P.J. Higgins

P.J. Higgins

33-Year-Old CatcherC
Cincinnati Reds
2026 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for P.J. Higgins in 2026. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
Signed a one-year contract with the Reds in December of 2025.
Contract selected
CCincinnati Reds
May 17, 2026
The Reds selected Higgins' contract from Triple-A Louisville on Sunday.
Analysis
The 33-year-old was designated for assignment by Cincinnati last Wednesday, but he'll get another look in the majors with Jose Trevino (hamstring) landing on the injured list. Higgins went 2-for-10 with a walk and an RBI over six games during his previous stint in the majors this season. He'll serve as the backup catcher to Tyler Stephenson while Trevino is sidelined.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
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#5
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5
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2024
 
 
-100%
OPS vs RHP
2026
 
 
-100%
OPS vs RHP
2025
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2024
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2024vs Left .000 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Since 2024vs Right .681 20 1 0 3 0 .313 .368 .313
2026vs Left .000 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2026vs Right .681 20 1 0 3 0 .313 .368 .313
2025vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2024
 
 
+65%
OPS at Home
2026
 
 
+65%
OPS at Home
2025
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2024
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2024Home .819 11 1 0 0 0 .375 .444 .375
Since 2024Away .495 11 0 0 3 0 .222 .273 .222
2026Home .819 11 1 0 0 0 .375 .444 .375
2026Away .495 11 0 0 3 0 .222 .273 .222
2025Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does P.J. Higgins compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.29
 
BB Rate
9.1%
 
K Rate
31.8%
 
BABIP
.455
 
ISO
.000
 
AVG
.294
 
OBP
.350
 
SLG
.294
 
OPS
.644
 
wOBA
.292
 
Exit Velocity
80.6 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
7.7%
 
Barrels/PA
0.0%
 
Expected BA
.323
 
Expected SLG
.366
 
Sprint Speed
21.4 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
18.2%
 
Line Drive %
54.5%
 
Fly Ball %
27.3%
 
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
Higgins saw his most extended playing time at the MLB level in 2022 and responded with six home runs and a .693 OPS across 74 games. For a player who had just one hit in 23 at-bats a year earlier as a 28-year-old rookie, his production wasn't too bad. The Cubs apparently didn't see enough to keep him around, however, and he elected free agency after being removed from the 40-man roster. Higgins subsequently joined Arizona on a minor-league deal and should serve as organizational depth with Gabriel Moreno and Carson Kelly locked in as the clubs top catchers.
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Moved off 40-man roster
CCincinnati Reds
May 13, 2026
The Reds designated HIggins for assignment Wednesday.
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Sent to Triple-A
CCincinnati Reds
April 26, 2026
The Reds optioned Higgins to Triple-A Louisville on Sunday.
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Delivers lone run in loss
CCincinnati Reds
April 23, 2026
Higgins went 0-for-2 with an RBI in Wednesday's 5-1 loss to the Rays.
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Summoned to big leagues
CCincinnati Reds
April 8, 2026
The Reds selected Higgins' contract from Triple-A Louisville on Wednesday.
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Stays in organization
CCincinnati Reds
January 13, 2026
The Reds re-signed Higgins to a minor-league contract Dec. 17.
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Playing regularly
CChicago Cubs
August 27, 2022
Including Saturday's night game, Higgins has started 10 of the Cubs' last 12 games, primarily playing first base.
Analysis
Higgins joined the Cubs in late May after starting the season at Triple-A Iowa and has appeared in 52 of the 87 contests with 33 starts. Ten of those starts have come in the last 12 games as Chicago has split time at first base between Higgins and Patrick Wisdom and given Higgins a couple of starts behind the plate. The 29-year-old hasn't made the most of his opportunity in that span, going 3-for-35 with 16 strikeouts and having his season OPS drop from .867 to .719. With Wisdom sidelined by a finger injury, Higgins should have an even clearer path to playing time in the near term.
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