Tommy Butts
1938–1953 · bats R / throws R · ASE, ATN, Baltimore Elite Giants, Homestead Grays, NAS, Philadelphia Stars
487G
.280AVG
.339OBP
.349SLG
502H
4HR
156RBI
36SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 487 | 2,024 | 1,792 | 327 | 502 | 58 | 27 | 4 | 156 | 150 | 12 | 36 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 626 | .280 | .339 | .349 | .688 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1947-06-22 to 1947-07-12
16longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 4 runs scored | 1946-09-10 | 1 in 1,014 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 5 RBI | 1940-07-20 | 1 in 492 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 15 | 2 stolen bases | 1948-07-25 | 1 in 199 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 316 | 1303 | 332 | 1 | 115 | 99 | 7 | .289 | .331 | .362 |
| Away | 171 | 721 | 170 | 3 | 41 | 51 | 5 | .264 | .307 | .326 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
| May | 97 | 417 | 97 | 1 | 31 | 31 | 2 | .264 | .307 | .312 |
| June | 109 | 439 | 119 | 1 | 40 | 30 | 2 | .305 | .339 | .379 |
| July | 122 | 511 | 128 | 1 | 33 | 39 | 5 | .282 | .327 | .355 |
| August | 119 | 490 | 108 | 1 | 32 | 44 | 2 | .252 | .310 | .329 |
| September | 39 | 163 | 48 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 1 | .327 | .331 | .401 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-stars | 100 | 432 | 123 | 1 | 47 | 18 | 1 | .314 | .326 | .395 |
| homestead-grays | 88 | 366 | 86 | 1 | 22 | 24 | 4 | .260 | .301 | .329 |
| newark-eagles | 84 | 357 | 78 | 0 | 14 | 43 | 0 | .261 | .339 | .301 |
| new-york-cubans | 74 | 301 | 77 | 1 | 22 | 23 | 2 | .295 | .332 | .383 |
| new-york-black-yankees | 56 | 236 | 64 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 0 | .311 | .356 | .364 |
| kansas-city-monarchs | 22 | 93 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | .244 | .258 | .302 |
| memphis-red-sox | 15 | 55 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | .245 | .309 | .347 |
| birmingham-black-barons | 8 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .300 | .323 | .500 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | ATN | 27 | 86 | 18 | – | 4 | – | .209 | – | – |
| 1939 | ATN, Baltimore Elite Giants | 22 | 68 | 20 | – | 9 | 2 | .294 | – | – |
| 1940 |  Baltimore Elite Giants | 42 | 164 | 54 | 1 | 18 | 2 | .329 | – | – |
| 1941 | Baltimore Elite Giants | 34 | 130 | 26 | – | 7 | – | .200 | – | – |
| 1942 | Baltimore Elite Giants | 43 | 153 | 34 | – | 11 | 5 | .222 | – | – |
| 1944 | Baltimore Elite Giants, Philadelphia Stars | 46 | 158 | 42 | – | 13 | – | .266 | – | – |
| 1945 | Baltimore Elite Giants | 43 | 152 | 41 | – | 11 | 1 | .270 | – | – |
| 1946 | Baltimore Elite Giants | 61 | 228 | 67 | 1 | 21 | 6 | .294 | – | – |
| 1947 | Baltimore Elite Giants | 61 | 244 | 81 | 1 | 22 | 4 | .332 | – | – |
| 1948 | Baltimore Elite Giants | 58 | 216 | 64 | – | 10 | 9 | .296 | – | – |
| 1949 | Baltimore Elite Giants | 50 | 193 | 55 | 1 | 30 | 7 | .285 | – | – |