Jeffrey Butler  
Starting Pitcher | Kelowna Okanagans

Pitching
When healthy, Butler is the prototypical veteran finesse pitcher. His changeup isn't bad... he fools his share of hitters. Because he can't overpower hitters, Butler has to fool them instead. Butler gives up his share of home runs, but is always around the plate and doesn't give up many walks. He's almost as effective against lefthanders as he is versus righthanders. It's hard to explain but Jeffrey Butler plays much better on the road then he does at home.

Defense & Hitting
Butler is a reliable fielder who doesn't get rattled on defensive plays and is rarely out of fielding position. His slow delivery makes him fairly easy to steal upon, but Butler helps himself by holding runners with throws to first, and with slide steps and varied deliveries to home. Butler is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Butler has some pop in his swing.

          -- Moostard Nyman

 

Player Skills Yearly Scouting Report Cards
Year Team AS EN CO HR GF vL Hm Sc CL FB CU SI SL CB SC KN Age Exp Delivery Slot CH PH SP FA Nyman Rating
2009 REG 53 65 34 25 54 49 41 51 47 41 78 0 35 0 0 0 20 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 3 48 161
2010 REG 55 71 43 27 46 49 41 51 47 50 78 0 46 0 0 0 21 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 50 194
2011 REG 55 71 55 31 46 49 41 51 47 55 85 0 46 0 0 0 22 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 55 224
2012 REG 56 73 69 34 46 49 41 51 47 55 89 0 52 0 0 0 23 0 Overhand Active 0 0 0 58 256
2013 REG 57 74 77 38 46 49 41 51 47 58 91 0 55 0 0 0 24 0 Overhand DL 0 0 0 64 279
2014 REG 60 76 85 42 46 49 41 51 47 60 93 0 57 0 0 0 25 1 Overhand Active 0 0 0 70 304
2015 REG 60 82 90 45 46 49 41 51 47 61 94 0 59 0 0 0 26 2 Overhand Active 0 0 0 76 323
2016 REG 60 82 90 49 46 49 41 51 47 61 94 0 60 0 0 0 27 3 Overhand Active 0 0 0 82 327
2017 REG 60 82 90 58 46 49 41 51 47 62 94 0 60 0 0 0 28 4 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 86 336
2018 REG 60 82 90 58 46 49 41 51 47 62 95 0 60 0 0 0 29 5 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 87 336
2019 REG 60 82 90 58 46 49 41 51 47 62 95 0 61 0 0 0 30 6 Overhand Active 0 0 0 87 336
2020 REG 60 82 90 58 46 49 41 51 47 62 95 0 61 0 0 0 31 7 Overhand Active 0 0 0 87 335
2021 REG 60 82 90 58 46 49 41 51 47 62 95 0 61 0 0 0 32 8 Overhand Active 0 0 0 87 334
2022 REG 60 82 90 58 46 49 41 51 47 62 95 0 61 0 0 0 33 9 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 87 333
2023 REG 60 82 90 58 46 49 41 51 47 62 95 0 61 0 0 0 34 10 Overhand Active 0 0 0 87 332
2024 REG 60 82 90 58 46 49 41 51 47 62 95 0 61 0 0 0 35 11 Overhand Active 0 0 0 87 331
2025 KEL 60 82 90 58 46 49 41 51 47 62 95 0 61 0 0 0 36 12 Overhand Active 0 0 0 87 330
Ratings Delta                                 +1 +1             -1

CBL Collegiate League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
2008 19 USF 7 11 0 0 35 35 5 4 197 5.2 255 34 212 106 0 0 4.84 0.50 2.37 .314 .494 .309 .316 8.22
2009 20 USF 14 11 0 0 36 36 7 12 226.1 6.1 242 21 197 125 0 0 4.98 0.63 1.94 .273 .401 .291 .262 6.48
Totals     21 22 0 0 71 71 12 16 423.1 6.0 497 55 409 231 0 0 4.91 0.56 2.14 .293 .445 .298 .290 7.30

CBL Pioneer League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
2010 21 PTHU 7 7 2 10 69 0 0 0 118.1 1.2 120 19 69 28 27 9 2.13 0.41 1.60 .262 .443 .308 .243 5.40
2011 22 PTHU 11 15 0 0 37 37 14 1 214 5.2 219 34 81 105 0 0 4.42 1.30 1.40 .262 .439 .291 .238 4.84
2012 23 PTHU 11 19 0 0 36 36 17 4 247.1 7.0 271 48 80 121 0 0 4.41 1.51 1.42 .274 .477 .283 .268 5.02
2013 24 PTHU 16 14 0 0 36 36 23 1 234.2 6.2 210 24 65 130 0 0 5.00 2.00 1.17 .238 .362 .252 .226 3.11
Totals     45 55 2 10 178 109 54 6 814.1 4.2 820 125 295 384 27 9 4.25 1.30 1.37 .259 .430 .279 .246 4.48

CBL Major League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
2012 23 REG 0 1 0 1 15 0 0 0 27 1.2 27 7 11 9 2 1 3.00 0.82 1.41 .257 .533 .234 .276 6.00
2013 24 REG 0 0 1 0 15 3 2 0 41.1 2.2 32 8 7 18 3 0 3.94 2.57 0.95 .211 .408 .246 .184 3.48
2014 25 REG 11 11 0 0 32 32 16 1 205.2 6.1 228 29 41 85 0 0 3.73 2.07 1.31 .276 .455 .300 .257 3.98
2015 26 REG 9 12 0 0 32 32 18 5 198.2 6.1 203 27 29 63 0 0 2.86 2.17 1.17 .261 .419 .260 .262 3.40
2016 27 REG 9 17 0 0 32 32 13 6 208.2 6.2 218 46 30 76 0 0 3.29 2.53 1.19 .263 .500 .274 .254 4.57
2017 28 REG 2 7 0 0 12 9 3 1 72 6.0 100 19 10 24 0 0 3.00 2.40 1.53 .324 .586 .298 .348 6.63
2018 29 REG 0 3 0 0 3 3 0 0 12.1 4.0 21 6 3 2 0 0 1.49 0.67 1.98 .368 .772 .409 .343 13.1
2019 30 REG 2 1 1 0 19 0 0 0 59 3.0 52 11 7 16 8 2 2.44 2.29 1.00 .232 .442 .245 .220 2.90
2020 31 REG 10 3 6 12 38 0 0 0 57 1.2 53 11 13 20 13 2 3.16 1.54 1.16 .239 .441 .237 .240 3.00
2021 32 REG 0 0 8 2 60 0 0 0 114.1 2.0 106 14 22 43 27 4 3.39 1.95 1.12 .241 .405 .254 .231 2.91
2022 33 REG 1 2 0 0 16 0 0 0 29.2 2.0 35 9 10 12 7 2 3.70 1.20 1.54 .287 .607 .163 .354 6.37
2023 34 REG 4 10 0 1 26 12 5 0 126.2 5.0 152 27 22 30 6 4 2.14 1.36 1.38 .295 .532 .304 .289 4.55
2024 35 REG 1 2 4 1 30 0 0 0 81.2 2.2 85 16 12 26 15 5 2.88 2.17 1.19 .262 .472 .258 .266 5.07
2025 36 KEL 13 10 2 0 50 17 6 2 184.1 3.2 203 47 28 58 9 0 2.84 2.07 1.25 .272 .517 .286 .261 4.93
Totals     62 79 22 17 380 140 63 15 1418.1 3.2 1515 277 245 482 90 20 3.06 1.97 1.24 .268 .482 .275 .263 4.34

Transfer History for Jeffrey Butler
Date Transferred with Butler To New Club In Exchange For To Old Club
April 7 2025 Frank Nunn
Kelowna Okanagans 1st Rd 2025 - 25th pick
2nd Rd 2025 - 53rd pick
3rd Rd 2025 - 81st pick
Regina Pirates

Jeffrey Butler's Career Highlights
Year Details
2009 1st round - 23rd overall selection by Regina Pirates in the 2009 Amateur Draft

Jeffrey Butler's Injury History
Date Injured Days Injured Injury Impact  
July 23, 2013 29 Stress-fracture of the radius 100% Disabled List
August 13, 2015 12 Strained elbow ligament 12%  
April 20, 2016 4 Flu 14%  

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