Bill Butler

Retired
High Level
MLB
Years
1969-1978 (1969-1977)
Proper Name
William Franklin Butler
Positions
P (219)
Height / Weight
6-2 / 210
Bats / Throws
Left / Left
Birthdate
March 12,1947   Age:  79.091
High School
Herndon (Herndon,VA)
Drafted/Signed
MLB Debut
MLBAM ID
Retrosheet#
butlb101
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[1968] Selected by the Kansas City Royals from the Detroit Tigers (#22 overall) in the 1968 MLB Expansion Draft   [1969] Topps All-Star Rookie

Games - Pitching

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1969KCA3429551910.4741519.44100085.317.2292928282723131194210180.213.06.22.614251.6653.00
1970KCA2525200412.250916.360000100.08.025242221201512851000140.20.05.6--16050.6049.36
1971KCA14608312.333410.28600042.90.0665886523000028.116.04.72.06444.1741.33
1972CLE6204100--15.16700033.30.022222111100006.15.13.21.33048.0046.50
1974MIN2612214746.4001016.38521046.216.714151513111513106000056.042.24.73.0121442.0841.75
1975MIN238115554.556815.34800034.812.5810111215161294000037.144.14.73.0141239.1338.75
1977MIN6402001.00015.16700066.70.0445432101000018.12.24.61.33241.5040.00
Tot: 134861048172335.3974886.35821064.211.68890888886785741295210467.7124.05.42.6683447.7747.48
g: Games Pitched ... gs: Games Started ... cg: Complete Games ... gr: Games Relieved ... gf: Games Finished ... w: Wins ... l: Losses ... wpct: Win Percentage ... tm-w: Team Wins in games pitched ... tm-l: Team losses in games pitched ... tm-w%: Team win% when pitching ... hold: Holds ... sv: Saves ... blsv: Blown Saves ... gs%: Games Started% ... cg%: Complete Games% ... inn#: Appearances in this inning ... innx: Appearances in 13th+ inning ... ip-s: Innings Pitched as Starter ... ip-r: Innings Pitched as Reliever ... avg_st: Average innings pitched per start ... avg_rel: Average innings pitched per relief appearance ... lmi: Left game mid-inning ... emi: Entered game mid-inning ... gsc1: Average Game Score using Bill James Formula (as starter) ... gsc2: Average Game Score using Tom Tango formula (as starter)

On Base - Pitching

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1969KCA34837727268302.320.361174913922301134331516216104100752128.001936948612.3
1970KCA25609511204226.335.371117861601507622217815388100522751.923926733810.4
1971KCA141941716372.325.3714518021503441648131110201260.00029213210.6
1972CLE652411921.365.404910010108001110100003133.330119267.7
1974MIN26427362148161.347.37791561337058159985053100441431.8201118927412.8
1975MIN23377332135160.358.424100350711706618412412770500652233.850418925820.5
1977MIN694783544.372.4681915123401130500013010151173.3301425817.2
Tot: 1342590222287244.337.381555311630107203661051965416217351992027410839.424371167157213.3
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... ONBS: On base (H+BB+HBP) ... ONBS2: All On Base (H+BB+HBP+ERROR+FC+FO) ... OBP: On Base Percentage ... OBP2: On Base Percentage for ONBS2 ... H: Hits ... BB: Walks ... HBP: Hit by Pitch ... ROE: Reached on Error ... FC: Fielder`s Choice ... FO: Forceouts ... CI: Catcher`s Interference ... SGL: Singles ... DBL: Doubles ... TPL: Triples ... HR: Home Runs ... IFH: Infield Hits ... BNT: Bunts ... B-H: Bunt hits ... PH-H: Pinch Hits ... PH-HR: Pinch hit home runs ... HR1: Solo home runs ... HR2: 2-run Homers ... HR3: 3-run Homers ... HR4: Grand Slams ... IPHR: Inside the park homers ... RBI: Runs batted in ... HR-RBI: RBIS on Home Runs ... HR-RBI%: % of RBIs on Home Runs ... RBI2: Runs batted in on outs ... BB4: Walks on 4 pitches ... BB1OP: Walks with 1st base open ... RON: PA with runners on ... BR: # of Baserunners ... RBI%: % of opportunities with RBI ... OPP: RBI Opportunities Points ... CONV: RBIs points converted ... CONV%: Converted% ... LDOF: Leadoff ... OB: Leadoff onbase ... LD-OB%: Leadoff onbase% ... LAST: Last batter of game ... WOH: Walk-off Hits ... WOHR: Walk-off Home Runs

Outs - Pitching

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1969KCA34837727151222670.46184443959224511515618.642156022341552.61815534464751249478
1970KCA2560951113932210.4218711234042051057512.320750015121319.2151746425048817152
1971KCA141941711335570.61446713460503216.490320151422.49210161316332116
1972CLE6524177180.391800371500611.5406001070.0016136675
1974MIN264273629591280.46951716316111957918.500790377798.94516382831515451
1975MIN233773321572990.73641916276101885514.5905501173843.615220233022605243
1977MIN694781224260.92159260343055.320503452222.71065131111106
Tot: 13425902222844128160.506071061031819771462340815.75240801072325206.26242157169201209366309251
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... Outs: Outs ... GO: Groundouts ... AO: Air Outs ... ratio: Groundouts/Airouts ... FLY: Flyballs ... LO: Lineouts ... POP: Popouts ... OUT_IF: Infield Outs ... OUT_OF: Outfield Outs ... OUT_PR: Productive Outs ... RBI_OUT: RBIs on outs ... SO: Strikeouts ... SO%: Strikeout% ... SO3: Struck out on 3 pitches ... SW: Strikeouts swinging ... CAL: Strikeouts looking ... FC: Reached on fielders choice ... FO: Reached on forceout ... GDP: Grounded into Double Play ... OPP: Double play opportunities ... GDP%: Grounded into double play% ... LOC1-9: Balls hit to position location

Baserunning - Pitching

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1969KCA348377273300037.554010152853027725.502150.00301550.00
1970KCA256095115410041.777000052412265725.2200--26934.62
1971KCA141941713300060.0211000092722129.178337.509111.11
1972CLE65241000000.022000011021314.2900--500.00
1974MIN26427362110008.31110100011941614427.3320210.0020525.00
1975MIN233773327700053.865100002001606641.25201365.0020840.00
1977MIN694781001033.3220000112441636.36200.002150.00
Tot: 13425902222201811036.435313101131021498628428.80521936.541123934.82
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... SB: Stolen Bases ... SB2: Steals of 2b ... SB3: Steals of 3b ... SBH: Steals of home ... DI: Advanced on defensive indifference ... SB%: Stolen base % ... CS: Caught stealing ... CS2: Caught stealing 2b ... CS3: Caught stealing 3b ... CSH: Caught stealing home ... PTHR: Pickoff throws ... PCKFF: Picked off ... WPPB: Advancement on wild pitch or passed ball ... ADV_OUT: Runner advanced on out ... OOB: Out on bases ... onbs Runners on base ... R: Runs scored ... RS%: % of times on base run scored ... inh-r Inherited runners ... inhr-s Inherited runners scored ... beq-r Bequeathed runners (runners on base when leaving game) ... beq-s Bequeathed runners scored ... % % related to prior 2 columns

Pitches - Pitching

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1969KCA348377270000000000.00------------000.000.01662870.58
1970KCA256095110000000000.00------------000.000.01102270.48
1971KCA141941710000000000.00------------000.000.044570.77
1972CLE652410000000000.00------------000.000.09180.50
1974MIN264273620000000000.00------------000.000.0681340.51
1975MIN233773320000000000.00------------000.000.0901040.87
1977MIN694780000000000.00------------000.000.028261.08
Tot: 134259022220000000000.00------------000.000.05158530.60
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At bats ... PIT: Pitches ... STR: Strikes ... BAL: Balls ... FOU: Fouls ... SW: Swing and miss ... CAL: Called strikes ... INPLAY: Balls put in play ... SWINGS: Total swings ... CONT: Contacts ... P-PA: Pitches per plate appearance ... STR%: Strikes% ... Ball%: Balls% ... SWNG%: Swing % ... CONT%: Contact% (per swing) ... FOU%: Foul ball% ... PLAY: Ball in Play% ... FPS: First pitch strikes ... FPSW: First pitch swings ... FPSW%: First pitch swing%... FPIP: First pitches in play ... FPIP%: First pitches in play% ... RUNGO: Runners going while batting ... HIT_RUN: Hit and Runs ... GB Ground balls ... Air Balls in air ... GB% Groundball%

Games - Batting

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1969KCA34295600585.317.218010000000003134000000000
1970KCA212122000100.09.51306000000002121000000000
1971KCA1351300838.520.050500000000713000000000
1972CLE510200420.00.01020000000015000000000
Tot: 7356813001776.714.337023000000006073000000000
G: Games ... GS: Games Started ... CG: Completed Games ... GF: Games Finished ... PH: Pinch Hitter ... PR: Pinch Runner ... DR: Defensive Replacement ... GS%: Games Started % ... CG: Complete Games% ... EXIT PH: Exited for Pinch Hitter ... exit PR: Exited for Pinch Runner ... exit DR: Exited for defensive replacement ... ln1-9: Lineup Slots 1-9 ... Games at position

On Base - Batting

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1969KCA347060811.114.1573500030300001000000000300.0010031476.411132.7015213.33100
1970KCA21494467.122.143240001020000200000000200.0021019248.36146.567114.29000
1971KCA13131212.077.154100001010000100000000100.0000061010.02214.55400.00000
1972CLE51101.0001.00000000100000000000000000--000110.0300.0000--000
Tot: 73133117151.113.1586900060600001300000000600.0031057827.319784.0626311.54100
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... ONBS: On base (H+BB+HBP) ... ONBS2: All On Base (H+BB+HBP+ERROR+FC+FO) ... OBP: On Base Percentage ... OBP2: On Base Percentage for ONBS2 ... H: Hits ... BB: Walks ... HBP: Hit by Pitch ... ROE: Reached on Error ... FC: Fielder`s Choice ... FO: Forceouts ... CI: Catcher`s Interference ... SGL: Singles ... DBL: Doubles ... TPL: Triples ... HR: Home Runs ... IFH: Infield Hits ... BNT: Bunts ... B-H: Bunt hits ... PH-H: Pinch Hits ... PH-HR: Pinch hit home runs ... HR1: Solo home runs ... HR2: 2-run Homers ... HR3: 3-run Homers ... HR4: Grand Slams ... IPHR: Inside the park homers ... RBI: Runs batted in ... HR-RBI: RBIS on Home Runs ... HR-RBI%: % of RBIs on Home Runs ... RBI2: Runs batted in on outs ... BB4: Walks on 4 pitches ... BB1OP: Walks with 1st base open ... RON: PA with runners on ... BR: # of Baserunners ... RBI%: % of opportunities with RBI ... OPP: RBI Opportunities Points ... CONV: RBIs points converted ... CONV%: Converted% ... LDOF: Leadoff ... OB: Leadoff onbase ... LD-OB%: Leadoff onbase% ... LAST: Last batter of game ... WOH: Walk-off Hits ... WOHR: Walk-off Home Runs

Outs - Batting

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1969KCA347060571653.203114723203854.291380031156.74101107400
1970KCA214944421025.002003712103163.270310011714.3201261020
1971KCA1313121110--000121011076.92010001020.0000010020
1972CLE511110--000010000.000000100--000100000
Tot: 731331171112874.005119637317959.401790062248.36114178440
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... Outs: Outs ... GO: Groundouts ... AO: Air Outs ... ratio: Groundouts/Airouts ... FLY: Flyballs ... LO: Lineouts ... POP: Popouts ... OUT_IF: Infield Outs ... OUT_OF: Outfield Outs ... OUT_PR: Productive Outs ... RBI_OUT: RBIs on outs ... SO: Strikeouts ... SO%: Strikeout% ... SO3: Struck out on 3 pitches ... SW: Strikeouts swinging ... CAL: Strikeouts looking ... FC: Reached on fielders choice ... FO: Reached on forceout ... GDP: Grounded into Double Play ... OPP: Double play opportunities ... GDP%: Grounded into double play% ... LOC1-9: Balls hit to position location

Baserunning - Batting

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1969KCA347000000--000000000000--000001119.09
1970KCA214900000--000000000000--00000070.00
1971KCA131300000--000000000000--00000020.00
1972CLE5100000--000000000000--00000010.00
Tot: 7313300000--000000000000--000001214.76
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... SB: Stolen Bases ... SB2: Steals of 2b ... SB3: Steals of 3b ... SBH: Steals of home ... DI: Advanced on defensive indifference ... SB%: Stolen base % ... CS: Caught stealing ... CS2: Caught stealing 2b ... CS3: Caught stealing 3b ... CSH: Caught stealing home ... S12: Advanced from 1st to 2nd on singled... S13: Advanced from 1st to 3rd on single ... S23: Advanced from 2nd to 3rd on single ... S2H: Scored from 2nd on single ... D13: Advanced from 1nd to 3rd on double ... D1H: Scored from 1st on double ... ADVX: Advanced an extra base on hit ... ADV-OPP Advancement opportunities on hits ... ADV_PCT: Advanced extra base % ... PTHR: Pickoff throws ... PCKFF%: Picked off ... WPPB: Advanced on wild pitch or passed ball ... ADV_OUT: Advanced on out ... OOB: Out on bases ... R: Runs scored ... ONBS: On base ... RUN%: % of times on base run scored

Pitches - Batting

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1969KCA34700000000000.00------------000.000.0002154.20
1970KCA21490000000000.00------------000.000.0001226.00
1971KCA13130000000000.00------------000.000.000111.00
1972CLE510000000000.00------------000.000.00010--
Tot: 731330000000000.00------------000.000.0003584.38
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... PIT: Pitches ... STR: Strikes ... BAL: Balls ... FOU: Fouls ... SW: Swing and miss ... CAL: Called strikes ... INPLAY: Balls put in play ... SWINGS: Total swings ... CONT: Contacts ... P-PA: Pitches per plate appearance ... STR%: Strikes% ... Ball%: Balls% ... SWNG%: Swing % ... CONT%: Contact% (per swing) ... FOU%: Foul ball% ... PLAY: Ball in Play% ... FPS: First pitch strikes ... FPSW: First pitch swings ... FPSW%: First pitch swing%... FPIP: First pitches in play ... FPIP%: First pitches in play% ... RUNGO: Runners going while batting ... HIT_RUN: Hit and Runs ... GB Ground balls ... Airballs Balls in air ... GB% Groundball%