Jordan

Hicks

PAge : 30Throws : R

#44

Jordan Hicks

#44PChicago White Sox

Height : 6' 2" · Weight : 98 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2018-03-29

Born in : Houston, TX, USA

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	V	D	MPM	MJ	RB	WHIP
2026	Chicago White Sox	53	3	2	3.94	48.0	64	1.54
2025		34	2	7	6.95	67.1	58	1.66
2025	Boston Red Sox	21	1	2	8.20	18.2	15	1.98
2025	San Francisco Giants	13	1	5	6.47	48.2	43	1.54
2024	San Francisco Giants	29	4	7	4.10	109.2	96	1.45
2023		65	3	9	3.29	65.2	81	1.36
2023	Toronto Blue Jays	25	2	3	2.63	24.0	22	1.08
2023	St. Louis Cardinals	40	1	6	3.67	41.2	59	1.51
2022	St. Louis Cardinals	35	3	6	4.84	61.1	63	1.32
2021	St. Louis Cardinals	10	0	0	5.40	10.0	10	1.50
2019	St. Louis Cardinals	29	2	2	3.14	28.2	31	0.94
2018	St. Louis Cardinals	73	3	4	3.59	77.2	70	1.34
Career totals		328	20	37	4.36	468.1	473	1.41

ContractChicago White Sox payroll →

Type: Free Agent
Length: 4 yrs · 2024–2027
Total value: 44.0 M$
AAV: 11.00 M$

2026
12.50 M$
Guaranteed
2027
12.50 M$
Guaranteed

Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →

ERA

3.94

FIP

3.64

xFIP

3.88

ERA-

WHIP

1.54

29.6 %

BB%

15.3 %

Strikeouts

Innings

48.0

Wins

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

0.6

Strikeouts

2026 WAR

0.5

This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.

Trend

→ Stable (+3)

20231.1 WAR · 1.1 per full season
20240.5 WAR · 0.3 per full season
20250.3 WAR · 0.3 per full season
20260.5 WAR · 0.7 per full season

Outlook, age included

+3 · 29 y.o. · prime years

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2026All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

Established regular

VEL: Velocity; 89
STF: Stuff; 73
CTL: Control; 59
CNT: Contact allowed; 80
STA: Stamina; —
DUR: Durability; 77
EX: Experience; 78

Why these ratings?

VEL — Velocity : Fastball velocity
STF — Stuff : Strikeouts, K − BB
CTL — Control : Walks avoided
CNT — Contact allowed : xwOBA, barrels and hard-hit balls allowed
STA — Stamina : Innings per start and innings pitched
DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors

WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →

WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).

WAR

0.5

#95 of 263 regular relievers

PAL Rating

81 / 100

#50 of 263 regular relievers

Value Rating

11 / 100

Surplus $-7.6M · salary $12.5M

PAL: dimensions

Run prevention72

Stuff75

Command2

Contact allowed96

Velocity98

A pitcher's WAR

Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 3.64 · RA9-WAR: 0.5

StatcastStatcast leaderboards →

MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Fastball

99.4 mi/h

98th percentile

29.6 %

88th percentile

BB%

15.3 %

2th percentile

xERA

2.85

90th percentile

xwOBA allowed

.262

90th percentile

Barrels allowed

1.7 %

100th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Fastball	K%	BB%	xERA	xwOBA allowed
2026	CWS	0.5	81	76	99.4	29.6	15.3	2.85	.262
2025	BOS	0.3	16	63	97.4	18.5	10.2	4.58	.330
2024	SF	0.5	22	68	95.3	20.0	9.8	4.71	.337
2023	TOR	1.1	84	80	100.3	28.4	11.2	3.33	.283
2022	STL	0.3	39	74	99.0	24.0	13.3	3.78	.305

Game log, 2026

Date	Opponent	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Sep 26	vs COL	1.0	0	0	0	2	3.94
Sep 23	@ KC	1.0	1	0	0	1	4.02
Sep 18	vs DET	0.2	0	0	2	1	4.11
Sep 17	vs DET	0.2	1	0	1	2	4.17
Sep 16	@ CLE	0.1	0	0	0	1	4.23
Sep 12	@ STL	0.1	0	0	1	0	4.26
Sep 10	vs PIT	1.0	0	0	0	2	4.30
Sep 6	vs MIN	1.1	1	0	0	3	4.40
Sep 1	@ HOU	1.0	1	1	2	2	4.54
Aug 30	@ MIN	0.2	1	3	2	1	4.43