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Player Cleveland Guardians Refreshed Jun 1 06:00 AM ET
Player profile / Cleveland Guardians

Austin Hedges

C profile with live context, projection links, and Mithrandir card history when available.

Cards
0
Modules
0
Live Δ
yes
Club Cleveland Guardians Position C Roster Active Status Healthy / active roster
Rolling projection

Preseason / current pace / Bayesian update

Rolling bands shrink current-season signal toward the preseason prior until the sample earns more weight.

2026-06-01
xwOBA preseason0.252
xwOBA current pace0.274
xwOBA rolling p500.258
Observed weight31%
xwOBA
0.207 0.231 0.258 0.285 0.310
wOBA
0.291 0.321 0.353 0.386 0.416
ISO
0.044 0.073 0.105 0.137 0.165
K%
19.4% 21.7% 24.3% 26.8% 29.1%
Live percentile strip

Current traits vs projection tick

100th = best in MLB.

2026-06-01
Hitting · percentile strip
BB%12.4%
82 +49 vs proj
Barrel%0.0%
1
Bat speed66.0
12
Exit velocity84.8
13
Hard-hit%34.8%
28
K%18.6%
70 +49 vs proj
xBA0.306
33
xSLG0.363
8
xwOBA0.274
19
Defense · percentile strip
Blocking Runs0.0 · C
48
Catcher Throwing-0.6 · C
19
Framing Runs1.5 · C
67
Pop Time1.9 · C
76
Baserunning · percentile strip
Sprint Speed24.4 · C
2
SB Success Rate100.0% · C
Limited
Mithrandir+

Stuff+ and arsenal context

Stuff+ appears when the current pitch-event scoring artifact includes this pitcher; missing coverage is shown explicitly.

2026-06-01
Avoids Bad ChasesST 72.0% · rebadged research
83
Avoids Bad TakesHPT 22.2% · rebadged research
77
Correct Decisions71.0% · rebadged research
88
Mithrandir Stuff+74
3
Resists Breaking - horizontalwOBA 0.269 · borderline
84
Resists Breaking - verticalwOBA 0.268 · insufficient sample
81
Resists ChangeupwOBA 0.282 · validated thin sample
33
Resists Cutters + splitterswOBA 0.349 · insufficient sample
16
Resists FastballwOBA 0.351 · validated
31
Resists SinkerwOBA 0.347 · validated
76
SEAGER+ Plate Discipline108
88
Rolling form chart

xwOBA snapshot line

Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs

12 snapshots
Mithrandir Metrics ROLLING XWOBA LINE Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. season=2026 Rolling xwOBA Hedges, Austin · Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs LG AVG 0.313 2026-05-17: 0.2752026-05-19: 0.2752026-05-21: 0.2672026-05-23: 0.2742026-05-24: 0.2742026-05-25: 0.2672026-05-26: 0.2672026-05-28: 0.2762026-05-29: 0.2762026-05-30: 0.2762026-05-31: 0.2762026-06-01: 0.274 2026-05-17 2026-06-01 xwOBA MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Optimization map

Arsenal optimization map

Pitch-shape context from this pitcher’s current arsenal snapshot. Hover a pitch to inspect usage, movement, and bat-missing context.

2Pitches 2025Season 88%Top usage
ride armside gloveside +Arsenal gap +Shape contrast
Zone profile

Aggregate zone heatmap

Aggregate zone metrics from seasonal Statcast leaderboards.

Mithrandir Metrics ZONE HEATMAP Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. season=2026 Swing Zone Profile Hedges, Austin · Aggregate zone metrics; not pitch-by-pitch locations Zone: 46%46%Chase: 23%23%Whiff: 23%23%Zone contact: 86%86%Contact: 77%77%Hard hit: 35%35% Dashed border = aggregate mixed-batter zone proxy MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Pitch arsenal

Usage mix, movement map, and Stuff+ composition

2025 pitch-level arsenal aggregates; current season takes over after 100 tracked pitches across at least 2 pitch types. Descriptive pitch-type Stuff+ composition. Not a promoted predictive metric.

2025
Mithrandir Metrics PITCH ARSENAL DONUT Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. Pitch Arsenal Hedges, Austin · 2025 arsenal snapshot Other: 87.5%Eephus: 12.5% MIX FA 88%EP 12% MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Mithrandir Metrics PITCH MOVEMENT Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. Pitch Arsenal Hedges, Austin · 2025 arsenal snapshot FA: HB 0.1, IVB 3.4FAEP: HB 0.4, IVB 6.4EP horizontal break IVB MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
PitchUsagePitchesStuff+Status
FB 75.0% 3 86 limited sample
CH 25.0% 1 61 limited sample
Method note

Renamed from the attempted Kirby Index after audit; true Kirby requires release-angle trajectory data.

Reference layer

Current snapshot

Age33
Height6' 0"
Weight220 lb
Debut2015-05-04
Live layer

Delta / regression

xwOBA Δ+0.029
wOBA Δ+0.108
Mithrandir coverage

Module shelf

ModuleCardsLatestSignal
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Projection links / recent games

Available detail

Hitter Projections 20260.245 xwOBA | 7 HRProjection
2026-04-13 @ STL0 HR | 1 RBI / 6 Ch | 0 E0-2 | BB, RBI, R
2026-04-12 @ ATL0 HR | 0 RBI / 0 Ch | 0 E0 H in 0 AB
2026-04-11 @ ATL0 HR | 0 RBI / 9 Ch | 0 E1-3 | BB
2026-04-08 vs KC0 HR | 0 RBI / 16 Ch | 0 E1-4 | 2 K, R
2026-04-07 vs KC0 HR | 0 RBI / 14 Ch | 0 E1-3 | R