Austin Hedges
C | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 1" 220LBS | Age: 31
Draft: 2011 | Rd: 2, #82, San Diego Padres | J Serra (CA) HS
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2021 312 286 32 51 10 1 .178 .220 .308 .528
2022 338 294 26 48 7 2 .163 .241 .248 .489
2023 212 185 14 34 1 1 .184 .234 .227 .461
9 Seasons 2,213 1,997 187 377 67 13 .189 .246 .321 .567
AVG HR SB OPS
2021 .178 10 1 .528
2022 .163 7 2 .489
2023 .184 1 1 .461
9 Seasons .189 67 13 .567
MLB Percentile Rankings
Hits Spray Chart

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Statcast Batting Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls		 Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity		 Max EV Launch
Angle		 Sweet
Spot %		 XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB%
2015 22 536 105 1 1.0 0.7 88.1 108.3 12.8 31.4 .190 .259 .203 .222 .270 24.8 25.0 5.3
2016 23 96 18 1 5.6 3.8 91.2 112.6 18.1 22.2 .172 .281 .143 .204 .254 38.9 26.9 0.0
2017 24 1536 269 18 6.7 4.3 87.8 108.9 17.8 29.0 .196 .344 .278 .253 .332 34.3 29.3 5.5
2018 25 1298 214 14 6.5 4.3 85.6 108.2 16.1 30.8 .203 .345 .301 .260 .332 29.9 27.6 6.4
2019 26 1373 206 17 8.3 4.9 86.7 108.7 21.6 32.0 .195 .347 .242 .265 .346 32.5 31.4 7.8
2020 27 335 52 4 7.7 4.8 90.2 108.8 18.6 26.9 .204 .330 .232 .277 .340 38.5 27.7 7.2
2021 28 1185 209 8 3.8 2.6 85.8 110.0 19.0 28.2 .191 .287 .227 .228 .292 30.1 27.9 4.8
2022 29 1274 229 7 3.1 2.1 84.2 107.1 16.7 31.9 .180 .261 .225 .238 .257 22.3 23.1 7.4
2023 30 741 151 1 0.7 0.5 87.2 108.1 15.4 29.1 .208 .275 .209 .246 .286 31.1 22.2 5.2
Player 8374 1453 71 4.9 3.2 86.5 112.6 17.5 30.1 .195 .311 .246 .248 .307 30.1 27.2 6.1
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .405 .316 .315 .369 36.3 22.1 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.




Fastball: 4 Seam, 2 Seam, Cutter, Sinker. Offspeed: Split, Change, Fork, Screw. Breaking: Slider, Curve, Knuckle, Sweeper, Slurve, Other
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Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 46.7 22.9 22.9 7.6 39.0 38.1 22.9 1.0 36.2 33.3 20.0 2.9 1.0 0.7
2016 44.4 33.3 16.7 5.6 33.3 38.9 27.8 0.0 33.3 38.9 11.1 11.1 5.6 3.8
2017 38.3 23.8 22.7 15.2 33.8 41.3 24.5 3.0 26.0 34.2 21.6 5.2 6.7 4.3
2018 39.3 25.7 22.0 13.1 44.9 35.5 19.2 7.5 23.8 32.2 22.9 6.5 6.5 4.3
2019 33.5 29.1 23.3 14.1 46.6 35.4 18.0 1.9 25.2 36.4 20.4 5.8 8.3 4.9
2020 48.1 26.9 15.4 9.6 46.2 38.5 15.4 17.3 25.0 23.1 21.2 5.8 7.7 4.8
2021 38.3 28.2 20.6 12.9 44.0 32.5 23.4 8.1 27.3 34.4 23.0 2.9 3.8 2.6
2022 40.6 24.0 23.6 11.8 41.0 34.9 24.0 9.2 30.1 33.6 19.2 4.4 3.1 2.1
2023 45.7 20.5 23.8 9.9 40.4 38.4 21.2 10.6 24.5 30.5 29.1 4.0 0.7 0.5
Player 39.9 25.3 22.3 12.5 41.4 36.7 21.8 6.3 27.0 33.4 22.0 4.8 4.9 3.2
MLB 44.6 23.4 24.9 7.0 37.0 37.6 25.3 3.9 32.8 24.7 24.4 5.8 6.9 4.7
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2023 4-Seamer -1.8 -5 254 34.3 66 .224 .241 .250 26.9 18.2 19.7 .236 .299 .261 36.0
2023 Slider -5.2 -7 141 19.0 40 .103 .103 .071 40.8 42.5 33.3 .169 .192 .157 13.0
2023 Sinker -1.8 -2 129 17.4 43 .219 .250 .278 11.6 4.7 9.5 .284 .380 .358 40.0
2023 Changeup -0.9 -1 67 9.0 22 .111 .111 .152 37.5 27.3 20.0 .136 .169 .221 28.6
2023 Cutter -2.3 -1 57 7.7 15 .231 .308 .268 28.1 0.0 0.0 .282 .465 .346 14.3
2023 Curveball 3.5 2 49 6.6 11 .300 .700 .523 23.5 45.5 35.7 .139 .256 .213 60.0
2023 Sweeper -3.4 -1 35 4.7 12 .167 .250 .179 36.4 41.7 35.7 .099 .128 .097 28.6
2023 Splitter -3.2 0 4 0.5 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .083 .083 .075 0.0
2023 Slurve -16.9 0 1 0.1 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -- .023 .057 .034 0.0
2022 4-Seamer -2.4 -11 448 35.2 116 .122 .224 .227 29.4 25.9 23.1 .156 .247 .241 26.8
2022 Slider -1.2 -4 317 24.9 85 .203 .316 .232 32.9 27.1 23.2 .162 .216 .180 15.0
2022 Sinker 0.5 1 215 16.9 63 .231 .346 .323 11.5 9.5 14.0 .278 .424 .366 31.9
2022 Curveball -1.4 -1 90 7.1 24 .182 .182 .187 15.4 16.7 12.9 .200 .256 .219 15.8
2022 Changeup -1.6 -1 76 6.0 21 .176 .176 .271 40.6 33.3 20.0 .163 .215 .234 18.2
2022 Cutter -3.8 -3 73 5.7 14 .091 .091 .082 24.2 21.4 21.4 .180 .256 .186 18.2
2022 Sweeper -7.4 -3 39 3.1 12 .000 .000 .000 33.3 25.0 37.5 .082 .098 .080 0.0
2022 Splitter -14.1 -1 9 0.7 3 .000 .000 .000 57.1 66.7 40.0 .071 .084 .065 100.0
2022 Slurve 1.2 0 7 0.5 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2021 4-Seamer -1.2 -6 496 41.9 118 .200 .360 .275 24.4 22.0 18.6 .193 .294 .251 30.5
2021 Slider -1.9 -5 278 23.5 83 .173 .272 .214 41.8 38.6 31.4 .176 .235 .190 28.6
2021 Sinker -2.4 -4 164 13.8 47 .209 .372 .277 22.6 21.3 30.3 .233 .376 .289 38.2
2021 Changeup -1.8 -1 71 6.0 16 .125 .125 .113 21.1 37.5 18.2 .191 .322 .219 30.0
2021 Cutter -1.6 -1 66 5.6 23 .182 .455 .291 28.3 17.4 20.0 .210 .336 .226 31.6
2021 Curveball -2.2 -1 66 5.6 15 .067 .067 .060 27.6 33.3 19.2 .136 .168 .135 10.0
2021 Sweeper -3.1 -1 25 2.1 4 .000 .000 .000 45.5 25.0 12.5 .120 .324 .182 33.3
2021 Splitter -6.9 -1 14 1.2 4 .000 .000 .000 57.1 75.0 33.3 .012 .013 .011 0.0
2021 Slurve 18.3 1 5 0.4 1 1.000 1.000 .900 50.0 0.0 0.0 .871 .979 .826 0.0
2020 4-Seamer -1.5 -2 125 37.3 32 .091 .227 .260 17.0 18.8 18.2 .172 .287 .320 42.1
2020 Sinker -3.5 -2 58 17.3 17 .200 .400 .281 11.1 11.8 15.4 .247 .458 .318 35.7
2020 Slider -4.2 -2 56 16.7 15 .133 .133 .120 46.2 60.0 50.0 .151 .180 .144 33.3
2020 Curveball -1.4 -1 42 12.5 9 .222 .333 .239 14.3 22.2 13.3 .290 .374 .286 42.9
2020 Cutter -1.9 -1 32 9.6 7 .200 .800 .400 41.7 28.6 28.6 .344 .699 .428 40.0
2020 Changeup -2.1 0 19 5.7 2 .000 .000 .000 22.2 50.0 14.3 .013 .028 .018 0.0
2020 Splitter 0.8 0 2 0.6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2020 Sweeper -15.9 0 1 0.3 1 .000 .000 .000 100.0 100.0 100.0 -- -- .000 --
2019 4-Seamer -0.8 -4 507 36.9 124 .213 .407 .313 28.5 24.2 19.9 .242 .489 .343 38.8
2019 Slider -3.4 -10 288 21.0 78 .108 .176 .163 47.7 44.9 37.6 .154 .222 .189 25.6
2019 Curveball -0.4 -1 191 13.9 35 .125 .219 .194 39.2 42.9 23.8 .140 .180 .208 17.6
2019 Sinker 0.4 1 175 12.7 46 .262 .381 .335 17.4 19.6 20.0 .246 .420 .317 36.4
2019 Changeup -2.2 -2 95 6.9 31 .179 .250 .220 36.8 41.9 35.1 .127 .200 .175 18.8
2019 Cutter 2.3 2 83 6.0 22 .150 .450 .286 24.4 18.2 15.4 .165 .408 .272 37.5
2019 Splitter -10.1 -2 20 1.5 5 .000 .000 .000 36.4 40.0 28.6 .088 .097 .086 33.3
2019 Sweeper -1.8 0 6 0.4 1 .000 .000 .000 66.7 0.0 -- .111 .111 .117 0.0
2019 Knuckleball -20.3 0 2 0.1 1 .000 .000 .000 -- 100.0 100.0 -- -- .000 --
2019 Slurve 2.8 0 1 0.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2018 4-Seamer -1.1 -5 453 34.9 106 .210 .470 .315 29.1 26.4 20.3 .205 .418 .287 36.1
2018 Sinker 0.2 1 223 17.2 62 .304 .482 .398 16.2 17.7 19.6 .259 .429 .323 34.8
2018 Slider 1.3 3 212 16.3 59 .273 .491 .349 33.0 30.5 24.7 .210 .303 .255 27.0
2018 Curveball -1.7 -3 176 13.6 34 .125 .156 .184 42.9 44.1 28.8 .116 .142 .147 17.6
2018 Cutter 1.2 1 115 8.9 25 .360 .680 .440 19.3 24.0 24.0 .266 .461 .311 31.6
2018 Changeup -2.5 -2 88 6.8 28 .143 .250 .168 32.3 32.1 32.1 .148 .199 .151 15.8
2018 Sweeper -3.0 -1 18 1.4 5 .000 .000 .140 0.0 40.0 25.0 .018 .018 .162 0.0
2018 Splitter -1.9 0 12 0.9 4 .000 .000 .175 42.9 25.0 33.3 .116 .123 .253 0.0
2017 4-Seamer -1.9 -9 476 31.0 122 .185 .353 .234 30.9 32.8 28.6 .203 .414 .260 43.8
2017 Sinker 0.4 1 361 23.5 99 .302 .465 .374 17.3 13.1 15.5 .265 .442 .352 35.6
2017 Slider -3.3 -9 277 18.0 77 .123 .233 .184 48.6 42.9 33.3 .133 .192 .166 17.1
2017 Curveball -2.3 -5 202 13.2 47 .190 .286 .234 36.6 34.0 23.5 .157 .188 .196 22.2
2017 Changeup -0.4 0 101 6.6 29 .214 .464 .297 46.0 41.4 31.6 .136 .214 .167 25.0
2017 Cutter 1.9 1 73 4.8 26 .280 .560 .354 18.9 7.7 11.8 .234 .493 .302 37.5
2017 Splitter 14.4 2 14 0.9 4 .500 1.500 .813 44.4 50.0 28.6 .348 .629 .405 100.0
2017 Knuckleball 0.4 0 9 0.6 2 .500 1.000 .625 20.0 50.0 50.0 .330 .584 .373 100.0
2017 Sweeper -8.4 0 4 0.3 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .173 .175 .158 100.0
2017 Slurve 6.5 0 1 0.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2015 151 531 -5 -9 0 1 -13
2017 407 1,518 -11 -13 1 5 -19
2018 323 1,298 -1 -9 2 3 -6
2019 344 1,371 -5 -22 2 8 -16
2020 84 341 -6 -5 2 2 -8
2021 311 1,185 -15 -12 3 4 -20
2022 356 1,358 -12 -27 10 6 -24
2023 212 734 -8 -14 3 2 -16
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Swing % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2015 536 52.8 67.5 82.2 34.8 50.0 42.0 27.6 52.1 27.2 10.1 68.5
2016 96 51.0 69.4 79.4 42.6 50.0 41.7 53.8 56.3 31.5 9.4 77.8
2017 1,536 48.6 71.4 77.8 35.8 49.5 42.2 33.7 53.1 32.0 7.6 80.9
2018 1,298 49.6 65.4 81.0 33.0 54.2 44.4 27.6 49.1 27.9 6.6 75.6
2019 1,373 45.9 71.1 76.1 34.6 46.7 40.7 29.8 51.3 33.2 6.8 74.2
2020 335 47.2 60.8 84.4 22.6 50.0 40.3 16.9 40.6 24.3 5.7 68.4
2021 1,185 49.6 74.5 77.6 33.8 51.0 41.7 34.1 54.0 29.4 8.5 81.2
2022 1,274 47.7 68.4 80.8 28.5 50.0 42.7 33.4 47.6 27.1 6.7 71.8
2023 741 48.8 72.6 79.6 33.5 54.0 43.3 35.8 52.1 28.0 7.6 82.1
Player 8,374 48.6 69.8 79.1 33.0 50.4 42.3 31.6 50.9 29.6 7.4 76.5
MLB 48.6 67.0 82.0 28.5 58.0 42.6 29.6 47.1 24.8 7.3 76.1
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Max EV Hard
Hit% 		K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate 		Speed OAA Arm
Strength
2015 62 46
2016 89 13
2017 1 1 7 31 1 38 54 46 67 41 8 12 7 8 38
2018 61 29
2019 2 1 6 25 1 22 54 12 63 18 4 36 6 16 12
2020 57 3
2021 71 12
2022 29 5
2023 36 4
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2017 23.0 18 12.5 6 4 10 6 33.3
2018 25.2 14 12.1 2 4 8 8 57.1
2019 24.1 11 12.1 -1 2 11 4 36.4
2020 23.6 3 1.9 1 2 1 1 33.3
2021 25.0 10 9.3 1 2 4 7 70.0
2022 25.9 7 6.6 0 3 6 2 28.6
2023 27.5 1 1.4 0 2 2 0 0.0
Player 24.5 64 55.9 8 19 42 28 43.8

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2017 18 12 12 14 16 11 16 11 10 8 12 17 11 11 11 13 10 10 14 14 10 14 17 16 11 9 12 17 15 14 7
2018 14 15 11 10 10 10 13 12 11 9 12 15 14 10 10 13 10 10 13 14 15 14 17 13 9 9 11 13 15 13 11
2019 11 14 8 10 13 14 14 11 12 7 12 12 15 11 12 11 9 11 11 13 13 15 15 13 12 12 11 14 16 12 10
2020 3 2 3 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 2 1
2021 10 11 9 8 11 9 10 9 9 7 9 11 8 7 9 9 7 8 10 10 11 11 11 10 7 9 10 9 10 10 10
2022 7 5 5 6 6 7 10 4 5 4 7 8 7 8 7 9 7 4 7 6 8 6 8 6 4 5 8 9 8 8 6
2023 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
Player 64 60 49 50 58 54 66 51 49 37 55 67 59 50 53 58 48 48 59 60 61 64 72 62 45 46 55 65 69 60 46
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2015 2016 +/-   2017 +/-   2018 +/-   2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-  
Exit Velocity 88.1 91.2 3.1 ↑ 87.8 -3.4 ↓ 85.6 -2.2 ↓ 86.7 1.1 ↑ 90.2 3.5 ↑ 85.8 -4.4 ↓ 84.2