Austin Hedges is a catcher for the Cleveland Guardians. Across 851 MLB games, with a .186 batting average and 75 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and related info.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | SD | 56 | 137 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 38 | .168 | .215 | .248 | .463 |
| 2016 | SD | 8 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .125 | .154 | .167 | .321 |
| 2017 | SD | 120 | 387 | 36 | 83 | 17 | 0 | 18 | 55 | 4 | 23 | 122 | .214 | .262 | .398 | .660 |
| 2018 | SD | 91 | 303 | 29 | 70 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 37 | 3 | 21 | 90 | .231 | .282 | .429 | .711 |
| 2019 | SD | 102 | 312 | 28 | 55 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 36 | 1 | 27 | 109 | .176 | .252 | .311 | .563 |
| 2020 | CLE | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .083 | .083 | .083 | .167 |
| 2020 | SD | 29 | 57 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 18 | .158 | .258 | .333 | .591 |
| 2021 | CLE | 88 | 286 | 32 | 51 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 31 | 1 | 15 | 87 | .178 | .220 | .308 | .527 |
| 2022 | CLE | 105 | 294 | 26 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 30 | 2 | 25 | 78 | .163 | .241 | .248 | .489 |
| 2023 | PIT | 65 | 161 | 13 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 39 | .180 | .237 | .230 | .467 |
| 2023 | TEX | 17 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .208 | .208 | .208 | .417 |
| 2024 | CLE | 66 | 132 | 12 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 50 | .152 | .203 | .220 | .422 |
| 2025 | CLE | 70 | 155 | 13 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 43 | .161 | .250 | .277 | .527 |
| 2026 | CLE | 28 | 78 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 17 | .231 | .307 | .321 | .627 |
| Career Totals | — | 851 | 2362 | 224 | 440 | 70 | 2 | 75 | 254 | 17 | 169 | 711 | .186 | .246 | .313 | .559 |
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2017 | $537,100 |
| 2018 | $553,100 |
| 2019 | $2,060,000 |
| 2020 | $3,000,000 |
| 2021 | $3,280,000 |
| 2022 | $4,000,000 |
| 2023 | $5,000,000 |
| 2024 | $4,000,000 |
| 2025 | $4,000,000 |
| 2026 | $4,000,000 |
Career Total: $30,430,200 (10 seasons)
Average: $3,043,020
Salary data is available from 1985 onward.
TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.
Austin Hedges's 2026 Opening Day salary with CLE is $4,000,000 on a nominal basis (no deferred component recorded).
| Date | Opp | Result | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31 | vs BOS | 4-9 L | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| May 30 | vs BOS | 1-9 L | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| May 27 | vs WSH | 3-2 W | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 24 | @ PHI | 3-1 W | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 22 | @ PHI | 1-0 W | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| May 19 | @ DET | 4-3 W | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 18 | @ DET | 8-2 W | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 16 | vs CIN | 7-4 W | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| May 15 | vs CIN | 6-7 L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| May 13 | vs LAA | 4-2 W | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Split | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHP | 0 | 50 | 13 | 1 | 0 | .260 | .701 |
| vs RHP | 0 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .535 |
| Home | 0 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .196 | .492 |
| Away | 0 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .273 | .797 |
| Day | 0 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .565 |
| Night | 0 | 44 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .654 |