Liam
Hicks
CAge : 27Bats : L
#34
Liam Hicks
#34C
Tampa Bay Rays
Height : 5' 9" · Weight : 84 kg · Bats : L · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2025-03-28
Born in : Toronto, ON, Canada
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 142 | 479 | 136 | 18 | 82 | .284 | .801 | |
| 2026 | Tampa Bay Rays | 41 | 125 | 36 | 4 | 20 | .288 | .819 |
| 2026 | Miami Marlins | 101 | 354 | 100 | 14 | 62 | .282 | .795 |
| 2025 | Miami Marlins | 119 | 332 | 82 | 6 | 45 | .247 | .692 |
| Career totals | 261 | 811 | 218 | 24 | 127 | .269 | .757 | |
ContractTampa Bay Rays payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.79 M$
2026
0.79 M$
Pre-arb
2027
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Pre-arb
2028
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Arb 1
2029
—
Arb 2
2030
—
Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
123
wOBA
.352
xwOBA
.319
OPS
.801
AVG
.284
OBP
.367
HR
18
RBI
82
SB
3
PA
554
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
2.6
Home runs
15
2026 WAR
3.0
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↑ Slightly up (+11)
- 20251.0 WAR · 1.5 per full season
- 20263.0 WAR · 3.2 per full season
Outlook, age included
+21 · 27 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
73
Established regular
- CON
- Contact
- 87
- POW
- Power
- 61
- EYE
- Eye
- 90
- SPD
- Speed
- 57
- FLD
- Fielding
- 76
- DUR
- Durability
- 87
- EX
- Experience
- 37
Why these ratings?Hide details
- CON — Contact : Strikeouts avoided, xBA, squared-up contact
- POW — Power : Barrels, exit velocity, home runs, xSLG
- EYE — Eye : Walks and strikeouts
- SPD — Speed : Sprint speed (Statcast), baserunning
- FLD — Fielding : Outs above average, WAR fielding runs
- 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
3.0
#66 of 267 regular hitters
PAL Rating
60 / 100
#106 of 267 regular hitters
Value Rating
82 / 100
Surplus $28.5M · salary $0.8MPAL: dimensions
WAR, in runs
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.
Avg exit velocity
84.6 mi/h
3th percentile
Max exit velocity
108.9 mi/h
22th percentile
Barrels
3.7 %
14th percentile
Hard-hit
27.1 %
5th percentile
xBA
.261
72th percentile
Bat speed
68.3 mi/h
7th percentile
Sprint speed
25.7 pi/s
12th percentile
Outs above average
2
66th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Avg exit velocity | Max exit velocity | Barrels | Hard-hit | xBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TB | 3.0 | 60 | 73 | 84.6 | 108.9 | 3.7 | 27.1 | .261 |
| 2025 | MIA | 1.0 | 29 | 64 | 84.6 | 108.5 | 3.5 | 27.7 | .244 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | @ PHI | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .284 |
| Sep 26 | @ PHI | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .282 |
| Sep 24 | @ NYY | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .281 |
| Sep 23 | @ NYY | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .284 |
| Sep 22 | @ NYY | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 |
| Sep 19 | vs BOS | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .288 |
| Sep 18 | vs BOS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .285 |
| Sep 17 | vs ATH | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .286 |
| Sep 16 | vs ATH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .284 |
| Sep 15 | vs ATH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .284 |