Billy Butler Notable

b. April 18, 1986 · Kansas City Royals 2007–2014, Oakland Athletics 2015–2016, New York Yankees 2016

Billy Butler played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a designated hitter, opening with the Kansas City Royals in 2007 and closing with the New York Yankees in 2016.

Across 1,414 games he batted .290, with 1,479 hits and 592 runs. He finished with 147 home runs, 322 doubles, 500 walks and 5 stolen bases.

He played 426 games at first base, with 3,178 putouts and 28 errors. He turned 329 double plays.

He was an All-Star in 2012.

He was born in Orange Park, FL, USA on April 18, 1986. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	2012
Player of the Week	4	2009, 2011, 2012, 2014
Hutch Award	1	2011
Outstanding DH Award	1	2012
Player of the Month	1	2009
Rookie of the Month	1	2007
Silver Slugger	1	2012

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
2007	KCR	92	329	38	96	23	2	8	52	27	55	0	.292
2008	KCR	124	443	44	122	22	0	11	55	33	57	0	.275
2009	KCR	159	608	78	183	51	1	21	93	58	103	1	.301
2010	KCR	158	595	77	189	45	0	15	78	69	78	0	.318
2011	KCR	159	597	74	174	44	0	19	95	66	95	2	.291
2012	KCR	161	614	72	192	32	1	29	107	54	111	2	.313
2013	KCR	162	582	62	168	27	0	15	82	79	102	0	.289
2014	KCR	151	549	57	149	32	0	9	66	41	96	0	.271
2015	OAK	151	538	63	135	28	1	15	65	52	101	0	.251
2016	NYY/OAK	97	250	27	71	18	0	5	35	21	42	0	.284
Career	—	1414	5105	592	1479	322	5	147	728	500	840	5	.290

On this day & linked events

1986

Born April 18, 1986

Orange Park, FL, USA

2007

Major-league debut: Billy Butler

Billy Butler made a major-league debut on May 1, 2007.

2016

Final major-league game: Billy Butler

Billy Butler played a final major-league game on October 2, 2016.

Image: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0