2024 Stats
AVG
.188
HR
2
RBI
7
R
7
SB
2
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Drafted in the sixth round in 2018, Butler reached the majors last August at the age of 23. The success he enjoyed at Double-A and Triple-A did not immediately translate, as Butler struggled to a .582 OPS in 42 games with the A's after posting an .825 OPS across the top two levels of the minor leagues. He can punish a breaking ball left in the strike zone, but Butler may be overmatched against big-league velocity; he managed just two extra-base hits against 236 major-league fastballs last season. The x-factor here is his speed, which in theory helps boost his floor. He has reached 20 stolen bases twice in the minors. While he won't be handed anything out of camp, the lefty-hitting Butler figures to get a look in center field for an Oakland club with nothing to lose. Read Past Outlooks
Rare offensive success Friday
Butler went 2-for-4 with an RBI single in a loss to the Mariners on Friday.
ANALYSIS
Butler spared the Athletics from a shutout loss with his ninth-inning knock, which drove home Kyle McCann. The multi-hit effort was Butler's fourth of the season over 38 games, with the most recent having come back on April 14. Butler had been mired in a 1-for-19 funk over the previous nine games before Friday, so his season slash line still sits at an anemic .188/.284/.292.
Butler spared the Athletics from a shutout loss with his ninth-inning knock, which drove home Kyle McCann. The multi-hit effort was Butler's fourth of the season over 38 games, with the most recent having come back on April 14. Butler had been mired in a 1-for-19 funk over the previous nine games before Friday, so his season slash line still sits at an anemic .188/.284/.292.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+84%
OPS vs RHP
2024
+163%
OPS vs RHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .342 | 39 | 0 | 0 | .135 | ||||
| Since 2022vs Right | .628 | 199 | 6 | 17 | .214 | ||||
| 2024vs Left | .243 | 17 | 0 | 0 | .063 | ||||
| 2024vs Right | .640 | 92 | 2 | 7 | .213 | ||||
| 2023vs Left | .418 | 22 | 0 | 0 | .190 | ||||
| 2023vs Right | .616 | 107 | 4 | 10 | .216 | ||||
| 2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+7%
OPS on Road
2024
+29%
OPS on Road
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | .561 | 116 | 3 | 9 | .198 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | .599 | 122 | 3 | 8 | .204 | ||||
| 2024Home | .513 | 62 | 1 | 4 | .164 | ||||
| 2024Away | .661 | 47 | 1 | 3 | .220 | ||||
| 2023Home | .612 | 54 | 2 | 5 | .235 | ||||
| 2023Away | .560 | 75 | 2 | 5 | .194 | ||||
| 2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Lawrence Butler compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.41BB Rate
11.9%K Rate
29.4%BABIP
.258ISO
.104AVG
.188OBP
.284SLG
.292OPS
.576wOBA
.265Exit Velocity
93.7 mphHard Hit Rate
34.4%Barrels/PA
5.5%Expected BA
.235Expected SLG
.426Sprint Speed
23.4 ft/secGround Ball %
42.2%Line Drive %
17.2%Fly Ball %
40.6%Prospect Rankings History
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On bench against righty
Butler is out of the lineup for the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader with the Rangers.
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Sitting against southpaw
Butler is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Rangers.
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Idle against southpaw
Butler isn't in the Athletics' lineup for Saturday's game versus Miami.
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Sits down against lefty
Butler isn't in Oakland's lineup for Friday's game against Miami.
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Steals base as pinch runner
Butler entered Monday's win over the Pirates as a pinch runner in the bottom of the seventh inning and remained in the game in right field, recording a stolen base but not logging a plate appearance.
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