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Billy Butler

Billy Ray Butler (Country Breakfast) (twitter: @BillyButlerKC)

Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 240 lb.

Born: April 18, 1986 in Orange Park, Florida, US
High School: Wolfson HS (Jacksonville, FL)

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

Prospect Ratings by Baseball America:
Pre-2005: Rated #75 Prospect
Pre-2006: Rated #29 Prospect
Pre-2007: Rated #25 Prospect

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Batting: 2013 / 2012 / 2011 / 2010 / 2009 / 2008

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Minors Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
2004	18	Idaho Falls	PION	Rk	KCR	74	324	260	74	97	22	3	10	68	5	57	63	.373	.488	.596	1.084	155	6	4	0	3	0
2005	19	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AA	KCR	121	549	491	84	167	39	2	30	110	0	49	98	.340	.404	.611	1.015	300	15	6	0	3	6
2005	19	High Desert	CALL	A+	KCR	92	430	379	70	132	30	2	25	91	0	42	80	.348	.419	.636	1.054	241	12	6	0	3	3
2005	19	Wichita	TL	AA	KCR	29	119	112	14	35	9	0	5	19	0	7	18	.313	.353	.527	.880	59	3	0	0	0	3
2006	20	Wichita	TL	AA	KCR	119	535	477	82	158	33	1	15	96	1	41	67	.331	.388	.499	.887	238	25	8	1	8	3
2007	21	Omaha	PCL	AAA	KCR	57	256	203	40	59	10	1	13	46	1	43	32	.291	.412	.542	.954	110	8	3	1	6	2
2008	22	Omaha	PCL	AAA	KCR	26	115	101	18	34	6	1	5	13	0	14	7	.337	.417	.564	.982	57	4	0	0	0	0
5 Seasons						397	1779	1532	298	515	110	8	73	333	7	204	267	.336	.416	.561	.978	860	58	21	2	20	11
AA (2 seasons)				AA		148	654	589	96	193	42	1	20	115	1	48	85	.328	.381	.504	.886	297	28	8	1	8	6
AAA (2 seasons)				AAA		83	371	304	58	93	16	2	18	59	1	57	39	.306	.414	.549	.963	167	12	3	1	6	2
Rk (1 season)				Rk		74	324	260	74	97	22	3	10	68	5	57	63	.373	.488	.596	1.084	155	6	4	0	3	0
A+ (1 season)				A+		92	430	379	70	132	30	2	25	91	0	42	80	.348	.419	.636	1.054	241	12	6	0	3	3

Minors Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
2004	18	Idaho Falls	PION	Rk	KCR	0	1	.000	8.31	1	0	1	0	0	0	4.1	8	4	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	25	2.769	16.6	0.0	8.3	0.0	0.00
1 Season						0	1	.000	8.31	1	0	1	0	0	0	4.1	8	4	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	25	2.769	16.6	0.0	8.3	0.0	0.00

Minors Fielding

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	Rtz
2004	18	Idaho Falls	PION	Rk	KCR	3B	49	150	28	110	12	11	.920	2.82
2004	18	Idaho Falls	PION	Rk	KCR	P	1	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
2005	19	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AA	KCR	LF	60	79	69	4	6	0	.924	1.22	-18
2005	19	High Desert	CALL	A+	KCR	LF	34	44	38	3	3	0	.932	1.21	-10
2005	19	High Desert	CALL	A+	KCR	3B	41	114	13	83	18	5	.842	2.34	0
2005	19	Wichita	TL	AA	KCR	LF	26	35	31	1	3	0	.914	1.23	-8
2006	20	Wichita	TL	AA	KCR	RF	96	176	165	6	5	1	.972	1.78	-35
2006	20	Wichita	TL	AA	KCR	LF	19	36	32	2	2	0	.944	1.79	-9
2007	21	Omaha	PCL	AAA	KCR	LF	26	40	37	2	1	0	.975	1.50	-4
2007	21	Omaha	PCL	AAA	KCR	1B	22	211	185	20	6	22	.972	9.32	1
2008	22	Omaha	PCL	AAA	KCR	1B	21	200	194	6	0	23	1.000	9.52	-2
5 Seasons							335	1006	723	233	50	62	.950	2.85	-67
LF (3 seasons)						LF	105	155	138	8	9	0	.942	1.39	-31
1B (2 seasons)						1B	43	411	379	26	6	45	.985	9.42	-1
3B (2 seasons)						3B	90	264	41	193	30	16	.886	2.60	0
RF (1 season)						RF	96	176	165	6	5	1	.972	1.78	-35
P (1 season)						P	1	0	0	0	0	0		0.00

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
2004	18	Idaho Falls Chukars	Pioneer League	Rk	KCR		2004-06-18	2004-09-06
2005	19	High Desert Mavericks	California League	A+	KCR		2005-04-07	2005-08-05
2005	19	Wichita Wranglers	Texas League	AA	KCR		2005-08-06	2005-09-04
2006	20	Wichita Wranglers	Texas League	AA	KCR		2006-04-06	2006-08-15
2007	21	Omaha Royals	Pacific Coast League	AAA	KCR		2007-04-05	2007-06-18
2007	21	Kansas City Royals	American League	MLB	KCR	1	2007-05-01	2007-09-30
2008	22	Omaha Royals	Pacific Coast League	AAA	KCR		2008-05-30	2008-06-24
2008	22	Kansas City Royals	American League	MLB	KCR	1	2008-03-31	2008-09-28
2009	23	Kansas City Royals	American League	MLB	KCR	1	2009-04-07	2009-10-04
2010	24	Kansas City Royals	American League	MLB	KCR	1	2010-04-05	2010-10-03
2011	25	Kansas City Royals	American League	MLB	KCR	1	2011-03-31	2011-09-28
2012	26	Kansas City Royals	American League	MLB	KCR	1	2012-04-06	2012-10-03
2013	27	Kansas City Royals	American League	MLB	KCR	1	2013-04-01	2013-05-23

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