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Austin

Hedges

CAge : 34Bats : R

#27

Austin Hedges

#27CCleveland Guardians

Height : 6' 0" · Weight : 100 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2015-05-04

Born in : San Juan Capistrano, CA, USA

MLB record

YearTeamPJABHHRPPMOYOPS
2026Cleveland Guardians8221553625.247.702
2025Cleveland Guardians7015525510.161.527
2024Cleveland Guardians6613220215.152.423
20238218534116.184.461
2023Texas Rangers1724502.208.416
2023Pittsburgh Pirates6516129114.180.467
2022Cleveland Guardians10529448730.163.489
2021Cleveland Guardians88286511031.178.528
202035691036.145.521
2020Cleveland Guardians612100.083.166
2020San Diego Padres2957936.158.591
2019San Diego Padres102312551136.176.563
2018San Diego Padres91303701437.231.711
2017San Diego Padres120387831855.214.660
2016San Diego Padres824301.125.321
2015San Diego Padres5613723311.168.463
Career totals905249947580273.190.569

ContractCleveland Guardians payroll →

Type
Extension
Length
1 yr · 2026–2026
Total value
4.0 M$
AAV
4.00 M$

Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →

wRC+

100

wOBA

.313

xwOBA

.280

OPS

.702

AVG

.247

OBP

.325

HR

6

RBI

25

SB

1

PA

247

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

0.7

Home runs

5

2026 WAR

0.9

This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.

Trend

↓ Slight decline (-8)

  • 20231.1 WAR · 3.1 per full season
  • 20240.4 WAR
  • 20251.2 WAR · 4.0 per full season
  • 20260.9 WAR · 2.2 per full season

Outlook, age included

-23 · 33 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2026All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

35

Replacement or prospect

CON
Contact
67
POW
Power
58
EYE
Eye
75
SPD
Speed
48
FLD
Fielding
72
DUR
Durability
35
EX
Experience
87
Why these ratings?
  • CON — Contact : Strikeouts avoided, xBA, squared-up contact
  • POW — Power : Barrels, exit velocity, home runs, xSLG
  • EYE — Eye : Walks and strikeouts
  • SPD — Speed : Sprint speed (Statcast), baserunning
  • FLD — Fielding : Outs above average, WAR fielding runs
  • DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
  • EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors

WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →

WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).

WAR

0.9

PAL Rating

27 / 100

Value Rating

35 / 100

Surplus $4.7M · salary $4.1M

PAL: dimensions

Offense33
Power23
Discipline70
Speed6
Defense52

WAR, in runs

Batting-0.1
Baserunning-1.4
Fielding-2.9
Positional+5.1
Replacement+7.5

StatcastStatcast leaderboards →

MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Avg exit velocity

85.8 mi/h

7th percentile

Max exit velocity

109.6 mi/h

31th percentile

Barrels

4.5 %

21th percentile

Hard-hit

32.4 %

18th percentile

xBA

.224

13th percentile

Bat speed

69.1 mi/h

14th percentile

Sprint speed

24.5 pi/s

1th percentile

Outs above average

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Season by season
SeasonTeamWARPALOVAvg exit velocityMax exit velocityBarrelsHard-hitxBA
2026CLE0.9273585.8109.64.532.4.224
2025CLE1.2163988.2108.63.432.2.177
2024CLE0.413584.8103.21.124.1.128
2023TEX1.123887.2108.10.731.1.216
2022CLE0.003784.2107.13.122.3.181
2021CLE0.313785.7110.03.830.1.190

Game log, 2026

DateOpponentABHHRRBIBBSOAVG
Sep 27@ KC200001.247
Sep 25@ KC311110.249
Sep 22@ BOS300021.248
Sep 19vs ATH410101.251
Sep 16vs CWS300011.251
Sep 12@ MIN310011.255
Sep 11@ MIN310000.254
Sep 7@ BAL310000.253
Sep 5vs DET200010.251
Sep 4vs DET300002.254