Sam Hilliard
CF | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 4" 236LBS | Age: 30
Draft: 2015 | Rd: 15, #437, Colorado Rockies | Wichita State
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2022 200 174 26 32 2 5 .184 .280 .264 .544
2023 78 72 15 17 3 4 .236 .295 .431 .726
2024 47 39 10 10 3 3 .256 .311 .513 .824
6 Seasons 764 681 109 148 35 22 .217 .295 .429 .724
AVG HR SB OPS
2022 .184 2 5 .544
2023 .236 3 4 .726
2024 .256 3 3 .824
6 Seasons .217 35 22 .724
MLB Percentile Rankings
Hits Spray Chart

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%
2019 25 383 54 7 13.0 8.0 90.8 114.1 8.4 37.0 .247 .501 .407 .354 .442 42.6 26.4 10.3
2020 26 492 63 6 9.5 5.3 88.3 111.0 10.8 20.6 .193 .345 .301 .266 .386 44.4 36.8 7.9
2021 27 995 127 19 15.0 8.0 89.8 113.5 12.0 32.3 .213 .436 .318 .311 .462 38.6 36.6 9.7
2022 28 870 119 11 9.2 5.5 92.0 115.1 13.4 27.7 .216 .361 .251 .303 .370 48.7 28.5 11.5
2023 29 312 39 3 7.7 3.8 92.4 114.8 20.3 33.3 .204 .369 .312 .277 .446 48.7 42.3 7.7
2024 30 188 30 5 16.7 10.6 95.0 111.3 22.5 26.7 .283 .512 .336 .351 .477 53.3 27.7 8.5
Player 3240 432 51 11.8 6.7 90.9 115.1 13.2 29.6 .218 .408 .308 .306 .423 44.7 33.4 9.7
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.5 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

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2019 44.4 27.8 24.1 3.7 51.9 33.3 14.8 1.9 35.2 25.9 18.5 5.6 13.0 8.0
2020 50.8 25.4 14.3 9.5 46.0 33.3 20.6 7.9 33.3 20.6 22.2 3.2 9.5 5.3
2021 44.1 29.1 18.1 8.7 40.9 38.6 20.5 2.4 33.9 24.4 20.5 3.9 15.0 8.0
2022 44.5 26.1 21.0 8.4 31.9 48.7 19.3 2.5 32.8 26.9 19.3 9.2 9.2 5.5
2023 38.5 28.2 23.1 10.3 30.8 38.5 30.8 2.6 20.5 33.3 25.6 10.3 7.7 3.8
2024 36.7 36.7 20.0 6.7 26.7 40.0 33.3 10.0 6.7 30.0 33.3 3.3 16.7 10.6
Player 44.2 28.0 19.7 8.1 38.7 40.0 21.3 3.7 30.6 25.9 21.5 6.0 11.8 6.7
MLB 44.5 23.7 24.8 7.0 37.1 37.5 25.3 3.9 32.7 24.8 24.4 5.8 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 %
2024 4-Seam Fastball 1.8 1 59 31.4 13 .400 .500 .446 28.6 30.8 21.1 .259 .413 .355 42.9
2024 Slider -2.3 -1 35 18.6 10 .222 .556 .360 50.0 40.0 33.3 .260 .473 .348 60.0
2024 Changeup 3.9 1 27 14.4 4 .250 1.000 .500 63.6 25.0 14.3 .357 1.064 .588 66.7
2024 Sinker -5.2 -1 20 10.6 5 .200 .200 .180 10.0 40.0 28.6 .322 .528 .360 66.7
2024 Sweeper -3.9 -1 15 8.0 4 .000 .000 .000 25.0 0.0 0.0 .176 .234 .150 25.0
2024 Cutter 6.6 1 14 7.4 3 .333 1.333 .667 44.4 33.3 25.0 .252 .624 .361 50.0
2024 Curveball 0.7 0 12 6.4 4 .333 .333 .450 0.0 0.0 0.0 .334 .424 .284 50.0
2024 Split-Finger -12.1 -1 6 3.2 3 .000 .000 .000 33.3 33.3 100.0 .319 .359 .302 100.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball -3.4 -4 106 34.0 24 .143 .333 .260 41.2 45.8 36.7 .170 .353 .280 50.0
2023 Slider -1.6 -1 54 17.3 13 .167 .333 .246 54.2 46.2 33.3 .187 .261 .231 50.0
2023 Changeup -1.4 -1 44 14.1 9 .222 .222 .200 50.0 55.6 25.0 .239 .285 .229 25.0
2023 Curveball 5.5 2 37 11.9 11 .364 .727 .459 44.4 36.4 25.0 .204 .450 .272 57.1
2023 Cutter -1.4 0 33 10.6 7 .200 .200 .329 25.0 28.6 28.6 .210 .236 .339 33.3
2023 Sinker 7.6 2 24 7.7 10 .500 .900 .595 25.0 30.0 50.0 .289 .672 .395 57.1
2023 Sweeper -3.3 0 9 2.9 2 .000 .000 .000 33.3 50.0 50.0 .009 .016 .011 0.0
2023 Split-Finger 2.8 0 3 1.0 -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2023 Screwball -6.5 0 1 0.3 1 .000 .000 .000 100.0 100.0 100.0 -- -- .000 --
2022 4-Seam Fastball -0.8 -2 297 34.1 64 .264 .472 .368 29.2 23.4 17.2 .288 .597 .431 53.8
2022 Slider -0.6 -1 120 13.8 27 .240 .240 .226 54.2 48.1 27.1 .192 .248 .215 46.2
2022 Changeup 0.2 0 119 13.7 36 .206 .235 .299 32.7 25.0 22.5 .239 .311 .264 48.0
2022 Curveball -2.2 -3 117 13.4 19 .000 .000 .074 48.8 47.4 22.5 .082 .114 .150 50.0
2022 Sinker -2.1 -2 103 11.8 28 .136 .136 .246 38.9 21.4 27.3 .154 .258 .288 43.8
2022 Cutter -1.0 -1 73 8.4 19 .118 .235 .205 17.6 10.5 10.5 .245 .364 .307 46.7
2022 Split-Finger -1.2 0 21 2.4 4 .000 .000 .175 25.0 0.0 0.0 .156 .189 .290 33.3
2022 Sweeper -3.9 -1 20 2.3 3 .000 .000 .000 25.0 100.0 42.9 -- -- .000 --
2021 4-Seam Fastball 0.9 4 384 38.6 100 .269 .538 .383 42.1 38.0 29.7 .241 .504 .340 50.9
2021 Changeup 2.1 3 144 14.5 30 .207 .517 .342 51.4 46.7 29.2 .182 .445 .276 46.7
2021 Slider -0.3 0 114 11.5 26 .130 .348 .254 51.9 46.2 27.3 .170 .325 .269 18.2
2021 Sinker 0.5 1 111 11.2 30 .200 .440 .340 28.8 33.3 31.3 .222 .450 .355 26.7
2021 Curveball 0.7 1 109 11.0 19 .176 .353 .274 39.0 36.8 20.0 .233 .450 .332 50.0
2021 Cutter 2.1 2 87 8.7 17 .214 .571 .388 20.0 5.9 5.3 .256 .425 .364 23.1
2021 Split-Finger -8.0 -2 31 3.1 9 .000 .000 .000 50.0 33.3 30.0 .074 .082 .073 0.0
2021 Sweeper -1.5 0 13 1.3 2 .000 .000 .000 33.3 100.0 50.0 -- -- .000 --
2020 4-Seam Fastball -0.5 -1 200 40.7 43 .286 .595 .386 35.4 32.6 24.1 .201 .335 .240 57.1
2020 Slider -1.6 -1 81 16.5 19 .118 .294 .239 43.2 47.4 31.0 .146 .276 .238 25.0
2020 Sinker -1.5 -1 68 13.8 16 .143 .357 .269 27.3 37.5 26.1 .168 .389 .291 37.5
2020 Changeup -2.5 -1 53 10.8 13 .091 .182 .204 46.2 30.8 28.6 .116 .160 .209 28.6
2020 Curveball -1.3 -1 40 8.1 11 .091 .364 .182 46.7 45.5 33.3 .166 .384 .232 50.0
2020 Cutter 1.9 1 35 7.1 8 .500 .667 .556 38.5 25.0 22.2 .437 .739 .551 25.0
2020 Split-Finger 2.8 0 12 2.4 3 .333 .333 .300 66.7 66.7 40.0 .240 .326 .236 100.0
2020 Sweeper -9.5 0 1 0.2 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -- .427 .539 .434 0.0
2019 4-Seam Fastball 3.5 5 135 35.2 30 .292 .833 .507 32.1 30.0 20.0 .181 .391 .330 40.0
2019 Curveball -2.1 -1 59 15.4 12 .083 .250 .133 46.7 50.0 26.1 .099 .152 .107 33.3
2019 Sinker 5.7 3 56 14.6 15 .538 1.000 .660 14.3 6.7 5.9 .428 .788 .539 50.0
2019 Slider -1.0 0 50 13.1 10 .222 .556 .360 27.3 30.0 13.0 .254 .577 .375 33.3
2019 Changeup 1.7 1 46 12.0 10 .333 .778 .485 18.2 10.0 7.1 .434 1.073 .614 50.0
2019 Cutter -2.0 -1 29 7.6 6 .167 .333 .208 21.4 16.7 12.5 .233 .326 .237 40.0
2019 Split-Finger -10.5 -1 8 2.1 4 .000 .000 .000 33.3 50.0 40.0 .082 .087 .080 50.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2019 87 383 2 -1 2 2 6
2020 114 492 -4 -4 2 1 -4
2021 235 995 5 -11 8 5 7
2022 200 870 -9 -12 9 3 -9
2023 78 312 -1 -5 1 1 -2
2024 46 188 0 0 0 1 0
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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 %
2019 383 45.4 61.5 79.4 25.4 60.4 40.2 24.1 41.8 26.9 6.8 69.2
2020 492 47.4 66.1 70.8 29.3 40.8 40.0 26.3 46.7 38.7 9.6 72.3
2021 995 48.6 68.4 64.7 27.2 42.4 45.4 34.2 47.2 41.5 7.8 71.8
2022 870 50.2 67.5 71.2 20.1 42.5 46.1 27.0 43.9 34.8 6.2 79.6
2023 312 52.2 61.3 65.0 24.2 38.9 40.1 28.2 43.6 41.9 7.1 68.2
2024 188 51.6 72.2 74.3 25.3 39.1 41.0 41.3 49.5 34.4 9.6 61.1
Player 3,240 49.0 66.6 69.5 25.1 44.0 43.4 29.8 45.4 37.3 7.6 72.2
MLB 48.6 67.0 82.0 28.4 57.9 42.6 29.8 47.2 24.8 7.3 76.2
! 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
Swing
Length
2019 93 93
2020 79 98 44 85
2021 90 93 91
2022 97 85 89
2023 94 89 75
2024 76 81
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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 %
2019 20.5 7 6.3 1 1 4 3 42.9
2020 21.8 6 5.4 1 1 3 3 50.0
2021 23.0 14 13.2 1 1 7 7 50.0
2022 23.0 2 3.5 -2 1 5 1 50.0
2023 21.3 3 2.2 1 1 0 2 66.7
2024 21.0 3 2.1 1 3 2 0 0.0
Player 22.0 35 32.7 2 8 21 16 45.7
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2019 7 8 7 6 7 7 7 5 7 5 7 7 6 6 7 5 6 5 6 7 7 7 7 6 4 6 6 7 6 7 5
2020 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 7 5 5 6 5 6 5 5 6 5 5 6 5 6 5 5 6 5 6 3
2021 14 14 13 12 14 14 14 14 12 11 13 13 12 12 14 14 11 12 15 14 13 14 14 14 12 14 14 14 14 14 12
2022 2 5 1 3 3 3 5 2 1 2 2 2 5 4 4 5 5 2 5 4 5 7 5 6 2 2 4 3 5 2 2
2023 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 2 3
2024 3 2 1 4 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 4 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 4 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 3
Player 35 36 30 33 34 34 36 30 29 26 31 35 32 31 35 33 32 27 35 35 34 37 38 36 27 31 33 35 35 34 28
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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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2019 2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Exit Velocity 90.8 88.3 -2.5 89.8 1.5 92.0 2.2 92.4 0.4 95.0 2.6
Launch Angle 8.4 10.8 2.4 12.0 1.2 13.4 1.4 20.3 6.9 22.5 2.2
Barrel % 13.0 9.5 -3.5 15.0 5.5 9.2 -5.8 7.7 -1.5 16.7 9.0
Hard Hit % 42.6 44.4 1.8 38.6 -5.8 48.7 10.1 48.7 0.0 53.3 4.6
LA Sweet-Spot % 37.0 20.6 -16.4 32.3 11.7 27.7 -4.6 33.3 5.6 26.7 -6.6
xBA .247 .193 -0.054 .213 0.020 .216 0.003 .204 -0.012 .283 0.079
BA .273 .210 -0.063 .215 0.005 .184 -0.031 .236 0.052 .256 0.020
xwOBA .354 .266 -0.088 .311 0.045 .303 -0.008 .277 -0.026 .351 0.074
wOBA .407 .301 -0.106 .318 0.017 .251 -0.067 .312 0.061 .336 0.024
xSLG .501 .345 -0.156 .436 0.091 .361 -0.075 .369 0.008 .512 0.143
SLG .649 .438 -0.211 .463 0.025 .264 -0.199 .431 0.167 .513 0.082
K% 26.4 36.8 10.4 36.6 -0.2 28.5 -8.1 42.3 13.8 27.7 -14.6
BB% 10.3 7.9 -2.4 9.7 1.8 11.5 1.8 7.7 -3.8 8.5 0.8
Swing % 41.8 46.7 4.9 47.2 0.5 43.9 -3.3 43.6 -0.3 49.5 5.9
Whiff% 26.9 38.7 11.8 41.5 2.8 34.8 -6.7 41.9 7.1 34.4 -7.5
In Zone % 45.4 47.4 2.0 48.6 1.2 50.2 1.6 52.2 2.0 51.6 -0.6
Out of Zone % 54.6 52.6 -2.0 51.4 -1.2 49.8 -1.6 47.8 -2.0 48.4 0.6
Out of Zone Swing % 25.4 29.3 3.9 27.2 -2.1 20.1 -7.1 24.2 4.1 25.3 1.1
First Pitch Swing % 24.1 26.3 2.2 34.2 7.9 27.0 -7.2 28.2 1.2 41.3 13.1
First Pitch Strike % 60.9 55.3 -5.6 56.5 1.2 57.0 0.5 57.7 0.7 60.9 3.2
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
2019 Shifts L 87 61 70.1 .323 .442
2020 Shifts L 114 90 78.9 .312 .298
2021 Shifts L 235 191 81.3 .372 .305
2022 Shifts L 200 163 81.5 .241 .253
2023 Shades L 77 35 45.5 .393 .224
2024 Shades L 46 19 41.3 .482 .145
! 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 %
2019 128 18.7 13.3% 1.6% 61 24.1 0.0% 14.8%
2020 156 19.4 10.3% 0.6% 74 25.9 0.0% 14.9%
2021 292 18.3 11.3% 2.1% 158 24.1 0.6% 10.1%
2022 238 18.0 18.9% 2.5% 167 22.0 0.6% 6.6%
2023 109 15.3 45.0% 0.9% 47 17.8 12.8% 2.1%
2024 44 14.6 54.5% 4.5% 11 19.7 0.0% 0.0%
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