MLB · NL East

Liam Hicks

Betting stats, Statcast splits, spray chart & prop matchups

Miami MarlinsCBats: L · Throws: R
FormHotPowerPoor

The read

Contact-oriented with limited power, with a low-strikeout, contact-first approach. Heating up over the last ten.

At a glance

AVG

.275↑

OBP

.353

SLG

.466

OPS

.819

HR

13

K%

10%

Last 10: 15-for-43 (.349) · 1 HR · 6 K · 4 BB · MLB avg .247 / .318 / .404

Power & contact quality

Percentile rank vs qualified MLB hitters this season. The dot is this player; further right is better on every metric. Based on 289 PA.

Metric
Percentile
Value
Rank
xwOBA (con)
.299
12
Avg Exit V
85.1 mph
15
Barrel %
4.4%
21
Hard-Hit %
38.0%
20
Chase %
26.7%
68
Whiff %
10.2%
99
K %
9.7%
99
BB %
9.7%
64

Where he hits it

9%LF15%LCF14%CF22%RCF31%RFPull →

50%

Pull

27%

Center

23%

Oppo

Pull-air 36% of BIP · 95.1 mph · 33° LA

Share of batted balls by field sector. The pull / center / oppo split and pull-side fly-ball power sit below the fan.

Matchups

vs LHP.518OPS55 PA
vs RHP.892OPS234 PA

By pitch type. Filter by pitch, opposing hand, or recency. Green beats league average, red falls short.

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3 pitches · this season · vs right-handed pitchers

PitchPA↑BASLGxwOBAWhiff%K%Hard-hit%Barrel%Exit veloLaunch
Cutter18.267.533.3803.1%0.0%20.0%6.7%74.7 mph20.9°
Slider26.4551.000.35413.2%7.7%42.9%9.5%89.7 mph21.9°
Changeup53.294.510.28017.2%13.2%31.9%4.3%85.3 mph5.2°

Full Statcast profile

Batted ball · discipline · situationalSeason-to-date
Expectedestimators not shown above
xBA
.281
xSLG
.407
Batted ballAvg EV / Barrel% / Hard-hit% shown above
Max EV
107.5
EV90
101.5
Launch angle
14.1°
Sweet-spot%
27.4%
Avg distance
226 ft
EV on barrels
102.2
EV on hard-hit
100.5
Plate disciplineChase% & Whiff% shown above as percentiles
Z-Swing%
58.7%
O-Contact%
76.2%
Z-Contact%
96.8%
Contact%
89.8%
SwStr%
4.2%
CSW%
23.6%
In-zone%
46.5%
1st-pitch swing%
24.9%
2-strike K%
24.3%
Rolling formxwOBA(con) / K% / BB% / Barrel% / Whiff%
7d xwOBA(con)
.267
7d K%
17.2%
7d Barrel%
0.0%
7d Whiff%
18.4%
14d xwOBA(con)
.271
14d K%
11.1%
14d Barrel%
2.4%
30d xwOBA(con)
.227
30d K%
10.5%
30d Barrel%
2.4%
By countxwOBA(con) / Whiff% by count state
0-0 xwOBA(con)
.288
Ahead xwOBA(con)
.287
Behind xwOBA(con)
.309
2-strike xwOBA(con)
.346
Ahead Whiff%
6.2%
2-strike Whiff%
13.1%
By situationxwOBA(con) by base state + leverage + inning
Bases empty
.304
RISP
.410
Loaded
.225
High leverage
.349
Clutch
.300
Innings 1-3
.297
Innings 4-6
.297
Innings 7+
.302

Statcast-derived from our v8 pitch corpus, refreshed daily. xwOBA (con) = xwOBA on balls in play. Percentages are share of the relevant opportunity.

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