Bill Butler
William Franklin Butler
Born: March 12, 1947
Hyattsville, MD US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 210
Career: 1965-1978
Major League Statistics
Bill Butler compiled a career record of 75 wins and 72 losses, with 19 saves, and a 3.71 ERA in his 314-game pitching career with the Duluth-Superior Dukes, Daytona Beach Islanders, Rocky Mount Leafs, Montgomery Rebels, Omaha Royals, Portland Beavers, Oklahoma City 89ers, Tacoma Twins and Albuquerque Dukes. He began playing during the 1965 season and last took the field during the 1978 campaign.
 Duluth-Superior Dukes |
 Daytona Beach Islanders |
 Montgomery Rebels |
 Omaha Royals |
 Portland Beavers |
 Oklahoma City 89ers |
 Tacoma Twins |
 Albuquerque Dukes |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | A | FLOR | Daytona Beach Islanders | 6 | 2 | .750 | 2.45 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 66.0 | 40 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 63 | 7 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 1965 | A | NORL1 | Duluth-Superior Dukes | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.64 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11.0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1966 | A | CARL | Rocky Mount Leafs | 9 | 13 | .409 | 3.47 | 29 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 148.0 | 119 | 64 | 57 | 12 | 92 | 4 | 122 | 5 | 0 | 10 | |||
| 1967 | A | CARL | Rocky Mount Leafs | 12 | 9 | .571 | 2.87 | 28 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 163.0 | 127 | 68 | 52 | 11 | 96 | 1 | 154 | 6 | 0 | 9 | |||
| 1967 | AA | SOUL | Montgomery Rebels | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3.60 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20.0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1968 | AA | SOUL | Montgomery Rebels | 5 | 3 | .625 | 3.09 | 46 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 96.0 | 74 | 38 | 33 | 6 | 33 | 2 | 137 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 1970 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2.25 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20.0 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3.75 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 84.0 | 80 | 36 | 35 | 6 | 36 | 2 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1972 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | 5 | 3 | .625 | 3.47 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 83.0 | 71 | 33 | 32 | 8 | 33 | 1 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 3 | 5 | .375 | 4.02 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 65.0 | 53 | 31 | 29 | 6 | 27 | 4 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1973 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | 5 | 13 | .278 | 4.31 | 38 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 163.0 | 181 | 98 | 78 | 7 | 76 | 5 | 145 | 3 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 1974 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Twins | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.70 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30.0 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1976 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Twins | 4 | 6 | .400 | 3.84 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 103.0 | 104 | 52 | 44 | 7 | 64 | 4 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1977 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Twins | 9 | 7 | .562 | 4.22 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 128.0 | 115 | 64 | 60 | 8 | 64 | 1 | 102 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1978 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | 5 | 3 | .625 | 7.14 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 63.0 | 84 | 58 | 50 | 8 | 60 | 4 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Totals | 75 | 72 | .510 | 3.71 | 314 | 160 | 0 | 46 | 18 | 19 | 1243.0 | 1116 | 589 | 512 | 89 | 650 | 31 | 1093 | 26 | 3 | 49 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | A | FLOR | Daytona Beach Islanders | 12 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | A | NORL1 | Duluth-Superior Dukes | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .000 | .167 | .000 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | A | CARL | Rocky Mount Leafs | 29 | 51 | 46 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .087 | .106 | .130 | .237 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | AA | SOUL | Montgomery Rebels | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | A | CARL | Rocky Mount Leafs | 28 | 63 | 55 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 35 | .145 | .217 | .236 | .453 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | AA | SOUL | Montgomery Rebels | 46 | 23 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .105 | .190 | .158 | .348 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .000 | .375 | .000 | .375 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | 13 | 32 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | .000 | .129 | .000 | .129 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | 15 | 31 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .074 | .138 | .185 | .323 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 12 | 22 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .059 | .158 | .059 | .217 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 165 | 267 | 232 | 16 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 138 | .091 | .163 | .138 | .301 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | A | NORL1 | Duluth-Superior Dukes | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1965 | A | FLOR | Daytona Beach Islanders | P | 12 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .750 |
| 1966 | A | CARL | Rocky Mount Leafs | P | 29 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 1 | .917 | .759 |
| 1967 | A | CARL | Rocky Mount Leafs | P | 28 | 5 | 21 | 4 | 1 | .867 | .929 |
| 1968 | AA | SOUL | Montgomery Rebels | P | 46 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .923 | .261 |
| 1970 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | P | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .500 |
| 1971 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | P | 13 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .769 |
| 1972 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | P | 15 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .600 |
| 1972 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | P | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .667 | .333 |
| 1973 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | P | 38 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | .952 | .526 |
| 1974 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Twins | P | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| 1976 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Twins | P | 38 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .368 |
| 1977 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Twins | P | 22 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | .455 |
| 1978 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | P | 47 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .889 | .170 |
| Totals | 310 | 23 | 129 | 14 | 7 | .916 | .490 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | A | Northern League | Duluth-Superior Dukes | DET | ||
| 1965 | A | Florida State League | Daytona Beach Islanders | DET | ||
| 1966 | A | Carolina League | Rocky Mount Leafs | DET | ||
| 1967 | A | Carolina League | Rocky Mount Leafs | DET | ||
| 1967 | AA | Southern League | Montgomery Rebels | DET | ||
| 1968 | AA | Southern League | Montgomery Rebels | DET | ||
| 1970 | AAA | American Association 2 | Omaha Royals | KCA | ||
| 1971 | AAA | American Association 2 | Omaha Royals | KCA | ||
| 1972 | AAA | American Association 2 | Omaha Royals | KCA | ||
| 1972 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | CLE | ||
| 1973 | AAA | American Association 2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | CLE | ||
| 1974 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tacoma Twins | MIN | ||
| 1976 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tacoma Twins | MIN | ||
| 1977 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tacoma Twins | MIN | ||
| 1978 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Albuquerque Dukes | LAN |
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