Austin Riley
Michael Austin Riley
Born: April 2, 1997
Memphis, TN USA
Primary Position: 3B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, RF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 240
Career: 2019-2024
Draft: Round CBA (2015 June Amateur Draft, Atlanta Braves)
School: DeSoto Central (MS) HS
Minor League Statistics
Austin Riley compiled a career batting average of .272 with 153 home runs and 429 RBI in his 828-game career with the Atlanta Braves. He began playing during the 2019 season and last took the field during the 2024 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 80 | 297 | 274 | 41 | 62 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 108 | .226 | .279 | .471 | .750 | 129 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 51 | 206 | 188 | 24 | 45 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 49 | .239 | .301 | .415 | .716 | 78 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 160 | 662 | 590 | 91 | 179 | 33 | 1 | 33 | 107 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 168 | .303 | .367 | .531 | .898 | 313 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 2022 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 159 | 693 | 615 | 90 | 168 | 39 | 2 | 38 | 93 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 168 | .273 | .349 | .528 | .878 | 325 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2023 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 159 | 715 | 636 | 117 | 179 | 32 | 3 | 37 | 97 | 3 | 1 | 59 | 172 | .281 | .345 | .516 | .861 | 328 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 4 |
| 2024 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 110 | 469 | 425 | 63 | 109 | 26 | 2 | 19 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 118 | .256 | .322 | .461 | .783 | 196 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 719 | 3042 | 2728 | 426 | 742 | 148 | 10 | 153 | 429 | 5 | 4 | 237 | 783 | .272 | .338 | .502 | .840 | 1369 | 57 | 49 | 0 | 28 | 11 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | NL | Atlanta Braves | OF | 60 | 60 | 488.7 | 89 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .958 | 1.694 | 1.533 |
| 2019 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 1B | 6 | 3 | 40.7 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .972 | 7.746 | 5.833 |
| 2019 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 3B | 5 | 4 | 38.0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.079 | 2.600 |
| 2020 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 3B | 46 | 45 | 383.3 | 31 | 95 | 6 | 6 | .955 | 2.958 | 2.739 |
| 2020 | NL | Atlanta Braves | OF | 4 | 4 | 27.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.333 | 1.000 |
| 2020 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 1B | 4 | 2 | 21.0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .944 | 7.286 | 4.250 |
| 2021 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 3B | 156 | 153 | 1326.7 | 89 | 300 | 14 | 18 | .965 | 2.639 | 2.494 |
| 2021 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 1B | 10 | 3 | 46.7 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1.000 | 8.293 | 4.300 |
| 2021 | NL | Atlanta Braves | OF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2022 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 3B | 159 | 157 | 1408.0 | 97 | 283 | 14 | 20 | .964 | 2.429 | 2.390 |
| 2022 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 1B | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 11.571 | 9.000 |
| 2023 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 3B | 159 | 159 | 1412.0 | 95 | 287 | 11 | 38 | .972 | 2.435 | 2.403 |
| 2024 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 3B | 109 | 109 | 960.3 | 60 | 178 | 10 | 17 | .960 | 2.230 | 2.183 |
| Totals | 720 | 700 | 6161.3 | 563 | 1165 | 63 | 115 | .965 | 2.524 | 2.400 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLWC4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .125 | .222 | .125 | .347 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLDS2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .333 | .455 | .333 | .788 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLCS | 7 | 29 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .143 | .172 | .250 | .422 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLDS1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .333 | .375 | .533 | .908 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLCS | 6 | 27 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .200 | .259 | .400 | .659 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | NL | Atlanta Braves | WS | 6 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .320 | .320 | .440 | .760 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLDS1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .067 | .125 | .067 | .192 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLDS1 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .353 | .353 | .706 | 1.059 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 150 | 142 | 13 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 54 | .232 | .273 | .373 | .647 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLWC4 | 3B | 2 | 2 | 22.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.455 | 3.000 |
| 2020 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLDS2 | 3B | 3 | 3 | 27.0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| 2020 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLCS | 3B | 6 | 5 | 40.0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.475 | 1.833 |
| 2020 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLCS | LF | 5 | 2 | 21.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .857 | .400 |
| 2021 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLDS1 | 3B | 4 | 4 | 35.0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.057 | 2.000 |
| 2021 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLCS | 3B | 6 | 6 | 52.0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.115 | 3.000 |
| 2021 | NL | Atlanta Braves | WS | 3B | 6 | 6 | 53.0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.717 | 2.667 |
| 2022 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLDS1 | 3B | 4 | 4 | 34.0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.176 | 3.000 |
| 2023 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLDS1 | 3B | 4 | 4 | 34.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.853 | 1.750 |
| Totals | 40 | 36 | 318.0 | 26 | 63 | 1 | 6 | .989 | 2.519 | 2.225 |
Awards
2021 - NL Silver Slugger 3B
2023 - NL TSN All-Star SS
2023 - NL Silver Slugger 3B
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