Josh Butler
P · Last on a Brewers farm club: Huntsville Stars, 2012
- B/T
- R/R
- Size
- 6' 5", 205 lb
- Born
- 1984-12-11 · Auburn, CA, USA
- Acquired
- Drafted 2006, round 2, pick 47, by Tampa Bay Devil Rays
- MLB debut
- 2009-09-21
The path and tables below cover his minor-league seasons with any club, as the MLB Stats API lists them, through 2026. His major-league seasons are in the "Major leagues" section.
Level path
- SS-A2006Hudson Valley Renegades
- A2007Columbus Catfish
- A+2007Vero Beach Devil Rays
- A+2008Vero Beach Devil Rays
- A+2008Brevard County Manatees
- A+2008
- ROK2009AZL Brewers
- A+2009Brevard County Manatees
- AA2009Huntsville Stars
- AAA2009Nashville Sounds
- A+2010Brevard County Manatees
- AA2010Huntsville Stars
- AAA2010Nashville Sounds
- AAA2011Nashville Sounds
- ROK2012AZL Brewers
- AA2012Huntsville Stars
- AAA2012Nashville Sounds
Pitching
| Year | Lvl | Club | Age | Games pitched in. | Games started. | Wins. | Losses. | Saves. | Innings pitched. The digit after the point is outs: 110.1 is 110 innings and one out. | Hits allowed. | Walks allowed. | Strikeouts. | Home runs allowed. | Earned run average: earned runs allowed per nine innings. | Walks plus hits allowed per inning pitched. | Strikeouts per nine innings. | Walks per nine innings. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by batters faced. | Walk rate: walks divided by batters faced. | Strikeout rate minus walk rate, both as a share of batters faced. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | SS-A | Hudson Valley Renegades | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13.1 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 5.40 | 1.50 | 8.10 | 4.73 | 20.7% | 12.1% | 8.6% |
| 2007 | A | Columbus Catfish | 22 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 77.1 | 63 | 20 | 54 | 3 | 2.33 | 1.07 | 6.28 | 2.33 | 17.4% | 6.5% | 11.0% |
| 2007 | A+ | Vero Beach Devil Rays | 22 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 49.1 | 51 | 21 | 34 | 9 | 4.93 | 1.46 | 6.20 | 3.83 | 15.7% | 9.7% | 6.0% |
| 2008 | A+ | Vero Beach Devil Rays | 23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17.0 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 6.35 | 1.35 | 5.29 | 2.65 | 13.5% | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2008 | A+ | Brevard County Manatees | 23 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 82.1 | 86 | 40 | 63 | 10 | 5.36 | 1.53 | 6.89 | 4.37 | 17.0% | 10.8% | 6.2% |
| 2008 | A+ | — | 23 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 99.1 | 104 | 45 | 73 | 11 | 5.53 | 1.50 | 6.61 | 4.08 | 16.4% | 10.1% | 6.3% |
| 2009 | ROK | AZL Brewers | 24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11.1 | 15 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 4.76 | 1.85 | 12.71 | 4.76 | 29.6% | 11.1% | 18.5% |
| 2009 | A+ | Brevard County Manatees | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 51.0 | 44 | 23 | 32 | 0 | 2.47 | 1.31 | 5.65 | 4.06 | 14.8% | 10.6% | 4.2% |
| 2009 | AA | Huntsville Stars | 24 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 41.0 | 37 | 13 | 33 | 2 | 2.85 | 1.22 | 7.24 | 2.85 | 19.3% | 7.6% | 11.7% |
| 2009 | AAA | Nashville Sounds | 24 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15.0 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 3.60 | 1.07 | 9.00 | 0.60 | 24.6% | 1.6% | 23.0% |
| 2010 | A+ | Brevard County Manatees | 25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10.80 | 2.40 | 4.05 | 6.75 | 8.1% | 13.5% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | AA | Huntsville Stars | 25 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 53.1 | 56 | 26 | 36 | 5 | 4.56 | 1.54 | 6.08 | 4.39 | 15.1% | 10.9% | 4.2% |
| 2010 | AAA | Nashville Sounds | 25 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 45.2 | 43 | 20 | 27 | 2 | 4.53 | 1.38 | 5.32 | 3.94 | 13.8% | 10.2% | 3.6% |
| 2011 | AAA | Nashville Sounds | 26 | 28 | 28 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 141.2 | 171 | 76 | 96 | 24 | 5.15 | 1.74 | 6.10 | 4.83 | 14.5% | 11.4% | 3.0% |
| 2012 | ROK | AZL Brewers | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4.50 | 1.00 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 16.7% | 0.0% | 16.7% |
| 2012 | AA | Huntsville Stars | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.0 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4.00 | 1.78 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 8.9% | 4.4% | 4.4% |
| 2012 | AAA | Nashville Sounds | 27 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17.1 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 4.67 | 1.44 | 4.67 | 5.71 | 11.8% | 14.5% | -2.6% |
Hitting
| Year | Lvl | Club | Age | Games played. | Plate appearances: every trip to the plate, walks and hit-by-pitches included. | Hits. | Doubles. | Triples. | Home runs. | Runs scored. | Runs batted in. | Walks. | Strikeouts. | Stolen bases. | Batting average: hits divided by at-bats. | On-base percentage: how often he reaches base by a hit, walk or hit-by-pitch. | Slugging percentage: total bases divided by at-bats. | On-base plus slugging: OBP and SLG added together. | Isolated power: SLG minus AVG. It counts only the extra bases. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by plate appearances. | Walk rate: walks divided by plate appearances. | Batting average on balls in play: hits other than home runs, divided by at-bats that ended with the ball in play. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | AA | Huntsville Stars | 24 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 50.0% | 0.0% | .000 |
| 2009 | AAA | Nashville Sounds | 24 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .000 | 33.3% | 0.0% | .500 |
| 2010 | AA | Huntsville Stars | 25 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | .077 | .000 | .077 | .000 | 30.8% | 7.7% | .000 |
| 2010 | AAA | Nashville Sounds | 25 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | .000 | 40.0% | 0.0% | .250 |
| 2011 | AAA | Nashville Sounds | 26 | 28 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | .091 | .189 | .121 | .310 | .030 | 23.1% | 10.3% | .125 |
| 2012 | AA | Huntsville Stars | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | .000 |
| 2012 | AAA | Nashville Sounds | 27 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 60.0% | 0.0% | .000 |
Major leagues
Pitching
| Year | Club | Age | Games pitched in. | Games started. | Wins. | Losses. | Saves. | Innings pitched. The digit after the point is outs: 110.1 is 110 innings and one out. | Hits allowed. | Walks allowed. | Strikeouts. | Home runs allowed. | Earned run average: earned runs allowed per nine innings. | Walks plus hits allowed per inning pitched. | Strikeouts per nine innings. | Walks per nine innings. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by batters faced. | Walk rate: walks divided by batters faced. | Strikeout rate minus walk rate, both as a share of batters faced. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Milwaukee Brewers | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9.00 | 3.25 | 6.75 | 13.50 | 11.1% | 22.2% | -11.1% |
Hitting
| Year | Club | Age | Games played. | Plate appearances: every trip to the plate, walks and hit-by-pitches included. | Hits. | Doubles. | Triples. | Home runs. | Runs scored. | Runs batted in. | Walks. | Strikeouts. | Stolen bases. | Batting average: hits divided by at-bats. | On-base percentage: how often he reaches base by a hit, walk or hit-by-pitch. | Slugging percentage: total bases divided by at-bats. | On-base plus slugging: OBP and SLG added together. | Isolated power: SLG minus AVG. It counts only the extra bases. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by plate appearances. | Walk rate: walks divided by plate appearances. | Batting average on balls in play: hits other than home runs, divided by at-bats that ended with the ball in play. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Milwaukee Brewers | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
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Stats from the MLB Stats API, through Oct 9, 2026.