Liam Hicks
C | Bats/Throws: L/R | 5' 9" 185LBS | Age: 25
Draft: 2021 | Rd: 9, #254, Texas Rangers | Arkansas State
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2025 94 82 10 23 4 0 .280 .348 .500 .848
1 Season 94 82 10 23 4 0 .280 .348 .500 .848
AVG HR SB OPS
2025 .280 4 0 .848
1 Season .280 4 0 .848
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Statcast Batting 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%
2025 26 331 74 5 6.8 5.3 85.7 108.5 12.5 37.8 .285 .437 .367 .346 .354 29.7 11.7 7.4
Player 331 74 5 6.8 5.3 85.7 108.5 12.5 37.8 .285 .437 .367 .346 .354 29.7 11.7 7.4
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.7 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.




Fastball: 4 Seam, 2 Seam, Cutter, Sinker. Offspeed: Split, Change, Fork, Screw. Breaking: Slider, Curve, Knuckle, Sweeper, Slurve, Other
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Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2025 39.2 60.8 31.1 25.7 4.1 36.5 37.8 25.7 16.2 18.9 4.1 20.3 18.9 21.6
Player 39.2 60.8 31.1 25.7 4.1 36.5 37.8 25.7 16.2 18.9 4.1 20.3 18.9 21.6
MLB 44.4 55.6 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.4 25.2 20.6 17.8 5.9 16.6 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2025 6.8 29.7 25.7 24.3 5.4 6.8 5.3
Player 6.8 29.7 25.7 24.3 5.4 6.8 5.3
MLB 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.

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 %
2025 4-Seam Fastball 5.2 7 129 39.0 45 .350 .700 .456 17.5 11.1 16.1 .341 .551 .401 36.1
2025 Sinker -1.8 -1 53 16.0 14 .091 .091 .246 12.5 21.4 42.9 .119 .130 .202 0.0
2025 Slider -1.7 -1 45 13.6 6 .200 .200 .225 15.8 0.0 0.0 .261 .290 .241 16.7
2025 Changeup -3.9 -1 32 9.7 9 .111 .111 .100 25.0 11.1 12.5 .239 .303 .234 25.0
2025 Curveball 3.3 1 27 8.2 7 .286 .714 .407 12.5 14.3 16.7 .185 .426 .255 33.3
2025 Cutter 0.1 0 21 6.3 7 .200 .200 .329 22.2 14.3 25.0 .339 .470 .449 50.0
2025 Sweeper 3.2 0 14 4.2 2 1.000 1.000 .800 0.0 0.0 0.0 .997 1.055 .803 0.0
2025 Split-Finger 6.3 1 10 3.0 4 .500 .750 .538 0.0 0.0 0.0 .250 .417 .283 50.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Statcast Batting Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2025 94 331 3 -2 3 2 6
Player 94 331 3 -2 3 3 6
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Swing % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2025 331 55.3 61.7 90.3 18.2 55.6 46.2 34.0 42.3 16.4 11.2 73.0
Player 331 55.3 61.7 90.3 18.2 55.6 46.2 34.0 42.3 16.4 11.2 73.0
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.1 28.4 57.7 42.6 30.0 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Max EV Hard
Hit% 		K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate 		Speed OAA Arm
Strength 		Bat
Speed 		Squared-up
Rate 		Swing
Length
2025 44 19
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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 %
2025 23.27 4 4.1 0 3 6 0 0.0
Player 23.27 4 4.1 0 3 6 0 0.0
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted
Year HR
2025 4 5 0 9 8 5 3 2 4 1 2 7 4 6 5 4 3 3 3 7 3 2 7 6 3 2 5 5 4 3 1
Player 4 5 0 9 8 5 3 2 4 1 2 7 4 6 5 4 3 3 3 7 3 2 7 6 3 2 5 5 4 3 1
Note: xHR tells how many of this player's home runs 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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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
2025 Shades L 94 41 43.6 .452 .262
! 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 %
2025 82 15.7 41.5% 0.0% 57 18.0 3.5% 0.0%
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