CF John 'The Rebel' Austin #14
Austin Desperados ABA
Age: 28 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Good
04/21/2025
 OA: 75 POT: 75
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CF JOHN 'THE REBEL' AUSTIN #14 - AGE: 28 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
20 78 26 9 1 2 7 15 17 .333 .453 .551 8 1.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 55 55
Gap 75 65 75 75
Power 50 50 50 50
Eye 55 50 55 55
Avoid K's 55 50 55 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 80
Errors: - 40 65
Arm: 20 65 80
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 80
1st Base: - Center Field: 80
2nd Base: - Right Field: 55
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 65
Stealing Aggressiveness: 80
Stealing Ability: 75
Baserunning Inst.: 70
Sacrifice Bunt: 65
Bunt for Hit: 80
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
04/20/2025 @ HH Loss, 1-8 4 1 3 1 1 1 1 1
04/17/2025 CHS Win, 2-1 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
04/16/2025 CHS Win, 10-2 5 1 3 3 0 0 1 0
04/15/2025 @ VAC Loss, 4-7 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
04/14/2025 @ VAC Loss, 2-11 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
04/13/2025 @ VAC Loss, 4-5 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
04/11/2025 @ PHO Loss, 8-11 4 2 2 2 1 2 0 1
04/10/2025 @ PHO Loss, 5-8 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
04/09/2025 HLW Win, 5-4 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
04/08/2025 HLW Loss, 8-9 4 3 1 0 0 2 0 0
PERSONALITY
Not one to rest on his laurels.
Personality Class: Sparkplug
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:6 Years, 78 Days
Service This Yr:24 Days
40-Man Service:6 Years, 78 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2016, 15th Pick in Round 1
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2025 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 20 78 26 9 1 2 7 13 15 17 .333 .453 .551 1.004 .431 .218 179
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 20 95 2 0 0 0 0 0 43 12 8 3 72.7 21.7 10.66 1.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   17 7 3 0 1 1 3 3 4 0 0 1 .412 .524 .765 1.289
Versus Right   61 19 6 1 1 6 10 12 13 0 0 1 .311 .432 .492 .924
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   20 9 2 1 1 4 3 3 5 0 0 0 .450 .522 .800 1.322
March   15 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 .267 .353 .400 .753
April   63 22 7 1 2 7 13 14 13 0 0 1 .349 .474 .587 1.062
Spring Training   49 18 4 1 2 13 14 12 14 0 0 0 .367 .492 .612 1.104
Last Year   586 156 37 6 17 82 81 51 179 1 1 4 .266 .329 .437 .766
2 Years Ago   630 166 42 8 12 67 104 74 154 2 1 2 .263 .342 .413 .755
Career   3835 1064 246 49 111 472 598 466 956 10 3 26 .277 .359 .454 .813
Home   20 7 4 1 0 3 5 3 3 0 0 1 .350 .458 .650 1.108
Road   58 19 5 0 2 4 8 12 14 0 0 1 .328 .451 .517 .968
Grass   78 26 9 1 2 7 13 15 17 0 0 2 .333 .453 .551 1.004
Day   25 13 5 1 2 6 6 4 3 0 0 1 .520 .600 1.040 1.640
Night   53 13 4 0 0 1 7 11 14 0 0 1 .245 .385 .321 .705
As Starter   78 26 9 1 2 7 13 15 17 0 0 2 .333 .453 .551 1.004
Close/Late   15 4 2 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 1 .267 .389 .400 .789
Inning 1-3   35 13 4 0 1 3 4 5 5 0 0 0 .371 .450 .571 1.021
Inning 4-6   19 7 3 1 1 4 4 6 6 0 0 1 .368 .538 .789 1.328
Inning 7-9   23 6 2 0 0 0 5 4 6 0 0 1 .261 .393 .348 .741
Extra Innings   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   36 15 4 0 2 2 11 8 5 0 0 1 .417 .533 .694 1.228
1 Outs   17 6 3 0 0 1 2 4 7 0 0 0 .353 .476 .529 1.006
2 Outs   25 5 2 1 0 4 0 3 5 0 0 1 .200 .310 .360 .670
Scoring Position   15 4 0 1 0 5 0 1 5 0 0 0 .267 .312 .400 .713
Bases Empty   55 19 7 0 2 2 9 9 10 0 0 1 .345 .446 .582 1.028
Runner on 1st   8 3 2 0 0 0 4 5 2 0 0 1 .375 .643 .625 1.268
Runner on 2nd   6 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Runner on 1st & 2nd   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Bases Loaded   3 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.000 1.333
Two Strikes   40 11 3 1 1 5 4 6 17 0 0 1 .275 .383 .475 .858
First Pitch   10 5 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .700 1.200
Count 0-1   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .167 .000 .167
Count 0-2   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   7 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .571 .857
Count 1-1   9 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 1-2   12 5 1 1 0 3 1 0 4 0 0 1 .417 .462 .667 1.128
Count 2-0   2 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.000 4.000
Count 2-1   3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Count 2-2   13 4 2 0 1 2 1 0 7 0 0 0 .308 .308 .692 1.000
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 1 1 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 .500 .875 1.000 1.875
Full Count   10 2 0 0 0 0 2 6 1 0 0 0 .200 .500 .200 .700
Behind in Count   22 5 1 1 0 3 1 0 9 0 0 2 .227 .292 .364 .655
Ahead in Count   14 7 4 0 1 1 5 9 0 0 0 0 .500 .696 1.000 1.696
Batting Leadoff   78 26 9 1 2 7 13 15 17 0 0 2 .333 .453 .551 1.004
Low Leverage   29 9 4 0 1 1 3 5 7 0 0 1 .310 .429 .552 .980
Medium Leverage   39 13 3 1 1 6 8 7 7 0 0 1 .333 .447 .538 .985
High Leverage   10 4 2 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 .400 .538 .600 1.138
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 .884 132 132 1.2
2019 Austin - ABA 22 160 596 177 29 7 24 90 82 64 7 2 152 45 44 .297 .371 .490 .861 136 139 3.9
2020 Austin - ABA 23 161 591 159 32 11 19 58 89 69 5 0 172 52 31 .269 .350 .457 .807 127 125 5.5
2021 Austin - ABA 24 159 586 167 33 7 11 68 89 74 3 4 89 39 13 .285 .366 .422 .787 131 133 7.4
2022 Austin - ABA 25 160 605 169 53 5 21 73 113 84 1 1 147 60 9 .279 .368 .488 .855 135 136 7.7
2023 Austin - ABA 26 158 630 166 42 8 12 67 104 74 2 2 154 61 10 .263 .342 .413 .755 99 97 4.1
2024 Austin - ABA 27 156 586 156 37 6 17 82 81 51 4 1 179 56 10 .266 .329 .437 .766 108 109 5.8
2025 Austin - ABA 28 20 78 26 9 1 2 7 13 15 2 0 17 8 3 .333 .453 .551 1.004 170 179 1.6
Total ABA 1022 3835 1064 246 49 111 472 598 466 26 10 956 338 130 .277 .359 .454 .813 124 125 37.4
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
2016 Cowley County Community College - JUCO 19 49 188 72 16 6 14 62 54 40 2 2 38 15 7 .383 .491 .755 1.247 186 186 3.0
2016 (AUS) Norfolk - DL 19 43 176 49 13 1 9 30 40 23 4 1 44 6 11 .278 .373 .517 .890 129 127 0.7
2016 Tiverton - R 19 23 81 21 7 1 5 11 14 8 0 0 24 6 4 .259 .326 .556 .881 108 108 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 82 0.0
2017 Tiverton - R 20 14 52 17 2 1 4 10 10 8 0 0 12 3 3 .327 .417 .635 1.051 178 178 0.7
2017 Long Beach - A 20 22 82 28 3 3 8 19 23 16 2 0 21 12 3 .341 .460 .744 1.204 223 220 2.0
2017 St. Louis - AA 20 104 362 93 18 7 14 47 61 57 6 3 106 31 27 .257 .364 .461 .826 144 141 3.4
2018 St. Louis - AA 21 20 75 20 5 0 3 5 15 9 0 0 15 6 0 .267 .345 .453 .799 142 149 1.2
2018 Laredo - AAA 21 93 331 105 24 2 18 47 57 52 2 0 76 23 18 .317 .413 .565 .978 195 193 5.5
Total AAA 93 331 105 24 2 18 47 57 52 2 0 76 23 18 .317 .413 .565 .978 195 193
Total AA 124 437 113 23 7 17 52 76 66 6 3 121 37 27 .259 .361 .460 .821 144 142
Total A 22 82 28 3 3 8 19 23 16 2 0 21 12 3 .341 .460 .744 1.204 223 220
Total AR 37 133 38 9 2 9 21 24 16 0 0 36 9 7 .286 .362 .586 .949 136 136
Total AJUCO 49 188 72 16 6 14 62 54 40 2 2 38 15 7 .383 .491 .755 1.247 186 186
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 .733 113 122 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 -11 2.4
2022 Austin - ABA 25 6 20 6 2 0 2 4 3 2 0 0 8 1 0 .300 .364 .700 1.064 187 192 2.2
2023 Austin - ABA 26 13 55 6 1 0 1 5 5 3 0 0 21 5 1 .109 .155 .182 .337 -11 -18 0.6
Total ABA 30 116 21 4 0 3 13 14 12 1 0 38 7 3 .181 .264 .293 .557 55 55
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 152 146 369 18 2 392 5 .987 1345.0 2.59 +7.0 1.028
2023 Austin - ABA RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 Austin - ABA CF 150 147 380 15 0 401 6 .985 1311.2 2.71 +15.1 1.059
2025 Austin - ABA CF 20 20 48 3 0 52 1 .981 171.0 2.68 +1.6 1.058
TOTAL LF 148 108 198 4 1 206 4 .981 1000.0 1.82 +6.6 1.037
TOTAL CF 892 836 2132 84 5 2247 31 .986 7548.0 2.64 +46.5 1.027
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.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (55).
08/26/2024 Wins the ABA AC Player of the Week Award.
11/06/2024 Wins the 2024 ABA AC Gold Glove Award at CF.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (55).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2016 43 4
Year PA Rank
2016 207 3
2021 667 7
2022 691 2
2023 708 3
Year AB Rank
2016 176 5
2022 605 4
2023 630 3
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
2023 42 9
Year 3B Rank
2019 7 10
2020 11 1
2021 7 5
2023 8 1
2024 6 8
Year SB Rank
2019 45 7
2020 52 1
2021 39 3
2022 60 7
2023 61 5
2024 56 5
Year R Rank
2016 40 1
2020 89 6
2021 89 8
2022 113 2
2023 104 9
Year BB Rank
2019 64 9
2020 69 4
2022 84 7
Year IBB Rank
2020 8 3
2022 6 6
2023 6 3
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
2024 5.8 9
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