Cleveland Guardians#27 · CIn today's lineup · batting 8th

Austin Hedges

Age 34

Contract Value $4,000,000/yr

Size 6' 0" · 220

Bats Right

From San Juan Capistrano, CA, USA

82G · 247 PA

.247

AVG

.325

OBP

.377

SLG

.702

OPS

RBI

0.7

WAR

48H-ScoreBELOW AVG

Plate discipline and production lead the profile; contact quality grades poor. 287th among 459 qualified hitters.

How H-Score works

Stats updated Oct 3, 3:04 AM ETLast game Sep 7 at BAL

Next matchupToday · 1:00 PM ET · vs CWS

Opposing starter

Hagen Smith

LHP · 1.29 ERA

OPS vs LHP

.707

BvP

No MLB history

No MLB history

Venue

Progressive Field

Lineup slot

8th

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Season overview

AVG

.247198th

OBP

.325171st

SLG

.377271st

OPS

.702236th

6314th

RBI

25322nd

BB%

9.0%147th

18.1%110th

wOBA

.307254th

WAR

0.7250th

How good is he?

StatPlayerMLB AvgPercentile

Production5850

AVERAGE

Contact Quality2250

POOR

Plate Discipline7350

STRONG

Volume5050

AVERAGE

Power4950

BELOW AVG

Splits5050

AVERAGE

Recent form

WindowOPSHRRBIK%BB%Hard-hit%

Last 7.3820231.8%9.1%

Last 14.6921522.2%11.1%

Last 30.92541420.7%10.9%

Season.70252318.7%9.3%31.3%

Monthly OPS (2026)

Batted-ball profile

Avg exit velocity85.8 mph13th

Barrel rate4.4%25th

Hard-hit rate31.3%21st

Launch angle12.3°

Pull / center / oppo48 / 33 / 19

Pitch-type performance

PitchAVGWhiffSLG

4-Seam Fastball.28217.4%.366

Sinker.2636.6%.447

Slider.17234.5%.310

Cutter.42933.3%.643

Sweeper.11836.1%.118

Changeup.33326.7%.400

Curveball.00031.6%.000

Best production: cutter and sinker.

Highest whiff rate against: sweeper and slider.

Splits

vs handedness

vs RHP

.654

AVG .243

vs LHP

.707

AVG .256

+.053 OPS vs LHP

Home / away

Home

.595

AVG .221

Away

.796

AVG .289

+.201 OPS on the road

By monthOPS · HR · RBI

Sep.53302

Aug.52914

Jul.92738

Jun.77303

May.63214

Apr.60402

Mar1.25000

Career

YearTeamGAVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIWAR

2026Cleveland Guardians82.247.325.377.7026250.7

2025Cleveland Guardians70.161.250.277.527510

2024Cleveland Guardians66.152.203.220.423215

2023Pittsburgh Pirates65.180.237.230.467114

2023Texas Rangers17.208.208.208.41602

2023—82.184.234.227.461116

2022Cleveland Guardians105.163.241.248.489730

2021Cleveland Indians88.178.220.308.5281031

2020San Diego Padres29.158.258.333.59136

2020Cleveland Indians6.083.083.083.16600

2020—35.145.231.290.52136

2019San Diego Padres102.176.252.311.5631136

2018San Diego Padres91.231.282.429.7111437

2017San Diego Padres120.214.262.398.6601855

2016San Diego Padres8.125.154.167.32101

2015San Diego Padres56.168.215.248.463311

Frequently asked

What is Austin Hedges's 2026 batting line?+

.247/.325/.377 with 6 home runs and 25 RBI and 82 games — a .702 OPS.

Who is he facing next?+

Hagen Smith (LHP · 1.29 ERA), Today · 1:00 PM ET · vs CWS. No MLB history (No MLB history).

What is his H-Score?+

48 out of 100, which we label below avg. 287th among 459 qualified hitters. Plate discipline and production lead the profile; contact quality grades poor.

Is he better against right- or left-handed pitching?+

Left-handed: a .707 OPS versus a .654 OPS against right-handers.

What pitches give him trouble?+

Highest whiff rate against sweeper and slider. Best production against cutter and sinker.