Jason Heyward
Bats L Throws L6'5" 240 lbBorn 1989 Ridgewood, USADebut 2010Team SD1x All-StarDraft 2007 R1 #14 Atlanta Braves, Henry County (GA) HS
Awards: Gold Glove x5
Projections
| Season | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | wOBA | K% | BB% | HIT+ | WAR |
|---|
| 2026 | 121 | 109 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 1 | 0.214 | 0.284 | 0.354 | 0.638 | 0.140 | 0.282 | 22.0 | 8.1 | 74.0 | -0.01 |
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 | SD | 34 | 94 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 0.176 | 0.223 | 0.271 | 0.494 | 31.0 |
| 2024 | HOU | 87 | 257 | 33 | 48 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 37 | 5 | 22 | 53 | 0.211 | 0.288 | 0.412 | 0.700 | 93.5 |
| 2023 | LAD | 124 | 374 | 56 | 90 | 23 | 0 | 15 | 40 | 2 | 34 | 64 | 0.269 | 0.340 | 0.473 | 0.813 | 115.9 |
| 2022 | CHC | 48 | 151 | 15 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 32 | 0.204 | 0.278 | 0.277 | 0.556 | 59.5 |
| 2021 | CHC | 104 | 353 | 35 | 69 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 5 | 27 | 68 | 0.214 | 0.280 | 0.347 | 0.627 | 68.0 |
| 2020 | CHC | 50 | 181 | 20 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 2 | 30 | 37 | 0.265 | 0.392 | 0.456 | 0.848 | 130.2 |
| 2019 | CHC | 147 | 589 | 78 | 129 | 20 | 4 | 21 | 62 | 8 | 68 | 110 | 0.251 | 0.343 | 0.429 | 0.772 | 98.5 |
| 2018 | CHC | 127 | 488 | 67 | 119 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 57 | 1 | 42 | 60 | 0.270 | 0.335 | 0.395 | 0.731 | 91.9 |
| 2017 | CHC | 126 | 480 | 59 | 112 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 59 | 4 | 41 | 67 | 0.259 | 0.326 | 0.389 | 0.715 | 85.9 |
| 2016 | CHC | 142 | 592 | 61 | 122 | 27 | 1 | 7 | 49 | 11 | 54 | 93 | 0.230 | 0.306 | 0.325 | 0.631 | 75.9 |
| 2015 | STL | 154 | 608 | 79 | 160 | 33 | 4 | 13 | 60 | 23 | 56 | 90 | 0.293 | 0.359 | 0.439 | 0.797 | 118.2 |
| 2014 | ATL | 149 | 649 | 74 | 155 | 26 | 3 | 11 | 58 | 20 | 67 | 98 | 0.271 | 0.351 | 0.384 | 0.735 | 111.6 |
| 2013 | ATL | 104 | 439 | 67 | 97 | 22 | 1 | 14 | 38 | 2 | 48 | 73 | 0.254 | 0.349 | 0.427 | 0.776 | 116.1 |
| 2012 | ATL | 158 | 650 | 93 | 158 | 30 | 6 | 27 | 82 | 21 | 58 | 152 | 0.269 | 0.335 | 0.479 | 0.814 | 118.6 |
| 2011 | ATL | 128 | 454 | 50 | 90 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 42 | 9 | 51 | 93 | 0.227 | 0.319 | 0.389 | 0.708 | 96.9 |
| 2010 | ATL | 142 | 623 | 83 | 144 | 29 | 5 | 18 | 72 | 11 | 91 | 128 | 0.277 | 0.393 | 0.456 | 0.849 | 136.9 |
| Career | | 1824 | 6982 | 879 | 1575 | 306 | 41 | 186 | 730 | 125 | 706 | 1238 | 0.255 | 0.336 | 0.408 | 0.744 | 102.8 |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2025 | 95 | 85.1 | 11.5 | 4.5 | 33.8 | 26.7 | 32.4 | 0.201 | 0.291 | 0.245 | 27.2 |
| 2024 | 258 | 88.0 | 10.4 | 5.7 | 41.6 | 24.0 | 32.5 | 0.232 | 0.354 | 0.293 | 26.8 |
| 2023 | 377 | 87.7 | 15.4 | 8.1 | 37.4 | 20.7 | 28.4 | 0.245 | 0.409 | 0.318 | 27.1 |
| 2022 | 151 | 87.6 | 13.1 | 4.8 | 38.1 | 27.8 | 31.5 | 0.215 | 0.329 | 0.278 | 27.0 |
| 2021 | 353 | 88.2 | 7.5 | 4.8 | 42.4 | 23.9 | 29.8 | 0.230 | 0.365 | 0.293 | 26.8 |
| 2020 | 181 | 87.6 | 11.3 | 4.5 | 40.2 | 23.7 | 18.4 | 0.287 | 0.451 | 0.381 | 27.0 |
| 2019 | 589 | 88.8 | 11.3 | 6.3 | 36.5 | 22.7 | 27.7 | 0.255 | 0.396 | 0.323 | 27.4 |
| 2018 | 489 | 88.3 | 9.6 | 3.3 | 38.8 | 16.9 | 28.4 | 0.266 | 0.387 | 0.319 | 27.6 |
| 2017 | 481 | 86.6 | 11.4 | 5.0 | 31.3 | 16.4 | 26.4 | 0.264 | 0.393 | 0.319 | 27.1 |
| 2016 | 592 | 86.8 | 10.7 | 3.5 | 30.9 | 17.0 | 23.8 | 0.251 | 0.349 | 0.301 | 27.7 |
| 2015 | 610 | 89.1 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 34.6 | 16.2 | 24.0 | 0.263 | 0.374 | 0.317 | 27.4 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2025 | SD | OF | 36 | 216 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2024 | HOU | OF | 87 | 580 | 145 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.987 | |
| 2023 | LAD | OF | 120 | 769 | 190 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.974 | |
| 2023 | LAD | 1B | 6 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.8 |
| 2022 | CHC | OF | 47 | 348 | 91 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2021 | CHC | OF | 97 | 784 | 157 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 2020 | CHC | OF | 50 | 404 | 98 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 2019 | CHC | OF | 144 | 1222 | 247 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0.981 | |
| 2018 | CHC | OF | 126 | 1005 | 245 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0.988 | |
| 2017 | CHC | OF | 124 | 1008 | 230 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0.992 | |
| 2016 | CHC | OF | 141 | 1201 | 269 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0.993 | |
| 2015 | STL | OF | 147 | 1268 | 290 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0.990 | |
| 2014 | ATL | OF | 149 | 1317 | 365 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0.997 | |
| 2013 | ATL | OF | 102 | 862 | 211 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2012 | ATL | OF | 156 | 1356 | 335 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0.986 | |
| 2011 | ATL | OF | 122 | 990 | 218 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.974 | |
| 2010 | ATL | OF | 140 | 1196 | 235 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0.976 | |
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 | El Paso Chihuahuas | Bat | 23 | 0 HR, 0 SB | 0.095 | 0.317 |
| 2013 | AAA | Gwinnett Braves | Bat | 26 | 0 HR, 1 SB | 0.300 | 0.773 |
| 2009 | AA | Mississippi Braves | Bat | 195 | 7 HR, 5 SB | 0.352 | 1.057 |
| 2009 | A+ | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | Bat | 214 | 10 HR, 4 SB | 0.296 | 0.888 |
| 2008 | A+ | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | Bat | 25 | 0 HR, 0 SB | 0.182 | 0.513 |
| 2008 | A | Rome Braves | Bat | 508 | 11 HR, 15 SB | 0.323 | 0.871 |
| 2007 | Rk | GCL Braves | Bat | 31 | 1 HR, 1 SB | 0.296 | 0.911 |
| 2007 | Rk | nan | Bat | 48 | 1 HR, 1 SB | 0.302 | 0.842 |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2025 | 0.358 | 0.207 | 0.269 | 0.180 |
| 2024 | 0.214 | 0.312 | 0.284 | 0.322 |
| 2023 | 0.314 | 0.369 | 0.357 | 0.372 |
| 2022 | 0.235 | 0.266 | 0.214 | 0.306 |
| 2021 | 0.309 | 0.292 | 0.311 | 0.282 |
| 2020 | 0.271 | 0.420 | 0.327 | 0.437 |
| 2019 | 0.259 | 0.365 | 0.347 | 0.339 |
| 2018 | 0.330 | 0.331 | 0.331 | 0.331 |
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 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 2023 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 2020 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.286 | 0.375 | 0.429 | 0.804 |
| 2018 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 2017 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.118 | 0.286 | 0.118 | 0.403 |
| 2016 | 16 | 48 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 0.104 | 0.140 | 0.167 | 0.307 |
| 2015 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.357 | 0.438 | 0.643 | 1.080 |
| 2013 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.167 | 0.167 | 0.333 | 0.500 |
| 2012 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 0.400 | 0.600 |
| 2010 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0.125 | 0.176 | 0.125 | 0.301 |
| Career | 45 | 138 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 0.145 | 0.203 | 0.232 | 0.435 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 2016 | CHC | $19,555,288 |
| 2015 | STL | $7,800,000 |
| 2014 | ATL | $4,500,000 |
| 2013 | ATL | $3,650,000 |
| 2012 | ATL | $565,000 |
| 2011 | ATL | $496,500 |
| 2010 | ATL | $400,000 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.