Austin Riley

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2019-2026)

Active Player
AVG .264
HR 184
RBI 544
H 958
OPS .804
PIV 8,622
Position
Third Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'3" / 240 lb
Born
4/2/1997 in Memphis, TN, USA
MLB Debut
2019-05-15
Awards
2× All-Star · 2× Silver Slugger

Full name: Michael Austin Riley

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
957 3,630 535 958 189 12 184 544 16 306 1,082 .264 .329 .475 .804 8,622

Career AVG .264 vs. league average .246 across their career seasons — +7.4% above league average.

Career OBP .329 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .475 vs. league average .409 across their career seasons — +16.1% above league average.

Career OPS .804 vs. league average .726 across their career seasons — +10.7% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2019 ATL NL 80 274 41 62 11 1 18 49 0 16 108 .226 .252 (-10%) .322 (-13%) .434 (+8%) .757 (-1%) -116.7
2020 ATL NL 51 188 24 45 7 1 8 27 0 16 49 .239 .244 (-2%) .321 (-6%) .417 (-1%) .739 (-3%) -121.5
2021 ATL NL 160 590 91 179 33 1 33 107 0 52 168 .303 .243 (+24%) .317 (+16%) .410 (+29%) .727 (+23%) 2824.4
2022 ATL NL 159 615 90 168 39 2 38 93 2 57 168 .273 .242 (+13%) .311 (+12%) .394 (+34%) .706 (+24%) 2975.5
2023 ATL NL 159 636 117 179 32 3 37 97 3 59 172 .281 .248 (+13%) .320 (+8%) .414 (+25%) .734 (+17%) 2162.7
2024 ATL NL 110 425 63 109 26 2 19 56 0 37 118 .256 .243 (+5%) .312 (+3%) .399 (+16%) .711 (+10%) 758.1
2025 ATL NL 102 416 54 108 20 1 16 54 2 27 128 .260 .245 (+6%) .315 (-2%) .403 (+6%) .718 (+2%) 139.9
2026 ATL NL 136 486 55 108 21 1 15 61 9 42 171 .222 .243 (-9%) .318 (-7%) .399 (-9%) .718 (-8%) 0
Career · 8 seasons 957 3,630 535 958 189 12 184 544 16 306 1,082 .264 — — — — 8,622

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
36 142 13 33 5 0 5 16 7 54 .232

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2023 NLDS1 ATL 4 17 2 6 0 0 2 3 0 6 .353
2022 NLDS1 ATL 4 15 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 .067
2021 NLCS ATL 6 25 3 5 2 0 1 4 2 10 .200
2021 NLDS1 ATL 4 15 3 5 0 0 1 1 1 4 .333
2021 WS ATL 6 25 1 8 3 0 0 3 0 11 .320
2020 NLCS ATL 7 28 2 4 0 0 1 4 1 10 .143
2020 NLDS2 ATL 3 9 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .333
2020 NLWC4 ATL 2 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 .125

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home396148724242186242.283
Away425165723842983241.259

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2025-08-02 ATLCINW 100000001
2025-08-01 ATLCINL 400000004
2025-07-31 ATLCINW 611000101
2025-07-30 ATLKCRL 400000001
2025-07-29 ATLKCRL 511001102
2025-07-28 ATLKCRW 612101400
2025-07-27 ATLTEXL 300000011
2025-07-26 ATLTEXL 400000014
2025-07-25 ATLTEXL 400000001
2025-07-11 ATLSTLW 211000100

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 21 9 94 10 4 15
3B 736 729 431 1318 66 112
OF 65 64 93 3 4 1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2019 ATL 1B 6 3 33 2 1 6
2019 ATL 3B 5 4 4 9 0 0
2019 ATL OF 60 60 89 3 4 1
2020 ATL 1B 4 2 14 3 1 1
2020 ATL 3B 46 45 31 95 6 6
2020 ATL OF 4 4 4 0 0 0
2021 ATL 1B 10 3 40 3 0 8
2021 ATL 3B 156 153 89 300 14 18
2021 ATL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
2022 ATL 1B 1 1 7 2 2 0
2022 ATL 3B 159 157 97 283 14 20
2023 ATL 3B 159 159 95 287 11 38
2024 ATL 3B 109 109 60 178 10 17
2025 ATL 3B 102 102 55 166 11 13

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 21
Third Base 736
Left Field 62
Right Field 3
Designated Hitter 1

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2023 All-MLB Team - First Team 3B
2023 Player of the Week Week of 2023-07-22
2023 Silver Slugger 3B
2023 TSN All-Star SS
2022 Player of the Month July
2022 Player of the Week Week of 2022-07-09
2021 All-MLB Team - First Team 3B
2021 Player of the Week Week of 2021-05-22
2021 Silver Slugger 3B
2019 Rookie of the Month May

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2023 Most Valuable Player NL 7th 68.0 420 0
2022 Most Valuable Player NL 6th 116.0 420 0
2021 Most Valuable Player NL 7th 111.0 420 0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Austin Riley

What years did Austin Riley play?
Austin Riley played in Major League Baseball from 2019 to 2026.
Was Austin Riley a pitcher?
No. Austin Riley was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Austin Riley hit?
Austin Riley hit 184 career home runs with 958 hits.