Austin Hays or Jackson Merrill

Baseball Stats Comparison

Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Austin Hays or Jackson Merrill Player Statistics
	Jackson Merrill CF - SD	Austin Hays LF,DH - SD
2026 Stats


At Bats	507	67

Runs	68	9

Hits	121	16

Singles	76	13

Doubles	21	1

Triples	3	0

Home Runs	21	2

RBI	67	10

Stolen Bases	24	0

Caught Stealing	3	1

Walks	35	3

Strikeouts	136	20

Batting Average	.239	.239

On Base Pct	.289	.271

Slugging Pct	.416	.343

On-base Plus Slugging	.706	.615

Austin Hays or Jackson Merrill Player Projections
	Jackson Merrill CF - SD	Austin Hays LF,DH - SD
2026 Projections


At Bats	546	411

Runs	76	54

Hits	148	102

Singles	90	64

Doubles	31	21

Triples	5	2

Home Runs	22	14

RBI	81	54

Stolen Bases	8	6

Caught Stealing	3	1

Walks	39	29

Strikeouts	116	111

Batting Average	.272	.248

On Base Pct	.320	.297

Slugging Pct	.468	.414

On-base Plus Slugging	.788	.712

Austin Hays or Jackson Merrill Player Notes
	Jackson Merrill CF - SD	Austin Hays LF,DH - SD
News
	Jackson Merrill went 2-for-3 with a home run in the Padres 7-5 win over the Twins on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 23rd	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
	Jackson Merrill went 1-for-3 with a home run in the Padres 3-2 win over the Brewers on Monday. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 11th	Austin Hays is in agreement with the Padres on a major-league deal. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th
	Jackson Merrill went 1-for-4 with a home run in the Padres 3-2 win over the Astros. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th	The White Sox released OF Austin Hays. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	Jackson Merrill went 2-for-3 with a home run in the Padres 5-4 win over the Giants on Sunday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd	The White Sox designated Austin Hays for assignment. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th
	Jackson Merrill went 2-for-4 with a home run in the Padres 5-3 win over the Marlins on Sunday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 27th	Austin Hays (calf) was shifted to the 60-day IL on Tuesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Jun 9th
Notes
	Multiple trips to the injured list cut short what could have been a breakout campaign for the 22-year-old, holding Jackson Merrill to 115 games with 16 home runs and just one stolen base. Entering 2026 healthy, he's a strong bet to rebound toward his 2024 production. While he's unlikely to be a major contributor on the bases, a season in the range of 25 homers with around 80 runs and 80 RBI is well within reach. His expected batting average and slugging percentage both outpaced his actual results, pointing to poor fortune layered on top of the injury issues. Merrill still offers the highest ceiling among his peers and could push into OF2 value if everything clicks, though he's best drafted as an OF3 with upside baked in. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros

Austin Hays or Jackson Merrill Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jackson Merrill CF - SD			Austin Hays LF,DH - SD
Thu, Mar 26th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Mar 27th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Sat, Mar 28th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Mon, Mar 30th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#71	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#71
Tue, Mar 31st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Wed, Apr 1st	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Sat, Apr 4th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142
Sun, Apr 5th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Mon, Apr 6th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Tue, Apr 7th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Wed, Apr 8th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, Apr 9th	vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#317	vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#317
Fri, Apr 10th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Sat, Apr 11th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436
Sun, Apr 12th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Fri, Apr 17th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Sat, Apr 18th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Sun, Apr 19th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Tue, Apr 21st	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#317	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#317
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436
Sat, Apr 25th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199
Sun, Apr 26th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#131	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#131
Mon, Apr 27th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52
Tue, Apr 28th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135
Wed, Apr 29th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188
Fri, May 1st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340
Sat, May 2nd	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Sun, May 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Mon, May 4th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, May 5th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Wed, May 6th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217
Thu, May 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Fri, May 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Sat, May 9th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Sun, May 10th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Tue, May 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186
Wed, May 13th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Thu, May 14th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38
Fri, May 15th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Sat, May 16th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sun, May 17th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Mon, May 18th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Tue, May 19th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170
Wed, May 20th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, May 22nd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Sat, May 23rd	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Sun, May 24th	vs ATH	Luis Medina (5-3)	#152	vs ATH	Luis Medina (5-3)	#152
Mon, May 25th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Tue, May 26th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Wed, May 27th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Fri, May 29th	@ WSH	Paxton Schultz		@ WSH	Paxton Schultz
Sat, May 30th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Sun, May 31st	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#306	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#306
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Thu, Jun 4th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10
Fri, Jun 5th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56
Sat, Jun 6th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Sun, Jun 7th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#289	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#289
Mon, Jun 8th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Tue, Jun 9th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Wed, Jun 10th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Fri, Jun 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Sat, Jun 13th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#391	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#391
Sun, Jun 14th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63
Mon, Jun 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Tue, Jun 16th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Wed, Jun 17th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#385	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#385
Wed, Jun 24th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Fri, Jun 26th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sat, Jun 27th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Sun, Jun 28th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170
Mon, Jun 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Tue, Jun 30th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52
Wed, Jul 1st	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Sat, Jul 4th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Sun, Jul 5th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170
Mon, Jul 6th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ARI			vs ARI
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Fri, Jul 10th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Sat, Jul 11th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241
Sun, Jul 12th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, Jul 17th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Sat, Jul 18th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#435	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#435
Sun, Jul 19th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#70	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#70
Mon, Jul 20th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128
Tue, Jul 21st	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#88	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#88
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#3	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#3
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Tue, Jul 28th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Wed, Jul 29th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Fri, Jul 31st	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#294	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#294
Sat, Aug 1st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#71	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#71
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Tue, Aug 4th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Wed, Aug 5th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#187	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#187
Thu, Aug 6th	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#387	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#387
Fri, Aug 7th	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#183	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#183
Sat, Aug 8th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Sun, Aug 9th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#204	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#204
Mon, Aug 10th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31
Tue, Aug 11th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38
Wed, Aug 12th	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Fri, Aug 14th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Sat, Aug 15th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Sun, Aug 16th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Mon, Aug 17th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Tue, Aug 18th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#161	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#161
Wed, Aug 19th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#231	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#231
Fri, Aug 21st	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Mon, Aug 24th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28
Tue, Aug 25th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Wed, Aug 26th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Fri, Aug 28th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Sat, Aug 29th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Sun, Aug 30th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Mon, Aug 31st	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Fri, Sep 4th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#43	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#43
Sat, Sep 5th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22
Sun, Sep 6th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Mon, Sep 7th	vs WSH			vs WSH
Tue, Sep 8th	vs WSH			vs WSH
Wed, Sep 9th	vs WSH			vs WSH
Fri, Sep 11th	@ SF			@ SF
Sat, Sep 12th	@ SF			@ SF
Sun, Sep 13th	@ SF			@ SF
Mon, Sep 14th	@ COL			@ COL
Tue, Sep 15th	@ COL			@ COL
Wed, Sep 16th	@ COL			@ COL
Thu, Sep 17th	@ COL			@ COL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs MIA			vs MIA
Sat, Sep 19th	vs MIA			vs MIA
Sun, Sep 20th	vs MIA			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ LAD			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ LAD			@ LAD
Thu, Sep 24th	@ LAD			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 25th	vs ARI			vs ARI
Sat, Sep 26th	vs ARI			vs ARI
Sun, Sep 27th	vs ARI			vs ARI