Bill Butler stats

Last played for the Minnesota Twins, 1977

Pitcher

Age 79

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Bill Butler played 7 MLB seasons, 1969 to 1977.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
134
W
23
L
35
ERA
4.21
IP
591.2
K
408
BB
312
WHIP
1.47

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1969KC349103.90193.2156911.37
1970KC254123.77140.275871.45
1971KC14123.4544.132181.42
1972CLE6001.5411.26101.63
1974MIN26464.1098.279561.49
1975MIN23545.9581.255351.65
1977MIN6016.8621.05151.62

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
10
SHO
5
K/9
6.2
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1969KC0547.20000
1970KC0214.80000
1971KC0006.50000
1972CLE0004.60000
1974MIN0207.20000
1975MIN0106.10000
1977MIN0002.10000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
79 yearsMar 12, 1947
Debut
1969

What were Bill Butler's career stats?

Bill Butler played 7 seasons for the Royals, the Guardians and the Twins. He had 23 wins and 408 strikeouts with a 4.21 ERA over 591.2 innings. His best season was 1969: 9 wins, a 3.90 ERA and 156 strikeouts.

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