He played 26 games in the National Hockey League with the Quebec Nordiques and Pittsburgh Penguins during the 1979–80 and 1983–84 seasons.
A defenceman, he was a rugged enforcer in his own end who also put up solid offensive numbers in junior and the minors.
Born in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Tebbutt played junior with the Victoria Cougars, Flin Flon Bombers and Regina Pats in the WCJHL, from 1975 to 1978.
After scoring 28 goals for the Flin Flon Bombers in 1977-78, Tebbutt split the next year between the Binghamton Dusters and the World Hockey Association (WHA) Birmingham Bulls.
Apart from his two-game stint in the NHL he was a solid minor leaguer for the next four years and topped the 20-goal mark twice.