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    Decision+ · chase / passive cost · K% · BB%
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Liam Hicks

Liam Hicks

C / 1B·MIA
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PA
392
H
82
HR
6
AVG
.246
xwOBA
.316
PPG
1.62
Career Seasons
YrGPAAVGOBPSLGISOxwOBAK%BB%K-BB%HRSBPtsPPGxPPG
202694380.280.365.441.161.3119.7%9.5%0.2%1432692.86—
2025123392.246
2025 MLB Percentiles

Hitting Profile

392 PA — below qualified cutoff. Percentiles vs. qualified pool (faded).

Expected Results
xwOBA
26
.316
xBA
44
.251
.347
.344
.098
.316
14.3%
11.0%
3.3%
6
2
199
1.62
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xSLG
5
.359
Quality of Contact
Avg EV
0
83.8
Median EV
4
88.0
90th % EV
4
100.6
Barrel %
6
3.5
Hard-Hit %
4
27.7
Sweet-Spot %
93
41.1
Bat Speed
Avg
3
65.0
Median
3
66.9
90th %
4
72.2
Plate Discipline
Chase %
96
17.6
Whiff %
93
13.2
K %
85
14.3
BB %
75
11.0
Swing Decisions

Plate Discipline · Decision+

Expected-run-value of every swing-or-take decision, against a league-average batter’s optimum. 100 = avg · 110 = 1 SD better.

Decision+
113
≈ 90th pctl
Chase cost
-17.8r
174 swings @ bad pitch
Passive cost
-14.5r
294 takes @ hittable pitch
Swing rate
37.2%
1,563 pitches seen
Runs per 100
-2.07
lg avg -2.53
Count
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4+0%7+8%13+0%9+0%8+0%72+10%10+5%39+10%40+3%34+10%31+17%18+0%6+34%35-15%59-44%82-45%77-13%60+39%23-14%7+24%29-11%53-38%53-39%57-19%31+27%225+0%16-5%19+16%19+29%21+15%1331351+0%61CATCHER'S VIEW
Judgment — swing% vs optimal
−35%−15%0+15%+35%
  • Red cells — swings more than an optimal batter would here (chasing).
  • Blue cells — swings less than optimal (too passive).
  • Number in cell: swing%-delta vs optimal. Top-right: pitches seen.
Total pitches shown: 1,000