Billy Butler

DH/1B · R/R · MLB · ACTIVE: 2007–2016 BORN: ORANGE PARK, USA

All-Star ×1 Silver Slugger 2012

Career

1479 H · 147 HR · 728 RBI · 5 SB

.290 AVG · .795 OPS · 1414 G

2016 Season

.276 AVG · 4 HR · 31 RBI · 0 SB

.331 OBP · .403 SLG · .733 OPS

Salary / Contract

2017: $11.7M

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Billy Butler was a designated hitter in MLB. Across 1414 career games, with a .290 batting average and 147 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.

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Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2007	KC	92	329	38	96	23	2	8	52	0	27	55	.292	.347	.447	.794
2008	KC	124	443	44	122	22	0	11	55	0	33	57	.275	.324	.400	.724
2009	KC	159	608	78	183	51	1	21	93	1	58	103	.301	.362	.492	.853
2010	KC	158	595	77	189	45	0	15	78	0	69	78	.318	.388	.469	.857
2011	KC	159	597	74	174	44	0	19	95	2	66	95	.291	.361	.461	.822
2012	KC	161	614	72	192	32	1	29	107	2	54	111	.313	.373	.510	.882
2013	KC	162	582	62	168	27	0	15	82	0	79	102	.289	.374	.412	.787
2014	KC	151	549	57	149	32	0	9	66	0	41	96	.271	.323	.379	.702
2015	OAK	151	538	63	135	28	1	15	65	0	52	101	.251	.323	.390	.713
2016	NYY	12	29	3	10	2	0	1	4	0	2	8	.345	.375	.517	.892
2016	OAK	85	221	24	61	16	0	4	31	0	19	34	.276	.331	.403	.733
Career Totals	—	1414	5105	592	1479	322	5	147	728	5	500	840	.290	.354	.441	.795

Awards & Achievements

Hutch Award (1): 2011
Outstanding DH Award (1): 2012
Player of the Month (1): 2009
Player of the Week (5): 2009, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014
Rookie of the Month (1): 2007
Silver Slugger (1): 2012

All-Star Selections

2012

Salary & Contract

Year	Salary
2008	$399,000
2009	$421,000
2010	$470,000
2011	$3,500,000
2012	$8,500,000
2013	$8,500,000
2014	$8,000,000
2015	$6,666,000
2016	$11,666,667
2017	$11,666,667

Career Total: $59,789,334 (10 seasons)

Average: $5,978,933

Salary data is available from 1985 onward.

TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.

Contract Detail

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Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.