Lawrence Butler

Lawrence Butler

24-Year-Old OutfielderOF
Sacramento Athletics
2025 Fantasy Outlook
The Athletics' final season in Oakland was largely forgettable from an on-field standpoint, but Butler's emergence was a nice surprise. A three-homer game on the final day before the All-Star break sparked an incredible run in which the outfielder slashed .316/.361/.611 over a 60-game span, which included a second three-homer game Aug. 26. He launched 16 home runs during that stretch after totaling six long balls in his first 63 games of the season. While he's not a burner in terms of sprint speed, ranking only in the 58th percentile, he went a perfect 18-for-18 on steal attempts, which shows good instincts and the ability to read opposing pitchers. His strikeout rate was manageable at 23.9 percent and Butler, a lefty slugger, hit lefty pitching even better than he did righties. The walk rate could use some work, but the 24-year-old showed enough to safely project as the starting right fielder as the A's begin a new chapter in West Sacramento. Read Past Outlooks
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#59
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$Signed a seven-year, $65.5 million contract extension with the Athletics in March of 2025. Contract includes $20 million team option ($4 million buyout) for 2032.
Sitting Saturday
OFSacramento Athletics
May 24, 2025
Butler is not in the Athletics' starting lineup against the Phillies on Saturday.
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Butler will begin Saturday's game in the dugout while Tyler Soderstrom, Denzel Clarke and Miguel Andujar man the outfield. Butler is in the midst of a six-game hitting streak and has gone 8-for-25 (.320) with two steals, four doubles, one home run and five RBI over that span.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
36
3
3
1
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
3
2
1
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+17%
OPS vs RHP
2025
 
 
+79%
OPS vs RHP
2024
 
 
+5%
OPS vs LHP
2023
 
 
+47%
OPS vs RHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023vs Left .667 161 19 6 12 6 .232 .261 .406
Since 2023vs Right .781 642 80 28 78 20 .256 .313 .468
2025vs Left .472 50 5 1 2 1 .146 .180 .292
2025vs Right .847 173 21 7 21 7 .285 .347 .500
2024vs Left .838 89 11 5 10 5 .291 .315 .523
2024vs Right .799 362 52 17 47 13 .255 .318 .482
2023vs Left .418 22 3 0 0 0 .190 .227 .190
2023vs Right .616 107 7 4 10 0 .216 .243 .373
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+7%
OPS on Road
2025
 
 
+4%
OPS on Road
2024
 
 
+15%
OPS on Road
2023
 
 
+9%
OPS at Home
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023Home .731 399 53 13 38 11 .247 .301 .430
Since 2023Away .783 404 46 21 52 15 .255 .304 .479
2025Home .744 109 14 4 10 4 .230 .294 .450
2025Away .777 114 12 4 13 4 .274 .325 .453
2024Home .753 236 36 7 23 7 .257 .314 .439
2024Away .866 215 27 15 34 11 .268 .321 .545
2023Home .612 54 3 2 5 0 .235 .259 .353
2023Away .560 75 7 2 5 0 .194 .227 .333
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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
0.31
 
BB Rate
7.6%
 
K Rate
24.2%
 
BABIP
.306
 
ISO
.199
 
AVG
.252
 
OBP
.309
 
SLG
.451
 
OPS
.761
 
wOBA
.332
 
Exit Velocity
92.0 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
35.5%
 
Barrels/PA
6.7%
 
Expected BA
.237
 
Expected SLG
.428
 
Sprint Speed
22.4 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
44.1%
 
Line Drive %
16.4%
 
Fly Ball %
39.5%
 
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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.
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Getting breather Thursday
OFSacramento Athletics
May 22, 2025
Butler is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Angels.
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Swats three-run homer
OFSacramento Athletics
May 22, 2025
Butler went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run and a stolen base in a loss to the Angels on Wednesday.
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Swipes bag in loss
OFSacramento Athletics
May 19, 2025
Butler went 1-for-4 with a double, a walk, a stolen base and a run scored in Monday's 4-3 loss to the Angels.
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Not in Sunday's lineup
OFSacramento Athletics
May 11, 2025
Butler is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.
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Getting day off Friday
OFSacramento Athletics
May 2, 2025
Butler is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Marlins.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Talking extension
OFSacramento Athletics
February 19, 2025
Butler and the Athletics have engaged in conversations surrounding a long-term contract extension, Evan Drellich of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
There's no indication that the two sides are close to an agreement, but it's worth noting that there is mutual interest in keeping Butler in the organization. The 24-year-old outfielder improved significantly last season and became one of the Athletics' biggest offensive threats, slashing .262/.317/.490 with 22 home runs, 57 RBI and 18 stolen bases over 125 games.
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