Austin Hedges vs Reid Detmers

The Almanac's Take

Hedges gets the platoon edge here as a right-handed bat against the lefty Detmers, and that's the real story — not the 13-PA career line, which is too thin to mean much despite the two home runs buried in it. Detmers is carrying a 4.76 ERA and 1.19 WHIP across 68 innings this season, and his 10.9 K/9 is the main threat to any matchup value. Hedges is hitting .234/.314/.325 with a .639 OPS in 86 PA this year — functional, not dangerous — so the platoon split gives him a floor, not a ceiling. Treat this as a mild lean, nothing more.

Career head-to-head

AVG

.250

3-for-12

PA

13

HR

2

K

5

BB

1

Pitches seen

51

Avg exit velo

92.5 mph

Career meetings in the Statcast era (2015–present). Even a clear edge over a handful of plate appearances is a small sample — read it as color, not a projection.

Pitch mix to the batter

Plate-appearance log

• 2026-05-13Strikeout · Slider 88.2 mph
• 2026-05-13Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 93.5 mph · 80.8 mph EV
• 2024-05-26Strikeout · 4-Seam Fastball 93.5 mph
• 2024-05-26Walk · 4-Seam Fastball 95.7 mph
• 2024-05-04Strikeout · Slider 84.7 mph
• 2024-05-04Home Run · 4-Seam Fastball 94.0 mph · 97.7 mph EV
• 2023-09-26Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 92.9 mph · 99.2 mph EV
• 2022-09-12Strikeout · Slider 86.5 mph
• 2022-09-12Double · Slider 88.6 mph · 94.7 mph EV
• 2022-04-28Home Run · 4-Seam Fastball 93.4 mph · 101.7 mph EV
• 2022-04-28Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 93.5 mph · 86.2 mph EV
• 2021-08-21Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 92.1 mph · 87.3 mph EV
• 2021-08-21Strikeout · Slider 85.9 mph