Liam Hicks#34

Tampa Bay Rays·BBRef

RSJadm Sox FLBLos Angeles Dodgers

Pos: C, 1B

B/T: L / R

Born: Jun 2, 1999 (27)

Height: 5' 9"

Weight: 185 lbs

Owned: 89.1%

From: Toronto, ON

Drafted: 2021

Liam Hicks

#34

Tampa Bay Rays BBRef

RSJadm Sox FLBLos Angeles Dodgers

Position: C, 1B

Bats/Throws: L / R

Born: Jun 2, 1999 (27)

Height: 5' 9"

Weight: 185 lbs

Owned: 89.07%

From: Toronto, ON

Drafted:

G	AB	H	HR	RBI	R	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	K%	BB%
101	354	100	14	62	54	3	.282	.363	.432	.795	9.5%	9.8%

Hicks is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Red Sox.

1d agoRotowire

With left-hander Ranger Suarez on the bump for Boston, Hicks will take a seat, and Nick Fortes will start behind the plate while batting seventh. Hicks went 2-for-4 with two RBI, a walk and one run scored in Thursday's 10-1 rout of the Athletics.

Hicks is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

6d agoRotowire

Hicks has a .646 OPS through nine games in September and will hit the bench Sunday after starting the first two games of the series versus Houston. Nick Fortes is working behind the plate and batting ninth in the finale.

Hicks is out of the starting lineup for Sunday's matchup against Texas, Ryan Bass of Rays.tv reports.

1w agoRotowire

Hicks started behind the plate both Friday and Saturday, so he'll get a breather for the series finale Sunday. Nick Fortes is getting a turn behind the plate and batting ninth against the Rangers.

Hicks is not in the lineup against the Rangers on Thursday.

2w agoRotowire

Hicks went 2-for-8 with an RBI in the Rays' last series against the Mets that concluded Wednesday. The catcher is set to get some rest Thursday while Nick Fortes starts behind the plate and bats ninth.

Hicks is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Mets.

2w agoRotowire

It's the third straight game against a southpaw starter that Hicks isn't starting, so he appears to be working in the strong side of a platoon at catcher. The 27-year-old has raked in 22 games since being acquired by the Rays at the trade deadline with three homers and a .947 OPS in 80 plate appearances. Nick Fortes is picking up another start behind the plate Tuesday versus New York lefty Sean Manaea.

Poor

Below Avg

Average

Above Avg

Elite

Batting

xwOBA

.318

xBA

.259

xSLG

.355

Avg Exit Velo

84.6 mph

Barrel %

3.9%

Hard-Hit %

27.2%

LA Sweet-Spot %

30.6%

Bat Speed

68.3 mph

Squared-Up %

33.4%

Chase %

26.8%

Whiff %

11.3%

K %

9.8%

BB %

10.2%

Fielding

Range (OAA)

2.00

Arm Strength

Running

Sprint Speed

25.7 ft/s

Year by Year

Year	G	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2025MIA	119	390	332	82	13	1	6	45	2	43	56	.247	.346	.346	.692
2026TOT ▼	137	532	459	132	14	1	18	81	3	54	52	.288	.371	.440	.811
Career	256	922	791	214	27	2	24	126	5	97	108	0.271	0.361	0.401	0.762
Year	G	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS

Batting Splits

Statcast

Exit Velocity

Avg EV

84.6mph

Max EV

108.9mph

EV50

96.2mph

Hard Hit %

27.2%

Batted Ball

Launch Angle

14.7deg

Sweet Spot %

30.6%

Pull Air %

20.1%

Z-Contact %

97.2%

Barrels

Barrel %

3.9%

Sprint Speed

Speed

25.7ft/s

Bolts

HP to 1B

4.65sec

Defense

Position

OAA

Runs Prevented

Success Rate vs Exp

+4.0%

Based on Statcast tracking data

Expected Stats

Sell-High(+0.037)

AVG

0.285vs0.259

+0.026

SLG

0.439vs0.355

+0.084

wOBA

0.355vs0.318

+0.037

Green = below expected (unlucky, buy-low candidate) · Red = above expected (lucky, regression risk).

Splits

Season:

vs Pitchers: Left-Handed

LHP

AVG

.200

OBP

.278

SLG

.238

OPS

.516

wOBA

0.238

ISO

0.038

vs Pitchers: Right-Handed

RHP

103

AVG

.330

OBP

.417

SLG

.511

OPS

.928

wOBA

0.404

ISO

0.181

Rolling Performance

Season Average

101 games

AVG

.282

OPS

.795

RBI

100

Last 7 Days

AVG

0.364

OPS

0.864

Last 14 Days

10G

AVG

0.280

OPS

0.819

Last 30 Days

22G

AVG

0.323

OPS

0.825

Liam Hicks#34

Liam Hicks

2026 Season

Player News

Hicks is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Red Sox.

Hicks is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Hicks is out of the starting lineup for Sunday's matchup against Texas, Ryan Bass of Rays.tv reports.

Hicks is not in the lineup against the Rangers on Thursday.

Hicks is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Mets.

Percentile Rankings

Year by Year

Batting Splits

Statcast

Exit Velocity

Batted Ball

Sprint Speed

Defense

Expected Stats

Spray Chart

Splits

vs Pitchers: Left-Handed

vs Pitchers: Right-Handed

Rolling Performance

Season Average

Last 7 Days

Last 14 Days

Last 30 Days