Brett Butler
1981–1997 · bats L / throws L · Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Guardians, Los Angeles Dodgers, NLS, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants
2,213G
.290AVG
.377OBP
.376SLG
More career statistics
2,375H
54HR
578RBI
558SB
14Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,213 | 9,545 | 8,180 | 1,359 | 2,375 | 277 | 131 | 54 | 578 | 1,129 | 907 | 558 | 257 | 38 | 51 | 3,076 | .290 | .377 | .376 | .753 |
Streaks
23longest hitting streak · 1991-06-15 to 1991-07-12
32longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | Five-Walk Game | 1990-04-12 | 1 in 1,833 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1990-04-12 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1987-07-08 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1102 | 4657 | 1202 | 21 | 260 | 585 | 396 | .304 | .384 | .382 |
| Away | 1111 | 4888 | 1173 | 33 | 318 | 544 | 511 | .278 | .351 | .371 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 310 | 1396 | 364 | 6 | 80 | 168 | 132 | .304 | .381 | .386 |
| May | 370 | 1583 | 344 | 5 | 91 | 188 | 174 | .254 | .336 | .325 |
| June | 373 | 1642 | 403 | 9 | 109 | 202 | 155 | .285 | .368 | .363 |
| July | 371 | 1613 | 441 | 10 | 107 | 177 | 131 | .315 | .383 | .405 |
| August | 386 | 1637 | 396 | 12 | 100 | 183 | 172 | .283 | .354 | .385 |
| September | 369 | 1533 | 389 | 12 | 83 | 195 | 125 | .300 | .381 | .394 |
| October | 34 | 141 | 38 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 18 | .319 | .383 | .378 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| houston-astros | 168 | 704 | 164 | 7 | 42 | 90 | 66 | .278 | .361 | .363 |
| san-diego-padres | 164 | 704 | 194 | 4 | 45 | 82 | 64 | .320 | .392 | .387 |
| cincinnati-reds | 155 | 698 | 182 | 3 | 33 | 85 | 82 | .301 | .383 | .379 |
| montreal-expos | 126 | 534 | 118 | 2 | 22 | 61 | 54 | .258 | .335 | .319 |
| new-york-mets | 125 | 516 | 135 | 2 | 28 | 55 | 63 | .302 | .368 | .398 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 125 | 526 | 127 | 0 | 28 | 91 | 50 | .305 | .414 | .351 |
| atlanta-braves | 122 | 523 | 142 | 3 | 35 | 70 | 52 | .321 | .405 | .400 |
| chicago-cubs | 118 | 504 | 111 | 2 | 29 | 59 | 51 | .257 | .337 | .331 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 40 | 126 | 32 | – | 4 | 9 | .254 | – | – | |
| 1982 | 89 | 240 | 52 | – | 7 | 21 | .217 | – | – | |
| 1983 | 151 | 549 | 154 | 5 | 37 | 39 | .281 | – | – | |
| 1984 | 159 | 602 | 162 | 3 | 49 | 52 | .269 | – | – | |
| 1985 | 152 | 591 | 184 | 5 | 50 | 47 | .311 | – | – | |
| 1986 | 161 | 587 | 163 | 4 | 51 | 32 | .278 | – | – | |
| 1987 | 137 | 522 | 154 | 9 | 41 | 33 | .295 | – | – | |
| 1988 | 157 | 568 | 163 | 6 | 43 | 43 | .287 | – | – | |
| 1989 | 154 | 594 | 168 | 4 | 36 | 31 | .283 | – | – | |
| 1990 | 160 | 622 | 192 | 3 | 44 | 51 | .309 | – | – | |
| 1991 | 161 | 615 | 182 | 2 | 38 | 38 | .296 | – | – | |
| 1992 | 157 | 553 | 171 | 3 | 39 | 41 | .309 | – | – | |
| 1993 | 156 | 607 | 181 | 1 | 42 | 39 | .298 | – | – | |
| 1994 | 111 | 417 | 131 | 8 | 33 | 27 | .314 | – | – | |
| 1995 | Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets | 129 | 513 | 154 | 1 | 38 | 32 | .300 | – | – |
| 1996 | 34 | 131 | 35 | – | 8 | 8 | .267 | – | – | |
| 1997 | 105 | 343 | 97 | – | 18 | 15 | .283 | – | – |