3B Art Butler #84
Age: 33 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Angry
02/16/2006
OA: 35 POT: 35
3B ART BUTLER #84 - AGE: 33 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: ANGRY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
121 425 126 18 2 6 41 56 76 .296 .379 .391 28 4.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 5 5 5 5
Gap 5 5 5 5
Power 3 3 3 3
Eye 5 5 5 5
Avoid K's 5 6 5 5
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 6 8
Errors: - 4 4
Arm: - 5 5
Turn DP: - 6 -
Ability: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 3
Catcher: - Left Field: 8
1st Base: - Center Field: 5
2nd Base: 5 Right Field: 6
3rd Base: 3
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 9
Stealing Ability: 10
Baserunning Inst.: 9
Sacrifice Bunt: 7
Bunt for Hit: 8
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/16/2005 @ HOL Win, 2-1 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 1
09/15/2005 @ HOL Loss, 2-4 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/14/2005 @ HOL Win, 3-0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/13/2005 MOS Win, 5-3 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/12/2005 MOS Win, 6-4 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 0
09/11/2005 MOS Loss, 3-9 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
09/09/2005 MCF Win, 7-2 3 2 1 1 0 1 2 0
09/08/2005 MCF Loss, 4-7 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/07/2005 MCF Win, 2-1 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/06/2005 @ TRP Loss, 6-9 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Butler never shows any lack of effort.
High: Loyalty, Work Ethic
Low: Greed
Birthday:12/19/1972
Born in:Fall River, MA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:160 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:5 Years, 144 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:9 Years, None
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1994, 3rd Pick in Round 4
ABBA TRIPLE A 2005 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 121 425 126 18 2 6 41 87 56 76 .296 .379 .391 .769 .344 .094 119
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 102 488 1 0 0 5 5 1 166 26 28 2 93.3 71.6 6.20 4.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   81 23 3 0 3 9 20 12 18 0 0 1 .284 .383 .432 .815
Versus Right   344 103 15 2 3 32 67 44 58 1 5 0 .299 .378 .381 .759
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   11 6 0 0 0 3 5 1 2 0 0 0 .545 .583 .545 1.129
May   111 30 5 1 2 8 24 10 21 0 0 0 .270 .331 .387 .718
June   74 22 5 0 1 11 15 12 11 1 2 0 .297 .391 .405 .796
July   66 20 1 0 1 4 9 13 11 0 2 0 .303 .418 .364 .781
August   109 33 3 1 1 8 18 10 20 0 1 1 .303 .367 .376 .743
September   54 15 4 0 1 7 16 10 11 0 0 0 .278 .391 .407 .798
Last Year   425 126 18 2 6 41 87 56 76 1 5 1 .296 .379 .391 .769
2 Years Ago   477 122 19 2 3 20 57 46 102 1 3 2 .256 .323 .323 .646
Career   2006 554 84 7 27 165 323 218 377 8 24 6 .276 .348 .365 .713
Home   202 59 9 0 3 20 44 30 28 1 3 0 .292 .382 .381 .763
Road   223 67 9 2 3 21 43 26 48 0 2 1 .300 .376 .399 .775
Grass   425 126 18 2 6 41 87 56 76 1 5 1 .296 .379 .391 .769
Day   145 48 8 1 2 16 30 16 23 1 2 1 .331 .399 .441 .840
Night   280 78 10 1 4 25 57 40 53 0 3 0 .279 .369 .364 .733
As Starter   411 123 17 2 6 41 85 53 71 1 3 1 .299 .380 .394 .774
As Reliever / Substitution   14 3 1 0 0 0 2 3 5 0 2 0 .214 .353 .286 .639
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1996 Kansas City - ABBA 23 40 48 13 2 0 0 5 6 3 0 0 7 0 0 .271 .314 .312 .626 68 72 -0.3
1997 Kansas City - ABBA 24 60 152 38 6 0 0 11 12 17 1 0 16 3 1 .250 .329 .289 .619 69 72 -0.2
1998 Kansas City - ABBA 25 129 492 127 20 4 6 46 74 60 2 4 49 9 6 .258 .339 .352 .690 86 89 -0.1
1999 Kansas City - ABBA 26 43 114 26 6 0 0 3 18 17 0 1 12 8 4 .228 .326 .281 .606 62 68 -0.3
2000 Kansas City - ABBA 27 31 72 14 4 0 1 4 6 5 0 0 9 2 0 .194 .247 .292 .538 47 52 0.0
2002 Memphis - ABBA 29 21 68 11 4 0 2 9 3 4 0 0 6 0 1 .162 .208 .309 .517 51 33 -0.6
2003 Memphis - ABBA 30 21 58 15 5 0 0 5 7 5 0 0 11 2 2 .259 .317 .345 .662 97 102 0.2
2004 Memphis - ABBA 31 10 14 4 1 0 2 7 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 .286 .286 .786 1.071 191 207 0.2
Total ABBA 355 1018 248 48 4 11 90 129 111 3 5 114 24 14 .244 .318 .331 .649 77 79 -1.2
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1995 Chestnut Hill - AA 22 110 411 107 17 0 9 29 63 44 8 2 73 3 2 .260 .342 .367 .709 108 108 2.4
2000 Erie - AAA 27 54 202 49 10 1 6 24 30 16 0 3 43 13 1 .243 .294 .391 .685 99 99 1.0
2001 Erie - AAA 28 83 336 86 15 0 5 29 50 35 2 2 58 22 1 .256 .328 .345 .673 93 95 1.5
2002 Indian Shores - AAA 29 74 218 72 7 2 4 18 43 26 1 0 42 11 2 .330 .404 .436 .840 127 130 2.2
2003 Indian Shores - AAA 30 94 348 99 15 0 3 33 56 39 0 1 56 27 5 .284 .356 .353 .709 97 100 1.8
2004 Indian Shores - AAA 31 116 477 122 19 2 3 20 57 46 2 1 102 26 7 .256 .323 .323 .646 64 72 -0.1
2005 Las Vegas - AAA 32 121 425 126 18 2 6 41 87 56 1 1 76 28 2 .296 .379 .391 .769 108 119 4.5
Total AAAA 542 2006 554 84 7 27 165 323 218 6 8 377 127 18 .276 .348 .365 .713 94 100
Total AA 110 411 107 17 0 9 29 63 44 8 2 73 3 2 .260 .342 .367 .709 108 108
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2003 Memphis - ABBA 30 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -144 -0.1
Total ABBA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -144
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1996 Kansas City - MLB 2B 11 3 9 10 5 19 0 1.000 43.1 3.95 +0.1 1.070
1996 Kansas City - MLB SS 25 6 14 35 5 52 3 .942 79.1 5.56 -4.0 .819
1997 Kansas City - MLB P 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.2 0.00 +0.0 .000
1997 Kansas City - MLB 1B 1 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 +0.0 1.034
1997 Kansas City - MLB 2B 45 35 86 95 25 185 4 .978 326.2 4.99 -2.0 .949
1997 Kansas City - MLB 3B 8 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 11.2 3.09 +0.2 1.033
1997 Kansas City - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1998 Kansas City - MLB 2B 4 3 6 6 5 13 1 .923 26.0 4.15 -1.1 .762
1998 Kansas City - MLB 3B 15 14 5 25 2 37 7 .811 121.0 2.23 -3.9 .778
1998 Kansas City - MLB SS 112 106 166 325 64 517 26 .950 931.2 4.74 -14.9 .929
1999 Kansas City - MLB 2B 5 0 5 3 1 9 1 .889 9.0 8.00 -0.5 .756
1999 Kansas City - MLB 3B 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 5.2 1.59 +0.0 1.032
1999 Kansas City - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2000 Kansas City - MLB 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 -0.5 .000
2000 Kansas City - MLB 2B 4 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 6.0 4.50 -0.0 .924
2000 Kansas City - MLB 3B 8 3 2 6 1 8 0 1.000 35.2 2.02 -0.0 1.016
2000 Kansas City - MLB SS 2 0 3 2 1 5 0 1.000 4.0 11.25 +0.1 .905
2000 Kansas City - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2000 Kansas City - MLB CF 16 11 44 0 0 45 1 .978 108.0 3.67 +1.0 1.024
2000 Kansas City - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2002 Memphis - MLB CF 17 16 54 1 0 56 1 .982 141.0 3.51 -2.8 .949
2002 Memphis - MLB 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.2 0.00 0.0 .000
2002 Memphis - MLB RF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 -0.4 .964
2002 Memphis - MLB LF 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 16.0 1.69 -0.0 .968
2003 Memphis - MLB RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 -0.0 .958
2003 Memphis - MLB LF 6 6 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 48.1 2.23 -0.0 1.052
2003 Memphis - MLB CF 12 8 29 0 0 30 1 .967 77.0 3.39 -0.7 .968
2003 Memphis - MLB 3B 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 3.0 9.00 +0.0 1.005
2004 Memphis - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
2004 Memphis - MLB CF 5 2 6 0 0 7 1 .857 22.2 2.38 -0.4 .967
2004 Memphis - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2005 Las Vegas - AAA 2B 11 9 13 21 7 34 0 1.000 83.0 3.69 +0.5 1.024
2005 Las Vegas - AAA CF 9 1 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 35.1 3.06 +0.4 1.054
2005 Las Vegas - AAA RF 7 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 28.0 1.93 +1.0 1.519
2005 Las Vegas - AAA LF 81 80 164 3 1 171 4 .977 688.0 2.18 +9.8 1.120
2005 Las Vegas - AAA SS 14 7 14 27 13 42 1 .976 71.0 5.20 -0.5 .902
2005 Las Vegas - AAA 3B 2 2 0 4 0 5 1 .800 18.0 2.00 -0.9 .720
TOTAL P 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.2 0.00 +0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 2 0 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 3.0 12.00 -0.5 .517
TOTAL 2B 80 50 120 137 43 263 6 .977 494.0 4.68 -3.1 .952
TOTAL 3B 38 19 9 41 3 58 8 .862 198.2 2.27 -4.5 .826
TOTAL SS 153 119 197 389 83 616 30 .951 1086.0 4.86 -19.4 .917
TOTAL LF 89 88 179 3 1 186 4 .978 752.1 2.18 +9.8 1.113
TOTAL CF 59 38 145 1 0 150 4 .973 384.0 3.42 -2.5 .984
TOTAL RF 12 4 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 45.0 1.80 +0.4 1.280
PLAYER HISTORY
12/31/1994 Drafted in the 1994 first-year player draft by the Kansas City Packers (Round 4, Pick 3, 51st overall pick).
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (6).
04/03/1995 Named the #91 prospect in the ABBA
06/21/1995 Injured (Oblique strain), out for 2 weeks.
07/02/1995 Named the #41 prospect in the ABBA
07/09/1995 Was selected to the 1995 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Futures Game.
07/25/1995 Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
09/03/1995 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 6 days.
10/28/1995 Named the #36 prospect in the ABBA
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 6 (6).
11/22/1996 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 7 (7).
11/25/1997 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 7 (7).
05/11/1998 Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
11/20/1998 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through arbitration.
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 6 (6).
11/22/1999 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 5 (5).
06/16/2000 Injured (Oblique strain), out for 2 weeks.
11/20/2000 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $346,500 through arbitration.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 5 (5).
07/09/2001 Injured (Strained oblique), day-to-day for 4 weeks.
11/21/2001 Became a free agent.
12/14/2001 Signed a minor league contract ($55,000 bonus) with the Memphis Red Sox organization.
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 5 (5).
11/14/2002 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $262,500 through arbitration.
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 5 (5).
07/29/2003 Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for one week.
08/04/2003 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4 days.
11/04/2003 Wins the 2003 World Series with the Memphis Red Sox.
11/25/2003 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $304,500 through arbitration.
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 5 (5).
04/19/2004 Goes 5-6 against the Readfield Tigers, with 4 2B, 1 RBI and 3 R.
06/13/2004 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for one week.
08/09/2004 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 2 days.
08/11/2004 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for one week.
08/19/2004 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4 days.
10/01/2004 Injured (Virus), day-to-day for 4 days.
11/22/2004 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 5 (5).
02/06/2005 Signed a minor league contract with the Boston Americans organization.
10/12/2005 Wins the 2005 AAAA SL1 Great Glove Award at LF.
01/01/2006 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 5 (5).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
1998 3 9
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