Billy Butler Quotes

My average against hitters is pretty good.

You're not going to hit a bunch of three-run homers every game.

I don't care about the home runs as much as just being consistent and RBIs.

I always try to have some good at-bats. Home runs come once in a while; that's good.

If I'd just tried for them dinky singles I could've batted around .600.

What I need as a player is just to get at-bats, I think.

I didn't think much about batting average when I was playing.

I know about winning batting titles.

The hits and the misses. I just want to keep the at-bats solid.

I know that my job is to score runs, and I will continue to do that.

Hitting is the most important part of the game. It is where the big money is, where much of the status is, and the fan interest.

Usually, my track record's pretty good with guys on base.

I'd played more right than left in Double-A, I think.

I came up as a number 2 hitter. My first year I hit 16 homers, and I was like, Whoa, I'm rollin'!

Nobody should hit .200. Anybody should hit .250.

You know, this game's not very much fun when you're only hitting .247.

I don't think I'm a home run hitter. Most of my home runs are line drives. If I hit it, thanks God. But it's not the kind of thing that I think about. I just go out there and try to have a better season than I had before. Home runs are not in my mind.

Obviously, being a first baseman, you're kind of expected to hit some home runs. Obviously, that goes into your head; it gets into my head a little bit.

You always expect to hit for more power.

I care about runs scored and RBIs. Those are the most important things for me.

I don't go up there and try to hit home runs.

I offer a proven track record in the big leagues that can hit left-handers or right-handers.

If I'm making consistent contact, even if they're outs or right at somebody, if I'm just making consistent contact, I'm happy.

When I was up there at the plate, my purpose was to get on base anyway I could, whether by hitting or by getting hit.

I consider Billy Keeler, Mike Tiernan, Ed Delihanty and Larrie La Joie the toughest hitters I had to pitch to, but I did not dread them. Remember, Hughie Duffy was a member of our team, so I did not face him. In my opinion, Duffy was the greatest hitter.