Josh Butler
Joshua James Butler
Born: December 11, 1984
Auburn, CA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 205
Draft: Round 2 (2006 June Amateur Draft, Tampa Bay Devil Rays)
School: San Diego
Career: 2006-2013
Major League Statistics
Josh Butler compiled a career record of 43 wins and 50 losses and a 4.68 ERA in his 162-game pitching career with the Hudson Valley Renegades, Columbus Catfish, Vero Beach Devil Rays, Brevard County Manatees, Peoria Javelinas, Brewers, Huntsville Stars, Nashville Sounds and Bridgeport Bluefish. He began playing during the 2006 season and last took the field during the 2013 campaign.
 Hudson Valley Renegades |
 Columbus Catfish |
 Vero Beach Devil Rays |
 Brevard County Manatees |
 Huntsville Stars |
 Peoria Javelinas |
 Nashville Sounds |
 Brewers |
 Bridgeport Bluefish |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Short Season A | NYPL | Hudson Valley Renegades | 0 | 3 | .000 | 5.40 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 58 |
| 2007 | A | SALL3 | Columbus Catfish | 5 | 1 | .833 | 2.33 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77.3 | 63 | 25 | 20 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 54 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 310 |
| 2007 | Advanced A | FLOR | Vero Beach Devil Rays | 4 | 3 | .571 | 4.93 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 49.3 | 51 | 31 | 27 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 216 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | FLOR | Vero Beach Devil Rays | 0 | 2 | .000 | 6.35 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | FLOR | Brevard County Manatees | 2 | 8 | .200 | 5.36 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82.3 | 86 | 53 | 49 | 10 | 40 | 0 | 63 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 371 |
| 2009 | R | ARIZ | Brewers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.76 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.3 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| 2009 | AA | SOUL | Huntsville Stars | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2.85 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.0 | 37 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 171 |
| 2009 | Fall | AZFL | Peoria Javelinas | 3 | 2 | .600 | 11.93 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 84 |
| 2009 | Advanced A | FLOR | Brevard County Manatees | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.47 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51.0 | 44 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 216 |
| 2009 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.60 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 61 |
| 2010 | Advanced A | FLOR | Brevard County Manatees | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | |
| 2010 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | 5 | 1 | .833 | 4.53 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45.7 | 43 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 196 |
| 2010 | AA | SOUL | Huntsville Stars | 3 | 5 | .375 | 4.56 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53.3 | 56 | 31 | 27 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 239 |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | 9 | 8 | .529 | 5.15 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141.7 | 171 | 95 | 81 | 24 | 76 | 0 | 96 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 664 |
| 2012 | AA | SOUL | Huntsville Stars | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.0 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | |
| 2012 | R | ARIZ | Brewers | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| 2012 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | 0 | 3 | .000 | 4.67 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.3 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
| 2013 | Ind | ATLL | Bridgeport Bluefish | 3 | 11 | .214 | 5.64 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89.3 | 111 | 63 | 56 | 5 | 47 | 0 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 415 |
| Totals | 43 | 50 | .462 | 4.68 | 162 | 149 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 741.0 | 798 | 438 | 385 | 71 | 336 | 4 | 509 | 55 | 1 | 50 | 3311 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | AA | SOUL | Huntsville Stars | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | AA | SOUL | Huntsville Stars | 10 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 | .077 | .000 | .077 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | 8 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | 28 | 39 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | .091 | .189 | .121 | .310 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | AA | SOUL | Huntsville Stars | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 67 | 82 | 74 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 26 | .081 | .139 | .095 | .234 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Short Season A | NYPL | Hudson Valley Renegades | P | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.600 |
| 2007 | A | SALL3 | Columbus Catfish | P | 13 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | .895 | 1.308 |
| 2007 | Advanced A | FLOR | Vero Beach Devil Rays | P | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .900 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | FLOR | Vero Beach Devil Rays | P | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.333 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | FLOR | Brevard County Manatees | P | 20 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .846 | .550 |
| 2009 | Advanced A | FLOR | Brevard County Manatees | P | 9 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.889 |
| 2009 | AA | SOUL | Huntsville Stars | P | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .917 | 1.375 |
| 2009 | Fall | AZFL | Peoria Javelinas | P | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2009 | R | ARIZ | Brewers | P | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2009 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | P | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 1.667 |
| 2010 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | P | 8 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.375 |
| 2010 | Advanced A | FLOR | Brevard County Manatees | P | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2010 | AA | SOUL | Huntsville Stars | P | 10 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.100 |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | P | 28 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 1 | .920 | .821 |
| 2012 | AA | SOUL | Huntsville Stars | P | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 |
| 2012 | R | ARIZ | Brewers | P | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2012 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | P | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.250 |
| 2013 | Ind | ATLL | Bridgeport Bluefish | P | 18 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .944 |
| Totals | 162 | 56 | 105 | 8 | 10 | .953 | .994 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Hudson Valley Renegades | TBA | June 22, 2006 | September 5, 2006 |
| 2007 | A | South Atlantic League | Columbus Catfish | LAN | April 8, 2007 | June 13, 2007 |
| 2007 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Vero Beach Devil Rays | TBA | June 21, 2007 | August 29, 2007 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Vero Beach Devil Rays | TBA | April 5, 2008 | April 16, 2008 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Brevard County Manatees | MIL | April 25, 2008 | August 31, 2008 |
| 2009 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Brevard County Manatees | MIL | April 9, 2009 | May 24, 2009 |
| 2009 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Nashville Sounds | MIL | May 30, 2009 | June 11, 2009 |
| 2009 | AA | Southern League | Huntsville Stars | MIL | June 17, 2009 | September 5, 2009 |
| 2009 | R | Arizona League | Brewers | MIL | August 3, 2009 | August 14, 2009 |
| 2009 | Fall | Arizona Fall League | Peoria Javelinas | October 16, 2009 | November 16, 2009 | |
| 2010 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Brevard County Manatees | MIL | May 17, 2010 | May 25, 2010 |
| 2010 | AA | Southern League | Huntsville Stars | MIL | May 30, 2010 | July 19, 2010 |
| 2010 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Nashville Sounds | MIL | July 24, 2010 | September 4, 2010 |
| 2011 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Nashville Sounds | MIL | April 9, 2011 | September 4, 2011 |
| 2012 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Nashville Sounds | MIL | April 7, 2012 | April 24, 2012 |
| 2012 | R | Arizona League | Brewers | MIL | August 4, 2012 | August 14, 2012 |
| 2012 | AA | Southern League | Huntsville Stars | MIL | August 17, 2012 | September 1, 2012 |
| 2013 | Ind | Atlantic League | Bridgeport Bluefish | April 20, 2013 | August 25, 2013 |
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