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Austin Hedges — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 · 853 pitches seen · 276 batted balls · 21% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

79.6 mph 15

Hard-hit %

21% 33

xwOBA on contact

.29 15

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	276	32.4%	94.72	2322
Sinker	SI	157	18.4%	93.95	2209
Slider	SL	132	15.5%	86.55	2424
Cutter	FC	92	10.8%	89.76	2455
Sweeper	ST	68	8.0%	81.60	2544
Changeup	CH	62	7.3%	85.48	1793
Curveball	CU	43	5.0%	80.36	2672
Knuckle Curve	KC	16	1.9%	85.17	2578
Slurve	SV	3	0.4%	82.13	2665
Split-Finger	FS	3	0.4%	83.70	1280
?	?	1	0.1%

Pitch locations seen

Batted balls — exit velo × launch angle (red = 95+ mph)

Spray chart — hit location (red HR · green hit · gray out)

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Austin Hedges — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)