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Player Texas Rangers Refreshed Jun 1 06:00 AM ET
Player profile / Texas Rangers

Kyle Higashioka

C profile with live context, projection links, and Mithrandir card history when available.

Cards
0
Modules
0
Live Δ
yes
Club Texas Rangers Position C Roster Active Status Healthy / active roster
Rolling projection

Preseason / current pace / Bayesian update

Rolling bands shrink current-season signal toward the preseason prior until the sample earns more weight.

2026-06-01
xwOBA preseason0.298
xwOBA current pace0.276
xwOBA rolling p500.291
Observed weight34%
xwOBA
0.254 0.271 0.291 0.310 0.327
wOBA
0.304 0.331 0.362 0.392 0.420
ISO
0.119 0.142 0.168 0.195 0.218
K%
21.8% 23.8% 25.9% 28.1% 30.0%
Live percentile strip

Current traits vs projection tick

100th = best in MLB.

2026-06-01
Hitting · percentile strip
BB%8.0%
40 +22 vs proj
Barrel%6.2%
65
Bat speed68.7
37
Exit velocity87.9
42
Hard-hit%41.4%
57 +16 vs proj
K%29.2%
17 -17 vs proj
xBA0.315
40
xSLG0.488
43
xwOBA0.276
21 -15 vs proj
Defense · percentile strip
Blocking Runs-0.9 · C
14
Catcher Throwing-0.2 · C
34
Framing Runs-0.7 · C
40
Pop Time2.0 · C
8
Baserunning · percentile strip
Sprint Speed24.2 · C
2
Mithrandir+

Stuff+ and arsenal context

Stuff+ appears when the current pitch-event scoring artifact includes this pitcher; missing coverage is shown explicitly.

2026-06-01
Avoids Bad ChasesST 65.6% · rebadged research
50
Avoids Bad TakesHPT 28.0% · rebadged research
24
Correct Decisions63.5% · rebadged research
25
Resists Breaking - horizontalwOBA 0.254 · borderline
96
Resists Breaking - verticalwOBA 0.268 · insufficient sample
81
Resists ChangeupwOBA 0.274 · validated thin sample
57
Resists Cutters + splitterswOBA 0.357 · insufficient sample
8
Resists FastballwOBA 0.333 · validated
64
Resists SinkerwOBA 0.381 · validated
8
SEAGER+ Plate Discipline98
38
Rolling form chart

xwOBA snapshot line

Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs

12 snapshots
Mithrandir Metrics ROLLING XWOBA LINE Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. season=2026 Rolling xwOBA Higashioka, Kyle · Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs LG AVG 0.313 2026-05-17: 0.2642026-05-19: 0.2672026-05-21: 0.2642026-05-23: 0.2712026-05-24: 0.2812026-05-25: 0.2752026-05-26: 0.2752026-05-28: 0.2762026-05-29: 0.2762026-05-30: 0.2732026-05-31: 0.2732026-06-01: 0.276 2026-05-17 2026-06-01 xwOBA MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Zone profile

Aggregate zone heatmap

Aggregate zone metrics from seasonal Statcast leaderboards.

Mithrandir Metrics ZONE HEATMAP Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. season=2026 Swing Zone Profile Higashioka, Kyle · Aggregate zone metrics; not pitch-by-pitch locations Zone: 48%48%Chase: 31%31%Whiff: 32%32%Zone contact: 82%82%Contact: 68%68%Hard hit: 41%41% Dashed border = aggregate mixed-batter zone proxy MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Reference layer

Current snapshot

Age36
Height6' 1"
Weight202 lb
Debut2017-04-10
Live layer

Delta / regression

xwOBA Δ-0.019
wOBA Δ+0.067

negative regression

Mithrandir coverage

Module shelf

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Projection links / recent games

Available detail

Hitter Projections 20260.295 xwOBA | 17 HRProjection
2026-05-20 @ COL0 HR | 0 RBI / 11 Ch | 0 E1-4
2026-04-13 @ ATH0 HR | 0 RBI / 8 Ch | 0 E2-4 | BB, R
2026-04-11 @ LAD0 HR | 0 RBI / 9 Ch | 0 E0-3 | 2 K
2026-04-07 vs SEA1 HR | 2 RBI / 10 Ch | 0 E2-3 | HR, K, 2 RBI
2026-04-05 vs CIN0 HR | 0 RBI / 12 Ch | 0 E1-3 | BB, K