Austin Hedges

#27

Cleveland Guardians

Catcher Bats R Throws R

6'0", 220 lbs · Born Aug 18, 1992 · Debut 2015

.242

2026 AVG

2026 HR

273

Career RBI

2,786

Career PA

Common Live

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Recent Form Snapshot

L5G

G5 AVG.133 HR1 OPS0.716

Pitch Matchup Intelligence

✅ Best vs

Fastball

OPS 0.745

⚠️ Weak vs

Slider/Sweeper

OPS 0.481

Career Stats

.190

AVG

2,786

2,499

474

273

RBI

185

739

2026 Season

247

215

Recent Game Log

Date	Opp	H/A	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB	K
2026-09-27	Kansas City Royals	A	2	0	0	0	0	1
2026-09-25	Kansas City Royals	A	3	1	1	1	1	0
2026-09-22	Boston Red Sox	A	3	0	0	0	2	1
2026-09-19	Athletics	H	4	1	0	1	0	1
2026-09-16	Chicago White Sox	H	3	0	0	0	1	1
2026-09-12	Minnesota Twins	A	3	1	0	0	1	1
2026-09-11	Minnesota Twins	A	3	1	0	0	0	0
2026-09-07	Baltimore Orioles	A	3	1	0	0	0	0
2026-09-05	Detroit Tigers	H	2	0	0	0	1	0
2026-09-04	Detroit Tigers	H	3	0	0	0	0	2

Recent Form

Window	G	PA	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Last 5G	5	19	15	2	1	2	4	4	.133	.316	.400	0.716
Last 10G	10	35	29	5	1	2	6	7	.172	.314	.379	0.693

Vs Pitcher Hand

Split	PA	AB	H	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Sample
vs RHP	117	107	25	3	8	29	.234	.291	.346	0.636	medium sample
vs LHP	130	108	27	3	17	16	.250	.349	.398	0.747	medium sample

Pitcher hand is taken from the actual pitcher for each completed plate appearance. Small samples remain labeled and are not a talent replacement.

Batting Order Breakdown

Slot	G	PA	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Slot 7	3	9	8	1	—	—	1	2	.125	.222	.125
Slot 8	66	224	193	48	6	25	24	41	.249	.332	.394
Slot 9	5	14	14	3	—	—	—	2	.214	.214	.214

Home / Away Splits

Split	G	PA	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Away	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Today's Pitch-Family Matchup

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PardonMe Stat Review

How does Austin Hedges compare to other MLB hitters?

BB/K Ratio

0.556

82th

Strikeout Rate

18.2%

76th

Walk Rate

10.1%

69th

On-Base %

.321

59th

Batting Average

.242

52th

OPS

0.693

45th

Slugging %

.372

39th

HR Rate

0.024

38th

Isolated Power

.130

35th

SB Rate

0.004

24th

Benchmark: mlb_hitters_2026_min100pa · 100 PA minimum · 465 qualifying players

Pitch Family Matchup 2026

Fastball Best

OPS0.745 PA177 K%15.8% Whiff21.9%

Slider/Sweeper Weak

OPS0.481 PA61 K%23.0% Whiff41.2%

Changeup

OPS0.683 PA22 K%22.7% Whiff48.4%

Curve/Slurve

OPS0.703 PA14 K%28.6% Whiff33.3%

Splitter/Forkball

OPS2.500 PA2 K%0.0% Whiff—

Hitter vs Pitch Families 2026

Pitch Family	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	ISO	K%	BB%	HR	Hard%	Brl%	Whiff%	CSW%	Rank	Sample	Read
Fastball	177	.259	.371	.374	0.745	.115	15.8%	14.1%	4	33.1%	3.3%	21.9%	27.5%	#715	OK	—
Slider/Sweeper	61	.175	.200	.281	0.481	.106	23.0%	3.3%	1	22.2%	2.2%	41.2%	31.5%	#748	Small-ish	—
Changeup	22	.300	.333	.350	0.683	.050	22.7%	4.6%	0	50.0%	12.5%	48.4%	29.0%	#336	Small	—
Curve/Slurve	14	.167	.286	.417	0.703	.250	28.6%	14.3%	1	25.0%	12.5%	33.3%	31.9%	#316	Small	—
Splitter/Forkball	2	.100	.100	.150	2.500	.500	0.0%	0.0%	0	50.0%	0.0%	—	22.2%	#9	Small	—

Best family = highest OPS (≥ small sample). Rank is OPS vs all MLB hitters facing same pitch family this season.

Hitter vs Individual Pitch Types 2026

Pitch	Family	PA	OPS	ISO	K%	Whiff%	Hard%	Brl%	Rank	Read
FF	Fastball	93	0.677	.076	15.0%	22.5%	31.8%	4.6%	#725	—
SISmall-ish	Fastball	57	0.777	.152	14.0%	13.6%	31.6%	2.6%	#489	—
SLSmall-ish	Slider/Sweeper	40	0.618	.157	22.5%	39.7%	27.6%	3.5%	#514	—
FCSmall-ish	Fastball	27	0.923	.182	22.2%	31.9%	41.2%	0.0%	#338	—
STSmall	Slider/Sweeper	21	0.205	.000	23.8%	43.6%	12.5%	0.0%	#636	—
CHSmall	Changeup	22	0.683	.050	22.7%	48.4%	50.0%	12.5%	#336	—
CUSmall	Curve/Slurve	10	0.644	.333	40.0%	40.0%	40.0%	20.0%	#345	—
KCSmall	Curve/Slurve	4	0.833	.000	0.0%	16.7%	0.0%	0.0%	#175	—
FSSmall	Splitter/Forkball	2	2.500	.500	0.0%	—	50.0%	0.0%	#8	—
SVNo Data	Curve/Slurve	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

MLB The Show Card Reference

Austin Hedges C · Guardians

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24h

+11 (+36.7%)

+7 (+20.6%)

Arm Str 72

Power R 50

Power L 49

Contact L 45

Contact R 34

Speed 16

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