Lawrence Butler Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Butler does his damage against breaking balls: a .643 OPS against them, against .317 on offspeed pitches.

32 plate appearances ending on breaking balls, 26 on offspeed pitches.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Butler is at his best with a runner in scoring position: a .919 OPS there against .555 overall.

22 plate appearances in that situation.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Butler's batting average is .179 but the quality of his contact projects .226, a gap of .047 in his favour once the bounces even out.

140 plate appearances in 2026.

The power is not there this season

Butler is slugging .276, 16th percentile in the league.

140 plate appearances in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 353rd in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Butler slugs .393 against breaking balls and .125 against offspeed pitches.

32 plate appearances ending on breaking balls.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

47.6% of Butler's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 82nd percentile in the league.

140 plate appearances in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 75th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Butler is at his worst against right-handers, on offspeed pitches: a .258 OPS there against .555 overall.

24 plate appearances in that situation.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Butler walks in 12.1% of his plate appearances, 79th percentile.

140 plate appearances in 2026. 79th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 88th in MLB.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Butler's OPS+ of 60 sits 20th percentile among hitters this season.

140 plate appearances in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 336th in MLB.

The shape of his contact says what kind of hitter he is

Butler averages 7.3 degrees off the bat: 29.8% of his contact is in the air and 51.2% of it is on the ground.

84 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

One of the fastest swings in the league

Butler swings it at 68.6 mph, 69th percentile bat speed in the league.

140 plate appearances in 2026. 69th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 133rd in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Butler's fly balls travel 282 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 404.

26 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Butler's quality of contact only supports a .226 expected average, 35th percentile in the league.

140 plate appearances in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 273rd in MLB.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Butler strikes out in 27.1% of his trips, 28th percentile.

140 plate appearances in 2026. 28th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 303rd in MLB.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Butler finds a productive launch angle on only 31% of his contact, 27th percentile.

140 plate appearances in 2026. 27th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 309th in MLB.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Butler hits the ball hard: 89.9 mph off the bat on average, 69th percentile in the league.

140 plate appearances in 2026. 69th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 130th in MLB.

He does not get on base enough to help

Butler is on base at a .279 clip, 29th percentile in the league.

140 plate appearances in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 298th in MLB.

He is a pull hitter, and defences can set up for it

Butler pulls 32.9% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 23.5%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

28 pulled, 37 up the middle and 20 the other way over 85 located batted balls.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Butler pulls 30.9% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 41.2% of it against left-handers.

68 batted balls against right-handers, 17 against left-handers.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Butler hits it hardest the other way: 91.3 mph on average there, against 89.1 up the middle.

20 batted balls the other way, 36 up the middle.

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