2025 Stats
W-L
1-5
ERA
6.46
WHIP
1.52
K
41
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Eyebrows were raised when the Giants handed Hicks a four-year, $44 million contract last offseason with the intent of inserting him into their rotation after the hard-throwing righty had spent virtually all of his first five seasons in the bullpen. For the first two months, it was looking like a shrewd move, with Hicks collecting a 2.70 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 52:19 K:BB over 63.1 innings in 12 starts through the end of May. Then, the wheels fell off. Over his next eight starts, Hicks posted a 6.37 ERA while walking 22 over 35.1 frames. He was a little better after being moved to relief but then made two different trips to the injured list with right shoulder inflammation. Hicks hitting a wall was predictable given that he set a new career high in innings before the All-Star break. Theoretically, he should be better equipped to handle a large workload in 2025 with an expected move back to the rotation. However, there are lots of unknowns, so fantasy managers might be wise to take a wait-and-see approach. Read Past Outlooks
First relief appearance of 2025
Hicks allowed one earned run on two hits and a walk over one inning of relief in Monday's 3-1 loss to the Royals.
ANALYSIS
Hicks made his first relief appearance of the season and struggled with control, throwing just seven of his 16 pitches for strikes. The right-hander surrendered two singles and a walk as the Royals extended their lead to 3-1. Hicks has primarily operated in a starting role since signing a four-year, $44 million deal with the Giants in January 2024. However, the 28-year-old has had a rough start to the season, posting a 6.60 ERA, 1.55 WHIP and a 41:17 K:BB with one win and five losses across 46.1 innings over 10 appearances (nine starts).
Hicks made his first relief appearance of the season and struggled with control, throwing just seven of his 16 pitches for strikes. The right-hander surrendered two singles and a walk as the Royals extended their lead to 3-1. Hicks has primarily operated in a starting role since signing a four-year, $44 million deal with the Giants in January 2024. However, the 28-year-old has had a rough start to the season, posting a 6.60 ERA, 1.55 WHIP and a 41:17 K:BB with one win and five losses across 46.1 innings over 10 appearances (nine starts).
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
72
Last 10 Games
72
Last 5 Games
48
How many pitches does Jordan Hicks generally throw?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-9%
BAA vs RHP
2025
-4%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .276 | 83 | 57 | 100 | 8 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .251 | 135 | 39 | 124 | 11 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .300 | 19 | 9 | 27 | 2 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .289 | 22 | 8 | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .290 | 37 | 32 | 53 | 5 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .246 | 59 | 15 | 59 | 7 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .225 | 27 | 16 | 20 | 1 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .234 | 54 | 16 | 37 | 3 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-30%
ERA on Road
2025
-17%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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| Since 2023Home | 5.08 | 1.47 | 118.2 | 7.7 | 3.3 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 3.55 | 1.40 | 104.0 | 10.0 | 4.6 | ||||
| 2025Home | 7.03 | 1.68 | 24.1 | 7.8 | 3.0 | ||||
| 2025Away | 5.87 | 1.35 | 23.0 | 7.8 | 3.5 | ||||
| 2024Home | 4.07 | 1.24 | 59.2 | 6.3 | 1.8 | ||||
| 2024Away | 4.14 | 1.70 | 50.0 | 9.7 | 6.3 | ||||
| 2023Home | 5.45 | 1.70 | 34.2 | 10.1 | 6.0 | ||||
| 2023Away | 0.87 | 0.97 | 31.0 | 12.2 | 2.6 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Jordan Hicks compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.41K/9
7.8BB/9
3.2HR/9
0.6Fastball
97.3 mphERA
6.46WHIP
1.52BABIP
.360GB/FB
3.04Left On Base
54.6%Exit Velocity
84.3 mphBarrels/BBE
3.3%Spin Rate
1981 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
30.3%Swinging Strike
10.1%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Hicks finally stayed healthy all year after putting on some weight last offseason to help improve his durability. The hard-throwing right-hander pitched 65.2 innings across 65 appearances between St. Louis and Toronto, both being his most since 2018. Hicks racked up a career-high 81 strikeouts with a personal-best 28.4 K% thanks to his 100.1-mph sinker, devastating sweeper (59.5% whiff rate) and occasional four-seam fastball. The 27-year-old was second in the league with 470 pitches thrown at 100 mph or greater. He induced groundballs at a 58.3% clip, and while he improved his walk rate, it was still well below average at 11.1%. Hicks recorded 12 saves last season and now has 32 for his career. However, the Giants plan to try Hicks as a traditional starter after signing him to a four-year, $44 million deal this winter. A return to high-leverage relief duty is always on the table if it doesn't pan out.
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Moving to bullpen
Manager Bob Melvin announced Saturday that Hicks will pitch out of the bullpen going forward, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
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Chased early in loss
Hicks (1-5) took the loss Wednesday, surrendering five runs on seven hits and a walk over two-plus innings as the Giants fell 8-7 to the Diamondbacks. He struck out one.
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Quality start in fourth loss
Hicks (1-4) took the loss Friday against the Twins after allowing three runs on seven hits and no walks in six innings. He struck out six.
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Fans seven in no-decision
Hicks allowed three runs on three hits and two walks while striking out seven in five innings against the Rockies on Saturday. He did not factor into the decision.
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No walks allowed Sunday
Hicks allowed two runs on seven hits and no walks while striking out three in five innings Sunday against the Rangers. He did not factor into the decision.
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Back in rotation sans Verlander?
With Justin Verlander set to go on the 15-day injured list due to pec soreness, Hicks is a candidate to return to the rotation after being moved to the bullpen, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
ANALYSIS
Hicks spent the majority of his major-league career in the bullpen, but he shifted to a starting role with the Giants after signing a four-year, $44 million contract with San Francisco in January of 2024. However, he went 1-5 over his first nine starts with a 6.55 ERA and 1.52 WHIP over 45.1 innings, which prompted Giants manager Bob Melvin to move Hicks back to the bullpen. However, with Verlander out for at least the next two weeks, Hicks could go back into the Giants' rotation while the bullpen is replenished with an arm from Triple-A Sacramento.
Hicks spent the majority of his major-league career in the bullpen, but he shifted to a starting role with the Giants after signing a four-year, $44 million contract with San Francisco in January of 2024. However, he went 1-5 over his first nine starts with a 6.55 ERA and 1.52 WHIP over 45.1 innings, which prompted Giants manager Bob Melvin to move Hicks back to the bullpen. However, with Verlander out for at least the next two weeks, Hicks could go back into the Giants' rotation while the bullpen is replenished with an arm from Triple-A Sacramento.