Austin Hedges is a catcher for the Cleveland Guardians. Across 871 MLB games, with a .190 batting average and 77 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 | 48 | 130 | 17 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 25 | .277 | .336 | .400 | .736 |
| Career Totals | — | 871 | 2414 | 229 | 458 | 73 | 2 | 77 | 262 | 17 | 171 | 719 | .190 | .249 | .317 | .566 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18 | vs PIT | 5-3 W | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 10 | @ MIA | 3-2 W | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jul 8 | @ MIN | 5-6 L | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jul 5 | vs CWS | 6-7 L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 4 | vs CWS | 1-3 L | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 3 | vs CWS | 4-3 W | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jul 1 | vs TEX | 9-4 W | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 29 | vs TEX | 3-6 L | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 28 | vs SEA | 6-5 W | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 26 | vs SEA | 1-3 L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Split | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHP | 0 | 75 | 20 | 2 | 0 | .267 | .739 |
| vs RHP | 0 | 41 | 13 | 1 | 0 | .317 | .830 |
| Home | 0 | 73 | 19 | 2 | 0 | .260 | .700 |
| Away | 0 | 58 | 17 | 1 | 0 | .293 | .768 |
| Day | 0 | 54 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .222 | .657 |
| Night | 0 | 77 | 24 | 1 | 0 | .312 | .776 |