Drew Butera stats
Bio
- Age
- 43 yearsAug 9, 1983
- Height
- 6' 1"
Drew Butera played 12 MLB seasons, 2010 to 2021.
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 554
- AB
- 1,337
- R
- 123
- H
- 262
- HR
- 19
- RBI
- 123
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .196
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | MIN | 49 | 142 | 12 | 28 | 2 | 13 | 0 | .197 |
| 2011 | MIN | 93 | 234 | 19 | 39 | 2 | 23 | 0 | .167 |
| 2012 | MIN | 42 | 111 | 7 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .198 |
| 2013 |  MIN/LAD | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 |
| 2014 | LAD | 61 | 170 | 16 | 32 | 3 | 14 | 0 | .188 |
| 2015 |  LAA/KC | 55 | 107 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .196 |
| 2016 | KC | 56 | 123 | 18 | 35 | 4 | 16 | 0 | .285 |
| 2017 | KC | 75 | 163 | 18 | 37 | 3 | 14 | 0 | .227 |
| 2018 |  KC/COL | 61 | 163 | 13 | 31 | 3 | 21 | 0 | .190 |
| 2019 | COL | 16 | 43 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .163 |
| 2020 | COL | 28 | 39 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .154 |
| 2021 | LAA | 12 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .094 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 4
- AB
- 3
- R
- 0
- H
- 0
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 0
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .000
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 1,473
- TB
- 388
- XBH
- 83
- HBP
- 15
- IBB
- 1
- GIDP
- 27
- P/PA
- 3.84
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | MIN | 155 | 42 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3.8 |
| 2011 | MIN | 254 | 56 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3.7 |
| 2012 | MIN | 122 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3.6 |
| 2013 | MIN/LAD | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 |
| 2014 | LAD | 192 | 49 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3.9 |
| 2015 | LAA/KC | 120 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 |
| 2016 | KC | 133 | 59 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.1 |
| 2017 | KC | 177 | 52 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 |
| 2018 | KC/COL | 182 | 49 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 |
| 2019 | COL | 49 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.8 |
| 2020 | COL | 43 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.3 |
| 2021 | LAA | 36 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- -3.5
- RC
- 88.5
- RC/27
- 2.10
- ISOP
- .094
- SECA
- .159
- BB/K
- 0.27
- AB/HR
- 70.4
- GO/FO
- 0.60
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | MIN | 0.1 | 8.1 | 1.8 | .099 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 71 | 0.7 |
| 2011 | MIN | -1.6 | 7.3 | 0.9 | .073 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 117 | 0.7 |
| 2012 | MIN | 0.2 | 7.5 | 2.2 | .081 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 111 | 0.5 |
| 2013 | MIN/LAD | -0.2 | -0.4 | -1.3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| 2014 | LAD | 0.0 | 13.5 | 2.6 | .100 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 56.7 | 0.5 |
| 2015 | LAA/KC | -0.3 | 6.4 | 1.9 | .056 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 107 | 0.6 |
| 2016 | KC | 0.4 | 18.7 | 5.5 | .195 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 30.8 | 0.7 |
| 2017 | KC | -0.4 | 15.3 | 3.2 | .092 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 54.3 | 0.5 |
| 2018 | KC/COL | -0.5 | 12.1 | 2.4 | .110 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 54.3 | 0.5 |
| 2019 | COL | -0.4 | 1.5 | 1 | .070 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.6 |
| 2020 | COL | -0.3 | 0 | 0 | .051 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.8 |
| 2021 | LAA | -0.5 | -1 | -0.9 | .031 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO
Bio
- Age
- 43 yearsAug 9, 1983
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 2010
- Birthplace
- Evansville, IN
- Draft
- 2005Rd 5, Pk 149
- College
- UCF
Latest performance
Drew Butera
May 27 · @ ATH · L 5-0
- AB
- 3
- R
- 0
- H
- 0
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 0
- BB
- 0
- SO
- 0
- AVG
- .094
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | AB | R | H | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, May 27 | at ATHL 5-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed, May 26 | vs TEXW 9-8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, May 23 | vsATHW 6-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri, May 21 | vsATHL 8-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thu, May 20 | vs MINL 6-3 F/7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tue, May 18 | vs CLEL 6-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What were Drew Butera's career stats?
Drew Butera played 12 seasons for the Twins, the Dodgers, the Royals, the Rockies and the Angels. He was a career .196 hitter with 262 hits, 19 home runs and 123 RBI. His best season was 2016: a .285 batting average, 4 home runs and 16 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
12 seasons, 1 postseason, 2010 to 2021
Championships
- 2015 World Series with the Kansas City Royals
More on Drew Butera
Playoff series
Drew Butera played 4 games across 2 MLB postseasons in 4 series — 4 won, 0 lost.
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 |  CHC | Won 1-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 |  HOU | Won 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 |  TOR | Won 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 |  NYM | Won 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Drew Butera’s playoff series, round by round
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Drew Butera against each club
- vs Cleveland Guardians (55)
- vs Chicago White Sox (50)
- vs Detroit Tigers (49)
- vs Athletics (25)
- vs Minnesota Twins (24)
- vs Texas Rangers (23)
- vs Kansas City Royals (21)
- vs Seattle Mariners (21)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (21)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (20)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (20)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (19)
- vs Boston Red Sox (19)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (19)
- vs Houston Astros (18)
- vs New York Yankees (18)
- vs San Francisco Giants (18)
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (16)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (14)
- vs San Diego Padres (14)
- vs Colorado Rockies (12)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (12)
- vs Chicago Cubs (11)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (7)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (7)
- vs Washington Nationals (6)
- vs Atlanta Braves (5)
- vs Miami Marlins (5)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (5)
- vs New York Mets (4)
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