C Craig 'Pa' Higginbotham #29
San Diego Padres MLB
Age: 23 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
06/01/2026
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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
46 137 34 4 1 2 13 16 36 .248 .329 .336 0 0.4
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: 70 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
05/31/2026 @ LKW Loss, 0-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
05/30/2026 @ LKW Win, 7-3 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
05/29/2026 @ LKW Loss, 1-7 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/27/2026 CWS Win, 6-1 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
05/25/2026 CWS Win, 4-3 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
05/24/2026 LAA Win, 2-1 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
05/23/2026 LAA Loss, 0-7 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/22/2026 LAA Loss, 4-6 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0
05/19/2026 LAD Win, 6-1 2 1 1 1 0 2 0 0
05/18/2026 LAD Loss, 3-5 5 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, 72 Days
Service This Yr:69 Days
40-Man Service:None, 72 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 46 137 34 4 1 2 13 13 16 36 .248 .329 .336 .665 .297 .088 85
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 41 156 1 0 0 2 1 1 46 7 0 2 0.0 15.5 3.84 .4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   41 8 0 1 0 3 1 6 11 1 0 0 .195 .292 .244 .536
Versus Right   96 26 4 0 2 10 12 10 25 0 1 1 .271 .346 .375 .721
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   16 5 0 0 0 2 1 1 4 0 0 0 .312 .353 .312 .665
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
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   147 37 5 1 3 17 15 17 38 1 1 1 .252 .331 .361 .692
Home   57 14 2 1 1 9 6 11 13 1 0 1 .246 .371 .368 .740
Road   80 20 2 0 1 4 7 5 23 0 1 0 .250 .294 .312 .607
Grass   113 27 4 1 2 12 10 14 30 1 1 1 .239 .326 .345 .671
Turf   24 7 0 0 0 1 3 2 6 0 0 0 .292 .346 .292 .638
Day   53 15 1 1 2 7 7 4 13 0 0 0 .283 .333 .453 .786
Night   84 19 3 0 0 6 6 12 23 1 1 1 .226 .327 .262 .588
As Starter   132 31 4 1 2 12 12 16 35 1 1 1 .235 .320 .326 .646
As Reliever / Substitution   5 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .600 .600 .600 1.200
Pinch Hitting   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Close/Late   39 11 3 0 0 3 5 3 12 0 0 0 .282 .333 .359 .692
Inning 1-3   36 10 0 1 2 4 4 6 10 0 1 0 .278 .381 .500 .881
Inning 4-6   45 9 1 0 0 5 2 7 11 1 0 1 .200 .315 .222 .537
Inning 7-9   53 14 2 0 0 3 6 2 15 0 0 0 .264 .291 .302 .593
Extra Innings   3 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .667 1.167
0 Outs   48 13 2 0 1 4 5 6 11 0 1 0 .271 .352 .375 .727
1 Outs   45 15 2 1 0 7 5 5 10 1 0 0 .333 .392 .422 .814
2 Outs   44 6 0 0 1 2 3 5 15 0 0 1 .136 .240 .205 .445
Scoring Position   44 12 1 0 0 11 3 5 12 1 1 0 .273 .340 .295 .635
Bases Empty   78 20 2 1 2 2 9 11 18 0 0 1 .256 .356 .385 .740
Runner on 1st   15 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 .133 .133 .200 .333
Runner on 2nd   17 5 1 0 0 4 1 4 6 0 1 0 .294 .429 .353 .782
Runner on 3rd   5 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Runner on 1st & 2nd   14 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 .071 .133 .071 .205
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Bases Loaded   5 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 .600 .500 .600 1.100
Two Strikes   69 11 1 1 1 6 3 6 36 1 0 0 .159 .224 .246 .470
First Pitch   18 5 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .278 .278 .556
Count 0-1   13 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .308 .357 .308 .665
Count 0-2   13 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 .077 .077 .077 .154
Count 1-0   14 5 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .357 .357 .571 .929
Count 1-1   6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Count 1-2   21 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 12 0 0 0 .095 .095 .190 .286
Count 2-0   4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-1   12 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .417 .750
Count 2-2   21 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 13 1 0 0 .143 .136 .190 .327
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   1 1 1 0 0 0 3 6 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Full Count   14 5 0 0 1 2 2 6 6 0 0 0 .357 .550 .571 1.121
Behind in Count   47 7 0 1 0 2 2 0 17 0 0 1 .149 .167 .191 .358
Ahead in Count   31 12 2 0 1 3 8 10 0 0 0 0 .387 .537 .548 1.085
Batting 4th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Batting 7th   31 9 2 0 0 5 5 6 8 0 0 1 .290 .421 .355 .776
Batting 8th   71 15 2 1 2 6 5 6 18 1 0 0 .211 .269 .352 .621
Batting 9th   29 9 0 0 0 1 3 4 8 0 1 0 .310 .394 .310 .704
Low Leverage   62 19 2 1 2 6 7 5 14 0 0 1 .306 .368 .468 .835
Medium Leverage   54 9 0 0 0 2 3 9 16 0 1 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
High Leverage   21 6 2 0 0 5 3 2 6 1 0 0 .286 .333 .381 .714
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 46 137 34 4 1 2 13 13 16 1 1 36 0 2 .248 .329 .336 .665 80 85 0.4
Total MLB 49 147 37 5 1 3 17 15 17 1 1 38 0 2 .252 .331 .361 .692 86 92 0.6
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 43 41 346 26 1 373 1 .997 364.0 9.20 -0.6 .994 4 52 13 25.0
TOTAL C 46 44 355 26 1 382 1 .997 389.0 8.81 -0.7 .994 4 54 13 24.1
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.
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