Kyle Higashioka
Texas Rangers · No. 11 · C

Kyle Higashioka

6' 1", 202 lbs·Age 36·Bats R / Throws R
↓ ColdL4 games
Hitter archetype· CONTEXTUAL
TTO SluggerBig raw power with high swing-and-miss — homers, walks, and strikeouts.2017–2026 · 1,130 batted balls
2026 · 45 G
.204
AVG
.626
OPS
6
HR
16
RBI
31
H
17
BB
43
SO
0
SB
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Career Highs
.739
Best OPS · 2024
17
Most HR · 2024
47
Most RBI · 2025
.241
Best AVG · 2025
Career Arc · OPS
10 seasons
Statistical Comps
Last 10 Games
DateABHHRRBIBBSOAVG
Jul 18200010.217
Jul 12411101.220
Jul 10400002.219
Jul 9310001.225
Jul 2500001.212
Jul 1100120.220
Jun 29400000.221
Jun 26300011.228
Jun 25320010.233
Jun 23410002.223

Career · Batting

10 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
201791800
2018297236
20191856311
20201648410
2021671931029
2022832291031
2023922421034
2024842461745
2025943031147
202657165718
Career549157275231
Barrel Surface

Every ball this hitter has put in play — how hard it left the bat, and at what angle. The red field behind the dots shows how much damage that kind of contact does, league-wide: the darker the red, the better things go for the hitter.

1,127 BBE · 2017–2026 · 89.0 mph avg EV · 10.7% barrels
406080100-60-3030600EXIT VELOCITY (MPH)LAUNCH ANGLE (°)BARRELZONE
LEAGUE xwOBA0.02.0
BATTED BALLS11025+

The field — league-average xwOBA (what a batted ball is typically worth: 0.0 is a sure out, ~2.0 a sure home run) for every exit-velocity × launch-angle combination, measured from 1.3 million regular-season balls in play since 2015. The dark ridge — balls hit 105+ mph at 25–30° — is the barrel zone, where contact becomes near-automatic extra bases.

The dots — this hitter’s career regular-season balls in play, grouped to a fine grid; a bigger dot means more batted balls at that exact combination. Dots piled onto the red ridge are damage; dots low on the pale field are weak or mishit contact. Spring training and the postseason are excluded.

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