Austin Barnes

Positions: Catcher, Pinch Hitter and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 190lb (178cm, 86kg)

Born: December 28, 1989 in Riverside, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 9th round of the 2011 MLB June Amateur Draft from Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ).

High School: Riverside Poly HS (Riverside, CA)

School: Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)

Debut: May 24, 2015 (Age 25-147d, 18,493rd in MLB history)
vs. SDP 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2016 season

2017 Contract Status: Signed thru 2017, 1 yr/$540k (17)

Service Time (01/2017): 0.124 • Arb Eligible: 2020 • Free Agent: 2023

Full Name: Austin Scott Barnes

Nicknames: Sam

Relatives: Nephew of Mike Gallego

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SUMMARY

2017

Career

WAR

1.8

AB

153

214

R

H

BA

.294

.262

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

.410

.383

SLG

.510

.430

OPS

.920

.813

OPS+

140

117

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Standard Batting

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
2011	21	FLA-min	A-	57	250	219	33	63	13	0	1	19	6	1	25	22	.288	.369	.361	.730		79	8	4	1	1	0		JAM · NYPL
2012	22	MIA-min	A	123	566	478	76	152	36	3	12	65	9	2	59	61	.318	.401	.481	.882		230	14	9	17	3	0		GBO · SALL
2013	23	MIA-min	A+,AA	117	491	412	52	112	17	3	5	45	5	2	64	69	.272	.379	.364	.743		150	15	10	0	5	0		JUP,JCK · FLOR,SOUL
2014	24	MIA-min	AA,A+	122	548	464	80	141	31	4	13	57	11	3	69	61	.304	.398	.472	.870		219	14	7	3	5	1		JCK,JUP · SOUL,FLOR
2015	25	LAD-min	AAA	81	335	292	40	92	17	2	9	42	12	2	35	36	.315	.389	.479	.869		140	7	3	1	4	1		OKC · PCL
2015	25	LAD	NL	20	37	29	4	6	2	0	0	1	1	0	6	6	.207	.361	.276	.637	83	8	2	1	1	0	0	2/45
2016	26	LAD-min	AAA	85	385	336	59	99	22	5	6	39	18	3	43	53	.295	.380	.443	.824		149	6	4	1	1	0		OKC · PCL
2016	26	LAD	NL	21	37	32	3	5	1	0	0	2	0	0	5	9	.156	.270	.188	.458	28	6	0	0	0	0	0	/245
2017	27	LAD	NL	69	183	153	29	45	11	2	6	29	4	1	27	30	.294	.410	.510	.920	140	78	5	3	0	0	0	24/5D
3 Yrs				110	257	214	36	56	14	2	6	32	5	1	38	45	.262	.383	.430	.813	117	92	7	4	1	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	378	315	53	82	21	3	9	47	7	1	56	66	.262	.383	.430	.813	117	135	10	6	1	0	0

Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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