2024 Stats
AVG
.256
HR
19
RBI
56
R
63
SB
0
2025 Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Riley's 2024 season was one to forget. He suffered a fractured right hand in mid-August, ending his season, just when it seemed like he was hitting his stride after an uncharacteristically average first half. His first two months were downright bad, as Riley had a .228/.295/.353 line at the end of May (82 wRC+). From that point on, he looked much more like the player that slugged 33-plus homers with 93-plus RBI in each of the prior three seasons. Overall, his strikeout rate remained right around his career average of 25.7 percent, and he ranked in the 94th percentile or above in average exit velocity, barrel rate and hard-hit percentage. Entering his age-28 season, Riley remains an offensive force to be reckoned with, and there may be an opportunity to buy low coming off a down year. He should still be considered among the best of the rest behind Jose Ramirez at third base. Read Past Outlooks

Healthy to start spring training
Riley (hand) took live batting practice at spring training Wednesday, Grant McAuley of 92.9 The Game Atlanta reports.
ANALYSIS
Riley appears to be operating under no restrictions to begin the spring after he finished the 2024 season on the injured list while recovering from the fractured right hand he suffered Aug. 18. With no reports indicating that he needed surgery to address the hand injury, Riley should have a good chance at re-emerging as the 30-plus-home-run hitter that he was in three straight seasons from 2021 through 2023 before he was limited to 19 long balls over 110 games in 2024.
Riley appears to be operating under no restrictions to begin the spring after he finished the 2024 season on the injured list while recovering from the fractured right hand he suffered Aug. 18. With no reports indicating that he needed surgery to address the hand injury, Riley should have a good chance at re-emerging as the 30-plus-home-run hitter that he was in three straight seasons from 2021 through 2023 before he was limited to 19 long balls over 110 games in 2024.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+17%
OPS vs LHP
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Even Split
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .955 | 438 | 27 | 62 | .290 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .816 | 1439 | 67 | 184 | .267 | ||||
2024vs Left | .784 | 117 | 5 | 9 | .235 | ||||
2024vs Right | .783 | 352 | 14 | 47 | .263 | ||||
2023vs Left | .941 | 149 | 11 | 28 | .289 | ||||
2023vs Right | .841 | 566 | 26 | 69 | .280 | ||||
2022vs Left | 1.084 | 172 | 11 | 25 | .329 | ||||
2022vs Right | .811 | 521 | 27 | 68 | .255 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+17%
OPS at Home
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+22%
OPS at Home
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Since 2022Home | .916 | 893 | 52 | 125 | .291 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .785 | 984 | 42 | 121 | .255 | ||||
2024Home | .871 | 208 | 11 | 32 | .273 | ||||
2024Away | .714 | 261 | 8 | 24 | .244 | ||||
2023Home | .897 | 346 | 17 | 44 | .295 | ||||
2023Away | .828 | 369 | 20 | 53 | .268 | ||||
2022Home | .964 | 339 | 24 | 49 | .297 | ||||
2022Away | .792 | 354 | 14 | 44 | .249 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Austin Riley compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.31BB Rate
7.9%K Rate
25.2%BABIP
.310ISO
.205AVG
.256OBP
.322SLG
.461OPS
.783wOBA
.342Exit Velocity
93.3 mphHard Hit Rate
42.5%Barrels/PA
9.8%Expected BA
.267Expected SLG
.505Sprint Speed
22.6 ft/secGround Ball %
35.9%Line Drive %
21.0%Fly Ball %
43.0%Prospect Rankings History
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Riley and Ohtani are the only two players in baseball with at least 30 homers, 90 runs, and 90 RBIs in each of the past three seasons. Whereas Ohtani has had to do a lot of the heavy lifting on his club in previous seasons, Riley is just one very well-positioned player in the lineup with Acuna Jr and Albies in front of him and Olson behind him in the lineup. The presence of speed in front of him allows him to see a lot of fastballs, and he hit 22 of them for homers along with a .290 average. Getting on base in front of Olson and Ozuna is how someone with slightly better than average speed scored 117 runs, exceeding his previous career high by 26 runs. We see no reason why Riley cannot keep his 30/90/90 streak going another season as nothing is changing in the powerful Atlanta offense in 2024. Riley is not going to help you in the running game, but that is the only true flaw in his fantasy vitae as he heads into his peak power production years at the hot corner.
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Not returning in 2024
Atlanta manager Brian Snitker said Tuesday that Riley (hand) won't return this season, Grant McAuley of 92.9 The Game Atlanta reports.
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Could have cast removed Monday
Riley (hand) will undergo a CT scan Monday to determine whether he can have his cast removed, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
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Lands on 10-day IL
Atlanta placed Riley on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a fractured right hand.
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Set to miss 6-to-8 weeks
Atlanta announced Monday that Riley was diagnosed with a fractured right hand following an MRI and is expected to miss 6-to-8 weeks.
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X-rays inconclusive
Riley (hand) is set to undergo further evaluation after initial X-rays and testing were inconclusive Sunday, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
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Could move up lineup
Mark Bowman of MLB.com suggests that Atlanta would benefit from Riley batting second in the lineup against right-handed pitchers.
ANALYSIS
The switch-hitting Ozzie Albies has a .648 OPS versus right-handers this season, so it could make sense to drop him down the lineup. Riley's .257/.329/.450 slash line this year would be his worst in all three categories since his sophomore campaign in 2020, but he's still hitting righties well with an .811 OPS. The third baseman has mostly hit out of the No. 3 hole this year, but he's also batted fifth and second, the latter of which happened briefly while Albies was out with a toe injury.
The switch-hitting Ozzie Albies has a .648 OPS versus right-handers this season, so it could make sense to drop him down the lineup. Riley's .257/.329/.450 slash line this year would be his worst in all three categories since his sophomore campaign in 2020, but he's still hitting righties well with an .811 OPS. The third baseman has mostly hit out of the No. 3 hole this year, but he's also batted fifth and second, the latter of which happened briefly while Albies was out with a toe injury.