Billy Butler stats
Designated Hitter · #36
Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 2007
- Draft
- 2004Rd 1, Pk 14
- AL Silver Slugger
- 2012
Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 2007
- Draft
- 2004Rd 1, Pk 14
- AL Silver Slugger
- 2012
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,414
- AB
- 5,105
- R
- 592
- H
- 1,479
- HR
- 147
- RBI
- 728
- SB
- 5
- AVG
- .290
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | KC | 92 | 329 | 38 | 96 | 8 | 52 | 0 | .292 |
| 2008 | KC | 124 | 443 | 44 | 122 | 11 | 55 | 0 | .275 |
| 2009 | KC | 159 | 608 | 78 | 183 | 21 | 93 | 1 | .301 |
| 2010 | KC | 158 | 595 | 77 | 189 | 15 | 78 | 0 | .318 |
| 2011 | KC | 159 | 597 | 74 | 174 | 19 | 95 | 2 | .291 |
| 2012 | KC | 161 | 614 | 72 | 192 | 29 | 107 | 2 | .313 |
| 2013 | KC | 162 | 582 | 62 | 168 | 15 | 82 | 0 | .289 |
| 2014 | KC | 151 | 549 | 57 | 149 | 9 | 66 | 0 | .271 |
| 2015 | ATH | 151 | 538 | 63 | 135 | 15 | 65 | 0 | .251 |
| 2016 |  ATH/NYY | 97 | 250 | 27 | 71 | 5 | 35 | 0 | .284 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 13
- AB
- 42
- R
- 3
- H
- 11
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 8
- SB
- 1
- AVG
- .262
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 5,686
- TB
- 2,252
- XBH
- 474
- HBP
- 34
- IBB
- 59
- GIDP
- 207
- P/PA
- 3.77
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | KC | 360 | 147 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3.8 |
| 2008 | KC | 478 | 177 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3.6 |
| 2009 | KC | 672 | 299 | 73 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 3.9 |
| 2010 | KC | 678 | 279 | 60 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 3.8 |
| 2011 | KC | 673 | 275 | 63 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 3.8 |
| 2012 | KC | 679 | 313 | 62 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 3.8 |
| 2013 | KC | 668 | 240 | 42 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 3.9 |
| 2014 | KC | 603 | 208 | 41 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 3.5 |
| 2015 | ATH | 601 | 210 | 44 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 3.7 |
| 2016 | ATH/NYY | 274 | 104 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3.9 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 9.9
- RC
- 755.1
- RC/27
- 5.30
- ISOP
- .151
- SECA
- .250
- BB/K
- 0.60
- AB/HR
- 34.7
- GO/FO
- 1.00
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | KC | 0.6 | 49.6 | 5.5 | .155 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 41.1 | 1 |
| 2008 | KC | -0.6 | 50.8 | 4 | .124 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 40.3 | 1 |
| 2009 | KC | 1.9 | 102.5 | 6.2 | .191 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 29 | 1 |
| 2010 | KC | 2.9 | 100.8 | 6.1 | .151 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 39.7 | 0.9 |
| 2011 | KC | 1.8 | 97.7 | 5.9 | .169 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 31.4 | 0.9 |
| 2012 | KC | 2.9 | 109.6 | 6.6 | .197 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 21.2 | 0.9 |
| 2013 | KC | 1.5 | 86.2 | 5.2 | .124 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 38.8 | 1.2 |
| 2014 | KC | -0.3 | 63.8 | 4 | .107 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 61 | 1 |
| 2015 | ATH | -0.9 | 62.7 | 3.9 | .139 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 35.9 | 1.1 |
| 2016 | ATH/NYY | 0.1 | 31.7 | 4.4 | .132 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 50 | 0.8 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Billy Butler's career stats?
Billy Butler played 10 seasons for the Royals and the Athletics. He was a career .290 hitter with 1,479 hits, 147 home runs and 728 RBI. His best season was 2010: a .318 batting average, 15 home runs and 78 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
10 seasons, 1 postseason, 2007 to 2016
Billy Butler finished top 10 in a stat 4 times.
Awards
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on Billy Butler
Similar players
Closest career per-game profiles to Billy Butler among MLB players at the same position.
- Jeff ConineAlike in Slugging %, RBI, Batting Average83out of 100 on profile similarity
- Andre EthierAlike in On-Base %, Batting Average, RBI79out of 100 on profile similarity
- David FreeseAlike in On-Base %, Slugging %, Batting Average77out of 100 on profile similarity
- Justin TurnerAlike in On-Base %, Slugging %, Batting Average76out of 100 on profile similarity
- Jose MartinezAlike in Batting Average, On-Base %, Slugging %75out of 100 on profile similarity
Compare Billy Butler with Jeff Conine, Andre Ethier, David Freese