C Craig 'Pa' Higginbotham #29
San Diego Padres MLB
Age: 23 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
09/11/2026
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C CRAIG 'PA' HIGGINBOTHAM #29 - AGE: 23 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
119 371 89 12 3 4 42 35 90 .240 .326 .321 2 1.3
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
09/09/2026 @ SF Win, 8-6 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/07/2026 @ SF Loss, 4-8 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/06/2026 NYY Win, 5-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/05/2026 NYY Win, 6-4 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
09/03/2026 MIL Loss, 3-6 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/02/2026 MIL Loss, 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
09/01/2026 MIL Win, 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/30/2026 @ CIN Loss, 4-11 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 0
08/29/2026 @ CIN Win, 14-8 5 1 3 4 0 0 0 0
08/28/2026 @ CIN Win, 6-5 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:1 Year, 2 Days
Service This Yr:171 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, 2 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 119 371 89 12 3 4 42 31 35 90 .240 .326 .321 .647 .292 .081 82
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 106 422 13 0 0 3 2 1 119 19 2 2 50.0 41.9 3.90 1.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   100 23 3 1 1 12 4 11 22 1 0 1 .230 .310 .310 .620
Versus Right   271 66 9 2 3 30 27 24 68 0 2 12 .244 .332 .325 .657
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   6 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 .167 .375 .167 .542
Last Week   14 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .214 .267 .286 .552
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   20 4 1 0 0 2 3 2 2 0 0 1 .200 .304 .250 .554
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   381 92 13 3 5 46 33 36 92 1 2 13 .241 .327 .331 .658
Home   169 40 5 1 1 17 12 22 40 1 0 7 .237 .347 .296 .643
Road   202 49 7 2 3 25 19 13 50 0 2 6 .243 .308 .342 .649
Grass   333 79 12 3 4 41 28 32 79 1 2 11 .237 .324 .327 .651
Turf   38 10 0 0 0 1 3 3 11 0 0 2 .263 .349 .263 .612
Day   143 42 4 3 4 22 15 10 37 0 0 6 .294 .365 .448 .812
Night   228 47 8 0 0 20 16 25 53 1 2 7 .206 .303 .241 .544
As Starter   359 86 12 3 4 41 30 35 89 1 2 11 .240 .325 .323 .648
As Reliever / Substitution   12 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 .250 .357 .250 .607
Pinch Hitting   8 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .125 .222 .125 .347
Close/Late   102 19 5 0 0 7 8 8 23 0 1 3 .186 .265 .235 .501
Inning 1-3   99 25 2 1 2 12 9 9 26 0 1 5 .253 .345 .354 .699
Inning 4-6   134 36 4 1 2 19 10 12 35 1 0 5 .269 .349 .358 .707
Inning 7-9   130 27 5 1 0 10 11 13 28 0 1 2 .208 .290 .262 .551
Extra Innings   8 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 .125 .300 .250 .550
0 Outs   128 26 4 0 1 9 13 11 32 0 2 5 .203 .292 .258 .549
1 Outs   114 33 2 3 1 15 10 13 24 1 0 2 .289 .369 .386 .755
2 Outs   129 30 6 0 2 18 8 11 34 0 0 6 .233 .322 .326 .647
Scoring Position   108 35 4 1 1 34 9 9 29 1 2 3 .324 .388 .407 .796
Bases Empty   203 43 3 1 2 2 17 24 46 0 0 9 .212 .322 .266 .588
Runner on 1st   60 11 5 1 1 6 5 2 15 0 0 1 .183 .222 .350 .572
Runner on 2nd   39 12 2 0 1 10 5 6 11 0 2 0 .308 .400 .436 .836
Runner on 3rd   7 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .429 .556 .429 .984
Runner on 1st & 2nd   36 12 1 1 0 9 3 2 12 0 0 1 .333 .385 .417 .801
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Bases Loaded   12 5 1 0 0 8 0 0 3 1 0 1 .417 .429 .500 .929
Two Strikes   203 37 6 2 2 22 10 17 90 1 0 5 .182 .261 .261 .522
First Pitch   43 11 2 0 0 8 2 0 0 0 1 0 .256 .256 .302 .558
Count 0-1   27 10 0 1 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 4 .370 .452 .444 .896
Count 0-2   40 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 21 0 0 2 .075 .119 .075 .194
Count 1-0   37 9 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 .243 .263 .324 .587
Count 1-1   25 7 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 .280 .308 .360 .668
Count 1-2   61 9 2 1 1 7 2 0 30 0 0 1 .148 .161 .262 .424
Count 2-0   7 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .857 1.286
Count 2-1   22 7 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 .318 .348 .364 .711
Count 2-2   54 6 1 0 0 5 0 0 24 1 0 2 .111 .140 .130 .270
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 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   48 19 3 1 1 9 6 17 15 0 0 0 .396 .554 .562 1.116
Behind in Count   128 22 2 2 1 13 9 0 51 0 0 7 .172 .215 .242 .457
Ahead in Count   73 24 2 0 2 7 12 18 0 0 0 3 .329 .479 .438 .917
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   123 27 7 1 0 15 9 10 27 0 0 6 .220 .309 .293 .602
Batting 8th   187 46 5 2 3 20 16 18 49 1 1 5 .246 .327 .342 .669
Batting 9th   46 13 0 0 1 5 5 4 10 0 1 2 .283 .365 .348 .713
Low Leverage   167 42 4 1 2 8 10 14 31 0 0 5 .251 .328 .323 .651
Medium Leverage   130 32 4 2 2 21 12 15 39 0 1 6 .246 .351 .354 .705
High Leverage   74 15 4 0 0 13 8 5 20 1 1 2 .203 .268 .257 .525
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 23 119 371 89 12 3 4 42 31 35 13 1 90 2 2 .240 .326 .321 .647 75 82 1.3
Total MLB 122 381 92 13 3 5 46 33 36 13 1 92 2 2 .241 .327 .331 .658 78 85 1.5
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 111 106 948 72 4 1025 5 .995 954.2 9.62 -0.2 1.023 5 128 33 25.8
TOTAL C 114 109 957 72 4 1034 5 .995 979.2 9.45 -0.2 1.023 5 130 33 25.4
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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