Texas Rangers#11 · CActive

Kyle Higashioka

Age 36

Contract Value $6,750,000/yr

Size 6' 1" · 202

Bats Right

From Huntington Beach, CA, USA

58G · 186 PA

.218

AVG

.306

OBP

.370

SLG

.676

OPS

RBI

0.4

WAR

41H-ScoreBELOW AVG

Power and splits lead the profile; volume grades below avg. 349th among 459 qualified hitters.

How H-Score works

Stats updated Oct 3, 4:04 AM ETLast game Jul 20 vs CWS

Season overview

AVG

.218346th

OBP

.306276th

SLG

.370288th

OPS

.676287th

7271st

RBI

18364th

BB%

10.2%138th

25.3%311th

wOBA

.303272nd

WAR

0.4279th

How good is he?

StatPlayerMLB AvgPercentile

Production4950

BELOW AVG

Contact Quality5450

AVERAGE

Plate Discipline5650

AVERAGE

Volume4250

BELOW AVG

Power6350

ABOVE AVG

Splits5750

AVERAGE

Recent form

WindowOPSHRRBIK%BB%Hard-hit%

Last 71.0782325.0%10.0%

Last 14.8752420.0%13.3%

Last 30.9184921.9%12.5%

Season.67671825.5%10.3%38.1%

Monthly OPS (2026)

Batted-ball profile

Avg exit velocity88.2 mph46th

Barrel rate8.5%63rd

Hard-hit rate38.1%51st

Launch angle17.3°

Pull / center / oppo38 / 42 / 20

Pitch-type performance

PitchAVGWhiffSLG

4-Seam Fastball.23812.2%.357

Sinker.34913.5%.628

Slider.09141.4%.091

Sweeper.05632.3%.056

Changeup.30045.2%.700

Curveball.00031.6%.000

Best production: changeup and sinker.

Highest whiff rate against: changeup and slider.

Splits

vs handedness

vs RHP

.610

AVG .203

vs LHP

.841

AVG .255

+.231 OPS vs LHP

Home / away

Home

.680

AVG .224

Away

.670

AVG .213

+.010 OPS at home

By monthOPS · HR · RBI

Jul.81324

Jun.71324

May.62127

Apr.61712

Mar.58301

Career

YearTeamGAVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIWAR

2026Texas Rangers58.218.306.370.6767180.4

2025Texas Rangers94.241.291.403.6941147

2024San Diego Padres84.220.263.476.7391745

2023New York Yankees92.236.274.413.6871034

2022New York Yankees83.227.264.389.6531031

2021New York Yankees67.181.246.389.6351029

2020New York Yankees16.250.250.521.771410

2019New York Yankees18.214.211.464.675311

2018New York Yankees29.167.241.319.56036

2017New York Yankees9.000.100.000.10000

Frequently asked

What is Kyle Higashioka's 2026 batting line?+

.218/.306/.370 with 7 home runs and 18 RBI and 58 games — a .676 OPS.

What is his H-Score?+

41 out of 100, which we label below avg. 349th among 459 qualified hitters. Power and splits lead the profile; volume grades below avg.

Is he better against right- or left-handed pitching?+

Left-handed: a .841 OPS versus a .610 OPS against right-handers.

What pitches give him trouble?+

Highest whiff rate against changeup and slider. Best production against changeup and sinker.