Bill Butters
William Joseph Butters
Born: January 10, 1951
St. Paul, MN USA
Position: D
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 185
Shoot/Catch: Right
Career: 1974-1978
Minor league statistics
Bill Butters scored 5 goals and recorded 55 assists in his 289-game career with the Minnesota Fighting Saints, Houston Aeros, Edmonton Oilers, New England Whalers and Minnesota North Stars. He began playing during the 1974 season and last took the ice during the 1978 campaign.
 Minnesota Fighting Saints |
 Houston Aeros |
 Minnesota Fighting Saints |
 New England Whalers |
 Edmonton Oilers |
 Minnesota North Stars |
Click on column headings to sort.
Scoring:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | WHA | Minnesota Fighting Saints | 24 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 58 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12.5 |
| 1975-76 | WHA | Minnesota Fighting Saints | 59 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 170 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 0.0 |
| 1975-76 | WHA | Houston Aeros | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 |
| 1976-77 | WHA | Minnesota Fighting Saints | 42 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 133 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0.0 |
| 1976-77 | WHA | Edmonton Oilers | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| 1976-77 | WHA | New England Whalers | 26 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 65 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 2.6 |
| 1977-78 | WHA | New England Whalers | 45 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 69 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2.7 |
| 1977-78 | NHL | Minnesota North Stars | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5.6 |
| 1978-79 | NHL | Minnesota North Stars | 49 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 47 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 289 | 5 | 55 | 60 | 607 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 274 | 1.8 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | WHA | Minnesota Fighting Saints | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1975-76 | WHA | Houston Aeros | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 51 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976-77 | WHA | New England Whalers | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 34 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 87 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
