Kirby Higbe
Walter Kirby Higbe
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: April 8, 1915 in Columbia, SC (All Transactions)
Debut: October 3, 1937
Final Game: July 7, 1950
Died: May 6, 1985 in Columbia, SC
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1937 22 CHC NL 1 0 1.000 5.40 1 0 1 0 0 0 5.0 4 3 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 23 74 1.000 7.2 1.8 1.8 3.6 2.00
1938 23 CHC NL 0 0 5.40 2 2 0 0 0 0 10.0 10 6 6 1 6 4 0 0 1 45 71 1.600 9.0 0.9 5.4 3.6 0.67
1939 24 TOT NL 12 15 .444 4.67 43 28 13 14 1 2 210.0 220 122 109 10 123 95 10 0 7 965 85 1.633 9.4 0.4 5.3 4.1 0.77
1939 24 CHC NL 2 1 .667 3.18 9 2 6 0 0 0 22.2 12 9 8 0 22 16 0 0 0 101 125 1.500 4.8 0.0 8.7 6.4 0.73
1939 24 PHI NL 10 14 .417 4.85 34 26 7 14 1 2 187.1 208 113 101 10 101 79 10 0 7 864 82 1.649 10.0 0.5 4.9 3.8 0.78
1940 25 PHI NL 14 19 .424 3.72 41 36 4 20 1 1 283.0 242 126 117 12 121 137 3 1 9 1194 104 1.283 7.7 0.4 3.8 4.4 1.13 AS,MVP-21
1941 26 BRO NL 22 9 .710 3.14 48 39 7 19 2 3 298.0 244 123 104 17 132 121 6 0 9 1266 117 1.262 7.4 0.5 4.0 3.7 0.92 MVP-7
1942 27 BRO NL 16 11 .593 3.25 38 32 3 13 2 0 221.2 180 89 80 17 106 115 2 0 3 929 100 1.290 7.3 0.7 4.3 4.7 1.08
1943 28 BRO NL 13 10 .565 3.70 35 27 5 8 1 0 185.0 189 81 76 4 95 108 5 0 4 823 90 1.535 9.2 0.2 4.6 5.3 1.14
1946 31 BRO NL 17 8 .680 3.03 42 29 5 11 3 1 210.2 178 82 71 6 107 134 1 0 6 904 111 1.353 7.6 0.3 4.6 5.7 1.25 AS,MVP-15
1947 32 TOT NL 13 17 .433 3.81 50 33 12 10 1 5 240.2 222 117 102 22 122 109 4 0 7 1051 111 1.429 8.3 0.8 4.6 4.1 0.89
1947 32 BRO NL 2 0 1.000 5.17 4 3 0 0 0 0 15.2 18 9 9 0 12 10 1 0 1 76 80 1.915 10.3 0.0 6.9 5.7 0.83
1947 32 PIT NL 11 17 .393 3.72 46 30 12 10 1 5 225.0 204 108 93 22 110 99 3 0 6 975 114 1.396 8.2 0.9 4.4 4.0 0.90
1948 33 PIT NL 8 7 .533 3.36 56 8 31 3 0 10 158.0 140 75 59 11 83 86 3 1 4 681 121 1.411 8.0 0.6 4.7 4.9 1.04
1949 34 TOT NL 2 2 .500 5.08 44 3 15 0 0 2 95.2 97 66 54 14 53 43 1 0 5 425 79 1.568 9.1 1.3 5.0 4.0 0.81
1949 34 PIT NL 0 2 .000 13.50 7 1 2 0 0 0 15.1 25 24 23 2 12 5 0 0 0 81 31 2.413 14.7 1.2 7.0 2.9 0.42
1949 34 NYG NL 2 0 1.000 3.47 37 2 13 0 0 2 80.1 72 42 31 12 41 38 1 0 5 344 115 1.407 8.1 1.3 4.6 4.3 0.93
1950 35 NYG NL 0 3 .000 4.93 18 1 8 0 0 0 34.2 37 19 19 2 30 17 0 2 6 166 83 1.933 9.6 0.5 7.8 4.4 0.57
12 Seasons 118 101 .539 3.69 418 238 104 98 11 24 1952.1 1763 909 800 117 979 971 35 4 61 8472 102 1.404 8.1 0.5 4.5 4.5 0.99
162 Game Avg. 12 10 .539 3.69 43 25 11 10 1 2 202 183 94 83 12 101 101 4 0 6 878 102 1.404 8.1 0.5 4.5 4.5 0.99
W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
BRO (5 yrs) 70 38 .648 3.29 167 130 20 51 8 4 931.0 809 384 340 44 452 488 15 0 23 3998 105 1.354 7.8 0.4 4.4 4.7 1.08
PIT (3 yrs) 19 26 .422 3.95 109 39 45 13 1 15 398.1 369 207 175 35 205 190 6 1 10 1737 105 1.441 8.3 0.8 4.6 4.3 0.93
CHC (3 yrs) 3 1 .750 4.06 12 4 7 0 0 0 37.2 26 18 17 2 29 22 0 0 1 169 97 1.460 6.2 0.5 6.9 5.3 0.76
NYG (2 yrs) 2 3 .400 3.91 55 3 21 0 0 2 115.0 109 61 50 14 71 55 1 2 11 510 103 1.565 8.5 1.1 5.6 4.3 0.77
PHI (2 yrs) 24 33 .421 4.17 75 62 11 34 2 3 470.1 450 239 218 22 222 216 13 1 16 2058 94 1.429 8.6 0.4 4.2 4.1 0.97

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1941 26 BRO NL WS L NYY 0 0 7.36 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.2 6 3 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 19 2.182 14.7 0.0 4.9 2.5 0.50
1 WS 0 0 7.36 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.2 6 3 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 19 2.182 14.7 0.0 4.9 2.5 0.50

All-Star Pitching

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Year Tm Lg Age GS W L W-L% ERA GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1940 PHI NL 25
1946 BRO NL 31 0 0 0 27.00 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 5 4 4 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 10 4.500 33.8 6.8 6.8 13.5 2.00

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1937 22 1 0 1.000 5.40 1 0 1 0 0 0 5.0 4 3 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 23 74 1.000 7.2 1.8 1.8 3.6 2.00 74
1938 23 1 0 1.000 5.40 3 2 1 0 0 0 15.0 14 9 9 2 7 6 0 0 1 68 72 1.400 8.4 1.2 4.2 3.6 0.86 72
1939 24 13 15 .464 4.72 46 30 14 14 1 2 225.0 234 131 118 12 130 101 10 0 8 1033 84 1.618 9.4 0.5 5.2 4.0 0.78 84
1940 25 27 34 .443 4.16 87 66 18 34 2 3 508.0 476 257 235 24 251 238 13 1 17 2227 94 1.431 8.4 0.4 4.4 4.2 0.95 94
1941 26 49 43 .533 3.79 135 105 25 53 4 6 806.0 720 380 339 41 383 359 19 1 26 3493 101 1.368 8.0 0.5 4.3 4.0 0.94 101
1942 27 65 54 .546 3.67 173 137 28 66 6 6 1027.2 900 469 419 58 489 474 21 1 29 4422 101 1.352 7.9 0.5 4.3 4.2 0.97 101
1943 28 78 64 .549 3.67 208 164 33 74 7 6 1212.2 1089 550 495 62 584 582 26 1 33 5245 99 1.380 8.1 0.5 4.3 4.3 1.00 99
1944 29 78 64 .549 3.67 208 164 33 74 7 6 1212.2 1089 550 495 62 584 582 26 1 33 5245 99 1.380 8.1 0.5 4.3 4.3 1.00 99
1945 30 78 64 .549 3.67 208 164 33 74 7 6 1212.2 1089 550 495 62 584 582 26 1 33 5245 99 1.380 8.1 0.5 4.3 4.3 1.00 99
1946 31 95 72 .569 3.58 250 193 38 85 10 7 1423.1 1267 632 566 68 691 716 27 1 39 6149 101 1.376 8.0 0.4 4.4 4.5 1.04 101
1947 32 108 89 .548 3.61 300 226 50 95 11 12 1664.0 1489 749 668 90 813 825 31 1 46 7200 102 1.383 8.1 0.5 4.4 4.5 1.01 102
1948 33 116 96 .547 3.59 356 234 81 98 11 22 1822.0 1629 824 727 101 896 911 34 2 50 7881 104 1.386 8.0 0.5 4.4 4.5 1.02 104
1949 34 118 98 .546 3.67 400 237 96 98 11 24 1917.2 1726 890 781 115 949 954 35 2 55 8306 102 1.395 8.1 0.5 4.5 4.5 1.01 102
1950 35 118 101 .539 3.69 418 238 104 98 11 24 1952.1 1763 909 800 117 979 971 35 4 61 8472 102 1.404 8.1 0.5 4.5 4.5 0.99 102

Neutralized Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1937 22 0 0 4.50 6.0 5 3 3 1 1 2 0 1.000 7.5 1.5 3.0 2.00 1.5 1
1938 23 0 1 .000 5.40 10.0 11 7 6 1 7 4 0 1.800 9.9 6.3 3.6 0.57 0.9 2
1939 24 10 14 .417 4.71 216.0 229 126 113 10 128 98 10 1.653 9.5 5.3 4.1 0.77 0.4 43
1940 25 17 15 .531 3.77 291.0 253 136 122 13 126 141 3 1.302 7.8 3.9 4.4 1.12 0.4 41
1941 26 19 14 .576 3.33 303.0 260 124 112 18 141 123 6 1.323 7.7 4.2 3.7 0.87 0.5 48
1942 27 12 12 .500 4.03 219.0 205 109 98 19 121 114 2 1.489 8.4 5.0 4.7 0.94 0.8 38
1943 28 9 11 .450 4.50 180.0 208 100 90 4 105 105 6 1.739 10.4 5.3 5.3 1.00 0.2 35
1946 31 13 10 .565 3.60 210.0 197 93 84 7 118 134 1 1.500 8.4 5.1 5.7 1.14 0.3 42
1947 32 15 12 .556 3.59 248.0 225 110 99 22 124 112 4 1.407 8.2 4.5 4.1 0.90 0.8 50
1948 33 10 7 .588 3.38 160.0 144 67 60 11 85 87 3 1.431 8.1 4.8 4.9 1.02 0.6 56
1949 34 4 6 .400 5.21 95.0 100 61 55 14 55 43 1 1.632 9.5 5.2 4.1 0.78 1.3 44
1950 35 1 2 .333 4.89 35.0 38 21 19 2 31 17 0 1.971 9.8 8.0 4.4 0.55 0.5 18
12 Seasons 110 104 .514 3.93 1973.0 1875 957 861 122 1042 980 36 1.478 8.6 4.5 0.94 0.6 418

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1940
1946 *

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1940-NL-21-3%
1941-NL-7-19%
1946-NL-15-5%
0.27 Career Shares (624th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1948 NL--3.361--8th

Wins s c a p y
1940 NL--14--10th
1941 NL--22--1st
1942 NL--16--7th
1946 NL--17--3rd

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1941 NL--.710--2nd
1946 NL--.680--4th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1940 NL--7.696--2nd
1941 NL--7.369--4th
1942 NL--7.308--3rd
1946 NL--7.604--4th
1947 NL--8.302--7th
1948 NL--7.975--7th
Career--8.127--153rd

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1939 NL--4.071--7th
1940 NL--4.357--5th
1941 NL--3.654--10th
1942 NL--4.669--4th
1943 NL--5.254--2nd
1946 NL--5.725--1st
1947 NL--4.076--10th
1948 NL--4.899--4th

Games Played s c a p y
1939 NL--43--7th
1940 NL--41--6th
1941 NL--48--1st
1946 NL--42--5th
1947 NL--50--2nd
1948 NL--56--3rd
1949 NL--44--8th

Saves s c a p y
1941 NL--3--9th
1947 NL--5--5th
1948 NL--10--3rd

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1940 NL--283.0--3rd
1941 NL--298.0--2nd
1942 NL--221.7--10th
1946 NL--210.7--7th
1947 NL--240.7--6th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1939 NL--95--8th
1940 NL--137--1st
1941 NL--121--4th
1942 NL--115--3rd
1943 NL--108--5th
1946 NL--134--2nd
1947 NL--109--7th

Games Started s c a p y
1940 NL--36--2nd
1941 NL--39--1st
1942 NL--32--8th
1946 NL--29--7th
1947 NL--33--4th

Complete Games s c a p y
1939 NL--14--8th
1940 NL--20--4th
1941 NL--19--5th

Shutouts s c a p y
1946 NL--3--6th

Home Runs s c a p y
1941 NL--17--3rd
1942 NL--17--2nd
1947 NL--22--3rd

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1939 NL--123--1st
1940 NL--121--1st
1941 NL--132--1st
1942 NL--106--2nd
1943 NL--95--5th
1946 NL--107--3rd
1947 NL--122--1st
Career--979--116th

Hits s c a p y
1940 NL--242--6th
1941 NL--244--4th
1947 NL--222--9th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1946 NL--1.252--9th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1939 NL--.429--10th
1940 NL--.382--7th
1943 NL--.195--6th
1946 NL--.256--4th

Losses s c a p y
1939 NL--15--5th
1940 NL--19--2nd
1947 NL--17--2nd

Earned Runs s c a p y
1939 NL--109--3rd
1940 NL--117--2nd
1941 NL--104--1st
1943 NL--76--10th
1946 NL--71--7th
1947 NL--102--3rd

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1939 NL--7--4th
1940 NL--9--1st
1941 NL--9--1st
1943 NL--4--7th
1946 NL--6--1st
1947 NL--7--2nd
1949 NL--5--6th
1950 NL--6--5th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1939 NL--10--3rd
1941 NL--6--2nd
1943 NL--5--3rd
1947 NL--4--6th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1939 NL--965--10th
1940 NL--1194--3rd
1941 NL--1266--1st
1946 NL--904--7th
1947 NL--1051--5th

Games Finished s c a p y
1948 NL--31--2nd

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1948 NL--121--7th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 10 (150), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 87 (118), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 23 (528), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 10 (816), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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