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John Hicks
John Hicks
Lehigh Valley IronPigs • Catcher
Age 36 • 6' 2" • 230 lb
Bats: R • Throws: R
MLB Debut: 2015-08-29
Born: Richmond , VA • USA
Draft: 2011
2021 Stats
G
10
AB
31
H
8
HR
4
RBI
7
R
6
SB
0
AVG
.258
OBP
.258
SLG
.677
OPS
.935
Career Stats
G
264
AB
845
H
199
HR
32
RBI
97
R
97
SB
4
AVG
.236
OBP
.279
SLG
.401
OPS
.680
Year-by-Year Hitting
Year Team GPAABH HRRBISB AVGOBPSLGOPSAwards
2015 SEA 17 34 32 2 1 1 .063 .091 .094 .185
2016 DET 1 2 2 1 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
2017 DET 60 190 173 46 6 22 2 .266 .326 .439 .765
2018 DET 81 312 288 75 9 32 .260 .312 .403 .715
2019 DET 95 333 319 67 13 35 1 .210 .240 .379 .619
2021 TEX 10 31 31 8 4 7 .258 .258 .677 .935
Spring Training
Hitting
YearTeamGPAABHHRRBISBAVGOBPSLGOPS
2012 SEA 2222 11 1.0001.0002.5003.500
2013 SEA 910106 4 .600.600.7001.300
2014 SEA 411 .000.000.000.000
2015 SEA 81093 1 .333.400.444.844
2016 MIN 1224237 3 .304.292.348.640
2017 DET 1625253 13 .120.120.280.400
2018 DET 19525115 181 .294.308.549.857
2019 DET 20555116 61 .314.345.392.737
2020 AZ 1024236 25 .261.292.565.857
2021 TEX 1217165 24 .313.353.6881.041
2022 CHC 1119153 14 .200.368.533.901
2023 PHI 1740379 31 .243.300.297.597
Game Logs
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Hitting
Date Opponent AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB SO
2021-07-21 @ DET 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
2021-07-19 @ DET 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021-07-18 @ TOR 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2021-07-11 vs ATH 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2021-07-09 vs ATH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2021-07-07 vs DET 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2021-07-06 vs DET 4 2 0 0 1 3 2 0 1
2021-07-03 @ SEA 4 2 0 0 2 2 2 0 0
2021-07-02 @ SEA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021-07-01 @ ATH 4 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 1
Transactions
Entire history • newest first.
2022-11-16
C John Hicks roster status changed by Philadelphia Phillies.
2022-11-16
Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent C John Hicks to a minor league contract.
2022-11-16
C John Hicks roster status changed by Philadelphia Phillies.
2022-03-17
C John Hicks and assigned to Chicago Cubs.
2022-01-31
Chicago Cubs signed free agent C John Hicks to a minor league contract.
2021-07-30
Texas Rangers sent C John Hicks outright to Round Rock Express.
2021-07-23
Texas Rangers designated C John Hicks for assignment.
2021-06-29
Texas Rangers selected the contract of C John Hicks from Round Rock Express.
2021-02-12
Texas Rangers signed free agent C John Hicks to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
2021-02-12
Texas Rangers signed free agent C John Hicks.
2020-09-19
Arizona Diamondbacks released C John Hicks.
2020-02-03
Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent C John Hicks to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
2019-10-24
Detroit Tigers sent C John Hicks outright to Toledo Mud Hens.
2018-10-29
Detroit Tigers activated C John Hicks from the 60-day injured list.
2018-09-06
Detroit Tigers transferred 1B John Hicks from the 10-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list. Right groin strain.
2018-08-08
Detroit Tigers placed 1B John Hicks on the 10-day disabled list retroactive to August 7, 2018. Right groin strain.
2017-07-31
Detroit Tigers recalled 1B John Hicks from Toledo Mud Hens.
2017-06-28
Detroit Tigers optioned C John Hicks to Toledo Mud Hens.
2017-06-16
Detroit Tigers recalled John Hicks from Toledo Mud Hens.
2017-06-09
Detroit Tigers optioned C John Hicks to Toledo Mud Hens.
2017-05-26
Detroit Tigers recalled John Hicks from Toledo Mud Hens.
2017-05-22
Detroit Tigers optioned C John Hicks to Toledo Mud Hens.
2017-05-20
Detroit Tigers recalled John Hicks from Toledo Mud Hens.
2017-05-02
Detroit Tigers optioned C John Hicks to Toledo Mud Hens.
2017-04-22
Detroit Tigers recalled John Hicks from Toledo Mud Hens.
2017-03-26
Detroit Tigers optioned C John Hicks to Toledo Mud Hens.
2016-09-01
Detroit Tigers recalled John Hicks from Toledo Mud Hens.
2016-04-23
Detroit Tigers claimed C John Hicks off waivers from Minnesota Twins.
2016-04-23
Detroit Tigers optioned C John Hicks to Erie SeaWolves.
2016-03-26
Minnesota Twins optioned C John Hicks to Rochester Red Wings.
2015-12-02
Minnesota Twins claimed John Hicks off waivers from Seattle Mariners.
2015-11-23
Seattle Mariners designated C John Hicks for assignment.
2015-08-28
Seattle Mariners recalled C John Hicks from Tacoma Rainiers.
2015-03-20
Seattle Mariners optioned C John Hicks to Tacoma Rainiers.
2014-11-20
Seattle Mariners selected the contract of John Hicks from Tacoma Rainiers.
2014-01-14
Seattle Mariners invited non-roster C John Hicks to spring training.
2013-01-11
Seattle Mariners invited non-roster C John Hicks to spring training.
2012-03-10
C John Hicks assigned to Seattle Mariners.
2011-07-08
John Hicks assigned to Clinton LumberKings from Seattle Mariners.
2011-07-06
Seattle Mariners signed C John Hicks.
Scouting Report
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Season 2021
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Spray Chart
Hits only • Stadium overlay
1B 2B 3B HR
MLBAM-style coords scaled into stadium viewBox. Home plate baseline ≈ (125, 199). Stadium SVG: generic.svg.
Results by Pitch Type
Pitch # Usage% Zone% Whiff% AVG HardHit%
Slider 31 25.4% 51.6% 33.3% .222 50.0%
Sinker 29 23.8% 69.0% 21.1% .167 20.0%
4-Seam Fastball 28 23.0% 60.7% 46.7% .333 25.0%
Changeup 18 14.8% 44.4% 50.0% .286 33.3%
Curveball 6 4.9% 50.0% 50.0% .500 100.0%
Cutter 6 4.9% 66.7% 50.0% .000 0.0%
Sweeper 3 2.5% 0.0% 100.0% .000 0.0%
Splitter 1 0.8% 100.0% 0.0% .000 0.0%
Total 122 100.0% 56.6% 37.5% .258 34.8%
Results by Pitch Category
Category # Usage% Zone% Whiff% AVG HardHit%
Fastball 63 51.6% 65.1% 34.2% .231 20.0%
Breaking 40 32.8% 47.5% 37.0% .273 57.1%
Offspeed 19 15.6% 47.4% 46.7% .286 33.3%
Total 122 100.0% 56.6% 37.5% .258 34.8%
MLB Avg - - 50.6% 25.3% .245 41.0%
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