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Mason
Highsmith		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 200
 
Born: September 20, 1983 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Zachary Matthews Award 2017    2019    2021   
All-Star Selections 2011    2017   
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2005 21 NC FF   3 3 3 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2
2006 22 NC FF   4 3 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3
2007 23 NC FF $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 4 3 4 4 4 4
2008 24 NC FF $ 300,000 6 6 6 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4
OOTP5 Min Ratings   3 3 3 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 300,000 6 6 6 5 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2009 25 NC FF $ 300,000   8 8 8 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 6
2010 26 NC FF $ 300,000   8 8 8 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
2011 27 NC FF $ 300,000   8 8 9 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
2012 28 NC FF $ 300,000   9 9 9 4 4 4 7 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 6
2013 29 NC FF $ 300,000   9 9 9 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
2014 30 NC FF $ 300,000   9 9 10 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
2015 31 NC FF $ 300,000   9 9 10 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
2016 32 NC FF $ 300,000   9 9 10 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
2017 33 NC FF $ 300,000   9 9 10 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6
2018 34 NC FF $ 300,000   8 8 9 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 5
2019 35 NC FF $ 300,000   8 8 8 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
2020 36 NC FF $ 300,000   8 8 8 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
2021 37 NC FF $ 300,000   8 8 8 3 3 3 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
2022 38 NC FF $ 300,000   8 8 8 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
2023 39 NC FF $ 300,000   5 5 6 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
2024 40 NC FF $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   9 9 10 5 5 5 7 6 7 6 6 6 7 7 7
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Tyson Bacon Award or Bick Horizon Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2005 21 AA   14 61 10 19 3 0 2 4 1 0 2 15 .311 .333 .459 .792 8.9  
    A   122 498 67 139 21 4 3 44 16 7 21 105 .279 .308 .355 .664 52.4  
2006 22 AAA   103 388 57 116 30 0 3 41 12 7 27 75 .299 .345 .399 .744 50.4  
    AA   34 152 13 47 8 2 0 9 4 4 9 31 .309 .348 .388 .736 18.8  
2007 23 NC FF 19 38 5 11 1 0 1 6 2 0 4 6 .289 .357 .395 .752 5.1 1.2
    AAA   124 518 72 156 30 1 4 38 18 2 33 112 .301 .343 .386 .729 68.0  
2008 24 NC FF 146 503 55 129 23 3 5 42 18 5 24 93 .256 .290 .344 .634 48.7 6.6
2009 25 NC FF 146 409 48 118 18 1 3 42 13 6 31 45 .289 .339 .359 .699 48.5 9.4
2010 26 NC FF 156 608 77 162 25 6 4 46 22 12 39 78 .266 .313 .347 .660 65.6 12.1
2011 27 NC FF 156 614 79 178 31 1 16 71 16 13 45 60 .290 .342 .422 .764 85.2 21.1
2012 28 NC FF 153 635 105 200 31 2 10 56 18 7 49 81 .315 .368 .417 .785 93.8 27.1
2013 29 NC FF 151 626 98 193 36 2 10 48 14 4 32 74 .308 .346 .420 .766 87.7 23.1
2014 30 NC FF 151 608 89 172 27 4 11 39 15 12 31 64 .283 .328 .395 .722 74.9 14.8
2015 31 NC FF 155 621 98 182 34 4 8 47 13 15 49 73 .293 .348 .399 .747 82.1 24.8
2016 32 NC FF 157 574 78 186 19 3 7 71 15 11 65 62 .324 .399 .404 .803 88.6 28.2
2017 33 NC FF 156 561 72 183 19 2 11 70 29 22 70 81 .326 .404 .426 .830 90.1 27.9
2018 34 NC FF 158 599 86 211 23 3 6 74 35 22 48 57 .352 .402 .431 .833 93.9 29.2
2019 35 NC FF 148 600 96 213 15 2 7 52 29 10 44 55 .355 .402 .422 .823 97.2 25.9
2020 36 NC FF 159 617 72 210 14 3 6 46 23 9 41 73 .340 .387 .402 .789 93.1 23.4
2021 37 NC FF 154 642 71 222 11 1 5 69 12 10 23 66 .346 .367 .389 .757 84.9 22.8
2022 38 NC FF 153 611 76 189 18 3 5 57 14 9 33 65 .309 .347 .373 .720 72.2 14.2
2023 39 NC FF 154 628 75 200 23 2 7 48 17 6 37 79 .318 .361 .395 .756 86.0 18.3
2024 40 NC FF 97 381 42 118 9 1 2 35 3 1 21 56 .310 .348 .354 .702 45.8 7.3
18 Years Sim 2569 9875 1322 3077 377 43 124 919 308 174 686 1168 .312 .360 .396 .756 1343.3 337.2
2 Years AAA 227 906 129 272 60 1 7 79 30 9 60 187 .300 .347 .392 .739 118.4  
2 Years AA 48 213 23 66 11 2 2 13 5 4 11 46 .310 .344 .408 .752 27.6  
1 Years A 122 498 67 139 21 4 3 44 16 7 21 105 .279 .316 .355 .671 52.4  
5 Years Minors 397 1617 219 477 92 7 12 136 51 20 92 338 .295 .337 .383 .720 198.4  
162 Game Average 622 83 194 23 2 7 57 19 10 43 73 .312 .360 .396 .756 84.7  
Career Highs 159 642 105 222 36 6 16 74 35 22 70 93 .355 .404 .431 .833 97.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   7726 997 2355 294 36 87 704 231 130 513 928 .305 .352 .386 .738 1002.2
vs LH   2149 325 722 83 7 37 215 77 44 173 240 .336 .387 .433 .820 339.4
Home 1279 4789 609 1498 161 25 51 425 152 83 335 572 .313 .363 .389 .752 644.6
Away 1290 5086 713 1579 216 18 73 494 156 91 351 596 .310 .357 .403 .760 697.0
RISP   2044 0 607 73 10 21 759 0 0 179 231 .297 .352 .373 .725 267.6
Pinch Hitting   134 8 39 8 0 0 13 0 2 4 18 .291 .317 .351 .667 12.9
Close/Late   1251 137 398 45 1 8 110 0 0 88 144 .318 .367 .375 .742 165.0
Mar/Apr 384 1511 176 457 55 8 17 143 42 30 102 207 .302 .350 .383 .733 192.4
May 445 1730 240 554 73 9 26 156 60 35 123 210 .320 .368 .418 .786 250.9
June 441 1662 237 490 43 8 21 155 62 29 115 191 .295 .347 .368 .715 207.0
July 401 1601 226 504 66 6 26 168 37 30 113 174 .315 .363 .412 .775 224.4
August 432 1626 208 494 66 7 13 141 43 14 105 199 .304 .350 .377 .727 207.8
Sep/Oct 466 1745 235 578 74 5 21 156 64 36 128 187 .331 .379 .415 .795 259.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Zachary Matthews Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
2007 23 NC FF 2B 17 12 110.3 27 36 0 11 1.000 5.14   0.6
2008 24 NC FF 2B 145 144 1260.7 252 460 8 93 .989 5.08   6.2
2009 25 NC FF 2B 108 103 824.0 179 260 8 74 .982 4.79   4.7
    SS 5 5 37.0 5 21 0 6 1.000 6.32   0.6
    CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
2010 26 NC FF 2B 152 145 1290.7 239 428 14 74 .979 4.65   3.3
    SS 2 0 5.3 2 4 0 1 1.000 10.13   0.1
2011 27 NC FF 2B 151 145 1315.3 272 475 8 98 .989 5.11   8.2
2012 28 NC FF 2B 147 146 1311.0 273 498 8 100 .990 5.29   7.8
    SS 6 5 51.0 5 16 3 3 .875 3.71   0.1
2013 29 NC FF 2B 149 144 1275.0 277 458 7 111 .991 5.19   6.2
    3B 1 1 9.0 1 3 0 0 1.000 4.00   0.1
2014 30 NC FF 2B 141 137 1244.0 239 433 6 93 .991 4.86   6.2
    SS 7 7 52.0 6 26 1 6 .970 5.54   0.5
2015 31 NC FF 2B 153 150 1329.3 267 473 10 102 .987 5.01   7.6
2016 32 NC FF 2B 152 148 1330.3 303 508 17 129 .979 5.49   5.7
2017 33 NC FF 2B 152 149 1338.7 275 514 11 116 .986 5.30   6.4
2018 34 NC FF 2B 150 148 1321.7 287 491 9 101 .989 5.30   5.2
    SS 4 0 11.0 1 2 2 0 .600 2.45   0.0
2019 35 NC FF 2B 146 140 1235.7 313 510 4 134 .995 5.99   5.9
    SS 1 0 3.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.0
2020 36 NC FF SS 87 82 714.3 118 259 9 51 .977 4.75   2.3
    2B 67 64 576.0 156 225 4 57 .990 5.95   3.0
2021 37 NC FF SS 148 144 1255.0 182 520 23 95 .968 5.03   5.2
    2B 2 0 5.0 6 0 0 0 1.000 10.80   0.0
2022 38 NC FF SS 146 142 1259.7 180 533 24 111 .967 5.09   5.9
    1B 1 0 4.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
    2B 1 0 2.3 2 0 0 0 1.000 7.73   0.0
2023 39 NC FF 2B 146 144 1259.3 268 496 9 105 .988 5.46   4.9
    SS 8 5 47.0 11 25 0 6 1.000 6.89   0.4
2024 40 NC FF SS 53 52 424.7 76 149 7 28 .970 4.77   2.5
    2B 45 40 354.3 67 133 3 21 .985 5.08   1.4
  2B 2024 1959 17383.6 3702 6398 126 1419 .988 5.23   83.3
  SS 467 442 3860.0 586 1556 69 307 .969 4.99   17.6
  3B 1 1 9.0 1 3 0 0 1.000 4.00   0.1
  1B 1 0 4.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
  CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   2494 2402 21258.6 4293 7957 195 1726 .984 5.19   101.0
Career Highs   154 151 1362.0 313 533 24 134 1.000 5.99    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2007 23 NC FF 17 53 7 14 3 1 0 4 1 1 2 12 .264 .291 .358 .649
2009 25 NC FF 3 12 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .250 .250 .333 .583
2015 31 NC FF 6 23 4 10 1 0 1 3 0 1 3 3 .435 .500 .609 1.109
Career Post-Season Batting 26 88 11 27 5 1 1 7 1 3 5 16 .307 .344 .420 .765
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
2012-5-.315
2013-7-.308
2016-1-.324
2017-1-.326
2018-2-.352
2019-2-.355
2020-4-.340
2021-2-.346
2022-9-.309
2023-6-.318
CAR-22-.312
 On-Base Pct
2016-3-.399
2017-3-.404
2018-6-.402
2019-6-.402
2020-9-.387
 OPS
2016-8-.803
2017-6-.830
2018-8-.833
 XR
2012-9-93.8
2016-9-88.6
2017-7-90.1
2018-9-93.9
2019-8-97.2
CAR-26-1343.3
 Games
2018-4-158
2020-2-159
CAR-15-2569
 At-Bats
2010-7-608
2011-3-614
2012-3-635
2013-2-626
2014-7-608
2015-4-621
2018-6-599
2019-8-600
2020-3-617
2021-1-642
2022-4-611
2023-3-628
CAR-8-9875
Runs
2012-4-105
2013-8-98
2015-4-98
2019-7-96
CAR-23-1322
 Hits
2011-7-178
2012-1-200
2013-1-193
2014-9-172
2015-3-182
2016-3-186
2017-2-183
2018-2-211
2019-2-213
2020-2-210
2021-1-222
2022-4-189
2023-1-200
CAR-9-3077
 Total Bases
2013-9-263
2017-10-239
2018-9-258
CAR-24-3912
 Singles
2010-6-127
2011-6-130
2012-1-157
2013-2-145
2014-9-130
2015-2-136
2016-1-157
2017-1-151
2018-1-179
2019-1-189
2020-1-187
2021-1-205
2022-1-163
2023-1-168
CAR-3-2533
 Doubles
2013-5-36
2015-6-34
CAR-48-377
 Triples
2010-5-6
Stolen Bases
2018-9-35
 Caught Stealing
2010-10-12
2011-7-13
2015-7-15
2016-10-11
2017-3-22
2018-2-22
CAR-28-174
 Strikeouts
CAR-49-1168
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 21    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 26)
   Gray Ink Test: 112    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 157)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 61    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 62)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 23rd overall pick, by North Carolina in 2005
Injured on 7/26/2005 with a Inflamed Hip Muscle, out for 5 days
Had first career hit on 8/25/2007, off Jose Langlois (Mas)
Hit first career homerun on 9/16/2007, off Jose Langlois (Mas)
Injured on 7/19/2008 with a Sore Back, out for 1-2 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 6/14/2011, hitting .500 with 2 HR, 7 RBI
Was selected to the 2011 Allstar game
Named North Carolina Clippers team MVP for the 2011 season
Won Player of the Week award on 8/16/2012, hitting .538 with 0 HR, 4 RBI
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against D.C. on 5/25/2013
Injured on 9/1/2013 with a Bruised Heel, out for one week
Injured on 6/21/2014 with a Tender Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Named North Carolina Clippers team MVP for the 2016 season
Was selected to the 2017 Allstar game
Won Mays Award at Second Base in 2017
Had 2000th career hit on 6/5/2019, off John Munson (MD)
Injured on 9/11/2019 with a Tender Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Won Mays Award at Second Base in 2019
Won Player of the Week award on 8/23/2020, hitting .630 with 0 HR, 5 RBI
Won Mays Award at Shortstop in 2021
Injured on 6/29/2022 with a Inflamed Thigh Muscle, out for one week
 
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