What years did Tom Butters play?

Tom Butters played in Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1965.

Was Tom Butters a pitcher?

Yes. Tom Butters pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 85 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Tom Butters hit?

Tom Butters hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.

What was Tom Butters's career batting average?

Tom Butters batted .200 over his career, with 3 hits in 15 at bats.

How many RBI did Tom Butters have?

Tom Butters drove in 4 runs in his career.

What was Tom Butters's career ERA?

Tom Butters finished with a 3.10 career ERA, going 2-3 with 85 strikeouts.

Tom Butters

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1962-1965)

Tom Butters was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1965 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, a span of 4 seasons. Across 43 career appearances, he went 2-3 with a 3.10 ERA and 85 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 603.7.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 2–3

ERA 3.10

WHIP 1.43

SO 85

Pitcher PIV 603.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 195 lb
Born: 4/8/1938 in Delaware, OH, USA
Died: 3/31/2016 in Durham, NC, USA
MLB Debut: 1962-09-08
Last Game: 1965-05-20

Full name: Thomas Arden Butters

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Career Pitching Statistics

Tom Butters — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
2	3	43	5	0	0	0	95.2	81	33	6	56	85	3.10	603.7

Career ERA 3.10 vs. league average 3.62 across their career seasons — 14.3% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Tom Butters — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1962	PIT	NL	0	0	4	0	6.0	5	1	6	10	1.50	—	0.0
1963	PIT	NL	0	0	6	1	16.1	15	8	8	11	4.41	3.46 (-27%)	-124.9
1964	PIT	NL	2	2	28	4	64.1	52	17	37	58	2.38	3.58 (+34%)	728.6
1965	PIT	NL	0	1	5	0	9.0	9	7	5	6	7.00	3.50 (-100%)	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			2	3	43	5	95.2	81	33	56	85	3.10	—	604

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.

Career Batting Statistics

Tom Butters — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
43	15	0	3	0	0	0	4	0	0	7	.200	.200	.200	.400	0

Career AVG .200 vs. league average .250 across their career seasons — 20.0% below league average.

Career OBP .200 vs. league average .315 across their career seasons — 36.4% below league average.

Career SLG .200 vs. league average .379 across their career seasons — 47.2% below league average.

Career OPS .400 vs. league average .693 across their career seasons — 42.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Tom Butters — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1962	PIT	NL	4	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1963	PIT	NL	6	3	1	1	2	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1964	PIT	NL	28	11	2	3	4	.182	—	—	—	—	0.0
1965	PIT	NL	5	1	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			43	15	3	4	7	.200	—	—	—	—	0

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

Tom Butters — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	22	5	0	1	0	0	.200
Away	21	11	0	2	0	4	.182

Pitching — Home / Away

Tom Butters — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	22	46.1	40	14	21	46	2.72
Away	21	49.1	41	19	35	39	3.47

Last 10 Games — Batting

Tom Butters — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1965-05-20	PIT	CIN	L	0	0
1965-05-15	PIT	STL	L	0	0
1965-05-12	PIT	ATL	L	1	1
1965-05-02	PIT	STL	L	0	0
1965-04-24	PIT	HOU	L	0	0
1964-10-02	PIT	ATL	W	2	1
1964-09-24	PIT	STL	L	1	0
1964-09-12	PIT	HOU	L	2	1
1964-07-13	PIT	STL	L	0	0
1964-07-11	PIT	ATL	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Tom Butters — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1965-05-20	PIT	CIN	—	3.0	4	3	3	3	3	1
1965-05-15	PIT	STL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1965-05-12	PIT	ATL	L	4.0	5	3	3	1	2	1
1965-05-02	PIT	STL	—	0.0	0	2	1	1	0	0
1965-04-24	PIT	HOU	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1964-10-02	PIT	ATL	W	5.2	5	2	2	2	5	1
1964-09-24	PIT	STL	L	8.0	5	2	2	5	6	2
1964-09-12	PIT	HOU	L	7.0	6	2	2	3	1	0
1964-07-13	PIT	STL	—	1.0	3	3	0	0	3	0
1964-07-11	PIT	ATL	—	0.0	1	0	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Tom Butters — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	43	5	4	12	1	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Tom Butters — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1962	PIT	P	4	0	0	1	0	0
1963	PIT	P	6	1	1	1	0	1
1964	PIT	P	28	4	0	9	1	1
1965	PIT	P	5	0	3	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Tom Butters — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	43

Tom Butters: the record in brief

According to the bio, Tom Butters debuted on September 8, 1962 and played a final game on May 20, 1965. Every season row on the page belongs to the Pittsburgh Pirates, from 1962 through 1965. Butters is listed as a pitcher at 6'2" and 195 pounds. The bio says Butters both batted and threw right-handed. Butters was born on April 8, 1938, in Delaware, OH, USA. The bio records the death on March 31, 2016, in Durham, NC, USA. Butters's full given name, per the bio, is Thomas Arden Butters.

Butters went 2-3 with a 3.10 ERA in 43 games, 5 of them starts. The totals include 85 strikeouts. The leagues Butters pitched in allowed 3.62 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 14.3% better than average. In 1964, one of the busiest seasons, Butters posted a 2.38 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.58. Butters's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 603.7.

Frequently Asked Questions about Tom Butters

What years did Tom Butters play?: Tom Butters played in Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1965.
Was Tom Butters a pitcher?: Yes. Tom Butters pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 85 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Tom Butters hit?: Tom Butters hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.
What was Tom Butters's career batting average?: Tom Butters batted .200 over his career, with 3 hits in 15 at bats.
How many RBI did Tom Butters have?: Tom Butters drove in 4 runs in his career.
What was Tom Butters's career ERA?: Tom Butters finished with a 3.10 career ERA, going 2-3 with 85 strikeouts.