Bobby Higginson
Robert Leigh Higginson
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: August 18, 1970 in Philadelphia, PA
High School: Frankford (Philadelphia, PA)
School: Temple University
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 12th round of the 1992 amateur draft.
Signed June 2, 1992. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 26, 1995
Final Game: May 5, 2005
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1995 DET AL 24 OF 123 113 1011.1 264 247 13 4 3 .985 2.2 2.6 -6.8 2.1 -8.9 9 2.31 2.11 .983 2.33 1.99
1995 DET AL 24 RF 67 55 494.1 107 99 6 2 2 .981 0.9 2.2 -2.1 1.3 -3.4 3 1.91 1.57 .979 2.05 1.63
1995 DET AL 24 LF 66 58 517.0 157 148 7 2 1 .987 1.3 3.0 -4.7 0.8 -5.5 6 2.70 2.35 .982 2.22 1.75
1995 DET AL 24 DH 2
1996 DET AL 25 OF 123 112 1004.1 246 228 9 9 1 .963 -5.1 -6.1 -9.1 -2.5 -6.6 4 2.12 1.93 .983 2.37 2.02
1996 DET AL 25 LF 63 54 474.1 101 94 4 3 1 .970 -2.3 -5.8 -4.3 0.3 -4.6 2 1.86 1.56 .979 2.18 1.75
1996 DET AL 25 RF 57 46 419.0 110 100 5 5 0 .955 1.2 3.4 -0.8 -0.7 -0.1 2 2.26 1.84 .979 2.17 1.72
1996 DET AL 25 CF 19 12 111.0 34 33 0 1 0 .971 -4.0 -43.2 -4.0 -2.1 -1.9 0 2.68 1.74 .991 2.78 2.35
1996 DET AL 25 DH 4
1997 DET AL 26 OF 142 140 1240.0 316 287 20 9 5 .972 -14.2 -13.7 -18.2 -10.3 -7.9 4 2.23 2.16 .982 2.32 2.02
1997 DET AL 26 LF 105 90 809.2 218 195 17 6 6 .972 -12.1 -17.9 -15.1 -8.6 -6.5 3 2.36 2.02 .979 2.06 1.71
1997 DET AL 26 RF 57 50 426.1 97 91 3 3 0 .969 -1.9 -5.3 -2.9 -1.7 -1.2 1 1.98 1.65 .978 2.18 1.79
1997 DET AL 26 CF 2 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -60.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 2.25 0.50 1.000 2.70 2.30
1997 DET AL 26 DH 2
1998 DET AL 27 OF 153 153 1347.2 326 302 17 7 3 .979 -6.0 -5.3 -4.0 -10.3 6.3 -2 2.13 2.08 .985 2.31 2.02
1998 DET AL 27 RF 136 136 1196.2 298 277 16 5 3 .983 -1.6 -1.6 -0.6 -8.8 8.2 -1 2.20 2.15 .983 2.14 1.81
1998 DET AL 27 LF 17 17 151.0 29 26 2 1 0 .966 -4.4 -35.0 -3.4 -1.5 -1.9 -1 1.67 1.65 .986 2.10 1.74
1998 DET AL 27 DH 2
1999 DET AL 28 OF 88 87 759.0 181 176 2 3 0 .983 1.0 1.6 5.0 1.8 3.2 -4 2.11 2.02 .984 2.30 2.03
1999 DET AL 28 RF 88 87 759.0 181 176 2 3 0 .983 1.0 1.6 5.0 1.8 3.2 -4 2.11 2.02 .982 2.11 1.82
1999 DET AL 28 DH 17
2000 DET AL 29 LF 145 144 1256.1 334 308 19 7 3 .979 -0.5 -0.5 -4.5 4.6 -9.1 4 2.34 2.26 .985 2.16 1.76
2000 DET AL 29 OF 145 144 1256.1 331 305 19 7 3 .979 -0.5 -0.5 -4.5 4.6 -9.1 4 2.32 2.23 .985 2.36 2.02
2000 DET AL 29 DH 10
2001 DET AL 30 LF 142 142 1215.1 339 321 10 8 1 .976 4.3 4.2 4.3 2.7 1.6 0 2.45 2.33 .981 2.14 1.72
2001 DET AL 30 OF 142 142 1215.1 339 321 10 8 1 .976 4.3 4.2 4.3 2.7 1.6 0 2.45 2.33 .984 2.30 2.01
2001 DET AL 30 DH 5
2002 DET AL 31 LF 117 116 1002.1 263 241 15 7 3 .973 -3.2 -3.8 -8.2 -2.9 -5.3 5 2.30 2.19 .983 2.14 1.74
2002 DET AL 31 OF 117 116 1002.1 263 241 15 7 3 .973 -3.2 -3.8 -8.2 -2.9 -5.3 5 2.30 2.19 .985 2.35 2.05
2002 DET AL 31 DH 1
2003 DET AL 32 OF 118 116 1004.2 258 249 4 5 0 .981 3.9 4.7 7.9 3.7 4.2 -4 2.27 2.14 .985 2.35 2.08
2003 DET AL 32 RF 117 115 996.2 257 248 4 5 0 .981 4.4 5.3 8.4 4.2 4.2 -4 2.28 2.15 .980 2.11 1.79
2003 DET AL 32 DH 8
2003 DET AL 32 CF 1 1 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -75.0 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 0 1.12 1.00 1.000 2.81 2.40
2004 DET AL 33 OF 115 110 979.1 242 223 13 6 1 .975 10.1 12.4 8.1 5.5 2.6 2 2.17 2.05 .985 2.30 2.05
2004 DET AL 33 RF 115 110 979.1 242 223 13 6 1 .975 10.1 12.4 8.1 5.5 2.6 2 2.17 2.05 .983 2.22 1.92
2004 DET AL 33 DH 9
2005 DET AL 34 OF 7 6 57.0 9 8 1 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -6.3 -0.3 -0.5 0.2 0 1.42 1.29 .989 2.31 2.04
2005 DET AL 34 RF 6 5 48.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -12.5 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 0 1.12 1.00 .983 2.12 1.83
2005 DET AL 34 DH 1
2005 DET AL 34 LF 1 1 9.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 0.2 26.7 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 3.00 3.00 1.000 2.10 1.80
11 Seasons OF 1273 1239 10877.1 2775 2587 123 65 20 .977 -7.8 -0.9 -25.8 -6.1 -19.7 18 2.24 2.13 .984 2.33 2.03
8 Seasons LF 656 622 5435.0 1444 1335 75 34 15 .976 -16.7 -3.7 -35.7 -4.6 -31.1 19 2.33 2.15 .982 2.14 1.74
8 Seasons RF 643 604 5319.1 1298 1220 49 29 6 .978 13.6 3.1 14.6 1.1 13.5 -1 2.15 1.97 .981 2.14 1.80
11 Seasons DH 61
3 Seasons CF 22 13 123.0 36 35 0 1 0 .972 -4.7 -45.9 -4.7 -2.6 -2.1 0 2.56 1.59 .992 2.78 2.35
11 Seasons TOT 1321 1239 10877.1 2778 2590 124 64 21 .977 -7.8 -0.9 -25.8 -6.1 -19.7 18 2.25 2.05 .959 2.15 1.78
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1995 DET AL 24 131 114 131 123 0 0 0 0 0 0 66 0 67 123 1 17 0
1996 DET AL 25 130 114 130 123 0 0 0 0 0 0 63 19 57 123 2 12 0
1997 DET AL 26 146 141 146 142 0 0 0 0 0 0 105 2 56 142 1 4 0
1998 DET AL 27 157 155 157 153 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 136 153 2 2 0
1999 DET AL 28 107 104 107 88 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 88 88 17 3 0
2000 DET AL 29 154 154 154 145 0 0 0 0 0 0 145 0 0 145 10 0 0
2001 DET AL 30 147 147 147 142 0 0 0 0 0 0 142 0 0 142 5 0 0
2002 DET AL 31 119 117 119 117 0 0 0 0 0 0 117 0 0 117 1 1 0
2003 DET AL 32 130 124 130 118 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 117 118 8 6 0
2004 DET AL 33 131 119 131 115 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 115 115 9 6 2
2005 DET AL 34 10 6 10 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 7 0 3 0
11 Seasons 1362 1295 1362 1273 0 0 0 0 0 0 656 22 642 1273 56 54 2
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1995 DET AL 24 2 0 2 0 0 7 0 1 0 5 28 24 0 15 8 2 25 17 3 5 3 0 10 10 0 83 62 74.7% 16 5 6.0% 2 2390 52% 79% 41% 326 47%
1996 DET AL 25 3 0 2 1 1 4 1 1 0 2 37 32 0 20 9 2 13 8 0 4 1 0 7 6 0 81 56 69.1% 23 2 2.5% 2 2313 55% 74% 37% 259 37%
1997 DET AL 26 6 0 5 1 2 17 0 6 4 6 43 35 0 25 9 3 22 8 1 11 4 2 14 12 1 115 68 59.1% 40 7 6.1% 10 3631 51% 76% 39% 410 50%
1998 DET AL 27 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 3 3 0 3 1 0 9 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 18 7 38.9% 10 1 5.6% 1 698 53% 72% 36% 65 43%
2000 DET AL 29 7 0 4 3 2 19 1 7 2 8 62 53 0 59 20 4 35 17 3 27 7 1 24 23 0 207 120 58.0% 79 8 3.9% 11 5630 50% 76% 40% 667 48%
2001 DET AL 30 8 0 8 0 3 10 0 4 2 4 52 43 2 46 17 3 21 10 0 26 5 1 27 26 0 172 101 58.7% 65 6 3.5% 4 5603 51% 78% 40% 657 50%
2002 DET AL 31 7 0 5 2 0 15 0 2 6 5 52 45 2 38 15 4 35 27 0 15 4 1 26 21 1 166 112 67.5% 46 8 4.8% 7 4570 54% 79% 43% 556 46%
2005 DET AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 3 75.0% 1 0 0.0% 1 44 73% 75% 36% 7 43%
8 Seasons 34 0 27 7 9 75 2 23 14 31 279 237 4 207 79 18 160 90 8 90 24 5 110 99 2 846 529 62.5% 280 37 4.4% 38 24879 52% 77% 40% 2947 47%
MLB Averages 61.4% 2.4% 56% 74% 38% 47%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1995 DET AL 24 2 0 1 1 0 6 0 1 1 1 34 18 2 25 7 1 12 9 0 6 2 0 8 5 0 85 41 48.2% 40 3 3.5% 3 2294 49% 77% 38% 241 43%
1996 DET AL 25 5 0 3 2 2 5 0 2 2 0 32 17 1 21 4 0 11 9 0 14 2 0 13 12 0 91 44 48.4% 46 1 1.1% 4 2049 53% 73% 39% 220 48%
1997 DET AL 26 3 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 1 2 25 10 1 17 6 1 13 10 1 4 0 0 7 5 0 66 31 47.0% 32 3 4.5% 0 1914 55% 76% 39% 219 43%
1998 DET AL 27 6 0 5 1 3 15 1 5 5 2 36 15 3 43 14 1 18 9 0 19 5 1 24 13 0 140 56 40.0% 79 5 3.6% 10 5424 52% 77% 39% 492 58%
1999 DET AL 28 3 0 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 49 29 0 26 10 0 10 5 1 9 0 0 15 5 0 109 49 45.0% 59 1 0.9% 1 3455 54% 74% 39% 366 48%
2003 DET AL 32 5 0 3 2 2 4 0 4 0 0 45 20 0 33 8 0 23 12 0 14 3 0 24 13 0 139 56 40.3% 83 0 0.0% 4 4590 52% 79% 40% 516 49%
2004 DET AL 33 6 0 6 0 2 13 0 5 2 5 45 23 1 21 8 1 20 12 2 9 1 1 21 15 0 116 59 50.9% 52 5 4.3% 8 4358 57% 76% 38% 446 52%
2005 DET AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 60.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 217 61% 77% 33% 17 35%
8 Seasons 30 0 23 7 11 48 1 18 11 10 269 135 8 187 57 4 107 66 4 76 13 2 112 68 0 751 339 45.1% 393 18 2.4% 30 24301 53% 76% 39% 2517 50%
MLB Averages 46.5% 2.3% 56% 74% 38% 50%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1996 DET AL 25 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 8 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 19 7 36.8% 12 0 0.0% 0 536 46% 76% 41% 73 45%
1997 DET AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 15 67% 67% 40% 3 33%
2003 DET AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 37 35% 84% 51% 4 25%
3 Seasons 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 9 2 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 21 7 33.3% 14 0 0.0% 0 588 45% 76% 42% 80 44%
MLB Averages 42.1% 2.0% 56% 74% 38% 53%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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