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
Pitches3459
PA910
AVG.188
SLG.303
ISO.116
K%25.9%
BRL%4.9%
HH%33.6%
EV85.4
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1260 | 36.4% | 92.5 | 2270 |
| Sinker | 589 | 17.0% | 92.1 | 2140 |
| Changeup | 510 | 14.7% | 83.8 | 1768 |
| Slider | 403 | 11.7% | 84.5 | 2339 |
| Curveball | 284 | 8.2% | 76.7 | 2516 |
| Cutter | 201 | 5.8% | 87.5 | 2276 |
| Knuckle Curve | 72 | 2.1% | 81.0 | 2128 |
| Sweeper | 70 | 2.0% | 80.3 | 2477 |
| Split-Finger | 33 | 1.0% | 83.7 | 1303 |
| Unknown | 27 | 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 | 297 | .162 | .249 | .088 | 48 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 82 |
| Sinker | 142 | .211 | .275 | .063 | 30 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 21 |
| Changeup | 117 | .214 | .265 | .051 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Slider | 103 | .146 | .350 | .204 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 51 |
| Curveball | 45 | .222 | .356 | .133 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| Cutter | 48 | .292 | .667 | .375 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| Knuckle Curve | 16 | .188 | .375 | .188 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Sweeper | 18 | .167 | .167 | .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 | 226 | 5.3% | 37.6% | 87.8 | 26.1° | 183 | 28.8% | 23.0% | 28.8% | 19.5% |
| Sinker | 123 | 3.3% | 35.0% | 86.2 | 12.6° | 158 | 24.4% | 23.6% | 43.1% | 8.9% |
| Changeup | 87 | 3.4% | 29.9% | 82.6 | 2.3° | 131 | 17.2% | 21.8% | 56.3% | 4.6% |
| Slider | 53 | 9.4% | 32.1% | 84.8 | 12.8° | 157 | 20.8% | 22.6% | 45.3% | 11.3% |
| Curveball | 28 | 3.6% | 17.9% | 78.0 | 1.2° | 102 | 17.9% | 14.3% | 67.9% | 0.0% |
| Cutter | 41 | 7.3% | 34.1% | 83.8 | 16.3° | 198 | 39.0% | 17.1% | 36.6% | 7.3% |
| Knuckle Curve | 9 | 0.0% | 44.4% | 92.1 | 10.9° | 192 | 33.3% | 22.2% | 44.4% | 0.0% |
| Sweeper | 13 | 0.0% | 15.4% | 68.1 | 7.2° | 88 | 0.0% | 23.1% | 61.5% | 15.4% |
| 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% |