Austin Barnes
34-Year-Old
2024 Stats
AVG
.308
HR
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Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Barnes has worked behind the plate for the Dodgers for nearly a decade, but aside from a few short spurts of opportunity, he's never ascended beyond a backup role. Will Smith's emergence as one of the game's best catchers over the past four campaigns has resulted in Barnes' playing time increasingly diminishing, and the latter's 200 plate appearances last season were his fewest (aside from the truncated 2020 campaign) since 2016. Barnes' biggest strength is his defense and skill working with the team's pitching staff, but his offense has fallen to such a degree (he slashed a miserly .180/.256/.242 with just two homers and a career-low 8.7 percent walk rate last season) that he may have trouble holding onto a roster spot much longer. That's especially true given the Dodgers' minor-league depth at the position -- Diego Cartaya is nearing his big-league debut, and both Dalton Rushing and Thayron Liranzo are waiting in the wings as well. Read Past Outlooks
Returns to action Wednesday
Barnes (back) will start at catcher and bat eighth Wednesday in the Dodgers' Cactus League game against the White Sox.
ANALYSIS
Barnes was scratched from Tuesday's lineup because of a back issue, but he's back behind the plate a day later. The 34-year-old is again slated to be Will Smith's understudy at catcher this season for the Dodgers.
Barnes was scratched from Tuesday's lineup because of a back issue, but he's back behind the plate a day later. The 34-year-old is again slated to be Will Smith's understudy at catcher this season for the Dodgers.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+20%
OPS vs RHP
2024
+106%
OPS vs LHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .533 | 145 | 3 | 14 | .154 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .642 | 282 | 7 | 24 | .223 | ||||
2024vs Left | .929 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .429 | ||||
2024vs Right | .452 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .167 | ||||
2023vs Left | .264 | 56 | 0 | 3 | .080 | ||||
2023vs Right | .589 | 144 | 2 | 8 | .219 | ||||
2022vs Left | .689 | 81 | 3 | 10 | .182 | ||||
2022vs Right | .712 | 131 | 5 | 16 | .230 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+1%
OPS at Home
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+15%
OPS at Home
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022Home | .609 | 207 | 4 | 18 | .212 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .602 | 220 | 6 | 20 | .188 | ||||
2024Home | .762 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .333 | ||||
2024Away | .661 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .286 | ||||
2023Home | .506 | 95 | 1 | 5 | .181 | ||||
2023Away | .491 | 105 | 1 | 6 | .179 | ||||
2022Home | .694 | 105 | 3 | 12 | .233 | ||||
2022Away | .714 | 107 | 5 | 14 | .191 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Austin Barnes compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.50BB Rate
13.3%K Rate
26.7%BABIP
.444ISO
.000AVG
.308OBP
.400SLG
.308OPS
.708wOBA
.329Exit Velocity
86.7 mphHard Hit Rate
33.3%Barrels/PA
6.7%Expected BA
.275Expected SLG
.438Sprint Speed
Ground Ball %
11.1%Line Drive %
33.3%Fly Ball %
55.6%Advanced Batting Stats
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Struggling with running game
Barnes allowed three stolen bases during Thursday's 6-2 loss to the Pirates, and he's now thrown out just two of 25 attempted steals this season.
ANALYSIS
Stolen bases are up across the league following MLB's rule changes to the base sizes and pickoff moves, but Barnes has especially been taken advantage of, namely during the three-game set in Pittsburgh. The Buccos totaled 12 thefts in the series without being caught once, not counting a successful pickoff move from Julio Urias. Barnes' playing time will drop considerably once Will Smith returns from the concussion IL, but the former's struggles to contain the run game could force the Dodgers to look elsewhere for their secondary catcher if the trend continues.
Stolen bases are up across the league following MLB's rule changes to the base sizes and pickoff moves, but Barnes has especially been taken advantage of, namely during the three-game set in Pittsburgh. The Buccos totaled 12 thefts in the series without being caught once, not counting a successful pickoff move from Julio Urias. Barnes' playing time will drop considerably once Will Smith returns from the concussion IL, but the former's struggles to contain the run game could force the Dodgers to look elsewhere for their secondary catcher if the trend continues.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Barnes slid deeper into a backup role last season, logging 212 plate appearances over 62 games, marking his lowest totals since 2016 (aside from the shortened 2020 campaign). While he tied his career high with eight home runs and boosted his OPS to .704, there's no mistaking that Barnes' primary value to the Dodgers is derived from his work with the pitching staff and his effectiveness behind the plate, as he ranks among the better pitch framers in the league. The Dodgers signed the veteran backstop to a two-year extension last July, so they're clearly comfortable keeping him on board while Diego Cartaya develops in the minors. Barnes is not entirely useless at the plate -- he's always been adept at working walks and reduced his strikeout rate to 17.5 percent last season -- but he's firmly entrenched as the backup to the offensively superior Will Smith.
More Fantasy News
Battling back tightness
Barnes was scratched from the Dodgers' lineup ahead of their Cactus League game against the Angels on Tuesday due to back tightness, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
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Hits homer in Sunday's win
Barnes went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in Sunday's 6-1 win over the Mariners.
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Returns to lineup Thursday
Barnes (head) will start at catcher and bat ninth Thursday versus the Marlins.
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Clears concussion protocol
Barnes cleared concussion protocol Wednesday after getting hit by a backswing Tuesday versus the Marlins, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
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Has bruised temple
Barnes said he felt fine after exiting Tuesday's game against Miami upon getting hit by Nick Fortes' backswing, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.
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