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27-Year-Old First Baseman – Kansas City Royals
2013 Stats
AVG
.260
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.
| Pitcher | Team | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Buehrle | TOR | 57 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .351 | .387 | .561 | .949 |
| Justin Verlander | DET | 53 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .396 | .448 | .585 | 1.033 |
| Carl Pavano | 52 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | .442 | .463 | .731 | 1.194 | |
| Rick Porcello | DET | 42 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | .310 | .318 | .381 | .699 |
| Gavin Floyd | CHI-A | 40 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .225 | .262 | .225 | .487 |
| Max Scherzer | DET | 36 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .278 | .297 | .333 | .631 |
| Nick Blackburn | MIN | 36 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .389 | .639 |
| Roberto Hernandez | TB | 35 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .286 | .372 | .343 | .715 |
| Justin Masterson | CLE | 34 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .235 | .297 | .265 | .562 |
| Francisco Liriano | PIT | 34 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .206 | .270 | .324 | .594 |
| CC Sabathia | NY-A | 32 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .343 | .344 | .687 |
| Ervin Santana | KC | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .258 | .410 | .774 | 1.184 |
| John Danks | CHI-A | 29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | .207 | .207 | .276 | .483 |
| Jered Weaver | ANA | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .207 | .233 | .345 | .578 |
| Scott Baker | CHI-N | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .103 | .161 | .138 | .299 |
| Kevin Millwood | 28 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .393 | .433 | .464 | .898 | |
| Jake Peavy | CHI-A | 27 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .444 | .516 | .815 | 1.331 |
| Cliff Lee | PHI | 26 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .333 | .385 | .718 |
| Scott Feldman | CHI-N | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .208 | .240 | .333 | .573 |
| Chris Sale | CHI-A | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .318 | .360 | .727 | 1.087 |
| Josh Tomlin | CLE | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .333 | .364 | .697 |
| James Shields | KC | 21 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .364 | .429 | .792 |
| Kevin Slowey | MIA | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .238 | .238 | .286 | .524 |
| Matt Garza | CHI-N | 20 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .455 | .550 | 1.005 |
| A.J. Burnett | PIT | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .286 | .250 | .536 |
| Brian Duensing | MIN | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .318 | .450 | .768 |
| Felix Hernandez | SEA | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .273 | .400 | .673 |
| Doug Fister | DET | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .316 | .348 | .316 | .664 |
| Edwin Jackson | CHI-N | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .250 | .526 | .776 |
| Armando Galarraga | CIN | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .444 | .444 | .556 | 1.000 |
| Kenny Rogers | 18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .444 | .524 | .944 | 1.468 | |
| Dan Haren | WAS | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .444 | .778 |
| Josh Beckett | LA | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .278 | .300 | .444 | .744 |
| Jesse Crain | CHI-A | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .278 | .316 | .278 | .594 |
| David Huff | CLE | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .353 | .353 | .647 | 1.000 |
| Matt Guerrier | LA | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .294 | .294 | .294 | .588 |
| Jon Lester | BOS | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .235 | .381 | .294 | .675 |
| Zach Miner | PHI | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .176 | .235 | .412 |
| Jeremy Bonderman | SEA | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .375 | .412 | .625 | 1.037 |
| Boof Bonser | SF | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .375 | .375 | .500 | .875 |
| Freddy Garcia | BAL | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .375 | .474 | .563 | 1.036 |
| Tim Wakefield | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .375 | .412 | .688 | 1.099 | |
| C.J. Wilson | ANA | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .368 | .500 | .868 |
| Jeff Niemann | TB | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .063 | .118 | .063 | .180 |
| Jeanmar Gomez | PIT | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .444 | .400 | .844 |
| Ricky Romero | TOR | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .267 | .353 | .333 | .686 |
| Gio Gonzalez | WAS | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .368 | .400 | .768 |
| Aaron Laffey | LA | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .294 | .267 | .561 |
| Matt Harrison | TEX | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .643 | .611 | .929 | 1.540 |
| Joel Pineiro | BAL | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .438 | .500 | .938 |
| Glen Perkins | MIN | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .357 | .357 | .429 | .786 |
| Jesse Litsch | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .357 | .643 | |
| Shaun Marcum | NY-N | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .412 | .357 | .769 |
| Scott Kazmir | CLE | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .353 | .214 | .567 |
| Joe Saunders | SEA | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .450 | .429 | .879 |
| Javier Vazquez | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .267 | .286 | .552 | |
| Jarrod Washburn | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .214 | .313 | .429 | .741 | |
| Jose Contreras | PIT | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .188 | .143 | .330 |
| Carlos Carrasco | CLE | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .462 | .500 | .923 | 1.423 |
| Jason Vargas | ANA | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .462 | .563 | 1.077 | 1.639 |
| Bartolo Colon | OAK | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .385 | .429 | .615 | 1.044 |
| Phil Hughes | NY-A | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .357 | .538 | .896 |
| Andy Pettitte | NY-A | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .400 | .692 | 1.092 |
| Brad Bergesen | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .286 | .308 | .593 | |
| Matt Thornton | CHI-A | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .231 | .286 | .308 | .593 |
| Dan Wheeler | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| John Lackey | BOS | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .750 | 1.250 |
| Joe Nathan | TEX | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .583 | 1.083 |
| Clayton Richard | SD | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .417 | .417 | .667 | 1.083 |
| Ryan Rowland-Smith | BOS | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .417 | .533 | .500 | 1.033 |
| Ryan Perry | WAS | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .357 | .417 | .774 |
| Chad Gaudin | SF | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .357 | .333 | .690 |
| Livan Hernandez | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .333 | .583 | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez | CLE | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .583 | .833 |
| Andy Sonnanstine | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .357 | .583 | .940 | |
| Wade Davis | KC | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .083 | .083 | .333 | .417 |
| Brandon Morrow | TOR | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .214 | .333 | .548 |
| Derek Holland | TEX | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .462 | .636 | 1.098 |
| Brandon McCarthy | AZ | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .364 | .385 | .636 | 1.021 |
| Carlos Silva | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .364 | .364 | .545 | .909 | |
| Octavio Dotel | DET | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .182 | .545 | .727 |
| Bobby Jenks | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 | |
| Luke French | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .600 | 1.200 | 1.800 | |
| Derek Lowe | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .455 | .800 | 1.255 | |
| Joaquin Benoit | DET | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .385 | .600 | .985 |
| Alex Burnett | BAL | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .385 | .300 | .685 |
| Trevor Cahill | AZ | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .200 | .467 | .600 | 1.067 |
| Nate Robertson | TEX | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .700 | .900 |
| Alexi Ogando | TEX | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 |
| Joe Smith | CLE | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .100 | .182 | .100 | .282 |
| Liam Hendriks | MIN | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .556 | .556 | .778 | 1.333 |
| Garrett Olson | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .556 | .600 | 1.000 | 1.600 | |
| Chris Perez | CLE | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .444 | .444 | .889 | 1.333 |
| Daniel Bard | BOS | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .444 | .778 |
| Scott Linebrink | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .400 | .333 | .733 | |
| Tony Pena | ANA | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .400 | .333 | .733 |
| David Price | TB | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .400 | .333 | .733 |
| Clay Buchholz | BOS | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .333 | .222 | .556 |
| Dana Eveland | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .333 | .556 | |
| Jon Garland | COL | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .300 | .222 | .522 |
| Jeremy Guthrie | KC | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .200 | .556 | .756 |
| Vicente Padilla | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .222 | .444 | |
| Fernando Rodney | TB | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .333 | .556 |
| Grant Balfour | OAK | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .100 | .111 | .211 |
| Scott Diamond | MIN | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .200 | .111 | .311 |
| Darren O'Day | BAL | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .111 | .200 | .222 | .422 |
| Brandon Lyon | NY-N | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Vinnie Pestano | CLE | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 |
