Tommy Butts - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

Tommy Butts

Thomas Lee Butts
(Pee Wee; Pea Eye; Cool Breeze)

Born: August 27, 1919 in Sparta, GA
Died: December 30, 1972 in Atlanta, GA
(53 years old)

Bats: R

Throws: R

Ht: 5'8"

Wt: 142

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Notes:

• High School: Booker T. Washington HS (Atlanta, GA)
• Buried: South-View Cemetery (Atlanta, GA)
• Played in the Minor Leagues

Batting

Basic Batting

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
1938	BCA	ALC/NAL	18	SS	27	98	92	12	20	0	3	0	7	1		5			0	1			.217	.258	.283	.540	53
1939	BEG/IAB	MULT	19	SS	36	133	120	13	33	3	2	0	14	3		12				1			.275	.341	.333	.674	88
1940	BEG	NN2	20	SS	51	235	204	38	57	9	0	1	27	3		22				9			.279	.350	.338	.688	83
1941	BEG	NN2	21	SS	49	210	189	33	34	8	0	0	19	0		15				6			.180	.240	.222	.462	35
1942	BEG	NN2	22	SS	53	226	196	25	41	0	2	0	16	4		24				6			.209	.295	.230	.525	51
1943	MTY	MEX	23	SS	80	309	286	32	71	13	1	1	20	9		23	19						.248	.304	.311	.615	75
1944	MULT	NN2/EWA	24	SS	30	127	114	12	23	3	1	0	9	1		11	0		0	2	0	0	.202	.272	.246	.518	37
1945	BEG	NN2	25	SS	43	185	162	27	40	4	3	0	15	2		10		0	2	11			.247	.299	.309	.607	67
1946	EAS/BEG	EWA/NN2	26	SS	65	278	243	40	73	8	7	1	28	7	0	25	0	0	1	9	0	0	.300	.368	.403	.771	116
1947	BEG/EAS	NN2/EWA	27	SS	61	268	245	50	85	9	7	1	29	5	0	14		0	2	7	0	0	.347	.387	.453	.840	128
1948	BEG/EAS	MULT	28	SS	55	241	206	46	61	10	1	0	17	6	0	25		0	3	7	0	0	.296	.380	.354	.735	111
11	5			SS	550	2310	2057	328	538	67	27	4	201	41	0	186	19	0	8	59	0	0	.262	.325	.326	.651	82
162 Game Average						680	606	97	158	20	8	1	59	13	0	55	38	0	5	20	0	0	.262	.325	.326	.651	82

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
10	Negro Leagues				470	2001	1771	296	467	54	26	3	181	32	0	163	0	0	8	59	0	0	.264	.329	.329	.657	83
1	vs Latin Leagues				80	309	286	32	71	13	1	1	20	9		23	19						.248	.304	.311	.615	75

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
2	Atlanta Black Crackers			SS	46	173	161	19	34	2	5	0	14	3		10			0	2			.211	.257	.286	.543	54
9	Baltimore Elite Giants			SS	418	1815	1599	275	431	51	21	3	165	29		153		0	8	55			.270	.336	.333	.670	86
1	Sultanes de Monterrey			SS	80	309	286	32	71	13	1	1	20	9		23	19						.248	.304	.311	.615	75
1	Philadelphia Stars			SS	1	5	4	2	2	1	0	0	2	0		0				1			.500	.500	.750	1.250	218
4	East All Stars			-	5	8	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100

Advanced Batting

Year	Team	Lg	PA		wOBA	LG		BB%	LG		K%	LG		BB/K	LG		HR%	LG		ISO	LG
1938	BCA	ALC/NAL	98		.254	.330		5.1%				8.1%					0.0%	0.8%		.065	.098
1939	BEG/IAB	MULT	133		.323	.333		9.0%				9.0%					0.0%	1.2%		.058	.105
1940	BEG	NN2	235		.318	.347		9.4%	9.5%								0.4%	1.4%		.059	.121
1941	BEG	NN2	210		.220	.317		7.1%	8.1%								0.0%	1.2%		.042	.102
1942	BEG	NN2	226		.261	.332		10.6%	9.8%								0.0%	1.0%		.020	.095
1943	MTY	MEX	309		.299	.334		7.4%	9.4%		6.1%	8.4%		1.21	1.12		0.3%	0.9%		.063	.097
1944	MULT	NN2/EWA	127		.251	.351		8.7%			0.0%	8.8%					0.0%	0.9%		.044	.108
1945	BEG	NN2	185		.276	.343		5.4%	9.0%								0.0%	0.9%		.062	.102
1946	EAS/BEG	EWA/NN2	278		.358	.341		9.0%			0.0%	8.7%					0.4%	0.9%		.103	.091
1947	BEG/EAS	NN2/EWA	268		.385	.346		5.2%				9.0%					0.4%	1.0%		.106	.105
1948	BEG/EAS	MULT	241		.350	.332		10.4%				8.8%					0.0%	0.7%		.058	.095
11	5		2310		.307	.337		8.1%	9.0%		6.1%	8.4%		1.21	1.12		0.2%	1.0%		.065	.101

Year	Team	Lg	PA		wOBA	LG		BB%	LG		K%	LG		BB/K	LG		HR%	LG		ISO	LG
10	Negro Leagues		2001		.309	.337		8.1%	8.9%		0.0%	4.6%			1.63		0.1%	1.0%		.065	.102
1	vs Latin Leagues		309		.299	.334		7.4%	9.4%		6.1%	8.4%		1.21	1.12		0.3%	0.9%		.063	.097

Year	Team	Lg	PA		wOBA	LG		BB%	LG		K%	LG		BB/K	LG		HR%	LG		ISO	LG
2	Atlanta Black Crackers		173		.256	.329		5.8%	8.6%								0.0%	0.8%		.075	.098
9	Baltimore Elite Giants		1815		.315	.338		8.4%	9.0%								0.2%	1.0%		.064	.102
1	Sultanes de Monterrey		309		.299	.334		7.4%	9.4%		6.1%	8.4%		1.21	1.12		0.3%	0.9%		.063	.097
1	Philadelphia Stars		5		.454	.360		0.0%	9.0%								0.0%	0.9%		.250	.109
4	East All Stars		8		.000	.296		0.0%	7.7%		0.0%	4.6%			1.63		0.0%	0.6%		.000	.108

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