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
Pitches2437
PA640
AVG.181
SLG.325
ISO.144
K%24.1%
BRL%3.2%
HH%28.9%
EV82.5
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 889 | 36.5% | 93.8 | 2298 |
| Slider | 478 | 19.6% | 85.2 | 2370 |
| Sinker | 397 | 16.3% | 93.0 | 2187 |
| Changeup | 177 | 7.3% | 84.6 | 1790 |
| Sweeper | 163 | 6.7% | 81.9 | 2571 |
| Cutter | 157 | 6.4% | 87.9 | 2369 |
| Curveball | 95 | 3.9% | 78.5 | 2553 |
| 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 | 192 | .182 | .307 | .125 | 35 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 43 |
| Slider | 122 | .156 | .287 | .131 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 44 |
| Sinker | 88 | .239 | .477 | .239 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| Changeup | 43 | .256 | .256 | .000 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Sweeper | 41 | .073 | .098 | .024 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Cutter | 42 | .167 | .476 | .310 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| Curveball | 14 | .071 | .286 | .214 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 160 | 2.5% | 30.6% | 84.5 | 25.7° | 175 | 31.3% | 20.6% | 28.1% | 20.0% |
| Slider | 81 | 1.2% | 22.2% | 81.6 | 14.2° | 148 | 29.6% | 16.0% | 42.0% | 12.3% |
| Sinker | 79 | 6.3% | 36.7% | 84.2 | 11.1° | 136 | 25.3% | 15.2% | 51.9% | 7.6% |
| Changeup | 29 | 0.0% | 27.6% | 82.3 | 6.9° | 153 | 27.6% | 20.7% | 48.3% | 3.4% |
| Sweeper | 26 | 0.0% | 15.4% | 72.4 | 24.0° | 139 | 23.1% | 11.5% | 38.5% | 26.9% |
| Cutter | 32 | 6.3% | 34.4% | 81.6 | 15.3° | 177 | 25.0% | 25.0% | 34.4% | 15.6% |
| Curveball | 11 | 9.1% | 18.2% | 77.3 | 1.4° | 139 | 18.2% | 18.2% | 63.6% | 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% |