C Austin 'Sam' Barnes #8
Atlanta Braves MLB
Age: 33 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
11/01/2023
 OA: 48 POT: 48
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C AUSTIN 'SAM' BARNES #8 - AGE: 33 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
88 280 61 13 1 7 29 33 82 .218 .310 .346 9 -0.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 45 50
Gap 50 55 50 50
Power 50 55 50 50
Eye 60 60 60 60
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 50
Errors: - 60 50
Arm: 45 50 50
Turn DP: - 50 -
Ability: 60 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 50 Left Field: -
1st Base: 45 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 45 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Ability: 65
Baserunning Inst.: 65
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/2023 WAS Win, 3-0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0
09/29/2023 WAS Win, 10-4 4 2 3 1 1 0 1 0
09/22/2023 @ WAS Win, 10-7 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/21/2023 @ WAS Win, 3-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/19/2023 PHI Win, 7-4 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/15/2023 @ MIA Loss, 0-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/08/2023 PIT Win, 5-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/07/2023 STL Loss, 1-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/03/2023 @ LAD Win, 6-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/30/2023 @ COL Loss, 5-9 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:12/28/1989
Born in:Riverside, CA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$2,387,000
Signed Through:2023 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 135 Days
Service This Yr:186 Days
40-Man Service:6 Years, 135 Days
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2023 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 88 280 61 13 1 7 29 34 33 82 .218 .310 .346 .657 .290 .129 83
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 80 319 5 0 0 10 0 1 97 21 9 2 81.8 30.6 3.56 -0.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   89 20 2 1 4 14 10 9 22 0 0 1 .225 .303 .404 .708
Versus Right   191 41 11 0 3 15 24 24 60 1 0 4 .215 .314 .319 .633
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   92 25 4 1 3 11 13 13 26 0 0 1 .272 .368 .435 .803
May   72 11 1 0 3 9 7 11 26 0 0 0 .153 .265 .292 .557
June   46 14 6 0 0 5 7 4 12 0 0 2 .304 .385 .435 .819
July   9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .111 .200 .111 .311
August   31 4 1 0 0 2 3 2 7 1 0 1 .129 .200 .161 .361
September   28 4 1 0 1 1 4 1 8 0 0 1 .143 .200 .286 .486
October   2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Spring Training   53 12 3 0 0 5 1 4 13 0 0 1 .226 .293 .283 .576
Last Year   5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 .000 .286 .000 .286
2 Years Ago   342 91 17 4 10 53 44 39 101 3 0 5 .266 .347 .427 .774
Career   1899 448 92 11 49 227 235 241 542 12 2 35 .236 .331 .373 .704
Home   145 32 3 1 4 15 16 15 35 1 0 2 .221 .301 .338 .639
Road   135 29 10 0 3 14 18 18 47 0 0 3 .215 .321 .356 .676
Grass   277 59 13 1 6 26 32 31 82 1 0 5 .213 .303 .332 .635
Turf   3 2 0 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 .667 .800 1.667 2.467
Day   89 20 4 0 2 9 9 9 23 0 0 3 .225 .317 .337 .654
Night   191 41 9 1 5 20 25 24 59 1 0 2 .215 .307 .351 .658
As Starter   275 61 13 1 7 29 34 32 79 1 0 5 .222 .313 .353 .666
As Reliever / Substitution   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Close/Late   62 11 6 0 0 4 8 7 22 0 0 2 .177 .282 .274 .556
Inning 1-3   82 19 4 0 4 12 6 10 26 0 0 0 .232 .315 .427 .742
Inning 4-6   106 26 2 1 2 9 16 12 24 1 0 2 .245 .331 .340 .670
Inning 7-9   87 15 6 0 1 8 11 10 30 0 0 3 .172 .280 .276 .556
Extra Innings   5 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .200 .333 .400 .733
0 Outs   86 20 7 1 3 9 19 12 26 0 0 1 .233 .333 .442 .775
1 Outs   89 17 3 0 3 7 12 11 25 1 0 2 .191 .291 .326 .617
2 Outs   105 24 3 0 1 13 3 10 31 0 0 2 .229 .308 .286 .593
Scoring Position   65 13 2 0 2 21 5 8 17 1 0 1 .200 .293 .323 .616
Bases Empty   161 32 10 0 4 4 19 18 50 0 0 1 .199 .283 .335 .619
Runner on 1st   54 16 1 1 1 4 10 7 15 0 0 3 .296 .406 .407 .814
Runner on 2nd   18 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 5 0 0 1 .111 .238 .167 .405
Runner on 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 1st & 2nd   22 5 1 0 0 5 2 3 3 0 0 0 .227 .320 .273 .593
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 .222 .364 .222 .586
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 1 0 0 1 4 1 0 3 1 0 0 .167 .143 .667 .810
Bases Loaded   7 2 0 0 1 7 1 1 2 0 0 0 .286 .375 .714 1.089
Two Strikes   153 22 4 1 3 14 13 10 82 1 0 3 .144 .210 .242 .451
First Pitch   28 8 1 0 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .310 .429 .739
Count 0-1   14 4 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .571 .857
Count 0-2   23 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 0 0 0 .043 .043 .087 .130
Count 1-0   30 6 2 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .367 .567
Count 1-1   23 8 2 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .348 .348 .565 .913
Count 1-2   59 8 1 0 1 5 5 0 29 0 0 1 .136 .150 .203 .353
Count 2-0   14 6 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 .429 .467 .643 1.110
Count 2-1   10 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Count 2-2   42 7 1 1 2 6 4 0 28 1 0 0 .167 .163 .381 .544
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 4 14 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   8 3 0 0 0 0 2 9 0 0 0 0 .375 .706 .375 1.081
Full Count   29 6 1 0 0 3 3 10 11 0 0 2 .207 .439 .241 .680
Behind in Count   96 13 3 0 2 7 8 0 43 0 0 1 .135 .144 .229 .373
Ahead in Count   62 19 5 0 1 6 12 23 0 0 0 1 .306 .500 .435 .935
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   36 13 3 1 2 10 7 6 9 0 0 0 .361 .452 .667 1.119
Batting 6th   23 2 0 0 0 2 2 5 9 0 0 1 .087 .276 .087 .363
Batting 7th   74 11 1 0 1 3 6 8 26 0 0 2 .149 .250 .203 .453
Batting 8th   138 33 9 0 3 13 18 12 35 1 0 2 .239 .307 .370 .677
Batting 9th   7 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 .286 .444 .714 1.159
Low Leverage   135 32 8 0 1 7 14 16 35 0 0 3 .237 .331 .319 .650
Medium Leverage   96 19 5 0 5 11 14 11 32 0 0 1 .198 .287 .406 .693
High Leverage   47 10 0 1 1 11 6 6 15 1 0 1 .213 .309 .319 .628
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2015 Los Angeles - MLB 25 20 29 6 2 0 0 1 4 6 1 0 6 1 0 .207 .361 .276 .637 84 87 0.1
2016 Los Angeles - MLB 26 21 32 5 1 0 0 2 3 5 0 0 9 0 0 .156 .270 .188 .458 29 31 -0.2
2017 Los Angeles - MLB 27 102 218 63 15 2 8 38 35 39 5 0 43 4 1 .289 .408 .486 .895 141 144 2.6
2018 Baltimore - MLB 28 35 131 36 6 1 3 15 19 11 2 0 34 1 1 .275 .340 .405 .745 95 96 0.4
2018 Milwaukee - MLB 28 62 176 40 12 0 1 12 24 26 2 1 36 2 0 .227 .332 .312 .644 77 83 0.6
2018 Total - MLB 28 97 307 76 18 1 4 27 43 37 4 1 70 3 1 .248 .335 .352 .687 84 88 1.0
2019 Washington - MLB 29 137 457 100 18 2 12 47 47 53 12 4 147 5 3 .219 .314 .346 .659 86 88 2.4
2020 Washington - MLB 30 70 229 46 8 1 8 30 24 27 3 3 80 1 1 .201 .290 .349 .639 78 74 0.3
2021 Washington - MLB 31 62 203 51 12 4 5 27 22 23 2 2 69 0 0 .251 .330 .424 .754 108 109 1.5
2021 Detroit - MLB 31 39 139 40 5 0 5 26 22 16 3 1 32 1 0 .288 .371 .432 .803 119 121 1.3
2021 Total - MLB 31 101 342 91 17 4 10 53 44 39 5 3 101 1 0 .266 .347 .427 .774 113 114 2.9
2022 Detroit - MLB 32 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 0 0 .000 .286 .000 .286 -11 16 -0.1
2023 Atlanta - MLB 33 88 280 61 13 1 7 29 34 33 5 1 82 9 2 .218 .310 .346 .657 81 83 -0.4
Total MLB 640 1899 448 92 11 49 227 235 241 35 12 542 24 8 .236 .331 .373 .704 94 96 8.6
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2011 West Virginia - A- 21 57 219 63 13 0 1 19 33 25 4 1 22 6 1 .288 .369 .361 .730 100 138 1.9
2012 Greensboro - A 22 123 478 152 36 3 12 65 76 59 9 3 61 9 2 .318 .401 .481 .882 100 156 5.5
2013 Jupiter - A+ 23 98 350 91 15 1 4 38 42 52 10 5 59 5 2 .260 .367 .343 .710 100 123 2.5
2013 Pensacola - AA 23 19 62 21 2 2 1 7 10 12 0 0 10 0 0 .339 .446 .484 .930 100 181 0.9
2014 Jupiter - A+ 24 44 180 57 11 2 1 14 24 19 1 0 25 3 3 .317 .385 .417 .802 100 143 1.5
2014 Pensacola - AA 24 78 284 84 20 2 12 43 56 50 6 5 36 8 0 .296 .406 .507 .913 100 169 4.0
2015 Oklahoma City - AAA 25 81 292 92 17 2 9 42 40 35 3 4 36 12 2 .315 .389 .479 .869 143 148 3.1
2016 Oklahoma City - AAA 26 85 336 99 22 5 6 39 59 43 4 1 53 18 3 .295 .380 .443 .824 131 138 3.3
2022 Florida - A 32 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 204 342 0.0
2022 Gwinnett - AAA 32 72 260 61 4 0 8 25 29 25 4 4 54 2 2 .235 .307 .342 .649 79 79 -0.1
Total AAA 238 888 252 43 7 23 106 128 103 11 9 143 32 7 .284 .362 .426 .788 120 124
Total SL 97 346 105 22 4 13 50 66 62 6 5 46 8 0 .303 .413 .503 .916 100 171
Total A1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 204 342
Total FSL 142 530 148 26 3 5 52 66 71 11 5 84 8 5 .279 .373 .368 .741 100 130
Total SAL 123 478 152 36 3 12 65 76 59 9 3 61 9 2 .318 .401 .481 .882 100 156
Total NYP 57 219 63 13 0 1 19 33 25 4 1 22 6 1 .288 .369 .361 .730 100 138
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2021 Detroit - MLB 31 5 19 6 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .316 .350 .368 .718 98 98 0.4
Total MLB 5 19 6 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .316 .350 .368 .718 98 98
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2011 West Virginia - A- C 31 0 209 19 3 231 3 .987 0.0 0.00 -0.3 .000 6 38 15 39.5
2011 West Virginia - A- 2B 12 0 22 45 12 69 2 .971 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2012 Greensboro - A C 16 0 121 17 0 142 4 .972 0.0 0.00 -0.1 .000 1 31 9 29.0
2012 Greensboro - A 2B 104 0 195 311 73 516 10 .981 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2013 Pensacola - AA C 11 0 75 8 1 83 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 -0.2 .000 0 18 4 22.2
2013 Jupiter - A+ C 64 0 412 34 3 452 6 .987 0.0 0.00 -2.0 .000 5 75 17 22.7
2013 Pensacola - AA 2B 4 0 12 12 2 24 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 Pensacola - AA C 29 0 186 7 2 195 2 .990 0.0 0.00 -0.0 .000 1 23 7 30.4
2014 Jupiter - A+ C 44 0 294 36 2 334 4 .988 0.0 0.00 +1.8 .000 0 54 22 40.7
2014 Pensacola - AA 2B 30 0 66 87 22 159 6 .962 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 Pensacola - AA 3B 15 0 6 33 2 44 5 .886 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2015 Los Angeles - MLB C 11 7 57 5 0 62 0 1.000 69.1 8.05 -0.5 .000 1 8 1 12.5
2015 Oklahoma City - AAA C 78 0 589 42 4 638 7 .989 0.0 0.00 -0.9 .000 4 73 20 27.4
2015 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 0.0 .000
2016 Los Angeles - MLB C 9 5 47 1 0 48 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 -0.1 .000 0 2 0 0.0
2016 Oklahoma City - AAA C 63 0 544 26 1 574 4 .993 0.0 0.00 -0.7 .000 2 48 12 25.0
2016 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 7 2 4 9 3 13 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Oklahoma City - AAA 2B 15 0 27 47 13 78 4 .949 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Los Angeles - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Oklahoma City - AAA 3B 9 0 7 12 2 21 2 .905 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Oklahoma City - AAA CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2017 Los Angeles - MLB C 55 49 497 16 4 516 3 .994 438.1 10.53 -0.2 .000 3 31 7 22.6
2017 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 21 4 12 17 4 30 1 .967 76.2 3.40 0.0 .000
2017 Los Angeles - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
2018 Baltimore - MLB C 34 34 285 17 1 306 4 .987 302.2 8.98 -1.4 .541 2 30 4 13.3
2018 Milwaukee - MLB C 43 43 439 21 5 462 2 .996 392.0 10.56 -0.1 1.082 4 24 5 20.8
2018 Milwaukee - MLB 2B 7 6 14 10 4 24 0 1.000 58.0 3.72 +0.4 1.004
2018 Milwaukee - MLB 3B 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 4.2 3.86 +0.1 1.058
2019 Washington - MLB P 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 0.2 13.50 +0.1 1.030
2019 Washington - MLB C 131 128 1227 74 8 1307 6 .995 1136.1 10.30 +1.9 1.281 6 83 16 19.3
2020 Washington - MLB P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 0.0 .000
2020 Washington - MLB C 66 65 652 32 5 687 3 .996 585.1 10.52 -0.4 1.201 4 54 9 16.7
2020 Washington - MLB 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 -0.1 .000
2020 Washington - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2021 Washington - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2021 Washington - MLB C 56 56 544 27 1 573 2 .997 504.0 10.20 +1.0 1.038 2 36 9 25.0
2021 Detroit - MLB C 39 39 325 25 3 352 2 .994 350.0 9.00 +0.7 1.218 3 23 3 13.0
2022 Detroit - MLB C 1 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
2023 Atlanta - MLB C 26 25 202 9 2 211 0 1.000 222.0 8.55 +0.3 1.045 0 14 3 21.4
2023 Atlanta - MLB 1B 5 5 38 2 5 40 0 1.000 41.0 8.78 -0.0 1.026
2023 Atlanta - MLB 2B 52 50 86 132 32 220 2 .991 447.0 4.39 -9.8 .895
2023 Atlanta - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL P 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 3.1 2.70 +0.1 1.030
TOTAL C 807 452 6709 416 45 7177 52 .993 4009.0 16.00 -1.3 1.145 44 665 163 24.5
TOTAL 1B 5 5 38 2 5 40 0 1.000 41.0 8.78 -0.0 1.026
TOTAL 2B 254 63 439 671 165 1135 25 .978 590.2 16.91 -9.5 .901
TOTAL 3B 28 0 14 46 4 67 7 .896 5.0 108.00 +0.1 1.058
TOTAL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
06/07/2011 Drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 9th round of the 2011 MLB June Amateur Draft from Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ).
12/11/2014 Traded by the Miami Marlins to the Los Angeles Dodgers with P Chris Hatcher, P Andrew Heaney, and OF Enrique Hernandez for IF Dee Gordon, P Dan Haren, IF Miguel Rojas, and cash.
05/01/2018 Injured (Knee tendinitis), day-to-day for 4 days.
05/17/2018 Was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for C Miguel Amaya, 2B Eguy Rosario.
11/04/2018 Was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Tampa Bay Rays, along with RP Grant Dayton, 2B Ramon Urias, in exchange for C Manny Pina, CF A.J. Pollock.
11/27/2018 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $545,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 60 (60).
03/07/2019 Was traded by the Tampa Bay Rays to the Washington Nationals, along with SP Michael Wacha, in exchange for LF Marcell Ozuna.
11/18/2019 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $850,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 55 (55).
11/17/2020 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,900,000.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 60 (60).
08/01/2021 Was traded by the Washington Nationals to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for SP Antoine Kelly, $1,000,000.
11/25/2021 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $5,425,000.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (55).
05/19/2022 Released by the Detroit Tigers.
05/25/2022 Signed a minor league contract ($140,000 bonus) with the Atlanta Braves organization.
06/21/2022 Injured on 06/19/2022, diagnosed with knee tendinitis, is day-to-day.
10/05/2022 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 2 days.
11/26/2022 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $2,387,000.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 60 (60).
06/29/2023 Injured on 06/27/2023, diagnosed with a bruised elbow, is day-to-day.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HP Rank
2019 12 7
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