Billy Butler

Designated Hitter · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2007-2016)

AVG .290
HR 147
RBI 728
H 1,479
OPS .795
PIV 10,151
Position
Designated Hitter
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 260 lb
Born
4/18/1986 in Orange Park, FL, USA
MLB Debut
2007-05-01
Last Game
2016-10-02
Awards
All-Star · Silver Slugger

Full name: Billy Ray Butler

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,414 5,105 592 1,479 322 5 147 728 5 500 840 .290 .354 .441 .795 10,151

Career AVG .290 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — +12.5% above league average.

Career OBP .354 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — +9.4% above league average.

Career SLG .441 vs. league average .407 across their career seasons — +8.4% above league average.

Career OPS .795 vs. league average .731 across their career seasons — +8.8% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2007 KCA AL 92 329 38 96 23 2 8 52 0 27 55 .292 .268 (+9%) .335 (+3%) .422 (+6%) .758 (+5%) 280.1
2008 KCA AL 124 443 44 122 22 0 11 55 0 33 57 .275 .263 (+4%) .333 (-3%) .416 (-4%) .749 (-3%) -255.6
2009 KCA AL 159 608 78 183 51 1 21 93 1 58 103 .301 .262 (+15%) .332 (+9%) .417 (+18%) .750 (+14%) 1718.9
2010 KCA AL 158 595 77 189 45 0 15 78 0 69 78 .318 .257 (+23%) .325 (+19%) .402 (+16%) .728 (+18%) 2305.5
2011 KCA AL 159 597 74 174 44 0 19 95 2 66 95 .291 .255 (+14%) .320 (+13%) .399 (+15%) .719 (+14%) 1788.4
2012 KCA AL 161 614 72 192 32 1 29 107 2 54 111 .313 .254 (+23%) .318 (+17%) .405 (+26%) .724 (+22%) 2826.7
2013 KCA AL 162 582 62 168 27 0 15 82 0 79 102 .289 .253 (+14%) .317 (+18%) .396 (+4%) .714 (+10%) 1527.5
2014 KCA AL 151 549 57 149 32 0 9 66 0 41 96 .271 .251 (+8%) .313 (+3%) .386 (-2%) .700 (avg) 24.0
2015 OAK AL 151 538 63 135 28 1 15 65 0 52 101 .251 .254 (-1%) .316 (+2%) .404 (-4%) .721 (-1%) -35.0
2016 OAK AL 85 221 24 61 16 0 4 31 0 19 34 .276 .255 (+8%) .321 (+3%) .417 (-4%) .738 (-1%) -29.2
2016 NYA AL 12 29 3 10 2 0 1 4 0 2 8 .345 — — — — -29.2
Career · 11 seasons 1,414 5,105 592 1,479 322 5 147 728 5 500 840 .290 — — — — 10,122

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
13 42 3 11 3 0 0 8 5 5 .262

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2014 ALCS KCA 4 14 1 4 2 0 0 3 1 2 .286
2014 ALDS1 KCA 3 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 .000
2014 ALWC KCA 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .500
2014 WS KCA 5 15 1 5 1 0 0 3 1 1 .333

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home709255831177776375.304
Away705254728170271353.276

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2016-10-02 NYYBALL 100000000
2016-10-01 NYYBALW 311000001
2016-09-26 NYYTORW 300000000
2016-09-25 NYYTORL 101000000
2016-09-24 NYYTORL 100000001
2016-09-23 NYYTORL 200000012
2016-09-22 NYYTBRL 402000001
2016-09-20 NYYTBRW 502200001
2016-09-18 NYYBOSL 201000010
2016-09-17 NYYBOSL 301000001

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 426 410 3178 268 28 329
OF 6 5 4 0 1 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2007 KCA 1B 13 11 79 8 2 6
2007 KCA OF 6 5 4 0 1 0
2008 KCA 1B 34 33 233 9 2 27
2009 KCA 1B 145 143 1141 92 10 123
2010 KCA 1B 127 126 1002 96 6 101
2011 KCA 1B 11 11 86 8 0 10
2012 KCA 1B 20 20 147 15 3 18
2013 KCA 1B 7 7 56 0 0 4
2014 KCA 1B 37 35 272 24 2 26
2015 OAK 1B 7 7 49 7 0 4
2016 OAK 1B 22 14 97 7 2 8
2016 NYA 1B 3 3 16 2 1 2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 426
Left Field 6
Designated Hitter 926

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2014 Player of the Week Week of 2014-08-10
2012 Outstanding DH Award
2012 Player of the Week Week of 2012-07-29
2012 Silver Slugger DH
2011 Hutch Award
2011 Player of the Week Week of 2011-07-31
2009 Player of the Month September
2009 Player of the Week Week of 2009-08-09
2009 Player of the Week Week of 2009-09-13
2007 Rookie of the Month July

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2016 OAK AL $11,666,667
2015 OAK AL $6,666,000
2014 KCA AL $8,000,000
2013 KCA AL $8,500,000
2012 KCA AL $8,500,000
2011 KCA AL $3,500,000
2010 KCA AL $470,000
2009 KCA AL $421,000
2008 KCA AL $399,000
Total Career Earnings $48,122,667

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Billy Butler (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Victor Martinez
    .295 avg, 246 HR
  2. 96
    Kendrys Morales
    .265 avg, 213 HR
  3. 96
    Mike Sweeney
    .297 avg, 215 HR
  4. 94
    Geronimo Berroa
    .276 avg, 101 HR
  5. 94
    Cliff Johnson
    .258 avg, 196 HR
  6. 88
    Brad Fullmer
    .279 avg, 114 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Billy Butler

What years did Billy Butler play?
Billy Butler played in Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2016.
Was Billy Butler a pitcher?
No. Billy Butler was a position player (Designated Hitter).
How many home runs did Billy Butler hit?
Billy Butler hit 147 career home runs with 1479 hits.