Chris Butterfield
Christian James Butterfield
Born: August 27, 1967
Modesto, CA US
Primary Position: Third base
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, C, CF, LF, OF, SS
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 193
Draft: Round 26 (1987 June Amateur Draft, Toronto Blue Jays)
Draft: Round 36 (1988 June Amateur Draft, Oakland Athletics)
Draft: Round 14 (1989 June Amateur Draft, New York Mets)
School: Merced College
Cal Poly Pomona
Career: 1989-1997
Chris Butterfield compiled a career batting average of .225 with 50 home runs and 267 RBI in his 659-game career with the Pittsfield Mets, St. Lucie Mets, Binghamton Mets, Canton-Akron Indians, Norfolk Tides, Charlotte Knights, San Antonio Missions, Reno Chukars and Chico Heat. He began playing during the 1989 season and last took the field during the 1997 campaign.
 Pittsfield Mets |
 St. Lucie Mets |
 Binghamton Mets |
 Charlotte Knights |
 Canton-Akron Indians |
 Norfolk Tides |
 San Antonio Missions |
 Reno Chukars |
 Chico Heat |
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Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Short Season A | NYPL | Pittsfield Mets | 71 | 300 | 260 | 51 | 79 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 47 | 14 | 4 | 30 | 63 | .304 | .383 | .508 | .890 | 132 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 1990 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | 118 | 463 | 386 | 50 | 76 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 21 | 9 | 64 | 128 | .197 | .316 | .280 | .596 | 108 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1991 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | 121 | 489 | 426 | 41 | 96 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 8 | 8 | 53 | 87 | .225 | .313 | .336 | .648 | 143 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 1992 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | 138 | 550 | 483 | 59 | 108 | 20 | 3 | 14 | 51 | 9 | 4 | 57 | 126 | .224 | .308 | .364 | .672 | 176 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 1993 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | 77 | 268 | 237 | 32 | 50 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 72 | .211 | .282 | .409 | .691 | 97 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 1994 | AA | EL | Canton-Akron Indians | 22 | 69 | 65 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 | .200 | .235 | .323 | .558 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | 22 | 44 | 39 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | .231 | .318 | .436 | .754 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1994 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 24 | 70 | 66 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 29 | .182 | .229 | .318 | .547 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | Ind | WL4 | Reno Chukars | 47 | 176 | 160 | 19 | 41 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 57 | .256 | .312 | .400 | .712 | 64 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1997 | Ind | WL4 | Chico Heat | 17 | 69 | 57 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 24 | .140 | .290 | .246 | .535 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 659 | 2506 | 2185 | 277 | 492 | 95 | 28 | 50 | 267 | 55 | 35 | 268 | 616 | .225 | .312 | .363 | .675 | 793 | 19 | 15 | 22 | 16 | 22 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Short Season A | NYPL | Pittsfield Mets | 3B | 41 | 41 | 70 | 23 | 5 | .828 | 2.707 |
| 1989 | Short Season A | NYPL | Pittsfield Mets | OF | 25 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .974 | 1.520 |
| 1990 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | 3B | 89 | 54 | 173 | 24 | 13 | .904 | 2.551 |
| 1990 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | SS | 8 | 18 | 21 | 4 | 1 | .907 | 4.875 |
| 1990 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | 2B | 5 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 4 | .900 | 5.400 |
| 1990 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | C | 13 | 77 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .989 | 6.615 |
| 1991 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | OF | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 2.200 |
| 1991 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | 1B | 3 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .962 | 8.333 |
| 1991 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | 3B | 108 | 88 | 240 | 25 | 16 | .929 | 3.037 |
| 1991 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1992 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | 3B | 137 | 108 | 299 | 41 | 29 | .908 | 2.971 |
| 1993 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | OF | 53 | 66 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .986 | 1.302 |
| 1993 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | SS | 22 | 28 | 52 | 9 | 7 | .899 | 3.636 |
| 1993 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | 3B | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.500 |
| 1994 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | OF | 21 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .951 | 1.857 |
| 1994 | AA | EL | Canton-Akron Indians | OF | 18 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .963 | 1.444 |
| 1994 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | OF | 17 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .960 | 1.412 |
| 1994 | AA | EL | Canton-Akron Indians | 3B | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.000 |
| 1996 | Ind | WL4 | Reno Chukars | OF | 8 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .950 | 2.375 |
| 1996 | Ind | WL4 | Reno Chukars | LF | 6 | .000 | |||||
| 1996 | Ind | WL4 | Reno Chukars | CF | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1996 | Ind | WL4 | Reno Chukars | 1B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 1996 | Ind | WL4 | Reno Chukars | 2B | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 1997 | Ind | WL4 | Chico Heat | 1B | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 |
| Totals | 588 | 669 | 907 | 139 | 77 | .919 | 2.680 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Pittsfield Mets | NYN | ||
| 1990 | Advanced A | Florida State League | St. Lucie Mets | NYN | ||
| 1991 | Advanced A | Florida State League | St. Lucie Mets | NYN | ||
| 1992 | AA | Eastern League | Binghamton Mets | NYN | ||
| 1993 | AA | Eastern League | Binghamton Mets | NYN | ||
| 1994 | AA | Eastern League | Canton-Akron Indians | CLE | ||
| 1994 | AAA | International League | Norfolk Tides | NYN | ||
| 1994 | AAA | International League | Charlotte Knights | CLE | ||
| 1995 | AA | Texas League | San Antonio Missions | LAN | ||
| 1996 | Ind | Western League | Reno Chukars | |||
| 1997 | Ind | Western League | Chico Heat |
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