P John Hicks #53
Richardson City Thundercats PL
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good    
12/31/2024
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P JOHN HICKS #53 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
8 0 1-0 2 2.00 9.0 9 0 3 11 1.33 0.3
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 8 7 8 8
Movement 5 5 5 5
Control 4 4 4 4
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Changeup 1 1
Sinker 7 7
Cutter 7 7
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 91-93 Mph
Stamina 7
Suggested Role Bullpen
Groundball Percentage 55 %
Hold Runners 8
Defense 10
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 10
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/04/2024 WIZ Loss, 1-6 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
09/26/2024 @ BOS Loss, 3-7 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
09/24/2024 NV Win, 16-3 1.1 2 1 1 1 2 Win
09/20/2024 @ BUC Loss, 6-12 0.2 1 1 1 1 1
09/14/2024 FTW Win, 6-0 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 Save
09/13/2024 FTW Win, 3-2 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 Save
09/09/2024 @ SEA Loss, 6-7 1.0 0 0 0 2 0
09/03/2024 @ ACKC Loss, 5-8 1.1 2 0 0 0 3
08/30/2024 ATL Loss, 6-8 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
08/17/2024 BOS Loss, 3-5 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:Very High
Loyalty:High
Desire f. Win:Low
Greed:Normal
Intelligence:Normal
Work Ethic:Normal
Birthday:01/27/1994
Born in:Palmerton, PA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 5"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$3,600,000
Signed Through:2025 Season
Major Service:9 Years, 11 Days
Service This Yr:58 Days
40-Man Service:10 Years, None
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2014, 7th Pick in Round 2
UNITED STATES PREMIER LEAGUE 2024 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 8 0 1 0 2 2.00 9.0 9 2 2 0 3 11 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 2 0 100.0 8 2 12.00 9.00 11.00 3.00 1.36 1.33 36 0.3 .360        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 15 7 1 0 0 2 2 3 1 0 0 .467 .500 .533 1.033      
vs. RHB 20 2 1 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 .100 .143 .150 .293      
UNITED STATES PREMIER LEAGUE 2024 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
August 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.1 2 0 0 0 0 0  
September 6 0 1 0 2 2.70 6.2 7 2 2 0 3 11  
Spring Training 2 0 1 0 0 3.86 2.1 1 1 1 0 2 2  
Postseason 4 0 0 0 0 7.36 3.2 4 3 3 0 3 1  
Last Year 9 0 0 2 0 8.44 10.2 8 10 10 2 10 11  
2 Years Ago 25 0 4 1 2 3.72 38.2 36 17 16 5 21 44  
Career 110 0 8 7 11 4.83 132.1 126 75 71 17 69 141  
Home 5 0 1 0 2 1.50 6.0 5 1 1 0 2 5  
Road 3 0 0 0 0 3.00 3.0 4 1 1 0 1 6  
Grass 8 0 1 0 2 2.00 9.0 9 2 2 0 3 11  
Day 4 0 1 0 1 1.80 5.0 5 1 1 0 1 4  
Night 4 0 0 0 1 2.25 4.0 4 1 1 0 2 7  
As Reliever / Substitution 8 0 1 0 2 2.00 9.0 9 2 2 0 3 11  
USPL TRIPLE A 2024 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 44 0 3 1 2 3.14 48.2 33 18 17 5 29 55 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 13 0 100.0 44 10 11.84 6.10 10.17 5.36 3.98 1.27 87 0.5 .241        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 64 12 2 0 2 5 12 24 1 0 0 .188 .312 .312 .624      
vs. RHB 110 21 0 0 3 13 17 31 1 1 2 .191 .308 .273 .580      
USPL TRIPLE A 2024 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
May 13 0 1 0 1 3.95 13.2 5 6 6 1 5 20  
June 13 0 0 0 0 3.07 14.2 12 6 5 2 7 16  
July 15 0 2 0 1 2.00 18.0 14 4 4 2 11 15  
August 3 0 0 1 0 7.71 2.1 2 2 2 0 6 4  
Last Year 10 0 2 1 2 2.31 11.2 8 3 3 2 4 14  
2 Years Ago 8 0 1 0 1 1.42 12.2 15 2 2 0 7 12  
Career 63 0 6 2 5 2.70 73.1 56 23 22 7 40 81  
Home 25 0 3 0 0 3.86 28.0 20 12 12 3 16 34  
Road 19 0 0 1 2 2.18 20.2 13 6 5 2 13 21  
Grass 44 0 3 1 2 3.14 48.2 33 18 17 5 29 55  
Day 3 0 0 0 0 1.93 4.2 3 1 1 1 1 3  
Night 41 0 3 1 2 3.27 44.0 30 17 16 4 28 52  
As Reliever / Substitution 44 0 3 1 2 3.14 48.2 33 18 17 5 29 55  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2015 Chicago - SL 21 49 0 4 4 0 6.62 50.1 57 38 37 10 25 55 0 0 1.63 .341 5.11 -0.0 74
2016 Chicago - SL 22 59 0 8 3 1 3.56 68.1 50 29 27 9 31 75 0 0 1.19 .241 3.96 0.5 124
2017 Chicago - SL 23 48 0 1 6 19 3.58 50.1 39 21 20 8 26 71 0 0 1.29 .292 3.96 0.4 125
2018 Chicago - SL 24 47 0 6 1 2 5.68 57.0 56 36 36 9 36 56 0 0 1.61 .305 5.12 -0.2 83
2019 Chicago - SL 25 33 0 2 1 6 3.46 39.0 22 18 15 5 13 54 0 0 0.90 .215 3.08 0.6 123
2020 Chicago - PL 26 41 0 1 2 5 3.40 42.1 36 16 16 2 19 44 0 0 1.30 .324 2.81 0.5 105
2021 Chicago - PL 27 27 0 2 2 2 7.67 31.2 37 30 27 8 16 31 0 0 1.67 .337 6.30 -0.8 53
2022 Richardson City - PL 28 25 0 4 1 2 3.72 38.2 36 17 16 5 21 44 0 0 1.47 .307 4.24 -0.1 101
2023 Richardson City - PL 29 9 0 0 2 0 8.44 10.2 8 10 10 2 10 11 0 0 1.69 .231 6.35 -0.3 47
2024 Richardson City - PL 30 8 0 1 0 2 2.00 9.0 9 2 2 0 3 11 0 0 1.33 .360 1.36 0.3 186
Total PL 110 0 8 7 11 4.83 132.1 126 75 71 17 69 141 0 0 1.47 .318 4.25 -0.4 92
Total SL 236 0 21 15 28 4.58 265.0 224 142 135 41 131 311 0 0 1.34 .283 4.30 1.3 106
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2014 Total - COL 20 15 15 7 3 0 3.35 99.1 89 39 37 10 37 114 0 0 1.27 .307 3.39 2.2 100
2021 Naperville - AAA 27 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 3.20 0.0 999
2022 Royse City - AAA 28 8 0 1 0 1 1.42 12.2 15 2 2 0 7 12 0 0 1.74 .385 2.64 0.3 304
2023 Royse City - AAA 29 10 0 2 1 2 2.31 11.2 8 3 3 2 4 14 0 0 1.03 .222 4.20 0.1 193
2024 Royse City - AAA 30 44 0 3 1 2 3.14 48.2 33 18 17 5 29 55 0 0 1.27 .241 3.98 0.5 143
Total PAAA 63 0 6 2 5 2.70 73.1 56 23 22 7 40 81 0 0 1.31 .268 3.78 182.4
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2015 Chicago - SL 21 2 0 0 0 0 4.15 4.1 2 2 2 0 3 7 0 0 1.15 .222 0.00 0.0 0
2016 Chicago - SL 22 1 0 0 1 0 18.00 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 3.00 .667 0.00 0.0 0
2017 Chicago - 3L 23 3 0 0 0 2 0.00 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 .000 0.00 0.0 0
2017 Chicago - SL 23 3 0 0 1 0 31.50 2.0 7 7 7 3 1 2 0 0 4.00 .571 0.00 0.0 0
2017 Chicago - PL 23 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 0.00 0.0 0
2017 Total - PL 23 7 0 0 1 2 11.12 5.2 7 7 7 3 1 3 0 0 1.41 .250 0.00 0.0 0
2018 Chicago - SL 24 7 0 0 0 0 1.69 10.2 7 2 2 1 2 10 0 0 0.84 .222 0.00 0.0 0
2018 Chicago - PL 24 5 0 1 0 0 4.05 6.2 4 3 3 1 7 6 0 0 1.65 .214 0.00 0.0 0
2018 Total - PL 24 12 0 1 0 0 2.60 17.1 11 5 5 2 9 16 0 0 1.15 .220 0.00 0.0 0
2019 Chicago - SL 25 4 0 1 0 0 9.00 3.0 4 3 3 1 0 6 0 0 1.33 .500 0.00 0.0 0
2019 Chicago - PL 25 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1.50 .000 0.00 0.0 0
2019 Total - PL 25 5 0 1 0 0 7.36 3.2 4 3 3 1 1 7 0 0 1.36 .429 0.00 0.0 0
2020 Chicago - SL 26 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 .000 0.00 0.0 0
2020 Chicago - PL 26 12 0 2 1 0 4.97 12.2 14 7 7 3 6 10 0 0 1.58 .297 0.00 0.0 0
2020 Total - PL 26 14 0 2 1 0 4.72 13.1 14 7 7 3 6 11 0 0 1.50 .289 0.00 0.0 0
2021 Chicago - PL 27 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0.30 .000 0.00 0.0 0
2022 Richardson City - PL 28 3 0 1 0 0 1.59 5.2 5 1 1 1 2 6 0 0 1.24 .308 0.00 0.0 0
2023 Richardson City - 3L 29 1 0 0 0 0 9.00 1.0 2 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 3.00 .500 0.00 0.0 0
2023 Richardson City - PL 29 2 0 0 1 0 45.00 1.0 6 5 5 0 1 1 0 0 7.00 .750 0.00 0.0 0
2023 Total - PL 29 3 0 0 1 0 27.00 2.0 8 7 6 0 2 3 0 0 5.00 .667 0.00 0.0 0
2024 Richardson City - PL 30 4 0 0 0 0 7.36 3.2 4 3 3 0 3 1 0 0 1.91 .308 0.00 0.0 0
Total PL 32 0 4 2 0 4.93 34.2 33 19 19 5 21 29 0 0 1.56 .295 5.35 232.9
Total SL 19 0 1 2 0 6.65 21.2 22 16 16 5 7 28 0 0 1.34 .321 4.61 201.2
Total 3L 4 0 0 0 2 2.45 3.2 2 2 1 0 1 3 0 0 0.82 .200 2.22 738.9
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2015 Chicago - ML P 49 0 4 9 1 13 0 1.000 50.1 2.32 +0.5 1.097
2016 Chicago - ML P 57 0 4 10 1 14 0 1.000 68.1 1.84 +0.6 1.121
2017 Chicago - ML P 47 0 1 10 0 11 0 1.000 50.1 1.97 +0.7 1.122
2018 Chicago - ML P 44 0 4 5 0 9 0 1.000 57.0 1.42 -0.0 1.036
2019 Chicago - ML P 32 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 39.0 0.69 +0.1 1.049
2020 Chicago - ML P 40 0 0 10 0 10 0 1.000 42.1 2.13 -0.0 .997
2021 Chicago - ML P 26 0 1 9 1 10 0 1.000 31.2 2.84 +0.6 1.179
2021 Naperville - AAA P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 +0.0 .000
2022 Richardson City - ML P 25 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 38.2 0.93 -0.0 1.036
2022 Royse City - AAA P 8 0 1 2 1 3 0 1.000 12.2 2.13 +0.0 1.006
2023 Richardson City - ML P 9 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 10.2 0.84 +0.0 1.048
2023 Royse City - AAA P 9 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 11.2 1.54 +0.0 .000
2024 Richardson City - ML P 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
2024 Royse City - AAA P 43 0 2 11 1 13 0 1.000 48.2 2.40 +0.3 1.028
TOTAL P 398 0 21 72 5 93 0 1.000 470.2 1.78 +2.8 1.074
PLAYER HISTORY
03/01/2014 Drafted in the 2014 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 7, 27th overall pick) by the Cleveland Steamers, out of college (Lafayette).
04/01/2014 Named the #56 prospect in the USPL
05/13/2014 Was traded by the Lexington BC to the Chicago Gold Sox, along with MR Alfonso Escamilla, a 2nd draft pick, in exchange for SP Tim Powell.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (7); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 2 (5).
05/01/2015 Named the #33 prospect in the SL
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (9); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 3 (5).
01/01/2016 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $280,000 through automatic renewal.
05/31/2016 Injured (forearm soreness), day-to-day for 6 days.
10/14/2016 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,200,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 4 (6).
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 3 (5).
01/01/2018 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,400,000 through arbitration.
11/01/2018 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,400,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 3 (5).
11/04/2019 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,500,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 4 (4).
10/22/2020 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $11,400,000 with the Chicago Gold Sox organization.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 4 (4).
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 4 (4).
01/01/2022 Was traded by the Chicago Gold Sox to the Richardson City Thundercats in exchange for RP Denny Marshall.
06/10/2022 Injured (sore back), day-to-day for one week.
10/18/2022 Won the 2022 United States Baseball Association Round 3 with the Richardson City Thundercats!
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 4 (4).
01/08/2023 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $7,200,000 with the Richardson City Thundercats organization.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 4 (4).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2016 59 5
Year SV Rank
2017 19 3
Year HLD Rank
2016 15 5
2020 9 9
Year RA Rank
2016 59 5
Year GF Rank
2017 33 6
Year SHO Rank
2015 0 7
2018 0 5
2018 0 5
2019 0 5
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