Drew Butera
Andrew Edward Butera
Born: August 9, 1983
Evansville, IN US
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, LF, OF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 205
Draft: Round 48 (2002 June Amateur Draft, Toronto Blue Jays)
Draft: Round 5 (2005 June Amateur Draft, New York Mets)
School: Bishop Moore School HS (Orlando, FL)
Central Florida
Career: 2005-2021
Major League Statistics
Drew Butera compiled a career batting average of .222 with 39 home runs and 239 RBI in his 666-game career with the Brooklyn Cyclones, North Shore Honu, Hagerstown Suns, Phoenix Desert Dogs, St. Lucie Mets, New Britain Rock Cats, Binghamton Mets, Rochester Red Wings, Albuquerque Isotopes, Salt Lake Bees and Sugar Land Skeeters. He began playing during the 2005 season and last took the field during the 2021 campaign.
 Brooklyn Cyclones |
 Hagerstown Suns |
 North Shore Honu |
 New Britain Rock Cats |
 Phoenix Desert Dogs |
 Binghamton Mets |
 St. Lucie Mets |
 Rochester Red Wings |
 Albuquerque Isotopes |
 Salt Lake Bees |
 Sugar Land Skeeters |
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Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Short Season A | NYPL | Brooklyn Cyclones | 55 | 204 | 175 | 13 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 33 | .217 | .305 | .297 | .603 | 52 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2006 | A | SALL3 | Hagerstown Suns | 95 | 355 | 295 | 24 | 55 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 72 | .186 | .297 | .281 | .578 | 83 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| 2006 | Winter Rookie | HWB | North Shore Honu | 21 | 59 | 56 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | .232 | .271 | .321 | .593 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | Fall | AZFL | Phoenix Desert Dogs | 12 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .250 | .314 | .312 | .627 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | 30 | 121 | 117 | 7 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | .188 | .208 | .231 | .439 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | AA | EL | New Britain Rock Cats | 17 | 56 | 50 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | .260 | .327 | .360 | .687 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | 52 | 210 | 182 | 22 | 47 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 28 | .258 | .348 | .418 | .765 | 76 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008 | AA | EL | New Britain Rock Cats | 96 | 351 | 302 | 39 | 66 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 55 | .219 | .308 | .354 | .663 | 107 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2009 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 99 | 333 | 298 | 23 | 63 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 49 | .211 | .268 | .292 | .560 | 87 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 2012 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 15 | 48 | 43 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | .279 | .319 | .419 | .738 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Isotopes | 16 | 57 | 52 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | .135 | .196 | .231 | .427 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 27 | 94 | 87 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .218 | .247 | .310 | .558 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Isotopes | 67 | 262 | 223 | 38 | 67 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 55 | .300 | .389 | .511 | .901 | 114 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAW | Sugar Land Skeeters | 15 | 58 | 47 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 15 | .106 | .259 | .255 | .514 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAW | Salt Lake Bees | 49 | 185 | 158 | 28 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 50 | .222 | .328 | .354 | .682 | 56 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 666 | 2429 | 2117 | 232 | 470 | 114 | 8 | 39 | 239 | 8 | 4 | 226 | 449 | .222 | .303 | .339 | .642 | 717 | 53 | 33 | 26 | 27 | 3 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Short Season A | NYPL | Brooklyn Cyclones | C | 54 | 355 | 44 | 12 | 8 | .971 | 7.389 | 7 | 38 | 31 | 44.9 |
| 2006 | A | SALL3 | Hagerstown Suns | C | 95 | 669 | 79 | 9 | 14 | .988 | 7.874 | 21 | 64 | 57 | 47.1 |
| 2006 | Winter Rookie | HWB | North Shore Honu | C | 21 | 127 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 7.143 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 47.8 |
| 2007 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | C | 52 | 352 | 28 | 4 | 3 | .990 | 7.308 | 6 | 44 | 16 | 26.7 |
| 2007 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | C | 30 | 209 | 21 | 5 | 2 | .979 | 7.667 | 5 | 18 | 8 | 30.8 |
| 2007 | AA | EL | New Britain Rock Cats | C | 17 | 129 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .986 | 8.000 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 33.3 |
| 2007 | Fall | AZFL | Phoenix Desert Dogs | C | 12 | 88 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .989 | 7.750 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 13.0 |
| 2008 | AA | EL | New Britain Rock Cats | C | 92 | 645 | 45 | 6 | 7 | .991 | 7.500 | 10 | 26 | 26 | 50.0 |
| 2008 | AA | EL | New Britain Rock Cats | 1B | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.500 | ||||
| 2009 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | C | 96 | 585 | 68 | 7 | 3 | .989 | 6.802 | 14 | 56 | 40 | 41.7 |
| 2012 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | C | 14 | 95 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.500 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 55.6 |
| 2012 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | LF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 | ||||
| 2012 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 | ||||
| 2013 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | C | 22 | 139 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .987 | 6.682 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 36.4 |
| 2013 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Isotopes | C | 16 | 132 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 9.312 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 66.7 |
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Isotopes | C | 65 | 539 | 43 | 6 | 5 | .990 | 8.954 | 6 | 36 | 18 | 33.3 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAW | Salt Lake Bees | C | 26 | 201 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .995 | 8.038 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 18.8 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAW | Salt Lake Bees | 1B | 20 | 145 | 13 | 3 | 12 | .981 | 7.900 | ||||
| 2021 | AAA | AAAW | Sugar Land Skeeters | 1B | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.500 | ||||
| 2021 | AAA | AAAW | Sugar Land Skeeters | C | 11 | 110 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.364 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 16.7 |
| Totals | 649 | 4543 | 424 | 60 | 59 | .988 | 7.653 | 91 | 356 | 237 | 40.0 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Brooklyn Cyclones | NYN | June 24, 2005 | September 7, 2005 |
| 2006 | A | South Atlantic League | Hagerstown Suns | NYN | April 6, 2006 | September 4, 2006 |
| 2006 | Winter Rookie | Hawaii Winter Baseball | North Shore Honu | October 1, 2006 | November 20, 2006 | |
| 2007 | Advanced A | Florida State League | St. Lucie Mets | NYN | April 5, 2007 | June 20, 2007 |
| 2007 | AA | Eastern League | Binghamton Mets | NYN | June 22, 2007 | July 29, 2007 |
| 2007 | AA | Eastern League | New Britain Rock Cats | MIN | August 1, 2007 | September 2, 2007 |
| 2007 | Fall | Arizona Fall League | Phoenix Desert Dogs | October 11, 2007 | November 14, 2007 | |
| 2008 | AA | Eastern League | New Britain Rock Cats | MIN | April 3, 2008 | August 31, 2008 |
| 2009 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | MIN | April 9, 2009 | September 7, 2009 |
| 2012 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | MIN | April 5, 2012 | April 29, 2012 |
| 2013 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | MIN | April 5, 2013 | July 31, 2013 |
| 2013 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Albuquerque Isotopes | LAN | August 2, 2013 | August 29, 2013 |
| 2019 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Albuquerque Isotopes | COL | April 4, 2019 | September 1, 2019 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAA West | Salt Lake Bees | LAA | June 3, 2021 | August 29, 2021 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAA West | Sugar Land Skeeters | HOU | September 3, 2021 | September 29, 2021 |
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