How Butch Metzger's Played Outs Compares to Similar Players

Butch Metzger totaled 880 career Played Outs, well below the league average of 6,890.3 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Played Outs season came in 1976, posting 370, well below the league average of 1,196.0 that year. The lowest point came in 1975 at 14, well below the league average of 1,232.5 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Played Outs total went from 370 in 1976 to 346 in 1977 and 112 in 1978, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Played Outs profile — ranging from 14 to 370 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Butch Metzger Lifetime Played Outs

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Butch Metzger
Played Outs
Career880
Season Avg.176
162 Game Avg.746.39
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Butch Metzger Played Outs Per Season

Butch Metzger's Played Outs 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 Played Outs per season line chart

Butch Metzger Played Outs by Team

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

Butch Metzger Cumulative Played Outs — Career Progression

A running total of Butch Metzger's career Played Outs, 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 Played Outs year-over-year waterfall chart

Butch Metzger Played Outs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Butch Metzger's seasonal Played Outs 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 Played Outs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Butch Metzger Played Outs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Butch Metzger's MLB career with Played Outs 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 Played Outs season-by-season breakdown table