Liam Hicks Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Hicks does his damage against breaking balls: a 1.441 OPS against them, against .652 on fastballs.

29 plate appearances ending on breaking balls, 94 on fastballs.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Hicks is at his best against right-handers, on breaking balls: a 1.500 OPS there against .852 overall.

22 plate appearances in that situation.

His home runs almost all go to the same part of the park

9 of Hicks's 9 located home runs have gone to right field, the longest of them 431 feet.

9 tracked home runs in 2026.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Hicks strikes out in 14.9% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 5.6% with the bases empty.

47 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 107 with the bases empty.

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Hicks should be hitting .291, 90th percentile in the league.

154 plate appearances in 2026. 90th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 44th in MLB.

He puts the ball in play, strikeouts are not his problem

Hicks strikes out in only 8.4% of his trips, 99th percentile.

154 plate appearances in 2026. 99th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 6th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Hicks is at his worst against left-handers, on fastballs: a .431 OPS there against .852 overall.

22 plate appearances in that situation.

There is real damage in his bat

Hicks is slugging .507, 92nd percentile in the league.

154 plate appearances in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 35th in MLB.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Hicks walks in 2.1% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 9.3% with the bases empty.

47 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 107 with the bases empty.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Hicks hits it hardest to his pull side: 92.4 mph on average there, against 79.7 the other way.

54 batted balls to his pull side, 22 the other way.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Hicks slugs .958 against breaking balls and .354 against fastballs.

29 plate appearances ending on breaking balls.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

9 of Hicks's 9 home runs have gone to his pull side and none of them the other way.

9 tracked home runs in 2026.

His swing is slower than almost anyone's

Hicks swings it at 64.2 mph, 18th percentile bat speed in the league.

154 plate appearances in 2026. 18th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 345th in MLB.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Hicks's OPS+ of 134 puts him 85th percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

154 plate appearances in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 64th in MLB.

Getting on base is what he does best

Hicks is on base at a .344 clip, 71st percentile in the league.

154 plate appearances in 2026. 71st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 121st in MLB.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Hicks has an OPS of .933; with the bases empty it is .815.

47 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 107 with the bases empty.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Hicks's fly balls travel 283 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 431.

55 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Hicks averages 87.6 mph off the bat, 39th percentile in the league.

154 plate appearances in 2026. 39th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 257th in MLB.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Hicks walks in only 7.1% of his plate appearances, 37th percentile.

154 plate appearances in 2026. 37th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 265th in MLB.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 37.3% of Hicks's contact reaches 95 mph, 39th percentile.

154 plate appearances in 2026. 39th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 258th in MLB.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Hicks finds a productive launch angle on only 33.1% of his contact, 38th percentile.

154 plate appearances in 2026. 38th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 260th in MLB.

The shape of his contact says what kind of hitter he is

Hicks averages 14.9 degrees off the bat: 36% of his contact is in the air and 43.2% of it is on the ground.

125 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

He cannot get the bat on the ball in the big spots

With a runner in scoring position Hicks averages 86.7 mph off the bat, against 88.0 with the bases empty.

39 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 87 without.

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