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Sal Butera 2026 Season · Syracuse Chiefs

Sal Butera played in the majors from 1980 to 1988. His career NUT is -2.7, #6,114 of 7,896 hitters since 1876, and his best season by NUT was 1986 (+0.0). NUT is one number for production against league average: 0.0 is average, and every season is graded against its own league.

Career: .227/.302/.295, 8 HR, 182 H in 359 games.

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Sal Butera Career Stats & NUT | Baseball NUT

Sal Butera

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C · Syracuse Chiefs (TOR)

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-2.7Career NUT

+2.7 to Average

Career

.227AVG8HR76RBI182H63R

Career · season grades

R/R · 6' 0", 190 lb · b. Sep 25, 1952 · Richmond Hill, NY · Signed Undrafted FA, 1980

Player Overview

Year by Year


1980	27	MIN	—	34	91	85	4	23	1	0	0	2	3	1	0	6	1	1	4	.271	.300	.282	.011	.582	.287
1981	28	MIN	-0.4	62	194	167	13	40	7	1	0	18	22	0	0	14	2	3	8	.240	.325	.293	.053	.618	.258
1982	29	MIN	-0.3	54	146	126	9	32	2	0	0	8	17	1	0	12	0	2	6	.254	.347	.270	.016	.617	.281
1983	30	DET	—	4	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.000	.400	.200
1984	31	MON	—	3	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.000	.250	.000
1985	32	MON	-0.7	67	138	120	11	24	1	0	3	12	13	1	1	12	1	3	1	.200	.281	.283	.083	.564	.198
1986	33	CIN	+0.0	56	137	113	14	27	6	1	2	16	21	0	3	10	1	2	5	.239	.356	.363	.124	.719	.245
1987	34	CIN	—	5	12	11	1	2	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	.182	.250	.455	.273	.705	.250
1987	34	MIN	-1.2	51	122	111	7	19	5	0	1	12	7	0	0	16	2	2	7	.171	.217	.243	.072	.460	.188
1987	34	TOT	-1.2	56	134	122	8	21	5	0	2	14	8	0	0	22	2	2	7	.172	.220	.262	.090	.482	.190
1988	35	TOR	—	23	62	60	3	14	2	1	1	6	1	0	0	9	0	1	1	.233	.246	.350	.117	.596	.260
Career	—	9 yrs	-2.7	359	911	801	63	182	24	3	8	76	86	3	4	85	7	14	32	.227	.302	.295	.068	.597	.243

Stat definitions →

NUT Breakdown

Power

Contact

Discipline

What's driving Butera's career NUT of -2.7

Slice size = share of total NUT. Power = HR + XBH · Contact = Singles · Discipline = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

8182858687

NUT by Season

-0.4

-0.3

-0.7

+0.0

-1.2

Awards

1981Twins Charles O. Johnson Most Improved Award

1987World Series Championship

Minor League

Year	Age	Lv	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	IBB	SO	SB	CS	SF	SH	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	OPS	BAbip
1988	35	AAA	42	140	127	8	20	5	0	0	5	12	0	0	12	0	0	0	1	3	.157	.230	.197	.040	.427	.174
1989	36	AAA	25	77	71	3	15	5	0	1	7	5	0	0	10	0	0	0	1	1	.211	.263	.324	.113	.587	.233

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