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Brandon Hicks

Brandon Ryan Hicks

Positions: Shortstop, Pinch Hitter and Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: September 14, 1985 in Houston, TX
High School: Sam Rayburn HS (Pasadena, TX)
School: Texas A&M University (College Station, TX)
Drafted
by the Atlanta Braves in the 3rd round of the 2007 amateur draft.
Signed June 19, 2007. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 5, 2010 (Age 24)
Teams (by GP): Braves/Athletics 2010-2012
2013 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 1.022, Arb Eligible: 2015, Free Agent: 2018 [*],
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2010 24 ATL NL 16 6 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .167 .000 .167 -49 0 0 0 0 0 0 /564
2011 25 ATL NL 17 22 21 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 .048 .091 .048 .139 -61 1 0 0 0 0 0 /56
2012 26 OAK AL 22 70 64 8 11 5 0 3 7 1 0 6 31 .172 .243 .391 .633 74 25 1 0 0 0 0 6/34
3 Yrs 55 98 90 16 12 5 0 3 8 1 0 8 42 .133 .204 .289 .493 35 26 1 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 289 265 47 35 15 0 9 24 3 0 24 124 .133 .204 .289 .493 35 77 3 0 0 0 0
ATL (2 yrs) 33 28 26 8 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 11 .038 .107 .038 .146 -58 1 0 0 0 0 0
OAK (1 yr) 22 70 64 8 11 5 0 3 7 1 0 6 31 .172 .243 .391 .633 74 25 1 0 0 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 33 28 26 8 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 11 .038 .107 .038 .146 -58 1 0 0 0 0 0
AL (1 yr) 22 70 64 8 11 5 0 3 7 1 0 6 31 .172 .243 .391 .633 74 25 1 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
2010 24 ATL NL 16 6 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 -0.0 .497 .500 -0.0 0.0 -0 /564
2011 25 ATL NL 17 22 -4 -1 0 0 0 -5 -0.5 1 -4 -0.5 .469 .497 -0.5 0.0 -4 $414,000 /56
2012 26 OAK AL 22 70 -3 -0 0 -1 1 -3 -0.3 3 -0 -0.0 .487 .498 0.1 -0.0 1 6/34
3 Seasons 55 98 -8 -0 0 -1 1 -8 -0.9 3 -4 -0.5 .484 .498 -0.4 0.0 -3 $414,000
ATL (2 yrs) 33 28 -5 -0 0 0 0 -5 -0.6 1 -4 -0.5 .483 .498 -0.5 0.0 -4 $414,000
OAK (1 yr) 22 70 -3 -0 0 -1 1 -3 -0.3 3 -0 -0.0 .487 .498 0.1 -0.0 1

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
2010 24 ATL NL 6 5 0 0.0 101 .000 .000 .260 .167 .329 .000 .409 .167 .739 -49 .000 -1.1 -0.1 .200 .200 .000
2011 25 ATL NL 22 20 0 0.0 99 .083 .048 .260 .091 .328 .048 .405 .139 .733 -61 .000 -4.7 -0.5 .100 .048 .000
2012 26 OAK AL 70 54 6 3.0 95 .267 .172 .251 .243 .315 .391 .405 .633 .720 74 .312 -2.4 -0.2 .593 .328 .219 1.5
3 Yrs 98 79 6 2.0 96 .200 .133 .254 .204 .319 .289 .405 .493 .724 35 .187 -8.2 -0.8 .443 .256 .156 1.5
162 Game Avg. 289 233 18 2.0 96 .200 .133 .254 .204 .319 .289 .405 .493 .724 35 .187 -8.2 -0.8 .443 .256 .156 4
ATL (2 yrs) 28 25 0 0.0 99 .067 .038 .260 .107 .328 .038 .406 .146 .734 -58 -5.8 -0.6 .120 .077 .000
OAK (1 yr) 70 54 6 3.0 95 .267 .172 .251 .243 .315 .391 .405 .633 .720 74 .312 -2.4 -0.2 .593 .328 .219 1.5
NL (2 yrs) 28 25 0 0.0 99 .067 .038 .260 .107 .328 .038 .406 .146 .734 -58 -5.8 -0.6 .120 .077 .000
AL (1 yr) 70 54 6 3.0 95 .267 .172 .251 .243 .315 .391 .405 .633 .720 74 .312 -2.4 -0.2 .593 .328 .219 1.5

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
2010 24 ATL NL 6 0.0% 33.3% 16.7% 0.0% 2.00 2.5 2.00 2.00 50% 0% 0.0% 0%
2011 25 ATL NL 22 0.0% 40.9% 4.6% 0.0% 0% 9.00 2.3 21.0 1.00 1.20 55% 8% 0.0% 0%
2012 26 OAK AL 70 4.3% 44.3% 8.6% 11.4% 73% 5.17 2.1 21.3 9.1 0.50 0.92 43% 12% 15.0% 9%
3 Yrs 98 3.1% 42.9% 8.2% 8.2% 67% 5.25 2.1 30.0 11.3 0.66 1.06 46% 10% 11.1% 7%
MLB Averages 2.5% 19.0% 8.2% 7.6% 33% 2.31 4.7 35.2 8.3 0.82 1.09 69% 19% 7.6% 13%

Win Probability*

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
2010 24 ATL NL -1.1 -0.1 6 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .08 -0.1 -0.0 -1.1 -0.1 0.69 -1.1 0.08 4
2011 25 ATL NL -4.7 -0.5 22 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 .70 -0.3 0.2 -2.0 -0.2 0.70 -4.0 1.03 9
2012 26 OAK AL -2.5 -0.2 71 0.5 1.4 -0.9 .77 -0.3 0.9 -2.2 -0.2 0.80 -2.5 1.45 3
3 Yrs -8.3 -0.8 99 0.4 1.6 -1.2 .72 -0.7 1.2 -5.3 -0.5 0.77 -7.6 0.87 16

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB OOB1 OOB2 OOB3 OOBHm BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
2010 24 ATL NL 0 0 700% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 80% 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 3
2011 25 ATL NL 0 0 50% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 26 OAK AL 0 0 36% 18 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 1
3 Yrs 0 0 77% 35 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 67% 3 2 1 2 1 1 4 0 4

Situational Batting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % DPopp DPs DP% Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
2010 24 ATL NL 6 33% 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0.08 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
2011 25 ATL NL 22 45% 1 0 0 9 1 0 1 1.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 5 1 20% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
2012 26 OAK AL 70 70% 11 0 0 3 2 0 0 1.45 3 0 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 7 1 14% 6 2 33% 25 4 16% 1 1 100% 3 1 33% 0
3 Yrs 98 62% 12 0 0 16 3 0 1 0.87 3 0 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 10 1 10% 7 2 29% 32 5 16% 3 2 67% 3 1 33% 0
MLB Averages 54% 68% 11% 32% 14% 51% 55%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
2010 24 ATL NL 6 23 3.83 14 61% 36% 29% 14% 21% 64% 0% 39% 56% 17% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
2011 25 ATL NL 22 88 4.00 58 66% 36% 22% 21% 21% 64% 0% 42% 65% 36% 9% 2 0 14% 3 0 14% 3 1 33% 0 0 0
2012 26 OAK AL 70 284 4.06 181 64% 24% 35% 23% 18% 76% 0% 49% 54% 33% 6% 4 0 13% 9 1 7% 5 3 19% 0 0 0
3 Yrs 98 395 4.03 253 64% 27% 32% 22% 19% 73% 0% 47% 56% 33% 6% 6 0 12% 12 1 8% 8 4 21% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.82 63% 28% 15% 27% 30% 72% 2% 45% 79% 26% 5% 14% 9% 24%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2010 24 16 6 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .167 .000 .167 -49 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 25 33 28 26 8 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 11 .038 .107 .038 .146 -58 1 0 0 0 0 0
2012 26 55 98 90 16 12 5 0 3 8 1 0 8 42 .133 .204 .289 .493 35 26 1 0 0 0 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G)
How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
2010 24 16 6 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .167 .000 .167 0 16
2011 25 17 22 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .000 .045 .000 .045 0 17
2012 26 22 72 65 9 12 5 0 3 8 1 7 31 .185 .264 .400 .664 7 22
3 Yrs 55 100 91 16 12 5 0 3 8 1 9 42 .132 .210 .286 .496 7 55
162 Game Avg. 162 295 268 47 35 15 0 9 24 3 27 124 .132 .210 .286 .496 21 55



* - Disclaimer & Completeness Note

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1945 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary of data completeness) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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