Austin Barnes
Bats R Throws R5'10" 187 lbBorn 1989 Fullerton, USADebut 2015Team LADDraft 2011 R9 #283 Miami Marlins, Arizona State
Projections
| Season | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | wOBA | K% | BB% | HIT+ | WAR |
|---|
| 2026 | 89 | 79 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 0.206 | 0.282 | 0.296 | 0.578 | 0.091 | 0.263 | 24.6 | 8.6 | 63.0 | -0.13 |
Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2025 | LAD | 13 | 44 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0.214 | 0.233 | 0.286 | 0.518 | 40.0 |
| 2024 | LAD | 54 | 156 | 12 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 36 | 0.264 | 0.331 | 0.307 | 0.638 | 88.3 |
| 2023 | LAD | 59 | 200 | 15 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 43 | 0.180 | 0.256 | 0.242 | 0.498 | 36.5 |
| 2022 | LAD | 62 | 212 | 31 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 2 | 27 | 37 | 0.212 | 0.324 | 0.380 | 0.704 | 96.7 |
| 2021 | LAD | 77 | 225 | 28 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 20 | 56 | 0.215 | 0.299 | 0.345 | 0.644 | 75.0 |
| 2020 | LAD | 29 | 104 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 0.244 | 0.353 | 0.314 | 0.667 | 92.4 |
| 2019 | LAD | 75 | 242 | 28 | 43 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 3 | 23 | 56 | 0.203 | 0.293 | 0.340 | 0.633 | 67.9 |
| 2018 | LAD | 100 | 238 | 32 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 31 | 67 | 0.205 | 0.329 | 0.290 | 0.619 | 75.0 |
| 2017 | LAD | 102 | 262 | 35 | 63 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 38 | 4 | 39 | 43 | 0.289 | 0.408 | 0.486 | 0.895 | 142.0 |
| 2016 | LAD | 21 | 37 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0.156 | 0.270 | 0.188 | 0.458 | 37.4 |
| 2015 | LAD | 20 | 37 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0.207 | 0.361 | 0.276 | 0.637 | 90.4 |
| Career | | 612 | 1757 | 206 | 338 | 63 | 3 | 35 | 162 | 23 | 196 | 391 | 0.223 | 0.322 | 0.338 | 0.660 | 83.1 |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2025 | 44 | 80.9 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 20.7 | 28.6 | 26.8 | 0.227 | 0.303 | 0.240 | 25.6 |
| 2024 | 156 | 86.3 | 9.5 | 1.9 | 31.1 | 22.8 | 19.5 | 0.227 | 0.298 | 0.275 | 25.8 |
| 2023 | 200 | 84.8 | 6.1 | 2.9 | 25.4 | 22.2 | 19.8 | 0.211 | 0.310 | 0.273 | 26.5 |
| 2022 | 212 | 87.4 | 13.6 | 4.8 | 35.2 | 17.9 | 15.5 | 0.209 | 0.333 | 0.298 | 26.7 |
| 2021 | 225 | 85.2 | 13.5 | 4.1 | 31.7 | 26.7 | 20.6 | 0.208 | 0.313 | 0.274 | 26.9 |
| 2020 | 104 | 86.9 | 16.2 | 1.5 | 35.4 | 24.9 | 16.3 | 0.193 | 0.279 | 0.274 | 26.6 |
| 2019 | 242 | 87.2 | 16.4 | 5.1 | 29.1 | 22.3 | 21.1 | 0.191 | 0.297 | 0.256 | 27.2 |
| 2018 | 238 | 87.6 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 31.5 | 19.0 | 18.5 | 0.184 | 0.256 | 0.265 | 27.4 |
| 2017 | 262 | 88.2 | 9.5 | 6.5 | 36.8 | 14.4 | 13.8 | 0.283 | 0.429 | 0.368 | 27.3 |
| 2016 | 37 | 89.1 | 24.5 | 0.0 | 21.7 | 25.7 | 20.8 | 0.139 | 0.192 | 0.218 | 26.8 |
| 2015 | 37 | 90.7 | 9.7 | 0.0 | 45.8 | 16.4 | 23.2 | 0.247 | 0.311 | 0.331 | 27.2 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2025 | LAD | C | 12 | 103 | 119 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.1 |
| 2025 | LAD | 1B | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.1 |
| 2024 | LAD | C | 45 | 366 | 368 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0.987 | +0.2 |
| 2024 | LAD | 2B | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | -0.0 |
| 2023 | LAD | C | 53 | 452 | 461 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.994 | +1.9 |
| 2023 | LAD | 2B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 2022 | LAD | C | 55 | 487 | 521 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0.993 | +3.9 |
| 2022 | LAD | 2B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | -0.0 |
| 2021 | LAD | C | 52 | 442 | 515 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0.989 | +2.8 |
| 2021 | LAD | 2B | 7 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0.833 | -0.0 |
| 2020 | LAD | C | 28 | 245 | 245 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.992 | +4.2 |
| 2019 | LAD | C | 64 | 525 | 554 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0.990 | +4.4 |
| 2019 | LAD | 2B | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | +0.2 |
| 2018 | LAD | C | 61 | 435 | 478 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0.998 | +9.0 |
| 2018 | LAD | 2B | 19 | 62 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0.966 | +0.9 |
| 2017 | LAD | C | 55 | 438 | 497 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0.994 | +0.2 |
| 2017 | LAD | 2B | 21 | 77 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0.967 | +1.9 |
| 2017 | LAD | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | -0.0 |
| 2016 | LAD | C | 9 | 50 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.0 |
| 2016 | LAD | 2B | 7 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | +0.2 |
| 2016 | LAD | 3B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | -0.0 |
| 2015 | LAD | C | 11 | 69 | 57 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | +0.0 |
| 2015 | LAD | 2B | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | +0.0 |
| 2015 | LAD | 3B | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | -0.5 |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2025 | AAA | Sacramento River Cats | Bat | 37 | 0 HR, 0 SB | 0.212 | 0.509 |
| 2019 | AAA | Oklahoma City Comets | Bat | 104 | 6 HR, 1 SB | 0.264 | 0.915 |
| 2016 | AAA | Oklahoma City Comets | Bat | 385 | 6 HR, 18 SB | 0.295 | 0.823 |
| 2015 | AAA | Oklahoma City Dodgers | Bat | 335 | 9 HR, 12 SB | 0.315 | 0.868 |
| 2014 | AA | Jacksonville Suns | Bat | 348 | 12 HR, 8 SB | 0.296 | 0.913 |
| 2014 | A+ | Jupiter Hammerheads | Bat | 200 | 1 HR, 3 SB | 0.317 | 0.802 |
| 2013 | AA | Jacksonville Suns | Bat | 74 | 1 HR, 0 SB | 0.339 | 0.930 |
| 2013 | A+ | Jupiter Hammerheads | Bat | 417 | 4 HR, 5 SB | 0.260 | 0.710 |
| 2012 | A | Greensboro Grasshoppers | Bat | 566 | 12 HR, 9 SB | 0.318 | 0.882 |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2025 | 0.436 | 0.214 | 0.278 | 0.226 |
| 2024 | 0.383 | 0.260 | 0.298 | 0.291 |
| 2023 | 0.168 | 0.268 | 0.260 | 0.223 |
| 2022 | 0.312 | 0.324 | 0.311 | 0.327 |
| 2021 | 0.296 | 0.296 | 0.295 | 0.297 |
| 2020 | 0.341 | 0.312 | 0.320 | 0.317 |
| 2019 | 0.267 | 0.296 | 0.301 | 0.274 |
| 2018 | 0.337 | 0.257 | 0.314 | 0.288 |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 2022 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.667 | 0.667 | 1.000 | 1.667 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 2020 | 10 | 25 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0.320 | 0.393 | 0.440 | 0.833 |
| 2018 | 10 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0.069 | 0.156 | 0.069 | 0.225 |
| 2017 | 15 | 46 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0.217 | 0.288 | 0.326 | 0.615 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Career | 44 | 107 | 13 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 32 | 0.206 | 0.277 | 0.290 | 0.567 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 2016 | LAD | $512,500 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.