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
Pitches3337
PA879
AVG.186
SLG.298
ISO.112
K%26.2%
BRL%4.9%
HH%33.5%
EV85.4
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1223 | 36.6% | 92.5 | 2268 |
| Sinker | 564 | 16.9% | 92.1 | 2136 |
| Changeup | 493 | 14.8% | 83.8 | 1771 |
| Slider | 392 | 11.7% | 84.5 | 2335 |
| Curveball | 279 | 8.4% | 76.7 | 2513 |
| Cutter | 184 | 5.5% | 87.2 | 2260 |
| Knuckle Curve | 72 | 2.2% | 81.0 | 2128 |
| Sweeper | 63 | 1.9% | 80.4 | 2510 |
| Split-Finger | 31 | 0.9% | 83.4 | 1316 |
| Unknown | 26 | 0.8% | 95.2 | 2089 |
| Slurve | 10 | 0.3% | 80.5 | 2582 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 290 | .166 | .255 | .090 | 48 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 81 |
| Sinker | 138 | .217 | .283 | .065 | 30 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| Changeup | 113 | .212 | .265 | .053 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| Slider | 99 | .131 | .323 | .192 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 50 |
| Curveball | 44 | .205 | .273 | .068 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Cutter | 45 | .267 | .644 | .378 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| Knuckle Curve | 16 | .188 | .375 | .188 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Sweeper | 16 | .188 | .188 | .000 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Split-Finger | 11 | .273 | .636 | .364 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Unknown | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Slurve | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Contact quality by pitch
| Pitch | BBE | BRL% | HH% | EV | LA | DIST | FB% | LD% | GB% | PU% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 220 | 5.5% | 37.7% | 87.8 | 26.1° | 181 | 27.7% | 23.2% | 29.1% | 20.0% |
| Sinker | 120 | 3.3% | 35.0% | 86.3 | 13.1° | 160 | 24.2% | 24.2% | 42.5% | 9.2% |
| Changeup | 85 | 3.5% | 30.6% | 83.4 | 3.2° | 134 | 17.6% | 22.4% | 55.3% | 4.7% |
| Slider | 50 | 10.0% | 32.0% | 84.3 | 13.6° | 160 | 22.0% | 22.0% | 44.0% | 12.0% |
| Curveball | 27 | 0.0% | 14.8% | 77.3 | 0.1° | 91 | 14.8% | 14.8% | 70.4% | 0.0% |
| Cutter | 39 | 7.7% | 30.8% | 83.1 | 16.6° | 200 | 41.0% | 15.4% | 35.9% | 7.7% |
| Knuckle Curve | 9 | 0.0% | 44.4% | 92.1 | 10.9° | 192 | 33.3% | 22.2% | 44.4% | 0.0% |
| Sweeper | 11 | 0.0% | 18.2% | 70.0 | -6.1° | 97 | 0.0% | 27.3% | 72.7% | 0.0% |
| Split-Finger | 8 | 12.5% | 25.0% | 87.6 | 4.5° | 134 | 12.5% | 25.0% | 62.5% | 0.0% |
| Unknown | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | —° | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Slurve | 2 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 93.1 | 35.5° | 315 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |