SS Paul Ainsworth #50
Austin Desperados ABA
Age: 23 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Great
08/17/2023
 OA: 50 POT: 55
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SS PAUL AINSWORTH #50 - AGE: 23 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
108 374 107 28 1 2 36 18 67 .286 .325 .382 18 0.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 70 70 70 75
Gap 60 60 60 60
Power 25 25 25 25
Eye 35 35 35 35
Avoid K's 65 65 65 65
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 65 45
Errors: - 75 55
Arm: 20 65 75
Turn DP: - 70 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 65
Catcher: - Left Field: 30
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 70 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 65
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Aggressiveness: 75
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 50
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/16/2023 @ BOS Loss, 1-6 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/15/2023 @ BOS Win, 5-1 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
08/14/2023 @ BOS Loss, 2-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/11/2023 @ CHG Loss, 5-11 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09/2023 @ SYR Win, 5-3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
08/08/2023 @ SYR Win, 10-1 4 2 2 0 0 1 2 0
08/07/2023 @ SYR Win, 13-3 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
08/05/2023 CHS Win, 2-0 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
08/04/2023 CHS Loss, 2-7 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
08/02/2023 OAK Win, 4-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Wants fair compensation for his efforts.
High: Loyalty
Birthday:10/20/1999
Born in:Hurstbourne, KY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 5"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$13,200
Signed Through:2023 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 91 Days
Service This Yr:139 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, 91 Days
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2018, 2nd Pick in Round 1(Supp.)
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2023 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 108 374 107 28 1 2 36 42 18 67 .286 .325 .382 .707 .301 .096 84
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 96 400 5 3 0 7 2 3 143 31 18 1 94.7 48.6 4.69 .9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   102 29 6 1 1 9 14 10 11 0 0 2 .284 .360 .392 .752
Versus Right   276 78 22 0 1 27 29 10 58 3 2 3 .283 .312 .373 .685
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   12 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .333 .583
Last Week   17 3 0 0 0 1 4 1 3 1 0 1 .176 .250 .176 .426
March   4 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
April   80 27 12 0 1 13 12 4 16 0 0 1 .338 .376 .525 .901
May   92 26 5 1 0 8 9 3 15 1 0 1 .283 .309 .359 .668
June   65 14 2 0 0 2 3 5 9 0 0 1 .215 .282 .246 .528
July   92 27 4 0 1 8 13 3 19 1 1 1 .293 .320 .370 .689
August   41 11 3 0 0 3 5 3 7 1 0 1 .268 .326 .341 .668
Spring Training   55 14 6 0 0 6 6 4 7 0 0 0 .255 .305 .364 .669
Last Year   384 108 28 1 3 42 41 12 62 1 1 5 .281 .311 .383 .694
Career   758 215 56 2 5 78 83 30 129 4 3 10 .284 .318 .383 .701
Home   200 62 16 1 1 15 23 11 30 1 1 2 .310 .350 .415 .765
Road   174 45 12 0 1 21 19 7 37 2 1 3 .259 .296 .345 .641
Grass   374 107 28 1 2 36 42 18 67 3 2 5 .286 .325 .382 .707
Day   137 36 7 0 0 11 17 3 29 0 1 3 .263 .294 .314 .608
Night   237 71 21 1 2 25 25 15 38 3 1 2 .300 .342 .422 .764
As Starter   363 104 27 1 2 35 40 16 65 3 2 5 .287 .323 .383 .706
As Reliever / Substitution   11 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 .273 .385 .364 .748
Pinch Hitting   8 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .375 .625
Close/Late   99 23 3 0 0 7 10 6 23 1 0 2 .232 .287 .263 .550
Inning 1-3   105 37 10 1 1 9 13 7 19 1 1 1 .352 .395 .495 .890
Inning 4-6   128 36 11 0 0 12 15 7 17 1 1 1 .281 .321 .367 .688
Inning 7-9   133 32 6 0 1 15 13 4 30 1 0 2 .241 .271 .308 .580
Extra Innings   12 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 1 .167 .333 .250 .583
0 Outs   122 37 8 1 0 6 23 5 22 1 2 2 .303 .338 .385 .724
1 Outs   124 25 8 0 1 11 12 7 30 2 0 1 .202 .246 .290 .537
2 Outs   132 45 12 0 1 19 8 8 17 0 0 2 .341 .387 .455 .842
Scoring Position   94 26 8 0 1 33 14 8 15 3 2 3 .277 .343 .394 .736
Bases Empty   208 56 14 1 1 1 17 8 40 0 0 2 .269 .303 .361 .663
Runner on 1st   76 25 6 0 0 2 12 4 14 0 0 0 .329 .362 .408 .770
Runner on 2nd   26 7 4 0 0 7 3 4 3 0 2 0 .269 .367 .423 .790
Runner on 3rd   4 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .750 .800 .750 1.550
Runner on 1st & 2nd   34 9 3 0 0 6 7 1 7 0 0 2 .265 .324 .353 .677
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 4 1 0 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .625 1.125
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 1 0 0 1 6 2 1 1 1 0 1 .100 .231 .400 .631
Bases Loaded   12 2 0 0 0 5 1 1 2 2 0 0 .167 .200 .167 .367
Two Strikes   161 33 6 0 2 13 16 6 69 2 0 0 .205 .231 .280 .510
First Pitch   69 24 6 1 0 5 5 2 0 0 0 4 .348 .400 .464 .864
Count 0-1   42 13 4 0 0 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 .310 .310 .405 .714
Count 0-2   42 7 2 0 1 3 4 0 18 1 0 0 .167 .163 .286 .449
Count 1-0   29 8 5 0 0 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 .276 .267 .448 .715
Count 1-1   34 12 3 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 1 1 .353 .371 .441 .813
Count 1-2   49 14 1 0 1 8 3 0 20 1 0 0 .286 .280 .367 .647
Count 2-0   14 5 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .357 .357 .500 .857
Count 2-1   20 9 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 .450 .450 .450 .900
Count 2-2   37 9 2 0 0 2 4 0 16 0 0 0 .243 .243 .297 .541
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   9 3 2 0 0 3 4 8 0 0 0 0 .333 .647 .556 1.203
Full Count   33 3 1 0 0 0 5 6 15 0 0 0 .091 .231 .121 .352
Behind in Count   133 34 7 0 2 16 13 0 38 2 0 0 .256 .252 .353 .605
Ahead in Count   72 25 9 0 0 11 12 12 0 1 1 0 .347 .435 .472 .908
Batting Leadoff   4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Batting 2nd   8 3 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .375 .444 .625 1.069
Batting 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   52 12 1 0 0 3 4 1 11 0 0 0 .231 .245 .250 .495
Batting 6th   39 13 1 1 0 1 1 1 6 0 0 1 .333 .366 .410 .776
Batting 7th   71 21 3 0 0 6 10 4 13 1 0 2 .296 .346 .338 .684
Batting 8th   50 14 5 0 0 6 6 6 7 1 0 2 .280 .373 .380 .753
Batting 9th   153 44 16 0 2 18 21 5 29 1 2 0 .288 .308 .431 .740
Low Leverage   161 41 12 0 2 12 13 7 34 1 0 1 .255 .288 .366 .655
Medium Leverage   130 43 13 1 0 10 13 3 17 0 1 2 .331 .356 .446 .802
High Leverage   85 23 3 0 0 14 17 10 18 2 1 2 .271 .354 .306 .659
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
2022 Austin - ABA 22 101 384 108 28 1 3 42 41 12 5 1 62 16 4 .281 .311 .383 .694 92 91 1.5
2023 Austin - ABA 23 108 374 107 28 1 2 36 42 18 5 3 67 18 1 .286 .325 .382 .707 88 84 0.9
Total ABA 209 758 215 56 2 5 78 83 30 10 4 129 34 5 .284 .318 .383 .701 90 87 2.4
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
2014 Sinton High School - HS 14 39 155 46 4 1 1 11 26 21 6 0 32 6 3 .297 .401 .355 .756 97 109 0.9
2015 Sinton High School - HS 15 39 144 39 6 1 2 18 22 22 3 0 29 4 6 .271 .379 .368 .747 102 107 0.6
2016 Sinton High School - HS 16 38 149 39 4 0 1 10 19 15 6 0 32 10 6 .262 .353 .309 .662 80 88 0.4
2017 Sinton High School - HS 17 40 139 50 7 2 1 17 23 20 2 3 29 9 14 .360 .439 .460 .899 128 134 0.7
2018 Sinton High School - HS 18 39 163 57 9 0 0 15 26 11 6 0 25 7 3 .350 .411 .405 .816 104 114 1.0
2018 Tiverton - R 18 15 65 12 2 0 1 2 5 4 0 0 10 3 2 .185 .232 .262 .493 33 25 -0.5
2018 Long Beach - A 18 16 54 15 4 1 1 6 7 3 1 0 8 2 3 .278 .328 .444 .772 120 112 0.3
2019 Tiverton - R 19 138 512 132 26 3 9 32 74 41 8 2 91 25 26 .258 .321 .373 .695 77 80 -0.2
2020 (AUS) Norfolk - DL 20 37 158 45 14 2 4 19 22 15 1 0 14 2 2 .285 .351 .475 .825 114 115 0.7
2020 Long Beach - A 20 122 461 151 27 10 2 42 67 23 5 3 92 25 20 .328 .364 .443 .806 109 107 1.9
2021 (AUS) Norfolk - DL 21 35 156 44 11 1 2 8 21 9 1 0 19 0 1 .282 .325 .404 .729 86 85 0.7
2021 St. Louis - AA 21 135 535 168 35 7 7 52 67 27 9 4 81 12 3 .314 .355 .445 .800 124 125 3.4
2022 Laredo - AAA 22 38 145 43 14 2 2 17 19 12 0 1 22 0 2 .297 .348 .462 .810 131 128 1.0
Total AAA 38 145 43 14 2 2 17 19 12 0 1 22 0 2 .297 .348 .462 .810 131 128
Total AA 135 535 168 35 7 7 52 67 27 9 4 81 12 3 .314 .355 .445 .800 124 125
Total A 138 515 166 31 11 3 48 74 26 6 3 100 27 23 .322 .360 .443 .803 110 108
Total AHS 195 750 231 30 4 5 71 116 89 23 3 147 36 32 .308 .397 .379 .775 102 110
Total AR 153 577 144 28 3 10 34 79 45 8 2 101 28 28 .250 .312 .360 .672 72 74
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
2022 Austin - ABA 22 6 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 .167 .167 .333 .500 35 24 0.4
Total ABA 6 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 .167 .167 .333 .500 35 24
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2021 (AUS) Norfolk - DL SS 35 35 56 127 25 184 1 .995 310.0 5.31 +7.3 1.105
2022 Austin - ABA 3B 68 64 23 120 7 146 3 .979 536.2 2.40 +2.6 1.026
2022 Austin - ABA SS 45 14 35 69 14 105 1 .990 206.0 4.54 -0.1 1.012
2022 Austin - ABA LF 10 10 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 79.0 0.80 -0.3 .965
2023 Austin - ABA 2B 79 79 145 214 46 362 3 .992 657.2 4.91 +1.4 1.006
2023 Austin - ABA 3B 27 13 8 36 8 46 2 .957 146.2 2.70 +0.5 1.022
2023 Austin - ABA SS 23 4 7 27 7 35 1 .971 72.2 4.21 -0.8 .936
2023 Austin - ABA LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 79 79 145 214 46 362 3 .992 657.2 4.91 +1.4 1.006
TOTAL 3B 95 77 31 156 15 192 5 .974 683.1 2.46 +3.1 1.025
TOTAL SS 103 53 98 223 46 324 3 .991 588.2 4.91 +6.5 1.052
TOTAL LF 12 10 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 82.0 0.77 -0.3 .965
PLAYER HISTORY
02/19/2014 Joined the Sinton High School Pirates.
05/09/2014 Injured (sore thumb),day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (80); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 25 (45).
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (80); Power: 30 (35); Eye: 25 (45).
04/05/2016 Injured (conjunctivitis),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (80); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 25 (45).
05/11/2017 Injured (bruised collarbone),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (70); Power: 25 (30); Eye: 30 (50).
04/27/2018 Goes 0-3 against the Miami Christian High School Victors, ending his hitting streak at 23 games.
06/07/2018 Released by the Sinton High School Pirates.
06/07/2018 Drafted in the 2018 first-year player draft (Supplemental Round 1, Pick 2, 25th overall pick) by the Austin Desperados.
06/21/2018 Signed a minor league contract with the Austin Desperados organization with a signing bonus of $21,850.
07/10/2018 Injured (strained oblique),out for 6 weeks.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (70); Power: 25 (30); Eye: 35 (50).
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (65); Power: 25 (25); Eye: 35 (45).
07/13/2020 Injured (mild groin strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
10/19/2020 Wins the 2020 A S-A Platinum Stick Award at SS.
12/15/2020 Named to the 2020 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (AUS) Norfolk Tunnels.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (75); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 35 (40).
04/02/2021 Named the #96 prospect in the ABA
06/13/2021 Was selected to the 2021 ABA Double A All-Star Game.
06/30/2021 Named the #93 prospect in the ABA
07/21/2021 Was selected to the 2021 American Baseball Association All-Star Futures Game.
10/20/2021 Wins the 2021 AA W-AA Great Glove Award at SS.
10/22/2021 Wins the 2021 AA W-AA Platinum Stick Award at SS.
10/25/2021 Finished 3rd in 2021 AA W-AA Most Valuable Player Award voting.
11/01/2021 Named the #86 prospect in the ABA
12/16/2021 Named to the 2021 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (AUS) Norfolk Tunnels.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (75); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 35 (40).
02/24/2022 Successfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Austin Desperados development complex.
03/03/2022 Injured (hamstring strain),out for 4 weeks.
04/01/2022 Named the #97 prospect in the ABA
06/29/2022 Named the #83 prospect in the ABA
08/14/2022 Goes 5-6 against the Chicago Gangsters, with 2 RBI and 2 R.
11/25/2022 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $13,200.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (75); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 35 (35).
02/28/2023 Outstandingly completed training to generate gap power at the Austin Desperados development complex.
04/11/2023 Injured (sprained elbow),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 2B Rank
2020 14 3
2021 11 6
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