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Bill Butler
William Franklin Butler
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: March 12, 1947 in Hyattsville, MD
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 37th round of the 1965 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 9, 1969
Final Game: July 11, 1977
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1969 22 KCR AL 9 10 .474 3.90 34 29 1 5 4 0 193.2 174 91 84 15 91 5 156 3 0 4 834 94 1.368 8.1 0.7 4.2 7.2 1.71
1970 23 KCR AL 4 12 .250 3.77 25 25 0 2 1 0 140.2 117 66 59 17 87 1 75 1 0 3 610 98 1.450 7.5 1.1 5.6 4.8 0.86
1971 24 KCR AL 1 2 .333 3.45 14 6 3 0 0 0 44.1 45 19 17 6 18 0 32 0 0 0 190 99 1.421 9.1 1.2 3.7 6.5 1.78
1972 25 CLE AL 0 0 1.54 6 2 1 0 0 0 11.2 9 3 2 1 10 0 6 0 0 0 52 211 1.629 6.9 0.8 7.7 4.6 0.60
1974 27 MIN AL 4 6 .400 4.10 26 12 7 2 0 1 98.2 91 47 45 9 56 2 79 1 0 0 427 92 1.490 8.3 0.8 5.1 7.2 1.41
1975 28 MIN AL 5 4 .556 5.95 23 8 5 1 0 0 81.2 100 61 54 12 35 0 55 0 0 0 377 65 1.653 11.0 1.3 3.9 6.1 1.57
1977 30 MIN AL 0 1 .000 6.86 6 4 0 0 0 0 21.0 19 17 16 5 15 0 5 1 0 1 94 59 1.619 8.1 2.1 6.4 2.1 0.33
7 Seasons 23 35 .397 4.21 134 86 17 10 5 1 591.2 555 304 277 65 312 8 408 6 0 8 2584 88 1.465 8.4 1.0 4.7 6.2 1.31
162 Game Avg. 7 11 .397 4.21 41 27 5 3 2 0 183 172 94 86 20 96 2 126 2 0 2 799 88 1.465 8.4 1.0 4.7 6.2 1.31
MIN (3 yrs) 9 11 .450 5.14 55 24 12 3 0 1 201.1 210 125 115 26 106 2 139 2 0 1 898 75 1.570 9.4 1.2 4.7 6.2 1.31
KCR (3 yrs) 14 24 .368 3.80 73 60 4 7 5 0 378.2 336 176 160 38 196 6 263 4 0 7 1634 96 1.405 8.0 0.9 4.7 6.3 1.34
CLE (1 yr) 0 0 1.54 6 2 1 0 0 0 11.2 9 3 2 1 10 0 6 0 0 0 52 211 1.629 6.9 0.8 7.7 4.6 0.60

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1969 22 KCR AL 34 70 60 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 38 .050 .123 .050 .173 -50 3 1 0 5 0 0 1
1970 23 KCR AL 25 49 44 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 31 .045 .125 .045 .170 -51 2 1 0 1 0 0 1
1971 24 KCR AL 14 13 12 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 .083 .077 .083 .160 -54 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
1972 25 CLE AL 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
7 Seasons 79 133 117 1 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 9 79 .051 .118 .051 .169 -51 6 2 0 6 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 273 240 2 12 0 0 0 12 0 0 18 162 .051 .118 .051 .169 -51 12 4 0 12 2 0
KCR (3 yrs) 73 132 116 1 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 9 79 .052 .119 .052 .171 -51 6 2 0 6 1 0
CLE (1 yr) 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1969 KCR AL 22 P 34 29 193.2 21 4 16 1 1 .952 0.93 0.59 .952 1.88 0.69
1970 KCR AL 23 P 25 25 140.2 17 3 13 1 1 .941 1.02 0.64 .953 1.86 0.67
1971 KCR AL 24 P 14 6 44.1 8 0 7 1 0 .875 1.42 0.50 .962 1.97 0.77
1972 CLE AL 25 P 6 2 11.2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.77 0.17 .900 1.85 0.75
1974 MIN AL 27 P 26 12 98.2 7 1 6 0 0 1.000 0.64 0.27 .943 1.81 0.83
1975 MIN AL 28 P 23 8 81.2 17 4 11 2 0 .882 1.65 0.65 .941 1.87 0.85
1977 MIN AL 30 P 6 4 21.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.43 0.17 .900 1.97 0.83
7 Seasons P 134 86 591.2 72 12 55 5 2 .931 1.02 0.50 .949 1.87 0.76
7 Seasons TOT 134 86 591.2 72 12 55 5 2 .931 1.02 0.50 .879 1.87 0.76

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1969 AL--7.250--4th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1969 AL--156--10th

Shutouts s c a p y
1969 AL--4--4th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 5 (1970), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 5 (1350), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 8, 1965: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 37th round of the 1965 amateur draft.

October 15, 1968: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals from the Detroit Tigers as the 22nd pick in the 1968 expansion draft.

July 11, 1972: Purchased by the Cleveland Indians from the Kansas City Royals.

October 11, 1973: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Dick Colpaert to the Minnesota Twins for Mike Brooks (minors) and Jim Strickland.

December 15, 1977: Traded by the Minnesota Twins to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Rex Hudson.

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