#44 Max Butcher, Starting Pitcher, 35 yrs, Detroit Tigers Sunday, 4/9/1946 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Max Butcher
9/21/1910 35 USA,WV,HOLDEN 6"2 240
Starting Pitcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 1.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 1,050,000 1947 8 Year(s), 134 Days (1510 total Days) 9 Day(s) 8 Year(s), 134 Days (1510 total Days) 10 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 2 | 6 | 8 | 89-92 Mph |
Versus LHB | 1 | 6 | 8 | |
Versus RHB | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
Talent | 1 | 6 | 8 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 9 61 4
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball Slider Splitfinger-Fastball
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Versus LHP | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Versus RHP | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 2 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings P : 4 (Range), .952 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
4/5 | @CHA | L 4-10 | | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
4/8 | SLA | L 3-13 | | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
Projected | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 84.0 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1 | 9.8 | 7.4 | .0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 2.72 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .250 | .650 |
vs. RHB | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .333 | .556 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Road | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1937 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 3.50 | 208.1 | 219 | 95 | 81 | 19 | 69 | 79 | 19 | 1 | 1.38 | .284 | DET |
1938 | 31 | 31 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 4.27 | 250.2 | 273 | 139 | 119 | 20 | 76 | 88 | 24 | 1 | 1.39 | .287 | DET,AL |
1939 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 3.19 | 231.1 | 223 | 94 | 82 | 9 | 74 | 65 | 20 | 2 | 1.28 | .268 | DET,AL |
1940 | 33 | 33 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 5.94 | 266.2 | 327 | 186 | 176 | 29 | 132 | 90 | 21 | 0 | 1.72 | .312 | DET |
1941 | 32 | 32 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 5.85 | 258.1 | 319 | 179 | 168 | 29 | 109 | 100 | 21 | 1 | 1.66 | .316 | DET |
1942 | 34 | 34 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4.83 | 276.0 | 319 | 165 | 148 | 25 | 112 | 104 | 21 | 1 | 1.56 | .309 | DET |
1943 | 35 | 35 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4.71 | 269.1 | 300 | 160 | 141 | 29 | 98 | 136 | 21 | 1 | 1.48 | .300 | DET |
1944 | 45 | 45 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 4.11 | 372.2 | 410 | 186 | 170 | 25 | 128 | 118 | 31 | 3 | 1.44 | .292 | DET,AL |
1945 | 40 | 40 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 5.69 | 311.2 | 370 | 219 | 197 | 33 | 141 | 120 | 26 | 2 | 1.64 | .310 | DET |
1946 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.09 | .231 | DET |
Total | 304 | 302 | 146 | 126 | 0 | 4.71 | 2448.2 | 2763 | 1423 | 1282 | 218 | 940 | 900 | 204 | 12 | 1.51 | .298 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1936, AAA | 31 | 31 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 4.44 | 237.1 | 287 | 142 | 117 | 19 | 73 | 142 | 10 | 1 | 1.52 | .329 |
1937, AAA | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4.11 | 103.0 | 123 | 53 | 47 | 7 | 31 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 1.50 | .326 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
1943 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 | 8.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 | 8.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1937 | 24 | 78 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | .141 | .153 | .179 | .332 | DET |
1938 | 31 | 98 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | .163 | .172 | .194 | .366 | DET,AL |
1939 | 28 | 87 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | .126 | .125 | .149 | .274 | DET,AL |
1940 | 33 | 106 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | .142 | .157 | .160 | .318 | DET |
1941 | 32 | 97 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .196 | .228 | .237 | .465 | DET |
1942 | 34 | 101 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | .129 | .170 | .149 | .318 | DET |
1943 | 35 | 95 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | .095 | .113 | .116 | .229 | DET |
1944 | 45 | 136 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | .118 | .124 | .132 | .256 | DET,AL |
1945 | 40 | 107 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 0 | .168 | .198 | .206 | .404 | DET |
Total | 304 | 905 | 128 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 69 | 19 | 204 | 0 | 0 | .141 | .160 | .168 | .328 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.2 | 2.45 | | | | |
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Drafted in 3rd round, 37th overall pick, by Detroit in 1936... Had first career hit on 6/9/1937, off Peaches Davis (CLE)... Earned first career win on 6/9/1937... Was selected to the 1938 Allstar game... Was selected to the 1939 Allstar game... Injured on 9/4/1939 with a Strained Tricep Muscle, out for 5 weeks... 1/31/1941: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1942: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1943: Gets a new one-year contract worth $535,714 through salary arbitration... Injured on 5/16/1943 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks... 7/13/1943: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $1,060,000 per year, for 2 years. Was selected to the 1944 Allstar game... 9/17/1945: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $1,050,000 per year, for 2 years.
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA 1937 - 3.50 - 5th 1938 - 4.27 - 7th 1939 - 3.19 - 3rd
| WHIP 1937 - 1.38 - 9th 1938 - 1.39 - 8th 1939 - 1.28 - 4th
| Wins 1938 - 18 - 8th 1944 - 25 - 1st
| Losses 1945 - 25 - 1st
| IP 1944 - 372.2 - 1st
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BB 1944 - 128 - 7th 1945 - 141 - 8th
| CG 1938 - 24 - 8th 1944 - 31 - 4th 1945 - 26 - 9th
| SHO 1939 - 2 - 7th 1944 - 3 - 2nd
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