First-Class Bowling in Each Season by Les Butler
| Season | | Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM |
| 1951-52 | (New Zealand) | 66 | 0 | 47 | 0 | | | | |
| 1952-53 | (New Zealand) | 504 | 31 | 133 | 3 | 1-17 | 44.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957-58 | (New Zealand) | 516 | 29 | 164 | 6 | 3-38 | 27.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958-59 | (New Zealand) | 1213 | 56 | 478 | 21 | 4-42 | 22.76 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959-60 | (New Zealand) | 598 | 33 | 215 | 6 | 3-34 | 35.83 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960-61 | (New Zealand) | 1134 | 88 | 299 | 15 | 4-41 | 19.93 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961-62 | (New Zealand) | 504 | 31 | 164 | 8 | 5-34 | 20.50 | 1 | 0 |
| 1962-63 | (New Zealand) | 138 | 9 | 38 | 0 | | | | |
| 1963-64 | (New Zealand) | 413 | 25 | 147 | 5 | 2-67 | 29.40 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964-65 | (New Zealand) | 1336 | 78 | 445 | 16 | 4-35 | 27.81 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965-66 | (New Zealand) | 2317 | 176 | 511 | 31 | 8-50 | 16.48 | 1 | 1 |
| 1967-68 | (New Zealand) | 552 | 25 | 273 | 9 | 4-60 | 30.33 | 0 | 0 |