Batting

Pitching

Butch Metzger

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Age: 72

Bats/Throws: R/R

6'1" / 185

DOB: 5/23/1952

(72 years, 11 months, 5 days)

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Stats

Partial SeasonsMLB Regular Season

Season	Team	Level	Age	W W - Wins	L L - Losses	SV SV - Saves	G G - Games Pitched	GS GS - Games Started	IP IP - Innings Pitched	divider	K/9 K/9 - Strikeouts per 9 Innings ((SO*9)/IP)	BB/9 BB/9 - Walks per 9 Innings ((BB*9)/IP)	HR/9 HR/9 - Home Runs per 9 Innings ((HR*9)/IP)	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	LOB% LOB% - Left on Base Percentage	GB% GB% - Ground Ball Percentage (GB/BIP)	HR/FB HR/FB - Home Run to Fly Ball Ratio	divider	vFA vFA - Fourseam Fastball velocity (Pitch Info)	divider	ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP)	xERA xERA - Expected ERA	FIP FIP - Fielder Independent Pitching on an ERA scale	xFIP xFIP - Expected Fielder Independent Pitching where Home Runs are calculated as 10.5% of Fly Balls induced	WAR WAR - Wins Above Replacement
1974	SFG	MLB	22	1	0	0	10	0	12.2		3.55	8.53	0.00	.256	78.3%						3.55		4.63		-0.2
1975	SDP	MLB	23	1	0	0	4	0	4.2		11.57	7.71	1.93	.385	69.8%						7.71		5.37		-0.1
1976	SDP	MLB	24	11	4	16	77	0	123.1		6.49	3.79	0.36	.301	77.8%						2.92		3.05		1.0
1977	2 Tms	MLB	25	4	2	7	75	1	115.1		4.21	3.90	1.01	.245	75.6%						3.59		4.62		-0.8
1977	SDP	MLB	25	0	0	0	17	1	22.2		2.38	4.76	1.99	.272	72.7%						5.56		6.80		-0.6
1977	STL	MLB	25	4	2	7	58	0	92.2		4.66	3.69	0.78	.238	76.6%						3.11		4.09		-0.1
1978	NYM	MLB	26	1	3	0	25	0	37.1		5.06	5.30	0.96	.333	65.7%						6.51		4.70		-0.4
Total	- - -	MLB		18	9	23	191	1	293.1		5.37	4.30	0.71	.282	75.0%						3.74		3.98		-0.4

Season	Team	Level	Age	W W - Wins	L L - Losses	SV SV - Saves	G G - Games Pitched	GS GS - Games Started	IP IP - Innings Pitched	divider	K/9 K/9 - Strikeouts per 9 Innings ((SO*9)/IP)	BB/9 BB/9 - Walks per 9 Innings ((BB*9)/IP)	HR/9 HR/9 - Home Runs per 9 Innings ((HR*9)/IP)	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	LOB% LOB% - Left on Base Percentage	GB% GB% - Ground Ball Percentage (GB/BIP)	HR/FB HR/FB - Home Run to Fly Ball Ratio	divider	vFA vFA - Fourseam Fastball velocity (Pitch Info)	divider	ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP)	xERA xERA - Expected ERA	FIP FIP - Fielder Independent Pitching on an ERA scale	xFIP xFIP - Expected Fielder Independent Pitching where Home Runs are calculated as 10.5% of Fly Balls induced	WAR WAR - Wins Above Replacement
1974	SFG	MLB	22	1	0	0	10	0	12.2		3.55	8.53	0.00	.256	78.3%						3.55		4.63		-0.2
1975	SDP	MLB	23	1	0	0	4	0	4.2		11.57	7.71	1.93	.385	69.8%						7.71		5.37		-0.1
1976	SDP	MLB	24	11	4	16	77	0	123.1		6.49	3.79	0.36	.301	77.8%						2.92		3.05		1.0
1977	2 Tms	MLB	25	4	2	7	75	1	115.1		4.21	3.90	1.01	.245	75.6%						3.59		4.62		-0.8
1977	SDP	MLB	25	0	0	0	17	1	22.2		2.38	4.76	1.99	.272	72.7%						5.56		6.80		-0.6
1977	STL	MLB	25	4	2	7	58	0	92.2		4.66	3.69	0.78	.238	76.6%						3.11		4.09		-0.1
1978	NYM	MLB	26	1	3	0	25	0	37.1		5.06	5.30	0.96	.333	65.7%						6.51		4.70		-0.4
Total	- - -	MLB		18	9	23	191	1	293.1		5.37	4.30	0.71	.282	75.0%						3.74		3.98		-0.4

Partial SeasonsMLB Regular Season

Season	Team	Level	W W - Wins	L L - Losses	ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP)	G G - Games Pitched	GS GS - Games Started	QS	CG CG - Complete Games	ShO ShO - Shoutouts	SV SV - Saves	HLD HLD - Holds	BS BS - Blown Saves	IP IP - Innings Pitched	TBF TBF - Total Batters Faced	H H - Hits Allowed	R R - Runs Allowed	ER ER - Earned Runs	HR HR - Home Runs	BB BB - Walks	IBB IBB - Intentional	HBP HBP - Hit Batters	WP WP - Wild Pitches	BK BK - Balks	SO SO - Strikeouts
1974	SFG	MLB	1	0	3.55	10	0		0	0	0			12.2	60	11	5	5	0	12	7	0	0	0	5
1975	SDP	MLB	1	0	7.71	4	0		0	0	0			4.2	24	6	4	4	1	4	1	0	0	0	6
1976	SDP	MLB	11	4	2.92	77	0		0	0	16			123.1	528	119	44	40	5	52	14	3	0	1	89
1977	2 Tms	MLB	4	2	3.59	75	1		0	0	7			115.1	494	105	52	46	13	50	6	2	2	0	54
1977	SDP	MLB	0	0	5.56	17	1		0	0	0			22.2	105	27	16	14	5	12	4	1	0	0	6
1977	STL	MLB	4	2	3.11	58	0		0	0	7			92.2	389	78	36	32	8	38	2	1	2	0	48
1978	NYM	MLB	1	3	6.51	25	0		0	0	0			37.1	180	48	28	27	4	22	7	1	0	1	21
Total	- - -	MLB	18	9	3.74	191	1		0	0	23			293.1	1286	289	133	122	23	140	35	6	2	2	175

Season	Team	Level	W W - Wins	L L - Losses	ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP)	G G - Games Pitched	GS GS - Games Started	QS	CG CG - Complete Games	ShO ShO - Shoutouts	SV SV - Saves	HLD HLD - Holds	BS BS - Blown Saves	IP IP - Innings Pitched	TBF TBF - Total Batters Faced	H H - Hits Allowed	R R - Runs Allowed	ER ER - Earned Runs	HR HR - Home Runs	BB BB - Walks	IBB IBB - Intentional	HBP HBP - Hit Batters	WP WP - Wild Pitches	BK BK - Balks	SO SO - Strikeouts
1974	SFG	MLB	1	0	3.55	10	0		0	0	0			12.2	60	11	5	5	0	12	7	0	0	0	5
1975	SDP	MLB	1	0	7.71	4	0		0	0	0			4.2	24	6	4	4	1	4	1	0	0	0	6
1976	SDP	MLB	11	4	2.92	77	0		0	0	16			123.1	528	119	44	40	5	52	14	3	0	1	89
1977	2 Tms	MLB	4	2	3.59	75	1		0	0	7			115.1	494	105	52	46	13	50	6	2	2	0	54
1977	SDP	MLB	0	0	5.56	17	1		0	0	0			22.2	105	27	16	14	5	12	4	1	0	0	6
1977	STL	MLB	4	2	3.11	58	0		0	0	7			92.2	389	78	36	32	8	38	2	1	2	0	48
1978	NYM	MLB	1	3	6.51	25	0		0	0	0			37.1	180	48	28	27	4	22	7	1	0	1	21
Total	- - -	MLB	18	9	3.74	191	1		0	0	23			293.1	1286	289	133	122	23	140	35	6	2	2	175

Partial SeasonsMLB Regular SeasonAverages

Season	Team	Level	K/9 K/9 - Strikeouts per 9 Innings ((SO*9)/IP)	BB/9 BB/9 - Walks per 9 Innings ((BB*9)/IP)	K/BB K/BB - Strikeout to Walk Ratio (SO/BB)	HR/9 HR/9 - Home Runs per 9 Innings ((HR*9)/IP)	divider	K% K% - Strikeout Percentage (SO/TBF)	BB% BB% - Walk Percentage (BB/TBF)	K-BB% K-BB% - The difference between strikeout percentage and walk percentage	divider	AVG AVG - Batting Average Against	WHIP WHIP - Walks + Hits divided by Innings Pitched	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	LOB% LOB% - Left on Base Percentage	divider	ERA- ERA- - ERA adjusted for park and league where 100 is average and lower is better	FIP- FIP- - FIP adjusted for park and league where 100 is average and lower is better	divider	FIP FIP - Fielder Independent Pitching on an ERA scale
1974	SFG	MLB	3.55	8.53	0.42	0.00		8.3%	20.0%	-11.7%		.229	1.82	.256	78.3%		95	131		4.63
1974			5.02	3.34	1.50	0.68		13.1%	8.7%	4.4%		.251	1.34	.277	72.0%					4.25
1975	SDP	MLB	11.57	7.71	1.50	1.93		25.0%	16.7%	8.3%		.300	2.14	.385	69.8%		224	153		5.37
1975			5.00	3.47	1.44	0.70		13.0%	9.0%	4.0%		.252	1.36	.277	71.7%					4.32
1976	SDP	MLB	6.49	3.79	1.71	0.36		16.9%	9.8%	7.0%		.252	1.39	.301	77.8%		89	90		3.05
1976			4.83	3.19	1.51	0.58		12.7%	8.4%	4.3%		.250	1.32	.276	71.6%					4.08
1977	2 Tms	MLB	4.21	3.90	1.08	1.01		10.9%	10.1%	0.8%		.238	1.34	.245	75.6%		93	121		4.62
1977	SDP	MLB	2.38	4.76	0.50	1.99		5.7%	11.4%	-5.7%		.293	1.72	.272	72.7%		151	179		6.80
1977	STL	MLB	4.66	3.69	1.26	0.78		12.3%	9.8%	2.6%		.223	1.25	.238	76.6%		79	107		4.09
1977			5.18	3.28	1.58	0.87		13.4%	8.5%	4.9%		.259	1.37	.283	71.1%					4.46
1978	NYM	MLB	5.06	5.30	0.95	0.96		11.7%	12.2%	-0.6%		.306	1.88	.333	65.7%		189	134		4.70
1978			4.81	3.26	1.48	0.71		12.6%	8.5%	4.1%		.252	1.34	.275	71.9%					4.30
Total	- - -	MLB	5.37	4.30	1.25	0.71		13.6%	10.9%	2.7%		.254	1.46	.282	75.0%		106	111		3.98

Season	Team	Level	K/9 K/9 - Strikeouts per 9 Innings ((SO*9)/IP)	BB/9 BB/9 - Walks per 9 Innings ((BB*9)/IP)	K/BB K/BB - Strikeout to Walk Ratio (SO/BB)	HR/9 HR/9 - Home Runs per 9 Innings ((HR*9)/IP)	divider	K% K% - Strikeout Percentage (SO/TBF)	BB% BB% - Walk Percentage (BB/TBF)	K-BB% K-BB% - The difference between strikeout percentage and walk percentage	divider	AVG AVG - Batting Average Against	WHIP WHIP - Walks + Hits divided by Innings Pitched	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	LOB% LOB% - Left on Base Percentage	divider	ERA- ERA- - ERA adjusted for park and league where 100 is average and lower is better	FIP- FIP- - FIP adjusted for park and league where 100 is average and lower is better	divider	FIP FIP - Fielder Independent Pitching on an ERA scale
1974	SFG	MLB	3.55	8.53	0.42	0.00		8.3%	20.0%	-11.7%		.229	1.82	.256	78.3%		95	131		4.63
1974			5.02	3.34	1.50	0.68		13.1%	8.7%	4.4%		.251	1.34	.277	72.0%					4.25
1975	SDP	MLB	11.57	7.71	1.50	1.93		25.0%	16.7%	8.3%		.300	2.14	.385	69.8%		224	153		5.37
1975			5.00	3.47	1.44	0.70		13.0%	9.0%	4.0%		.252	1.36	.277	71.7%					4.32
1976	SDP	MLB	6.49	3.79	1.71	0.36		16.9%	9.8%	7.0%		.252	1.39	.301	77.8%		89	90		3.05
1976			4.83	3.19	1.51	0.58		12.7%	8.4%	4.3%		.250	1.32	.276	71.6%					4.08
1977	2 Tms	MLB	4.21	3.90	1.08	1.01		10.9%	10.1%	0.8%		.238	1.34	.245	75.6%		93	121		4.62
1977	SDP	MLB	2.38	4.76	0.50	1.99		5.7%	11.4%	-5.7%		.293	1.72	.272	72.7%		151	179		6.80
1977	STL	MLB	4.66	3.69	1.26	0.78		12.3%	9.8%	2.6%		.223	1.25	.238	76.6%		79	107		4.09
1977			5.18	3.28	1.58	0.87		13.4%	8.5%	4.9%		.259	1.37	.283	71.1%					4.46
1978	NYM	MLB	5.06	5.30	0.95	0.96		11.7%	12.2%	-0.6%		.306	1.88	.333	65.7%		189	134		4.70
1978			4.81	3.26	1.48	0.71		12.6%	8.5%	4.1%		.252	1.34	.275	71.9%					4.30
Total	- - -	MLB	5.37	4.30	1.25	0.71		13.6%	10.9%	2.7%		.254	1.46	.282	75.0%		106	111		3.98