C Craig 'Pa' Higginbotham #29
San Diego Padres MLB
Age: 24 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/06/2026
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C CRAIG 'PA' HIGGINBOTHAM #29 - AGE: 24 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
136 426 96 12 3 5 44 42 107 .225 .314 .303 2 1.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 45 40 50
Gap 50 50 50 65
Power 45 50 45 65
Eye 60 65 60 80
Avoid K's 45 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
10/03/2026 SF Loss, 5-8 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
10/02/2026 SF Loss, 6-8 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/30/2026 PIT Win, 6-3 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 0
09/29/2026 PIT Win, 3-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/28/2026 PIT Loss, 1-2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/2026 @ COL Win, 4-3 2 1 0 1 0 2 1 0
09/25/2026 @ COL Loss, 2-8 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/24/2026 @ COL Loss, 1-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/22/2026 @ LAD Win, 6-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/2026 @ LAD Loss, 2-5 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 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:1 Year, 3 Days
Service This Yr:195 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, 3 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 136 426 96 12 3 5 44 35 42 107 .225 .314 .303 .617 .280 .077 75
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 122 486 14 0 0 4 2 2 129 20 2 2 50.0 44.1 3.50 1.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   112 25 3 1 2 13 6 12 25 1 0 1 .223 .302 .321 .623
Versus Right   314 71 9 2 3 31 29 30 82 1 2 13 .226 .318 .296 .615
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   17 3 0 0 1 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 .176 .333 .353 .686
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   66 21 3 1 1 11 6 6 15 0 0 2 .318 .392 .439 .831
August   78 16 3 1 1 13 6 6 18 0 0 4 .205 .295 .308 .603
September   69 11 1 0 1 4 6 6 19 1 0 1 .159 .234 .217 .451
October   6 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 .000 .400 .000 .400
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   436 99 13 3 6 48 37 43 109 2 2 14 .227 .315 .312 .627
Home   202 44 5 1 2 18 15 25 50 1 0 8 .218 .326 .282 .608
Road   224 52 7 2 3 26 20 17 57 1 2 6 .232 .302 .321 .624
Grass   379 85 12 3 5 42 31 37 92 1 2 12 .224 .312 .311 .624
Turf   47 11 0 0 0 2 4 5 15 1 0 2 .234 .327 .234 .561
Day   152 42 4 3 4 22 16 12 41 0 0 6 .276 .353 .421 .774
Night   274 54 8 0 1 22 19 30 66 2 2 8 .197 .293 .237 .530
As Starter   412 93 12 3 5 43 34 42 104 2 2 12 .226 .314 .306 .620
As Reliever / Substitution   14 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 2 .214 .312 .214 .527
Pinch Hitting   9 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 .111 .200 .111 .311
Close/Late   119 20 5 0 0 8 10 13 31 1 1 3 .168 .265 .210 .475
Inning 1-3   115 28 2 1 3 13 10 10 31 0 1 6 .243 .336 .357 .692
Inning 4-6   153 38 4 1 2 19 11 13 39 1 0 5 .248 .326 .327 .652
Inning 7-9   148 29 5 1 0 11 13 16 35 1 1 2 .196 .281 .243 .525
Extra Innings   10 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 1 .100 .357 .200 .557
0 Outs   145 29 4 0 1 9 14 11 37 0 2 5 .200 .280 .248 .528
1 Outs   131 35 2 3 1 16 12 18 29 2 0 3 .267 .364 .351 .715
2 Outs   150 32 6 0 3 19 9 13 41 0 0 6 .213 .302 .313 .615
Scoring Position   128 35 4 1 1 35 9 12 34 2 2 3 .273 .345 .344 .689
Bases Empty   226 48 3 1 3 3 21 28 55 0 0 9 .212 .323 .274 .598
Runner on 1st   72 13 5 1 1 6 5 2 18 0 0 2 .181 .224 .319 .543
Runner on 2nd   49 12 2 0 1 10 5 7 13 0 2 0 .245 .339 .347 .686
Runner on 3rd   8 3 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 1 .375 .545 .375 .920
Runner on 1st & 2nd   41 12 1 1 0 9 3 3 13 0 0 1 .293 .356 .366 .721
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 .286 .250 .286 .536
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
Bases Loaded   13 5 1 0 0 8 0 0 3 1 0 1 .385 .400 .462 .862
Two Strikes   240 41 6 2 3 24 11 20 107 2 0 6 .171 .250 .250 .500
First Pitch   44 11 2 0 0 8 2 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .250 .295 .545
Count 0-1   33 11 0 1 0 5 6 0 0 0 0 4 .333 .405 .394 .799
Count 0-2   47 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 25 0 0 2 .064 .102 .064 .166
Count 1-0   40 10 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .268 .325 .593
Count 1-1   29 8 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 .276 .300 .345 .645
Count 1-2   69 9 2 1 1 7 2 0 35 0 0 1 .130 .143 .232 .375
Count 2-0   8 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .750 1.125
Count 2-1   25 7 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 .280 .308 .320 .628
Count 2-2   66 9 1 0 1 6 1 0 29 1 0 2 .136 .159 .197 .356
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   7 5 1 0 0 2 5 12 0 0 0 1 .714 .900 .857 1.757
Full Count   58 20 3 1 1 10 6 20 18 1 0 1 .345 .512 .483 .995
Behind in Count   149 23 2 2 1 13 10 0 60 0 0 7 .154 .192 .215 .407
Ahead in Count   80 25 2 0 2 7 14 22 0 0 0 3 .312 .476 .412 .889
Batting 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
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   144 31 7 1 1 17 13 15 32 1 0 6 .215 .313 .299 .612
Batting 8th   219 49 5 2 3 20 16 20 59 1 1 6 .224 .305 .306 .611
Batting 9th   48 13 0 0 1 5 5 4 12 0 1 2 .271 .352 .333 .685
Low Leverage   181 45 4 1 3 9 12 15 35 0 0 5 .249 .323 .331 .655
Medium Leverage   155 35 4 2 2 21 14 20 45 0 1 7 .226 .341 .316 .657
High Leverage   90 16 4 0 0 14 8 6 27 2 1 2 .178 .240 .222 .462
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 23 136 426 96 12 3 5 44 35 42 14 2 107 2 2 .225 .314 .303 .617 68 75 1.4
Total MLB 139 436 99 13 3 6 48 37 43 14 2 109 2 2 .227 .315 .312 .627 71 77 1.6
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 128 122 1115 86 6 1208 7 .994 1100.2 9.82 +1.1 .979 5 152 44 28.9
TOTAL C 131 125 1124 86 6 1217 7 .994 1125.2 9.67 +1.0 .979 5 154 44 28.6
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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