Sam Hilliard
Bats L Throws L6'5" 236 lbBorn 1994 Mansfield, USADebut 2019Team COLDraft 2014 R31 #920 Minnesota Twins, Crowder CC
Projections
| Season | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | wOBA | K% | BB% | HIT+ | WAR |
|---|
| 2026 | 156 | 138 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 47 | 4 | 0.228 | 0.307 | 0.417 | 0.724 | 0.189 | 0.314 | 30.2 | 10.1 | 95.8 | 0.41 |
Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2025 | COL | 20 | 61 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 0.196 | 0.328 | 0.412 | 0.740 | 97.6 |
| 2024 | COL | 58 | 158 | 26 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 27 | 5 | 14 | 56 | 0.239 | 0.305 | 0.507 | 0.812 | 108.5 |
| 2023 | ATL | 40 | 78 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 0.236 | 0.295 | 0.431 | 0.725 | 90.9 |
| 2022 | COL | 70 | 200 | 26 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 57 | 0.184 | 0.280 | 0.264 | 0.544 | 45.2 |
| 2021 | COL | 81 | 238 | 32 | 46 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 34 | 5 | 23 | 87 | 0.215 | 0.294 | 0.463 | 0.757 | 85.0 |
| 2020 | COL | 36 | 114 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 42 | 0.210 | 0.272 | 0.438 | 0.710 | 70.6 |
| 2019 | COL | 27 | 87 | 13 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 0.273 | 0.356 | 0.649 | 1.006 | 135.6 |
| Career | | 332 | 936 | 133 | 181 | 32 | 9 | 44 | 107 | 26 | 94 | 321 | 0.218 | 0.298 | 0.437 | 0.735 | 84.7 |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2025 | 61 | 93.5 | 15.6 | 17.9 | 57.1 | 39.2 | 23.3 | 0.166 | 0.372 | 0.301 | 28.9 |
| 2024 | 158 | 94.6 | 16.5 | 14.9 | 52.3 | 40.8 | 27.9 | 0.210 | 0.414 | 0.298 | 28.8 |
| 2023 | 78 | 92.4 | 20.3 | 7.7 | 48.7 | 41.9 | 23.8 | 0.202 | 0.366 | 0.274 | 28.9 |
| 2022 | 200 | 92.0 | 13.4 | 9.2 | 48.7 | 35.1 | 20.1 | 0.212 | 0.370 | 0.304 | 28.7 |
| 2021 | 238 | 89.8 | 12.0 | 15.0 | 38.6 | 41.5 | 27.2 | 0.210 | 0.437 | 0.311 | 28.9 |
| 2020 | 114 | 88.3 | 10.8 | 9.8 | 44.4 | 38.7 | 29.3 | 0.193 | 0.345 | 0.266 | 29.3 |
| 2019 | 87 | 90.8 | 8.4 | 14.6 | 42.6 | 26.9 | 25.4 | 0.247 | 0.501 | 0.354 | 29.1 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2025 | COL | OF | 17 | 129 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2024 | COL | OF | 56 | 372 | 78 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.963 | |
| 2023 | ATL | OF | 32 | 187 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2022 | COL | OF | 68 | 470 | 118 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 2021 | COL | OF | 63 | 479 | 118 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2020 | COL | OF | 34 | 247 | 73 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 2019 | COL | OF | 25 | 182 | 51 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.963 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2025 | AAA | Albuquerque Isotopes | Bat | 414 | 17 HR, 15 SB | 0.288 | 0.932 |
| 2024 | AAA | Albuquerque Isotopes | Bat | 305 | 14 HR, 13 SB | 0.288 | 0.916 |
| 2022 | AAA | Albuquerque Isotopes | Bat | 158 | 13 HR, 4 SB | 0.308 | 1.074 |
| 2021 | AAA | Albuquerque Isotopes | Bat | 213 | 14 HR, 6 SB | 0.239 | 0.872 |
| 2019 | AAA | Albuquerque Isotopes | Bat | 559 | 35 HR, 22 SB | 0.262 | 0.893 |
| 2018 | AA | Hartford Yard Goats | Bat | 484 | 9 HR, 23 SB | 0.262 | 0.716 |
| 2017 | A+ | Lancaster JetHawks | Bat | 597 | 21 HR, 37 SB | 0.300 | 0.847 |
| 2016 | A | Asheville Tourists | Bat | 527 | 17 HR, 30 SB | 0.267 | 0.797 |
| 2015 | Rk | Grand Junction Rockies | Bat | 262 | 7 HR, 12 SB | 0.306 | 0.929 |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2025 | 0.175 | 0.350 | 0.368 | 0.318 |
| 2024 | 0.405 | 0.329 | 0.377 | 0.323 |
| 2023 | 0.300 | 0.317 | 0.294 | 0.365 |
| 2022 | 0.168 | 0.285 | 0.291 | 0.230 |
| 2021 | 0.372 | 0.320 | 0.359 | 0.308 |
| 2020 | 0.224 | 0.341 | 0.373 | 0.280 |
| 2019 | 0.465 | 0.405 | 0.481 | 0.334 |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.