2020 Stats
AVG
.154
HR
0
RBI
4
R
4
SB
0
2021 Projections
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Invited to camp by Texas
Butera joined the Rangers as a non-roster invitee Tuesday, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports.
ANALYSIS
The 37-year-old backstop is nearing the end of a career spent mostly as a third-string option. He's hit below .200 in all but two of his 11 seasons, including a .154/.190/.205 line in 43 plate appearances for the Rockies last year. The Rangers presumably don't expect to pencil his name into the lineup on a regular basis this season.
The 37-year-old backstop is nearing the end of a career spent mostly as a third-string option. He's hit below .200 in all but two of his 11 seasons, including a .154/.190/.205 line in 43 plate appearances for the Rockies last year. The Rangers presumably don't expect to pencil his name into the lineup on a regular basis this season.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2018
+15%
OPS vs LHP
2020
+3%
OPS vs LHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2018vs Left | .565 | 117 | 2 | 17 | .170 | ||||
Since 2018vs Right | .491 | 156 | 1 | 11 | .188 | ||||
2020vs Left | .412 | 23 | 0 | 4 | .143 | ||||
2020vs Right | .399 | 19 | 0 | 0 | .176 | ||||
2019vs Left | .507 | 30 | 0 | 3 | .160 | ||||
2019vs Right | .389 | 19 | 0 | 0 | .167 | ||||
2018vs Left | .649 | 64 | 2 | 10 | .185 | ||||
2018vs Right | .521 | 118 | 1 | 11 | .193 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2018
+25%
OPS at Home
2020
+14%
OPS on Road
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2018Home | .580 | 135 | 2 | 18 | .208 | ||||
Since 2018Away | .465 | 137 | 1 | 10 | .153 | ||||
2020Home | .394 | 24 | 0 | 4 | .136 | ||||
2020Away | .450 | 17 | 0 | 0 | .200 | ||||
2019Home | .541 | 19 | 0 | 1 | .222 | ||||
2019Away | .407 | 30 | 0 | 2 | .120 | ||||
2018Home | .636 | 92 | 2 | 13 | .224 | ||||
2018Away | .486 | 90 | 1 | 8 | .154 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Drew Butera 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
0.18BB Rate
4.7%K Rate
25.6%BABIP
.207ISO
.051AVG
.154OBP
.190SLG
.205OPS
.396wOBA
.182Exit Velocity
81.3 mphHard Hit Rate
36.7%Barrels/PA
2.4%Advanced Batting Stats
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Over the last five seasons, Butera has played in between 55-75 games and logged between 120-192 plate appearances every year. He has never exceeded four home runs or cracked even 35 runs-plus-RBI in his role as a backup catcher, and that's unlikely to change. Butera is now 35 years old and has been at least 39% worse than league average at the plate every year of his career except one. His defense behind the plate has held up into his mid-30s, but the pitch-framing metrics are not kind at all to Butera, creating some uncertainty about his future at the highest level of professional baseball. The Rockies did trade for him in late August to bolster their depth behind the plate for the postseason push, but Butera ended up logging only six plate appearances in total after Sept. 17.
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Clear No. 3 catcher
Butera is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks.
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Makes roster as third catcher
Butera will be on the Rockies' 30-man roster to begin the season, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.
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Impressive in small spring sample
Butera and Elias Diaz were making an argument for the Rockies to break camp with three catchers due to their impressive spring performances, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.
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Receives spring invite from Rockies
Butera signed a minor-league deal that includes an invitation to spring training with the Rockies on Wednesday, Ken Davidoff of the New York Post reports.
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Granted September callup
Butera had his contract selected from Triple-A Albuquerque on Tuesday.
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