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Billy Butler

Billy Butler - Kansas City Royals
  • Avg .278
  • HR 1
  • RBI 17
  • Runs 10
  • SB -
Kansas City Royals
  • Height: 6-1
  • Weight: 240
  • Bats: R
  • Throws: R
  • Born: Apr 18, 1986 - Orange Park, FL
  • College: None
  • Draft: 2004 - 1st round (14th pick) by the Kansas City Royals

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 First Base Comparisons
  AVG  HR  RBI  SB  
Butler   .278 
League Average  .260 
League Leader  .391 
  AVG  HR  RBI  SB  
Butler   1 
League Average  5 
League Leader  15 
  AVG  HR  RBI  SB  
Butler   17 
League Average  18 
League Leader  43 
  AVG  HR  RBI  SB  
Butler   0 
League Average  1 
League Leader  7 
 Next Game: 5/17 vs. FLA 
  GABRH2B3BHRRBIBBKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPS  
 Away (this year) 18 70 6 22 4 0 1 8 4 10 0 0 .314 .347 .414 .761  
 Grass (this year) 37 132 9 34 7 0 1 16 16 18 0 0 .258 .336 .333 .669  
 Last 10 Games (Season Game Log) Season to Date
 Date Opponent Score AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS   AVG OBP SLG OPS  
 May 15 DET W 8-4 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0   .278 .348 .361 .709  
 May 14 DET W 2-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   .279 .346 .357 .703  
 May 13 DET W 3-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0   .279 .349 .360 .709  
 May 11 BAL W 4-0 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0   .286 .351 .368 .720  
 May 10 BAL L 5-6 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0   .277 .340 .362 .702  
 May 9 BAL L 4-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0   .272 .338 .352 .690  
 May 8 BAL L 1-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0   .272 .333 .352 .685  
 May 7 LAA W 9-4 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0   .281 .343 .364 .707  
 May 6 LAA L 3-5 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0   .284 .349 .362 .711  
 May 5 LAA L 0-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0   .283 .339 .354 .693  
 Total 144 10 40 9 0 1 17 16 21 0 0   .278 .348 .361 .709  
 Batting
 Last 3 years Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS  
 2007 KC 92 329 38 96 23 2 8 52 27 55 0 0 .292 .347 .447 .794  
 2008 KC 40 144 10 40 9 0 1 17 16 21 0 0 .278 .348 .361 .709  
 Career   132 473 48 136 32 2 9 69 43 76 0 0 .288 .347 .421 .768  
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KANSAS CITY, MO - MAY 15: Billy Butler #16 of the Kansas City Royals heads to third base against the Detroit Tigers on May 15, 2008 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by G. Newman Lowrance/Getty Images)
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Getty Images		Cleveland Indians' Grady Sizemore dives safely back into first as Kansas City Royals first baseman Billy Butler takes a pickoff throw from the pitcher in the sixth inning of a baseball game Sunday, May 4, 2008, in Cleveland. The Royals beat the Indians 2-0.
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(AP Photo/Mark Duncan)		OAKLAND, CA - APRIL 20: Billy Butler #16 of the Kansas City Royals can't reach a double hit by Ryan Sweeney #15 of the Oakland Athletics in the fifth inning during a Major League Baseball game on April 20, 2008 at McAfee Coliseum in Oakland, California. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)
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Getty Images		OAKLAND, CA - APRIL 18: Tony Pena Jr. #1 of the Kansas City Royals celebrates with teammates after scoirng on a single hit by Billy Butler in the third inning against the Oakland Athletics during a Major League Baseball game on April 18, 2008 at McAfee Coliseum in Oakland, California. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)
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Last updated through games completed on May 15, 2008