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, 18,468th in MLB history)
vs. SFG 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2015 season

2020 Contract Status: Signed thru 2020, 1 yr/$3M (20)

Service Time (01/2020): 3.166 • Arb Eligible: 2021 • 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

0.4

AB

1230

H

244

HR

BA

.149

.198

R

115

RBI

146

SB

OBP

.237

.256

SLG

.299

.357

OPS

.535

.613

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
2011	18	SDP-min	Rk,A-	9	34	26	3	6	1	0	1	4	1	0	7	4	.231	.412	.385	.796		10	2	1	0	0	0		PDS,EUG · ARIZ,NORW
2012	19	SDP-min	A	96	373	337	44	94	28	0	10	56	14	9	23	62	.279	.334	.451	.785		152	8	7	2	4	1		FWA · MIDW
2013	20	SDP-min	A+,AA	86	341	300	38	78	25	1	4	38	8	5	28	54	.260	.333	.390	.723		117	8	7	2	4	1		LEL,SAN · CALL,TL
2014	21	SDP-min	AA	113	457	427	31	96	19	2	6	44	1	3	23	89	.225	.268	.321	.589		137	19	3	2	2	1		SAN · TL
2015	22	SDP-min	AAA	21	79	71	12	23	8	0	2	15	1	0	8	8	.324	.392	.521	.914		37	1	0	0	0	0		ELP · PCL
2015	22	SDP	NL	56	152	137	13	23	2	0	3	11	0	0	8	38	.168	.215	.248	.463	30	34	1	1	3	3	1	2/H
2016	23	SDP-min	AAA	82	334	313	55	102	20	1	21	82	1	1	13	51	.326	.353	.597	.951		187	7	3	0	5	2		ELP · PCL
2016	23	SDP	NL	8	26	24	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	7	.125	.154	.167	.321	-12	4	0	1	0	1	0	/2H
2017	24	SDP-min	Rk	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000		0	0	0	0	0	0		PDS · ARIZ
2017	24	SDP	NL	120	417	387	36	83	17	0	18	55	4	1	23	122	.214	.262	.398	.660	73	154	10	3	1	3	3	*2/HD
2018	25	SDP-min	AAA,A+	11	45	39	8	15	4	0	3	12	0	0	4	10	.385	.422	.718	1.140		28	1	0	0	2	0		ELP,LEL · PCL,CALL
2018	25	SDP	NL	91	326	303	29	70	14	2	14	37	3	0	21	90	.231	.282	.429	.711	95	130	9	1	0	1	3	2/HD
2019	26	SDP	NL	102	347	312	28	55	9	0	11	36	1	0	27	109	.176	.252	.311	.563	50	97	3	5	2	1	3	2/H5
2020	27	TOT	MLB	33	81	67	7	10	1	0	3	6	1	1	6	22	.149	.237	.299	.535	47	20	3	2	5	1	0	2/DH
2020	27	SDP	NL	29	71	57	7	9	1	0	3	6	1	1	6	18	.158	.258	.333	.591	63	19	3	2	5	1	0	2/DH
2020	27	CLE	AL	4	10	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.100	.100	.100	.200	-45	1	0	0	0	0	0	/2
6 Yrs				410	1349	1230	115	244	44	2	49	146	9	3	85	388	.198	.256	.357	.613	65	439	26	13	11	10	10
162 Game Avg.				162	533	486	45	96	17	1	19	58	4	1	34	153	.198	.256	.357	.613	65	173	10	5	4	4	4

SDP (6 yrs)				406	1339	1220	115	243	44	2	49	146	9	3	85	384	.199	.257	.359	.616	65	438	26	13	11	10	10
CLE (1 yr)				4	10	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.100	.100	.100	.200	-45	1	0	0	0	0	0

NL (6 yrs)				406	1339	1220	115	243	44	2	49	146	9	3	85	384	.199	.257	.359	.616	65	438	26	13	11	10	10
AL (1 yr)				4	10	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.100	.100	.100	.200	-45	1	0	0	0	0	0

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Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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