What years did Bill Butler play?

Bill Butler played in Major League Baseball from 1969 to 1977.

Was Bill Butler a pitcher?

Yes. Bill Butler pitched in the major leagues, recording 23 wins and 408 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bill Butler hit?

Bill Butler hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.

Bill Butler

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1969-1977)

W–L 23–35

ERA 4.21

WHIP 1.47

SO 408

Pitcher PIV -7869.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 210 lb
Born: 3/12/1947 in Hyattsville, MD, USA
MLB Debut: 1969-04-09
Last Game: 1977-07-11

Full name: William Franklin Butler

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
23	35	134	86	10	5	1	591.7	555	277	65	312	408	4.21	-7869.4

Career ERA 4.21 vs. league average 3.66 across their career seasons — 15.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1969	KCA	AL	9	10	34	29	5	4	0	193.7	174	84	91	156	3.90	3.61 (-8%)	1270.1
1970	KCA	AL	4	12	25	25	2	1	0	140.7	117	59	87	75	3.77	3.89 (+3%)	-3988.1
1971	KCA	AL	1	2	14	6	0	0	0	44.3	45	17	18	32	3.45	3.47 (+1%)	-572.2
1972	CLE	AL	0	0	6	2	0	0	0	11.7	9	2	10	6	1.54	3.26 (+53%)	-522.7
1974	MIN	AL	4	6	26	12	2	0	1	98.7	91	45	56	79	4.10	3.63 (-13%)	-662.2
1975	MIN	AL	5	4	23	8	1	0	0	81.7	100	54	35	55	5.95	3.71 (-60%)	-1481.0
1977	MIN	AL	0	1	6	4	0	0	0	21.0	19	16	15	5	6.86	4.00 (-71%)	-1913.2
Career · 7 seasons			23	35	134	86	10	5	1	591.2	555	277	312	408	4.21	—	-7,869

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
134	117	1	6	0	0	0	6	0	9	79	.051	.118	.051	.169	-686

Career AVG .051 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — 79.8% below league average.

Career OBP .118 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — 63.3% below league average.

Career SLG .051 vs. league average .375 across their career seasons — 86.3% below league average.

Career OPS .169 vs. league average .697 across their career seasons — 75.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1969	KCA	AL	34	60	1	3	3	5	38	.050	.248 (-80%)	.320 (-62%)	.369 (-86%)	.689 (-75%)	-685.6
1970	KCA	AL	25	44	0	2	2	4	31	.045	—	—	—	—	0.0
1971	KCA	AL	14	12	0	1	1	0	10	.083	—	—	—	—	0.0
1972	CLE	AL	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1974	MIN	AL	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1975	MIN	AL	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1977	MIN	AL	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			134	117	1	6	6	9	79	.051	—	—	—	—	-686

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	68	52	1	4	0	3	.077
Away	66	65	0	2	0	3	.031

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	68	300.1	276	140	157	190	4.20
Away	66	291.1	279	137	155	218	4.23

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1977-07-11	MIN	LAA	—	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1977-07-08	MIN	SEA	—	2.2	3	3	3	2	2	2
1977-07-02	MIN	CHW	—	4.0	1	4	4	4	2	1
1977-06-26	MIN	CHW	—	2.1	6	5	5	2	0	2
1977-06-22	MIN	TEX	—	6.0	6	3	2	3	1	0
1977-06-18	MIN	KCR	L	6.0	3	2	2	3	0	0
1975-09-25	MIN	KCR	W	5.0	5	2	2	4	3	0
1975-09-21	MIN	LAA	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1975-09-14	MIN	OAK	W	5.1	8	4	4	2	2	2
1975-09-09	MIN	TEX	—	5.0	5	1	1	3	2	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	134	86	12	55	5	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1969	KCA	P	34	29	4	16	1	1
1970	KCA	P	25	25	3	13	1	1
1971	KCA	P	14	6	0	7	1	0
1972	CLE	P	6	2	0	1	0	0
1974	MIN	P	26	12	1	6	0	0
1975	MIN	P	23	8	4	11	2	0
1977	MIN	P	6	4	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	134

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Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Butler

What years did Bill Butler play?: Bill Butler played in Major League Baseball from 1969 to 1977.
Was Bill Butler a pitcher?: Yes. Bill Butler pitched in the major leagues, recording 23 wins and 408 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bill Butler hit?: Bill Butler hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.