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Historical player · 1937–1950

Kirby Higbe

B/T R/R · HT 71 · WT 190 · Born 4/8/1915 · From Columbia, SC USA · Debut 1937-10-03 · Final 1950-07-07

Career · batting

G
418
 
 
AB
660
 
 
H
101
 
 
HR
3
 
 
RBI
47
 
 
SB
0
 
 
BB
15
 
 
AVG/OPS
0.153 · 0.366
 
 

Career · pitching

G
418
 
 
GS
238
 
 
IP
1,952.3
 
 
W-L
118-101
 
 
SV
24
 
 
SO
971
 
 
ERA
3.69
 
 
WHIP
1.41
 
 

Where they rank

Career totals are only stats with that team · ranks computed against that franchise's full history

Career with the Pittsburgh Pirates · 1947–1949

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HR
2
#492 on the Pirates
1 B. Adams
1 E. Yde
Hits
20
#855 on the Pirates
1 E. Brandt
1 E. Valdez
RBI
7
#845 on the Pirates
1 G. Allen
1 J. Wright
Runs
10
#809 on the Pirates
1 S. Adams
1 E. Booe
BB
2
#1,086 on the Pirates
1 G. Alexander
1 J. Altenburg

Career with the Brooklyn Dodgers · 1941–1947

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HR
1
#598 on the Dodgers
1 T. Abreu
Hits
49
#576 on the Dodgers
1 K. Elster
1 F. Thompson
RBI
30
#481 on the Dodgers
1 T. Benzinger
1 C. Ward
Runs
15
#680 on the Dodgers
1 L. Brown
1 C. Cannizzaro
BB
7
#795 on the Dodgers
1 B. Abbey
1 S. Andrews

Career with the Philadelphia Phillies · 1939–1940

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Hits
28
#727 on the Phillies
1 W. Dean
1 P. Smith
RBI
8
#808 on the Phillies
1 P. Bako
1 V. Worley
Runs
10
#784 on the Phillies
1 C. Clark
1 F. Abbott
BB
3
#998 on the Phillies
1 J. Arrieta
1 A. Ashby

Career with the Chicago Cubs · 1937–1939

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Hits
2
#1,418 on the Cubs
1 M. Allison
1 B. Zick
RBI
1
#1,316 on the Cubs
1 M. Adams

Career with the New York Giants · 1949–1950

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Hits
2
#1,260 on the Giants
1 E. Ainsmith
1 R. Wilfong
RBI
1
#1,149 on the Giants
1 C. Adames
BB
3
#946 on the Giants
1 F. Anderson
1 C. Adames

MLB · all-time career

vs every player ever
HR
3
#6,114 all-time MLB
1 R. Adams
1 P. Zuvella
Hits
101
#6,203 all-time MLB
1 L. Bettencourt
1 B. Wilson
RBI
47
#5,939 all-time MLB
1 J. Blong
1 E. Walker

Batting · year by year

YearTeamLgGABRH2B3BHRRBISBBBSOAVGOBPSLG
1937 Cubs NL 1300 00 0 0 001 0.0000.000
1938 Cubs NL 2300 00 0 0 001 0.0000.000
1939 Cubs NL 9702 10 0 1 003 0.2860.429
1939 Phillies NL 3466511 10 0 5 0015 0.1670.182
1940 Phillies NL 41103517 11 0 3 0326 0.1650.194
1941 Dodgers NL 48112621 31 0 14 0423 0.1880.232
1942 Dodgers NL 387728 20 0 8 0016 0.1040.130
1943 Dodgers NL 356529 00 1 1 0312 0.1380.185
1946 Dodgers NL 4277510 20 0 7 0011 0.1300.156
1947 Dodgers NL 4501 10 0 0 001 0.2000.400
1947 Pirates NL 4672610 20 1 4 0211 0.1390.208
1948 Pirates NL 5648410 10 1 3 0011 0.2080.292
1949 Pirates NL 7300 00 0 0 000 0.0000.000
1949 Giants NL 371501 00 0 1 034 0.0670.067
1950 Giants NL 18401 00 0 0 000 0.2500.250
Career 418 660 35 101 14 2 3 47 0 15 135 0.153 0.172 0.194

Pitching · year by year

YearTeamLgWLGGSSVIPHERBBSOERAWHIP
1937 Cubs NL 10100 5.04312 5.401.00
1938 Cubs NL 00220 10.010664 5.401.60
1939 Cubs NL 21920 22.71282216 3.181.50
1939 Phillies NL 101434262 187.320810110179 4.851.65
1940 Phillies NL 141941361 283.0242117121137 3.721.28
1941 Dodgers NL 22948393 298.0244104132121 3.141.26
1942 Dodgers NL 161138320 221.718080106115 3.251.29
1943 Dodgers NL 131035270 185.01897695108 3.701.54
1946 Dodgers NL 17842291 210.717871107134 3.031.35
1947 Dodgers NL 20430 15.71891210 5.171.91
1947 Pirates NL 111746305 225.02049311099 3.721.40
1948 Pirates NL 8756810 158.0140598386 3.361.41
1949 Pirates NL 02710 15.32523125 13.502.41
1949 Giants NL 203722 80.372314138 3.471.41
1950 Giants NL 031810 34.737193017 4.931.93
Career 118 101 418 238 24 1,952.3 1,763 800 979 971 3.69 1.41

Fielding by position

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