Austin Hedges

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2015-2026)

Austin Hedges is a catcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2015 for 4 teams, including the San Diego Padres, a span of 12 seasons. In 905 career games, he has hit .190 with 475 hits, 80 home runs, and 273 RBI.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

Active Player
AVG .190
HR 80
RBI 273
H 475
OPS .569
PIV thru 2025 -8,553

PIV is computed through the 2025 season, so it does not yet include 2026. Every other career total on this page includes 2026 through October 12, 2026.

Position
Catcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 223 lb
Born
8/18/1992 in San Juan Capistrano, CA, USA
MLB Debut
2015-05-04

Full name: Austin Charles Hedges

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Career Batting Statistics

Austin Hedges — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
905 2,499 237 475 76 2 80 273 17 185 739 .190 .251 .318 .569 -8,553

Career AVG .190 vs. league average .248 across their career seasons — 23.5% below league average.

Career OBP .251 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 21.1% below league average.

Career SLG .318 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — 22.6% below league average.

Career OPS .569 vs. league average .729 across their career seasons — 21.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Austin Hedges Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2015 SDN NL 56 137 13 23 2 0 3 11 0 8 38 .168 .254 (-34%) .316 (-32%) .404 (-39%) .721 (-36%) -805.1
2016 SDN NL 8 24 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 .125 — — — — 0.0
2017 SDN NL 120 387 36 83 17 0 18 55 4 23 122 .214 .254 (-16%) .324 (-19%) .425 (-7%) .750 (-12%) -857.0
2018 SDN NL 91 303 29 70 14 2 14 37 3 21 90 .231 .247 (-7%) .318 (-11%) .409 (+5%) .727 (-2%) -179.1
2019 SDN NL 102 312 28 55 9 0 11 36 1 27 109 .176 .252 (-30%) .322 (-22%) .434 (-29%) .757 (-26%) -1325.3
2020 SDN NL 29 57 7 9 1 0 3 6 1 6 18 .158 .244 (-35%) .321 (-20%) .417 (-20%) .739 (-20%) -193.7
2020 CLE AL 6 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .083 — — — — -193.7
2021 CLE AL 88 286 32 51 7 0 10 31 1 15 87 .178 .243 (-27%) .317 (-31%) .410 (-25%) .727 (-28%) -1328.5
2022 CLE AL 105 294 26 48 4 0 7 30 2 25 78 .163 .242 (-33%) .311 (-23%) .394 (-37%) .706 (-31%) -1392.2
2023 PIT NL 65 161 13 29 5 0 1 14 1 11 39 .180 .248 (-27%) .320 (-26%) .414 (-45%) .734 (-36%) -960.1
2023 TEX AL 17 24 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 8 .208 — — — — -960.1
2024 CLE AL 66 132 12 20 3 0 2 15 2 6 50 .152 .243 (-38%) .312 (-35%) .399 (-45%) .711 (-41%) -856.4
2025 CLE AL 70 155 13 25 3 0 5 10 1 18 43 .161 .245 (-34%) .315 (-21%) .403 (-31%) .718 (-27%) -656.1
2026 CLE AL 82 215 25 53 10 0 6 25 1 25 45 .247 .243 (+1%) .318 (+2%) .400 (-6%) .718 (-2%) 0
Career · 14 seasons 905 2,499 237 475 76 2 80 273 17 185 739 .190 — — — — -9,707

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Pitching Statistics

Austin Hedges — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 12 0 0 0 0 13.0 18 7 1 2 3 4.85 0.0

Career ERA 4.85 vs. league average 4.19 across their career seasons — 15.8% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Austin Hedges — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2023 TEX AL 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 3.2 5 2 0 1 4.91 — 0.0
2024 CLE AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 1 0 0.00 — 0.0
2025 CLE AL 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3.0 6 2 1 1 6.00 — 0.0
2026 CLE AL 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4.1 7 3 0 1 6.23 — -
Career · 4 seasons 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 13.0 18 7 2 3 4.85 — 0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Austin Hedges — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
18 30 1 3 1 0 0 0 7 13 .100

Playoff Batting by Year

Austin Hedges — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2025 ALWC1 CLE 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000
2024 ALCS CLE 4 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 .143
2024 ALDS1 CLE 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000
2023 WS TEX 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
2022 ALDS1 CLE 5 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 .222
2022 ALWC1 CLE 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000
2020 ALWC2 CLE 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Austin Hedges — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home41311009720027104.182
Away410118411522247144.188

Pitching — Home / Away

Austin Hedges — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home54.282113.86
Away34.032114.50

Last 10 Games — Batting

Austin Hedges — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2025-09-27 CLETEXW 201000001
2025-09-25 CLEDETL 312000001
2025-09-23 CLEDETW 210000010
2025-09-20 CLEMINW 200000010
2025-09-18 CLEDETW 301000010
2025-09-13 CLECHWW 000000000
2025-09-12 CLECHWW 301000100
2025-09-09 CLEKCRW 300000001
2025-09-07 CLETBRW 400000002
2025-09-05 CLETBRW 321001110

Last 8 Games — Pitching

Austin Hedges — Last 8 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2025-08-25 CLETBR — 1.0211000
2025-08-13 CLEMIA — 1.0200000
2025-04-27 CLEBOS — 1.0211110
2024-07-11 CLEDET — 2.0000100
2023-09-15 TEXCLE — 1.0000000
2023-09-05 TEXHOU — 1.0200000
2023-09-04 TEXHOU — 0.2000000
2023-08-25 TEXMIN — 1.0322011

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Austin Hedges — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
3B 2 0 0 0 0 0
C 785 700 6191 294 57 38
P 8 0 0 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Austin Hedges — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2015 SDN C 47 41 366 26 4 1
2016 SDN C 7 7 47 2 1 1
2017 SDN C 115 109 921 56 10 9
2018 SDN C 83 80 748 34 11 3
2019 SDN 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0
2019 SDN C 95 93 858 35 11 3
2020 SDN C 28 19 183 15 2 0
2020 CLE C 6 3 37 0 0 0
2021 CLE C 87 85 720 45 2 7
2022 CLE C 105 97 824 35 5 5
2023 PIT C 65 61 522 8 7 4
2023 TEX C 15 5 71 2 0 0
2023 TEX P 4 0 0 0 0 0
2024 CLE C 65 46 423 15 3 2
2024 CLE P 1 0 0 0 0 0
2025 CLE C 67 54 471 21 1 3
2025 CLE P 3 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Austin Hedges Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 8
Catcher 785
Third Base 2
Designated Hitter 4

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  3. 71
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  4. 63
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  5. 56
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  6. 52
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Austin Hedges: the record in brief

Austin Hedges's major league record starts with the debut on May 4, 2015 and remains open, because the career is ongoing. Hedges played for the San Diego Padres (2015 to 2020), the Cleveland Indians (2020 to 2021), the Cleveland Guardians (2022 to 2026), the Pittsburgh Pirates (2023), and the Texas Rangers (2023). Listed as a catcher, Hedges batted and threw right-handed. Height and weight on file: 6-foot-1 and 223 pounds. Hedges was born on August 18, 1992, in San Juan Capistrano, CA, USA. On the record, Austin Hedges was born Austin Charles Hedges.

Across 905 games at the plate, Hedges's career line reads 475 hits in 2,499 at bats for a .190 average; the totals also include 80 home runs and 273 runs batted in. Hedges's career OPS of .569 combines a .251 on-base mark with .318 slugging. Measured against the leagues Hedges played in, the .190 career average compares with a .248 league average over the same seasons, 23.5% below the league. The OPS comparison is .569 to a league .729, 21.9% below average.

Frequently Asked Questions about Austin Hedges

What years did Austin Hedges play?
Austin Hedges played in Major League Baseball from 2015 to 2026.
Was Austin Hedges a pitcher?
No. Austin Hedges was a position player (Catcher), though he did pitch in 12 career games.
How many home runs did Austin Hedges hit?
Austin Hedges hit 80 career home runs with 475 hits.
What was Austin Hedges's career batting average?
Austin Hedges batted .190 over his career, with 475 hits in 2,499 at bats.
How many RBI did Austin Hedges have?
Austin Hedges drove in 273 runs in his career.
What was Austin Hedges's career ERA?
Austin Hedges finished with a 4.85 career ERA, going 0-0 with 3 strikeouts.