Austin Hays or Byron Buxton

Baseball Stats Comparison

Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Austin Hays or Byron Buxton Player Statistics
	Byron Buxton CF,DH - MIN	Austin Hays LF,DH - SD
2026 Stats


At Bats	370	71

Runs	65	9

Hits	94	16

Singles	50	13

Doubles	18	1

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	25	2

RBI	46	10

Stolen Bases	7	0

Caught Stealing	1	1

Walks	30	3

Strikeouts	100	20

Batting Average	.254	.225

On Base Pct	.319	.257

Slugging Pct	.511	.324

On-base Plus Slugging	.829	.581

Austin Hays or Byron Buxton Player Projections
	Byron Buxton CF,DH - MIN	Austin Hays LF,DH - SD
2026 Projections


At Bats	469	411

Runs	79	54

Hits	119	102

Singles	62	64

Doubles	24	21

Triples	4	2

Home Runs	28	14

RBI	72	54

Stolen Bases	17	6

Caught Stealing	2	1

Walks	39	29

Strikeouts	141	111

Batting Average	.253	.248

On Base Pct	.311	.297

Slugging Pct	.503	.414

On-base Plus Slugging	.814	.712

Austin Hays or Byron Buxton Player Notes
	Byron Buxton CF,DH - MIN	Austin Hays LF,DH - SD
News
	Byron Buxton left Tuesday’s game in the seventh inning. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th	Austin Hays hit a pinch-hit two-run home run in his first at-bat with the Padres on Sunday against the Astros. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 10th
	Byron Buxton went 3-for-5 in a 9-6 win over the Athletics on Monday with a double, four runs scored, and a walk. Matthew Adam Tue, Aug 25th	Austin Hays is in agreement with the Padres on a major-league deal. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th
	Byron Buxton (hip) has been activated from the IL and will be in the Twins' starting lineup Thursday night. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Aug 13th	The White Sox released OF Austin Hays. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	Byron Buxton took pre-game batting practice on Monday. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 11th	The White Sox designated Austin Hays for assignment. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th
	Byron Buxton received an injection in his right hip earlier this week. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 1st	Austin Hays (calf) was shifted to the 60-day IL on Tuesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Jun 9th
Notes
	Byron Buxton appeared in 126 games in 2025 — his highest total since logging 140 contests in 2017 — and delivered one of the best seasons of his career. He earned an All-Star selection, picked up MVP consideration and took home a Silver Slugger after posting career highs with 35 home runs, 83 RBI and 97 runs scored. Buxton also swiped 24 bases without being caught and ranked fourth in the American League with a .878 OPS. The underlying metrics back it up, too, as he produced a 53.8% hard-hit rate and a 17.6% barrel rate. Even in a relative best-case scenario, he still missed nearly a quarter of the season due to various injuries. Buxton will be 32 on Opening Day in 2026, and his track record suggests IL stints are more expectation than exception. While any player can get hurt, some carry more baked-in risk than others. If he comes close to repeating his 2025 output, he has league-winning upside — just be careful about drafting him as if that outcome is the baseline. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros

Austin Hays or Byron Buxton Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Byron Buxton CF,DH - MIN			Austin Hays LF,DH - SD
Thu, Mar 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Mar 27th				vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Sat, Mar 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Mon, Mar 30th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Tue, Mar 31st				vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Wed, Apr 1st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#220	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#218	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Mon, Apr 6th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Tue, Apr 7th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Wed, Apr 8th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, Apr 9th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#308
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Tue, Apr 14th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Wed, Apr 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Thu, Apr 16th				vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#289	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Tue, Apr 21st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#308
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134
Mon, Apr 27th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45
Tue, Apr 28th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#138
Wed, Apr 29th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Fri, May 1st	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373
Sat, May 2nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Sun, May 3rd	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Mon, May 4th				@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, May 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Wed, May 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365
Thu, May 7th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Fri, May 8th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Sat, May 9th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Sun, May 10th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Tue, May 12th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Wed, May 13th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Thu, May 14th	vs MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#246	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Fri, May 15th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#257	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Sat, May 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sun, May 17th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Mon, May 18th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Tue, May 19th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#394	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Wed, May 20th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, May 22nd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Sat, May 23rd	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#119	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Sun, May 24th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	vs ATH	Luis Medina (5-3)	#159
Mon, May 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Tue, May 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Wed, May 27th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#311	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, May 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	@ WSH	Paxton Schultz
Sat, May 30th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Sun, May 31st	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Thu, Jun 4th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Fri, Jun 5th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Sat, Jun 6th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Sun, Jun 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#263
Mon, Jun 8th				vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Tue, Jun 9th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Wed, Jun 10th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Fri, Jun 12th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Sat, Jun 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#375
Sun, Jun 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Mon, Jun 15th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Tue, Jun 16th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Wed, Jun 17th				@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ARI			@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#326	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#349
Wed, Jun 24th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228
Fri, Jun 26th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131
Sat, Jun 27th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Sun, Jun 28th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Mon, Jun 29th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Tue, Jun 30th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45
Wed, Jul 1st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Sat, Jul 4th	@ NYY	Brendan Beck (0-1)	#163	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Sun, Jul 5th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Mon, Jul 6th				vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Tue, Jul 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Wed, Jul 8th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	vs ARI
Thu, Jul 9th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Fri, Jul 10th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Sat, Jul 11th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Sun, Jul 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, Jul 17th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#109
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-1)	#236	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Tue, Jul 28th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Wed, Jul 29th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393
Thu, Jul 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Fri, Jul 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Sat, Aug 1st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Tue, Aug 4th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Wed, Aug 5th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#313
Thu, Aug 6th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#347
Fri, Aug 7th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#160
Sat, Aug 8th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Sun, Aug 9th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#184
Mon, Aug 10th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32
Tue, Aug 11th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Wed, Aug 12th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Fri, Aug 14th				@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Sat, Aug 15th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Sun, Aug 16th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#142	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#216
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-1)	#162	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Mon, Aug 31st	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#209	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Tue, Sep 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Mon, Sep 7th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95	vs WSH	DJ Herz	#294
Tue, Sep 8th	@ DET			vs WSH
Wed, Sep 9th	@ DET			vs WSH
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CLE			@ SF
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CLE			@ SF
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CLE			@ SF
Mon, Sep 14th	vs NYY			@ COL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs NYY			@ COL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs NYY			@ COL
Thu, Sep 17th	@ LAA			@ COL
Fri, Sep 18th	@ LAA			vs MIA
Sat, Sep 19th	@ LAA			vs MIA
Sun, Sep 20th	@ LAA			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SF			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SF			@ LAD
Thu, Sep 24th				@ LAD
Fri, Sep 25th	vs TEX			vs ARI
Sat, Sep 26th	vs TEX			vs ARI
Sun, Sep 27th	vs TEX			vs ARI
Sun, Mar 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Mon, Apr 13th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#148
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Thu, Apr 30th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Thu, May 28th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Mon, Jun 1st	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#311
Thu, Jun 11th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Thu, Jun 18th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Mon, Sep 21st	@ SF