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Austin Barnes

Bats/Throws: R/RAge: 36Born: Riverside, CA, United StatesDebut: May 24, 2015Draft: 2011

Austin Barnes is a catcher for the New York Mets. Barnes was born on December 28, 1989 in Riverside, CA, United States and debuted in the major leagues on May 24, 2015. Barnes bats right and throws right. The Florida Marlins drafted Barnes in 2011 (round 9, pick 283 overall) out of Arizona State. In 2025, Barnes batted .214 with 0 home runs, 2 RBI and an OPS of .518 in 13 games. MLBDB has 8 seasons of statistics for Barnes, from 2018 to 2025.

HR02025 season
RBI22025 season
OPS.5182025 season
Seasons8New York Mets

Hitting

8 seasons of hitting across 1 club. Season totals, oldest first. The team shown identifies the player's club when the totals were recorded.

Austin Barnes, season by season hittingRegular season, oldest first
SeasonTeamGPAABRH2B3BHRRBISBBBSOAVGOBPSLGOPS
2018LADLAD10023820032415041443167.205.329.290.619
2019LADLAD75242212284312152532356.203.293.340.633
2020LADLAD29104861421301931324.244.353.314.667
2021LADLAD7722520028438062312056.215.299.345.644
2022LADLAD6221217931386082622737.212.324.380.704
2023LADLAD5920017815325021121743.180.256.242.498
2024LADLAD5415614012373011131436.264.331.307.638
2025LADLAD1344424930020114.214.233.286.518
G
Games played in any role, including games spent only pitching or running the bases.
PA
Plate appearances. Completed turns at the plate, including walks, hit-by-pitches and sacrifices.
AB
At bats. Plate appearances that count toward batting average; walks, hit-by-pitches, sacrifices and catcher's interference are left out.
R
Runs scored.
H
Hits.
2B
Doubles.
3B
Triples.
HR
Home runs.
RBI
Runs batted in.
SB
Stolen bases.
BB
Walks, including intentional walks.
SO
Strikeouts.
AVG
Batting average. Formula: H ÷ AB.
OBP
On-base percentage. Formula: (H + BB + HBP) ÷ (AB + BB + HBP + SF).
SLG
Slugging percentage, total bases per at bat. Formula: TB ÷ AB.
OPS
On-base plus slugging. Formula: OBP + SLG.
Austin Barnes, expanded hitting by seasonRegular season, oldest first
SeasonTeam1BTBCSSB%HBPIBBSHSFGIDPGO/AOLOBAB/HRBB/K
2018LADLAD3258357.1%641071.5110750.000.46
2019LADLAD25720100.0%530280.749542.400.41
2020LADLAD17270100.0%202100.764886.000.54
2021LADLAD29690100.0%411060.8510233.330.36
2022LADLAD2468166.7%302151.028922.380.73
2023LADLAD2543166.7%201271.308289.000.40
2024LADLAD33430100.0%002031.1665140.000.39
2025LADLAD6120N/A001011.2222N/A0.07
1B
Singles. Formula: H − 2B − 3B − HR.
TB
Total bases from hits. Formula: 1B + 2 × 2B + 3 × 3B + 4 × HR.
CS
Times caught stealing.
SB%
Stolen-base success rate. Formula: 100 × SB ÷ (SB + CS).
HBP
Times hit by a pitch.
IBB
Intentional walks.
SH
Sacrifice bunts.
SF
Sacrifice flies.
GIDP
Times grounded into a double play.
GO/AO
Ground outs per air out. Air outs are outs on fly balls, line drives and popups. Formula: GO ÷ AO.
LOB
Left on base. Runners still on base when the batter made an out.
AB/HR
At bats per home run. Formula: AB ÷ HR.
BB/K
Walks per strikeout. Formula: BB ÷ SO.
Austin Barnes, advanced hitting by seasonRegular season, oldest first
SeasonTeamPAABISOBABIPHR%K%BB%wOBAwRAAwRC
2018LADLAD238200.085.2871.7%28.2%13.0%.281-6.621.2
2019LADLAD242212.137.2482.1%23.1%9.5%.272-10.120.4
2020LADLAD10486.070.3231.0%23.1%12.5%.306-1.211.8
2021LADLAD225200.130.2682.7%24.9%8.9%.285-5.421.8
2022LADLAD212179.168.2223.8%17.5%12.7%.3150.825.0
2023LADLAD200178.062.2221.0%21.5%8.5%.229-14.89.6
2024LADLAD156140.043.3500.6%23.1%9.0%.289-2.615.7
2025LADLAD4442.071.3210.0%31.8%2.3%.226-3.12.1
PA
Plate appearances. Completed turns at the plate, including walks, hit-by-pitches and sacrifices.
AB
At bats. Plate appearances that count toward batting average; walks, hit-by-pitches, sacrifices and catcher's interference are left out.
ISO
Isolated Power. Extra bases per at-bat, separating extra-base power from batting average. Formula: (2B + 2 × 3B + 3 × HR) ÷ AB.
BABIP
Batting Average on Balls in Play. Hits on balls in play, excluding home runs. Contact quality, speed and defense all affect BABIP. Formula: (H − HR) ÷ (AB − SO − HR + SF).
HR%
Home-run rate. Formula: 100 × HR ÷ PA.
K%
Batting Strikeout Percentage. The percentage of plate appearances ending in a strikeout. Lower rates mean fewer strikeouts per opportunity. Formula: 100 × SO ÷ PA.
BB%
Batting Walk Percentage. The percentage of plate appearances ending in a walk, including intentional walks. Formula: 100 × BB ÷ PA.
wOBA
Weighted On-Base Average. Values each batting outcome by its contribution to scoring, using the matching season's run weights. Intentional walks are excluded. Formula: Weighted sum of unintentional BB, HBP, 1B, 2B, 3B and HR ÷ (AB + BB − IBB + SF + HBP).
wRAA
Weighted Runs Above Average. Batting runs above or below league average at the same number of plate appearances. Negative values are below average. This measure is not adjusted for ballpark. Formula: (wOBA − league wOBA) ÷ wOBA scale × PA.
wRC
Weighted Runs Created. Estimated batting runs created from wOBA and plate appearances, using the matching season's league scoring environment. This is not park-adjusted wRC+. Formula: [(wOBA − league wOBA) ÷ wOBA scale + league runs per PA] × PA.

Read advanced measures alongside playing time. N/A means the required inputs or season calculations are unavailable.

Advanced calculation notes by season

Fielding

8 seasons of fielding across 1 club. Fielding is shown by recorded position; games at different positions can overlap.

Austin Barnes, fielding by seasonRegular season, oldest first
SeasonTeamPosGGSINNTCPOAEDPFLD%RF/9RF/GSBCSCS%PickPBWP
2018LADLADC6153434.24944781513.99810.218.0818521.7%018
2018LADLAD2B19662.129111714.9664.041.47N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
2019LADLADC6461524.25725541261.9909.718.8418521.7%1215
2019LADLAD2B115.0404001.0007.204.00N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
2020LADLADC2827245.0253245620.9929.228.9616523.8%008
2020LADLADDH10N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
2021LADLADC5251442.15365151563.98910.7810.19361021.7%1317
2021LADLAD2B7018.162311.8332.450.71N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
2021LADLADDH11N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
2022LADLADC5555487.05375211243.9939.859.6921930.0%0210
2022LADLAD2B101.000000N/A0.000.00N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
2022LADLADDH50N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
2023LADLADC5352452.1470461631.9949.298.8163811.3%0314
2023LADLAD2B101.000000N/A0.000.00N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
2024LADLADC4542366.13833681052.9879.298.404859.4%019
2024LADLAD2B202.100000N/A0.000.00N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
2024LADLADDH30N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
2025LADLADC1212103.01201191001.00010.4910.0015211.8%001
2025LADLAD1B101.0220001.00018.002.00N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Pos
Position played. DH is designated hitter.
G
Games played at the position.
GS
Games started at the position.
INN
Innings in the field at the position. .1 and .2 mean one and two outs.
TC
Total chances. Formula: PO + A + E.
PO
Putouts.
A
Assists.
E
Errors.
DP
Double plays turned.
FLD%
Fielding percentage. Formula: (PO + A) ÷ TC.
RF/9
Range factor per nine innings. Formula: 27 × (PO + A) ÷ outs in the field.
RF/G
Range factor per game. Formula: (PO + A) ÷ G.
SB
Stolen bases allowed while catching.
CS
Runners caught stealing while catching.
CS%
Caught-stealing rate. Formula: 100 × CS ÷ (SB + CS).
Pick
Runners picked off by the catcher.
PB
Passed balls.
WP
Wild pitches while catching.

A designated hitter does not play in the field, so DH rows show N/A for fielding measures.

Batted-ball data

Recorded measurements and MLBDB estimates from the pitches seen and the balls put in play as a hitter. Each table's note says which.

MLBDB calculates these numbers from recorded game measurements. EV balls and LA balls show the sample sizes. EV+LA balls have both measurements and are used for barrel percentage. Seasons without these measurements show N/A.

Austin Barnes, hitting by season: contactRegular season, oldest first
SeasonTeamBBEEV+LA ballsMLBDB barrelsMLBDB Barrel%EV ballsAvg EV ballsAvg EVMax EVHard-hit%LA ballsAvg LA ballsAvg LASweet-spot%
2018LADLAD13411754.3%11711788.1108.135.0%1171173.829.9%
2019LADLAD15813875.1%13813888.0108.933.3%13813815.634.1%
2020LADLAD656511.5%656386.9105.435.4%656316.223.1%
2021LADLAD14514564.1%14514385.2109.031.7%14514313.530.3%
2022LADLAD14514574.8%14514287.4107.835.2%14514213.631.7%
2023LADLAD13813842.9%13813584.8105.525.4%1381356.131.9%
2024LADLAD10610621.9%10610486.3108.531.1%1061049.531.1%
2025LADLAD292913.4%292880.9105.220.7%29284.237.9%
BBE
Batted Balls. Completed turns to bat that ended with a batted ball, including home runs. Some balls have no speed or angle measurement.
EV+LA balls
Balls with Recorded Speed and Angle. Balls that have both a usable speed and angle measurement. These are the balls used to calculate barrel percentage.
MLBDB barrels
MLBDB Barrels. Balls hit very hard at an angle suited to deep hits. MLBDB checks the recorded speed and angle against its documented barrel zone. Balls missing either measurement are left out. Rounded measurements can affect close calls. This is MLBDB's calculated classification.
MLBDB Barrel%
MLBDB Barrel Percentage. The percentage of balls with both speed and angle recorded that MLBDB counts as barrels. Missing measurements are left out. Formula: 100 × barrels ÷ balls with recorded speed and angle.
EV balls
Balls with Recorded Speed. All batted balls with a usable speed measurement, including bunts. This is the sample used for hard-hit percentage.
Avg EV balls
Average Exit Velocity Sample. Balls with recorded speed, excluding labelled bunts. Used for average and maximum exit velocity.
Avg EV
Average Exit Velocity. Average ball speed just after contact, in miles per hour. Balls with no speed measurement are left out. Balls labelled as bunts are excluded. Unknown bunt labels are retained. Formula: Sum of recorded speeds excluding labelled bunts ÷ Avg EV balls.
Max EV
Maximum Exit Velocity. The fastest recorded batted ball, in miles per hour. Balls labelled as bunts are excluded. Unknown bunt labels are retained.
Hard-hit%
Hard-Hit Percentage. The percentage of speed-measured balls hit at least 95 miles per hour. Formula: 100 × hard-hit balls ÷ balls with recorded speed.
LA balls
Balls with Recorded Angle. All batted balls with a usable angle measurement, including bunts. This is the sample used for sweet-spot percentage.
Avg LA balls
Average Launch Angle Sample. Balls with recorded angle, excluding labelled bunts. Used for average launch angle.
Avg LA
Average Launch Angle. Average angle at which the ball leaves the bat, in degrees. A negative angle points toward the ground. Higher is not always better. Balls labelled as bunts are excluded. Unknown bunt labels are retained. Formula: Sum of recorded angles excluding labelled bunts ÷ Avg LA balls.
Sweet-spot%
Sweet-Spot Percentage. The percentage of angle-measured balls launched from 8 to 32 degrees. Formula: 100 × sweet-spot balls ÷ balls with recorded angle.

Direction is estimated from recorded hit locations and the hand used to bat on each play. Rates divide by Located balls and show N/A below 95% location coverage. Unmapped balls are left out. Higher is not always better.

Austin Barnes, hitting by season: hit directionRegular season, oldest first
SeasonTeamLocated ballsLocation coveragePull%Center%Oppo%Pull ballsCenter ballsOppo ballsUnmapped balls
2018LADLAD12895.5%39.8%37.5%22.7%5148296
2019LADLAD15799.4%36.3%35.7%28.0%5756441
2020LADLAD6498.5%35.9%50.0%14.1%233291
2021LADLAD145100.0%37.2%42.1%20.7%5461300
2022LADLAD145100.0%31.0%36.6%32.4%4553470
2023LADLAD138100.0%37.7%39.9%22.5%5255310
2024LADLAD106100.0%34.0%37.7%28.3%3640300
2025LADLAD29100.0%34.5%44.8%20.7%101360
Located balls
Balls with Usable Hit Locations. Balls whose recorded location and batting hand support an estimate of pull, center or opposite-field direction.
Location coverage
Hit-Location Coverage. The share of all balls that can be mapped. A rounded 95% can be slightly below the cutoff; the cutoff uses the original counts. Formula: 100 × located balls ÷ all batted balls.
Pull%
Estimated Pull Percentage. The share of located balls hit toward the batter's pull side. Uses located balls only. N/A when fewer than 95% of all balls can be mapped. These are chart-based estimates. Formula: 100 × pulled balls ÷ located balls.
Center%
Estimated Center-Field Percentage. The share of located balls estimated toward center field. Uses located balls only. N/A when fewer than 95% of all balls can be mapped. These are chart-based estimates. Formula: 100 × center-field balls ÷ located balls.
Oppo%
Estimated Opposite-Field Percentage. The share of located balls hit toward the side opposite the batter's pull side. Uses located balls only. N/A when fewer than 95% of all balls can be mapped. These are chart-based estimates. Formula: 100 × opposite-field balls ÷ located balls.
Pull balls
Estimated Pulled Balls. Balls estimated toward the pull side: left field for right-handed hitters, or right field for left-handed hitters.
Center balls
Estimated Balls to Center. Balls estimated toward center field, regardless of batting hand.
Oppo balls
Estimated Opposite-Field Balls. Balls estimated toward the opposite side: right field for right-handed hitters, or left field for left-handed hitters.
Unmapped balls
Balls with Unusable Hit Locations. Balls with missing details, unusable coordinates or locations outside the field area used for these estimates. They are excluded from direction percentages.

Pitches counts every pitch actually thrown; automatic balls and strikes are left out. Swings include bunt attempts, and caught foul tips count as whiffs. Whiff% divides misses by swings; SwStr% divides misses by pitches. Zone rates need a recorded location for at least 95% of pitches. Missing results show N/A. For 2018 through 2024, inside or outside the zone is an MLBDB estimate from recorded pitch locations and batter zone heights; from 2025, MLB's recorded zone labels are used.

Austin Barnes, hitting by season: pitch disciplineRegular season, oldest first
SeasonTeamPitchesSwingsWhiff%SwStr%Contact%Swing%Chase%Zone%Z-Swing%Z-Contact%O-Contact%First delivered strike%Called%CSW%Zone coverage
2018LADLAD102336519.2%6.8%80.8%35.7%18.7%54.3%50.5%85.7%63.5%53.8%25.8%32.6%97.4%
2019LADLAD94037222.3%8.8%77.7%39.6%21.3%51.4%56.9%86.2%53.6%64.0%23.5%32.3%99.9%
2020LADLAD39017724.9%11.3%75.1%45.4%16.2%52.6%71.7%77.6%63.3%53.8%13.8%25.1%100.0%
2021LADLAD89039326.7%11.8%73.3%44.2%20.8%50.2%67.3%78.1%57.6%56.9%17.3%29.1%100.0%
2022LADLAD85035817.9%7.5%82.1%42.1%15.5%52.8%65.9%86.8%59.7%64.6%18.9%26.5%100.0%
2023LADLAD77834222.2%9.8%77.8%44.0%19.8%53.9%64.7%81.9%62.0%65.0%18.5%28.3%100.0%
2024LADLAD59328122.8%10.8%77.2%47.4%19.5%55.1%70.0%84.3%46.2%61.5%16.5%27.3%100.0%
2025LADLAD1647028.6%12.2%71.4%42.7%26.4%56.1%55.4%86.3%31.6%70.5%23.8%36.0%100.0%
Pitches
Delivered Pitches. Pitches actually thrown to the batter in these completed games. Automatic balls and strikes are excluded.
Swings
Swings. Attempts to hit a delivered pitch, including bunts.
Whiff%
Whiff Percentage. How often a swing is recorded as a miss, including caught foul tips. This divides whiffs by swings. Formula: 100 × swings and misses ÷ swings.
SwStr%
Swinging-Strike Percentage. How often a delivered pitch produces a whiff, including caught foul tips. This divides whiffs by pitches, not swings. Formula: 100 × swings and misses ÷ delivered pitches.
Contact%
Contact Percentage. How often a swing touches the ball, including ordinary fouls and bunt attempts. Caught foul tips are excluded. Formula: 100 × swings with contact ÷ swings.
Swing%
Swing Percentage. How often the batter swings at a delivered pitch. Formula: 100 × swings ÷ delivered pitches.
Chase%
Chase Percentage. How often the batter swings at a pitch outside the strike zone. Also called O-Swing%. Formula: 100 × swings outside the zone ÷ pitches outside the zone.
Zone%
Strike-Zone Percentage. The share of pitches with usable locations that are inside the strike zone. Formula: 100 × pitches inside the zone ÷ pitches with usable locations.
Z-Swing%
Swing Percentage Inside the Zone. How often the batter swings at a pitch inside the strike zone. Formula: 100 × swings inside the zone ÷ pitches inside the zone.
Z-Contact%
Contact Percentage Inside the Zone. How often a swing at a pitch inside the strike zone touches the ball. Formula: 100 × contact inside the zone ÷ swings inside the zone.
O-Contact%
Contact Percentage Outside the Zone. How often a swing at a pitch outside the strike zone touches the ball. Formula: 100 × contact outside the zone ÷ swings outside the zone.
First delivered strike%
First Delivered Pitch Strike Rate. The share of first delivered pitches that are strikes or put in play. Turns with no delivered pitch are excluded. Unfinished turns that had a pitch are included. Formula: 100 × first-pitch strikes ÷ first delivered pitches.
Called%
Called-Strike Percentage. How often a delivered pitch is called a strike without a swing. Formula: 100 × called strikes ÷ delivered pitches.
CSW%
Called Strikes and Whiffs. How often a delivered pitch is either a called strike or a swing and miss. Ordinary fouls are excluded; caught foul tips count as whiffs. Formula: 100 × called strikes plus misses ÷ delivered pitches.
Zone coverage
Pitch-Location Coverage. The share of delivered pitches with a usable location. Zone rates need at least 95% coverage, checked before rounding.

MLBDB estimates these from recorded ball speed and angle, for seasons from 2018. A season or period shows N/A if any batted ball it needs is missing a measurement or falls outside what the model covers. That is common over a full season, and in 2018 and 2019 no regular player has complete measurements. Differences use actual results from the same completed games. These describe recorded contact, not future performance.

Austin Barnes, hitting by season: expectedRegular season, oldest first
SeasonTeamModel ballsMeasured%MLBDB xBAAVG − MLBDB xBAMLBDB xSLGSLG − MLBDB xSLGMLBDB xwOBAwOBA − MLBDB xwOBAMissing pairs
2018LADLAD11787.3%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A17
2019LADLAD13887.3%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A20
2020LADLAD65100.0%.1940.051.2800.034.2750.0310
2021LADLAD145100.0%.2080.007.3130.032.2740.0110
2022LADLAD145100.0%.2100.003.3320.048.2980.0160
2023LADLAD138100.0%.211-0.031.310-0.069.274-0.0450
2024LADLAD106100.0%.2280.037.2980.009.2750.0150
2025LADLAD29100.0%.228-0.014.306-0.021.241-0.0150
Model balls
Measured Balls Used in Estimates. Eligible batted balls with both speed and angle recorded. Defensive awards that do not count as at-bats are excluded.
Measured%
Expected-Stat Measurement Coverage. The share of eligible batted balls with both speed and angle recorded. Each expected statistic shows N/A if any contact value it needs is missing or outside model support.
MLBDB xBA
MLBDB Expected Batting Average. Estimated hits per at-bat from ball speed, angle and same-season running speed when available. Strikeouts remain at-bats. Each needed contact contribution must be available. Reviewed seasons are 2018 through 2026; the current season is provisional. Formula: Estimated hits in at-bats ÷ at-bats.
AVG − MLBDB xBA
Batting Average Minus Expected. Recorded batting average minus the estimate, using the same completed games. A positive number means the actual result was higher. This does not measure luck alone.
MLBDB xSLG
MLBDB Expected Slugging Percentage. Estimated bases from hits per at-bat. Singles count once, doubles twice, triples three times and home runs four times. Formula: Estimated total bases in at-bats ÷ at-bats.
SLG − MLBDB xSLG
Slugging Minus Expected. Recorded slugging minus the estimate, using the same completed games. A positive number means more bases were recorded than estimated.
MLBDB xwOBA
MLBDB Expected Weighted Batting Average. Combines reconstructed expected contact values with recorded walks and hit-by-pitches. Walks and hit batters use the same season's batting weights. Intentional walks are excluded. Every needed contact value must be available.
wOBA − MLBDB xwOBA
Weighted Average Minus Expected. Recorded weighted batting average minus the estimate, using the same completed games and batting weights.
Missing pairs
Balls with Incomplete Measurements. Eligible balls missing speed, angle or both. These inputs are not filled in. The affected expected statistic is N/A, and the real appearance remains counted.

Last 5 games

Austin Barnes, batting in the last 5 gamesNewest first
DateGameResultABRHHRRBIBBSOSB
May 10, 2025@ AZL 0-320000010
May 7, 2025@ MIAW 10-140000030
May 4, 2025@ ATLL 3-440100020
Apr 30, 2025vs MIAW 12-751300010
Apr 29, 2025vs MIAW 15-211100000

Bio

Full name
Austin Scott Barnes
Position
Catcher (C)
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5' 9", 187 lb
Number
55
Born
Dec 28, 1989, Riverside, CA, United States
Age
36
MLB debut
May 24, 2015
Draft
2011 draft, round 9, pick 283, Florida Marlins
School
Arizona State

Trade & Transaction History

1 recorded move.

Mar 22, 2026

Released

New York Mets released C Austin Barnes.

To New York Mets