Lawrence Butler
24-Year-Old
2024 Stats
AVG
.270
HR
21
RBI
55
R
58
SB
15
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
Reaches four times, swipes bag
Butler went 2-for-3 with an RBI, a run scored, two walks and a stolen base in Saturday's 7-6 loss to the White Sox.
ANALYSIS
Butler had another impressive showing Saturday and extended his hitting streak to 22 games in the process. Butler is now three games away from tying Oakland's longest hitting streak ever set by Jason Giambi in 1997. The 24-year-old continues his second-half breakout as he has turned his season around since the beginning of July. Butler came into July with a .180 batting average and since then has hit .325 with 19 homers, 47 RBI and 11 stolen bases over his last 62 games.
Butler had another impressive showing Saturday and extended his hitting streak to 22 games in the process. Butler is now three games away from tying Oakland's longest hitting streak ever set by Jason Giambi in 1997. The 24-year-old continues his second-half breakout as he has turned his season around since the beginning of July. Butler came into July with a .180 batting average and since then has hit .325 with 19 homers, 47 RBI and 11 stolen bases over his last 62 games.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+6%
OPS vs RHP
2024
+1%
OPS vs RHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .737 | 96 | 4 | 8 | .261 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .784 | 441 | 21 | 57 | .254 | ||||
2024vs Left | .832 | 74 | 4 | 8 | .282 | ||||
2024vs Right | .839 | 334 | 17 | 47 | .267 | ||||
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
+10%
OPS on Road
2024
+19%
OPS on Road
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022Home | .736 | 265 | 9 | 28 | .252 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .813 | 272 | 16 | 37 | .258 | ||||
2024Home | .768 | 211 | 7 | 23 | .257 | ||||
2024Away | .912 | 197 | 14 | 32 | .283 | ||||
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
0.35BB Rate
8.1%K Rate
23.3%BABIP
.305ISO
.243AVG
.270OBP
.326SLG
.512OPS
.838wOBA
.361Exit Velocity
91.6 mphHard Hit Rate
38.2%Barrels/PA
8.3%Expected BA
.270Expected SLG
.508Sprint Speed
23.9 ft/secGround Ball %
43.2%Line Drive %
18.6%Fly Ball %
38.2%Prospect Rankings History
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Returns to Oakland lineup
Butler (illness) will start in right field and bat leadoff in Wednesday's game against the Astros.
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Battling virus
Butler is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Astros due to a virus, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
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Getting day off Tuesday
Butler is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's game in Houston, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
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Registers 14th steal
Butler went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Sunday's 9-1 loss to the Tigers.
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Extends hit streak Saturday
Butler went 1-for-4 with a double in a loss to the Tigers on Saturday.
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