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27-Year-Old First Baseman – Kansas City Royals
2013 Stats
AVG
.267
HR
5
RBI
30
R
17
SB
0
2013 Fantasy Baseball Outlook
Butler's career trajectory continued its ascent with a breakout season that saw him bat .313 with 29 home runs and 107 RBI over 161 games in 2012. He was easily the Royals' best and most consistent hi...
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Billy Butler Contract Information:
Agreed to a four-year, $30 million contract extension with the Royals in January 2011.
| Year | Tm | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | KAN | 92 | 329 | 38 | 96 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 55 | .292 | .347 | .447 | .794 |
| 2008 | KAN | 124 | 443 | 44 | 122 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 57 | .275 | .324 | .400 | .724 |
| 2009 | KAN | 159 | 608 | 78 | 183 | 51 | 1 | 21 | 93 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 103 | .301 | .362 | .492 | .853 |
| 2010 | KC | 158 | 595 | 77 | 189 | 45 | 0 | 15 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 78 | .318 | .395 | .469 | .864 |
| 2011 | KC | 159 | 597 | 74 | 174 | 44 | 0 | 19 | 95 | 2 | 1 | 66 | 95 | .291 | .375 | .461 | .836 |
| 2012 | KC | 161 | 614 | 72 | 192 | 32 | 1 | 29 | 107 | 2 | 1 | 54 | 111 | .313 | .381 | .510 | .891 |
| 2013 | KC | 39 | 135 | 17 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 24 | .267 | .383 | .437 | .820 |
| Career | 892 | 3321 | 400 | 992 | 225 | 4 | 108 | 510 | 5 | 3 | 328 | 523 | .299 | .369 | .466 | .835 |
