SS Paul Ainsworth #50
Austin Desperados ABA
Age: 24 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Good
01/14/2024
 OA: 55 POT: 55
BNN Index | ABA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
SS PAUL AINSWORTH #50 - AGE: 24 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
142 495 146 37 1 2 48 22 91 .295 .330 .386 27 1.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 65 65 65 70
Gap 55 60 55 55
Power 20 20 20 25
Eye 40 40 40 40
Avoid K's 55 55 55 60
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 70 40
Errors: - 80 55
Arm: 20 65 70
Turn DP: - 70 -
Framing: 25 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 75
Catcher: - Left Field: 25
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 80 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 75
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Aggressiveness: 65
Stealing Ability: 65
Baserunning Inst.: 45
Sacrifice Bunt: 60
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/18/2023 PHI Loss, 3-4 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/17/2023 PHI Loss, 2-4 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 0
10/16/2023 PHI Win, 4-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/14/2023 @ PHI Loss, 3-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
10/13/2023 @ PHI Loss, 3-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
10/09/2023 HH Win, 4-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
10/08/2023 HH Win, 13-3 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 0
10/07/2023 HH Loss, 2-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
10/05/2023 @ HH Win, 8-3 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 0
10/04/2023 @ HH Win, 1-0 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Paul is always willing to do his part.
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:$13,800
Signed Through:2024 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 124 Days
Service This Yr:180 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, 124 Days
Pro Service:6 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 142 495 146 37 1 2 48 54 22 91 .295 .330 .386 .715 .304 .091 87
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 127 527 5 3 0 8 2 3 191 40 27 4 87.1 65.3 4.82 1.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   135 41 7 1 1 10 18 12 13 0 0 2 .304 .369 .393 .762
Versus Right   364 105 30 0 1 38 37 12 80 3 2 3 .288 .314 .379 .693
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
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   81 22 3 0 0 5 8 4 14 1 0 1 .272 .310 .309 .619
September   81 28 9 0 0 10 9 3 17 0 0 0 .346 .369 .457 .826
Spring Training   55 14 6 0 0 6 6 4 7 0 0 0 .255 .305 .364 .669
Postseason   51 11 3 0 0 5 6 1 19 0 0 1 .216 .245 .275 .520
Last Year   495 146 37 1 2 48 54 22 91 3 2 5 .295 .330 .386 .715
2 Years Ago   384 108 28 1 3 42 41 12 62 1 1 5 .281 .311 .383 .694
Career   879 254 65 2 5 90 95 34 153 4 3 10 .289 .321 .385 .706
Home   241 76 21 1 1 25 28 12 34 1 1 2 .315 .352 .423 .775
Road   254 70 16 0 1 23 26 10 57 2 1 3 .276 .309 .350 .659
Grass   495 146 37 1 2 48 54 22 91 3 2 5 .295 .330 .386 .715
Day   184 52 11 0 0 13 23 4 39 0 1 3 .283 .309 .342 .651
Night   311 94 26 1 2 35 31 18 52 3 1 2 .302 .341 .412 .753
As Starter   482 142 36 1 2 47 52 20 89 3 2 5 .295 .327 .386 .713
As Reliever / Substitution   13 4 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 .308 .400 .385 .785
Pinch Hitting   9 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .333 .556
Close/Late   131 30 4 0 0 8 14 7 32 1 0 2 .229 .277 .260 .536
Inning 1-3   139 50 15 1 1 15 17 9 23 1 1 1 .360 .400 .504 .904
Inning 4-6   174 53 14 0 0 17 18 8 27 1 1 1 .305 .337 .385 .722
Inning 7-9   169 40 7 0 1 16 17 5 40 1 0 2 .237 .266 .296 .561
Extra Innings   17 3 1 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 1 .176 .300 .235 .535
0 Outs   155 48 8 1 0 6 27 5 28 1 2 2 .310 .337 .374 .712
1 Outs   173 41 12 0 1 12 16 10 39 2 0 1 .237 .280 .324 .603
2 Outs   171 57 17 0 1 30 12 9 26 0 0 2 .333 .374 .450 .824
Scoring Position   130 35 12 0 1 44 18 10 22 3 2 3 .269 .329 .385 .713
Bases Empty   273 78 17 1 1 1 23 10 51 0 0 2 .286 .316 .366 .682
Runner on 1st   96 33 8 0 0 3 14 4 20 0 0 0 .344 .370 .427 .797
Runner on 2nd   41 11 5 0 0 11 6 5 7 0 2 0 .268 .348 .390 .738
Runner on 3rd   5 4 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .800 .833 .800 1.633
Runner on 1st & 2nd   43 10 3 0 0 6 8 1 9 0 0 2 .233 .283 .302 .585
Runner on 1st & 3rd   14 5 2 0 0 8 1 1 1 0 0 0 .357 .400 .500 .900
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   11 2 1 0 1 8 2 1 1 1 0 1 .182 .286 .545 .831
Bases Loaded   16 3 1 0 0 7 1 1 3 2 0 0 .188 .211 .250 .461
Two Strikes   208 46 11 0 2 21 21 7 93 2 0 0 .221 .244 .303 .547
First Pitch   93 29 7 1 0 5 7 2 0 0 0 4 .312 .354 .409 .762
Count 0-1   57 21 6 0 0 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 .368 .368 .474 .842
Count 0-2   55 9 3 0 1 4 4 0 26 1 0 0 .164 .161 .273 .433
Count 1-0   41 11 5 0 0 5 3 0 0 1 1 0 .268 .262 .390 .652
Count 1-1   43 19 4 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 1 1 .442 .455 .535 .989
Count 1-2   63 18 3 0 1 11 5 0 26 1 0 0 .286 .281 .381 .662
Count 2-0   20 6 2 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .400 .700
Count 2-1   26 10 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 .385 .385 .385 .769
Count 2-2   49 12 2 0 0 3 6 0 22 0 0 0 .245 .245 .286 .531
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   11 4 2 0 0 3 4 10 0 0 0 0 .364 .667 .545 1.212
Full Count   41 7 3 0 0 3 6 7 19 0 0 0 .171 .292 .244 .536
Behind in Count   175 48 12 0 2 22 16 0 52 2 0 0 .274 .271 .377 .648
Ahead in Count   98 31 9 0 0 12 15 15 0 1 1 0 .316 .404 .408 .812
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   56 16 3 1 0 3 2 2 7 0 0 1 .286 .322 .375 .697
Batting 7th   145 51 8 0 0 13 19 6 26 1 0 2 .352 .383 .407 .790
Batting 8th   55 15 5 0 0 6 7 6 8 1 0 2 .273 .359 .364 .723
Batting 9th   178 49 18 0 2 21 22 6 38 1 2 0 .275 .297 .410 .707
Low Leverage   212 57 16 0 2 14 15 9 47 1 0 1 .269 .300 .373 .673
Medium Leverage   177 60 16 1 0 15 19 5 25 0 1 2 .339 .364 .441 .805
High Leverage   108 29 5 0 0 19 21 10 21 2 1 2 .269 .336 .315 .651
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 23 142 495 146 37 1 2 48 54 22 5 3 91 27 4 .295 .330 .386 .715 90 87 1.6
Total ABA 243 879 254 65 2 5 90 95 34 10 4 153 43 8 .289 .321 .385 .706 91 89 3.1
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 98 101 0.7
2015 Sinton High School - HS 15 39 144 39 6 1 2 18 22 22 3 0 29 4 6 .271 .379 .368 .747 103 98 0.4
2016 Sinton High School - HS 16 38 149 39 4 0 1 10 19 15 6 0 32 10 6 .262 .353 .309 .662 79 79 0.2
2017 Sinton High School - HS 17 40 139 50 7 2 1 17 23 20 2 3 29 9 14 .360 .439 .460 .899 130 124 0.5
2018 Sinton High School - HS 18 39 163 57 9 0 0 15 26 11 6 0 25 7 3 .350 .411 .405 .816 105 107 0.9
2018 Tiverton - R 18 15 65 12 2 0 1 2 5 4 0 0 10 3 2 .185 .232 .262 .493 35 29 -0.4
2018 Long Beach - A 18 16 54 15 4 1 1 6 7 3 1 0 8 2 3 .278 .328 .444 .772 117 109 0.3
2019 Tiverton - R 19 138 512 132 26 3 9 32 74 41 8 2 91 25 26 .258 .321 .373 .695 79 84 0.1
2020 (AUS) Norfolk - DL 20 37 158 45 14 2 4 19 22 15 1 0 14 2 2 .285 .351 .475 .825 113 112 0.7
2020 Long Beach - A 20 122 461 151 27 10 2 42 67 23 5 3 92 25 20 .328 .364 .443 .806 106 103 1.7
2021 (AUS) Norfolk - DL 21 35 156 44 11 1 2 8 21 9 1 0 19 0 1 .282 .325 .404 .729 83 84 0.7
2021 St. Louis - AA 21 135 535 168 35 7 7 52 67 27 9 4 81 12 3 .314 .355 .445 .800 125 126 3.5
2022 Laredo - AAA 22 38 145 43 14 2 2 17 19 12 0 1 22 0 2 .297 .348 .462 .810 133 127 1.0
Total AAA 38 145 43 14 2 2 17 19 12 0 1 22 0 2 .297 .348 .462 .810 133 127
Total AA 135 535 168 35 7 7 52 67 27 9 4 81 12 3 .314 .355 .445 .800 125 126
Total A 138 515 166 31 11 3 48 74 26 6 3 100 27 23 .322 .360 .443 .803 107 104
Total AHS 195 750 231 30 4 5 71 116 89 23 3 147 36 32 .308 .397 .379 .775 103 102
Total AR 153 577 144 28 3 10 34 79 45 8 2 101 28 28 .250 .312 .360 .672 75 78
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 34 3 0.3
2023 Austin - ABA 23 13 51 11 3 0 0 5 6 1 1 0 19 0 2 .216 .245 .275 .520 39 35 0.3
Total ABA 19 57 12 4 0 0 5 6 1 1 0 23 0 3 .211 .237 .281 .518 38 31
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 98 98 166 270 57 439 3 .993 814.2 4.82 +3.6 1.015
2023 Austin - ABA 3B 39 21 14 51 8 68 3 .956 223.2 2.62 +0.3 1.006
2023 Austin - ABA SS 34 8 12 47 13 61 2 .967 124.1 4.27 -0.4 .992
2023 Austin - ABA LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 98 98 166 270 57 439 3 .993 814.2 4.82 +3.6 1.015
TOTAL 3B 107 85 37 171 15 214 6 .972 760.1 2.46 +2.9 1.020
TOTAL SS 114 57 103 243 52 350 4 .989 640.1 4.86 +6.8 1.054
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.
11/22/2023 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $13,800.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (70); Power: 20 (25); Eye: 40 (40).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 2B Rank
2020 14 3
2021 11 6
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