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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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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1995 24 DET AL 131 486 410 61 92 17 5 14 43 6 4 62 107 .224 .329 .393 .721 87 161 5 5 2 7 3 *97/D
1996 25 DET AL 130 515 440 75 141 35 0 26 81 6 3 65 66 .320 .404 .577 .982 145 254 7 1 3 6 7 *798/D
1997 26 DET AL 146 623 546 94 163 30 5 27 101 12 7 70 85 .299 .379 .520 .899 133 284 10 3 0 4 2 *79/8D
1998 27 DET AL 157 685 612 92 174 37 4 25 85 3 3 63 101 .284 .355 .480 .835 115 294 16 6 0 4 2 *97/D
1999 28 DET AL 107 445 377 51 90 18 0 12 46 4 6 64 66 .239 .351 .382 .733 88 144 2 2 0 2 2 9D
2000 29 DET AL 154 678 597 104 179 44 4 30 102 15 3 74 99 .300 .377 .538 .915 134 321 5 2 2 3 6 *7D
2001 30 DET AL 147 633 541 84 150 28 6 17 71 20 12 80 65 .277 .367 .445 .813 120 241 8 2 1 9 3 *7/D
2002 31 DET AL 119 499 444 50 125 24 3 10 63 12 5 41 45 .282 .345 .417 .762 109 185 8 6 1 7 3 *7/D
2003 32 DET AL 130 538 469 61 110 13 4 14 52 8 8 59 73 .235 .320 .369 .689 88 173 12 3 1 6 3 *9/D8
2004 33 DET AL 131 531 448 63 110 24 2 12 64 5 2 70 84 .246 .353 .388 .742 98 174 10 7 2 4 5 *9/D
2005 34 DET AL 10 27 26 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .077 .111 .077 .188 -48 2 0 0 0 0 0 /9D7
11 Seasons 1362 5660 4910 736 1336 270 33 187 709 91 53 649 796 .272 .358 .455 .813 113 2233 83 37 12 52 36
162 Game Avg. 162 673 584 88 159 32 4 22 84 11 6 77 95 .272 .358 .455 .813 113 266 10 4 1 6 4

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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 on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

At Bats s c a p y
1998 AL  612 (10th)

Doubles s c a p y
2000 AL  44 (5th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
2000 AL  78 (4th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
2001 AL  9 (6th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
2001 AL  12 (4th)
2003 AL  8 (9th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 3 (2006), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 19 (808), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 19 (824), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  7. Rondell White (964)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Rondell White (963)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Rondell White (953)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 3, 1991: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 18th round of the 1991 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 1, 1992: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 12th round of the 1992 amateur draft. Player signed June 2, 1992.

October 31, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1995Detroit Tigers$109,000
1996Detroit Tigers$170,000
1997Detroit Tigers$375,000
1998Detroit Tigers$2,425,000
1999Detroit Tigers$3,825,000
2000Detroit Tigers$4,425,000
2001Detroit Tigers$5,325,000
2002Detroit Tigers$5,850,000
2003Detroit Tigers$11,850,000
2004Detroit Tigers$8,850,000
2005Detroit Tigers$8,850,000
Career (may be incomplete)$52,054,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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