Tommy Butts

Position
Shortstop
Years
1938–1948
Hall Rating
19
MLE Rating
55
Next Ballot
Tommy Butts is eligible for the Hall of Fame via the Classic Baseball Era Committee in 2025.
Peak
16%
Longevity
84%

Negro League MLEs by Eric Chalek

Due to the different opportunities presented to Black and Latino players before integration, the Hall Rating of these players does not accurately reflect their Hall of Fame cases. When possible, the Hall of Stats uses Eric Chalek’s Negro League MLEs to present an alternate Hall Rating for prominent early Black and Latino stars. Tommy Butts has a 55 Hall Rating using these MLEs. The rest of the stats on this page come from real game data, not MLEs.

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Franchise Contributions by Hall Rating

Career Statistics

Win-Value Statistics
WAR WAA adjWAR adjWAA
About the stats
6.7 1.1 12.2 4.2
Run-Value Statistics
Bat Run DP Fld Pos
-28 -2 0 11 30
Season-by-Season Statistics
Year Team WAA WAR
1938 BCA 0.0 0.3
1939 2 teams 0.1 0.5
1939 IAB (BCA) -0.3 0.0
1939 BEG 0.4 0.5
1940 BEG -0.1 0.5
1941 BEG -1.2 -0.5
1942 BEG -0.7 -0.1
1944 2 teams -0.6 -0.3
1944 BEG -0.7 -0.4
1944 PS 0.1 0.1
1945 BEG -0.6 -0.1
1946 BEG 1.1 1.8
1947 BEG 2.2 3.0
1948 BEG 0.9 1.6