Kirby Higbe

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 190lb (180cm, 86kg)

Born: April 8, 1915 in Columbia, SC us

Died: May 6, 1985 in Columbia, SC

Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Columbia, SC

Last Game: July 7, 1950 (Age 35-090d)
vs. BSN 2.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1939 season

Full Name: Walter Kirby Higbe

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

17.7

118

101

ERA

3.69

418

238

1952.1

971

WHIP

1.404

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1933	18	-7.7	Wichita/Muskogee	WL	A		1	4	.200		10.06	8						34.0	38	38			36							2.176	10.1		9.5
1934	19	-9.9	Atlanta	SOUA	A		0	2	.000	8.36	8.36	6						14.0	13	13	13		14							1.929	8.4		9.0
1935	20	-3.0	Portsmouth	PIED	B	CHC	10	13	.435	3.93	5.02	35						206.0	194	115	90		113							1.490	8.5		4.9
1936	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	B		11	12	.478	5.20	6.45	33		2	13	0		187.0	209	134	108		117		128	9	0	9		1.743	10.1		5.6	6.2	1.09
1936	21	-2.3	Portsmouth	PIED	B	CHC	8	8	.500	4.67	5.89	24			10			133.0	136	87	69		70		96	6	0	4		1.549	9.2		4.7	6.5	1.37
1936	21	-4.0	Columbia	SALL	B		3	4	.429	6.50	7.83	9		2	3	0		54.0	73	47	39		47		32	3	0	5		2.222	12.2		7.8	5.3	0.68
1937	22	-1.2	Moline	IIIL	B	CHC	21	5	.808		3.56	30			22			215.0	143	85			141		257	7	0	15		1.321	6.0		5.9	10.8	1.82
1937	22	-7.1	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	1	0	1.000	5.40	5.40	1	0	1	0	0	0	5.0	4	3	3	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	23	1.000	7.2	1.8	1.8	3.6	2.00
1938	23	-3.8	Birmingham	SOUA	A1	CHC	15	10	.600	3.96	4.38	46	15	12	15	1		218.0	201	106	96		103		157	2	1	7		1.394	8.3		4.3	6.5	1.52
1938	23	-6.1	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	0	0		5.40	5.40	2	2	0	0	0	0	10.0	10	6	6	1	6	0	4	0	0	1	45	1.600	9.0	0.9	5.4	3.6	0.67
1939	24		2 Teams	NL	Maj	CHC-PHI	12	15	.444	4.67	5.23	43	28	13	14	1	2	210.0	220	122	109	10	123	7	95	10	0	7	965	1.633	9.4	0.4	5.3	4.1	0.77
1939	24	-5.6	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	2	1	.667	3.18	3.57	9	2	6	0	0	0	22.2	12	9	8	0	22	3	16	0	0	0	101	1.500	4.8	0.0	8.7	6.4	0.73
1939	24	-5.6	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	10	14	.417	4.85	5.43	34	26	7	14	1	2	187.1	208	113	101	10	101	4	79	10	0	7	864	1.649	10.0	0.5	4.9	3.8	0.78
1940	25	-4.5	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	14	19	.424	3.72	4.01	41	36	4	20	1	1	283.0	242	126	117	12	121	7	137	3	1	9	1194	1.283	7.7	0.4	3.8	4.4	1.13
1941	26	-3.0	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	22	9	.710	3.14	3.71	48	39	7	19	2	3	298.0	244	123	104	17	132	8	121	6	0	9	1266	1.262	7.4	0.5	4.0	3.7	0.92
1942	27	-1.9	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	16	11	.593	3.25	3.61	38	32	3	13	2	0	221.2	180	89	80	17	106	10	115	2	0	3	929	1.290	7.3	0.7	4.3	4.7	1.08
1943	28	-1.9	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	13	10	.565	3.70	3.94	35	27	5	8	1	0	185.0	189	81	76	4	95	7	108	5	0	4	823	1.535	9.2	0.2	4.6	5.3	1.14

1946	31	1.4	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	17	8	.680	3.03	3.50	42	29	5	11	3	1	210.2	178	82	71	6	107	11	134	1	0	6	904	1.353	7.6	0.3	4.6	5.7	1.25
1947	32		2 Teams	NL	Maj	BRO-PIT	13	17	.433	3.81	4.38	50	33	12	10	1	5	240.2	222	117	102	22	122	19	109	4	0	7	1051	1.429	8.3	0.8	4.6	4.1	0.89
1947	32	2.8	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	2	0	1.000	5.17	5.17	4	3	0	0	0	0	15.2	18	9	9	0	12	2	10	1	0	1	76	1.915	10.3	0.0	6.9	5.7	0.83
1947	32	2.8	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	11	17	.393	3.72	4.32	46	30	12	10	1	5	225.0	204	108	93	22	110	17	99	3	0	6	975	1.396	8.2	0.9	4.4	4.0	0.90
1948	33	4.1	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	8	7	.533	3.36	4.27	56	8	31	3	0	10	158.0	140	75	59	11	83	1	86	3	1	4	681	1.411	8.0	0.6	4.7	4.9	1.04
1949	34		2 Teams	NL	Maj	PIT-NYG	2	2	.500	5.08	6.21	44	3	15	0	0	2	95.2	97	66	54	13	53	1	43	1	0	5	425	1.568	9.1	1.2	5.0	4.0	0.81
1949	34	5.2	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	0	2	.000	13.50	14.09	7	1	2	0	0	0	15.1	25	24	23	2	12	1	5	0	0	0	81	2.413	14.7	1.2	7.0	2.9	0.42
1949	34	5.2	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	2	0	1.000	3.47	4.71	37	2	13	0	0	2	80.1	72	42	31	11	41	0	38	1	0	5	344	1.407	8.1	1.2	4.6	4.3	0.93
1950	35	8.5	Minneapolis	AA	AAA	NYG	5	8	.385	4.71	5.49	21	12		6	1		105.0	109	64	55		49		60	1	0	5		1.505	9.3		4.2	5.1	1.22
1950	35	6.7	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	0	3	.000	4.93	4.93	18	1	8	0	0	0	34.2	37	19	19	2	30	1	17	0	2	6	166	1.933	9.6	0.5	7.8	4.4	0.57
1951	36		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AA		17	8	.680	3.78	4.21	39	26		16	3		205.0	201	96	86		95		140	3	0	8		1.444	8.8		4.2	6.1	1.47
1951	36	8.9	Atlanta	SOUA	AA	BSN	4	3	.571	5.61	7.08	18	8		3	0		61.0	71	48	38		30		49	1	0	5		1.656	10.5		4.4	7.2	1.63
1951	36	9.7	Montgomery	SALL	A		13	5	.722	3.00	3.00	21	18		13	3		144.0	130	48	48		65		91	2	0	3		1.354	8.1		4.1	5.7	1.40
1952	37	11.0	Montgomery	SALL	A		13	14	.481	2.79	3.38	46	26		21	2		248.0	233	93	77	6	103		116	1	0	4		1.355	8.5	0.2	3.7	4.2	1.13
1953	38		2 Teams	2 Lgs	B-D		18	13	.581	4.55	5.28	43	28		21	0		249.0	290	146	126	18	84		116	1	0	8		1.502	10.5	0.7	3.0	4.2	1.38
1953	38	14.1	Rock Hill	TRIS	B		12	11	.522	4.90	5.76	34	22		17	0		189.0	233	121	103	15	66		77		0	7		1.582	11.1	0.7	3.1	3.7	1.17
1953	38	13.5	Forest City	TARH	D		6	2	.750	3.45	3.75	9	6		4	0		60.0	57	25	23	3	18		39	1	0	1		1.250	8.6	0.5	2.7	5.9	2.17
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (12 seasons)					Majors		118	101	.539	3.69	4.19	418	238	104	98	11	24	1952.1	1763	909	800	116	979	72	971	35	4	61	8472	1.404	8.1	0.5	4.5	4.5	0.99
Minors (10 seasons)					Minors		111	89	.555		4.77	307	107	14	114	7		1681.0	1631	890	651	24	855		974	24	1	56		1.479	8.7		4.6
All Levels (19 Seasons)							229	190	.547		4.46	725	345	118	212	18	24	3633.1	3394	1799	1451	140	1834	72	1945	59	5	117	8472	1.439	8.4		4.5

AAA (1 season)					Minors		5	8	.385	4.71	5.49	21	12		6	1		105.0	109	64	55		49		60	1	0	5		1.505	9.3		4.2	5.1	1.22
AA (1 season)					Minors		4	3	.571	5.61	7.08	18	8		3	0		61.0	71	48	38		30		49	1	0	5		1.656	10.5		4.4	7.2	1.63
A (4 seasons)					Minors		27	25	.519		3.93	81	44		34	5		440.0	414	192	138	6	218		207	3	0	7		1.436	8.5		4.5
A1 (1 season)					Minors		15	10	.600	3.96	4.38	46	15	12	15	1		218.0	201	106	96		103		157	2	1	7		1.394	8.3		4.3	6.5	1.52
B (4 seasons)					Minors		54	41	.568		5.14	132	22	2	52	0		797.0	779	455	301	15	437		462	16	0	31		1.526	8.8		4.9
D (1 season)					Minors		6	2	.750	3.45	3.75	9	6		4	0		60.0	57	25	23	3	18		39	1	0	1		1.250	8.6	0.5	2.7	5.9	2.17