CF Ron Hicks #16
Chicago Cubs MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
05/13/2026
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CF RON HICKS #16 - AGE: 28 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
22 75 17 2 1 1 12 8 18 .227 .302 .320 2 0.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 40 40 40
BABIP 35 35 35 35
Avoid K's 50 45 50 50
Gap 60 45 60 60
Power 55 45 60 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: 50 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
04/20/2026 PHI Loss, 1-8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/19/2026 NYM Win, 3-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
04/18/2026 NYM Loss, 2-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
04/17/2026 NYM Win, 6-2 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 0
04/15/2026 @ PHI Loss, 4-5 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
04/14/2026 @ PHI Loss, 1-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
04/13/2026 @ PHI Win, 5-4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/12/2026 PIT Loss, 4-6 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
04/11/2026 PIT Loss, 2-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
04/10/2026 PIT Loss, 2-7 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 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:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$4,250,000
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 151 Days
Service This Yr:49 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 49 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 22 75 17 2 1 1 12 8 8 18 .227 .302 .320 .622 .280 .093 77
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 22 86 1 0 0 1 0 2 24 4 2 1 66.7 7.9 3.45 .1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   32 6 2 1 0 5 3 2 7 0 0 0 .188 .235 .312 .548
Versus Right   62 16 1 0 2 9 7 6 13 2 0 1 .258 .324 .371 .695
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
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
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   1948 470 83 16 45 224 270 250 410 15 1 37 .241 .336 .370 .706
Home   40 10 1 1 1 11 4 6 12 2 0 0 .250 .333 .400 .733
Road   35 7 1 0 0 1 4 2 6 0 0 1 .200 .263 .229 .492
Grass   64 14 2 1 1 12 6 6 16 2 0 0 .219 .278 .328 .606
Turf   11 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 .273 .429 .273 .701
Day   45 10 1 1 1 9 4 4 15 2 0 1 .222 .288 .356 .644
Night   30 7 1 0 0 3 4 4 3 0 0 0 .233 .324 .267 .590
As Starter   75 17 2 1 1 12 8 8 18 2 0 1 .227 .302 .320 .622
Close/Late   11 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 0 0 0 .182 .308 .182 .490
Inning 1-3   43 9 1 0 1 4 2 2 6 1 0 0 .209 .239 .302 .541
Inning 4-6   33 9 2 1 1 10 6 2 7 1 0 1 .273 .324 .485 .809
Inning 7-9   18 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 7 0 0 0 .222 .364 .222 .586
0 Outs   33 6 1 0 0 0 5 2 5 0 0 1 .182 .250 .212 .462
1 Outs   35 10 2 0 2 11 4 5 7 2 0 0 .286 .357 .514 .871
2 Outs   26 6 0 1 0 3 1 1 8 0 0 0 .231 .259 .308 .567
Scoring Position   20 5 1 1 1 11 1 2 5 2 0 0 .250 .292 .550 .842
Bases Empty   57 9 1 0 0 0 7 6 10 0 0 0 .158 .238 .175 .414
Runner on 1st   17 8 1 0 1 3 2 0 5 0 0 1 .471 .500 .706 1.206
Runner on 2nd   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Runner on 3rd   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Runner on 1st & 2nd   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .750 1.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 2 0 0 1 5 1 0 1 1 0 0 .500 .400 1.250 1.650
Bases Loaded   2 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Two Strikes   55 13 2 1 1 7 6 8 20 1 0 0 .236 .328 .364 .692
First Pitch   8 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .333 .250 .583
Count 0-1   11 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .182 .182 .364
Count 0-2   10 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 .200 .182 .200 .382
Count 1-0   6 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Count 1-1   9 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Count 1-2   12 4 1 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 .333 .333 .417 .750
Count 2-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 .133 .133 .133 .267
Count 3-1   2 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .333 2.000 2.333
Full Count   18 5 1 1 1 6 3 8 7 0 0 0 .278 .500 .611 1.111
Behind in Count   33 8 1 0 0 1 4 0 6 1 0 0 .242 .235 .273 .508
Ahead in Count   11 3 1 0 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 .273 .250 .636 .886
Batting Leadoff   43 8 2 1 0 5 3 1 8 0 0 0 .186 .205 .279 .484
Batting 2nd   12 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Batting 4th   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 6th   35 10 1 0 1 7 5 7 10 2 0 1 .286 .400 .400 .800
Low Leverage   38 6 0 0 0 0 2 6 10 0 0 0 .158 .273 .158 .431
Medium Leverage   44 13 3 0 1 9 6 0 7 2 0 0 .295 .283 .432 .714
High Leverage   12 3 0 1 1 5 2 1 3 0 0 1 .250 .357 .667 1.024
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 22 75 17 2 1 1 12 8 8 1 2 18 2 1 .227 .302 .320 .622 77 77 0.1
Total MLB 543 1948 470 83 16 45 224 270 250 37 15 410 93 16 .241 .336 .370 .706 99 98 5.8
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 8 8 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 57.1 2.67 +0.3 .984
2026 Chicago - MLB RF 14 14 37 0 0 37 0 1.000 120.0 2.77 +1.4 1.098
TOTAL 1B 9 9 73 8 9 81 0 1.000 71.1 10.22 +0.0 1.023
TOTAL LF 282 264 546 12 1 563 5 .991 2301.1 2.18 +7.7 1.024
TOTAL CF 117 110 298 13 2 314 3 .990 960.2 2.91 -19.8 .917
TOTAL RF 144 137 320 13 5 337 4 .988 1178.1 2.54 -0.9 1.008
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.
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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