Joey Butler
DH | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 220LBS | Age: 38
Draft: 2008 | Rd: 15, #453, Texas Rangers | New Orleans
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2013 15 12 3 4 0 0 .333 .467 .500 .967
2014 6 5 0 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
2015 276 257 30 71 8 5 .276 .326 .416 .742
3 Seasons 297 274 33 75 8 5 .274 .330 .412 .742
AVG HR SB OPS
2013 .333 0 0 .967
2014 .000 0 0 .167
2015 .276 8 5 .742
3 Seasons .274 8 5 .742
MLB Percentile Rankings
Hits Spray Chart

Statcast Batting Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB%
2015 29 1057 175 11 6.3 4.0 90.1 109.6 2.4 32.6 .242 .385 .325 .301 .400 39.4 29.7 5.8
Player 1057 175 11 6.3 4.0 90.1 109.6 2.4 32.6 .242 .385 .325 .301 .400 39.4 29.7 5.8
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.




Fastball: 4 Seam, 2 Seam, Cutter, Sinker. Offspeed: Split, Change, Fork, Screw. Breaking: Slider, Curve, Knuckle, Sweeper, Slurve, Other
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Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 59.4 14.9 25.1 0.6 25.1 45.7 28.6 3.4 47.4 12.6 22.3 7.4 6.3 4.0
Player 59.4 14.9 25.1 0.6 25.1 45.7 28.6 3.4 47.4 12.6 22.3 7.4 6.3 4.0
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2015 276 1,056 2 -10 2 3 -2
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Swing % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2015 1,057 45.3 73.5 74.4 34.4 47.7 44.0 39.1 52.1 35.2 6.9 86.3
Player 1,057 45.3 73.5 74.4 34.4 47.7 44.0 39.1 52.1 35.2 6.9 86.3
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 29.9 47.2 24.9 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Max EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
Speed OAA Arm
Strength
Bat
Speed
Squared-up
Rate
Swing
Length
2015 72 78
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2013 14 15.0 50.0% 0.0% 17 23.7 0.0% 17.6%
2014 6 17.0 0.0% 0.0% 4 21.8 0.0% 0.0%
2015 263 17.2 31.9% 3.8% 172 23.4 9.9% 20.9%
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