Pitcher · 2025
Michael Darrell-Hicks
- Age
- 28
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Weight
- 231 lb
- Number
- #68
- Born
- November 13, 1997 in Parkersburg, WV, USA
- MLB debut
- April 11, 2025
- College
- Jacksonville
- dbWAR
- .0 1 season(s)
- IP
- 9.2
- ERA
- 7.45
- FIP
- 4.38
- K/9
- 7.4
- FIP−
- 105 100 = avg
Michael Darrell-Hicks is a relief pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels. In 2025 he struck out 8 batters over 9.2 innings across 7 appearances, going 1-0. His ERA of 7.45 was 79.1% higher than the league average of 4.16. Stripping out defence, his 4.38 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 26.1% of swings (11.4% of every pitch he threw), walked 9.3% of the batters he faced and struck out 18.6%. His 0.0 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2025.
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 14 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .143 | .143 | .357 | .206 | 42.9% |
| vs RHB | 29 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .364 | .448 | .409 | .382 | 6.9% |
Pitch sequencing
What Michael Darrell-Hicks throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, and how often it misses in 2025.
| Sinker | 68 | 94.3 | 2,266 | 39.7% | 10.0% | |
| Cutter | 53 | 87.4 | 2,572 | 43.4% | 28.6% | |
| Sweeper | 30 | 83.2 | 2,749 | 36.7% | 46.2% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 9.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7.45 | 4.38 | 1.45 | 7.4 | 3.7 | 179 | 105 | 0.0 | — |
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wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.