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Francisco
Butto		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 210
 
Born: May 11, 1980 in N/a
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 2013   
All-Star Selections 2015   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2004 24 PHI NL   6 6 5 6 4 3 3 6 5 6
2005 25 TEX AL   6 8 7 8 5 4 5 5 5 5
2006 26 TEX AL $ 300,000 6 8 7 7 7 6 6 7 6 7
2007 27 TEX AL $ 300,000 6 9 8 9 7 6 6 7 6 7
2008 28 TEX AL $ 300,000 7 8 8 8 7 6 6 8 7 7
2009 29 TEX AL $ 300,000 7 8 7 8 7 6 6 8 7 7
2010 30 TEX AL $ 1,034,286 7 8 7 7 7 6 6 8 7 8
2011 31 TEX AL $ 1,034,286 7 8 7 7 7 6 6 7 6 7
2012 32 TEX AL $ 320,000 7 8 7 8 7 6 6 7 6 7
2013 33 TEX AL $ 500,000 7 8 7 8 7 6 6 7 6 7
2014 34 TOR AL $ 500,000 7 8 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 6
2015 35 TOR AL $ 3,450,000 7 8 7 8 7 6 6 6 5 5
2016 36 TOR AL $ 3,450,000 6 8 7 7 7 5 6 6 5 6
2017 37 TEX AL $ 400,000 6 8 7 7 6 5 6 6 5 6
2018 38 TEX AL $ 400,000 6 7 7 7 6 4 5 6 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 6 5 6 4 3 3 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,450,000 7 9 8 9 7 6 6 8 7 8
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2004 24 PHI NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2005 25 TEX AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2006 26 TEX AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2007 27 TEX AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2008 28 TEX AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2009 29 TEX AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2010 30 TEX AL $ 1,034,286   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2011 31 TEX AL $ 1,034,286   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2012 32 TEX AL $ 320,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2013 33 TEX AL $ 500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2014 34 TOR AL $ 500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2015 35 TOR AL $ 3,450,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2016 36 TOR AL $ 3,450,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2017 37 TEX AL $ 400,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2018 38 TEX AL $ 400,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,450,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young Award or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2004 24 AAA   5 5 .500 20 12 1 0 0 84.0 101 48 11 43 73 5.14 .299 .378 .453 .831  
2005 25 AAA   11 8 .579 28 28 0 0 0 167.3 169 90 31 58 165 4.84 .257 .317 .439 .756  
2006 26 TEX AL 8 7 .533 20 20 1 1 0 108.3 118 61 19 42 73 5.07 .280 .345 .481 .826 3.6
    AAA   3 5 .375 11 11 0 0 0 70.0 88 48 18 19 75 6.17 .307 .350 .547 .897  
2007 27 TEX AL 13 12 .520 32 32 0 0 0 163.0 199 119 35 48 133 6.57 .301 .346 .547 .893 1.7
2008 28 TEX AL 2 2 .500 39 1 0 0 2 43.0 43 19 5 11 48 3.98 .257 .307 .383 .690 3.7
    AAA   2 1 .667 8 6 0 0 0 41.7 35 12 2 15 59 2.59 .229 .298 .294 .592  
2009 29 TEX AL 6 7 .462 61 3 0 0 6 122.3 133 81 25 55 103 5.96 .273 .346 .502 .848 4.8
2010 30 TEX AL 7 6 .538 36 20 0 0 1 140.3 151 81 13 59 125 5.19 .276 .350 .419 .768 6.0
2011 31 TEX AL 3 4 .429 45 0 0 0 6 72.7 73 38 7 22 56 4.71 .258 .312 .396 .707 4.2
2012 32 TEX AL 0 1 .000 19 0 0 0 3 35.7 36 21 4 12 35 5.30 .254 .312 .423 .734 1.8
2013 33 TEX AL 2 0 1.000 20 0 0 0 1 41.3 32 11 2 11 39 2.40 .209 .262 .281 .543 4.9
2014 34 TEX AL 5 6 .455 16 16 0 0 0 102.0 92 55 14 35 107 4.85 .238 .303 .434 .737 3.9
  TOR AL 5 5 .500 16 16 0 0 0 85.0 74 37 12 37 74 3.92 .231 .312 .425 .737 4.9
  TOT   10 11 .476 32 32 0 0 0 187.0 166 92 26 72 181 4.43 .235 .307 .430 .737 8.8
2015 35 TOR AL 16 7 .696 35 35 0 0 0 204.3 203 97 29 75 203 4.27 .256 .323 .424 .747 12.1
2016 36 TOR AL 2 6 .250 23 19 0 0 1 109.7 117 71 23 58 100 5.83 .269 .358 .503 .861 2.1
2017 37 TEX AL 7 9 .438 28 28 0 0 0 156.0 159 69 17 61 139 3.98 .263 .335 .406 .741 9.1
2018 38 TEX AL 1 7 .125 22 7 0 0 3 53.7 66 35 8 31 44 5.87 .300 .386 .482 .868 0.3
13 Years Sim 77 79 .494 412 197 1 1 23 1437.3 1496 795 213 557 1279 4.98 .266 .334 .450 .783 63.1
4 Years AAA 21 19 .525 67 57 1 0 0 363.0 393 198 62 135 372 4.91 .274 .336 .448 .785  
Season Average 5 6 .455 31 15 0 0 1 110.6 115 61 16 42 98 4.98 .266 .334 .450 .783  
Career Highs 16 12 1.000 61 35 1 1 6 204.3 203 119 35 75 203 6.57 .301 .386 .547 .893  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   727 408 119 292 607   .267 .338 .462 .800
vs LH   769 387 94 265 672   .265 .326 .438 .764
Home 35 39 .473 205 97 0 0 12 716.6 723 400 115 286 630 5.02 .260 .329 .454 .783
Away 42 40 .512 207 100 2 1 11 720.6 773 395 98 271 649 4.93 .272 .335 .446 .781
Mar/Apr 12 13 .480 64 28 1 0 3 224.3 238 137 40 100 203 5.50 .270 .345 .483 .828
May 12 11 .522 73 32 0 0 6 237.0 265 148 49 89 217 5.62 .280 .341 .505 .847
June 9 14 .391 67 30 0 0 4 222.6 220 129 30 85 210 5.21 .255 .322 .430 .752
July 10 10 .500 65 28 0 0 4 211.6 229 117 27 82 181 4.98 .275 .340 .450 .790
August 18 14 .563 67 39 1 1 2 252.0 257 126 35 91 213 4.50 .261 .323 .426 .749
Sep/Oct 16 17 .485 76 40 0 0 4 289.6 287 138 32 110 255 4.29 .257 .324 .413 .737
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won MVP or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2008 28 AAA   2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
2011 31 TEX AL 6 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 0.3 0.0
2012 32 TEX AL 10 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
2013 33 TEX AL 15 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.0 0.0
2017 37 TEX AL 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
2018 38 TEX AL 7 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
5 Years Sim 42 12 15 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 6 .167 .167 .250 .417 -0.6 0.0
1 Years AAA 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
162 Game Average 46 57 7 3 0 0 7 0 11 0 23 .167 .167 .250 .417 -2.2  
Career Highs 15 4 7 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 0.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   10 11 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 6 .200 .200 .300 .500 0.1
vs LH   2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
Home 21 4 7 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2
Away 21 8 8 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 4 .125 .125 .250 .375 -0.9
RISP   6 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .500 .833 0.8
Close/Late   9 15 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 .222 .222 .333 .556 0.5
Mar/Apr 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 0.3
May 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3
July 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
August 8 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7
Sep/Oct 6 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2006 26 TEX AL P 20 20 108.3 16 17 1 1 .971 2.74    
2007 27 TEX AL P 32 32 163.0 8 22 2 0 .938 1.66    
2008 28 TEX AL P 39 1 43.0 2 4 0 0 1.000 1.26    
2009 29 TEX AL P 61 3 122.3 7 10 0 0 1.000 1.25    
2010 30 TEX AL P 36 20 140.3 8 21 2 2 .935 1.86    
2011 31 TEX AL P 45 0 72.7 3 7 1 1 .909 1.24    
2012 32 TEX AL P 19 0 35.7 1 8 2 0 .818 2.27    
    2B 1 0 2.0 2 1 0 0 1.000 13.50   0.0
2013 33 TEX AL P 20 0 41.3 1 5 0 0 1.000 1.31    
2014 34 TEX AL P 16 16 102.0 8 13 3 0 .875 1.85    
  TOR AL P 16 16 85.0 6 10 3 0 .842 1.69    
  TOT   P 32 32 187.0 14 23 6 0 .860 1.78    
2015 35 TOR AL P 35 35 204.3 13 27 0 3 1.000 1.76    
2016 36 TOR AL P 23 19 109.7 6 18 2 2 .923 1.97    
2017 37 TEX AL P 28 28 156.0 4 16 2 0 .909 1.15    
2018 38 TEX AL P 22 7 53.7 1 10 0 1 1.000 1.84    
  P 412 197 1437.3 84 188 18 10 .938 1.70    
  2B 1 0 2.0 2 1 0 0 1.000 13.50   0.0
Career Totals   413 197 1439.3 86 189 18 10 .939 1.72    
Career Highs   61 35 204.3 16 27 6 3 1.000 2.87    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
2006 26 TEX AL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 3.0 7 7 0 5 3 21.00 .438 .571 .688 1.259
2008 28 TEX AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 5 3 0 0 2 9.00 .385 .385 .538 .923
2010 30 TEX AL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 2.3 4 1 0 1 4 3.86 .364 .417 .545 .962
2011 31 TEX AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.7 4 2 1 2 0 27.27 .667 .750 1.333 2.083
2016 36 TOR AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 5 3 2 2 4 5.40 .278 .350 .611 .961
2017 37 TEX AL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 4.0 7 5 1 2 5 11.25 .412 .474 .706 1.180
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 1 .000 9 1 0 0 0 18.0 32 21 4 12 18 10.51 .395 .473 .679 1.152
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
2015-9-16
 Winning Pct
2015-6-.696
 Games Started
2015-8-35
 Shutouts
2006-4-1
 Homeruns Allowed
2007-2-35
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 124)
   Gray Ink Test: 9    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 339)
 
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History
Injured on 6/4/2005 with a Strained Back, out for 1-2 weeks
Traded from Philadelphia to Texas on 7/9/2005 (Going to PHI: P Runelvys Hernandez, P Joel Zumaya. Going to TEX: P Francisco Butto, P Sean Thompson)
Earned first career win on 7/21/2006
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/2006, going 4-1, 1.69
1/29/2010: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,034,286 through salary arbitration
1/29/2011: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,034,286 through salary arbitration
Had first career hit (double) on 4/26/2011, off Joe Valentine (TB)
5/14/2011: Signed a contract extension with Texas, $320,000 per year, for 1 years
7/24/2012: Signed a contract extension with Texas, $500,000 per year, for 2 years
Won World Championship with Texas in 2013
Traded from Texas to Toronto on 7/10/2014 (Going to TOR: C J.R. House, P Francisco Butto, P William Owens. Going to TEX: C Jose Cisco, P Eloy Hooten)
10/3/2014: Signed a contract extension with Toronto, $3,450,000 per year, for 2 years
Was selected to the 2015 Allstar game
Signed as a free agent by Texas on 2/13/2017 to a 2-year deal worth $400,000 per year
Injured on 5/3/2017 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 4-5 weeks
 
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