Newport News - AAA 33 4 0 0 1 2 0.90 10.0 6 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0.90 .188 4.11 0.1 559
2001 Tulsa - A 34 8 0 1 0 6 0.00 11.2 2 1 0 0 0 8 0 0 0.17 .065 2.01 0.5 999
2001 Raleigh - AA 34 8 0 0 0 0 5.19 8.2 18 6 5 0 3 7 0 0 2.42 .500 3.12 0.2 99
2001 Newport News - AAA 34 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.25 .500 1.84 0.1 999
2001 San Bernardino - AAA 34 18 0 3 0 1 3.41 34.1 44 14 13 1 9 15 0 0 1.54 .341 3.64 0.6 142
2001 Total - AAA 34 19 0 3 0 1 3.28 35.2 47 14 13 1 9 16 0 0 1.57 .348 3.57 0.6 147
2002 Montgomery - AA 35 2 0 0 0 0 11.57 2.1 4 3 3 1 0 2 0 0 1.71 .375 6.96 -0.1 39
2002 San Bernardino - AAA 35 4 1 0 0 0 2.51 14.1 13 4 4 1 2 4 0 0 1.05 .250 4.20 0.2 191
2002 St. Paul - AAA 35 26 0 2 4 3 6.81 37.0 54 28 28 5 13 21 0 0 1.81 .358 5.19 -0.0 71
2002 Total - AAA 35 30 1 2 4 3 5.61 51.1 67 32 32 6 15 25 0 0 1.60 .330 4.91 0.2 86
2003 St. Paul - AAA 36 59 0 7 4 20 3.08 73.0 68 25 25 9 26 40 0 0 1.29 .266 4.83 0.0 149
2004 Lakeview - AA 37 9 0 1 0 0 0.84 10.2 10 1 1 0 2 9 0 0 1.12 .312 0.39 0.6 253
2005 Augusta - A 38 13 0 0 0 8 3.09 11.2 14 5 4 0 5 6 0 0 1.63 .333 3.41 0.4 163
Total MAAA 112 1 12 9 26 3.76 170.0 188 72 71 16 53 82 0 0 1.42 .301 4.55 126.2
Total MAA 27 0 1 0 1 2.45 33.0 35 10 9 1 10 22 0 0 1.36 .315 2.91 174.7
Total MA 26 5 2 2 14 2.59 41.2 38 14 12 2 6 31 0 0 1.06 .275 4.42 257.9
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1993 Boston - MLB P 31 0 3 6 0 9 0 1.000 33.2 2.41 +0.0 1.211
1993 Toronto - MLB P 19 0 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 31.1 1.44 +0.3 1.009
1994 Los Angeles - MLB P 49 0 1 6 0 7 0 1.000 52.0 1.21 +0.2 1.019
1995 Los Angeles - MLB P 51 0 5 7 0 12 0 1.000 71.0 1.52 +0.9 1.152
1996 Seattle - MLB P 27 0 2 4 1 6 0 1.000 27.2 1.95 +0.4 1.356
1996 St. Louis - MLB P 9 0 1 0 0 3 2 .333 10.0 0.90 -0.7 .000
1997 Atlanta - MLB P 59 0 5 8 0 14 1 .929 79.1 1.47 +0.5 .925
1998 Atlanta - MLB P 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 11.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1999 Atlanta - MLB P 54 0 1 5 0 7 1 .857 68.0 0.79 -0.1 .845
2000 Los Angeles - MLB P 24 0 0 7 0 7 0 1.000 30.2 2.05 +0.9 1.017
TOTAL P 334 0 20 46 1 70 4 .943 414.2 1.43 +2.3 1.021
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1993 Joined the Montgomery Bears.
07/09/1993 Was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for LF Keith Mitchell and RP Paul Quantrill.
11/15/1993 Became a free agent.
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 50 (50).
01/21/1994 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $2,560,000 with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 50 (50).
11/22/1995 Was traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the St. Louis Cardinals, along with RF Eric Mullins, in exchange for SP Shane Johnson and RF Midre Cummings.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 50 (50).
06/01/1996 Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.
06/18/1996 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $820,000 with the Seattle Mariners organization.
06/20/1996 Released by the Seattle Mariners.
11/18/1996 Became a free agent.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
02/04/1997 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $3,520,000 with the Atlanta Braves organization.
03/31/1997 Injured (sinus infection),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55).
05/16/1998 Injured on 05/13/1998, diagnosed with radial nerve compression, will miss 6 months.
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55).
11/14/1999 Became a free agent.
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
02/02/2000 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $680,000 with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.
06/24/2000 Released by the Los Angeles Dodgers.
07/02/2000 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Kansas City Royals organization.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 45 (45).
05/01/2001 Wins the MA SL1 Pitcher of the Month Award.
05/09/2001 Was granted free agency by the Kansas City organization.
06/02/2001 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Atlanta Braves organization.
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (35); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 50 (50).
05/08/2002 Was granted free agency by the Atlanta organization.
05/23/2002 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Boston Red Sox organization.
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
02/18/2004 Released by the Boston organization.
03/02/2004 Signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins organization.
03/27/2004 Injured on 03/26/2004, diagnosed with a mild hamstring strain, is day-to-day.
06/11/2004 Released by the Minnesota organization.
09/20/2004 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Bethlehem Catbirds organization.
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
02/17/2005 Released by the Atlanta organization.
03/06/2005 Signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds organization.
04/19/2005 Injured (undisclosed injury),out for one week.
06/09/2005 Released by the Cincinnati organization.
09/19/2005 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the North Hempstead Federals organization.
01/01/2006 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (35); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/2006 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (35); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 50 (50).
01/07/2006 Released by the Houston organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HLD Rank
1994 7 7
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