Jordan Hicks
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 220LBS | Age: 27
Draft: 2015 | Rd: SUP, #105, St. Louis Cardinals | Cypress Creek (TX) HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2021 0 0 5.40 10 0 0 10 10 1.50
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
5 Seasons 11 21 3.85 212 8 32 243.1 255 1.30
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2021 10 0-0 5.40 10 10 1.50
2022 35 3-6 4.84 61.1 63 1.32
2023 65 3-9 3.29 65.2 81 1.36
5 Seasons 212 11-21 3.85 243.1 255 1.30
MLB Percentile Rankings
Pitch Distribution

Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
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 .215 .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 .210 .309 .296 .283 .333 35.7 28.4 11.2 3.29 3.33
Player 4100 633 25 3.9 2.4 87.0 113.6 0.3 26.9 .206 .296 .283 .287 .307 32.0 24.5 12.8
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.3 22.1 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Hicks relies on 5 pitches.
Sinker
(64.3%) ,
Sweeper
(19.8%) ,
Four Seamer
(10.8%) ,
Slider
(3.5%) ,
Split Finger
(1.6%) ,


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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
Player 61.0 15.3 20.7 3.0 34.3 41.2 24.3 3.5 52.0 15.3 19.7 3.8 3.9 2.4
MLB 44.6 23.5 24.9 7.0 37.0 37.6 25.3 3.9 32.9 24.7 24.4 5.8 6.9 4.7
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: Every pitch is affected by the forces of gravity, which means that every pitch drops on its way from the mound to the plate. These numbers are reported with gravity, which makes them larger and different than other pitch movement numbers you may have seen. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren’t ‘better’ just because they have more time to move, the movement of a pitch is compared to ‘average’ movement by comparing it to other MLB pitch types within +/- 2 MPH and from within +/- 0.5 feet of extension and release.
Vertical Movement (inches) Horizontal Movement (inches)
Year Pitch Team Hand # MPH Inches of Drop vs Avg % vs Avg Inches of Break vs Avg % Break vs Avg
2023 Split-Finger TOR R 18 91.4 33.7 4.2 14 10.1 -1.0 -9
2023 Sinker TOR R 696 100.1 19.0 0.7 4 15.8 0.9 6
2023 Sweeper TOR R 218 86.8 36.2 -0.1 0 12.4 0.3 2
2023 4-Seam Fastball TOR R 119 100.3 11.3 0.4 3 6.5 -2.0 -24
2023 Slider TOR R 38 86.9 38.5 4.2 12 4.5 -0.1 -1
2022 Changeup STL R 26 92.0 23.7 -2.8 -10 15.7 0.7 5
2022 Split-Finger STL R 1 92.0 38.2 9.8 34 13.4 4.2 46
2022 Slider STL R 4 89.1 31.3 -0.2 -1 4.1 0.4 10
2022 Sinker STL R 686 99.4 19.7 1.8 10 15.8 0.7 5
2022 4-Seam Fastball STL R 6 100.1 16.8 -5.4 -48 7.8 -0.1 -1
2022 Sweeper STL R 328 84.7 38.7 1.7 5 11.9 -1.0 -8
2021 Cutter STL R 32 88.1 32.6 -5.4 -20 3.7 0.8 27
2021 4-Seam Fastball STL R 3 100.5 9.5 1.2 11 7.3 0.8 12
2021 Sweeper STL R 24 85.7 36.6 0.0 0 10.0 -1.7 -15
2021 Split-Finger STL R 7 90.2 32.2 2.5 8 9.1 0.4 5
2021 Sinker STL R 141 99.2 15.4 -1.0 -6 14.9 0.3 2
2019 4-Seam Fastball STL R 1 100.9 11.7 0.0 0 9.3 1.9 26
2019 Split-Finger STL R 15 91.2 32.4 3.0 10 4.8 -5.9 -55
2019 Changeup STL R 10 90.3 33.1 5.3 19 7.1 -7.1 -50
2019 Slider STL R 149 86.9 38.1 3.9 11 10.7 6.8 177
2019 Sinker STL R 266 101.1 16.6 0.4 3 15.8 1.1 7
2018 Slider STL R 280 86.2 38.9 4.3 13 11.6 7.4 174
2018 Sinker STL R 975 100.5 18.7 0.9 5 13.8 0.0 0
2018 4-Seam Fastball STL R 19 101.0 13.6 -1.9 -17 5.7 -2.2 -28
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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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 %
2023 Sinker 1.6 12 716 64.3 185 .259 .354 .331 17.9 16.2 24.2 .240 .338 .312 34.6
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
2022 Sinker 0.0 0 686 65.3 172 .259 .343 .341 13.8 9.3 12.0 .270 .397 .356 35.9
2022 Sweeper 1.6 5 328 31.2 89 .122 .297 .262 49.2 52.8 35.1 .107 .212 .231 17.9
2022 Changeup -1.6 0 26 2.5 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .040 .040 .043 0.0
2022 4-Seam Fastball 1.6 0 6 0.6 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .083 .110 .086 0.0
2022 Slider -1.4 0 4 0.4 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2022 Split-Finger -10.3 0 1 0.1 -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2021 Sinker 1.0 1 141 68.1 30 .182 .273 .330 16.1 6.7 7.4 .196 .231 .325 15.0
2021 Cutter 0.4 0 32 15.5 8 .143 .286 .244 40.0 62.5 25.0 .167 .194 .226 0.0
2021 Sweeper -2.6 -1 24 11.6 2 .000 .000 .350 50.0 0.0 0.0 .065 .075 .386 0.0
2021 Split-Finger 18.3 1 7 3.4 4 .000 .000 .000 66.7 75.0 60.0 .029 .033 .026 0.0
2021 4-Seam Fastball 0.9 0 3 1.4 -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2019 Sinker 0.7 2 266 58.6 68 .183 .283 .260 11.1 13.2 15.5 .202 .307 .274 31.4
2019 Slider 2.6 4 149 32.8 27 .120 .120 .152 59.7 59.3 28.6 .087 .112 .129 11.1
2019 Split-Finger -4.5 -1 15 3.3 4 .250 1.000 .500 42.9 50.0 16.7 .221 .670 .353 50.0
2019 Changeup 3.5 0 10 2.2 6 .000 .000 .117 80.0 66.7 57.1 .020 .022 .134 0.0
2019 4-Seam Fastball -5.9 0 1 0.2 -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2018 Sinker 1.0 10 975 76.5 256 .242 .303 .332 17.0 12.5 16.2 .244 .322 .330 33.1
2018 Slider 1.0 3 280 22.0 75 .104 .119 .175 51.8 48.0 27.1 .126 .169 .188 22.6
2018 4-Seam Fastball 1.9 0 19 1.5 6 .167 .167 .150 20.0 33.3 14.3 .236 .282 .226 50.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2023 4-Seam Fastball 118 100.3 90 17.0 1:00 12:45 15
2023 Splitter 15 91.4 87 10.2 2:30 3:30 -60
2023 Sinker 672 100.0 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
2022 Changeup 26 92.0 95 18.2 1:45 2:15 -30
2022 Sinker 649 99.4 87 18.1 1:15 2:15 -60
2022 Sweeper 320 84.7 50 13.1 8:00 8:45 -45
2021 Cutter 31 88.0 26 4.9 8:15 9:45 -90
2021 Sinker 128 99.3 93 19.5 1:00 1:45 -45
2021 Sweeper 23 85.7 39 11.3 7:30 9:00 -90
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Swing/Take

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 290 1,139 11 10 -5 -5 11
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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 24.2 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 55.1 81.4 28.2 53.1 42.1 58.1 41.4 28.2 7.2 62.5
Player 4,100 48.6 58.7 83.9 25.2 51.4 41.9 58.0 41.5 25.9 7.0 66.8
MLB 48.6 67.0 82.0 28.5 58.0 42.6 60.9 47.1 24.8 7.3 76.1
! 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 78 95 99 17 100 100 59 76 40 4 46 6 100 19 77
2019 100 9 61
2021 100 9 68
2022 46 78 82 77 15 72 56 83 90 60 1 35 2 99 12 74
2023 84 87 94 92 57 83 85 89 73 83 15 66 41 100 27 61
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2018 25.7 2 1.8 0 1 1 1 50.0
2019 23.3 2 2.1 0 3 2 0 0.0
2022 22.6 5 4.0 1 1 4 1 20.0
2023 23.7 4 4.0 0 1 2 2 50.0
Player 23.5 13 11.8 1 6 9 4 30.8

Expected Home Runs by Park

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 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 2
2019 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 1
2022 5 6 3 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 5 4 3 5 5 4 4 2 5 3 3 6 4 3 4 5 5 5 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
Player 13 13 11 12 14 13 13 11 11 9 10 14 13 11 13 13 12 12 9 13 11 12 14 13 10 11 13 14 12 11 7
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2018 2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 100.5 -- 0.6 -- -- 97.2 -- 99.4 2.2 100.1 0.7
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 90.2 -- 92.0 1.8 91.4 -0.6
Breaking Velocity 86.2 -- 0.7 -- -- 85.7 -- 84.7 -1.0 86.8 2.1
Exit Velocity 88.0 -- -1.1 -- -- 80.8 -- 86.9 6.1 86.7 -0.2
Launch Angle 1.1 -- -3.4 -- -- -4.2 -- 1.4 5.6 -0.1 -1.5
Barrel % 0.9 -- 3.6 -- -- 0.0 -- 7.0 7.0 5.4 -1.6
Hard Hit % 31.9 -- -3.3 -- -- 12.5 -- 32.3 19.8 35.7 3.4
Sweet Spot % 26.9 -- -3.0 -- -- 20.8 -- 28.5 7.7 27.4 -1.1
xBA .215 -- -0.053 -- -- .166 -- .212 0.046 .210 -0.002
BA .208 -- -0.045 -- -- .147 -- .210 0.063 .231 0.021
xwOBA .293 -- -0.058 -- -- .281 -- .307 0.026 .283 -0.024
wOBA .275 -- -0.044 -- -- .281 -- .302 0.021 .296 -0.006
xSLG .285 -- -0.030 -- -- .195 -- .331 0.136 .309 -0.022
SLG .257 -- -0.002 -- -- .235 -- .324 0.089 .332 0.008
K% 20.6 -- 7.6 -- -- 22.7 -- 24.0 1.3 28.4 4.4
BB% 13.3 -- -3.3 -- -- 22.7 -- 13.3 -9.4 11.2 -2.1
Swing % 41.8 -- -0.2 -- -- 37.7 -- 42.0 4.3 41.4 -0.6
Whiff% 24.2 -- 6.0 -- -- 24.4 -- 24.0 -0.4 28.2 4.2
In Zone % 49.5 -- -2.6 -- -- 44.4 -- 48.5 4.1 49.0 0.5
Out of Zone % 50.5 -- 2.6 -- -- 55.6 -- 51.5 -4.1 51.0 -0.5
Out of Zone Swing % 23.3 -- 5.8 -- -- 20.9 -- 23.5 2.6 28.2 4.7
First Pitch Swing % 24.6 -- 0.9 -- -- 22.7 -- 24.7 2.0 23.6 -1.1
First Pitch Strike % 58.8 -- 2.1 -- -- 43.2 -- 58.2 15.0 58.1 -0.1
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2018 Shifts 337 .275 168 0 0.0 169 2 1.2
2019 Shifts 105 .227 64 1 1.6 41 7 17.1
2021 Shifts 44 .281 32 1 3.1 12 0 0.0
2022 Shifts 242 .304 152 20 13.2 90 30 33.3
2023 Shades 280 .295 173 0 0.0 107 23 21.5
! 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% 232 19.2 4.7% 1.3%
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Pitch Distribution