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Kirby Higbe
Walter Kirby Higbe

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 190 lb.

Debut October 3, 1937
Final Game July 7, 1950
Born April 8, 1915 in Columbia, SC
Died May 6, 1985 in Columbia, SC

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1937 22 CHC NL   1   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    5.0    4    3    3   1    1    2   0   0    23       0  5.40  3.99   74 1.000
 1938 23 CHC NL   0   0   2   2   0   0   0  0   10.0   10    6    6   1    6    4   0   1    45       0  5.40  3.82   71 1.600
 1939 24 TOT NL  12  15  43  28  14   1  13  2  210.0  220  122  109  10  123   95  10   7   965       0  4.67  3.96   85 1.633
         CHC NL   2   1   9   2   0   0   6  0   22.7   12    9    8   0   22   16   0   0   101       0  3.18  3.96  125 1.500
         PHI NL  10  14  34  26  14   1   7  2  187.3  208  113  101  10  101   79  10   7   864       0  4.85  3.96   82 1.649
 1940 25 PHI NL  14  19  41  36  20   1   4  1  283.0  242  126  117  12  121  137   3   9  1194       1  3.72  3.89  104 1.283 MVP-21,AS
 1941 26 BRO NL  22   9  48  39  19   2   7  3  298.0  244  123  104  17  132  121   6   9  1266       0  3.14  3.67  117 1.262 MVP-7
 1942 27 BRO NL  16  11  38  32  13   2   3  0  221.7  180   89   80  17  106  115   2   3   929       0  3.25  3.25  100 1.290
 1943 28 BRO NL  13  10  35  27   8   1   5  0  185.0  189   81   76   4   95  108   5   4   823       0  3.70  3.34   90 1.535
 1946 31 BRO NL  17   8  42  29  11   3   5  1  210.7  178   82   71   6  107  134   1   6   904       0  3.03  3.38  111 1.353 MVP-15,AS
 1947 32 TOT NL  13  17  50  33  10   1  12  5  240.7  222  117  102  22  122  109   4   7  1051       0  3.81  4.22  111 1.429
         BRO NL   2   0   4   3   0   0   0  0   15.7   18    9    9   0   12   10   1   1    76       0  5.17  4.15   80 1.915
         PIT NL  11  17  46  30  10   1  12  5  225.0  204  108   93  22  110   99   3   6   975       0  3.72  4.23  114 1.396
 1948 33 PIT NL   8   7  56   8   3   0  31 10  158.0  140   75   59  11   83   86   3   4   681       1  3.36  4.07  121 1.411
 1949 34 TOT NL   2   2  44   3   0   0  15  2   95.7   97   66   54  14   53   43   1   5   425       0  5.08  4.03   79 1.568
         PIT NL   0   2   7   1   0   0   2  0   15.3   25   24   23   2   12    5   0   0    81       0 13.50  4.20   31 2.413
         NYG NL   2   0  37   2   0   0  13  2   80.3   72   42   31  12   41   38   1   5   344       0  3.47  4.00  115 1.407
 1950 35 NYG NL   0   3  18   1   0   0   8  0   34.7   37   19   19   2   30   17   0   6   166       2  4.93  4.10   83 1.933
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 12 Yr WL% .539 118 101 418 238  98  11 104 24 1952.3 1763  909  800 117  979  971  35  61  8472       4  3.69  3.75  102 1.404
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    12  10  43  24  10   1  10  2  202.3  182   94   82  12  101  100   3   6   878   0   0  3.69  3.75  102 1.404
 Career High     22  19  56  39  20   3  31 10  298.0  244  126  117  22  132  137  10   9  1266   0   2  3.03  4.22  121 1.262
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1937 22 CHC NL   1    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
 1938 23 CHC NL   2    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
 1939 24 TOT NL  43   73    5   13   2  0   0    6   0      0  18  .178  .178  .205    4   15   7           0   2
         CHC NL   9    7    0    2   1  0   0    1   0      0   3  .286  .286  .429   88    3   1           0   0
         PHI NL  34   66    5   11   1  0   0    5   0      0  15  .167  .167  .182   -5   12   6           0   2
 1940 25 PHI NL  41  103    5   17   1  1   0    3   0      3  26  .165  .189  .194    8   20   3           0   4 MVP-21,AS
 1941 26 BRO NL  48  112    6   21   3  1   0   14   0      4  23  .188  .216  .232   24   26   6           0   6 MVP-7
 1942 27 BRO NL  38   77    2    8   2  0   0    8   0      0  16  .104  .104  .130  -32   10   7           0   2
 1943 28 BRO NL  35   65    2    9   0  0   1    1   0      3  12  .138  .176  .185    4   12   4           0   1
 1946 31 BRO NL  42   77    5   10   2  0   0    7   0      0  11  .130  .130  .156  -19   12   6           0   0 MVP-15,AS
 1947 32 TOT NL  50   77    6   11   3  0   1    4   0      2  12  .143  .165  .221    0   17   6           0   2
         BRO NL   4    5    0    1   1  0   0    0   0      0   1  .200  .200  .400   53    2   0           0   0
         PIT NL  46   72    6   10   2  0   1    4   0      2  11  .139  .162  .208   -3   15   6           0   2
 1948 33 PIT NL  56   48    4   10   1  0   1    3   0      0  11  .208  .208  .292   33   14   0           0   2
 1949 34 TOT NL  44   18    0    1   0  0   0    1   0      3   4  .056  .190  .056  -31    1   0           0   0
         PIT NL   7    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
         NYG NL  37   15    0    1   0  0   0    1   0      3   4  .067  .222  .067  -19    1   0           0   0
 1950 35 NYG NL  18    4    0    1   0  0   0    0   0      0   0  .250  .250  .250   31    1   0           0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons     418  660   35  101  14  2   3   47   0  0  15 135  .153  .172  .194    1  128  39   0   0   0  19
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        256   14   39   5  1   1   18   0  0   6  52  .153  .172  .194    1   50  15   0   0   0   7
 Career High     56  112    6   21   3  1   1   14   0  0   4  26                          26   7   0   0   0   6
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1937 22 CHC NL    3    3    0   0.0   104| .000  .285| .000  .347| .000  .404| .000  .751|-100  .000  -0.8  -0.1     
 1938 23 CHC NL    3    3    0   0.0   101| .000  .278| .000  .343| .000  .396| .000  .739|-100  .000  -0.8  -0.1     
 1939 24 TOT NL   80   69    3   1.2   100| .178  .276| .178  .341| .205  .395| .383  .736|   4  .076  -9.9  -1.0     
         CHC NL    8    6    1   4.4   105| .286  .283| .286  .349| .429  .404| .715  .753|  88  .488  -0.1   0.0     
         PHI NL   72   63    2   0.8   100| .167  .275| .167  .340| .182  .394| .349  .734|  -5  .044  -9.7  -1.0     
 1940 25 PHI NL  109   93    4   1.2    95| .165  .267| .189  .331| .194  .384| .383  .715|   8  .081 -13.1  -1.4     
 1941 26 BRO NL  122  103    6   1.6    97| .188  .270| .216  .341| .232  .381| .448  .723|  24  .143 -12.0  -1.3     
 1942 27 BRO NL   84   78    1   0.4    88| .104  .258| .104  .331| .130  .359| .234  .689| -32  .013 -13.2  -1.5     
 1943 28 BRO NL   72   61    2   0.9    89| .138  .265| .176  .333| .185  .359| .361  .692|   4  .060  -8.3  -0.9     
 1946 31 BRO NL   83   73    2   0.7    93| .130  .264| .130  .339| .156  .369| .286  .708| -19  .042 -12.4  -1.3     
 1947 32 TOT NL   85   74    2   0.7   108| .143  .278| .165  .353| .221  .412| .386  .765|   0  .032 -11.5  -1.1     
         BRO NL    5    4    0   0.0   109| .200  .279| .200  .355| .400  .413| .600  .768|  53  .000  -0.3   0.0     
         PIT NL   80   70    2   0.8   108| .139  .278| .162  .353| .208  .412| .370  .765|  -3  .035 -11.2  -1.1     
 1948 33 PIT NL   48   40    3   2.0   104| .208  .271| .208  .346| .292  .401| .500  .747|  33  .187  -4.8  -0.5     
 1949 34 TOT NL   21   17    0   0.0   104| .056  .271| .190  .344| .056  .405| .246  .750| -31  .000  -3.4  -0.4     
         PIT NL    3    3    0   0.0   105| .000  .273| .000  .347| .000  .408| .000  .755|-100  .000  -0.9  -0.1     
         NYG NL   18   14    0   0.0   104| .067  .270| .222  .344| .067  .405| .289  .749| -19  .000  -2.5  -0.3     
 1950 35 NYG NL    4    3    0   0.0   109| .250  .271| .250  .348| .250  .420| .500  .768|  31  .000  -0.4   0.0     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 12 Seasons      714  617   23   1.0    97| .153  .269| .172  .339| .194  .383| .366  .722|   1  .066 -90.7  -9.6     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1937 22 CHC NL   P    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.20  0.00  2.34    0    5.0
 1938 23 CHC NL   P    2      1    4    0    1 1.000  .962  2.50  1.15  4.50  2.25    2   10.0
 1939 24 TOT NL   P   43      9   19    0    0 1.000  .959  0.65  1.09  1.20  2.19   28  210.0
         CHC NL   P    9      1    3    0    0 1.000  .952  0.44  1.09  1.59  2.18    2   22.7
         PHI NL   P   34      8   16    0    0 1.000  .960  0.71  1.09  1.15  2.19   26  187.3
 1940 25 PHI NL   P   41     15   47    3    4  .954  .963  1.51  1.10  1.97  2.22   36  283.0 AS
 1941 26 BRO NL   P   48     13   39    1    2  .981  .965  1.08  1.09  1.57  2.23   39  298.0
 1942 27 BRO NL   P   38     12   36    2    5  .960  .968  1.26  1.17  1.95  2.35   32  221.7
 1943 28 BRO NL   P   35      9   27    0    2 1.000  .960  1.03  1.16  1.75  2.27   27  185.0
 1946 31 BRO NL   P   42     13   40    3    2  .946  .960  1.26  1.01  2.26  2.24   29  210.7 AS
 1947 32 TOT NL   P   50     10   26    1    0  .973  .968  0.72  0.91  1.35  2.12   33  240.7
         BRO NL   P    4      1    3    0    0 1.000  .976  1.00  0.90  2.29  2.12    3   15.7
         PIT NL   P   46      9   23    1    0  .970  .967  0.70  0.91  1.28  2.12   30  225.0
 1948 33 PIT NL   P   56      5   22    1    0  .964  .964  0.48  0.91  1.54  2.11    8  158.0
 1949 34 TOT NL   P   44      2   14    0    1 1.000  .952  0.36  0.91  1.51  2.04    3   95.6
         PIT NL   P    7      1    3    0    0 1.000  .952  0.57  0.91  2.35  2.06    1   15.3
         NYG NL   P   37      1   11    0    1 1.000  .952  0.32  0.91  1.34  2.04    2   80.3
 1950 35 NYG NL   P   18      3   11    0    0 1.000  .959  0.78  0.97  3.63  2.13    1   34.7

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1937 22 CHC NL   P    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.20  0.00  2.34    0    5.0
 1938 23 CHC NL   P    2      1    4    0    1 1.000  .962  2.50  1.15  4.50  2.25    2   10.0
 1939 24 TOT NL   P   43      9   19    0    0 1.000  .959  0.65  1.09  1.20  2.19   28  210.0
         CHC NL   P    9      1    3    0    0 1.000  .952  0.44  1.09  1.59  2.18    2   22.7
         PHI NL   P   34      8   16    0    0 1.000  .960  0.71  1.09  1.15  2.19   26  187.3
 1940 25 PHI NL   P   41     15   47    3    4  .954  .963  1.51  1.10  1.97  2.22   36  283.0
 1941 26 BRO NL   P   48     13   39    1    2  .981  .965  1.08  1.09  1.57  2.23   39  298.0
 1942 27 BRO NL   P   38     12   36    2    5  .960  .968  1.26  1.17  1.95  2.35   32  221.7
 1943 28 BRO NL   P   35      9   27    0    2 1.000  .960  1.03  1.16  1.75  2.27   27  185.0
 1946 31 BRO NL   P   42     13   40    3    2  .946  .960  1.26  1.01  2.26  2.24   29  210.7
 1947 32 TOT NL   P   50     10   26    1    0  .973  .968  0.72  0.91  1.35  2.12   33  240.7
         BRO NL   P    4      1    3    0    0 1.000  .976  1.00  0.90  2.29  2.12    3   15.7
         PIT NL   P   46      9   23    1    0  .970  .967  0.70  0.91  1.28  2.12   30  225.0
 1948 33 PIT NL   P   56      5   22    1    0  .964  .964  0.48  0.91  1.54  2.11    8  158.0
 1949 34 TOT NL   P   44      2   14    0    1 1.000  .952  0.36  0.91  1.51  2.04    3   95.6
         PIT NL   P    7      1    3    0    0 1.000  .952  0.57  0.91  2.35  2.06    1   15.3
         NYG NL   P   37      1   11    0    1 1.000  .952  0.32  0.91  1.34  2.04    2   80.3
 1950 35 NYG NL   P   18      3   11    0    0 1.000  .959  0.78  0.97  3.63  2.13    1   34.7

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 418     92  285   11   17  .972  .963  0.90  1.03  1.74  2.21  238 1952.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       418     92  285   11   17  .972  .963  0.90  1.03  1.74  2.21  238   1952
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1941   WS    BRO NYY     L   1   1   7.36  0  0  0  0   3.2   6   3   2   1 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1941   WS    BRO NYY     L   1   1   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Pitching 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  W  L  S   IP   H   R   ER  BB  SO HR HBP WP  SB CS 2B 3B BK
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 1940   PHI NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1946   BRO NL      0  0  0   1.1   5   4   4   1   2  1   0  0   0  0  1  0  0 
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1940   PHI NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1946   BRO NL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 1/2      0   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1940
1946 *

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1940-NL-21-0.03
1941-NL-7-0.19
1946-NL-15-0.05
Car-616-0.27 shares

ERA
1948 NL-3.36-8

Wins
1940 NL-14-10
1941 NL-22-1
1942 NL-16-7
1946 NL-17-3

Won-Loss %
1941 NL-.710-2
1946 NL-.680-5

Hits Allowed/9IP
1940 NL-7.70-2
1941 NL-7.37-4
1942 NL-7.31-3
1946 NL-7.60-4
1947 NL-8.30-7
1948 NL-7.97-7

Strikeouts/9IP
1939 NL-4.07-7
1940 NL-4.36-5
1941 NL-3.65-10
1942 NL-4.67-4
1943 NL-5.25-2
1946 NL-5.72-1
1947 NL-4.08-10
1948 NL-4.90-4

Games
1939 NL-43-7
1940 NL-41-6
1941 NL-48-1
1946 NL-42-5
1947 NL-50-2
1948 NL-56-3
1949 NL-44-8

Saves
1941 NL-3-9
1947 NL-5-5
1948 NL-10-3

Innings
1940 NL-283.0-3
1941 NL-298.0-2
1942 NL-221.7-10
1946 NL-210.7-7
1947 NL-240.7-6

Strikeouts
1939 NL-95-8
1940 NL-137-1
1941 NL-121-4
1942 NL-115-3
1943 NL-108-5
1946 NL-134-2
1947 NL-109-7

Games Started
1940 NL-36-2
1941 NL-39-1
1942 NL-32-8
1946 NL-29-7
1947 NL-33-4

Comp. Games
1939 NL-14-8
1940 NL-20-4
1941 NL-19-5

Shutouts
1946 NL-3-6

Home Runs Allow.
1941 NL-17-3
1942 NL-17-2
1947 NL-22-3

Bases On Balls Allow.
1939 NL-123-1
1940 NL-121-1
1941 NL-132-1
1942 NL-106-2
1943 NL-95-5
1946 NL-107-3
1947 NL-122-1

Hits Allowed
1940 NL-242-6
1941 NL-244-4
1947 NL-222-9

SO to Walk
1946 NL-1.25-9

Losses
1939 NL-15-5
1940 NL-19-2
1947 NL-17-2

Earned Runs Allow.
1939 NL-109-3
1940 NL-117-2
1941 NL-104-1
1943 NL-76-10
1946 NL-71-7
1947 NL-102-3

Wild Pitches
1939 NL-7-4
1940 NL-9-1
1941 NL-9-1
1943 NL-4-7
1946 NL-6-1
1947 NL-7-2
1949 NL-5-6
1950 NL-6-5

Hit Batsmen
1939 NL-10-3
1941 NL-6-2
1943 NL-5-3
1947 NL-4-6

Batters Faced
1939 NL-965-10
1940 NL-1194-3
1941 NL-1266-1
1946 NL-904-7
1947 NL-1051-5

Games Finished
1948 NL-31-2

Adjusted ERA+
1948 NL-121-7

          

Black Ink: Pitching - 10 (229) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 109 (182) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 10.0 (794) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 23.0 (528) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

March 31, 1935: Purchased by the Chicago Cubs from the Atlanta (Southern Association).

May 29, 1939: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Ray Harrell and Joe Marty to the Philadelphia Phillies for Claude Passeau.

November 11, 1940: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Vito Tamulis, Bill Crouch, Mickey Livingston, and $100,000.

May 3, 1947: Traded by the Brooklyn Dodgers with Hank Behrman, Dixie Howell, Gene Mauch, and Cal McLish to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Al Gionfriddo and $100,000.

June 6, 1949: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the New York Giants for Ray Poat and Bobby Rhawn.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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