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Proper Name
William Franklin Butler
High Level
MLB (1969-1977)
Positions
P (219)
Ht / Wt
6-2 / 210
Bats / Throws
Left / Left
age
77.016
place
Hyattsville,Maryland
High School
Herndon (Herndon,VA)
draft posit
p
MLB Debut
MLB Teams
MIN [4] KCA [3] CLE [1] LAN [1]
TBC#
9491
mlbam id
111823
Retrosheet
Stat Capsuleerawhipw-lggssviphso
Career MLB [1969-1977]4.211.4723-35134861591.7555408
Strikeouts
64
Walks
24
Hittable
53
SO/BB
40
vsPower
53
Hitting
4
Durability
59
Team
.489
Player Notes:  [1969] Topps All-Star Rookie Team
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Pitching Statistics
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year team name league level org age   # link role   w   l   g gs cg sh gr gf sv ip   h   r er hr bb so wp bk hb era whip h9 hr9 bb9 so9 ra9 so/bb
1969 Kansas City Royals AL MLB kca 22 29 log Starter 9 10 34 29 5 4 5 1 0 193.2 174 91 84 15 91 156 4 0 3 3.90 1.37 8.09 0.70 4.23 7.25 4.23 1.71
1970 Kansas City Royals AL MLB kca 23 29 log Starter 4 12 25 25 2 1 0 0 0 140.2 117 66 59 17 87 75 3 0 1 3.77 1.45 7.49 1.09 5.57 4.80 4.22 0.86
1971 Kansas City Royals AL MLB kca 24 29 log Rel/St 1 2 14 6 0 0 8 3 0 44.1 45 19 17 6 18 32 0 0 0 3.45 1.42 9.14 1.22 3.65 6.50 3.86 1.78
1972 Cleveland Indians AL MLB cle 25 35 log Rel/St 0 0 6 2 0 0 4 1 0 11.2 9 3 2 1 10 6 0 0 0 1.54 1.63 6.94 0.77 7.71 4.63 2.31 0.60
1974 Minnesota Twins AL MLB min 27 17 log Rel/St 4 6 26 12 2 0 14 7 1 98.2 91 47 45 9 56 79 0 0 1 4.10 1.49 8.30 0.82 5.11 7.21 4.29 1.41
1975 Minnesota Twins AL MLB min 28 17 log Rel/St 5 4 23 8 1 0 15 5 0 81.2 100 61 54 12 35 55 0 0 0 5.95 1.65 11.02 1.32 3.86 6.06 6.72 1.57
1976 Tacoma Twins PCL AAA min 29 -- -- Rel/St 4 6 38 10 2 1 28 0 5 103.0 104 52 44 7 64 65 2 0 1 3.84 1.63 9.09 0.61 5.59 5.68 4.54 1.02
1977 Tacoma Twins PCL AAA min 30 -- -- Starter 9 7 22 18 8 3 4 0 1 128.0 115 64 60 8 64 102 2 0 0 4.22 1.40 8.09 0.56 4.50 7.17 4.50 1.59
1977 Minnesota Twins AL MLB min 30 37 log St/Rel 0 1 6 4 0 0 2 0 0 21.0 19 17 16 5 15 5 1 0 1 6.86 1.62 8.14 2.14 6.43 2.14 7.29 0.33
1978 Albuquerque Dukes PCL AAA lan 31 -- -- Rel/St 5 3 47 1 0 0 46 0 8 63.0 84 58 50 8 60 46 2 0 1 7.14 2.29 12.00 1.14 8.57 6.57 8.29 0.77
1969 MLB Total -- KCA -- -- -- Starter 9 10 34 29 5 4 5 1 0 193.7 174 91 84 15 91 156 4 0 3 3.90 1.37 8.09 0.70 4.23 7.25 4.23 1.71
1970 MLB Total -- KCA -- -- -- Starter 4 12 25 25 2 1 0 0 0 140.7 117 66 59 17 87 75 3 0 1 3.77 1.45 7.49 1.09 5.57 4.80 4.22 0.86
1971 MLB Total -- KCA -- -- -- Rel/St 1 2 14 6 0 0 8 3 0 44.3 45 19 17 6 18 32 0 0 0 3.45 1.42 9.14 1.22 3.65 6.50 3.86 1.78
1972 MLB Total -- CLE -- -- -- Rel/St 0 0 6 2 0 0 4 1 0 11.7 9 3 2 1 10 6 0 0 0 1.54 1.63 6.94 0.77 7.71 4.63 2.31 0.60
1974 MLB Total -- MIN -- -- -- Rel/St 4 6 26 12 2 0 14 7 1 98.7 91 47 45 9 56 79 0 0 1 4.10 1.49 8.30 0.82 5.11 7.21 4.29 1.41
1975 MLB Total -- MIN -- -- -- Rel/St 5 4 23 8 1 0 15 5 0 81.7 100 61 54 12 35 55 0 0 0 5.95 1.65 11.02 1.32 3.86 6.06 6.72 1.57
1976 AAA Total -- MIN -- -- -- Rel/St 4 6 38 10 2 1 28 0 5 103.0 104 52 44 7 64 65 2 0 1 3.84 1.63 9.09 0.61 5.59 5.68 4.54 1.02
1977 AAA Total -- MIN -- -- -- Starter 9 7 22 18 8 3 4 0 1 128.0 115 64 60 8 64 102 2 0 0 4.22 1.40 8.09 0.56 4.50 7.17 4.50 1.59
1977 MLB Total -- MIN -- -- -- St/Rel 0 1 6 4 0 0 2 0 0 21.0 19 17 16 5 15 5 1 0 1 6.86 1.62 8.14 2.14 6.43 2.14 7.29 0.33
1978 AAA Total -- LAN -- -- -- Rel/St 5 3 47 1 0 0 46 0 8 63.0 84 58 50 8 60 46 2 0 1 7.14 2.29 12.00 1.14 8.57 6.57 8.29 0.77
Total MLB (7 yrs) -- MLB -- -- -- -- -- 23 35 134 86 10 5 48 17 1 591.2 555 304 277 65 312 408 8 0 6 4.21 1.47 8.44 0.99 4.75 6.21 4.62 1.31
Total Minors (3 yrs) -- Minors -- -- -- -- -- 18 16 107 29 10 4 78 0 14 294.0 303 174 154 23 188 213 6 0 2 4.71 1.67 9.28 0.70 5.76 6.52 5.33 1.13
Total AL (7 yrs) -- AL -- -- -- -- -- 23 35 134 86 10 5 48 17 1 591.2 555 304 277 65 312 408 8 0 6 4.21 1.47 8.44 0.99 4.75 6.21 4.62 1.31
Total AAA (3 yrs) -- AAA -- -- -- -- -- 18 16 107 29 10 4 78 0 14 294.0 303 174 154 23 188 213 6 0 2 4.71 1.67 9.28 0.70 5.76 6.52 5.33 1.13
Batting Statistics
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year team name league level org age   # pos link   g ab   r   h 2b 3b hr rbi sb cs bb so hbp sh sf iw gdp tb pa xbh 1b avg obp slg ops secA iso babip bb% so% so/bb ab/hr
1969 Kansas City Royals AL MLB kca 22 29 p log 34 60 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 38 0 5 0 0 1 3 70 0 3 .050 .123 .050 .173 .083 .000 .136 7.14 54.29 7.60 --
1970 Kansas City Royals AL MLB kca 23 29 p log 25 44 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 31 0 1 0 0 1 2 49 0 2 .045 .125 .045 .170 .091 .000 .154 8.16 63.27 7.75 --
1971 Kansas City Royals AL MLB kca 24 29 p log 14 12 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 0 0 1 0 0 1 13 0 1 .083 .077 .083 .160 .000 .000 .333 0.00 76.92 -- --
1972 Cleveland Indians AL MLB cle 25 35 p log 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.00 0.00 -- --
1969 MLB Total -- KCA -- -- -- -- 34 60 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 38 0 5 0 0 1 3 70 0 3 .050 .123 .050 .173 .083 .000 .136 7.14 54.29 7.60 --
1970 MLB Total -- KCA -- -- -- -- 25 44 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 31 0 1 0 0 1 2 49 0 2 .045 .125 .045 .170 .091 .000 .154 8.16 63.27 7.75 --
1971 MLB Total -- KCA -- -- -- -- 14 12 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 0 0 1 0 0 1 13 0 1 .083 .077 .083 .160 .000 .000 .333 0.00 76.92 -- --
1972 MLB Total -- CLE -- -- -- -- 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.00 0.00 -- --
Total MLB (4 yrs) -- MLB -- -- -- -- -- 79 117 1 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 9 79 0 6 1 0 2 6 133 0 6 .051 .118 .051 .169 .077 .000 .154 6.77 59.40 8.78 --
Total AL (4 yrs) -- AL -- -- -- -- -- 79 117 1 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 9 79 0 6 1 0 2 6 133 0 6 .051 .118 .051 .169 .077 .000 .154 6.77 59.40 8.78 --
Fielding Statistics
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year team name league level mlb age pos   g gs inn po   a   e dp tc tsc sb cs sb% fpct rfg rfi rf9i tm shr pl shr tm rk
1969 Kansas City Royals AL MLB kca 22 p 34 0 193.2 4 16 1 1 21 20 0 0 -- .952 0.6 0.10 0.93 21.0 100.0 4
1970 Kansas City Royals AL MLB kca 23 p 25 0 141.0 3 13 1 1 17 16 0 0 -- .941 0.6 0.11 1.02 15.4 100.0 9
1971 Kansas City Royals AL MLB kca 24 p 14 0 44.0 0 7 1 0 8 7 0 0 -- .875 0.5 0.16 1.43 8.7 100.0 11
1972 Cleveland Indians AL MLB cle 25 p 6 0 12.0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0.00 1.000 0.2 0.08 0.75 3.8 100.0 14
1974 Minnesota Twins AL MLB min 27 p 26 0 98.2 1 6 0 0 7 7 0 0 -- 1.000 0.3 0.07 0.64 16.0 100.0 9
1975 Minnesota Twins AL MLB min 28 p 23 8 81.2 4 11 2 0 17 15 8 6 57.14 .882 0.7 0.18 1.66 14.5 100.0 7
1976 Tacoma Twins PCL AAA min 29 p 38 0 0.0 3 11 0 1 14 14 0 0 -- 1.000 0.4 -- -- 26.2 100.0 2
1977 Minnesota Twins AL MLB min 30 p 6 4 21.0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 33.33 1.000 0.2 0.05 0.43 3.7 100.0 12
1978 Albuquerque Dukes PCL AAA lan 31 p 47 0 0.0 1 7 1 1 9 8 0 0 -- .889 0.2 -- -- 33.6 100.0 2
Total MLB (7 yrs) -- MLB -- -- p 134 12 591 12 55 5 2 72 67 9 10 47.37 .931 0.5 0.11 1.02 -- -- --
Total AAA (2 yrs) -- AAA -- -- p 85 0 0 4 18 1 2 23 22 0 0 -- .957 0.3 -- -- -- -- --
Yearly Positional Grid
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year category pos p pos c pos 1b pos 2b pos 3b pos ss pos lf pos cf pos rf pos of pos dh
1969 MLB 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 MLB 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1971 MLB 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 MLB 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 MLB 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1975 MLB 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1976 Minor 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 MLB 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 Minor 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0