Austin Hays is a left fielder for the Chicago White Sox. Across 694 MLB games, with a .262 batting average and 84 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and related info.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | BAL | 20 | 60 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .217 | .238 | .317 | .555 |
| 2019 | BAL | 21 | 68 | 12 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 13 | .309 | .373 | .574 | .947 |
| 2020 | BAL | 33 | 122 | 20 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 25 | .279 | .328 | .393 | .722 |
| 2021 | BAL | 131 | 488 | 73 | 125 | 26 | 4 | 22 | 71 | 4 | 28 | 107 | .256 | .308 | .461 | .769 |
| 2022 | BAL | 145 | 535 | 66 | 134 | 35 | 2 | 16 | 60 | 2 | 34 | 114 | .250 | .306 | .413 | .719 |
| 2023 | BAL | 144 | 520 | 76 | 143 | 36 | 2 | 16 | 67 | 5 | 38 | 141 | .275 | .325 | .444 | .769 |
| 2024 | BAL | 63 | 157 | 18 | 40 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 40 | .255 | .316 | .395 | .711 |
| 2024 | PHI | 22 | 78 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 | .256 | .275 | .397 | .672 |
| 2025 | CIN | 103 | 380 | 60 | 101 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 64 | 7 | 29 | 107 | .266 | .315 | .453 | .768 |
| 2026 | CWS | 12 | 43 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .233 | .250 | .326 | .576 |
| Career Totals | — | 694 | 2451 | 340 | 641 | 143 | 13 | 84 | 319 | 24 | 156 | 595 | .262 | .312 | .433 | .745 |
2023
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2020 | $567,500 |
| 2021 | $578,500 |
| 2022 | $713,000 |
| 2023 | $3,200,000 |
| 2024 | $6,300,000 |
| 2025 | $4,000,000 |
| 2026 | $5,000,000 |
Career Total: $20,359,000 (7 seasons)
Average: $2,908,429
Salary data is available from 1985 onward.
TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.
Austin Hays's 2026 Opening Day salary with CWS is $5,000,000 on a nominal basis (no deferred component recorded).
| Date | Opp | Result | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30 | @ SD | 8-2 W | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28 | vs LAA | 3-2 W | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 27 | vs LAA | 5-2 W | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 5 | vs BAL | 1-2 L | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4 | vs TOR | 3-0 W | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3 | vs TOR | 6-3 W | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Apr 2 | vs TOR | 5-4 W | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 30 | @ MIA | 2-9 L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 29 | @ MIA | 9-4 W | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Mar 28 | @ MIL | 7-9 L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Split | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHP | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .718 |
| vs RHP | 0 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .194 | .516 |
| Home | 0 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .633 |
| Away | 0 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .174 | .522 |
| Day | 0 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .544 |
| Night | 0 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .217 | .609 |