Austin Hedges

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 223lb (185cm, 101kg)

Born: August 18, 1992 in San Juan Capistrano, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 2nd round of the 2011 MLB June Amateur Draft from JSerra Catholic HS (San Juan Capistrano, CA).

High School: JSerra Catholic HS (San Juan Capistrano, CA)

Debut: May 4, 2015 (Age 22-259d, 18,475th in MLB history)
vs. SFG 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2015 season

2021 Contract Status: Signed thru 2021, 1 yr/$3.28M (21)

Service Time (01/2021): 4.166 • Arb Eligible: 2022 • Free Agent: 2023

Agents: Scott Boras

Full Name: Austin Charles Hedges

Nicknames: Hedgey

Twitter: @austinhedges18

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SUMMARY

2020

Career

WAR

-0.3

0.5

AB

1232

H

244

HR

BA

.145

.198

R

115

RBI

146

SB

OBP

.231

.255

SLG

.290

.356

OPS

.521

.612

OPS+

Summary of 49 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 8 tying, 17 go ahead

1 Tm
SDP	49

Platoon
vs RHP	39
vs LHP	10

Home/Road
Away	29
Home	20

Outs
1	26
0	12
2	11

18 Opps
ARI	6
COL	6
PHI	4
LAD	4
SFG	3
TEX	3
CIN	3
CHC	3
MIA	3
MIN	2
STL	2
SEA	2
ATL	2
TOR	2
OAK	1
NYM	1
CHW	1
MIL	1

45 Pitchers
Nick Pivetta	2
Tyler Mahle	2
Tyler Anderson	2
Jesse Chavez	2
Rich Hill	1
Eddie Butler	1
Alan Busenitz	1
Trevor Richards	1
Trevor Hildenberger	1
Kenley Jansen	1
Cory Gearrin	1
Wade LeBlanc	1
David Phelps	1
Sal Romano	1
Scott Kazmir	1
Zach Duke	1
Zack Godley	1
Patrick Corbin	1
Arodys Vizcaino	1
Jeff Hoffman	1
Chad Bettis	1
Jared Hughes	1
Shelby Miller	1
Dan Straily	1
Miguel Gonzalez	1
Jhoulys Chacin	1
German Marquez	1
Dereck Rodriguez	1
Matt Andriese	1
Tyler Chatwood	1
Andrew Miller	1
Jorge De La Rosa	1
R.A. Dickey	1
Jordan Lyles	1
Andrew Suarez	1
Edwin Jackson	1
Corey Oswalt	1
Zach Eflin	1
Jeff Samardzija	1
Nick Martinez	1
Trent Thornton	1
Randall Delgado	1
Dustin May	1
Zack Greinke	1
Kyle Hendricks	1

17 Parks
Petco Pk	20
Chase Field	3
Coors Fld	3
Dodger Stad	3
CitizensBank	3
Busch Std II	2
Wrigley Fld	2
GreatAmer BP	2
Truist Pk	2
SkyDome	2
US Cellular	1
TargetFld	1
ARL03	1
AT&T Pk	1
Citi Field	1
Marlins Park	1
Safeco Fld	1

Where Hit
7	26
78	15
9	4
8	3
89	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	13
5	10
6	8
2	8
4	6
1	3
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	47
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	31
1--	8
-2-	3
-23	2
1-3	2
123	1
12-	1
--3	1

74 RBI
RISP	10
0 on	31
1 on	12
2 on	5
3 on	1
Any on	18

Inning
2	7
3	6
4	9
5	10
6	5
7	4
8	7
9	1

1-3	13
4-6	24
7-end	12

RelScore
+4..	2
+3	4
+2	4
+1	9
Tied	12
-1	11
-2	4
-3	1
-4..	2

Ahead	19
Tied	12
Behind	18

Before event,
for batter

Count
1-1	8
1-2	7
2-2	7
3-2	5
1-0	4
2-1	4
0-1	4
2-0	4
0-0	3
3-1	2
0-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
C	49

OrderPos
8th	21
6th	10
7th	7
5th	6
9th	5

Leverage
High Lev	11
Medium Lev	22
Low Lev	16

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2015	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2015-06-16	SDP		OAK	Scott Kazmir	tied 0-0	b 3	1	---	6,(2-2) CCFBBX	1	8	2	0.131	66%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
2	2	2	1	2015-07-18	SDP		COL	Chad Bettis	tied 0-0	b 3	1	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	8	2	0.131	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
3	3	3	1	2015-10-03	SDP	@	LAD	Zack Greinke	behind 0-2	t 5	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	7	2	0.115	32%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
2017	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	2017-04-15	SDP	@	ATL	R.A. Dickey	ahead 1-0	t 2	1	---	5,(1-2) BCFFX	1	6	2	0.098	68%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
5	5	2	1	2017-04-17	SDP	@	ATL	Arodys Vizcaino	behind 2-3	t 8	2	1--	6,(3-2) SB*BBF>X	2	6	2	0.510	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Schimpf Scores
6	6	3	1	2017-04-20	SDP		ARI	Randall Delgado	ahead 3-1	b 7	1	---	6,(2-2) BCFBFX	1	6	2	0.058	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
7	7	4	1	2017-04-21	SDP		MIA	David Phelps	ahead 2-1	b 7	2	-23	6,(2-2) CF>B.BFX	3	5	2	0.169	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Margot Scores; Solarte Scores
8	8	5	1	2017-04-22	SDP		MIA	Dan Straily	behind 0-1	b 4	1	-2-	3,(1-1) CBX	2	5	2	0.220	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Solarte Scores
9	9	6	1	2017-04-24	SDP	@	ARI	Jorge De La Rosa	behind 5-7	t 8	0	---	3,(1-1) .SBX	1	5	2	0.119	27%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
10	10	7	1	2017-05-08	SDP		TEX	Nick Martinez	ahead 3-0	b 4	0	---	5,(2-2) CBFBX	1	7	2	0.051	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
11	11	8	1	2017-05-12	SDP	@	CHW	Miguel Gonzalez	ahead 3-2	t 5	2	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	6	2	0.124	72%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
12	12	9	1	2017-05-30	SDP		CHC	Eddie Butler	behind 0-1	b 2	1	1--	3,(1-1) *BCX	2	7	2	0.198	64%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Cordero Scores
13	13	10	1	2017-06-02	SDP		COL	German Marquez	behind 2-4	b 4	1	1--	2,(0-1) 1F1X	2	7	2	0.226	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Cordero Scores
14	14	11	1	2017-06-03	SDP		COL	Tyler Chatwood	behind 0-4	b 5	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	6	2	0.062	16%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
15	15	12	1	2017-07-07	SDP	@	PHI	Nick Pivetta	ahead 1-0	t 3	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	8	2	0.101	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
16	16	13	2	2017-07-07	SDP	@	PHI	Nick Pivetta	ahead 2-1	t 5	1	---	5,(1-2) SFBFX	1	8	2	0.120	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
17	17	14	1	2017-08-01	SDP		MIN	Alan Busenitz	ahead 1-0	b 8	1	1--	2,(0-1) FX	2	8	2	0.101	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Renfroe Scores
18	18	15	1	2017-08-08	SDP	@	CIN	Sal Romano	ahead 4-0	t 6	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	7	2	0.035	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
19	19	16	1	2017-08-22	SDP	@	STL	Zach Duke	ahead 7-4	t 7	1	-23	6,(1-2) CSFB.FX	3	7	2	0.052	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Myers Scores; Szczur Scores
20	20	17	1	2017-09-13	SDP	@	MIN	Trevor Hildenberger	behind 0-1	t 8	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	9	2	0.249	45%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
21	21	18	1	2017-09-18	SDP		ARI	Patrick Corbin	ahead 3-0	b 2	1	---	5,(3-1) CB>B.BX	1	8	2	0.060	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
2018	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
22	22	1	1	2018-03-30	SDP		MIL	Jhoulys Chacin	tied 2-2	b 2	0	---	5,(2-2) CBBCX	1	8	2	0.114	66%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
23	23	2	1	2018-04-10	SDP	@	COL	Tyler Anderson	behind 1-2	t 5	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	2	0.130	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
24	24	3	1	2018-07-05	SDP	@	ARI	Shelby Miller	tied 1-1	t 5	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	8	2	0.146	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
25	25	4	1	2018-07-10	SDP		LAD	Rich Hill	tied 0-0	b 5	0	12-	5,(1-2) CCFBX	3	8	2	0.217	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Pirela Scores; Galvis Scores
26	26	5	1	2018-07-25	SDP	@	NYM	Corey Oswalt	ahead 1-0	t 5	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	2	0.125	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
27	27	6	1	2018-07-27	SDP		ARI	Matt Andriese	behind 1-6	b 8	0	---	5,(3-1) ..BBFBX	1	8	2	0.019	4%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
28	28	7	1	2018-08-02	SDP	@	CHC	Jesse Chavez	behind 0-1	t 6	1	1-3	1,(0-0) X	3	6	2	0.320	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Hosmer Scores; Villanueva Scores
29	29	8	1	2018-08-04	SDP	@	CHC	Kyle Hendricks	behind 2-5	t 4	2	---	6,(3-2) BBCBCX	1	5	2	0.077	22%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
30	30	9	1	2018-08-10	SDP		PHI	Zach Eflin	ahead 1-0	b 4	1	---	4,(1-2) CBSX	1	5	2	0.111	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
31	31	10	1	2018-08-21	SDP	@	COL	Tyler Anderson	tied 3-3	t 6	0	---	5,(2-2) CBSBX	1	6	2	0.150	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
32	32	11	1	2018-08-25	SDP	@	LAD	Kenley Jansen	behind 3-4	t 9	1	---	4,(2-1) FBBX	1	6	2	0.358	44%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
33	33	12	1	2018-09-09	SDP	@	CIN	Tyler Mahle	tied 0-0	t 3	2	1--	6,(3-2) FBBFB>X	2	6	2	0.217	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Hosmer Scores
34	34	13	1	2018-09-12	SDP	@	SEA	Wade LeBlanc	tied 0-0	t 2	1	1--	8,(3-2) BCBFFFBX	2	6	2	0.187	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Hosmer Scores/unER
35	35	14	1	2018-09-17	SDP		SFG	Andrew Suarez	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	5	2	0.114	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2019	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
36	36	1	1	2019-04-06	SDP	@	STL	Andrew Miller	behind 2-3	t 8	0	1--	6,(3-2) CBSBBX	2	8	2	0.401	74%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Tatis Scores
37	37	2	1	2019-04-11	SDP	@	ARI	Zack Godley	ahead 3-1	t 6	2	1-3	2,(1-0) *BX	3	7	2	0.169	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Machado Scores; Renfroe Scores
38	38	3	1	2019-04-21	SDP		CIN	Tyler Mahle	behind 0-1	b 3	0	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	8	2	0.121	56%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
39	39	4	1	2019-04-23	SDP		SEA	Cory Gearrin	ahead 4-2	b 6	2	-2-	3,(1-1) ..CBX	2	8	2	0.106	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Kinsler Scores/unER; Hedges Scores/Team unER
40	40	5	1	2019-05-24	SDP	@	TOR	Trent Thornton	tied 0-0	t 3	1	---	5,(2-2) CBBFX	1	9	2	0.112	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
41	41	6	1	2019-05-25	SDP	@	TOR	Edwin Jackson	ahead 3-1	t 4	2	123	3,(1-1) CBX	4	9	2	0.200	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Renfroe Scores; Myers Scores; Kinsler Scores
42	42	7	1	2019-07-17	SDP	@	MIA	Trevor Richards	ahead 1-0	t 4	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	8	2	0.197	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Garcia Scores
43	43	8	1	2019-07-26	SDP		SFG	Jeff Samardzija	behind 0-1	b 5	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	8	2	0.158	54%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
44	44	9	1	2019-08-18	SDP	@	PHI	Jared Hughes	tied 2-2	t 7	1	---	3,(0-2) LFX	1	8	2	0.200	66%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
45	45	10	1	2019-08-29	SDP	@	SFG	Dereck Rodriguez	ahead 3-0	t 4	1	--3	4,(1-2) CBFX	2	8	2	0.070	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Urias Scores
46	46	11	1	2019-09-13	SDP	@	COL	Jeff Hoffman	behind 0-2	t 2	2	-2-	4,(2-1) *BBCX	2	8	2	0.156	46%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Urias Scores
2020	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
47	47	1	1	2020-08-10	SDP	@	LAD	Dustin May	behind 0-1	t 5	2	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	8	2	0.142	45%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
48	48	2	1	2020-08-17	SDP	@	TEX	Jordan Lyles	ahead 6-0	t 4	1	---	4,(2-1) BBCX	1	9	2	0.025	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
49	49	3	1	2020-08-20	SDP		TEX	Jesse Chavez	tied 6-6	b 8	1	---	5,(1-2) BCCFX	1	9	2	0.294	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)

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