San Diego Padres#15 · DHActive

Austin Hays

Age 31

Contract Value $5,000,000/yr

Size 5' 10" · 200

Bats Right

From Daytona Beach, FL, USA

38G · 105 PA

.280

AVG

.305

OBP

.400

SLG

.705

OPS

RBI

-0.1

WAR

38H-ScoreWEAK

Splits and production lead the profile; plate discipline grades poor. 341st among 459 qualified hitters.

How H-Score works

Stats updated Oct 25, 2:07 PM ETLast game Sep 27 vs AZ

Season overview

AVG

.28049th

OBP

.305286th

SLG

.400198th

OPS

.705229th

3412th

RBI

15392nd

BB%

3.8%436th

25.7%327th

wOBA

.303282nd

WAR

-0.1385th

How good is he?

StatPlayerMLB AvgPercentile

Production5350

AVERAGE

Contact Quality4150

BELOW AVG

Plate Discipline2350

POOR

Volume3450

WEAK

Power4450

BELOW AVG

Splits5750

AVERAGE

Recent form

WindowOPSHRRBIK%BB%Hard-hit%

Last 71.5381413.3%6.7%

Last 141.4641517.9%3.6%

Last 301.0722920.8%4.2%

Season.70531526.0%3.8%41.9%

Monthly OPS (2026)

Batted-ball profile

Avg exit velocity87.5 mph35th

Barrel rate4.1%23rd

Hard-hit rate41.9%68th

Launch angle4.9°

Pull / center / oppo51 / 27 / 22

Pitch-type performance

PitchAVGWhiffSLG

4-Seam Fastball.43815.0%.688

Slider.22728.9%.227

Sinker.35324.1%.412

Changeup.30838.7%.385

Curveball.20036.8%.500

Sweeper.20046.2%.500

Cutter.16766.7%.167

Split-Finger.00050.0%.000

Best production: 4-seam fastball and curveball.

Highest whiff rate against: cutter and split-finger.

Splits

vs handedness

vs RHP

.549

AVG .226

vs LHP

.956

AVG .380

+.407 OPS vs LHP

Home / away

Home

.730

AVG .314

Away

.674

AVG .245

+.056 OPS at home

By monthOPS · HR · RBI

Sep1.00515

Aug.58813

May.50001

Apr.63303

Mar.52613

Career

YearTeamGAVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIWAR

2026San Diego Padres38.280.305.400.705315-0.1

2025Cincinnati Reds103.266.315.453.7681564

2024Baltimore Orioles63.255.316.395.711314

2024Philadelphia Phillies22.256.275.397.67226

2024—85.255.303.396.699520

2023Baltimore Orioles144.275.325.444.7691667

2022Baltimore Orioles145.250.306.413.7191660

2021Baltimore Orioles131.256.308.461.7692271

2020Baltimore Orioles33.279.328.393.72149

2019Baltimore Orioles21.309.373.574.947413

2017Baltimore Orioles20.217.238.317.55518

Frequently asked

What is Austin Hays's 2026 batting line?+

.280/.305/.400 with 3 home runs and 15 RBI and 38 games — a .705 OPS.

What is his H-Score?+

38 out of 100, which we label weak. 341st among 459 qualified hitters. Splits and production lead the profile; plate discipline grades poor.

Is he better against right- or left-handed pitching?+

Left-handed: a .956 OPS versus a .549 OPS against right-handers.

What pitches give him trouble?+

Highest whiff rate against cutter and split-finger. Best production against 4-seam fastball and curveball.