MLB Player Profile

Kyle Higashioka

Official MLB ID: 543309

Team

Texas Rangers

Primary Position

Role

hitter

Age

Handedness

B/T: R/R

Height

6' 1"

Weight

202

Debut

2017

$Texas Rangers logo$ Texas Rangers · American League · AL West

Batting — Actual

Season	Team	G	PA	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	WAR
2026	$Texas Rangers logo$ Texas Rangers	58	186	165	20	36	7	18	19	47	0	0.218	0.306	0.370	0.676	0.36

Actual completed-season results. The WAR column is the WAR figure stored on the season record — projected WAR is listed separately on the WAR Trend and Diamond Projections panels.

Actual Results

Batting · select a metric to graph

One metric per chart. Seasons with no imported value are omitted rather than plotted as zero.

Pitching — Actual

Season	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	K/9	WAR
2026	$Texas Rangers logo$ Texas Rangers	3	0	0	0	0	3.0	8	7	1	0	21.00	3.00	0.00	-0.09

Actual completed-season results. The WAR column is the WAR figure stored on the season record — projected WAR is listed separately on the WAR Trend and Diamond Projections panels. IP is shown in baseball notation: .1 is one additional out and .2 is two, so 42.1 is 42⅓ innings.

Actual Results

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One metric per chart. Seasons with no imported value are omitted rather than plotted as zero.

Catcher Defense

33.5

Defensive grade from the audited weighting — throwing 45% / framing 30% / blocking 25%. A component the source could not measure is held neutral at 50, so 3 of 3 components are observed here and the grade is provisional, not verified full coverage.

Throwing runs above average

-2.19Pctl14

Well below averageAvailable 2026 catchers only · Catcher with measured opportunities

Framing runs above average

-1.71Pctl32

Below averageAvailable 2026 catchers only · Catcher with measured opportunities

Blocking runs above average

0.0Pctl70

Average or betterAvailable 2026 catchers only · Catcher with measured opportunities

Stolen-base attempts faced: 35Framing pitches: 3,093Blocking pitches: 1,645

2026 Positional Usage

Primary

Secondary (regular)

Not Available

Also played

Defensive innings

388.0

Primary — CatcherSecondary positionsHover a marker for innings and starts

2 games started at designated hitter (not defensive innings).

DPH 2026 Master v17 (2026 Position Profiles) · C: 388.0 IP, 45 GS | DH: 2 GS