Max Butcher
1936–1945 · bats R / throws R · Brooklyn Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates
343G
.184AVG
.205OBP
.212SLG
More career statistics
110H
1HR
37RBI
0SB
95–106W–L
1,786.1IP
485K
3.74ERA
229GS
9SV
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.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Strikeouts | 92 | 94 |
| Pitching · Games | 334 | 335 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 7,761 | 7,754 |
| Pitching · p er | 742 | 745 |
| Pitching · p hr | 100 | 97 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 5,359 | 5,355 |
| Pitching · p k | 485 | 483 |
| Pitching · p r | 887 | 890 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 343 | 649 | 598 | 43 | 110 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 16 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | .184 | .205 | .212 | .417 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,786.3 | 334 | 229 | 104 | 95 | 106 | 9 | 1,935 | 887 | 742 | 100 | 583 | 485 | 0 | 0 | 3.74 | 1.410 |
Streaks
5longest hitting streak · 1940-06-10 to 1940-06-30
6longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Four Runs, No Outs | 1944-08-29 | 1 in 121 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 14 innings pitched | 1943-06-18 | 1 in 613 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | Ten Runs Allowed | 1937-08-03 | 1 in 102 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 183 | 299 | 55 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 38 | .199 | .211 | .232 |
| Away | 160 | 350 | 55 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 56 | .171 | .180 | .196 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 26 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | .220 | .209 | .317 |
| May | 66 | 109 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | .175 | .193 | .184 |
| June | 60 | 115 | 26 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 11 | .252 | .261 | .282 |
| July | 63 | 123 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 16 | .143 | .171 | .179 |
| August | 71 | 135 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 25 | .198 | .200 | .230 |
| September | 55 | 122 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 23 | .144 | .148 | .153 |
| October | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-giants | 65 | 140 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 20 | .176 | .214 | .176 |
| cincinnati-reds | 62 | 147 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 18 | .165 | .163 | .194 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 48 | 68 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | .154 | .162 | .169 |
| boston-braves | 46 | 83 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 13 | .221 | .217 | .234 |
| chicago-cubs | 43 | 68 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | .172 | .162 | .234 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 40 | 65 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | .254 | .262 | .322 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 24 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .171 | .188 | .220 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 15 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .179 | .200 | .214 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 42 | 48 | 6 | – | 1 | – | .125 | 147 | 55 |
| 1937 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 40 | 62 | 10 | – | 3 | – | .161 | 191 | 57 |
| 1938 | Brooklyn Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies | 37 | 60 | 13 | 1 | 4 | – | .217 | 171 | 51 |
| 1939 | Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates | 34 | 69 | 10 | – | 3 | – | .145 | 192 | 49 |
| 1940 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 36 | 50 | 15 | – | 10 | – | .300 | 136 | 40 |
| 1941 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 33 | 82 | 15 | – | 3 | – | .183 | 235 | 61 |
| 1942 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 24 | 49 | 7 | – | 2 | – | .143 | 150 | 49 |
| 1943 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 33 | 61 | 10 | – | 4 | – | .164 | 191 | 41 |
| 1944 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 36 | 63 | 12 | – | 5 | – | .190 | 199 | 44 |
| 1945 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 28 | 54 | 12 | – | 2 | – | .222 | 169 | 36 |