Community Projection: Austin Jackson

by John Sickels on Apr 3, 2026 4:00 PM EDT Comment 21 comments

3 months ago: Detroit Tigers' Austin Jackson runs bases during spring training baseball practice, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010, in Lakeland, Fla. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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Austin Jackson is a controversial rookie: some people (including me) really like him, while others (particularly many sabermetric-oriented analysts) really don't. As such he's a great topic for a Community Projection.

Project the following numbers, in order:

Games
At-Bats
Runs
Hits
Doubles
Triples
Homers
Walks
Strikeouts
Steals
Caught Stealing
Batting Average (make sure math is right)

I will calculate OBP and SLG for you.

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Games: 102
At-Bats: 316
Runs: 46
Hits: 81
Doubles: 14
Triples: 5
Homers: 2
Walks: 21
Strikeouts: 97
Steals: 18
Caught Stealing: 4
Batting Average (make sure math is right): .256

Makes for a .256/.312/.351 slash line. I think he gets demoted midseason for a couple weeks (hence the low game total). Not a fan, clearly.

by RedSoxFaithful on Apr 3, 2026 4:26 PM EDT reply actions

Here, here:

Games: 67
At-Bats: 245
Runs: 32
Hits: 54
Doubles: 12
Triples: 3
Homers: 2
Walks: 12
Strikeouts: 85
Steals: 10
Caught Stealing: 4
Batting Average (make sure math is right): 220

.220/.257/.310

OPS of .567, so I’m taking the under on a .600 OPS.

That’s a higher average and slugging than Jordan Schafer last year, FWIW.

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by Frederick0220 on Apr 3, 2026 4:43 PM EDT reply actions

K/BB ratio of .14?

That’s WELL below half of his career ratio.

by pooptallica on Apr 3, 2026 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions

BB/K ratio, sorry

by pooptallica on Apr 3, 2026 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions

but

Schafer missed 3/4 of the year with a broken wrist (and it obviously impeded his last month of at-bats), FWIW.

by apoxonbothyourhouses on Apr 4, 2026 6:46 AM EDT up reply actions

Games: 148
At-Bats: 551
Runs: 82
Hits: 158
Doubles: 23
Triples: 7
Homers: 11
Walks: 48
Strikeouts: 108
Steals: 27
Caught Stealing: 6
Batting Average (make sure math is right): .287

Perhaps, I’m too caught up in his spring K/BB improvement, but I think he excels this season.

by jar75 on Apr 3, 2026 4:56 PM EDT reply actions

Games: 145
At-Bats: 541
Runs: 75
Hits: 142
Doubles: 22
Triples: 8
Homers: 9
Walks: 52
Strikeouts: 120
Steals: 30
Caught Stealing: 10
Batting Average (make sure math is right): .262

baseball rules.

by doublestix on Apr 3, 2026 6:05 PM EDT reply actions

Not a fan:

Games 130
At-Bats 455
Runs 58
Hits 166
Doubles 20
Triples 4
Homers 6
Walks 25
Strikeouts 105
Steals 12
Caught Stealing 7
AVG .255
OBP .310
SLG .356

Brief demotion after a terrible start before he settles in a little.

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by Pablo Zevallos on Apr 3, 2026 8:38 PM EDT reply actions

That should read

116.

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by Pablo Zevallos on Apr 4, 2026 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions

Also dont like him...

Games 105
At Bats 397
Runs 49
Hits 101
Doubles 19
Triples 2
Homers 4
Walks 34
Strikeouts 82
Steals 16
AVG .254

by joegonzo on Apr 3, 2026 10:03 PM EDT reply actions

Games 138
At Bats 496
Runs 57
Hits 119
Doubles 20
Triples 3
Homers 8
Walks 37
Strikeouts 112
Steals 15
AVG .240

by hrv1978 on Apr 3, 2026 10:28 PM EDT reply actions

Really liked what I saw watching this him this spring, I think it continues

Games 148
At-Bats 539
Runs 90
Hits 165
Doubles 25
Triples 8
Homers 15
Walks 45
Strikeouts 100
Steals 20 (Kid doesn’t have great speed, but does seem to have a good feel for stealing bases)
Caught Stealing 4
Batting Average .306

by rif23 on Apr 4, 2026 3:19 AM EDT reply actions

LOVE AJAX.... shed a tear when the Yanks traded him

Games 140
At-Bats 525
Runs 75
Hits 150
Doubles 25
Triples 4
Homers 19
Walks 53
Strikeouts 102
Steals 21
Caught Stealing 7
Batting Average (make sure math is right) .286

Bruce Seldon > Ali

by rjhabeeb on Apr 4, 2026 4:07 AM EDT reply actions

I'm somewhere in the middle on Jackson

Games: 135
At-Bats: 500
Runs: 70
Hits: 129
Doubles: 26
Triples: 2
Homers: 11
Walks: 45
Strikeouts: 125
Steals: 25
Caught Stealing: 7
Batting Average : .258

Ironically, I see him as a younger Curtis Granderson.

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by feslenraster on Apr 4, 2026 9:15 AM EDT reply actions