Austin Hays or Oneil Cruz

Baseball Stats Comparison

Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Austin Hays or Oneil Cruz Player Statistics
	Oneil Cruz CF,DH - PIT	Austin Hays LF,DH - SD
2026 Stats


At Bats	273	67

Runs	49	9

Hits	71	16

Singles	43	13

Doubles	10	1

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	17	2

RBI	52	10

Stolen Bases	22	0

Caught Stealing	4	1

Walks	34	3

Strikeouts	109	20

Batting Average	.260	.239

On Base Pct	.348	.271

Slugging Pct	.491	.343

On-base Plus Slugging	.839	.615

Austin Hays or Oneil Cruz Player Projections
	Oneil Cruz CF,DH - PIT	Austin Hays LF,DH - SD
2026 Projections


At Bats	474	411

Runs	69	54

Hits	112	102

Singles	63	64

Doubles	23	21

Triples	3	2

Home Runs	22	14

RBI	65	54

Stolen Bases	29	6

Caught Stealing	5	1

Walks	56	29

Strikeouts	160	111

Batting Average	.236	.248

On Base Pct	.318	.297

Slugging Pct	.439	.414

On-base Plus Slugging	.758	.712

Austin Hays or Oneil Cruz Player Notes
	Oneil Cruz CF,DH - PIT	Austin Hays LF,DH - SD
News
	Oneil Cruz went 1-for-3 with a home run in the Pirates 1-0 win over the Padres. 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
	Oneil Cruz went 1-for-3 with a home run in the Pirates 5-4 loss on Friday against the Dodgers. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 22nd	Austin Hays is in agreement with the Padres on a major-league deal. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th
	Oneil Cruz went 1-for-3 with a home run in the Pirates 4-1 win over the Tigers on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th	The White Sox released OF Austin Hays. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	The Pirates activated OF Oneil Cruz from the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	The White Sox designated Austin Hays for assignment. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th
	Oneil Cruz went 0-for-3 with a walk in a rehab game for Double-A Altoona on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 12th	Austin Hays (calf) was shifted to the 60-day IL on Tuesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Jun 9th
Notes
	Oneil Cruz followed up his 2024 breakout (21 HR, 22 SB, .773 OPS, 114 OPS+) with a steep regression in 2025, batting just .200 with an 87 OPS+ despite swiping a career-high 38 bases. His 95.8 mph average exit velocity and 56.9% hard-hit rate were both elite and actually improved year over year, but a .262 BABIP and persistent 32.0% strikeout rate cratered his overall production. Looking ahead, Cruz's 2026 projections suggest a rebound toward his 2024 form, banking on normalization in batting average with continued 20/30 upside. If the BABIP corrects even partially, his rare combination of top-of-scale power and speed makes him a prime fantasy rebound candidate with upside, but managers must build around the batting average risk. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros

Austin Hays or Oneil Cruz Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Oneil Cruz CF,DH - PIT			Austin Hays LF,DH - SD
Thu, Mar 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Mar 27th				vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#86	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#315	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#134	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#419	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#212	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, Apr 9th				vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#410
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#410
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Mon, May 4th				@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25
Mon, May 18th				vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	vs ATH	Luis Medina (5-3)	#168
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#116	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#344	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49	@ WSH	Paxton Schultz
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#239	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#180
Mon, Jun 8th				vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#191	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#398
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#149	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#403
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#367	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#412	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Mon, Jul 6th				vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)		vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	vs ARI
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Fri, Jul 10th				vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, Jul 17th				@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#181	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-1)	#436
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133
Tue, Jul 21st				@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#126
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#328
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#237
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#175
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#343
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#167
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-2)	#224	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#198
Mon, Aug 10th				vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#218	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-2)	#224
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Mon, Aug 31st				@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA			vs NYY
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA			vs NYY
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA			vs NYY
Mon, Sep 7th				vs WSH
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS			vs WSH
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS			vs WSH
Fri, Sep 11th	@ CHC			@ SF
Sat, Sep 12th	@ CHC			@ SF
Sun, Sep 13th	@ CHC			@ SF
Mon, Sep 14th				@ COL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIL			@ COL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIL			@ COL
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIL			@ COL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs KC			vs MIA
Sat, Sep 19th	vs KC			vs MIA
Sun, Sep 20th	vs KC			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs STL			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs STL			@ LAD
Thu, Sep 24th	vs STL			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 25th	@ DET			vs ARI
Sat, Sep 26th	@ DET			vs ARI
Sun, Sep 27th	@ DET			vs ARI
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#209
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS