CF Ron Hicks #16
Chicago Cubs MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
07/13/2026
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CF RON HICKS #16 - AGE: 28 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
72 263 74 9 2 10 49 32 45 .281 .359 .445 16 2.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 40 40 40
BABIP 40 35 40 40
Avoid K's 50 45 50 50
Gap 55 45 60 60
Power 55 45 55 55
Eye 60 50 65 60
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 50 55
Errors: - 35 70
Arm: 20 55 70
Turn DP: - 35 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 65
1st Base: 45 Center Field: 50
2nd Base: - Right Field: 65
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 70
Stealing Aggressiveness: 70
Stealing Ability: 80
Baserunning Inst.: 80
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/12/2026 @ CIN Loss, 1-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/11/2026 @ CIN Loss, 3-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/10/2026 @ CIN Win, 10-2 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 0
07/09/2026 @ BAL Loss, 7-10 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
07/08/2026 @ BAL Win, 6-4 3 0 1 2 0 1 2 0
07/07/2026 @ BAL Loss, 7-8 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
07/05/2026 STL Win, 7-5 4 1 1 2 1 1 0 0
07/04/2026 STL Win, 8-4 5 3 3 2 1 0 0 3
07/03/2026 STL Loss, 3-5 4 1 3 1 1 1 1 0
07/01/2026 SD Loss, 8-12 5 1 1 3 1 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
You won't find him in the middle of the clubhouse card games, but he won't cause any problems, either.
Birthday:11/12/1997
Born in:Ashtabula, OH
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$4,250,000
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 40 Days
Service This Yr:110 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 110 Days
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2019, 23rd Pick in Round 4
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2026 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 72 263 74 9 2 10 49 45 32 45 .281 .359 .445 .803 .353 .163 128
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 70 304 3 0 0 3 0 6 117 21 16 1 94.1 47.5 6.45 2.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   90 24 5 1 3 18 14 7 19 3 0 1 .267 .317 .444 .761
Versus Right   192 55 5 1 8 33 32 25 28 3 0 2 .286 .369 .448 .817
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   25 7 0 0 0 5 4 2 5 1 0 1 .280 .345 .280 .625
March   16 6 1 1 1 8 2 5 3 0 0 0 .375 .524 .750 1.274
April   59 11 1 0 0 4 6 3 15 2 0 1 .186 .231 .203 .434
May   55 16 4 0 2 11 8 3 8 2 0 0 .291 .317 .473 .789
June   90 26 3 1 3 13 19 17 12 1 0 1 .289 .404 .444 .848
July   43 15 0 0 4 13 10 4 7 1 0 1 .349 .408 .628 1.036
Spring Training   24 9 1 1 0 7 2 2 4 0 0 1 .375 .444 .500 .944
Last Year   556 151 31 3 11 56 105 70 112 7 1 9 .272 .358 .397 .756
2 Years Ago   493 121 15 6 15 68 62 70 102 2 0 14 .245 .354 .391 .746
Career   2136 527 90 17 54 261 307 274 437 19 1 39 .247 .340 .381 .721
Home   124 37 3 1 8 33 25 20 22 4 0 1 .298 .389 .532 .922
Road   139 37 6 1 2 16 20 12 23 2 0 2 .266 .329 .367 .696
Grass   252 71 9 2 10 49 43 30 43 6 0 2 .282 .355 .452 .808
Turf   11 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 .273 .429 .273 .701
Day   107 29 3 2 6 26 14 11 25 5 0 2 .271 .336 .505 .841
Night   156 45 6 0 4 23 31 21 20 1 0 1 .288 .374 .404 .778
As Starter   260 73 8 2 10 49 44 32 45 6 0 3 .281 .359 .442 .801
As Reliever / Substitution   3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   44 11 0 0 0 5 7 8 11 0 0 0 .250 .365 .250 .615
Inning 1-3   107 27 3 1 4 13 16 13 14 1 0 2 .252 .341 .411 .753
Inning 4-6   102 33 7 1 6 31 20 8 14 5 0 1 .324 .362 .588 .950
Inning 7-9   68 18 0 0 1 7 10 11 19 0 0 0 .265 .367 .309 .676
Extra Innings   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
0 Outs   92 26 4 0 2 7 25 10 13 1 0 2 .283 .362 .391 .753
1 Outs   90 26 6 0 4 25 11 11 17 5 0 0 .289 .349 .489 .838
2 Outs   100 27 0 2 5 19 10 11 17 0 0 1 .270 .348 .460 .808
Scoring Position   87 25 3 1 5 41 9 7 15 6 0 1 .287 .327 .517 .844
Bases Empty   147 37 5 1 3 3 25 19 23 0 0 1 .252 .341 .361 .702
Runner on 1st   48 17 2 0 3 7 12 6 9 0 0 1 .354 .436 .583 1.020
Runner on 2nd   33 8 1 0 2 7 2 3 8 0 0 0 .242 .306 .455 .760
Runner on 3rd   13 3 0 0 1 10 2 2 0 3 0 0 .231 .278 .462 .739
Runner on 1st & 2nd   13 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .231 .333 .231 .564
Runner on 1st & 3rd   12 5 1 1 1 9 1 1 3 1 0 0 .417 .429 .917 1.345
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 4 0 0 1 9 3 0 1 2 0 0 .400 .333 .700 1.033
Bases Loaded   6 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Two Strikes   144 35 5 1 6 20 22 22 47 2 0 0 .243 .339 .417 .756
First Pitch   27 7 0 0 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 2 .259 .310 .481 .792
Count 0-1   30 9 2 0 1 7 6 0 0 2 0 1 .300 .303 .467 .770
Count 0-2   22 5 0 0 1 2 3 0 6 1 0 0 .227 .217 .364 .581
Count 1-0   25 8 2 1 0 7 2 0 0 1 0 0 .320 .308 .480 .788
Count 1-1   30 11 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .367 .367 .400 .767
Count 1-2   40 12 3 0 1 4 6 0 13 1 0 0 .300 .293 .450 .743
Count 2-0   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   10 3 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .600 .900
Count 2-2   40 8 0 0 2 5 3 0 15 0 0 0 .200 .200 .350 .550
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   14 6 0 0 1 6 6 9 0 1 0 0 .429 .625 .643 1.268
Full Count   42 10 2 1 2 9 10 22 13 0 0 0 .238 .500 .476 .976
Behind in Count   92 26 5 0 3 13 15 0 19 4 0 1 .283 .278 .435 .713
Ahead in Count   51 17 2 1 2 16 10 10 0 2 0 0 .333 .429 .529 .958
Batting Leadoff   98 26 5 1 1 13 11 5 16 1 0 1 .265 .305 .367 .672
Batting 2nd   15 3 0 0 1 3 1 0 3 1 0 0 .200 .188 .400 .588
Batting 3rd   11 5 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .455 .500 .455 .955
Batting 4th   115 33 3 1 8 26 27 19 17 2 0 1 .287 .387 .539 .926
Batting 5th   2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Batting 6th   41 11 1 0 1 8 5 7 11 2 0 1 .268 .373 .366 .738
Low Leverage   101 21 0 1 1 7 7 12 22 1 0 0 .208 .289 .257 .547
Medium Leverage   134 42 10 0 5 23 29 15 14 3 0 2 .313 .383 .500 .883
High Leverage   45 15 0 1 5 21 10 4 11 2 0 1 .333 .385 .711 1.096
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2022 Chicago - MLB 24 75 258 52 11 3 3 29 21 38 4 0 65 11 2 .202 .313 .302 .616 72 74 -0.3
2023 Chicago - MLB 25 150 566 129 24 3 15 59 74 64 9 4 113 11 5 .228 .314 .360 .675 92 91 1.8
2024 Chicago - MLB 26 144 493 121 15 6 15 68 62 70 14 2 102 29 4 .245 .354 .391 .746 112 112 2.3
2025 Chicago - MLB 27 152 556 151 31 3 11 56 105 70 9 7 112 40 4 .272 .358 .397 .756 108 107 1.9
2026 Chicago - MLB 28 72 263 74 9 2 10 49 45 32 3 6 45 16 1 .281 .359 .445 .803 125 128 2.5
Total MLB 593 2136 527 90 17 54 261 307 274 39 19 437 107 16 .247 .340 .381 .721 103 103 8.2
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2019 Total - 21 47 196 55 10 8 10 45 43 34 5 3 21 37 1 .281 .395 .566 .961 100 100 2.4
2019 Eugene - S A 21 29 95 30 1 4 2 19 19 23 2 2 21 17 4 .316 .451 .474 .925 155 162 1.4
2019 South Bend - A 21 6 5 3 0 0 2 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .667 1.800 2.467 587 573 0.4
2020 South Bend - A 22 25 84 26 5 0 2 12 20 22 4 0 21 15 2 .310 .473 .440 .913 156 167 1.5
2020 Myrtle Beach - A+ 22 8 31 9 2 1 1 7 5 3 0 1 9 0 0 .290 .343 .516 .859 144 126 0.1
2020 Total - A+ 22 33 115 35 7 1 3 19 25 25 4 1 30 15 2 .304 .441 .461 .902 153 157 1.6
2020 Tennessee - AA 22 69 252 56 11 5 10 30 42 36 9 1 78 21 3 .222 .339 .425 .764 119 124 2.2
2020 Iowa - AAA 22 24 80 17 2 0 4 9 11 10 4 0 21 3 0 .212 .330 .388 .717 91 94 0.2
2021 Myrtle Beach - A+ 23 66 206 59 13 6 11 41 47 53 5 3 53 24 7 .286 .438 .568 1.006 195 182 4.0
2021 Iowa - AAA 23 45 167 58 13 4 10 34 45 31 5 5 43 34 3 .347 .452 .653 1.105 170 166 3.0
2022 Iowa - AAA 24 65 241 56 8 3 10 29 44 52 6 1 57 29 1 .232 .380 .415 .795 120 122 2.7
Total PCL 134 488 131 23 7 24 72 100 93 15 6 121 66 4 .268 .397 .492 .889 133 132
Total SL 69 252 56 11 5 10 30 42 36 9 1 78 21 3 .222 .339 .425 .764 119 124
Total CAR 74 237 68 15 7 12 48 52 56 5 4 62 24 7 .287 .427 .561 .988 189 175
Total MID 31 89 29 5 0 4 18 22 23 4 0 21 15 2 .326 .483 .517 1.000 179 188
Total NWL 29 95 30 1 4 2 19 19 23 2 2 21 17 4 .316 .451 .474 .925 155 162
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2022 Chicago - MLB LF 53 52 110 2 0 113 1 .991 439.1 2.29 +2.5 1.042
2022 Chicago - MLB CF 11 10 29 0 0 29 0 1.000 84.2 3.08 -1.9 .916
2022 Chicago - MLB RF 8 7 14 3 1 17 0 1.000 64.0 2.39 -0.8 .988
2023 Chicago - MLB LF 47 32 81 1 0 82 0 1.000 311.2 2.37 +1.2 1.004
2023 Chicago - MLB CF 8 7 28 1 1 29 0 1.000 63.0 4.14 +0.2 .995
2023 Chicago - MLB RF 102 101 236 8 4 248 4 .984 859.1 2.56 -1.5 .997
2024 Chicago - MLB LF 92 92 184 3 1 189 2 .989 787.2 2.14 +0.6 1.020
2024 Chicago - MLB CF 49 49 126 6 1 133 1 .992 428.2 2.77 -7.3 .930
2024 Chicago - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2025 Chicago - MLB 1B 9 9 73 8 9 81 0 1.000 71.1 10.22 +0.0 1.023
2025 Chicago - MLB LF 82 80 154 6 0 162 2 .988 705.1 2.04 +3.2 1.029
2025 Chicago - MLB CF 49 44 115 6 0 123 2 .984 384.1 2.83 -10.9 .886
2025 Chicago - MLB RF 19 15 33 2 0 35 0 1.000 134.0 2.35 -0.0 1.007
2026 Chicago - MLB LF 12 12 23 0 0 23 0 1.000 90.1 2.29 -0.1 .993
2026 Chicago - MLB CF 5 4 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 34.0 2.91 -0.5 .981
2026 Chicago - MLB RF 55 54 123 5 0 128 0 1.000 480.0 2.40 +3.4 1.043
TOTAL 1B 9 9 73 8 9 81 0 1.000 71.1 10.22 +0.0 1.023
TOTAL LF 286 268 552 12 1 569 5 .991 2334.1 2.17 +7.3 1.023
TOTAL CF 122 114 309 13 2 325 3 .991 994.2 2.91 -20.3 .919
TOTAL RF 185 177 406 18 5 428 4 .991 1538.1 2.48 +1.1 1.011
PLAYER HISTORY
06/03/2019 Drafted in the 2019 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 23, 117th overall pick) by the Chicago Cubs, out of college (Texas A&M).
07/04/2019 Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs organization with a signing bonus of $1,750,000.
08/04/2019 Was selected to the 2019 Northwest League All-Star Game.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 40 (55); Eye: 55 (65).
03/26/2020 Named the #76 prospect in the MLB
10/29/2020 Named the #93 prospect in the MLB
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 60 (65).
03/25/2021 Named the #97 prospect in the MLB
06/01/2021 Wins the CAR CAR Batter of the Month Award.
06/25/2021 Named the #79 prospect in the MLB
07/05/2021 Wins the PCL AC Player of the Week Award.
07/11/2021 Was selected to the 2021 Major League Baseball All-Star Futures Game.
08/01/2021 Wins the PCL AC Batter of the Month Award.
08/15/2021 Injured (fractured thumb),out for 6-7 weeks.
09/26/2021 Wins the 2021 Carolina League Round 2 with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans!
10/31/2021 Named the #77 prospect in the MLB
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 65 (65).
03/31/2022 Named the #78 prospect in the MLB
06/26/2022 Was selected to the 2022 Pacific Coast League All-Star Game.
07/01/2022 Named the #66 prospect in the MLB
08/26/2022 Injured (bruised wrist),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/29/2022 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/25/2022 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $610,000.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 65 (65).
05/17/2023 Goes 5-5 against the New York Mets, with 1 3B, 2 HR, 2 RBI and 4 R.
07/04/2023 Injured (bruised forearm),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/13/2023 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/27/2023 Injured on 09/25/2023, diagnosed with a fractured thumb, will miss 5 weeks.
11/27/2023 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $620,000.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 60 (65).
07/02/2024 Injured (bruised elbow),day-to-day for 5 days.
08/20/2024 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 4 days.
08/26/2024 Injured (bruised ankle),day-to-day for 2 days.
10/06/2024 Injured on 10/03/2024, diagnosed with back tightness, will miss 2 weeks.
12/02/2024 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 65 (65).
11/06/2025 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $4,250,000 with the Chicago Cubs organization.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 60 (60).
04/20/2026 Injured (oblique strain),out for 4 weeks.
05/20/2026 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SB Rank
2024 29 10
2025 40 5
Year R Rank
2025 105 2
Year BB Rank
2023 64 10
2025 70 7
Year IBB Rank
2023 7 3
2024 6 8
Year HP Rank
2024 14 3
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