What years did John Hicks play?

John Hicks played in Major League Baseball from 2015 to 2021.

Was John Hicks a pitcher?

No. John Hicks was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did John Hicks hit?

John Hicks hit 32 career home runs with 199 hits.

John Hicks

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2015-2021)

AVG .236

HR 32

RBI 97

H 199

OPS .680

PIV -1,069

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 230 lb
Born: 8/31/1989 in Richmond, VA, USA
MLB Debut: 2015-08-29
Last Game: 2021-07-21

Full name: John Austin Hicks

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
264	845	97	199	42	1	32	97	4	49	270	.236	.279	.401	.680	-1,069

Career AVG .236 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — 6.4% below league average.

Career OBP .279 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — 12.9% below league average.

Career SLG .401 vs. league average .417 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .680 vs. league average .737 across their career seasons — 7.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2015	SEA	AL	17	32	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	18	.062	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	DET	AL	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	DET	AL	60	173	25	46	12	0	6	22	2	13	51	.266	.254 (+4%)	.324 (+1%)	.425 (+3%)	.750 (+2%)	58.1
2018	DET	AL	81	288	35	75	12	1	9	32	0	22	84	.260	.247 (+5%)	.318 (-2%)	.409 (-2%)	.727 (-2%)	-92.2
2019	DET	AL	95	319	29	67	15	0	13	35	1	13	109	.210	.252 (-17%)	.322 (-26%)	.434 (-13%)	.757 (-18%)	-1034.7
2021	TEX	AL	10	31	6	8	1	0	4	7	0	0	8	.258	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			264	845	97	199	42	1	32	97	4	49	270	.236	—	—	—	—	-1,069

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	128	395	51	95	12	46	.241
Away	136	450	46	104	20	51	.231

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SO
2021-07-21	TEX	DET	L	4	0	1	1	0	1	1
2021-07-19	TEX	DET	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021-07-18	TEX	TOR	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
2021-07-11	TEX	OAK	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
2021-07-09	TEX	OAK	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	2
2021-07-07	TEX	DET	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	1
2021-07-06	TEX	DET	W	4	2	2	0	1	3	1
2021-07-03	TEX	SEA	W	4	2	2	0	2	2	0
2021-07-02	TEX	SEA	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021-07-01	TEX	OAK	W	4	2	2	0	1	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	115	101	781	55	9	92
3B	1	0	1	0	0	0
C	121	103	854	73	6	8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2015	SEA	3B	1	0	1	0	0	0
2015	SEA	C	14	10	72	10	1	1
2016	DET	1B	1	0	3	1	0	0
2017	DET	1B	26	19	164	12	2	20
2017	DET	C	18	12	119	9	3	1
2018	DET	1B	59	56	402	33	6	48
2018	DET	C	21	20	142	13	2	3
2019	DET	1B	29	26	212	9	1	24
2019	DET	C	60	55	476	37	0	3
2021	TEX	C	8	6	45	4	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Catcher	121
First Base	115
Third Base	1
Designated Hitter	19

Frequently Asked Questions about John Hicks

What years did John Hicks play?: John Hicks played in Major League Baseball from 2015 to 2021.
Was John Hicks a pitcher?: No. John Hicks was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did John Hicks hit?: John Hicks hit 32 career home runs with 199 hits.