C Malachi Smith #7
Austin Desperados ABA
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
10/07/2026
 OA: 50 POT: 50
BNN Index | ABA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
C MALACHI SMITH #7 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
90 310 79 11 2 14 38 15 77 .255 .295 .439 0 1.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 50 50 50 50
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 20 55
Errors: - 30 30
Arm: 65 35 40
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 65 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 65 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Aggressiveness: 55
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 25
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/04/2026 @ PHO Win, 3-1 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
10/02/2026 PHO Win, 2-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/29/2026 @ PHO Win, 5-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/2026 @ PHO Loss, 5-6 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/26/2026 DD Loss, 3-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/25/2026 DD Win, 2-1 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 0
09/24/2026 DD Win, 8-3 4 2 2 4 2 0 0 0
09/23/2026 HH Win, 11-3 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/21/2026 HH Win, 4-0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/20/2026 HH Win, 6-3 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
He works hard.
Birthday:01/13/1998
Born in:Ft. Worth, TX
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$146,000
Signed Through:2027 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 154 Days
Service This Yr:180 Days
40-Man Service:7 Years, 154 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2017, 2nd Pick in Round 3
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2026 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 90 310 79 11 2 14 38 37 15 77 .255 .295 .439 .734 .313 .184 98
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 84 333 4 0 0 11 1 3 136 27 0 0 0.0 37.4 4.10 1.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   131 36 8 1 6 12 16 6 37 2 0 0 .275 .302 .489 .791
Versus Right   179 43 3 1 8 26 21 9 40 1 1 4 .240 .290 .402 .692
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   8 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 .000 .111 .000 .111
April   52 17 0 0 6 10 10 6 15 0 0 0 .327 .397 .673 1.070
May   68 19 5 0 1 3 7 1 15 1 0 1 .279 .296 .397 .693
June   7 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .143 .250 .143 .393
July   44 9 2 0 1 2 4 0 14 0 0 0 .205 .205 .318 .523
August   73 14 1 2 1 11 6 4 16 0 0 0 .192 .234 .301 .535
September   66 19 3 0 5 11 10 4 16 2 1 2 .288 .338 .561 .898
Spring Training   45 11 3 0 0 2 3 3 10 0 0 1 .244 .306 .311 .617
Postseason   5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
Last Year   161 42 8 0 4 20 16 14 49 3 3 2 .261 .322 .385 .707
2 Years Ago   177 40 12 0 4 16 20 9 47 1 2 5 .226 .281 .362 .643
Career   2423 611 142 4 68 295 268 146 541 17 17 52 .252 .307 .398 .705
Home   146 43 4 0 7 19 23 9 32 3 0 1 .295 .333 .466 .799
Road   164 36 7 2 7 19 14 6 45 0 1 3 .220 .260 .415 .675
Grass   301 78 10 2 14 38 37 15 72 3 1 4 .259 .300 .445 .745
Turf   9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .111 .111 .222 .333
Day   124 32 7 1 5 17 15 6 31 0 0 1 .258 .298 .452 .749
Night   186 47 4 1 9 21 22 9 46 3 1 3 .253 .294 .430 .724
As Starter   304 75 10 2 13 37 35 15 76 3 1 4 .247 .288 .421 .709
As Reliever / Substitution   6 4 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.333 2.000
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   73 18 5 0 4 8 9 2 21 0 0 1 .247 .276 .479 .756
Inning 1-3   93 23 1 0 4 13 9 3 29 2 1 2 .247 .280 .387 .667
Inning 4-6   114 31 5 2 4 13 16 8 21 1 0 1 .272 .323 .456 .779
Inning 7-9   89 22 5 0 5 11 10 3 22 0 0 1 .247 .280 .472 .751
Extra Innings   14 3 0 0 1 1 2 1 5 0 0 0 .214 .267 .429 .695
0 Outs   89 18 2 1 4 11 11 5 19 2 1 2 .202 .255 .382 .637
1 Outs   116 28 4 0 4 13 17 7 29 1 0 1 .241 .288 .379 .667
2 Outs   105 33 5 1 6 14 9 3 29 0 0 1 .314 .339 .552 .892
Scoring Position   78 14 1 1 2 21 6 4 22 3 1 0 .179 .212 .295 .507
Bases Empty   168 47 7 0 9 9 21 9 41 0 0 2 .280 .324 .482 .806
Runner on 1st   64 18 3 1 3 8 10 2 14 0 0 2 .281 .324 .500 .824
Runner on 2nd   31 7 0 0 2 6 3 3 8 0 1 0 .226 .294 .419 .713
Runner on 3rd   6 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .167 .250 .333 .583
Runner on 1st & 2nd   20 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 2 0 0 0 6 1 0 1 2 0 0 .400 .286 .400 .686
Bases Loaded   7 1 0 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .143 .429 .571
Two Strikes   145 24 5 1 4 10 9 4 77 0 0 1 .166 .193 .297 .490
First Pitch   47 20 3 0 3 8 9 0 0 2 1 1 .426 .420 .681 1.101
Count 0-1   24 9 0 1 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 1 .375 .400 .708 1.108
Count 0-2   25 5 1 0 1 2 2 0 14 0 0 0 .200 .200 .360 .560
Count 1-0   33 11 2 0 1 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .485 .818
Count 1-1   26 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 .192 .222 .231 .453
Count 1-2   59 8 1 0 3 5 5 0 33 0 0 1 .136 .150 .305 .455
Count 2-0   9 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .556 .778
Count 2-1   21 5 0 0 3 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .238 .667 .905
Count 2-2   39 6 3 0 0 2 1 0 22 0 0 0 .154 .154 .231 .385
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   5 3 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 1 0 0 .600 .769 .600 1.369
Full Count   22 5 0 1 0 1 1 4 8 0 0 0 .227 .346 .318 .664
Behind in Count   108 22 2 1 6 12 12 0 47 0 0 2 .204 .218 .407 .626
Ahead in Count   68 21 2 0 5 15 12 11 0 1 0 0 .309 .400 .559 .959
Batting Leadoff   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   65 21 3 0 7 11 12 5 16 0 0 0 .323 .371 .692 1.064
Batting 5th   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 6th   79 17 3 1 4 11 7 2 18 1 1 2 .215 .250 .430 .680
Batting 7th   55 16 0 1 2 10 8 3 10 2 0 0 .291 .317 .436 .753
Batting 8th   68 13 2 0 0 4 5 4 20 0 0 1 .191 .247 .221 .467
Batting 9th   40 11 3 0 1 2 4 1 12 0 0 1 .275 .310 .425 .735
Low Leverage   124 37 4 1 6 13 12 6 27 1 0 2 .298 .338 .492 .830
Medium Leverage   125 28 2 0 6 16 16 8 39 2 1 1 .224 .272 .384 .656
High Leverage   58 14 5 1 2 9 9 1 10 0 0 1 .241 .267 .466 .732
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
2019 Sandusky - ABA 21 85 276 70 18 0 15 49 42 22 12 3 72 1 0 .254 .332 .482 .814 119 125 1.4
2020 Sandusky - ABA 22 121 425 112 31 0 14 56 46 23 13 0 103 2 4 .264 .321 .435 .756 111 115 2.0
2021 Mexico City - ABA 23 131 481 129 32 1 11 61 49 34 3 3 58 0 0 .268 .319 .407 .726 109 111 4.0
2022 Carolina - ABA 24 95 324 79 16 1 3 28 29 11 8 1 75 0 0 .244 .285 .327 .612 69 69 0.7
2023 Carolina - ABA 25 52 164 36 10 0 2 17 16 13 3 3 35 0 0 .220 .284 .317 .601 60 62 -0.1
2023 Halifax - ABA 25 31 105 24 4 0 1 10 13 5 2 0 25 0 0 .229 .277 .295 .572 52 52 0.2
2023 Total - ABA 25 83 269 60 14 0 3 27 29 18 5 3 60 0 0 .223 .281 .309 .590 57 58 0.1
2024 Austin - ABA 26 63 177 40 12 0 4 16 20 9 5 1 47 0 0 .226 .281 .362 .643 75 73 -0.0
2025 Austin - ABA 27 49 161 42 8 0 4 20 16 14 2 3 49 0 0 .261 .322 .385 .707 94 92 0.3
2026 Austin - ABA 28 90 310 79 11 2 14 38 37 15 4 3 77 0 0 .255 .295 .439 .734 98 98 1.4
Total ABA 717 2423 611 142 4 68 295 268 146 52 17 541 3 4 .252 .307 .398 .705 94 96 9.9
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
2017 McLennan Community College - JUCO 19 46 173 64 13 1 11 53 46 22 7 3 19 0 0 .370 .454 .647 1.101 139 143 1.6
2017 (SAN) Fullerton - DL 19 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 -34 -19 -0.0
2017 Poplar Bluff - A 19 38 101 16 7 0 1 12 9 11 4 0 27 1 0 .158 .267 .257 .525 47 50 -0.3
2018 (SAN) Fullerton - DL 20 29 94 27 6 0 11 28 19 16 3 1 25 0 0 .287 .404 .702 1.106 160 152 0.9
2018 Poplar Bluff - A 20 26 100 25 5 1 6 27 10 3 0 0 22 0 0 .250 .272 .500 .772 119 123 0.7
2018 Jackson - AA 20 6 23 7 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 .304 .304 .435 .739 124 124 0.2
2018 Little Rock - AAA 20 55 172 45 10 0 4 11 18 14 5 1 47 0 2 .262 .333 .390 .723 121 123 1.3
2019 (SAN) Fullerton - DL 21 33 127 44 15 0 5 33 25 16 3 0 20 0 1 .346 .432 .583 1.014 137 142 1.0
2019 Little Rock - AAA 21 8 28 11 3 0 1 4 5 2 1 0 5 0 0 .393 .452 .607 1.059 218 231 0.5
Total AAA 63 200 56 13 0 5 15 23 16 6 1 52 0 2 .280 .350 .420 .770 135 138
Total AA 6 23 7 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 .304 .304 .435 .739 124 124
Total A 64 201 41 12 1 7 39 19 14 4 0 49 1 0 .204 .269 .378 .648 81 84
Total AJUCO 46 173 64 13 1 11 53 46 22 7 3 19 0 0 .370 .454 .647 1.101 139 143
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
2023 Halifax - ABA 25 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .111 .000 .111 -66 -67 0.3
2026 Austin - ABA 28 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 .000 .167 .000 .167 -48 -51 0.3
Total ABA 5 13 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 0 1 .000 .133 .000 .133 -59 -60
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2019 Sandusky - ABA C 79 77 654 47 9 705 4 .994 682.1 9.25 -2.8 .656 5 81 30 37.0
2019 Sandusky - ABA LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.2 .966
2019 Sandusky - ABA CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2020 Sandusky - ABA C 119 117 928 77 9 1008 3 .997 1030.2 8.78 -4.6 .842 9 100 35 35.0
2021 Mexico City - ABA C 130 128 665 73 5 746 8 .989 1149.2 5.78 +2.8 1.044 9 81 36 44.4
2022 Carolina - ABA C 95 94 772 53 8 829 4 .995 819.0 9.07 +0.9 1.117 8 106 23 21.7
2023 Carolina - ABA C 51 49 404 24 2 429 1 .998 435.0 8.86 +0.5 1.124 4 49 10 20.4
2023 Halifax - ABA C 31 29 280 25 0 305 0 1.000 259.0 10.60 +1.0 .984 2 43 12 27.9
2024 Austin - ABA C 50 47 389 31 0 420 0 1.000 420.2 8.99 -0.4 1.326 3 47 10 21.3
2024 Austin - ABA CF 9 6 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 53.0 2.04 -0.1 .992
2025 Austin - ABA C 47 46 350 34 2 385 1 .997 401.0 8.62 -1.9 .955 5 49 10 20.4
2025 Austin - ABA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2025 Austin - ABA CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2026 Austin - ABA C 72 67 572 42 1 616 2 .997 620.0 8.91 +0.9 1.051 4 57 18 31.6
TOTAL C 674 654 5014 406 36 5443 23 .996 5817.1 8.39 -3.6 .986 49 613 184 30.0
TOTAL LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 +0.2 .966
TOTAL CF 9 6 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 53.0 2.04 -0.1 .992
PLAYER HISTORY
01/20/2017 Joined the McLennan Community College Highlanders.
03/24/2017 Was selected to the 2017 ABA Junior College All-Star Game.
06/06/2017 Wins the 2017 AJUCO SL1 Platinum Stick Award at C.
06/07/2017 Released by the McLennan Community College Highlanders.
06/07/2017 Drafted in the 2017 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 2, 48th overall pick) by the Sandusky Seagulls.
06/12/2017 Signed a minor league contract with the Sandusky Seagulls organization with a signing bonus of $5,755.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (55); Power: 40 (55); Eye: 40 (65).
12/15/2018 Named to the 2018 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (SAN) Fullerton Nuts.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 45 (60).
06/25/2019 Injured (elbow contusion),day-to-day for one week.
11/27/2019 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $12,400.
12/15/2019 Named to the 2019 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (SAN) Fullerton Nuts.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 50 (65).
12/01/2020 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $12,400.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
03/07/2021 Injured (sprained finger),out for 2 weeks.
11/23/2021 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $59,290.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (50).
07/25/2022 Injured (bone marrow edema (wrist)),out for 6-7 weeks.
09/25/2022 Injured (bruised shoulder),day-to-day for 3 days.
11/19/2022 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $83,000 with the Carolina Crown organization.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
06/27/2023 Was traded by the Carolina Reapers to the Halifax Heathens in exchange for a 4th round draft pick.
11/20/2023 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
01/02/2024 Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $574,000 with the Austin Desperados organization.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
07/07/2025 Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
01/11/2026 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Austin Desperados development complex.
06/04/2026 Injured (fractured foot),out for 4 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 2B Rank
2019 15 3
2021 32 6
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