P. J. Higgins
Patrick James Higgins
Born: May 10, 1993
Wallingford, CT US
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, RF, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 195
Draft: Round 12 (2015 June Amateur Draft, Chicago Cubs)
School: Old Dominion
Career: 2015-2024
Major League Statistics
P. J. Higgins has compiled a career batting average of .277 with 45 home runs and 351 RBI in his 740-game career with the Cubs, Eugene Emeralds, South Bend Cubs, Myrtle Beach Pelicans, Mesa Solar Sox, Tennessee Smokies, Iowa Cubs, Reno Aces and Louisville Bats. He began playing during the 2015 season and has taken the field during the 2024 campaign.
 Eugene Emeralds |
 Cubs |
 South Bend Cubs |
 Myrtle Beach Pelicans |
 Mesa Solar Sox |
 Tennessee Smokies |
 Iowa Cubs |
 Reno Aces |
 Louisville Bats |
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Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Short Season A | NORW | Eugene Emeralds | 15 | 61 | 57 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | .316 | .361 | .386 | .747 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | R | ARIZ | Cubs | 21 | 87 | 80 | 17 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 15 | .288 | .345 | .488 | .832 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | A | MIDW | South Bend Cubs | 121 | 537 | 445 | 57 | 126 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 72 | 75 | .283 | .389 | .355 | .744 | 158 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 2017 | Advanced A | CARL | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 98 | 405 | 342 | 32 | 81 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 47 | .237 | .327 | .298 | .625 | 102 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| 2018 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | 41 | 160 | 145 | 14 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 27 | .241 | .306 | .310 | .617 | 45 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | Advanced A | CARL | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 69 | 277 | 232 | 22 | 67 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 40 | .289 | .381 | .401 | .782 | 93 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 | Fall | AZFL | Mesa Solar Sox | 10 | 46 | 38 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | .158 | .283 | .237 | .519 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 36 | 140 | 117 | 18 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 29 | .291 | .374 | .521 | .895 | 61 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | 72 | 299 | 268 | 31 | 74 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 51 | .276 | .338 | .369 | .707 | 99 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Iowa Cubs | 11 | 48 | 39 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | .333 | .458 | .513 | .971 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Iowa Cubs | 22 | 86 | 72 | 9 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 16 | .417 | .500 | .569 | 1.069 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | AAA | PCL | Reno Aces | 58 | 263 | 224 | 50 | 71 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 49 | .317 | .407 | .473 | .880 | 106 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Iowa Cubs | 32 | 135 | 123 | 18 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 35 | .285 | .333 | .480 | .813 | 59 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 134 | 568 | 514 | 50 | 133 | 32 | 0 | 11 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 140 | .259 | .320 | .385 | .706 | 198 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Totals | 740 | 3112 | 2696 | 337 | 746 | 153 | 9 | 45 | 351 | 21 | 8 | 327 | 553 | .277 | .358 | .390 | .748 | 1052 | 69 | 32 | 23 | 34 | 2 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Short Season A | NORW | Eugene Emeralds | 2B | 9 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 1 | .960 | 2.667 | ||||
| 2015 | Short Season A | NORW | Eugene Emeralds | 3B | 7 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.286 | ||||
| 2015 | R | ARIZ | Cubs | SS | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 4 | .913 | 4.200 | ||||
| 2015 | R | ARIZ | Cubs | 2B | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 7.000 | ||||
| 2015 | R | ARIZ | Cubs | 3B | 13 | 8 | 32 | 1 | 4 | .976 | 3.077 | ||||
| 2016 | A | MIDW | South Bend Cubs | C | 77 | 570 | 106 | 8 | 2 | .988 | 8.779 | 17 | 72 | 33 | 31.4 |
| 2016 | A | MIDW | South Bend Cubs | 1B | 17 | 149 | 21 | 1 | 13 | .994 | 1.000 | ||||
| 2017 | Advanced A | CARL | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | C | 87 | 688 | 93 | 7 | 6 | .991 | 8.977 | 15 | 72 | 33 | 31.4 |
| 2018 | Fall | AZFL | Mesa Solar Sox | C | 9 | 75 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .975 | 8.778 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 11.1 |
| 2018 | Advanced A | CARL | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 3B | 5 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .933 | 2.800 | ||||
| 2018 | Advanced A | CARL | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 1B | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | ||||
| 2018 | Advanced A | CARL | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | C | 37 | 271 | 41 | 6 | 2 | .981 | 8.432 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 38.6 |
| 2018 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | 1B | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 7.000 | ||||
| 2018 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | C | 21 | 168 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 8.476 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 28.6 |
| 2018 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | 3B | 12 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.667 | ||||
| 2018 | Fall | AZFL | Mesa Solar Sox | 3B | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | ||||
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 1B | 6 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1.000 | 5.167 | ||||
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 3B | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.400 | ||||
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | C | 25 | 249 | 16 | 3 | 1 | .989 | 1.600 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 36.4 |
| 2019 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | C | 25 | 223 | 25 | 3 | 1 | .988 | 9.920 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 44.1 |
| 2019 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | 1B | 23 | 145 | 13 | 2 | 19 | .988 | 6.870 | ||||
| 2019 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | 3B | 23 | 20 | 34 | 3 | 3 | .947 | 2.348 | ||||
| 2019 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | 2B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Iowa Cubs | C | 6 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.167 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 11.1 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Iowa Cubs | 1B | 5 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 9.000 | ||||
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Iowa Cubs | RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Iowa Cubs | 1B | 3 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 8.333 | ||||
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Iowa Cubs | 3B | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.333 | ||||
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Iowa Cubs | C | 13 | 123 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .992 | 1.077 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 6.2 |
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Iowa Cubs | C | 30 | 266 | 17 | 1 | 2 | .996 | 9.433 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 20.7 |
| 2023 | AAA | PCL | Reno Aces | C | 30 | 250 | 14 | 3 | 0 | .989 | 8.800 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 20.0 |
| 2023 | AAA | PCL | Reno Aces | 1B | 16 | 98 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 1.000 | 6.688 | ||||
| 2023 | AAA | PCL | Reno Aces | 3B | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .750 | 3.000 | ||||
| 2024 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 1B | 75 | 495 | 64 | 5 | 70 | .991 | 7.453 | ||||
| 2024 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | C | 28 | 232 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .996 | 8.607 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 25.0 |
| 2024 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 3B | 22 | 12 | 28 | 3 | 2 | .930 | 1.818 | ||||
| Totals | 631 | 4125 | 634 | 54 | 160 | .989 | 7.542 | 51 | 299 | 134 | 30.9 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | R | Arizona League | Cubs | CHN | July 5, 2015 | August 19, 2015 |
| 2015 | Short Season A | Northwest League | Eugene Emeralds | CHN | August 22, 2015 | September 6, 2015 |
| 2016 | A | Midwest League | South Bend Cubs | CHN | April 7, 2016 | September 4, 2016 |
| 2017 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | CHN | April 6, 2017 | September 4, 2017 |
| 2018 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | CHN | April 5, 2018 | July 10, 2018 |
| 2018 | AA | Southern League | Tennessee Smokies | CHN | July 12, 2018 | September 3, 2018 |
| 2018 | Fall | Arizona Fall League | Mesa Solar Sox | October 11, 2018 | November 12, 2018 | |
| 2019 | AA | Southern League | Tennessee Smokies | CHN | April 5, 2019 | July 9, 2019 |
| 2019 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Iowa Cubs | CHN | July 12, 2019 | September 2, 2019 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAA East | Iowa Cubs | CHN | May 4, 2021 | May 16, 2021 |
| 2022 | AAA | International League | Iowa Cubs | CHN | April 5, 2022 | May 20, 2022 |
| 2023 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Reno Aces | ARI | March 31, 2023 | July 8, 2023 |
| 2023 | AAA | International League | Iowa Cubs | CHN | July 19, 2023 | September 22, 2023 |
| 2024 | AAA | International League | Louisville Bats | CIN | March 29, 2024 | September 22, 2024 |
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