Austin Hedges

#27

Cleveland Guardians

Catcher Bats R Throws R

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

.246

2026 AVG

2026 HR

272

Career RBI

2,775

Career PA

Common Live

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Recent Form Snapshot

L5G

G5 AVG.250 OPS0.771

L7D

G2 AVG.143 OPS0.536

L14D

G4 AVG.231 OPS0.795

Pitch Matchup Intelligence

✅ Best vs

Fastball

OPS 0.754

⚠️ Weak vs

Slider/Sweeper

OPS 0.507

Career Stats

.190

AVG

2,775

2,491

473

272

RBI

182

737

2026 Season

236

207

Recent Game Log

Date	Opp	H/A	AB	H	RBI	BB	K
2026-09-19	Athletics	H	4	1	1	0	1
2026-09-16	Chicago White Sox	H	3	0	0	1	1
2026-09-12	Minnesota Twins	A	3	1	0	1	1
2026-09-11	Minnesota Twins	A	3	1	0	0	0
2026-09-07	Baltimore Orioles	A	3	1	0	0	0
2026-09-05	Detroit Tigers	H	2	0	0	1	0
2026-09-04	Detroit Tigers	H	3	0	0	0	2
2026-09-03	Toronto Blue Jays	H	2	1	2	1	1
2026-08-30	Kansas City Royals	H	4	0	0	0	2

Recent Form

Window	G	PA	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Last 7D	2	8	7	1	—	1	1	2	.143	.250	.286	0.536
Last 14D	4	15	13	3	—	1	2	3	.231	.333	.462	0.795
Last 21D	8	27	23	5	—	3	4	6	.217	.333	.348	0.681
Last 5G	5	18	16	4	—	1	2	3	.250	.333	.438	0.771
Last 10G	9	31	27	5	—	3	4	8	.185	.290	.296	0.586

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	119	100	26	2	14	14	.260	.348	.390	0.738	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	2	7	6	1	—	—	1	1	.167	.286	.167
Slot 8	64	215	187	47	5	24	21	40	.251	.327	.385
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

0.512

76th

Strikeout Rate

18.2%

76th

Walk Rate

9.3%

58th

On-Base %

.319

57th

Batting Average

.246

56th

OPS

0.686

42th

Slugging %

.367

35th

HR Rate

0.021

30th

Isolated Power

.121

27th

SB Rate

0.004

24th

Benchmark: mlb_hitters_2026_min100pa · 100 PA minimum · 458 qualifying players

Pitch Family Matchup 2026

Fastball Best

OPS0.754 PA168 K%16.1% Whiff21.5%

Slider/Sweeper Weak

OPS0.507 PA58 K%22.4% Whiff41.2%

Changeup

OPS0.722 PA19 K%21.1% Whiff46.4%

Curve/Slurve

OPS0.322 PA13 K%30.8% 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	168	.268	.367	.387	0.754	.119	16.1%	13.1%	4	33.3%	3.4%	21.5%	27.9%	#687	OK	—
Slider/Sweeper	58	.185	.211	.296	0.507	.111	22.4%	3.5%	1	23.3%	2.3%	41.2%	31.4%	#688	Small-ish	—
Changeup	19	.333	.333	.389	0.722	.056	21.1%	0.0%	0	53.3%	13.3%	46.4%	27.5%	#300	Small	—
Curve/Slurve	13	.091	.231	.091	0.322	.000	30.8%	15.4%	0	14.3%	0.0%	33.3%	32.8%	#613	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	88	0.687	.079	15.9%	23.2%	31.8%	4.8%	#717	—
SISmall-ish	Fastball	53	0.786	.159	13.2%	9.7%	32.4%	2.7%	#484	—
SLSmall-ish	Slider/Sweeper	38	0.652	.167	21.1%	39.3%	28.6%	3.6%	#476	—
FCSmall-ish	Fastball	27	0.923	.182	22.2%	32.6%	41.2%	0.0%	#335	—
STSmall	Slider/Sweeper	20	0.216	.000	25.0%	44.4%	13.3%	0.0%	#632	—
CHSmall	Changeup	19	0.722	.056	21.1%	46.4%	53.3%	13.3%	#302	—
CUSmall	Curve/Slurve	9	0.111	.000	44.4%	40.0%	25.0%	0.0%	#646	—
KCSmall	Curve/Slurve	4	0.833	.000	0.0%	16.7%	0.0%	0.0%	#171	—
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

Live Common ◌ Low Liquidity

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Flip Profit

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24h

+6 (+6.8%)

+50 (+113.6%)

Arm Str 72

Power R 50

Power L 49

Contact L 45

Contact R 34

Speed 16

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