John Butcher
1980–1986 · bats R / throws R · Cleveland Guardians, Minnesota Twins, Texas Rangers
164G
–AVG
–OBP
–SLG
More career statistics
0H
0HR
0RBI
0SB
36–49W–L
833.2IP
363K
4.42ERA
113GS
6SV
2Rare 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 164 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 833.7 | 164 | 113 | 23 | 36 | 49 | 6 | 931 | 444 | 409 | 79 | 229 | 363 | 0 | 0 | 4.42 | 1.391 |
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1983-08-16 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | Four Runs, No Outs | 1986-08-05 | 1 in 121 games | box score ↗ |
| 34 | 11 innings pitched | 1982-08-20 | 1 in 308 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 |  Texas Rangers | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 35 | 27 |
| 1981 | Texas Rangers | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 27 | 19 |
| 1982 | Texas Rangers | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 94 | 39 |
| 1983 | Texas Rangers | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 123 | 58 |
| 1984 |  Minnesota Twins | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 225 | 83 |
| 1985 | Minnesota Twins | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 207 | 92 |
| 1986 | Cleveland Guardians, Minnesota Twins | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 120 | 45 |