How Butch Metzger's Games Pitched Compares to Similar Players

Butch Metzger totaled 191 career Games Pitched, near the relief pitcher average of 188.5 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Games Pitched season came in 1976, posting 77, well above the relief pitcher average of 33.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1975 at 4, well below the relief pitcher average of 30.7 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Games Pitched total went from 77 in 1976 to 75 in 1977 and 25 in 1978, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Games Pitched profile — ranging from 4 to 77 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Butch Metzger Lifetime Games Pitched

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Butch Metzger
Games Pitched
Career191
Season Avg.38.2
162 Game Avg.162
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Butch Metzger Games Pitched Per Season

Butch Metzger's Games Pitched for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Butch Metzger Games Pitched per season line chart

Butch Metzger Games Pitched by Team

Butch Metzger's career Games Pitched totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Butch Metzger career Games Pitched by team bar chart

Butch Metzger Cumulative Games Pitched — Career Progression

A running total of Butch Metzger's career Games Pitched, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Butch Metzger Games Pitched year-over-year waterfall chart

Butch Metzger Games Pitched Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Butch Metzger's seasonal Games Pitched alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Butch Metzger Games Pitched distribution box chart versus comparable players

Butch Metzger Games Pitched — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Butch Metzger's MLB career with Games Pitched alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Butch Metzger Games Pitched season-by-season breakdown table