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Hitting value vs. OF peers

Rank #116 of 234

Each bar is one OF, ordered left-to-right by Value (blended). Center dot is VORP; whiskers span V⁻ → V⁺. This player is highlighted in blue.

-500+50+100+150+200Austin Hays
Austin Hays · #60
V⁻ -5VORP -4V⁺ 9
Austin Hays

Austin Hays

OF·CHW
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PA
44
H
10
HR
1
AVG
.233
xwOBA
.292
PPG
1.00
Career Seasons
YrGPAAVGOBPSLGISOxwOBAK%BB%K-BB%HRSBPtsPPGxPPG
Proj47202.246.302.404.158.31324.1%6.6%17.5%62891.90—
20261244.233
2026 MLB Percentiles

Hitting Profile

44 PA — below qualified cutoff. Percentiles vs. qualified pool (faded).

Expected Results
xwOBA
9
.292
xBA
84
.284
.250
.326
.093
.292
29.5%
2.3%
27.2%
1
0
12
1.00
—
2025108417.265.319.451.186.30325.7%7.0%18.7%1572502.31—
202482255.255.306.396.141.29523.1%3.5%19.6%52961.17—
2023149566.275.328.444.169.31024.9%6.7%18.2%1652831.90—
2022151582.250.307.413.163.30119.6%5.8%13.8%1622861.89—
2021137530.256.308.460.204.31620.2%5.3%14.9%2263302.41—
202035134.279.333.393.114.29118.7%6.0%12.7%42671.91—
20191975.309.373.574.265.35317.3%9.3%8.0%42603.16—
20171963.217.242.317.100.24225.4%3.2%22.2%10191.00—
xSLG
16
.364
Quality of Contact
Avg EV
19
87.0
Median EV
88
96.2
90th % EV
24
102.8
Barrel %
10
3.3
Hard-Hit %
82
50.0
Sweet-Spot %
7
30.0
Bat Speed
Avg
40
69.6
Median
42
71.3
90th %
44
76.3
Plate Discipline
Chase %
6
39.4
Whiff %
2
35.2
K %
11
29.5
BB %
0
2.3
Swing Decisions

Plate Discipline · Decision+

Expected-run-value of every swing-or-take decision, against a league-average batter’s optimum. 100 = avg · 110 = 1 SD better.

Decision+
76
≈ 1th pctl
Chase cost
-4.2r
33 swings @ bad pitch
Passive cost
-1.4r
17 takes @ hittable pitch
Swing rate
53.5%
159 pitches seen
Runs per 100
-3.52
lg avg -2.53
Count
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11223313334-18%115-33%6+17%6+13%8-22%9-31%13+0%623+45%11+0%7+8%1242331CATCHER'S VIEW
Judgment — swing% vs optimal
−35%−15%0+15%+35%
  • Red cells — swings more than an optimal batter would here (chasing).
  • Blue cells — swings less than optimal (too passive).
  • Number in cell: swing%-delta vs optimal. Top-right: pitches seen.
Total pitches shown: 159