Billy Butler
2007–2016 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Kansas City Royals, New York Yankees, Athletics
1,414G
.290AVG
.354OBP
.441SLG
1,479H
147HR
728RBI
5SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,414 | 5,686 | 5,105 | 592 | 1,479 | 322 | 5 | 147 | 728 | 500 | 840 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 47 | 2,252 | .290 | .354 | .441 | .795 |
Streaks
15longest hitting streak · 2014-09-26 to 2015-04-18
32longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 7 RBI | 2013-04-07 | 1 in 6,468 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | 11 total bases | 2009-04-29 | 1 in 2,522 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 2009-07-08 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 709 | 2862 | 777 | 76 | 375 | 260 | 396 | .304 | .362 | .462 |
| Away | 705 | 2824 | 702 | 71 | 353 | 240 | 444 | .276 | .334 | .420 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .182 | .308 | .182 |
| April | 201 | 813 | 205 | 19 | 94 | 83 | 116 | .286 | .354 | .425 |
| May | 252 | 1007 | 248 | 16 | 123 | 81 | 149 | .273 | .327 | .388 |
| June | 211 | 811 | 214 | 20 | 98 | 79 | 124 | .296 | .361 | .445 |
| July | 239 | 975 | 246 | 35 | 130 | 86 | 140 | .281 | .341 | .462 |
| August | 263 | 1071 | 291 | 28 | 138 | 84 | 153 | .300 | .350 | .454 |
| September | 231 | 939 | 262 | 29 | 144 | 80 | 145 | .309 | .364 | .486 |
| October | 14 | 57 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | .216 | .281 | .275 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| detroit-tigers | 146 | 596 | 177 | 12 | 88 | 40 | 74 | .324 | .364 | .464 |
| minnesota-twins | 146 | 609 | 171 | 13 | 68 | 41 | 89 | .304 | .348 | .428 |
| chicago-white-sox | 144 | 618 | 158 | 21 | 103 | 54 | 89 | .286 | .343 | .453 |
| cleveland-guardians | 140 | 580 | 150 | 9 | 69 | 55 | 79 | .292 | .353 | .426 |
| los-angeles-angels | 90 | 364 | 86 | 14 | 48 | 45 | 59 | .277 | .360 | .473 |
| texas-rangers | 84 | 346 | 82 | 6 | 33 | 37 | 51 | .269 | .344 | .380 |
| seattle-mariners | 82 | 326 | 92 | 9 | 46 | 31 | 47 | .316 | .377 | .460 |
| baltimore-orioles | 68 | 279 | 76 | 10 | 40 | 22 | 50 | .298 | .351 | .498 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 |  Kansas City Royals | 92 | 329 | 96 | 8 | 52 | – | .292 | – | – |
| 2008 | Kansas City Royals | 124 | 443 | 122 | 11 | 55 | – | .275 | – | – |
| 2009 | Kansas City Royals | 159 | 608 | 183 | 21 | 93 | 1 | .301 | – | – |
| 2010 | Kansas City Royals | 158 | 595 | 189 | 15 | 78 | – | .318 | – | – |
| 2011 | Kansas City Royals | 159 | 597 | 174 | 19 | 95 | 2 | .291 | – | – |
| 2012 | Kansas City Royals | 161 | 614 | 192 | 29 | 107 | 2 | .313 | – | – |
| 2013 | Kansas City Royals | 162 | 582 | 168 | 15 | 82 | – | .289 | – | – |
| 2014 | Kansas City Royals | 151 | 549 | 149 | 9 | 66 | – | .271 | – | – |
| 2015 |  Athletics | 151 | 538 | 135 | 15 | 65 | – | .251 | – | – |
| 2016 | New York Yankees, Athletics | 97 | 250 | 71 | 5 | 35 | – | .284 | – | – |