Reference layer
Current snapshot
| Age | 27 |
| Height | 6' 1" |
| Weight | 220 lb |
| Debut | 2023-09-01 |
Player profile / New York Yankees
Austin Wells
C · Bats/Throws L/R · 6' 1", 220 lb · Age 27
Club New York Yankees
Position C
Roster Active
Status Healthy / active roster
Traditional line
Season by season
| PA | R | H | HR | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 414 | 42 | 81 | 13 | 1 | .229 | .322 | .395 | .717 |
| 2025 | 448 | 51 | 88 | 21 | 5 | .219 | .275 | .436 | .711 |
| 2026 | 222 | 19 | 30 | 6 | 1 | .153 | .244 | .255 | .499 |
| 4 Seasons | 1159 | 120 | 215 | 44 | 7 | .211 | .285 | .391 | .676 |
At a glance
Season percentile report
The headline weighs outcome stats (xwOBA, barrels); each bar averages its full strip group below. 100 = best in MLB.
46
Offense
percentile
percentile
Rolling projection
Preseason / current pace / Bayesian update
Rolling bands shrink current-season signal toward the preseason prior until the sample earns more weight.
| xwOBA preseason | 0.312 |
| xwOBA current pace | 0.285 |
| xwOBA rolling p50 | 0.299 |
| Observed weight | 51% |
xwOBA
0.268
0.283
0.299
0.314
0.329
wOBA
0.212
0.230
0.249
0.268
0.285
ISO
0.100
0.117
0.135
0.153
0.169
K%
22.8%
24.3%
25.9%
27.6%
29.1%
Live percentile strip
Current traits vs projection tick
100th = best in MLB.
Hitting · percentile strip
Barrel%4.3%
40
-24 vs proj
Exit velocity88.3
51
Hard-hit%44.3%
73
xBA0.303
29
xSLG0.518
53
xwOBA0.285
27
-27 vs proj
BB%10.8%
74
+26 vs proj
Bat speed70.5
64
K%27.7%
23
-23 vs proj
Defense · percentile strip
Blocking Runs0.3 · C
70
Catcher Throwing-2.1 · C
7
Framing Runs4.0 · C
92
Pop Time2.0 · C
29
Baserunning · percentile strip
Sprint Speed25.7 · C
13
SB Success Rate100.0% · C
Small sample
Mithrandir+
Plate skills: swing decisions and pitch-type resistance
Our research metrics for how this hitter controls the strike zone and handles each pitch family.
Avoids Bad ChasesST 67.8% · rebadged research
62
Avoids Bad TakesHPT 24.5% · rebadged research
58
Correct Decisions68.0% · rebadged research
69
Resists Breaking - horizontalwOBA 0.247 · borderline
99
Resists Breaking - verticalwOBA 0.257 · insufficient sample
96
Resists ChangeupwOBA 0.265 · validated thin sample
88
Resists Cutters + splitterswOBA 0.337 · insufficient sample
37
Resists FastballwOBA 0.340 · validated
45
Resists SinkerwOBA 0.335 · validated
93
SEAGER+ Plate Discipline103
65
Rolling form chart
xwOBA snapshot line
Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs
Spray profile
Field-coordinate spray profile
105 Statcast batted-ball coordinates from the pitch-event feed (2026). Direction profile remains as the v1 context layer when coordinate density is limited.
Zone profile
Aggregate zone heatmap
Aggregate zone metrics from seasonal Statcast leaderboards.
Bat tracking
Swing path, attack angle, bat speed
Aggregate Savant bat-tracking metrics; not per-swing motion capture. The full swing, with the recommended path overlaid, lives in the 3D Swing Simulator.
Live layer
Delta / regression
| xwOBA Δ | -0.026 |
| wOBA Δ | -0.062 |
positive regression
Regression watch
Unlucky so far. Better days ahead.
Wells’s wOBA sits at 0.249, but the quality of contact underneath says it should be 0.285 — a gap of 0.037, 1.2 standard deviations from the MLB norm over 231 PA. The results have been worse than the process deserves; as the sample grows, expect the numbers to climb back toward the underlying level.
Comp Engine · 2026 profile shape
Closest profiles
| Player | Similarity | Agrees on | Open |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manzardo, Kyle CLE · L | 0.76 | Whiff rateChase rate | Player · Projection |
| Gorman, Nolan STL · L | 0.68 | Hard-hit rateSwing length | Player · Projection |
| Schneemann, Daniel CLE · L | 0.63 | Whiff rateAvg exit velocity | Player · Projection |
| Tucker, Kyle LAD · L | 0.63 | Barrel rateGround-ball rate | Player · Projection |
Profile-shape similarity, not results: six weighted feature groups standardized within this season's qualified hitters.
Mithrandir coverage
Module shelf
| Module | Cards | Latest | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hitting | 2 | 2026-04-28 | Impact contact was the main driver |
Projection links / recent games
Available detail
| Hitter Projections 20260.311 xwOBA | 20 HR | Projection |
| 2026-05-20 vs TOR0 HR | 0 RBI / 12 Ch | 0 E | 0-3 | 2 K |
| 2026-04-17 vs KC0 HR | 0 RBI / 10 Ch | 0 E | 0-2 | BB |
| 2026-04-15 vs LAA0 HR | 0 RBI / 7 Ch | 0 E | 1-2 | 2 BB, R |
| 2026-04-14 vs LAA0 HR | 0 RBI / 12 Ch | 0 E | 1-3 |
| 2026-04-13 vs LAA0 HR | 0 RBI / 8 Ch | 0 E | 1-3 | 2 BB |