CF John 'The Rebel' Austin #14
Austin Desperados ABA
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Great
09/06/2023
 OA: 75 POT: 80
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CF JOHN 'THE REBEL' AUSTIN #14 - AGE: 26 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
138 555 147 38 7 9 57 64 133 .265 .342 .407 51 3.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 60 60 60 65
Gap 70 70 75 70
Power 50 50 50 50
Eye 55 50 55 60
Avoid K's 55 55 55 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 40 75
Errors: - 40 60
Arm: 20 60 80
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 80
1st Base: - Center Field: 75
2nd Base: - Right Field: 65
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 65
Stealing Aggressiveness: 80
Stealing Ability: 75
Baserunning Inst.: 65
Sacrifice Bunt: 70
Bunt for Hit: 75
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/05/2023 DD Win, 7-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
09/04/2023 DD Win, 7-5 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 0
09/03/2023 @ TOR Win, 7-4 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 2
09/02/2023 @ TOR Win, 4-1 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 0
09/01/2023 @ TOR Win, 10-8 5 1 2 2 0 1 0 0
08/30/2023 @ CIN Loss, 1-3 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 2
08/29/2023 @ CIN Win, 4-1 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
08/28/2023 @ CIN Win, 2-0 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
08/27/2023 IND Loss, 3-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/26/2023 IND Loss, 3-5 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Brings high energy to a ballclub.
Personality Class: Sparkplug
High: Adaptability, Work Ethic, Intelligence
Birthday:11/18/1996
Born in:Elmwood, IL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$500,000
Signed Through:2027 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 41 Days
Service This Yr:159 Days
40-Man Service:5 Years, 41 Days
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2016, 15th Pick in Round 1
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 138 555 147 38 7 9 57 88 64 133 .265 .342 .407 .749 .319 .142 97
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 130 623 2 5 0 3 1 2 226 54 51 10 83.6 86.5 5.51 3.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   182 49 12 2 4 16 28 16 45 1 0 0 .269 .327 .423 .750
Versus Right   373 98 26 5 5 41 60 48 88 1 1 2 .263 .349 .399 .749
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   9 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 .444 .444 .556 1.000
Last Week   24 7 3 0 1 6 5 5 5 0 0 0 .292 .414 .542 .955
March   4 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 .250 .750
April   105 27 7 1 1 12 20 16 19 0 0 0 .257 .355 .371 .727
May   112 32 9 0 1 10 16 12 26 1 1 0 .286 .352 .393 .745
June   110 33 8 5 3 15 21 5 21 1 0 1 .300 .333 .545 .879
July   105 22 3 0 2 5 12 9 31 0 0 1 .210 .278 .295 .573
August   96 23 8 1 1 9 12 18 33 0 0 0 .240 .360 .375 .735
September   23 9 3 0 1 5 5 2 3 0 0 0 .391 .440 .652 1.092
Spring Training   62 18 5 1 1 4 15 6 15 0 0 0 .290 .353 .452 .805
Last Year   605 169 53 5 21 73 113 84 147 1 0 1 .279 .368 .488 .855
2 Years Ago   586 167 33 7 11 68 89 74 89 4 0 3 .285 .366 .422 .787
Career   3096 863 196 41 89 373 488 390 739 9 2 20 .279 .362 .455 .817
Home   304 86 19 2 6 31 46 29 69 0 1 1 .283 .347 .418 .765
Road   251 61 19 5 3 26 42 35 64 2 0 1 .243 .336 .394 .730
Grass   544 145 38 5 9 57 86 63 129 2 1 2 .267 .344 .404 .748
Turf   11 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 0 .182 .250 .545 .795
Day   205 49 16 2 2 25 25 27 48 0 0 1 .239 .330 .366 .696
Night   350 98 22 5 7 32 63 37 85 2 1 1 .280 .349 .431 .780
As Starter   547 146 38 7 9 56 88 63 130 2 1 2 .267 .344 .411 .755
As Reliever / Substitution   8 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 .125 .222 .125 .347
Pinch Hitting   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Close/Late   118 27 4 0 2 12 12 14 33 2 0 1 .229 .311 .314 .625
Inning 1-3   229 65 20 5 6 23 46 25 53 0 0 1 .284 .357 .493 .850
Inning 4-6   153 40 13 1 1 18 23 19 41 0 1 0 .261 .343 .379 .722
Inning 7-9   155 41 5 1 2 16 19 20 33 2 0 1 .265 .348 .348 .697
Extra Innings   18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 .056 .056 .056 .111
0 Outs   248 69 20 4 5 16 60 27 61 1 0 1 .278 .350 .452 .802
1 Outs   139 33 7 3 1 15 18 18 40 1 1 0 .237 .323 .353 .675
2 Outs   168 45 11 0 3 26 10 19 32 0 0 1 .268 .346 .387 .733
Scoring Position   134 38 3 0 3 43 18 14 30 2 1 0 .284 .347 .373 .720
Bases Empty   349 90 30 5 5 5 66 45 84 0 0 2 .258 .346 .415 .761
Runner on 1st   72 19 5 2 1 9 4 5 19 0 0 0 .264 .312 .431 .742
Runner on 2nd   52 12 1 0 1 6 5 6 13 0 1 0 .231 .310 .308 .618
Runner on 3rd   14 3 1 0 0 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 .214 .353 .286 .639
Runner on 1st & 2nd   30 12 0 0 2 10 7 4 6 0 0 0 .400 .471 .600 1.071
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 2 1 0 0 .222 .200 .222 .422
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   11 5 1 0 0 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 .455 .455 .545 1.000
Bases Loaded   18 4 0 0 0 9 1 1 6 1 0 0 .222 .250 .222 .472
Two Strikes   266 44 10 1 3 15 29 28 133 2 0 0 .165 .243 .244 .488
First Pitch   81 25 5 1 2 14 11 4 0 0 0 1 .309 .349 .469 .818
Count 0-1   44 10 3 0 0 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .227 .295 .523
Count 0-2   42 4 1 0 1 1 2 0 26 0 0 0 .095 .095 .190 .286
Count 1-0   52 23 7 3 1 10 9 0 0 0 1 1 .442 .453 .750 1.203
Count 1-1   48 19 6 1 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 .396 .396 .562 .958
Count 1-2   81 14 2 0 1 6 5 0 44 1 0 0 .173 .171 .235 .405
Count 2-0   12 6 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Count 2-1   38 12 1 1 2 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 .316 .316 .553 .868
Count 2-2   77 14 4 1 0 5 6 0 36 1 0 0 .182 .179 .260 .439
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 4 13 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   14 8 3 0 1 6 10 19 0 0 0 0 .571 .818 1.000 1.818
Full Count   66 12 3 0 1 3 16 28 27 0 0 0 .182 .426 .273 .698
Behind in Count   167 28 6 0 2 11 14 0 70 1 0 0 .168 .167 .240 .406
Ahead in Count   116 49 14 4 4 23 31 32 0 0 1 1 .422 .550 .716 1.266
Batting Leadoff   551 147 38 7 9 56 88 63 131 2 1 2 .267 .343 .410 .753
Batting 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Batting 6th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   201 56 17 3 2 12 22 23 44 0 0 0 .279 .353 .423 .776
Medium Leverage   255 66 19 3 5 22 53 34 62 1 1 2 .259 .349 .416 .765
High Leverage   96 24 1 1 2 23 12 7 27 1 0 0 .250 .298 .344 .642
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
2018 Austin - ABA 21 48 163 44 11 4 5 27 27 35 2 0 46 17 10 .270 .405 .479 .884 131 130 1.2
2019 Austin - ABA 22 160 596 177 29 7 24 90 82 64 7 2 152 45 44 .297 .371 .490 .861 136 138 3.9
2020 Austin - ABA 23 161 591 159 32 11 19 58 89 69 5 0 172 52 31 .269 .350 .457 .807 126 124 5.4
2021 Austin - ABA 24 159 586 167 33 7 11 68 89 74 3 4 89 39 13 .285 .366 .422 .787 130 131 7.3
2022 Austin - ABA 25 160 605 169 53 5 21 73 113 84 1 1 147 60 9 .279 .368 .488 .855 136 135 7.7
2023 Austin - ABA 26 138 555 147 38 7 9 57 88 64 2 2 133 51 10 .265 .342 .407 .749 98 97 3.4
Total ABA 826 3096 863 196 41 89 373 488 390 20 9 739 264 117 .279 .362 .455 .817 126 126 28.9
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
2016 Cowley County Community College - JUCO 19 49 188 72 16 6 14 62 54 40 2 2 38 15 7 .383 .491 .755 1.247 186 184 2.9
2016 (AUS) Norfolk - DL 19 43 176 49 13 1 9 30 40 23 4 1 44 6 11 .278 .373 .517 .890 130 132 0.9
2016 Tiverton - R 19 23 81 21 7 1 5 11 14 8 0 0 24 6 4 .259 .326 .556 .881 105 104 0.3
2017 (AUS) Norfolk - DL 20 41 148 43 5 1 5 16 24 18 0 0 33 5 6 .291 .367 .439 .807 83 83 0.0
2017 Tiverton - R 20 14 52 17 2 1 4 10 10 8 0 0 12 3 3 .327 .417 .635 1.051 174 174 0.7
2017 Long Beach - A 20 22 82 28 3 3 8 19 23 16 2 0 21 12 3 .341 .460 .744 1.204 225 222 2.1
2017 St. Louis - AA 20 104 362 93 18 7 14 47 61 57 6 3 106 31 27 .257 .364 .461 .826 142 139 3.3
2018 St. Louis - AA 21 20 75 20 5 0 3 5 15 9 0 0 15 6 0 .267 .345 .453 .799 141 148 1.2
2018 Laredo - AAA 21 93 331 105 24 2 18 47 57 52 2 0 76 23 18 .317 .413 .565 .978 191 191 5.4
Total AAA 93 331 105 24 2 18 47 57 52 2 0 76 23 18 .317 .413 .565 .978 191 191
Total AA 124 437 113 23 7 17 52 76 66 6 3 121 37 27 .259 .361 .460 .821 141 141
Total A 22 82 28 3 3 8 19 23 16 2 0 21 12 3 .341 .460 .744 1.204 225 222
Total AR 37 133 38 9 2 9 21 24 16 0 0 36 9 7 .286 .362 .586 .949 133 132
Total AJUCO 49 188 72 16 6 14 62 54 40 2 2 38 15 7 .383 .491 .755 1.247 186 184
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
2020 Austin - ABA 23 8 28 8 1 0 0 3 4 5 1 0 7 1 2 .286 .412 .321 .733 113 121 1.1
2021 Austin - ABA 24 3 13 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 .077 .200 .077 .277 -16 -12 2.4
2022 Austin - ABA 25 6 20 6 2 0 2 4 3 2 0 0 8 1 0 .300 .364 .700 1.064 187 191 2.2
Total ABA 17 61 15 3 0 2 8 9 9 1 0 17 2 2 .246 .352 .393 .746 109 115
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2018 Austin - ABA LF 36 35 57 0 0 59 2 .966 285.1 1.80 -0.3 .997
2018 Austin - ABA CF 17 2 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 52.1 2.75 +0.1 .981
2018 Austin - ABA RF 9 8 8 1 0 9 0 1.000 68.0 1.19 -0.8 .985
2019 Austin - ABA LF 8 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 24.0 1.12 +0.0 .966
2019 Austin - ABA CF 158 153 365 11 1 381 5 .987 1347.0 2.51 -7.5 .969
2019 Austin - ABA RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2020 Austin - ABA LF 77 72 132 3 1 137 2 .985 643.0 1.89 +6.6 1.061
2020 Austin - ABA CF 85 77 198 2 0 201 1 .995 721.2 2.49 +2.3 .999
2020 Austin - ABA RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2021 Austin - ABA LF 6 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 18.0 1.00 +0.3 .978
2021 Austin - ABA CF 156 145 405 21 1 433 7 .984 1290.2 2.97 +14.0 1.050
2021 Austin - ABA RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2022 Austin - ABA LF 21 0 4 1 0 5 0 1.000 29.2 1.52 -0.1 .965
2022 Austin - ABA CF 154 146 351 14 1 371 6 .984 1308.2 2.51 +14.0 1.045
2022 Austin - ABA RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2023 Austin - ABA LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2023 Austin - ABA CF 134 129 333 16 1 353 4 .989 1187.1 2.65 +6.3 1.026
2023 Austin - ABA RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 148 108 198 4 1 206 4 .981 1000.0 1.82 +6.6 1.037
TOTAL CF 704 652 1668 64 4 1755 23 .987 5907.2 2.64 +29.1 1.019
TOTAL RF 10 8 8 1 0 9 0 1.000 69.0 1.17 -0.8 .985
PLAYER HISTORY
01/21/2016 Joined the Cowley County Community College Tigers.
04/03/2016 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the Central Arizona College Vaqueros, with 6 RBI and 1 runs scored.
04/04/2016 Wins the AJUCO SL1 Player of the Week Award.
04/25/2016 Wins the AJUCO SL1 Player of the Week Award.
05/01/2016 Wins the AJUCO SL1 Batter of the Month Award.
06/06/2016 Wins the 2016 AJUCO SL1 Platinum Stick Award at LF.
06/07/2016 Released by the Cowley County Community College Tigers.
06/07/2016 Drafted in the 2016 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 15, 15th overall pick) by the Austin Desperados.
06/09/2016 Wins the 2016 AJUCO SL1 Most Valuable Player Award.
07/02/2016 Signed a minor league contract with the Austin Desperados organization with a signing bonus of $43,910.
08/03/2016 Injured (oblique strain),out for 5 weeks.
11/07/2016 Named the #26 prospect in the ABA
12/15/2016 Named to the 2016 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (AUS) Norfolk Tunnels.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (75); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 50 (70).
03/30/2017 Named the #42 prospect in the ABA
06/30/2017 Named the #40 prospect in the ABA
08/07/2017 Wins the AA W-AA Player of the Week Award.
09/12/2017 Goes 5-5 against the Cincinnati Bombardiers, with 3 RBI and 1 R.
11/02/2017 Named the #42 prospect in the ABA
12/15/2017 Named to the 2017 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (AUS) Norfolk Tunnels.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (75); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 60 (70).
03/29/2018 Named the #36 prospect in the ABA
06/16/2018 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 4 days.
06/18/2018 Wins the AAA SC Player of the Week Award.
06/29/2018 Named the #39 prospect in the ABA
07/01/2018 Wins the AAA SC Batter of the Month Award.
10/25/2018 Finished 3rd in 2018 AAA SC Most Valuable Player Award voting.
10/30/2018 Named the #31 prospect in the ABA
11/23/2018 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $9,200.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (75); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 60 (70).
06/24/2019 Wins the ABA AC Player of the Week Award.
07/21/2019 Was selected to the 2019 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
11/27/2019 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $12,400.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (70); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 60 (70).
07/26/2020 Was selected to the 2020 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
10/10/2020 Wins the 2020 ABA AC Wildcard Game MVP Award.
11/17/2020 Wins the 2020 ABA AC Silver Slugger Award at CF.
11/18/2020 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $94,000 with the Austin Desperados organization.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (70); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 60 (65).
02/24/2021 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate gap power at the Austin Desperados development complex.
05/24/2021 Wins the ABA AC Player of the Week Award.
06/28/2021 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1 day.
06/29/2021 Injured (hamstring tightness),day-to-day for one week.
07/21/2021 Was selected to the 2021 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
11/05/2021 Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $3,000,000 with the Austin Desperados organization.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (60).
02/24/2022 Outstandingly completed training to generate gap power at the Austin Desperados development complex.
07/20/2022 Was selected to the 2022 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
08/24/2022 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 3-4 weeks.
10/01/2022 Wins the 2022 ABA AC Wildcard Game MVP Award.
10/06/2022 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (65); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (60).
04/04/2023 Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
05/14/2023 Goes 5-6 against the Chicago Gangsters, with 2 2B, 2 RBI and 1 R.
08/06/2023 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 1 day.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2016 43 4
Year PA Rank
2016 207 3
2021 667 7
2022 691 2
Year AB Rank
2016 176 5
2022 605 4
Year H Rank
2016 49 7
2019 177 5
2021 167 7
2022 169 5
Year K Rank
2016 44 6
Year TB Rank
2016 91 5
2022 295 7
Year 2B Rank
2016 13 4
2021 33 4
2022 53 1
Year 3B Rank
2019 7 10
2020 11 1
2021 7 5
Year SB Rank
2019 45 7
2020 52 1
2021 39 3
2022 60 7
Year R Rank
2016 40 1
2020 89 6
2021 89 8
2022 113 2
Year BB Rank
2019 64 9
2020 69 4
2022 84 7
Year IBB Rank
2020 8 3
2022 6 6
Year SH Rank
2016 3 3
Year EBH Rank
2016 23 4
2021 51 8
2022 79 4
Year AVG Rank
2019 .297 3
2021 .285 7
Year OBP Rank
2019 .371 5
2020 .350 10
2022 .368 8
Year RC Rank
2021 96.92 6
2022 121.11 5
Year RC/27 Rank
2021 5.91 8
2022 7.27 6
Year WAR Rank
2020 5.5 8
2021 7.2 6
2022 7.6 3
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