Dennis Higgins

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 180lb (190cm, 81kg)

Born: August 4, 1939 in Jefferson City, MO us

Debut: April 12, 1966 (Age 26-251d, 10,057th in MLB history)
vs. CAL 2.2 IP, 1 H, 5 SO, 3 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: August 26, 1972 (Age 33-022d)
vs. SDP 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER, Sv

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1966 season

Full Name: Dennis Dean Higgins

Relatives: Cousin of Joe Crede

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.5

W

L

ERA

3.42

G

241

GS

SV

IP

410.1

SO

339

WHIP

1.387

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1958	18	CHW-min	D	7	8	.467	5.06	29	13		4	0		105.0	92	70	59	5	93		100	12	0	14				1.762	7.9	0.4	8.0	8.6	1.08	DBQ MIDW
1959	19	CHW-min	C	9	11	.450	3.59	31	24		12	2		178.0	143	90	71	15	133		141	4	1	22				1.551	7.2	0.8	6.7	7.1	1.06	DSU NORL
1960	20	CHW-min	C,B	1	3	.250	4.50	14	4			0		42.0	37	27	21	1	36				0					1.738	7.9	0.2	7.7			IDF,LIN PION,IIIL
1961	21	CHW-min	B	9	8	.529	3.35	39	4		1	0		102.0	82	56	38	3	68	1	114	5	0	9				1.471	7.2	0.3	6.0	10.1	1.68	LIN IIIL
1962	22	CHW-min	A	4	6	.400	2.93	48	3		1	0		86.0	68	38	28	5	44	6	78	4	0	5				1.302	7.1	0.5	4.6	8.2	1.77	SAV SALL
1963	23	CHW-min	AA	7	5	.583	2.84	43	0		0	0		92.0	67	34	29	3	41	10	84	2	3	8				1.174	6.6	0.3	4.0	8.2	2.05	LBG SALL
1964	24	CHW-min	AA	7	5	.583	2.38	58	0		0	0		87.0	63	28	23	1	35	0	100	3	0	5				1.126	6.5	0.1	3.6	10.3	2.86	LBG SOUL
1965	25	CHW-min	AAA	6	6	.500	3.91	57	3		1	0		122.0	107	57	53	12	52	3	131	4	0	13				1.303	7.9	0.9	3.8	9.7	2.52	INA PCL
1966	26	CHW	AL	1	0	1.000	2.52	42	1	13	0	0	5	93.0	66	27	26	9	33	4	86	5	2	8	372	126	3.19	1.065	6.4	0.9	3.2	8.3	2.61
1967	27	CHW-min	AAA	1	2	.333	3.38	6	0		0	0		8.0	10	3	3	1	4	1	11	0	0	0				1.750	11.3	1.1	4.5	12.4	2.75	INA PCL
1967	27	CHW	AL	1	2	.333	5.84	9	0	2	0	0	0	12.1	13	9	8	0	10	0	8	3	0	3	62	54	4.40	1.865	9.5	0.0	7.3	5.8	0.80
1968	28	WSA	AL	4	4	.500	3.25	59	0	33	0	0	13	99.2	81	40	36	9	46	9	66	3	0	4	424	89	3.71	1.274	7.3	0.8	4.2	6.0	1.43
1969	29	WSA	AL	10	9	.526	3.48	55	0	35	0	0	16	85.1	79	42	33	7	56	7	71	3	0	15	383	100	3.99	1.582	8.3	0.7	5.9	7.5	1.27
1970	30	CLE	AL	4	6	.400	3.99	58	0	29	0	0	11	90.1	82	43	40	8	54	8	82	2	0	6	395	98	3.83	1.506	8.2	0.8	5.4	8.2	1.52
1971	31	STL-CLE-min	AAA	2	11	.154	4.45	48	4		0	0	11	85.0	89	45	42	6	36	5	102	3	0	2				1.471	9.4	0.6	3.8	10.8	2.83	TUL,WCH AA
1971	31	STL	NL	1	0	1.000	3.86	3	0	1	0	0	0	7.0	6	3	3	0	2	0	6	0	0	0	29	99	1.59	1.143	7.7	0.0	2.6	7.7	3.00
1972	32	STL-min	AAA	7	2	.778	1.89	11	11		3	2	0	81.0	55	22	17	5	33	1	74	2	1	0				1.086	6.1	0.6	3.7	8.2	2.24	TUL AA
1972	32	STL	NL	1	2	.333	3.97	15	1	7	0	0	1	22.2	19	14	10	0	22	0	20	0	0	2	107	88	3.55	1.809	7.5	0.0	8.7	7.9	0.91
7 Yrs				22	23	.489	3.42	241	2	120	0	0	46	410.1	346	178	156	33	223	28	339	16	2	38	1772	98	3.65	1.387	7.6	0.7	4.9	7.4	1.52
162 Game Avg.				6	6	.489	3.42	67	1	34	0	0	13	115	97	50	44	9	62	8	95	4	1	11	496	98	3.65	1.387	7.6	0.7	4.9	7.4	1.52

STL (2 yrs)				2	2	.500	3.94	18	1	8	0	0	1	29.2	25	17	13	0	24	0	26	0	0	2	136	91	3.09	1.652	7.6	0.0	7.3	7.9	1.08
WSA (2 yrs)				14	13	.519	3.36	114	0	68	0	0	29	185.0	160	82	69	16	102	16	137	6	0	19	807	94	3.84	1.416	7.8	0.8	5.0	6.7	1.34
CHW (2 yrs)				2	2	.500	2.91	51	1	15	0	0	5	105.1	79	36	34	9	43	4	94	8	2	11	434	109	3.33	1.158	6.8	0.8	3.7	8.0	2.19
CLE (1 yr)				4	6	.400	3.99	58	0	29	0	0	11	90.1	82	43	40	8	54	8	82	2	0	6	395	98	3.83	1.506	8.2	0.8	5.4	8.2	1.52

AL (5 yrs)				20	21	.488	3.38	223	1	112	0	0	45	380.2	321	161	143	33	199	28	313	16	2	36	1636	99	3.70	1.366	7.6	0.8	4.7	7.4	1.57
NL (2 yrs)				2	2	.500	3.94	18	1	8	0	0	1	29.2	25	17	13	0	24	0	26	0	0	2	136	91	3.09	1.652	7.6	0.0	7.3	7.9	1.08

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Dennis Higgins

SUMMARY

WAR

W

L

ERA

G

GS

SV

IP

SO

WHIP

Standard Pitching

Player Value--Pitching

Player News

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Standard Fielding

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Statistics

Similarity Scores

Transactions

Salaries

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