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

Born: April 18, 1986 in Orange Park, FL
High School: Wolfson (Jacksonville, FL)
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 2004 amateur draft.
Signed June 11, 2004. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 1, 2007
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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
2007 21 KCR AL 92 360 329 38 96 23 2 8 52 0 0 27 55 .292 .347 .447 .794 108 147 8 2 0 2 5 D3/7
2008 22 KCR AL 124 478 443 44 122 22 0 11 55 0 1 33 57 .275 .324 .400 .724 93 177 23 0 0 2 0 D3
2009 23 KCR AL 159 672 608 78 183 51 1 21 93 1 0 58 103 .301 .362 .492 .853 124 299 20 2 0 4 3 *3D
3 Seasons 375 1510 1380 160 401 96 3 40 200 1 1 118 215 .291 .346 .451 .798 110 623 51 4 0 8 8
162 Game Avg. 162 652 596 69 173 41 1 17 86 0 0 51 93 .291 .346 .451 .798 110 269 22 2 0 3 3

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2007 KCR AL 21 DH 69
2007 KCR AL 21 1B 13 11 83.0 89 79 8 2 6 .978 0.1 1.4 0.1 0.6 -0.5 0 9.43 6.69 .996 9.37 7.93
2007 KCR AL 21 LF 6 5 43.0 5 4 0 1 0 .800 -2.7 -75.3 -2.7 0.0 -2.7 0 0.84 0.67 .980 2.11 1.72
2007 KCR AL 21 OF 6 5 43.0 5 4 0 1 0 .800 -2.7 -75.3 -2.7 0.0 -2.7 0 0.84 0.67 .980 2.30 2.00
2008 KCR AL 22 DH 82
2008 KCR AL 22 1B 34 33 260.0 244 233 9 2 27 .992 -4.7 -21.7 -4.7 -1.8 -2.9 0 8.38 7.12 .994 9.26 8.01
2009 KCR AL 23 1B 145 143 1248.0 1243 1141 92 10 123 .992 8.89 8.50 .994 7.21 6.90
2009 KCR AL 23 DH 11
3 Seasons 1B 192 187 1591.0 1576 1453 109 14 156 .991 -4.6 -3.5 -4.6 -1.2 -3.4 0 8.84 8.14 .994 7.66 7.16
3 Seasons DH 162
1 Season LF 6 5 43.0 5 4 0 1 0 .800 -2.7 -75.3 -2.7 0.0 -2.7 0 0.84 0.67 .980 2.11 1.72
1 Season OF 6 5 43.0 5 4 0 1 0 .800 -2.7 -75.3 -2.7 0.0 -2.7 0 0.84 0.67 .980 2.30 2.00
3 Seasons TOT 198 192 1634.0 1581 1457 109 15 156 .991 -7.3 -5.4 -7.3 -1.2 -6.1 0 0 8.63 7.91 .985 7.51 7.00

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
2009 AL--159--7th

Total Bases s c a p y
2009 AL--299--10th

Doubles s c a p y
2009 AL--51--2nd

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
2009 AL--73--6th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
2008 AL--23--6th
2009 AL--20--9th

Youngest s c a p y
2007 AL--born 1986-04-18--3rd
2008 AL--born 1986-04-18--8th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 3 (2006), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 4 (1604), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 14 (1095), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  1. James Loney (957)
  2. Ryan Garko (950)
  3. Wes Ferrell (950)
  4. Ron Blomberg (949)
  5. Phil Weintraub (949)
  6. Randall Simon (944)
  7. Frank Brower (938)
  8. Les Fleming (935)
  9. Josh Phelps (935)
  10. Conor Jackson (931)
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  1. Kent Hrbek (954)
  2. John Olerud (949)
  3. Keith Hernandez (948)
  4. George Scott (940)
  5. Jim Rice (931) *
  6. Greg Luzinski (927)
  7. Gary Matthews (926)
  8. Ellis Valentine (924)
  9. Carlos May (922)
  10. Bruce Campbell (922)
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
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  1. Keith Hernandez (960)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Kent Hrbek (954)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 7, 2004: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2004.

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Salaries

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2008Kansas City Royals$399,000
2009Kansas City Royals$421,000
Career (may be incomplete)$820,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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