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
Pitches774
PA205
AVG.261
SLG.383
ISO.122
K%17.1%
BRL%4.6%
HH%31.8%
EV84.5
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 267 | 34.5% | 94.5 | 2314 |
| Sinker | 142 | 18.3% | 93.9 | 2206 |
| Slider | 123 | 15.9% | 86.5 | 2421 |
| Cutter | 75 | 9.7% | 89.4 | 2454 |
| Sweeper | 60 | 7.8% | 81.6 | 2543 |
| Changeup | 52 | 6.7% | 85.1 | 1825 |
| Curveball | 38 | 4.9% | 80.0 | 2644 |
| Knuckle Curve | 11 | 1.4% | 84.6 | 2674 |
| Slurve | 3 | 0.4% | 82.1 | 2665 |
| Split-Finger | 3 | 0.4% | 83.7 | 1280 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 67 | .299 | .388 | .090 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Sinker | 38 | .263 | .447 | .184 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Slider | 27 | .185 | .333 | .148 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Cutter | 13 | .385 | .615 | .231 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Sweeper | 14 | .143 | .143 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Changeup | 13 | .308 | .385 | .077 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Curveball | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Knuckle Curve | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slurve | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Split-Finger | 1 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contact quality by pitch
| Pitch | BBE | BRL% | HH% | EV | LA | DIST | FB% | LD% | GB% | PU% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 58 | 5.2% | 31.0% | 86.4 | 18.4° | 169 | 25.9% | 27.6% | 31.0% | 15.5% |
| Sinker | 32 | 3.1% | 28.1% | 84.2 | 13.9° | 137 | 15.6% | 21.9% | 50.0% | 12.5% |
| Slider | 21 | 4.8% | 33.3% | 86.2 | 2.9° | 111 | 19.0% | 14.3% | 61.9% | 4.8% |
| Cutter | 10 | 0.0% | 30.0% | 74.5 | -11.4° | 87 | 10.0% | 20.0% | 70.0% | 0.0% |
| Sweeper | 13 | 0.0% | 15.4% | 73.9 | 11.7° | 146 | 38.5% | 7.7% | 53.8% | 0.0% |
| Changeup | 11 | 18.2% | 63.6% | 91.1 | -2.5° | 138 | 18.2% | 18.2% | 63.6% | 0.0% |
| Curveball | 3 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 84.5 | 5.0° | 118 | 33.3% | 0.0% | 66.7% | 0.0% |
| Knuckle Curve | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 88.8 | -31.0° | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Split-Finger | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 106.5 | 17.0° | 283 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |