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
Pitches2263
PA598
AVG.185
SLG.252
ISO.067
K%26.1%
BRL%3.5%
HH%27.3%
EV83.4
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 823 | 36.4% | 93.8 | 2280 |
| Slider | 469 | 20.7% | 85.0 | 2402 |
| Sinker | 342 | 15.1% | 93.4 | 2164 |
| Cutter | 183 | 8.1% | 88.6 | 2444 |
| Changeup | 175 | 7.7% | 84.4 | 1685 |
| Curveball | 122 | 5.4% | 79.4 | 2567 |
| Sweeper | 93 | 4.1% | 81.6 | 2563 |
| Knuckle Curve | 28 | 1.2% | 83.3 | 2464 |
| Split-Finger | 21 | 0.9% | 84.6 | 1219 |
| Slurve | 6 | 0.3% | 79.9 | 2234 |
| Unknown | 1 | 0.0% | — | — |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 188 | .176 | .266 | .090 | 33 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 51 |
| Slider | 119 | .218 | .336 | .118 | 26 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 41 |
| Sinker | 89 | .213 | .247 | .034 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| Cutter | 37 | .189 | .189 | .000 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Changeup | 32 | .219 | .250 | .031 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Curveball | 32 | .094 | .094 | .000 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Sweeper | 24 | .042 | .042 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Knuckle Curve | 5 | .200 | .200 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Split-Finger | 7 | .286 | .429 | .143 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Slurve | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 143 | 3.5% | 30.1% | 87.0 | 20.4° | 177 | 30.8% | 23.1% | 33.6% | 12.6% |
| Slider | 80 | 2.5% | 25.0% | 80.5 | 16.3° | 149 | 17.5% | 30.0% | 40.0% | 12.5% |
| Sinker | 75 | 4.0% | 28.0% | 84.6 | 12.8° | 150 | 20.0% | 28.0% | 41.3% | 10.7% |
| Cutter | 29 | 0.0% | 20.7% | 73.1 | 7.2° | 115 | 20.7% | 13.8% | 55.2% | 10.3% |
| Changeup | 23 | 17.4% | 47.8% | 88.8 | 4.2° | 152 | 17.4% | 26.1% | 52.2% | 4.3% |
| Curveball | 20 | 0.0% | 10.0% | 73.9 | 7.1° | 111 | 30.0% | 10.0% | 55.0% | 5.0% |
| Sweeper | 16 | 0.0% | 18.8% | 80.2 | 9.3° | 142 | 31.3% | 12.5% | 50.0% | 6.3% |
| Knuckle Curve | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 87.3 | -10.0° | 91 | 0.0% | 25.0% | 75.0% | 0.0% |
| Split-Finger | 5 | 0.0% | 20.0% | 85.0 | 22.0° | 149 | 20.0% | 20.0% | 40.0% | 20.0% |
| Slurve | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 98.3 | 37.0° | 338 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |