Billy Butler

Positions: Designated Hitter and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 260lb (183cm, 117kg)

Born: April 18, 1986 in Orange Park, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (14th) of the 2004 MLB June Amateur Draft from Wolfson HS (Jacksonville, FL).

High School: Wolfson HS (Jacksonville, FL)

Debut: May 1, 2007 (Age 21-013d, 19,072nd in major league history)
vs. LAA 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 2, 2016 (Age 30-167d)
vs. BAL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2007 season

Agents: Greg Genske • Previously: Doug Rogalsky

National Team: us USA (Pro,18U,16U)

Full Name: Billy Ray Butler

Nicknames: Country Breakfast

Twitter: @BillRayButler

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

11.9

5105

1479

147

.290

592

RBI

728

OBP

.354

SLG

.441

OPS

.795

OPS+

116

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2009 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2009 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 9	KCR	@	CHW	W,2-1	GS	25	7.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
2	7 (3)	Apr 13	KCR		CLE	W,4-2	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
3	8	Apr 14	KCR		CLE	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
4	9	Apr 15	KCR		CLE	L,4-5	GS	26	6.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
5	10	Apr 17	KCR	@	TEX	W,12-3	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
6	11	Apr 18	KCR	@	TEX	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
7	13 (1)	Apr 21	KCR	@	CLE	L,7-8	CG	41	8.0	5	0	0	5	2	1B
8	14	Apr 22	KCR	@	CLE	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
9	15	Apr 23	KCR	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	31	8.0	6	3	0	9	0	1B
10	16	Apr 24	KCR		DET	W,6-1	CG	30	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
11	17	Apr 25	KCR		DET	L,1-9	CG	41	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
12	19 (1)	Apr 27	KCR		TOR	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
13	21 (1)	Apr 29	KCR		TOR	W,11-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	2	1B
14	22	Apr 30	KCR		TOR	W,8-6	CG	38	9.0	11	1	0	12	6	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	23	May 1	KCR	@	MIN	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
16	24	May 2	KCR	@	MIN	W,10-7	CG	49	11.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
17	25	May 3	KCR	@	MIN	W,7-5	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
18	26	May 4	KCR		CHW	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
19	27	May 5	KCR		CHW	W,8-7	GS	38	7.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
20	28	May 6	KCR		SEA	W,9-1	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
21	29	May 7	KCR		SEA	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	4	1B
22	30	May 8	KCR	@	LAA	L,1-4	CG	37	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
23	31	May 9	KCR	@	LAA	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
24	32	May 10	KCR	@	LAA	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
25	33	May 12	KCR	@	OAK	L,3-12	CG	45	8.0	3	4	0	7	0	1B
26	34	May 13	KCR	@	OAK	L,2-7	CG	37	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
27	35	May 14	KCR		BAL	L,5-9	CG	45	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
28	36	May 15	KCR		BAL	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
29	37	May 16	KCR		BAL	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
30	38	May 17	KCR		BAL	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
31	39	May 19	KCR		CLE	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	10	2	0	12	2	1B
32	40	May 20	KCR		CLE	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
33	41	May 21	KCR		CLE	L,3-8	CG	45	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
34	43 (1)	May 23	KCR	@	STL	L,0-5	CG	38	8.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
35	44	May 24	KCR	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
36	45	May 25	KCR		DET	L,1-13	CG	51	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
37	46	May 26	KCR		DET	W,6-1	CG	30	9.0	11	0	1	12	3	1B
38	47	May 27	KCR		DET	L,3-8	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
39	48	May 29	KCR		CHW	L,2-11	CG	47	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
40	49	May 30	KCR		CHW	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
41	50	May 31	KCR		CHW	L,4-7	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	51	Jun 2	KCR	@	TBR	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
43	52	Jun 3	KCR	@	TBR	L,0-9	CG	41	8.0	11	1	1	13	0	1B
44	53	Jun 4	KCR	@	TBR	L,2-3	CG	38	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
45	54	Jun 5	KCR	@	TOR	L,3-9	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
46	55	Jun 6	KCR	@	TOR	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	9	1	0	10	3	1B
47	56	Jun 7	KCR	@	TOR	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
48	57	Jun 9	KCR	@	CLE	L,4-8	CG	37	8.0	6	1	1	8	2	1B
49	58	Jun 10	KCR	@	CLE	W,9-0	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
50	59	Jun 11	KCR	@	CLE	L,3-4	GS	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
51	60	Jun 12	KCR		CIN	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
52	61	Jun 13	KCR		CIN	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
53	62	Jun 14	KCR		CIN	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
54	63	Jun 16	KCR		ARI	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
55	64	Jun 17	KCR		ARI	L,5-12	CG	47	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
56	65	Jun 18	KCR		ARI	L,5-12	CG	50	9.0	5	3	0	8	1	1B
57	66	Jun 19	KCR		STL	L,5-10	CG	44	9.0	11	2	0	13	2	1B
58	67	Jun 20	KCR		STL	L,1-7	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
59	68	Jun 21	KCR		STL	L,5-12	CG	45	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
60	69	Jun 23	KCR	@	HOU	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
61	70	Jun 24	KCR	@	HOU	W,4-3	CG	42	11.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
62	72 (1)	Jun 26	KCR	@	PIT	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
63	73	Jun 27	KCR	@	PIT	L,2-6	CG	34	8.0	6	3	0	9	1	1B
64	74	Jun 28	KCR	@	PIT	W,3-2	GF	6	2.0	5	0	0	5	0	PH 1B
65	75	Jun 29	KCR		MIN	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
66	76	Jun 30	KCR		MIN	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
67	77	Jul 1	KCR		MIN	L,1-5	CG	45	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
68	78	Jul 2	KCR		CHW	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
69	79	Jul 3	KCR		CHW	L,0-5	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
70	80	Jul 4	KCR		CHW	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
71	81	Jul 5	KCR		CHW	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
72	82	Jul 6	KCR	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	3	1B
73	83	Jul 7	KCR	@	DET	L,5-8	CG	38	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
74	84	Jul 8	KCR	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
75	85	Jul 9	KCR	@	BOS	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
76	86	Jul 10	KCR	@	BOS	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	13	2	0	15	0	1B
77	87	Jul 11	KCR	@	BOS	L,9-15	CG	47	8.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
78	88	Jul 12	KCR	@	BOS	L,0-6	CG	44	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	1B
79	89	Jul 17	KCR		TBR	L,7-8	CG	43	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
80	90	Jul 18	KCR		TBR	L,2-4	CG	42	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
81	91	Jul 19	KCR		TBR	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
82	93 (1)	Jul 21 (2)	KCR		LAA	L,2-10	CG	45	9.0	4	1	1	6	0	1B
83	95 (1)	Jul 24	KCR		TEX	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
84	96	Jul 25	KCR		TEX	W,6-3	GS	27	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
85	97	Jul 26	KCR		TEX	L,2-7	CG	43	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
86	98	Jul 27	KCR	@	BAL	W,5-3	GS	32	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
87	99	Jul 28	KCR	@	BAL	W,4-3	GS	43	10.0	14	2	0	16	1	1B
88	100	Jul 29	KCR	@	BAL	L,3-7	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
89	101	Jul 30	KCR	@	BAL	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
90	102	Jul 31	KCR	@	TBR	L,2-8	CG	39	8.0	6	2	0	8	2	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
91	103	Aug 1	KCR	@	TBR	L,1-7	CG	35	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
92	104	Aug 2	KCR	@	TBR	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
93	105	Aug 3	KCR	@	TBR	L,4-10	CG	43	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
94	106	Aug 4	KCR		SEA	L,6-7	CG	46	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	1B
95	109 (2)	Aug 7	KCR		OAK	L,4-9	CG	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
96	110	Aug 8	KCR		OAK	W,12-6	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
97	112 (1)	Aug 11	KCR	@	MIN	W,14-6	CG	45	9.0	5	1	1	7	0	1B
98	114 (1)	Aug 13	KCR	@	MIN	W,5-4	GS	33	7.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
99	115	Aug 14	KCR	@	DET	L,0-1	CG	34	8.1	5	1	0	6	0	1B
100	116	Aug 15	KCR	@	DET	L,3-10	CG	42	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
101	117	Aug 16	KCR	@	DET	W,3-2	GS	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
102	118	Aug 17	KCR	@	CHW	L,7-8	CG	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
103	119	Aug 18	KCR	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
104	120	Aug 19	KCR	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
105	121	Aug 21	KCR		MIN	L,4-5	CG	40	10.0	11	4	0	15	1	1B
106	122	Aug 22	KCR		MIN	L,7-8	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
107	123	Aug 23	KCR		MIN	L,3-10	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
108	124	Aug 24	KCR		CLE	L,6-10	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
109	125	Aug 25	KCR		CLE	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
110	126	Aug 26	KCR		CLE	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	9	0	1	10	0	1B
111	127	Aug 27	KCR	@	SEA	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
112	128	Aug 28	KCR	@	SEA	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	9	0	1	10	0	1B
113	129	Aug 29	KCR	@	SEA	L,4-8	CG	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
114	130	Aug 30	KCR	@	SEA	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
115	131	Aug 31	KCR	@	OAK	L,5-8	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
116	132	Sep 1	KCR	@	OAK	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
117	134 (1)	Sep 4	KCR		LAA	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
118	135	Sep 5	KCR		LAA	L,1-2	CG	46	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
119	136	Sep 6	KCR		LAA	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
120	137	Sep 7	KCR		LAA	W,6-3	CG	42	9.0	14	2	0	16	2	1B
121	138	Sep 8	KCR		DET	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
122	139	Sep 9	KCR		DET	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
123	140	Sep 10	KCR		DET	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	12	1	0	13	5	1B
124	141	Sep 11	KCR	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	44	12.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
125	142	Sep 12	KCR	@	CLE	L,6-13	CG	45	8.0	4	1	0	5	2	1B
126	143	Sep 13	KCR	@	CLE	W,7-0	CG	35	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
127	144	Sep 15	KCR	@	DET	W,11-1	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
128	145	Sep 16	KCR	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
129	146	Sep 17	KCR	@	DET	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
130	147	Sep 18	KCR	@	CHW	W,11-0	CG	29	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
131	148	Sep 19	KCR	@	CHW	L,3-13	CG	44	8.0	6	0	0	6	3	1B
132	149	Sep 20	KCR	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
133	150	Sep 21	KCR		BOS	W,12-9	CG	45	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
134	151	Sep 22	KCR		BOS	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	4	2	1	7	0	1B
135	152	Sep 23	KCR		BOS	L,2-9	CG	45	9.0	7	2	0	9	2	1B
136	153	Sep 24	KCR		BOS	L,3-10	CG	51	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
137	154	Sep 25	KCR		MIN	L,4-9	CG	43	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
138	155	Sep 26	KCR		MIN	L,6-11	CG	45	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
139	156	Sep 27	KCR		MIN	W,4-1	CG	39	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
140	157	Sep 28	KCR	@	NYY	L,2-8	CG	37	8.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
141	158	Sep 29	KCR	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	39	8.2	4	0	0	4	2	1B
142	159	Sep 30	KCR	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
143	160	Oct 2	KCR	@	MIN	L,7-10	CG	40	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
144	161	Oct 3	KCR	@	MIN	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
145	162	Oct 4	KCR	@	MIN	L,4-13	CG	42	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
							145gm		1248.0	1141	92	10	1243	123