Lawrence Butler

23-Year-Old OutfielderOF

Oakland Athletics

2024 Stats

AVG

.197

RBI

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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

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Dynasty

League Majors

Bats L

Throws R

40 Man Yes

Height 6'2"

Weight 215

DOB 7/10/2000

Born Burlington, NJ

College None

Drafted 6th Rd 2018 OAK

Sits down versus lefty

OFOakland Athletics

April 25, 2024

Butler isn't in Oakland's lineup for Thursday's game against the Yankees.

ANALYSIS
The left-handed bat of Butler will step out of the lineup with southpaw Nestor Cortes on the mound for the Yankees. Tyler Nevin will take over in right field, allowing Darell Hernaiz to start at third base and bat ninth.

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Batting Order Slot Breakdown

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vs Left-Handed Pitchers

vs LHP

Left/Right Batting Splits

Since 2022

+120%

OPS vs RHP

2024

+796%

OPS vs RHP

2023

+47%

OPS vs RHP

2022

No Stats

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2022vs Left	.301	34	3	0	0	0	.125	.176	.125
Since 2022vs Right	.663	171	11	6	15	1	.223	.281	.382
2024vs Left	.083	12	0	0	0	0	.000	.083	.000
2024vs Right	.744	64	4	2	5	1	.236	.344	.400
2023vs Left	.418	22	3	0	0	0	.190	.227	.190
2023vs Right	.616	107	7	4	10	0	.216	.243	.373
2022vs Left	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2022vs Right	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Home/Away Batting Splits

Since 2022

+15%

OPS at Home

2024

+23%

OPS at Home

2023

+9%

OPS at Home

2022

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	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2022Home	.648	96	6	3	8	0	.230	.292	.356
Since 2022Away	.562	109	8	3	7	1	.186	.239	.324
2024Home	.694	42	3	1	3	0	.222	.333	.361
2024Away	.565	34	1	1	2	1	.167	.265	.300
2023Home	.612	54	3	2	5	0	.235	.259	.353
2023Away	.560	75	7	2	5	0	.194	.227	.333
2022Home	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2022Away	0	0	0	0	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.

BB/K
Walk to strikeout ratio
BB Rate
The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
K Rate
The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
BABIP
Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
ISO
Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
AVG
Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
OBP
On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
SLG
Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
OPS
On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
wOBA
Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
Exit Velocity
The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
Hard Hit Rate
A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
Barrels/PA
The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
Expected BA
Expected Batting Average.
Expected SLG
Expected Slugging Percentage.
Sprint Speed
The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
Ground Ball %
The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
Line Drive %
The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
Fly Ball %
The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.

BB/K

0.50

BB Rate

13.2%

K Rate

26.3%

BABIP

.250

ISO

.136

AVG

.197

OBP

.303

SLG

.333

OPS

.636

wOBA

.290

Exit Velocity

95.0 mph

Hard Hit Rate

39.1%

Barrels/PA

7.9%

Expected BA

.276

Expected SLG

.544

Sprint Speed

23.5 ft/sec

Ground Ball %

34.8%

Line Drive %

17.4%

Fly Ball %

47.8%

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