Austin Hedges or Will Smith

Baseball Stats Comparison

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News & Notes
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Austin Hedges or Will Smith Player Statistics
	Will Smith C - LAD	Austin Hedges C - CLE
2026 Stats


At Bats	200	197

Runs	29	20

Hits	48	49

Singles	34	36

Doubles	7	8

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	7	5

RBI	29	23

Stolen Bases	0	1

Caught Stealing	0	1

Walks	27	20

Strikeouts	38	40

Batting Average	.240	.249

On Base Pct	.333	.318

Slugging Pct	.380	.366

On-base Plus Slugging	.713	.684

Austin Hedges or Will Smith Player Projections
	Will Smith C - LAD	Austin Hedges C - CLE
2026 Projections


At Bats	422	132

Runs	68	13

Hits	111	24

Singles	69	17

Doubles	21	4

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	19	3

RBI	67	12

Stolen Bases	2	1

Caught Stealing	1	1

Walks	57	12

Strikeouts	96	39

Batting Average	.263	.185

On Base Pct	.350	.252

Slugging Pct	.455	.298

On-base Plus Slugging	.805	.550

Austin Hedges or Will Smith Player Notes
	Will Smith C - LAD	Austin Hedges C - CLE
News
	Will Smith went 1-for-3 in a win over the Reds with a home run, one run scored, one RBI, one walk, and one strikeout. Chase Davis Wed, Sep 9th	Austin Hedges went 1-for-4 in a 4-2 win over the Angels with a home run, one run scored, two RBI and one strikeout. Matthew Adam Tue, Aug 25th
	Will Smith (neck) was activated from the IL ahead of Tuesday's game against the Cardinals. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Sep 1st	Austin Hedges went 2-for-3 in an 11-3 loss to the Rays on Friday with a home run, one walk, one run scored, and two RBI. Matthew Adam Sat, Jul 25th
	Will Smith went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer in a rehab game for Triple-A Oklahoma City on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th	Austin Hedges went 2-for-3 in a 3-1 loss to the White Sox with a home run, one run scored, and one RBI. Matthew Adam Sun, Jul 5th
	Will Smith will begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Oklahoma City on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 23rd	Austin Hedges went 1-for-3 in a 9-4 win over the Rangers on Wednesday with a home run, two runs scored, and three RBI. Matthew Adam Thu, Jul 2nd
	Will Smith took live batting practice on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 22nd	Austin Hedges went 1-for-3 in a 3-1 win over the Royals on Wednesday with a walk, a run scored, and one stolen base. Matthew Adam Thu, May 7th
Notes
	Will Smith rebounded in 2025 with one of the most efficient offensive seasons of his career, slashing .296/.404/.497 with a 152 OPS+ across 110 games. Improved plate discipline helped offset a modest 20.4% strikeout rate, and his .345 BABIP wasn't entirely fluky given the quality of contact. Projections peg some batting average regression but maintain him as an elite offensive catcher thanks to stable power (mid-20s HR pace over a full season) and strong OBP skills in the middle of a loaded Dodgers lineup. Smith should be drafted as a top-tier catcher in all formats, with OBP leagues especially benefiting from his elevated walk rate and run-production environment. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros

Austin Hedges or Will Smith Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Will Smith C - LAD			Austin Hedges C - CLE
Thu, Mar 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#128	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#15
Fri, Mar 27th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#173	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Sat, Mar 28th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#121	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Sun, Mar 29th				@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#170
Mon, Mar 30th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#89
Tue, Mar 31st	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#71	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#2
Wed, Apr 1st	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#8
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sun, Apr 5th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-8)	#109	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#72
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#111	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Sat, Apr 11th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#295	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#156
Sun, Apr 12th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#7	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Mon, Apr 13th	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#113	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#88
Tue, Apr 14th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#35	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#96
Wed, Apr 15th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#67	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52
Thu, Apr 16th				vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Fri, Apr 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#401	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#131
Sat, Apr 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#399	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#79
Sun, Apr 19th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#108	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#44
Mon, Apr 20th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#402	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#146
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94	vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#55	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#120
Fri, Apr 24th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-8)	#109
Sat, Apr 25th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#193	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Sun, Apr 26th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Mon, Apr 27th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#196
Tue, Apr 28th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90
Wed, Apr 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#75	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Fri, May 1st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#88	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#324
Sat, May 2nd	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#96	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#147
Sun, May 3rd	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#158
Mon, May 4th	@ HOU	Steven Okert		@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#72
Tue, May 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#120	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, May 6th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Thu, May 7th				@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#136
Fri, May 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#69
Sat, May 9th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)		vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#21
Sun, May 10th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#200
Mon, May 11th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#223
Tue, May 12th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152
Wed, May 13th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#126	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#25
Fri, May 15th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#125
Sat, May 16th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37	vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sun, May 17th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#91	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#160
Mon, May 18th	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#59	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#48
Tue, May 19th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#176	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#117
Wed, May 20th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#175	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#76
Thu, May 21st				@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#47
Fri, May 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#6
Sat, May 23rd	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#78	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#13
Sun, May 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#239	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#123
Mon, May 25th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#257	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Tue, May 26th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#397	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#38
Wed, May 27th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#401	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Fri, May 29th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#13	vs BOS	Tyler Samaniego
Sat, May 30th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#10	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#36
Sun, May 31st	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#123	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#40
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#68	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#17
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#128	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20
Thu, Jun 4th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#173	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (6-3)	#50
Fri, Jun 5th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#25	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#111
Sat, Jun 6th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#295
Sun, Jun 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#7
Mon, Jun 8th				vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#65
Tue, Jun 9th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#4	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20
Wed, Jun 10th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#34	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (6-3)	#50
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#83
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#84	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1
Tue, Jun 16th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#78
Wed, Jun 17th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#166	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#239
Thu, Jun 18th				@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#77
Fri, Jun 19th	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#363	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#112
Sat, Jun 20th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#44	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#146
Sun, Jun 21st	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#332
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#80	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#262	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#84
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#21	@ CWS	Chris Murphy
Fri, Jun 26th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#163	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#115
Sat, Jun 27th	@ SD	Kyle Hart (1-3)	#191	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#15
Sun, Jun 28th	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#59	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#170
Mon, Jun 29th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#103	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#195
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#181	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#7
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#324	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#43
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#175	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#59	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122
Sat, Jul 4th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#220	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#84
Sun, Jul 5th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#307	vs CWS	Chris Murphy
Tue, Jul 7th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#108	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#39
Wed, Jul 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#240	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#69
Thu, Jul 9th				@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#85
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#121	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#75
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#106	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#317	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#148
Sat, Jul 18th				vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#93
Sun, Jul 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Yarbrough (2-1)	#328	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#4
Mon, Jul 20th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#6	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#21
Tue, Jul 21st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#13	vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#262
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#49	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#85
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#39
Fri, Jul 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#74	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#166
Sat, Jul 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#35	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90
Sun, Jul 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#54	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Tue, Jul 28th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#115	@ CIN	Caleb Ferguson
Wed, Jul 29th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#170	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#160
Fri, Jul 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#40	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#317
Sat, Aug 1st	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#81	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#141
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#186	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#74
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46
Thu, Aug 6th				vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#35
Fri, Aug 7th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#141	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#376
Sat, Aug 8th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#106	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122
Sun, Aug 9th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#121	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95
Tue, Aug 11th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#72	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#76
Wed, Aug 12th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#153	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#48
Thu, Aug 13th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#77	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#117
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#78	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#59
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#220
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#47
Tue, Aug 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#399	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Wed, Aug 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#397	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (1-3)	#215
Thu, Aug 20th				vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94
Fri, Aug 21st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#257
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#34	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#240
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#219	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#401
Mon, Aug 24th				@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#308
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#101	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#91
Fri, Aug 28th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#76	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#72
Sat, Aug 29th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#117	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#153
Sun, Aug 30th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#48	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#136
Tue, Sep 1st	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#96	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#138
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs STL	Brycen Mautz (0-1)	#314	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-3)	#127	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37
Fri, Sep 4th	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#217	vs DET	Andrew Sears (0-1)	#254
Sat, Sep 5th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#38	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#48
Sun, Sep 6th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#119	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#140
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#30	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#44
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#105	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#192	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#129	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#39
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#148	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#69
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#21
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#105	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#192	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#389
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#125	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122
Fri, Sep 18th	vs SF	Cesar Perdomo (0-0)	#236	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#103
Sat, Sep 19th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#27	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#147
Sun, Sep 20th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#133
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs SD			@ BOS
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs SD			@ BOS
Thu, Sep 24th	vs SD			@ BOS
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SF			@ KC
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SF			@ KC
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SF			@ KC
Sat, Apr 4th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#142
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#27
Thu, May 14th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94
Mon, Jun 1st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#121
Thu, Jun 11th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#150
Mon, Jun 15th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90
Mon, Jul 6th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#397
Fri, Jul 17th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#56
Mon, Aug 10th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66
Mon, Aug 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#401
Thu, Aug 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#160