Austin Hedges
Catcher · Cleveland Guardians · #27
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height
- 6′ 0″
- Weight
- 220 lb
- Born
- 1992-08-18
- Birthplace
- San Juan Capistrano, CA, United States
- Debut
- 2015
- ESPN id
- 32168
- Source
- espn
Pitches2359
PA619
AVG.179
SLG.319
ISO.139
K%24.4%
BRL%3.1%
HH%28.7%
EV82.6
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 863 | 36.6% | 93.8 | 2296 |
| Slider | 475 | 20.1% | 85.1 | 2368 |
| Sinker | 378 | 16.0% | 93.0 | 2185 |
| Changeup | 166 | 7.0% | 84.5 | 1801 |
| Sweeper | 159 | 6.7% | 82.0 | 2586 |
| Cutter | 145 | 6.1% | 87.6 | 2367 |
| Curveball | 92 | 3.9% | 78.3 | 2549 |
| Knuckle Curve | 33 | 1.4% | 81.6 | 2437 |
| Split-Finger | 31 | 1.3% | 85.7 | 1279 |
| Slurve | 12 | 0.5% | 81.6 | 2504 |
| Unknown | 5 | 0.2% | 89.5 | 1864 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 189 | .185 | .312 | .127 | 35 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 43 |
| Slider | 120 | .150 | .275 | .125 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 44 |
| Sinker | 85 | .247 | .494 | .247 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| Changeup | 40 | .250 | .250 | .000 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Sweeper | 40 | .075 | .100 | .025 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Cutter | 38 | .158 | .474 | .316 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| Curveball | 13 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Knuckle Curve | 10 | .300 | .300 | .000 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Split-Finger | 10 | .100 | .400 | .300 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Slurve | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contact quality by pitch
| Pitch | BBE | BRL% | HH% | EV | LA | DIST | FB% | LD% | GB% | PU% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 157 | 2.5% | 29.9% | 84.4 | 25.8° | 174 | 30.6% | 21.0% | 28.0% | 20.4% |
| Slider | 79 | 1.3% | 22.8% | 81.3 | 14.5° | 149 | 30.4% | 15.2% | 41.8% | 12.7% |
| Sinker | 77 | 6.5% | 37.7% | 84.5 | 11.5° | 137 | 24.7% | 15.6% | 51.9% | 7.8% |
| Changeup | 27 | 0.0% | 29.6% | 84.7 | 9.9° | 163 | 29.6% | 22.2% | 44.4% | 3.7% |
| Sweeper | 25 | 0.0% | 16.0% | 73.0 | 21.6° | 143 | 24.0% | 12.0% | 40.0% | 24.0% |
| Cutter | 29 | 6.9% | 31.0% | 80.4 | 14.0° | 182 | 27.6% | 24.1% | 34.5% | 13.8% |
| Curveball | 10 | 0.0% | 10.0% | 75.2 | -1.5° | 114 | 10.0% | 20.0% | 70.0% | 0.0% |
| Knuckle Curve | 9 | 0.0% | 22.2% | 79.6 | -4.4° | 108 | 22.2% | 22.2% | 55.6% | 0.0% |
| Split-Finger | 4 | 25.0% | 50.0% | 89.9 | 18.5° | 172 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Slurve | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 74.4 | 25.0° | 243 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |