Twins, Drew Butera avoid arbitration
The catcher gets $700K in 2013.
- Born: 1983/08/09
- Age: 29
- Height: 6-1
- Weight: 200
- Bats/Throws: R / R
- Seasons: 3
- Place of birth: Evansville, IL
- Drafted by: the New York Mets in 2005 (5th round)
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 49 | 128 | 18 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 1 | .305 | .350 | .375 | |
| 2004 | 59 | 181 | 26 | 51 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 27 | 3 | 2 | .282 | .332 | .331 | |
| 2005 | 60 | 206 | 48 | 67 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 41 | 35 | 32 | 10 | 6 | .325 | .434 | .481 | |
| 2006 | 95 | 295 | 24 | 55 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 42 | 72 | 1 | 0 | .186 | .297 | .281 | |
| 2007 | 52 | 182 | 22 | 47 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 0 | 1 | .258 | .348 | .418 | |
| 2008 | 96 | 302 | 39 | 66 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 39 | 35 | 55 | 0 | 1 | .219 | .308 | .354 | |
| 2009 | 99 | 298 | 23 | 63 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 22 | 49 | 0 | 1 | .211 | .268 | .292 | |
| 2010 | Twins | 49 | 142 | 12 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 | .197 | .237 | .296 |
| 2011 | Twins | 93 | 234 | 19 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 42 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .210 | .239 |
| 2012 | Twins | 42 | 111 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 0 | .198 | .270 | .279 |
| 2012 | 15 | 43 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .279 | .319 | .419 | |
| Career Total | 184 | 487 | 38 | 89 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 41 | 24 | 93 | 0 | 0 | .183 | .232 | .265 | |
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