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Austin

Wells

CAge : 27Bats : L

#28

Austin Wells

#28CNew York Yankees

Height : 6' 1" · Weight : 100 kg · Bats : L · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2023-09-01

Born in : Scottsdale, AZ, USA

MLB record

YearTeamPJABHHRPPMOYOPS
2026New York Yankees122334621432.186.624
2025New York Yankees126401882171.219.711
2024New York Yankees115354811355.229.717
2023New York Yankees197016413.229.743
Career totals382115924752171.213.691

ContractNew York Yankees payroll →

Type
Pre-Arbitration
Length
1 yr · 2026–2026
Total value
0.9 M$
AAV
0.87 M$

Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →

wRC+

77

wOBA

.281

xwOBA

.300

OPS

.624

AVG

.186

OBP

.292

HR

14

RBI

32

SB

4

PA

388

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

1.8

Home runs

15

2026 WAR

1.7

This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.

Trend

↓ Slight decline (-10)

  • 20243.4 WAR · 4.9 per full season
  • 20253.0 WAR · 4.0 per full season
  • 20261.7 WAR · 2.6 per full season

Outlook, age included

0 · 26 y.o. · prime years

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2026All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

66

Depth

CON
Contact
58
POW
Power
75
EYE
Eye
76
SPD
Speed
67
FLD
Fielding
74
DUR
Durability
75
EX
Experience
55
Why these ratings?
  • CON — Contact : Strikeouts avoided, xBA, squared-up contact
  • POW — Power : Barrels, exit velocity, home runs, xSLG
  • EYE — Eye : Walks and strikeouts
  • SPD — Speed : Sprint speed (Statcast), baserunning
  • FLD — Fielding : Outs above average, WAR fielding runs
  • DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
  • EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors

WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →

WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).

PAL: dimensions

Offense12
Power50
Discipline59
Speed30
Defense82

WAR, in runs

Batting-10.2
Baserunning-0.8
Fielding+0.4
Positional+8.2
Replacement+11.8

StatcastStatcast leaderboards →

MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Avg exit velocity

89.3 mi/h

52th percentile

Max exit velocity

110.5 mi/h

48th percentile

Barrels

7.7 %

50th percentile

Hard-hit

42.7 %

63th percentile

xBA

.208

4th percentile

Bat speed

72.8 mi/h

60th percentile

Sprint speed

26.0 pi/s

17th percentile

Outs above average

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Season by season
SeasonTeamWARPALOVAvg exit velocityMax exit velocityBarrelsHard-hitxBA
2026NYY1.7286689.3110.57.742.7.208
2025NYY3.0436590.6111.910.245.2.211
2024NYY3.4717788.4111.29.138.9.239

Game log, 2026

DateOpponentABHHRRBIBBSOAVG
Sep 25vs BAL200021.186
Sep 24vs TB211110.187
Sep 22vs TB200011.185
Sep 20@ AZ310011.186
Sep 19@ AZ321110.185
Sep 18@ AZ310011.180
Sep 16@ MIN200000.179
Sep 14@ MIN411102.180
Sep 13vs NYM311102.179
Sep 12vs NYM200000.177

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