Austin Slater is a center fielder for the New York Mets. Across 727 MLB games, with a .248 batting average and 45 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 | SF | 34 | 117 | 15 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 29 | .282 | .339 | .402 | .740 |
| 2018 | SF | 74 | 199 | 21 | 50 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 20 | 69 | .251 | .333 | .307 | .640 |
| 2019 | SF | 68 | 168 | 20 | 40 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 22 | 59 | .238 | .333 | .417 | .750 |
| 2020 | SF | 31 | 85 | 18 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 22 | .282 | .408 | .506 | .914 |
| 2021 | SF | 129 | 274 | 39 | 66 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 32 | 15 | 28 | 84 | .241 | .320 | .423 | .744 |
| 2022 | SF | 125 | 277 | 49 | 73 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 12 | 40 | 89 | .264 | .366 | .408 | .774 |
| 2023 | SF | 89 | 185 | 24 | 50 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 20 | 58 | .270 | .348 | .400 | .748 |
| 2024 | BAL | 33 | 69 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 23 | .246 | .342 | .333 | .675 |
| 2024 | CIN | 8 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .111 | .190 | .111 | .302 |
| 2024 | SF | 43 | 90 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 31 | .200 | .330 | .244 | .575 |
| 2025 | CWS | 51 | 123 | 20 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 35 | .236 | .299 | .423 | .721 |
| 2025 | NYY | 14 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .120 | .120 | .120 | .240 |
| 2026 | MIA | 12 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | .174 | .286 | .174 | .460 |
| 2026 | NYM | 9 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .250 | .286 | .300 | .586 |
| 2026 | TB | 7 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | .273 | .360 | .364 | .724 |
| Career Totals | — | 727 | 1695 | 238 | 420 | 69 | 10 | 45 | 187 | 53 | 199 | 542 | .248 | .335 | .380 | .715 |
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2020 | $576,000 |
| 2021 | $1,150,000 |
| 2022 | $1,850,000 |
| 2023 | $3,200,000 |
| 2024 | $4,000,000 |
| 2025 | $1,750,000 |
| 2026 | $645,806 |
Career Total: $13,171,806 (7 seasons)
Average: $1,881,687
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 Slater's 2026 Opening Day salary with DET is $645,806 on a nominal basis (no deferred component recorded).
| Date | Opp | Result | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17 | @ LAD | 4-5 L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 16 | @ LAD | 0-1 L | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jun 15 | @ LAD | 3-4 L | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 12 | @ LAA | 3-4 L | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 10 | vs BOS | 7-5 W | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jun 9 | vs BOS | 4-3 W | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 8 | vs BOS | 3-1 W | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| May 16 | vs NYY | 6-3 W | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| May 12 | vs DET | 10-2 W | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| May 10 | @ ARI | 1-5 L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Split | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHP | 0 | 48 | 13 | 0 | 0 | .271 | .646 |
| vs RHP | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .250 |
| Home | 0 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .094 | .243 |
| Away | 0 | 33 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .899 |
| Day | 0 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .577 |
| Night | 0 | 41 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .195 | .542 |