MLB · AL Central

Austin Hedges

Cleveland GuardiansCBats: R · Throws: R

At a glance

This season

.271

OBP

.336

SLG

.365

OPS

.701

1 HR · 9 RBI · 18 K (4%) · 10 BB · 463 PA

MLB avg · .247 / .318 / .404 · .722 OPS

Last 10 games

.313

RBI

10-for-32

Across 24 starts in the last 60 days, he averages 3.5 plate appearances per game and gets pulled before his third PA in 8% of them.

Quality of contact

Percentile rank vs qualified MLB hitters this season. The dot is the player's position — further right means better, regardless of metric. Computed across 107 plate appearances (84 balls in play).

Metric

Percentile

Value

Rank

xwOBA

.286

Avg Exit V

84.2 mph

Barrel %

2.4%

Hard-Hit %

31.0%

Whiff %

20.8%

K %

16.8%

BB %

9.3%

Split by opposing hand

Hits lefties much harder than righties.

Stat	League	vs Lefties	vs Righties
BA	.247	.319	.224
OBP	.318	.377	.296
SLG	.404	.468	.265
OPS	.722	.845	.561
Sample	—	56 PA	54 PA

Pitch-by-pitch breakdown

How he performs against each pitch. Filter by pitch type, opposing pitcher hand, or recency. Color signal: green beats league average, red falls short.

Pitch type

All Four-seam Cutter Sinker Changeup Slider

Throws

Both Lefties Righties

Window

This season Last 30 days

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PA ↓BA SLG xwOBA Whiff%K%Hard-hit%Barrel%

5 pitches · this season · combined vs both hands

Pitch	PA↓	BA	SLG	xwOBA	Whiff%	K%	Hard-hit%	Barrel%	Exit velo	Launch
Four-seam	35	.380	.487	.359	17.9%	8.6%	35.4%	4.0%	85.5 mph	10.4°
Sinker	25	.236	.236	.286	8.9%	20.0%	19.5%	0.0%	83.5 mph	5.4°
Slider	24	.170	.212	.223	31.4%	20.8%	20.5%	0.0%	82.2 mph	7.8°
Changeup	10	.300	.500	.396	22.2%	10.0%	66.7%	11.1%	97.5 mph	3.7°
Cutter	7	.286	.286	.053	31.8%	42.9%	25.0%	0.0%	79.6 mph	-15.0°

Ballpark history

Ballpark	PA	HR	AVG	SLG	OPS
CLE	943	2	.219	—	.354
PIT	360	0	.165	—	.251
ATH	105	1	.286	—	.638
DET	104	0	.167	—	.256
TEX	76	1	.182	—	.371