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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
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 .794 105 147 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 94 177 23 0 0 2 0 D3
2009 23 KCR AL 78 311 287 34 82 22 0 7 34 0 0 23 50 .286 .338 .436 .773 104 125 10 0 0 1 1 *3/D
3 Seasons 294 1149 1059 116 300 67 2 26 141 0 1 83 162 .283 .335 .424 .759 100 449 41 2 0 5 6
162 Game Avg. 162 633 584 64 165 37 1 14 78 0 1 46 89 .283 .335 .424 .759 100 247 23 1 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 70 68 596.0 618 565 49 4 62 .994 9.27 8.77 .994 9.21 8.22
2009 KCR AL 23 DH 5
3 Seasons DH 156
3 Seasons 1B 117 112 939.0 951 877 66 8 95 .992 -4.6 -5.9 -4.6 -1.2 -3.4 0 9.04 8.06 .994 9.24 8.13
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 123 117 982.0 956 881 66 9 95 .991 -7.3 -8.9 -7.3 -1.2 -6.1 0 0 8.68 7.70 .985 8.93 7.81

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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

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

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 8 (1932), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  1. Ken Harvey (961)
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  3. Ryan Shealy (959)
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  5. Otto Schomberg (954)
  6. Daryl Sconiers (953)
  7. Jack Phillips (952)
  8. Troy Neel (948)
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  10. Lyle Mouton (947)
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  6. Bob Caruthers (947)
  7. Otto Schomberg (947)
  8. George Burns (945)
  9. Art Shires (943)
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  1. Keith Hernandez (960)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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
Career (may be incomplete)$399,000
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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