Austin Riley
26-Year-Old
2023 Stats
AVG
.281
HR
37
RBI
97
R
117
SB
3
2024 Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Riley and Ohtani are the only two players in baseball with at least 30 homers, 90 runs, and 90 RBIs in each of the past three seasons. Whereas Ohtani has had to do a lot of the heavy lifting on his club in previous seasons, Riley is just one very well-positioned player in the lineup with Acuna Jr and Albies in front of him and Olson behind him in the lineup. The presence of speed in front of him allows him to see a lot of fastballs, and he hit 22 of them for homers along with a .290 average. Getting on base in front of Olson and Ozuna is how someone with slightly better than average speed scored 117 runs, exceeding his previous career high by 26 runs. We see no reason why Riley cannot keep his 30/90/90 streak going another season as nothing is changing in the powerful Atlanta offense in 2024. Riley is not going to help you in the running game, but that is the only true flaw in his fantasy vitae as he heads into his peak power production years at the hot corner. Read Past Outlooks
On track for Opening Day
Riley has gone 5-for-20 (.250) over eight Grapefruit League games with a solo home run and a 0:3 BB:K.
ANALYSIS
The 26-year-old third baseman has been getting in his work and looks set to once again hit in the heart of Atlanta's batting order. Riley has averaged 36 homers and 99 RBI over the last three seasons while missing only eight total games, making him one of the most dependable fantasy options available at the hot corner.
The 26-year-old third baseman has been getting in his work and looks set to once again hit in the heart of Atlanta's batting order. Riley has averaged 36 homers and 99 RBI over the last three seasons while missing only eight total games, making him one of the most dependable fantasy options available at the hot corner.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
+8%
OPS vs LHP
2023
+12%
OPS vs LHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .931 | 470 | 25 | 71 | .299 | ||||
Since 2021vs Right | .863 | 1600 | 83 | 226 | .282 | ||||
2023vs Left | .941 | 149 | 11 | 28 | .289 | ||||
2023vs Right | .841 | 566 | 26 | 69 | .280 | ||||
2022vs Left | 1.084 | 172 | 11 | 25 | .329 | ||||
2022vs Right | .811 | 521 | 27 | 68 | .255 | ||||
2021vs Left | .752 | 149 | 3 | 18 | .274 | ||||
2021vs Right | .941 | 513 | 30 | 89 | .312 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2021
+4%
OPS at Home
2023
+8%
OPS at Home
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2021Home | .896 | 1005 | 54 | 146 | .293 | ||||
Since 2021Away | .861 | 1065 | 54 | 151 | .278 | ||||
2023Home | .897 | 346 | 17 | 44 | .295 | ||||
2023Away | .828 | 369 | 20 | 53 | .268 | ||||
2022Home | .964 | 339 | 24 | 49 | .297 | ||||
2022Away | .792 | 354 | 14 | 44 | .249 | ||||
2021Home | .823 | 320 | 13 | 53 | .287 | ||||
2021Away | .968 | 342 | 20 | 54 | .319 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Austin Riley 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
0.34BB Rate
8.3%K Rate
24.1%BABIP
.324ISO
.234AVG
.281OBP
.345SLG
.516OPS
.861wOBA
.370Exit Velocity
92.3 mphHard Hit Rate
41.6%Barrels/PA
9.2%Expected BA
.273Expected SLG
.516Sprint Speed
23.0 ft/secGround Ball %
41.3%Line Drive %
18.5%Fly Ball %
40.2%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Riley now has 3.16 years of major league service (trust us, don't look it up) and has quickly established himself as one of the premier power hitters in baseball with elite metrics in barrel percentage, average exit velocity, hard hit percentage, and awesome walk-up music. The expected stats from 2021 told us the .300 average was an outlier, so the 30-point drop in batting average did not come as much of a surprise. That said, he does profile as someone who should see some type of bump in batting average with the shift rules changing this season. Sure, he doesn't walk that often and his strikeouts are a bit on the high side, but he's a modern day Mike Schmidt at the plate who may eventually need a new defensive position given his limitations at the hot corner. He is a solid four-category performer who continues to improve his draft status and finished this season as the 21st most valuable player in standard formats. There is a strong chance he does not make it to the third round this season, so plan accordingly.
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Tallies three hits in win
Riley went 3-for-4 with a triple, a double and two runs scored in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Cubs.
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Sitting for Game 1
Riley is out of the lineup for Game 1 of Sunday's doubleheader at Washington, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.
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Racks up four RBI
Riley went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI and two runs scored in Friday's win over the Nationals.
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Back in lineup
Riley (illness) is starting at third base and batting third Saturday against the Pirates.
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Out again with illness
Riley (illness) remains out of the lineup Friday versus the Pirates.
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