Reference layer
Current snapshot
| Age | 26 |
| 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 26
Club New York Yankees
Position C
Roster Injured 10-Day
Status IL-10
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 | 169 | 15 | 24 | 4 | 0 | .166 | .278 | .255 | .533 |
| 4 Seasons | 1106 | 116 | 209 | 42 | 6 | .215 | .292 | .398 | .690 |
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.
49
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 | 0.301 |
| xwOBA rolling p50 | 0.307 |
| Observed weight | 45% |
xwOBA
0.275
0.290
0.307
0.325
0.340
wOBA
0.223
0.243
0.265
0.287
0.307
ISO
0.095
0.113
0.133
0.153
0.171
K%
21.9%
23.5%
25.3%
27.0%
28.6%
Live percentile strip
Current traits vs projection tick
100th = best in MLB.
Hitting · percentile strip
Barrel%4.4%
41
-20 vs proj
Exit velocity88.6
52
Hard-hit%45.3%
73
xBA0.310
35
xSLG0.524
53
xwOBA0.301
41
BB%13.3%
89
+43 vs proj
Bat speed70.3
60
K%26.7%
27
-16 vs proj
Defense · percentile strip
Blocking Runs0.2 · C
62
Catcher Throwing-1.3 · C
15
Framing Runs3.8 · C
92
Pop Time2.0 · C
28
Baserunning · percentile strip
Sprint Speed25.5 · C
11
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 68.1% · rebadged research
63
Avoids Bad TakesHPT 24.9% · rebadged research
53
Correct Decisions67.9% · rebadged research
67
Resists Breaking - horizontalwOBA 0.248 · borderline
98
Resists Breaking - verticalwOBA 0.259 · insufficient sample
95
Resists ChangeupwOBA 0.263 · validated thin sample
87
Resists Cutters + splitterswOBA 0.337 · insufficient sample
36
Resists FastballwOBA 0.350 · validated
31
Resists SinkerwOBA 0.337 · validated
91
SEAGER+ Plate Discipline103
63
Rolling form chart
xwOBA snapshot line
Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs
Spray profile
Field-coordinate spray profile
101 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 | -0.010 |
| wOBA Δ | -0.046 |
positive regression
Regression watch
Unlucky so far. Better days ahead.
Wells’s wOBA sits at 0.265, but the quality of contact underneath says it should be 0.301 — a gap of 0.036, 1.1 standard deviations from the MLB norm over 180 PA. The results have been worse than the process deserves; as the sample grows, expect the numbers to climb back toward the underlying level.
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 |