CF Aaron 'Hicksie' Hicks #31
Kansas City Royals MLB
Age: 29 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
09/02/2019
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CF AARON 'HICKSIE' HICKS #31 - AGE: 29 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
136 466 87 6 2 21 51 81 153 .187 .304 .343 8 -0.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 40 40 40
Gap 45 40 45 45
Power 55 50 60 55
Eye 75 65 75 75
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 20 60
Errors: - 20 70
Arm: - 25 55
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 70
1st Base: - Center Field: 50
2nd Base: - Right Field: 65
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Aggressiveness: 65
Stealing Ability: 65
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 65
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/31/2019 @ BOS Win, 5-4 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
08/30/2019 @ BOS Loss, 2-7 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/28/2019 SEA Win, 5-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
08/27/2019 SEA Win, 5-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/26/2019 @ ARI Win, 8-3 2 3 2 2 1 3 0 0
08/25/2019 @ ARI Loss, 8-9 5 2 3 3 1 0 2 0
08/24/2019 @ ARI Loss, 2-6 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/23/2019 BAL Loss, 0-4 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/22/2019 BAL Win, 3-2 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
08/21/2019 BAL Loss, 5-8 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
PERSONALITY
Not so much a leader as a follower.
High: Loyalty
Birthday:10/02/1989
Born in:Long Beach, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$1,580,000
Signed Through:2019 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 42 Days
Service This Yr:161 Days
40-Man Service:5 Years, 82 Days
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2012, 22nd Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2019 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 136 466 87 6 2 21 51 65 81 153 .187 .304 .343 .648 .286 .157 77
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 133 552 0 0 0 6 0 5 160 29 8 3 72.7 54.1 3.72 -0.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   136 24 0 0 4 8 24 26 54 1 0 0 .176 .307 .265 .571
Versus Right   330 63 6 2 17 43 41 55 99 4 0 0 .191 .303 .376 .679
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   17 4 0 1 1 2 3 4 6 0 0 0 .235 .381 .529 .910
March   26 5 1 0 3 6 6 3 10 0 0 0 .192 .276 .577 .853
April   82 13 1 0 4 12 10 17 28 1 0 0 .159 .300 .317 .617
May   83 19 1 0 4 7 13 20 24 2 0 0 .229 .371 .386 .757
June   83 13 1 0 1 5 7 12 35 0 0 0 .157 .263 .205 .468
July   99 14 1 0 5 11 10 12 31 1 0 0 .141 .232 .303 .535
August   93 23 1 2 4 10 19 17 25 1 0 0 .247 .360 .430 .790
Spring Training   45 11 0 0 6 8 11 12 11 0 0 0 .244 .404 .644 1.048
Last Year   454 96 8 1 14 53 59 79 144 2 0 1 .211 .328 .326 .654
2 Years Ago   529 113 12 4 21 64 81 101 162 7 0 2 .214 .338 .371 .709
Career   1934 395 41 12 70 228 261 339 598 16 0 3 .204 .322 .346 .668
Home   220 40 3 0 11 23 30 42 69 3 0 0 .182 .309 .345 .655
Road   246 47 3 2 10 28 35 39 84 2 0 0 .191 .300 .341 .641
Grass   413 70 4 2 19 44 52 72 136 3 0 0 .169 .291 .327 .618
Turf   53 17 2 0 2 7 13 9 17 2 0 0 .321 .406 .472 .878
Day   158 40 2 1 10 25 24 26 45 3 0 0 .253 .353 .468 .821
Night   308 47 4 1 11 26 41 55 108 2 0 0 .153 .279 .279 .559
As Starter   463 86 6 2 21 51 65 81 151 5 0 0 .186 .304 .343 .648
As Reliever / Substitution   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Pinch Hitting   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Close/Late   103 12 0 0 4 8 11 18 29 0 0 0 .117 .248 .233 .481
Inning 1-3   139 27 2 0 5 16 24 28 55 2 0 0 .194 .325 .317 .642
Inning 4-6   164 36 3 2 11 25 26 30 52 3 0 0 .220 .335 .463 .798
Inning 7-9   156 24 1 0 5 10 15 23 43 0 0 0 .154 .263 .256 .519
Extra Innings   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   144 22 1 0 2 3 23 30 53 1 0 0 .153 .297 .201 .499
1 Outs   167 34 4 1 11 29 28 29 49 4 0 0 .204 .315 .437 .752
2 Outs   155 31 1 1 8 19 14 22 51 0 0 0 .200 .299 .374 .674
Scoring Position   118 19 0 1 5 28 14 19 41 5 0 0 .161 .268 .305 .573
Bases Empty   258 49 3 1 11 11 42 49 77 0 0 0 .190 .319 .337 .656
Runner on 1st   90 19 3 0 5 12 9 13 35 0 0 0 .211 .311 .411 .722
Runner on 2nd   49 6 0 1 2 5 4 11 20 0 0 0 .122 .283 .286 .569
Runner on 3rd   12 4 0 0 2 8 4 2 3 2 0 0 .333 .375 .833 1.208
Runner on 1st & 2nd   31 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 0 0 0 .065 .094 .065 .158
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 4 0 0 1 7 3 3 2 1 0 0 .500 .583 .875 1.458
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   12 2 0 0 0 3 1 1 4 0 0 0 .167 .231 .167 .397
Bases Loaded   6 1 0 0 0 5 1 1 4 2 0 0 .167 .222 .167 .389
Two Strikes   276 35 3 2 6 16 21 38 153 1 0 0 .127 .232 .217 .449
First Pitch   54 15 3 0 6 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .278 .667 .944
Count 0-1   27 9 0 0 2 5 4 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .321 .556 .877
Count 0-2   47 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 26 0 0 0 .085 .085 .106 .191
Count 1-0   30 7 0 0 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .233 .233 .433 .667
Count 1-1   43 12 0 0 3 7 7 0 0 1 0 0 .279 .273 .488 .761
Count 1-2   97 12 1 1 3 9 6 0 66 0 0 0 .124 .124 .247 .371
Count 2-0   8 2 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .222 .625 .847
Count 2-1   19 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .211 .200 .211 .411
Count 2-2   76 9 0 1 1 2 4 0 39 1 0 0 .118 .117 .184 .301
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 0 5 19 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   8 2 0 0 1 4 11 24 0 0 0 0 .250 .812 .625 1.438
Full Count   56 10 1 0 2 4 9 38 22 0 0 0 .179 .511 .304 .814
Behind in Count   171 25 2 1 5 15 12 0 92 1 0 0 .146 .145 .257 .403
Ahead in Count   66 16 0 0 4 12 23 43 0 2 0 0 .242 .532 .424 .956
Batting 2nd   15 3 0 0 0 2 3 3 5 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Batting 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   8 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 .250 .333 .375 .708
Batting 5th   165 35 3 2 8 16 28 37 47 1 0 0 .212 .355 .400 .755
Batting 6th   267 46 2 0 13 32 32 40 92 4 0 0 .172 .277 .326 .602
Batting 7th   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Low Leverage   214 40 2 1 9 12 30 37 66 0 0 0 .187 .307 .332 .639
Medium Leverage   171 35 3 1 9 22 27 30 59 2 0 0 .205 .320 .392 .712
High Leverage   81 12 1 0 3 17 8 12 28 3 0 0 .148 .250 .272 .522
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
2014 Kansas City - MLB 24 63 145 27 5 1 4 15 19 22 0 2 41 6 2 .186 .290 .317 .607 74 76 0.1
2015 Kansas City - MLB 25 11 33 6 0 0 1 5 3 3 0 0 7 1 0 .182 .250 .273 .523 46 46 -0.1
2016 Kansas City - MLB 26 84 307 66 10 4 9 40 34 53 0 0 91 5 2 .215 .331 .362 .692 91 93 1.0
2017 Kansas City - MLB 27 150 529 113 12 4 21 64 81 101 2 7 162 8 3 .214 .338 .371 .709 90 93 -0.1
2018 Kansas City - MLB 28 132 454 96 8 1 14 53 59 79 1 2 144 7 3 .211 .328 .326 .654 85 90 1.0
2019 Kansas City - MLB 29 136 466 87 6 2 21 51 65 81 0 5 153 8 3 .187 .304 .343 .648 75 77 -0.5
Total MLB 576 1934 395 41 12 70 228 261 339 3 16 598 35 13 .204 .322 .346 .668 84 87 1.3
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
2012 Paradise - A 22 26 109 31 6 0 2 10 22 15 3 0 36 3 5 .284 .386 .394 .780 94 99 0.3
2012 Wichita - AA 22 51 217 61 10 0 4 33 29 26 3 1 70 8 3 .281 .364 .382 .747 88 88 0.8
2012 Henderson - AAA 22 6 21 6 1 0 1 9 3 2 0 0 6 1 0 .286 .348 .476 .824 113 115 0.2
2013 Moreno Valley - A 23 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 -32 -11 -0.0
2013 Santa Ana - AA 23 98 384 127 20 2 14 68 65 66 2 3 118 22 12 .331 .429 .503 .931 139 142 3.1
2013 Rochester - AAA 23 12 47 7 2 0 1 6 7 8 1 0 13 1 4 .149 .286 .255 .541 51 41 -0.3
2013 Lionville-Marchwood - A 23 8 31 13 2 0 1 8 9 10 0 0 8 2 2 .419 .561 .581 1.142 185 195 0.5
2013 Scottsdale - AA 23 4 17 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 6 1 0 .176 .300 .176 .476 26 30 -0.1
2014 Raleigh - AAA 24 62 217 51 10 2 4 22 34 37 0 2 55 16 4 .235 .344 .355 .699 90 91 0.7
2015 Raleigh - AAA 25 108 358 117 16 2 13 55 69 81 2 7 81 6 3 .327 .446 .492 .938 152 156 4.3
2016 Raleigh - AAA 26 50 166 41 10 1 7 22 34 38 3 1 48 3 0 .247 .394 .446 .840 125 128 1.5
2018 Raleigh - AAA 28 7 20 6 0 0 1 3 5 5 0 0 3 0 0 .300 .440 .450 .890 139 148 0.2
Total MAAA 245 829 228 39 5 27 117 152 171 6 10 206 27 11 .275 .399 .432 .830 124 126
Total MAA 153 618 191 30 2 18 101 96 94 6 4 194 31 15 .309 .403 .451 .855 118 120
Total MA 35 143 44 8 0 3 18 31 26 3 0 44 5 7 .308 .424 .427 .851 113 119
CAREER POSTSEASON 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
2016 Kansas City - MLB 26 7 22 6 0 0 1 3 4 7 0 0 9 0 0 .273 .448 .409 .857 140 151 0.3
2017 Kansas City - MLB 27 7 26 9 0 0 3 7 6 3 0 0 6 0 0 .346 .414 .692 1.106 189 190 -1.2
2018 Kansas City - MLB 28 4 15 2 0 0 2 2 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 .133 .188 .533 .721 92 90 -0.4
Total MLB 18 63 17 0 0 6 12 13 11 0 0 19 0 0 .270 .378 .556 .934 149 153
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2014 Kansas City - MLB LF 9 6 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 58.2 1.53 +0.1 1.088
2014 Kansas City - MLB CF 40 19 81 2 1 84 1 .988 227.1 3.29 -0.3 .964
2014 Kansas City - MLB RF 9 4 7 1 0 8 0 1.000 40.2 1.77 -0.2 1.149
2015 Kansas City - MLB LF 3 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 11.0 4.09 -0.0 .966
2015 Kansas City - MLB CF 6 4 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 35.0 1.54 +0.2 .967
2015 Kansas City - MLB RF 4 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 27.0 1.67 -0.1 .983
2016 Kansas City - MLB CF 11 10 30 1 0 31 0 1.000 88.1 3.16 -2.3 .884
2016 Kansas City - MLB RF 74 74 152 6 1 159 1 .994 668.0 2.13 +5.3 1.037
2017 Kansas City - MLB LF 14 5 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 62.1 1.59 -0.1 1.065
2017 Kansas City - MLB CF 138 136 338 10 0 348 0 1.000 1203.1 2.60 -15.4 .933
2017 Kansas City - MLB RF 3 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 11.0 3.27 +0.0 .987
2018 Kansas City - MLB LF 18 15 28 1 0 29 0 1.000 140.2 1.86 +1.3 1.070
2018 Kansas City - MLB CF 104 103 253 9 0 265 3 .989 915.1 2.58 -8.3 .956
2018 Kansas City - MLB RF 11 9 16 2 0 18 0 1.000 83.0 1.95 +0.8 1.109
2019 Kansas City - MLB CF 86 84 201 7 0 210 2 .990 742.2 2.52 -9.4 .925
2019 Kansas City - MLB RF 49 49 85 2 0 87 0 1.000 425.0 1.84 +2.6 1.032
TOTAL LF 44 27 54 1 0 55 0 1.000 272.2 1.82 +1.3 1.062
TOTAL CF 385 356 909 29 1 944 6 .994 3212.0 2.63 -35.5 .939
TOTAL RF 150 140 269 11 1 281 1 .996 1254.2 2.01 +8.3 1.040
PLAYER HISTORY
06/01/2012 Drafted in the 2012 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 22, 22nd overall pick) by the Philadelphia Phillies.
06/17/2012 Was selected to the 2012 MLB Class A All-Star Game.
06/22/2012 Named the #86 prospect in the MLB
06/23/2012 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 5 days.
10/30/2012 Named the #83 prospect in the MLB
12/20/2012 Was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Chicago White Sox, along with RP Jhan Marinez, in exchange for RP Ryan Madson, LF Khris Davis, and SP Alex Wood.
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (45); Power: 40 (55); Eye: 65 (75).
01/11/2013 Was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for CF Skip Schumaker.
01/12/2013 Was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Milwaukee Brewers, along with RP Dustin Nippert and $13,980,000, in exchange for RF Nick Castellanos.
03/25/2013 Named the #59 prospect in the MLB
06/16/2013 Was selected to the 2013 MLB Double A All-Star Game.
06/21/2013 Named the #69 prospect in the MLB
08/08/2013 Was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Atlanta Braves, along with RP Michael Kohn, in exchange for RP Stolmy Pimentel.
08/13/2013 Was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Chicago White Sox, along with 1B Casey Kotchman, in exchange for SP Drew Hutchison.
10/27/2013 Named the #59 prospect in the MLB
11/10/2013 Was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Houston Astros, along with RP Jordan Walden, in exchange for RF Avisail Garcia.
12/04/2013 Was traded by the Houston Astros to the Kansas City Royals, along with CL Taylor Jordan, in exchange for RP Chris Schroder and RP Mike Morin.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 75 (75).
03/31/2014 Named the #52 prospect in the MLB
06/27/2014 Named the #91 prospect in the MLB
11/25/2014 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $500,000.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 70 (70).
06/21/2015 Was selected to the 2015 MLB Triple A All-Star Game.
08/05/2015 Injured (bruised ankle),day-to-day for 5 days.
11/24/2015 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 75 (75).
11/21/2016 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $530,000.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 75 (75).
11/20/2017 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $540,000.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 75 (75).
03/10/2018 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 3 days.
05/02/2018 Injured (herniated disc (back)),out for 3 weeks.
11/03/2018 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,580,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 75 (75).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year BB Rank
2017 101 6
2018 79 7
Year SF Rank
2017 7 9
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