C Craig 'Pa' Higginbotham #29
San Diego Padres MLB
Age: 23 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
07/19/2026
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C CRAIG 'PA' HIGGINBOTHAM #29 - AGE: 23 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
81 252 63 7 1 3 23 25 65 .250 .333 .321 1 0.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 40 40 50
Gap 50 50 50 65
Power 45 50 45 65
Eye 60 60 55 80
Avoid K's 40 45 40 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 60
Errors: - 45 50
Arm: 60 60 50
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 75 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 75 Left Field: -
1st Base: 25 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Aggressiveness: 30
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 25
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/18/2026 COL Loss, 0-4 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
07/17/2026 COL Win, 4-2 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
07/15/2026 WSH Win, 10-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/14/2026 WSH Win, 2-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/13/2026 WSH Win, 3-1 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
07/11/2026 @ LAA Win, 6-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/10/2026 @ LAA Loss, 5-6 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
07/08/2026 @ LAD Loss, 3-5 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
07/07/2026 @ LAD Win, 6-3 4 0 3 2 0 0 1 0
07/06/2026 @ LAD Win, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/26/2002
Born in:Elgin, IL
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$740,000
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:None, 120 Days
Service This Yr:117 Days
40-Man Service:None, 120 Days
Pro Service:1 Year
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2025, 2nd Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2026 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 81 252 63 7 1 3 23 19 25 65 .250 .333 .321 .655 .296 .071 83
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 72 287 7 0 0 3 2 1 81 11 1 2 33.3 28.7 3.93 .7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   72 17 2 1 1 8 3 10 19 1 0 1 .236 .333 .333 .667
Versus Right   180 46 5 0 2 15 16 15 46 0 2 6 .256 .333 .317 .650
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   14 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 .357 .471 .429 .899
Last Week   16 5 1 0 0 3 0 1 4 0 0 0 .312 .353 .375 .728
April   70 15 3 0 1 6 4 8 18 0 1 1 .214 .304 .300 .604
May   67 19 1 1 1 7 9 8 18 1 0 0 .284 .355 .373 .728
June   70 14 1 0 0 3 3 5 19 0 1 5 .200 .300 .214 .514
July   45 15 2 0 1 7 3 4 10 0 0 1 .333 .400 .444 .844
Spring Training   36 12 2 0 2 4 6 5 10 0 2 0 .333 .415 .556 .970
Last Year   10 3 1 0 1 4 2 1 2 0 0 0 .300 .364 .700 1.064
Career   262 66 8 1 4 27 21 26 67 1 2 7 .252 .334 .336 .670
Home   114 30 4 1 1 11 9 17 28 1 0 5 .263 .380 .342 .722
Road   138 33 3 0 2 12 10 8 37 0 2 2 .239 .291 .304 .595
Grass   214 53 7 1 3 22 16 22 54 1 2 5 .248 .331 .332 .662
Turf   38 10 0 0 0 1 3 3 11 0 0 2 .263 .349 .263 .612
Day   86 25 2 1 3 11 10 5 24 0 0 5 .291 .365 .442 .806
Night   166 38 5 0 0 12 9 20 41 1 2 2 .229 .317 .259 .576
As Starter   243 60 7 1 3 22 18 25 64 1 2 6 .247 .331 .321 .652
As Reliever / Substitution   9 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 .333 .400 .333 .733
Pinch Hitting   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Close/Late   71 17 4 0 0 5 6 7 19 0 1 2 .239 .325 .296 .621
Inning 1-3   66 19 1 1 2 7 5 8 18 0 1 2 .288 .382 .424 .806
Inning 4-6   88 21 1 0 1 9 6 9 23 1 0 3 .239 .327 .284 .611
Inning 7-9   94 22 4 0 0 6 7 7 24 0 1 2 .234 .301 .277 .578
Extra Innings   4 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .500 .900
0 Outs   88 19 3 0 1 6 7 7 24 0 2 3 .216 .296 .284 .580
1 Outs   81 27 2 1 0 10 7 10 16 1 0 2 .333 .415 .383 .798
2 Outs   83 17 2 0 2 7 5 8 25 0 0 2 .205 .290 .301 .592
Scoring Position   76 24 1 0 0 18 6 9 22 1 2 1 .316 .391 .329 .720
Bases Empty   139 31 3 1 2 2 11 16 33 0 0 6 .223 .329 .302 .631
Runner on 1st   37 8 3 0 1 3 2 0 10 0 0 0 .216 .216 .378 .595
Runner on 2nd   29 8 1 0 0 5 3 6 10 0 2 0 .276 .400 .310 .710
Runner on 3rd   7 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .429 .556 .429 .984
Runner on 1st & 2nd   24 7 0 0 0 3 2 2 9 0 0 0 .292 .346 .292 .638
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Bases Loaded   9 4 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 1 0 0 .444 .400 .444 .844
Two Strikes   138 22 2 1 1 11 4 11 65 1 0 2 .159 .230 .210 .440
First Pitch   27 8 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 .296 .296 .333 .630
Count 0-1   18 6 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .400 .333 .733
Count 0-2   27 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 0 0 1 .111 .143 .111 .254
Count 1-0   21 7 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .364 .476 .840
Count 1-1   16 6 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 .375 .412 .500 .912
Count 1-2   40 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 22 0 0 0 .100 .100 .150 .250
Count 2-0   7 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .857 1.286
Count 2-1   19 7 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .368 .368 .421 .789
Count 2-2   40 6 1 0 0 4 0 0 19 1 0 1 .150 .167 .175 .342
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   6 4 1 0 0 1 4 9 0 0 0 1 .667 .875 .833 1.708
Full Count   31 9 1 0 1 4 3 11 12 0 0 0 .290 .476 .419 .896
Behind in Count   85 13 0 1 0 5 3 0 34 0 0 3 .153 .182 .176 .358
Ahead in Count   53 21 2 0 2 6 10 14 0 0 0 2 .396 .536 .547 1.083
Batting 4th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   13 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 3 0 0 0 .231 .375 .231 .606
Batting 7th   81 19 4 0 0 7 6 7 20 0 0 5 .235 .333 .284 .617
Batting 8th   117 29 3 1 2 10 7 11 31 1 1 1 .248 .315 .342 .657
Batting 9th   40 12 0 0 1 4 5 4 10 0 1 1 .300 .378 .375 .753
Low Leverage   111 31 3 1 2 7 8 9 21 0 0 3 .279 .350 .378 .728
Medium Leverage   91 21 1 0 1 9 5 12 28 0 1 4 .231 .346 .275 .621
High Leverage   50 11 3 0 0 7 6 4 16 1 1 0 .220 .273 .280 .553
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2025 San Diego - MLB 22 3 10 3 1 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .300 .364 .700 1.064 182 197 0.2
2026 San Diego - MLB 23 81 252 63 7 1 3 23 19 25 7 1 65 1 2 .250 .333 .321 .655 77 83 0.7
Total MLB 84 262 66 8 1 4 27 21 26 7 1 67 1 2 .252 .334 .336 .670 81 87 0.9
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2025 Total - 22 81 290 87 28 8 26 68 78 104 13 0 72 0 0 .300 .501 .721 1.222 100 100 7.5
2025 Lake Elsinore - A 22 6 22 6 2 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 3 0 1 .273 .360 .364 .724 87 85 -0.1
Total CAL 6 22 6 2 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 3 0 1 .273 .360 .364 .724 87 85
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2025 San Diego - MLB 22 16 56 12 2 0 0 3 4 5 0 0 18 0 0 .214 .279 .250 .529 46 42 -0.2
Total MLB 16 56 12 2 0 0 3 4 5 0 0 18 0 0 .214 .279 .250 .529 46 42
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2025 San Diego - MLB C 3 3 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 25.0 3.24 -0.1 .000 0 2 0 0.0
2026 San Diego - MLB C 76 72 647 44 1 695 4 .994 655.0 9.49 -0.7 1.006 5 84 19 22.6
TOTAL C 79 75 656 44 1 704 4 .994 680.0 9.26 -0.7 1.006 5 86 19 22.1
PLAYER HISTORY
07/11/2025 Drafted in the 2025 first-year player draft out of college (California Lutheran University; Thousand Oaks, CA) by the San Diego Padres. (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall pick).
08/31/2025 Signed a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres organization with a signing bonus of $8,290,000.
11/01/2025 Named the #4 prospect in the MLB
11/24/2025 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $740,000.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (45); Power: 45 (65); Eye: 50 (80).
02/16/2026 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate gap power at the San Diego Padres development complex.
03/24/2026 Named the #3 prospect in the MLB
06/01/2026 Wins the MLB NL Rookie of the Month Award.
06/28/2026 Injured (bruised shoulder),day-to-day for 5 days.
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