What years did Art Butler play?

Art Butler played in Major League Baseball from 1911 to 1916.

Was Art Butler a pitcher?

No. Art Butler was a position player (Shortstop).

How many home runs did Art Butler hit?

Art Butler hit 3 career home runs with 311 hits.

Art Butler

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1911-1916)

AVG .241

HR 3

RBI 101

H 311

OPS .626

PIV -753

Position: Shortstop
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 160 lb
Born: 12/19/1887 in Fall River, MA, USA
Died: 10/7/1984 in Fall River, MA, USA
MLB Debut: 1911-04-14
Last Game: 1916-10-01

Full name: Arthur Edward Butler

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
454	1,289	181	311	44	13	3	101	54	146	102	.241	.323	.303	.626	-753

Career AVG .241 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — 6.3% below league average.

Career OBP .323 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .303 vs. league average .342 across their career seasons — 11.6% below league average.

Career OPS .626 vs. league average .667 across their career seasons — 6.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1911	BSN	NL	27	68	11	12	2	0	0	2	0	6	6	.176	.266 (-34%)	.336 (-22%)	.356 (-42%)	.693 (-32%)	-325.9
1912	PIT	NL	43	154	19	42	4	2	1	17	2	15	13	.273	.268 (+1%)	.335 (avg)	.358 (-4%)	.694 (-2%)	-34.4
1913	PIT	NL	82	214	40	60	9	3	0	20	9	32	14	.280	.259 (+8%)	.325 (+17%)	.345 (+1%)	.670 (+9%)	453.9
1914	SLN	NL	86	274	29	55	12	3	1	24	14	39	23	.201	.255 (-21%)	.322 (-3%)	.339 (-18%)	.661 (-11%)	-356.8
1915	SLN	NL	130	469	73	119	12	5	1	31	26	47	34	.254	.250 (+1%)	.318 (+1%)	.332 (-8%)	.651 (-3%)	-162.4
1916	SLN	NL	86	110	9	23	5	0	0	7	3	7	12	.209	.248 (-16%)	.314 (-18%)	.326 (-22%)	.640 (-20%)	-327.8
Career · 6 seasons			454	1,289	181	311	44	13	3	101	54	146	102	.241	—	—	—	—	-753

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	212	555	76	124	2	44	.223
Away	244	734	102	186	1	60	.253

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	2B	BB	SO
1916-10-01	STL	CHC	L	1	0	0	0	0
1916-09-26	STL	NY1	L	4	2	0	0	0
1916-09-23	STL	NY1	L	1	0	0	0	1
1916-09-22	STL	BRO	L	4	0	0	0	1
1916-09-21	STL	BRO	L	1	0	0	0	0
1916-09-20	STL	BRO	L	3	0	0	1	0
1916-09-19	STL	BSN	L	1	1	1	0	0
1916-09-18	STL	BSN	L	3	0	0	0	0
1916-09-14	STL	PHI	W	4	1	0	0	1
1916-09-13	STL	PHI	L	4	0	0	0	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	PO	A	E	DP
2B	85	149	193	23	24
3B	17	15	26	3	1
OF	18	15	0	3	0
SS	236	451	645	97	72

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1911	BSN	2B	4	5	5	3	0
1911	BSN	3B	14	14	26	3	1
1911	BSN	SS	1	0	1	1	0
1912	PIT	2B	43	71	99	7	12
1913	PIT	2B	28	62	74	12	9
1913	PIT	3B	2	1	0	0	0
1913	PIT	OF	2	0	0	1	0
1913	PIT	SS	26	64	70	13	5
1914	SLN	OF	1	0	0	0	0
1914	SLN	SS	83	155	228	30	24
1915	SLN	2B	2	3	5	0	0
1915	SLN	SS	125	232	346	53	43
1916	SLN	2B	8	8	10	1	3
1916	SLN	3B	1	0	0	0	0
1916	SLN	OF	15	15	0	2	0
1916	SLN	SS	1	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Second Base	85
Third Base	18
Shortstop	236
Left Field	2
Center Field	10
Right Field	6

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Frequently Asked Questions about Art Butler

What years did Art Butler play?: Art Butler played in Major League Baseball from 1911 to 1916.
Was Art Butler a pitcher?: No. Art Butler was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Art Butler hit?: Art Butler hit 3 career home runs with 311 hits.