SS Paul Ainsworth #50
Austin Desperados ABA
Age: 23 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Great
07/28/2023
 OA: 50 POT: 55
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SS PAUL AINSWORTH #50 - AGE: 23 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
93 318 92 25 1 2 32 14 58 .289 .324 .393 15 0.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 70 70 70 75
Gap 60 60 60 60
Power 25 25 25 25
Eye 35 35 35 35
Avoid K's 65 65 65 65
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 65 45
Errors: - 75 55
Arm: 20 65 75
Turn DP: - 70 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 65
Catcher: - Left Field: 30
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 70 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 65
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Aggressiveness: 75
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 50
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/27/2023 DD Loss, 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/26/2023 DBST Win, 9-7 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 0
07/25/2023 DBST Win, 4-3 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/24/2023 DBST Win, 6-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/19/2023 HH Loss, 0-8 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/17/2023 HH Loss, 5-8 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 0
07/16/2023 HH Loss, 2-3 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/15/2023 VAC Win, 14-1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
07/14/2023 VAC Loss, 3-4 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
07/13/2023 VAC Loss, 5-7 5 1 0 0 0 1 2 0
PERSONALITY
Wants fair compensation for his efforts.
High: Loyalty
Birthday:10/20/1999
Born in:Hurstbourne, KY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 5"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$13,200
Signed Through:2023 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 71 Days
Service This Yr:119 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, 71 Days
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2018, 2nd Pick in Round 1(Supp.)
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2023 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 93 318 92 25 1 2 32 36 14 58 .289 .324 .393 .717 .306 .104 87
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 81 336 3 2 0 6 2 1 125 28 15 1 93.8 41.7 4.77 .9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   89 26 4 1 1 9 12 9 10 0 0 1 .292 .364 .393 .757
Versus Right   233 66 21 0 1 23 25 7 50 1 2 2 .283 .309 .386 .695
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   14 5 1 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 .357 .357 .429 .786
Last Week   9 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
March   4 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
April   80 27 12 0 1 13 12 4 16 0 0 1 .338 .376 .525 .901
May   92 26 5 1 0 8 9 3 15 1 0 1 .283 .309 .359 .668
June   65 14 2 0 0 2 3 5 9 0 0 1 .215 .282 .246 .528
July   77 23 4 0 1 7 12 2 17 0 1 0 .299 .316 .390 .706
Spring Training   55 14 6 0 0 6 6 4 7 0 0 0 .255 .305 .364 .669
Last Year   384 108 28 1 3 42 41 12 62 1 1 5 .281 .311 .383 .694
Career   702 200 53 2 5 74 77 26 120 2 3 8 .285 .317 .387 .705
Home   173 53 14 1 1 13 21 8 26 0 1 1 .306 .341 .416 .757
Road   145 39 11 0 1 19 15 6 32 1 1 2 .269 .305 .366 .671
Grass   318 92 25 1 2 32 36 14 58 1 2 3 .289 .324 .393 .717
Day   118 34 7 0 0 10 15 3 26 0 1 2 .288 .317 .347 .665
Night   200 58 18 1 2 22 21 11 32 1 1 1 .290 .329 .420 .749
As Starter   307 89 24 1 2 31 34 12 56 1 2 3 .290 .322 .394 .716
As Reliever / Substitution   11 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 .273 .385 .364 .748
Pinch Hitting   8 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .375 .625
Close/Late   88 22 3 0 0 6 8 4 22 0 0 2 .250 .298 .284 .582
Inning 1-3   88 31 8 1 1 9 12 7 17 1 1 0 .352 .396 .500 .896
Inning 4-6   109 31 11 0 0 10 12 5 14 0 1 1 .284 .322 .385 .707
Inning 7-9   115 28 5 0 1 13 11 2 26 0 0 1 .243 .263 .313 .576
Extra Innings   10 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 1 .200 .385 .300 .685
0 Outs   108 33 8 1 0 5 19 4 20 0 2 1 .306 .336 .398 .734
1 Outs   111 23 7 0 1 10 11 6 28 1 0 1 .207 .252 .297 .549
2 Outs   103 36 10 0 1 17 7 6 12 0 0 1 .350 .391 .476 .867
Scoring Position   83 24 8 0 1 29 11 6 13 1 2 2 .289 .348 .422 .770
Bases Empty   178 48 11 1 1 1 16 7 37 0 0 1 .270 .301 .360 .661
Runner on 1st   61 20 6 0 0 2 10 3 10 0 0 0 .328 .359 .426 .786
Runner on 2nd   23 7 4 0 0 7 2 3 2 0 2 0 .304 .385 .478 .863
Runner on 3rd   3 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .667 .750 .667 1.417
Runner on 1st & 2nd   30 9 3 0 0 6 6 1 6 0 0 2 .300 .364 .400 .764
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 4 1 0 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .625 1.125
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 1 0 0 1 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 .125 .125 .500 .625
Bases Loaded   11 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .091 .154 .091 .245
Two Strikes   139 29 5 0 2 11 14 5 60 1 0 0 .209 .234 .288 .522
First Pitch   57 22 6 1 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 2 .386 .417 .526 .943
Count 0-1   36 11 4 0 0 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 .306 .306 .417 .722
Count 0-2   36 7 2 0 1 3 4 0 15 1 0 0 .194 .189 .333 .523
Count 1-0   25 6 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240 .240 .400 .640
Count 1-1   29 10 3 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 1 1 .345 .367 .448 .815
Count 1-2   45 13 1 0 1 6 3 0 19 0 0 0 .289 .289 .378 .667
Count 2-0   12 4 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .417 .750
Count 2-1   16 8 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-2   29 8 2 0 0 2 4 0 13 0 0 0 .276 .276 .345 .621
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   8 2 2 0 0 3 3 7 0 0 0 0 .250 .600 .500 1.100
Full Count   29 1 0 0 0 0 3 5 13 0 0 0 .034 .176 .034 .211
Behind in Count   117 31 7 0 2 14 13 0 34 1 0 0 .265 .263 .376 .639
Ahead in Count   61 20 7 0 0 10 10 10 0 0 1 0 .328 .423 .443 .865
Batting Leadoff   4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Batting 2nd   8 3 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .375 .444 .625 1.069
Batting 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   52 12 1 0 0 3 4 1 11 0 0 0 .231 .245 .250 .495
Batting 6th   39 13 1 1 0 1 1 1 6 0 0 1 .333 .366 .410 .776
Batting 7th   33 13 1 0 0 5 5 1 6 0 0 0 .394 .412 .424 .836
Batting 8th   36 8 4 0 0 4 5 5 5 1 0 2 .222 .341 .333 .674
Batting 9th   149 43 16 0 2 17 21 5 29 0 2 0 .289 .312 .436 .748
Low Leverage   130 33 9 0 2 11 11 5 29 0 0 0 .254 .281 .369 .651
Medium Leverage   114 38 13 1 0 10 12 3 15 0 1 2 .333 .361 .465 .826
High Leverage   76 21 3 0 0 11 14 8 16 1 1 1 .276 .349 .316 .665
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2022 Austin - ABA 22 101 384 108 28 1 3 42 41 12 5 1 62 16 4 .281 .311 .383 .694 92 91 1.5
2023 Austin - ABA 23 93 318 92 25 1 2 32 36 14 3 1 58 15 1 .289 .324 .393 .717 90 87 0.9
Total ABA 194 702 200 53 2 5 74 77 26 8 2 120 31 5 .285 .317 .387 .705 91 89 2.3
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2014 Sinton High School - HS 14 39 155 46 4 1 1 11 26 21 6 0 32 6 3 .297 .401 .355 .756 97 109 0.9
2015 Sinton High School - HS 15 39 144 39 6 1 2 18 22 22 3 0 29 4 6 .271 .379 .368 .747 102 107 0.6
2016 Sinton High School - HS 16 38 149 39 4 0 1 10 19 15 6 0 32 10 6 .262 .353 .309 .662 80 88 0.4
2017 Sinton High School - HS 17 40 139 50 7 2 1 17 23 20 2 3 29 9 14 .360 .439 .460 .899 128 134 0.7
2018 Sinton High School - HS 18 39 163 57 9 0 0 15 26 11 6 0 25 7 3 .350 .411 .405 .816 104 114 1.0
2018 Tiverton - R 18 15 65 12 2 0 1 2 5 4 0 0 10 3 2 .185 .232 .262 .493 33 25 -0.5
2018 Long Beach - A 18 16 54 15 4 1 1 6 7 3 1 0 8 2 3 .278 .328 .444 .772 120 112 0.3
2019 Tiverton - R 19 138 512 132 26 3 9 32 74 41 8 2 91 25 26 .258 .321 .373 .695 77 80 -0.2
2020 (AUS) Norfolk - DL 20 37 158 45 14 2 4 19 22 15 1 0 14 2 2 .285 .351 .475 .825 114 115 0.7
2020 Long Beach - A 20 122 461 151 27 10 2 42 67 23 5 3 92 25 20 .328 .364 .443 .806 109 107 1.9
2021 (AUS) Norfolk - DL 21 35 156 44 11 1 2 8 21 9 1 0 19 0 1 .282 .325 .404 .729 86 85 0.7
2021 St. Louis - AA 21 135 535 168 35 7 7 52 67 27 9 4 81 12 3 .314 .355 .445 .800 124 125 3.4
2022 Laredo - AAA 22 38 145 43 14 2 2 17 19 12 0 1 22 0 2 .297 .348 .462 .810 131 128 1.0
Total AAA 38 145 43 14 2 2 17 19 12 0 1 22 0 2 .297 .348 .462 .810 131 128
Total AA 135 535 168 35 7 7 52 67 27 9 4 81 12 3 .314 .355 .445 .800 124 125
Total A 138 515 166 31 11 3 48 74 26 6 3 100 27 23 .322 .360 .443 .803 110 108
Total AHS 195 750 231 30 4 5 71 116 89 23 3 147 36 32 .308 .397 .379 .775 102 110
Total AR 153 577 144 28 3 10 34 79 45 8 2 101 28 28 .250 .312 .360 .672 72 74
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2022 Austin - ABA 22 6 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 .167 .167 .333 .500 35 24 0.4
Total ABA 6 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 .167 .167 .333 .500 35 24
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2021 (AUS) Norfolk - DL SS 35 35 56 127 25 184 1 .995 310.0 5.31 +7.3 1.105
2022 Austin - ABA 3B 68 64 23 120 7 146 3 .979 536.2 2.40 +2.6 1.026
2022 Austin - ABA SS 45 14 35 69 14 105 1 .990 206.0 4.54 -0.1 1.012
2022 Austin - ABA LF 10 10 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 79.0 0.80 -0.3 .965
2023 Austin - ABA 2B 68 68 126 179 39 307 2 .993 562.2 4.88 +0.9 1.008
2023 Austin - ABA 3B 22 11 6 32 6 40 2 .950 121.1 2.82 +0.5 1.025
2023 Austin - ABA SS 21 2 7 21 6 29 1 .966 54.2 4.61 -0.7 .916
2023 Austin - ABA LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 68 68 126 179 39 307 2 .993 562.2 4.88 +0.9 1.008
TOTAL 3B 90 75 29 152 13 186 5 .973 658.0 2.48 +3.0 1.026
TOTAL SS 101 51 98 217 45 318 3 .991 570.2 4.97 +6.6 1.053
TOTAL LF 12 10 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 82.0 0.77 -0.3 .965
PLAYER HISTORY
02/19/2014 Joined the Sinton High School Pirates.
05/09/2014 Injured (sore thumb),day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (80); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 25 (45).
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (80); Power: 30 (35); Eye: 25 (45).
04/05/2016 Injured (conjunctivitis),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (80); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 25 (45).
05/11/2017 Injured (bruised collarbone),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (70); Power: 25 (30); Eye: 30 (50).
04/27/2018 Goes 0-3 against the Miami Christian High School Victors, ending his hitting streak at 23 games.
06/07/2018 Released by the Sinton High School Pirates.
06/07/2018 Drafted in the 2018 first-year player draft (Supplemental Round 1, Pick 2, 25th overall pick) by the Austin Desperados.
06/21/2018 Signed a minor league contract with the Austin Desperados organization with a signing bonus of $21,850.
07/10/2018 Injured (strained oblique),out for 6 weeks.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (70); Power: 25 (30); Eye: 35 (50).
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (65); Power: 25 (25); Eye: 35 (45).
07/13/2020 Injured (mild groin strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
10/19/2020 Wins the 2020 A S-A Platinum Stick Award at SS.
12/15/2020 Named to the 2020 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (AUS) Norfolk Tunnels.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (75); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 35 (40).
04/02/2021 Named the #96 prospect in the ABA
06/13/2021 Was selected to the 2021 ABA Double A All-Star Game.
06/30/2021 Named the #93 prospect in the ABA
07/21/2021 Was selected to the 2021 American Baseball Association All-Star Futures Game.
10/20/2021 Wins the 2021 AA W-AA Great Glove Award at SS.
10/22/2021 Wins the 2021 AA W-AA Platinum Stick Award at SS.
10/25/2021 Finished 3rd in 2021 AA W-AA Most Valuable Player Award voting.
11/01/2021 Named the #86 prospect in the ABA
12/16/2021 Named to the 2021 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (AUS) Norfolk Tunnels.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (75); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 35 (40).
02/24/2022 Successfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Austin Desperados development complex.
03/03/2022 Injured (hamstring strain),out for 4 weeks.
04/01/2022 Named the #97 prospect in the ABA
06/29/2022 Named the #83 prospect in the ABA
08/14/2022 Goes 5-6 against the Chicago Gangsters, with 2 RBI and 2 R.
11/25/2022 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $13,200.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (75); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 35 (35).
02/28/2023 Outstandingly completed training to generate gap power at the Austin Desperados development complex.
04/11/2023 Injured (sprained elbow),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 2B Rank
2020 14 3
2021 11 6
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