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Joey Butler

Positions: Designated Hitter, Leftfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 220lb (188cm, 99kg)

Born: March 12, 1986 in Pascagoula, MS us

Draft: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 15th round of the 2008 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of New Orleans (New Orleans, LA).

High School: Pascagoula HS (Pascagoula, MS)

Schools: Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (Perkinston, MS), University of New Orleans (New Orleans, LA)

Debut: August 7, 2013 (Age 27-148d, 20,497th in major league history)
vs. LAA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 4, 2015 (Age 29-206d)
vs. TOR 4 AB, 3 H, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2015 season

Agents: Frye McCann Sports

Full Name: Joseph Frank Butler

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.7

274

.274

RBI

OBP

.330

SLG

.412

OPS

.742

OPS+

107

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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
2008	22	TEX-min	A-	62	271	226	35	68	8	5	4	31	9	4	40	54	.301	.417	.434	.851		98	5	5	0	0	0		SPO · NORW
2009	23	TEX-min	A+	134	574	522	82	146	33	1	12	76	6	4	46	146	.280	.343	.416	.759		217	14	5	0	1	0		BAK · CALL
2010	24	TEX-min	AA	132	573	516	67	143	26	6	10	58	8	6	47	120	.277	.340	.409	.749		211	21	5	0	5	3		FRI · TL
2011	25	TEX-min	AAA,AA	126	529	470	84	147	28	5	14	61	15	5	50	154	.313	.388	.483	.871		227	10	8	0	1	2		RRK,FRI · PCL,TL
2012	26	TEX-min	AAA	137	584	493	93	143	28	1	20	78	6	4	79	128	.290	.392	.473	.865		233	16	7	0	5	3		RRK · PCL
2013	27	TEX-min	AAA	119	505	426	71	124	26	0	12	51	1	2	69	119	.291	.395	.437	.831		186	10	6	1	3	0		RRK · PCL
2013	27	TEX	AL	8	15	12	3	4	2	0	0	1	0	0	3	6	.333	.467	.500	.967	165	6	0	0	0	0	0	/7HD9
2014	28	STL-min	AAA	31	106	86	16	31	4	0	4	20	0	0	19	16	.360	.481	.547	1.028		47	2	1	0	0	1		MEM · PCL
2014	28	STL	NL	6	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000	.167	.000	.167	-48	0	0	0	0	0	0	/H9
2015	29	TBR-min	AAA	31	137	120	21	40	9	1	6	24	0	0	14	31	.333	.416	.575	.991		69	4	3	0	0	0		DHM · IL
2015	29	TBR	AL	88	276	257	30	71	12	0	8	30	5	2	16	82	.276	.326	.416	.742	107	107	16	3	0	0	0	D7H/9
2016	30	CLE-min	AAA	118	464	413	54	99	15	2	8	42	4	1	45	106	.240	.318	.344	.662		142	9	3	2	1	2		CLB · IL
2017	31	WSN-min	AAA	28	90	79	8	17	3	0	2	8	0	0	11	21	.215	.311	.329	.640		26	1	0	0	0	0		SYR · IL
3 Yrs				102	297	274	33	75	14	0	8	31	5	2	20	91	.274	.330	.412	.742	107	113	16	3	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	472	435	52	119	22	0	13	49	8	3	32	145	.274	.330	.412	.742	107	179	25	5	0	0	0

TBR (1 yr)				88	276	257	30	71	12	0	8	30	5	2	16	82	.276	.326	.416	.742	107	107	16	3	0	0	0
TEX (1 yr)				8	15	12	3	4	2	0	0	1	0	0	3	6	.333	.467	.500	.967	165	6	0	0	0	0	0
STL (1 yr)				6	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000	.167	.000	.167	-48	0	0	0	0	0	0

AL (2 yrs)				96	291	269	33	75	14	0	8	31	5	2	19	88	.279	.333	.420	.753	110	113	16	3	0	0	0
NL (1 yr)				6	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000	.167	.000	.167	-48	0	0	0	0	0	0

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