Austin Hays

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Bats/Throws: R/RAge: 31Born: Daytona Beach, FL, United StatesDebut: Sep 7, 2017Draft: 2016

Austin Hays is a designated hitter for the San Diego Padres. Hays was born on July 5, 1995 in Daytona Beach, FL, United States and debuted in the major leagues on September 7, 2017. Hays bats right and throws right. The Baltimore Orioles drafted Hays in 2016 (round 3, pick 91 overall) out of Jacksonville. In 2026, Hays is batting .280 with 3 home runs, 15 RBI and an OPS of .705 in 38 games. MLBDB has 8 seasons of statistics for Hays, from 2019 to 2026.

HR32026 season

RBI152026 season

OPS.7052026 season

Seasons8San Diego Padres

Hitting

8 seasons of hitting across 5 clubs. Club-specific splits are shown in lighter type.

Austin Hays, season by season hittingRegular season, oldest first
Season	Team	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2019BAL	BALBaltimore	21	75	68	12	21	6	0	4	13	2	7	13	.309	.373	.574	.947
2020BAL	BALBaltimore	33	134	122	20	34	2	0	4	9	2	8	25	.279	.328	.393	.722
2021BAL	BALBaltimore	131	529	488	73	125	26	4	22	71	4	28	107	.256	.308	.461	.769
2022BAL	BALBaltimore	145	582	535	66	134	35	2	16	60	2	34	114	.250	.306	.413	.719
2023BAL	BALBaltimore	144	566	520	76	143	36	2	16	67	5	38	141	.275	.325	.444	.769
2024All	All teams	85	255	235	26	60	18	0	5	20	2	9	59	.255	.303	.396	.699
2024BAL	BALBaltimore	63	175	157	18	40	13	0	3	14	0	9	40	.255	.316	.395	.711
2024PHI	PHIPhiladelphia	22	80	78	8	20	5	0	2	6	2	0	19	.256	.275	.397	.672
2025CIN	CINCincinnati	103	416	380	60	101	16	5	15	64	7	29	107	.266	.315	.453	.768
2026All	All teams	38	105	100	16	28	3	0	3	15	0	4	27	.280	.305	.400	.705
2026CWS	CWSWhite Sox	12	44	43	3	10	1	0	1	7	0	1	13	.233	.250	.326	.576
2026SD	SDSan Diego	26	61	57	13	18	2	0	2	8	0	3	14	.316	.344	.456	.800

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 Hays, expanded hitting by seasonRegular season, oldest first
Season	Team	1B	TB	CS	SB%	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	GIDP	GO/AO	LOB	AB/HR	BB/K
2019BAL	BALBaltimore	11	39	0	100.0%	0	0	0	0	0	0.79	18	17.00	0.54
2020BAL	BALBaltimore	28	48	3	40.0%	2	0	0	2	1	1.03	45	30.50	0.32
2021BAL	BALBaltimore	73	225	3	57.1%	9	0	3	1	9	0.90	181	22.18	0.26
2022BAL	BALBaltimore	81	221	4	33.3%	10	0	0	3	11	0.84	240	33.44	0.30
2023BAL	BALBaltimore	89	231	1	83.3%	3	1	0	5	11	1.03	217	32.50	0.27
2024All	All teams	37	93	2	50.0%	8	1	1	2	2	0.70	93	47.00	0.15
2024BAL	BALBaltimore	24	62	1	0.0%	6	1	1	2	1	0.78	64	52.33	0.23
2024PHI	PHIPhiladelphia	13	31	1	66.7%	2	0	0	0	1	0.56	29	39.00	0.00
2025CIN	CINCincinnati	65	172	0	100.0%	1	2	0	6	9	0.93	168	25.33	0.27
2026All	All teams	22	40	1	0.0%	0	1	0	1	3	1.42	49	33.33	0.15
2026CWS	CWSWhite Sox	8	14	1	0.0%	0	1	0	0	1	3.00	26	43.00	0.08
2026SD	SDSan Diego	14	26	0	N/A	0	0	0	1	2	0.86	23	28.50	0.21

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 Hays, advanced hitting by seasonRegular season, oldest first
Season	Team	PA	AB	ISO	BABIP	HR%	K%	BB%	wOBA	wRAA	wRC
2019BAL	BALBaltimore	75	68	.265	.333	5.3%	17.3%	9.3%	.393	4.7	14.2
2020BAL	BALBaltimore	134	122	.115	.316	3.0%	18.7%	6.0%	.315	-0.6	16.1
2021BAL	BALBaltimore	529	488	.205	.286	4.2%	20.2%	5.3%	.328	6.3	70.3
2022BAL	BALBaltimore	582	535	.163	.289	2.7%	19.6%	5.8%	.314	1.8	68.2
2023BAL	BALBaltimore	566	520	.169	.345	2.8%	24.9%	6.7%	.330	5.7	74.7
2024All	All teams	255	235	.140	.318	2.0%	23.1%	3.5%	.303	-1.4	28.5
2024BAL	BALBaltimore	175	157	.140	.319	1.7%	22.9%	5.1%	.309	-0.1	20.3
2024PHI	PHIPhiladelphia	80	78	.141	.316	2.5%	23.8%	0.0%	.291	-1.2	8.1
2025CIN	CINCincinnati	416	380	.187	.326	3.6%	25.7%	7.0%	.327	4.6	53.7
2026All	All teams	105	100	.120	.352	2.9%	25.7%	3.8%	.304	-1.1	11.4
2026CWS	CWSWhite Sox	44	43	.093	.310	2.3%	29.5%	2.3%	.243	-2.6	2.6
2026SD	SDSan Diego	61	57	.140	.381	3.3%	23.0%	4.9%	.347	1.5	8.7

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 5 clubs. Club-specific splits are shown in lighter type. Games at different positions can overlap.

Austin Hays, fielding by seasonRegular season, oldest first
Season	Team	Pos	G	GS	INN	TC	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%	RF/9	RF/G
2019BAL	BALBaltimore	CF	20	15	153.1	55	54	1	0	0	1.000	3.23	2.75
2020BAL	BALBaltimore	LF	10	8	69.0	18	16	2	0	0	1.000	2.35	1.80
2020BAL	BALBaltimore	CF	23	20	180.0	49	48	1	0	0	1.000	2.45	2.13
2020BAL	BALBaltimore	RF	3	3	25.0	3	3	0	0	0	1.000	1.08	1.00
2021BAL	BALBaltimore	LF	88	75	662.1	144	140	4	0	0	1.000	1.96	1.64
2021BAL	BALBaltimore	CF	6	3	30.0	9	8	0	1	0	.889	2.40	1.33
2021BAL	BALBaltimore	RF	54	42	360.0	101	96	5	0	2	1.000	2.53	1.87
2022BAL	BALBaltimore	LF	86	82	744.1	161	156	5	0	0	1.000	1.95	1.87
2022BAL	BALBaltimore	CF	6	3	28.0	8	7	1	0	0	1.000	2.57	1.33
2022BAL	BALBaltimore	RF	58	51	439.0	116	113	2	1	0	.991	2.36	1.98
2022BAL	BALBaltimore	DH	3	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2023BAL	BALBaltimore	LF	137	125	1123.0	236	233	3	0	0	1.000	1.89	1.72
2023BAL	BALBaltimore	CF	7	5	36.2	15	15	0	0	0	1.000	3.68	2.14
2023BAL	BALBaltimore	RF	5	4	35.2	9	8	1	0	0	1.000	2.27	1.80
2023BAL	BALBaltimore	DH	3	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2024All	All teams	LF	74	59	537.1	117	114	2	1	0	.991	1.94	1.57
2024All	All teams	RF	3	0	4.1	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	2.08	0.33
2024All	All teams	DH	3	0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2024BAL	BALBaltimore	LF	53	38	355.2	82	79	2	1	0	.988	2.05	1.53
2024BAL	BALBaltimore	DH	3	0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2024BAL	BALBaltimore	RF	3	0	4.1	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	2.08	0.33
2024PHI	PHIPhiladelphia	LF	21	21	181.2	35	35	0	0	0	1.000	1.73	1.67
2025CIN	CINCincinnati	LF	61	57	507.1	128	125	0	3	0	.977	2.22	2.05
2025CIN	CINCincinnati	DH	40	38	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2026All	All teams	LF	16	12	106.2	17	17	0	0	0	1.000	1.43	1.06
2026All	All teams	RF	4	3	23.0	6	6	0	0	0	1.000	2.35	1.50
2026All	All teams	DH	13	9	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2026CWS	CWSWhite Sox	LF	10	8	68.2	12	12	0	0	0	1.000	1.57	1.20
2026CWS	CWSWhite Sox	RF	2	1	10.0	4	4	0	0	0	1.000	3.60	2.00
2026CWS	CWSWhite Sox	DH	1	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2026SD	SDSan Diego	DH	12	8	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2026SD	SDSan Diego	LF	6	4	38.0	5	5	0	0	0	1.000	1.18	0.83
2026SD	SDSan Diego	RF	2	2	13.0	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	1.38	1.00

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.

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 Hays, hitting by season: contactRegular season, oldest first
Season	Team	BBE	EV+LA balls	MLBDB barrels	MLBDB Barrel%	EV balls	Avg EV balls	Avg EV	Max EV	Hard-hit%	LA balls	Avg LA balls	Avg LA	Sweet-spot%
2019BAL	BALBaltimore	55	52	3	5.8%	52	51	91.2	108.5	44.2%	52	51	12.1	50.0%
2020BAL	BALBaltimore	99	98	4	4.1%	98	97	87.0	106.9	31.6%	98	97	11.0	27.6%
2021BAL	BALBaltimore	385	385	35	9.1%	385	382	88.8	110.3	39.2%	385	382	12.5	33.2%
2022BAL	BALBaltimore	424	421	22	5.2%	421	419	87.7	109.0	38.0%	421	419	11.4	33.5%
2023BAL	BALBaltimore	384	383	37	9.7%	383	383	89.4	111.0	40.2%	384	384	10.4	31.5%
2024All	All teams	179	178	12	6.7%	178	177	88.9	109.9	40.4%	178	177	14.9	30.9%
2024BAL	BALBaltimore	120	119	9	7.6%	119	118	89.9	109.9	45.4%	119	118	12.8	29.4%
2024PHI	PHIPhiladelphia	59	59	3	5.1%	59	59	86.8	108.5	30.5%	59	59	19.0	33.9%
2025CIN	CINCincinnati	279	275	29	10.5%	275	275	88.8	109.2	38.9%	275	275	14.6	33.5%
2026All	All teams	74	73	3	4.1%	73	73	87.5	111.9	42.5%	74	74	4.9	35.1%
2026CWS	CWSWhite Sox	30	30	1	3.3%	30	30	87.0	111.9	50.0%	30	30	-1.2	30.0%
2026SD	SDSan Diego	44	43	2	4.7%	43	43	87.9	106.7	37.2%	44	44	9.1	38.6%

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 Hays, hitting by season: hit directionRegular season, oldest first
Season	Team	Located balls	Location coverage	Pull%	Center%	Oppo%	Pull balls	Center balls	Oppo balls	Unmapped balls
2019BAL	BALBaltimore	55	100.0%	34.5%	40.0%	25.5%	19	22	14	0
2020BAL	BALBaltimore	98	99.0%	40.8%	40.8%	18.4%	40	40	18	1
2021BAL	BALBaltimore	382	99.2%	40.6%	36.9%	22.5%	155	141	86	3
2022BAL	BALBaltimore	423	99.8%	41.8%	35.0%	23.2%	177	148	98	1
2023BAL	BALBaltimore	384	100.0%	38.0%	37.5%	24.5%	146	144	94	0
2024All	All teams	179	100.0%	45.3%	33.5%	21.2%	81	60	38	0
2024BAL	BALBaltimore	120	100.0%	40.8%	36.7%	22.5%	49	44	27	0
2024PHI	PHIPhiladelphia	59	100.0%	54.2%	27.1%	18.6%	32	16	11	0
2025CIN	CINCincinnati	279	100.0%	45.9%	35.5%	18.6%	128	99	52	0
2026All	All teams	74	100.0%	50.0%	28.4%	21.6%	37	21	16	0
2026CWS	CWSWhite Sox	30	100.0%	53.3%	30.0%	16.7%	16	9	5	0
2026SD	SDSan Diego	44	100.0%	47.7%	27.3%	25.0%	21	12	11	0

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 Hays, hitting by season: pitch disciplineRegular season, oldest first
Season	Team	Pitches	Swings	Whiff%	SwStr%	Contact%	Swing%	Chase%	Zone%	Z-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	First delivered strike%	Called%	CSW%	Zone coverage
2019BAL	BALBaltimore	291	136	26.5%	12.4%	73.5%	46.7%	30.6%	46.0%	65.7%	84.1%	54.2%	68.0%	16.2%	28.5%	100.0%
2020BAL	BALBaltimore	537	256	19.9%	9.5%	80.1%	47.7%	35.7%	44.1%	62.9%	89.9%	66.4%	67.2%	17.7%	27.2%	100.0%
2021BAL	BALBaltimore	1957	908	24.6%	11.4%	75.4%	46.4%	29.4%	48.3%	64.6%	87.7%	50.3%	60.4%	18.7%	30.0%	100.0%
2022BAL	BALBaltimore	2051	1045	23.5%	12.0%	76.5%	51.0%	36.2%	46.5%	67.9%	87.7%	58.2%	65.2%	16.1%	28.1%	100.0%
2023BAL	BALBaltimore	2122	988	28.4%	13.2%	71.6%	46.6%	30.9%	47.5%	63.9%	82.6%	50.9%	62.8%	18.2%	31.4%	100.0%
2024All	All teams	845	460	29.1%	15.9%	70.9%	54.4%	35.9%	50.2%	72.9%	81.9%	48.3%	68.1%	14.2%	30.1%	100.0%
2024BAL	BALBaltimore	576	303	29.7%	15.6%	70.3%	52.6%	31.6%	49.5%	74.0%	81.5%	44.6%	64.9%	13.7%	29.3%	100.0%
2024PHI	PHIPhiladelphia	269	157	28.0%	16.4%	72.0%	58.4%	45.4%	51.7%	70.5%	82.7%	54.2%	75.0%	15.2%	31.6%	100.0%
2025CIN	CINCincinnati	1559	811	31.4%	16.4%	68.6%	52.0%	34.4%	48.1%	71.1%	78.6%	49.3%	64.5%	13.4%	29.8%	100.0%
2026All	All teams	396	213	33.8%	18.2%	66.2%	53.8%	36.6%	45.5%	74.4%	76.9%	48.1%	74.0%	12.4%	30.6%	100.0%
2026CWS	CWSWhite Sox	166	89	37.1%	19.9%	62.9%	53.6%	39.4%	43.4%	72.2%	76.9%	43.2%	72.1%	13.9%	33.7%	100.0%
2026SD	SDSan Diego	230	124	31.5%	17.0%	68.5%	53.9%	34.4%	47.0%	75.9%	76.8%	52.4%	75.4%	11.3%	28.3%	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 Hays, hitting by season: expectedRegular season, oldest first
Season	Team	Model balls	Measured%	MLBDB xBA	AVG − MLBDB xBA	MLBDB xSLG	SLG − MLBDB xSLG	MLBDB xwOBA	wOBA − MLBDB xwOBA	Missing pairs
2019BAL	BALBaltimore	52	94.5%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3
2020BAL	BALBaltimore	98	99.0%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1
2021BAL	BALBaltimore	385	100.0%	.238	0.018	.434	0.027	.314	0.014	0
2022BAL	BALBaltimore	421	99.3%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3
2023BAL	BALBaltimore	383	99.7%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1
2024All	All teams	178	99.4%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1
2024BAL	BALBaltimore	119	99.2%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1
2024PHI	PHIPhiladelphia	59	100.0%	.197	0.059	.312	0.086	.233	0.058	0
2025CIN	CINCincinnati	275	98.6%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	4
2026All	All teams	73	98.6%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1
2026CWS	CWSWhite Sox	30	100.0%	.285	-0.052	.363	-0.038	.282	-0.040	0
2026SD	SDSan Diego	43	97.7%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1

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 Hays, batting in the last 5 gamesNewest first
Date	Game	Result	AB	BB	SO
Oct 7	vs MILvs Milwaukee Brewers	L 1-3	2	1	0
Oct 4	@ MIL@ Milwaukee Brewers	L 3-4	1	0	1
Oct 3	@ MIL@ Milwaukee Brewers	L 2-3	1	0	0
Sep 30	vs CHCvs Chicago Cubs	W 4-1	1	0	0
Sep 29	vs CHCvs Chicago Cubs	W 8-0	4	0	2

Bio

Full name: Austin Charles Bryan Hays
Position: Designated hitter (DH)
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5' 10", 200 lb
Number: 15
Born: Jul 5, 1995, Daytona Beach, FL, United States
Age: 31
MLB debut: Sep 7, 2017
Draft: 2016 draft, round 3, pick 91, Baltimore Orioles
School: Jacksonville

Trade & Transaction History

4 recorded moves.

Jul 17, 2026

AssignedTrade

Chicago White Sox sent LF Austin Hays on a rehab assignment to Charlotte Knights.

From Chicago White SoxTo Charlotte Knights

May 19, 2026

AssignedTrade

Chicago White Sox sent LF Austin Hays on a rehab assignment to Charlotte Knights.

From Chicago White SoxTo Charlotte Knights

Apr 25, 2026

AssignedTrade

Chicago White Sox sent LF Austin Hays on a rehab assignment to Charlotte Knights.

From Chicago White SoxTo Charlotte Knights

Apr 25, 2026

AssignedTrade

Chicago White Sox sent LF Austin Hays on a rehab assignment to Charlotte Knights.

From Chicago White SoxTo Charlotte Knights