Jordan Hicks
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 220LBS | Age: 28
Draft: 2015 | Rd: SUP, #105, St. Louis Cardinals | Cypress Creek (TX) HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 3 6 4.84 35 8 0 61.1 63 1.32
2023 3 9 3.29 65 0 12 65.2 81 1.36
2024 4 7 4.10 29 20 1 109.2 96 1.45
6 Seasons 15 28 3.93 241 28 33 353 351 1.35
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 35 3-6 4.84 61.1 63 1.32
2023 65 3-9 3.29 65.2 81 1.36
2024 29 4-7 4.10 109.2 96 1.45
6 Seasons 241 15-28 3.93 353 351 1.35
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2018 21 1274 216 2 0.9 0.6 88.0 113.6 1.1 26.9 .216 .285 .275 .293 .293 31.9 20.6 13.3 3.59 3.60
2019 22 454 67 3 4.5 2.7 86.9 110.6 -2.3 23.9 .162 .255 .231 .235 .264 28.6 28.2 10.0 3.14 2.39
2021 24 207 24 0 0.0 0.0 80.8 111.2 -4.2 20.8 .166 .195 .281 .281 .226 12.5 22.7 22.7 5.40 3.30
2022 25 1051 158 11 7.0 4.2 86.9 112.1 1.4 28.5 .212 .331 .302 .307 .327 32.3 24.0 13.3 4.84 3.91
2023 26 1114 168 9 5.4 3.2 86.7 109.7 -0.1 27.4 .209 .308 .296 .282 .332 35.9 28.4 11.2 3.29 3.30
2024 27 1958 329 31 9.4 6.4 89.6 112.3 8.9 34.7 .258 .423 .336 .339 .378 42.2 20.0 9.8 4.10 4.91
Player 6058 962 56 5.8 3.7 87.9 113.6 3.3 29.5 .223 .337 .300 .304 .331 35.5 23.1 11.8
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Hicks relies on 4 pitches.
Sinker
(51.5%) ,
Sweeper
(24.1%) ,
Split Finger
(19.1%) ,
Four Seamer
(5.4%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2018 61.6 12.0 23.6 2.8 28.7 42.6 28.2 1.4 54.6 16.2 19.9 5.6 0.9 0.6
2019 67.2 14.9 16.4 1.5 40.3 37.3 22.4 3.0 58.2 11.9 13.4 3.0 4.5 2.7
2021 70.8 12.5 16.7 0.0 45.8 29.2 25.0 8.3 54.2 20.8 16.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
2022 58.2 19.6 18.4 3.8 38.0 41.8 20.3 3.8 46.8 15.8 24.1 1.3 7.0 4.2
2023 58.9 16.1 21.4 3.6 33.9 42.3 23.8 5.4 50.6 14.3 18.5 4.8 5.4 3.2
2024 50.8 21.6 23.1 4.6 40.4 40.1 19.5 3.6 38.6 17.9 21.6 8.2 9.4 6.4
Player 57.5 17.5 21.5 3.5 36.4 40.9 22.7 3.5 47.4 16.2 20.4 5.3 5.8 3.7
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2024 Sweeper SF R 471 81.1 39.0 -1.1 12.2GLV -2.1 2.6 -1.0 12.2GLV -2.1
2024 4-Seam Fastball SF R 106 95.5 16.9 -2.7 10.4ARM 2.9 13.2 -2.6 10.4ARM 2.9
2024 Split-Finger SF R 373 84.3 39.7 5.1 5.1ARM -4.9 -1.3 3.9 5.1ARM -5.5
2024 Sinker SF R 1008 94.5 25.2 2.7 15.9ARM 0.8 5.5 1.8 15.9ARM 1.1
2023 4-Seam Fastball TOR R 119 100.3 11.3 0.4 6.5ARM -2.0 16.0 0.2 6.5ARM -1.0
2023 Sweeper TOR R 218 86.8 36.2 -0.1 12.4GLV 0.3 0.4 1.2 12.4GLV -1.7
2023 Slider TOR R 38 86.9 38.5 4.2 4.5GLV 0.0 -2.3 3.7 4.5GLV -0.9
2023 Sinker TOR R 695 100.1 19.0 0.7 15.8ARM 0.9 8.5 -0.8 15.8ARM 0.8
2023 Split-Finger TOR R 18 91.4 33.7 4.2 10.1ARM -1.1 -0.8 4.1 10.1ARM -1.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2024 Sinker 0.1 1 1,008 51.5 255 .341 .498 .405 11.1 9.0 13.7 .323 .507 .391 48.8
2024 Sweeper -0.1 0 471 24.1 92 .152 .329 .301 37.6 29.3 15.9 .159 .311 .271 32.7
2024 Split-Finger -0.4 -2 373 19.1 103 .181 .287 .253 40.8 36.9 19.8 .181 .304 .251 23.2
2024 4-Seam Fastball -1.9 -2 106 5.4 30 .238 .381 .372 31.0 26.7 13.6 .269 .467 .413 57.1
2023 Sinker 1.6 11 715 64.2 184 .261 .357 .331 18.0 16.3 24.2 .239 .337 .311 34.9
2023 Sweeper -0.1 0 221 19.8 49 .136 .318 .241 59.5 59.2 29.6 .133 .252 .217 46.7
2023 4-Seam Fastball -0.7 -1 120 10.8 39 .216 .270 .262 31.0 46.2 25.7 .170 .254 .208 36.8
2023 Slider -2.4 -1 39 3.5 8 .400 .400 .488 50.0 37.5 16.7 .316 .415 .463 50.0
2023 Split-Finger 3.0 1 18 1.6 3 .000 .000 .000 42.9 33.3 9.1 .101 .106 .093 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 4-Seam Fastball 105 95.4 93 16.6 1:30 1:15 15
2024 Split-Finger 274 84.4 82 7.4 3:15 4:00 -45
2024 Sinker 980 94.5 86 17.3 1:30 2:30 -60
2024 Sweeper 466 81.1 48 13.1 8:15 9:15 -60
2023 4-Seam Fastball 118 100.3 90 17.0 1:00 12:45 15
2023 Split-Finger 15 91.4 87 10.2 2:30 3:30 -60
2023 Sinker 671 100.0 85 18.3 1:15 2:15 -60
2023 Slider 38 86.9 42 6.3 8:00 7:45 15
2023 Sweeper 211 86.7 44 13.4 7:45 8:45 -60
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2018 337 1,274 23 8 -8 -9 13
2019 105 441 5 4 -1 -2 5
2021 44 207 2 2 0 -2 2
2022 268 1,076 6 15 -9 -7 5
2023 289 1,138 11 10 -5 -5 10
2024 480 1,958 0 17 -8 -12 -3
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2018 1,274 49.5 60.5 85.1 23.3 49.3 42.6 58.8 41.8 24.6 6.9 64.8
2019 454 46.9 55.1 86.8 29.1 39.7 38.3 60.9 41.6 30.2 7.0 74.2
2021 207 44.4 58.7 83.3 20.9 58.3 45.9 43.2 37.7 24.4 4.3 66.7
2022 1,051 48.5 61.6 83.8 23.5 56.7 41.6 58.2 42.0 24.0 7.4 70.5
2023 1,114 49.0 55.2 81.4 28.0 52.8 42.0 58.1 41.4 28.2 7.2 62.5
2024 1,958 47.7 65.4 85.1 25.1 51.8 42.0 60.7 44.3 24.6 7.3 80.3
Player 6,058 48.3 60.8 84.3 25.1 51.5 41.9 58.9 42.4 25.5 7.1 71.3
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2018 67 77 95 99 17 100 100 59 76 40 4 48 6 100 19 77
2019 100 9 61
2021 100 9 68
2022 46 78 82 77 15 72 56 83 90 60 1 34 2 99 11 73
2023 85 87 94 92 57 83 85 89 72 83 15 65 40 100 27 61
2024 13 22 24 28 10 23 18 27 20 26 24 42 13 59 2 60
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2018 25.7 2 1.7 0 1 1 1 50.0
2019 23.3 2 2.0 0 2 2 0 0.0
2022 22.6 5 3.2 2 2 3 1 20.0
2023 23.7 4 4.0 0 1 2 2 50.0
2024 22.9 12 12.2 0 7 13 2 16.7
Player 23.2 25 23.2 2 13 21 6 24.0
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2018 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 2
2019 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 1
2022 5 5 2 4 4 4 4 3 3 1 2 4 3 2 4 4 3 4 2 4 2 3 5 4 2 4 4 4 3 3 1
2023 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 4 3 4 4 4 4 3
2024 12 8 11 13 11 13 16 12 10 8 12 18 11 9 14 10 10 11 12 18 11 11 19 12 11 11 13 15 12 13 11
Player 25 20 21 24 23 25 28 22 21 16 21 31 23 19 26 22 21 23 21 30 21 23 32 24 20 21 25 28 22 24 18
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2018 2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 100.5 -- 0.6 -- -- 97.2 -- 99.4 2.2 100.1 0.7 94.6 -5.5
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 90.2 -- 92.0 1.8 91.4 -0.6 84.3 -7.1
Breaking Velocity 86.2 -- 0.7 -- -- 85.7 -- 84.7 -1.0 86.8 2.1 81.1 -5.7
Exit Velocity 88.0 -- -1.1 -- -- 80.8 -- 86.9 6.1 86.7 -0.2 89.6 2.9
Launch Angle 1.1 -- -3.4 -- -- -4.2 -- 1.4 5.6 -0.1 -1.5 8.9 9.0
Barrel % 0.9 -- 3.6 -- -- 0.0 -- 7.0 7.0 5.4 -1.6 9.4 4.0
Hard Hit % 31.9 -- -3.3 -- -- 12.5 -- 32.3 19.8 35.9 3.6 42.2 6.3
LA Sweet-Spot % 26.9 -- -3.0 -- -- 20.8 -- 28.5 7.7 27.4 -1.1 34.7 7.3
xBA .216 -- -0.054 -- -- .166 -- .212 0.046 .209 -0.003 .258 0.049
BA .208 -- -0.045 -- -- .147 -- .210 0.063 .231 0.021 .265 0.034
xwOBA .293 -- -0.058 -- -- .281 -- .307 0.026 .282 -0.025 .339 0.057
wOBA .275 -- -0.044 -- -- .281 -- .302 0.021 .296 -0.006 .336 0.040
xSLG .285 -- -0.030 -- -- .195 -- .331 0.136 .308 -0.023 .423 0.115
SLG .257 -- -0.002 -- -- .235 -- .324 0.089 .332 0.008 .414 0.082
K% 20.6 -- 7.6 -- -- 22.7 -- 24.0 1.3 28.4 4.4 20.0 -8.4
BB% 13.3 -- -3.3 -- -- 22.7 -- 13.3 -9.4 11.2 -2.1 9.8 -1.4
Swing % 41.8 -- -0.2 -- -- 37.7 -- 42.0 4.3 41.4 -0.6 44.3 2.9
Whiff% 24.6 -- 5.6 -- -- 24.4 -- 24.0 -0.4 28.2 4.2 24.6 -3.6
In Zone % 49.5 -- -2.6 -- -- 44.4 -- 48.5 4.1 49.0 0.5 47.7 -1.3
Out of Zone % 50.5 -- 2.6 -- -- 55.6 -- 51.5 -4.1 51.0 -0.5 52.3 1.3
Out of Zone Swing % 23.3 -- 5.8 -- -- 20.9 -- 23.5 2.6 28.0 4.5 25.1 -2.9
First Pitch Swing % 24.6 -- 0.9 -- -- 22.7 -- 24.7 2.0 23.6 -1.1 29.5 5.9
First Pitch Strike % 58.8 -- 2.1 -- -- 43.2 -- 58.2 15.0 58.1 -0.1 60.7 2.6
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2018 Shifts 337 .275 168 0 0.0 169 0 0.0
2019 Shifts 105 .227 64 1 1.6 41 5 12.2
2021 Shifts 44 .281 32 1 3.1 12 0 0.0
2022 Shifts 242 .304 152 19 12.5 90 28 31.1
2023 Shades 279 .296 172 0 0.0 107 23 21.5
2024 Shades 480 .335 258 0 0.0 222 53 23.9
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2018 343 20.7 6.1% 5.2% 261 24.9 0.0% 14.9%
2019 158 21.5 0.6% 4.4% 66 24.6 0.0% 9.1%
2021 51 21.7 0.0% 7.8% 55 24.7 0.0% 7.3%
2022 312 18.7 10.3% 1.9% 202 23.0 0.0% 11.9%
2023 292 17.3 12.3% 1.0% 231 19.2 4.8% 1.3%
2024 544 16.4 18.8% 0.7% 343 18.2 5.5% 2.3%

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Pitch Distribution