Kirby Higbe was born on Thursday, April 8, 1915, in Columbia, South Carolina. Higbe was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on October 3, 1937, with the Chicago Cubs. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Kirby Higbe baseball stats page.
"I went back to Philly to talk contract with Mr. Nugent. My hotel and food cost me more while I was there negotiating than the raise I got." - Kirby Higbe in The High Hard One (1967)
Kirby HigbeKirby Higbe Autograph on a 2006 Upper Deck Legendary Cuts (#PHC-HI) |
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Kirby HigbeKirby Higbe Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1937 | 22 | Cubs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1938 | 23 | Cubs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 45 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1939 | 24 | Cubs | 9 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.2 | 101 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1939 | 24 | Phillies | 34 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 14 | .417 | 4.85 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 187.1 | 864 | 208 | 101 | 113 | 10 | 101 | 4 | 79 | 7 | 10 | 0 | - |
1940 | 25 | Phillies | 41 | 36 | 4 | 14 | 19 | .424 | 3.72 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 283.0 | 1,194 | 242 | 117 | 126 | 12 | 121 | 7 | 137 | 9 | 3 | 1 | - |
1941 | 26 | Dodgers | 48 | 39 | 7 | 22 | 9 | .710 | 3.14 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 298.0 | 1,266 | 244 | 104 | 123 | 17 | 132 | 8 | 121 | 9 | 6 | 0 | - |
1942 | 27 | Dodgers | 38 | 32 | 3 | 16 | 11 | .593 | 3.25 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 221.2 | 929 | 180 | 80 | 89 | 17 | 106 | 10 | 115 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - |
1943 | 28 | Dodgers | 35 | 27 | 5 | 13 | 10 | .565 | 3.70 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 185.0 | 823 | 189 | 76 | 81 | 4 | 95 | 7 | 108 | 4 | 5 | 0 | - |
1946 | 31 | Dodgers | 42 | 29 | 5 | 17 | 8 | .680 | 3.03 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 210.2 | 904 | 178 | 71 | 82 | 6 | 107 | 11 | 134 | 6 | 1 | 0 | - |
1947 | 32 | Dodgers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.2 | 76 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
1947 | 32 | Pirates | 46 | 30 | 12 | 11 | 17 | .393 | 3.72 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 225.0 | 975 | 204 | 93 | 108 | 22 | 110 | 17 | 99 | 6 | 3 | 0 | - |
1948 | 33 | Pirates | 56 | 8 | 31 | 8 | 7 | .533 | 3.36 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 158.0 | 681 | 140 | 59 | 75 | 11 | 83 | 1 | 86 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
1949 | 34 | Pirates | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 13.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.1 | 81 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1949 | 34 | Giants | 37 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.47 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 80.1 | 344 | 72 | 31 | 42 | 12 | 41 | 0 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - |
1950 | 35 | Giants | 18 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 4.93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.2 | 166 | 37 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
12 Years | 418 | 238 | 104 | 118 | 101 | .539 | 3.69 | 98 | 11 | 24 | 1,952.1 | 8,472 | 1,763 | 800 | 909 | 117 | 979 | 72 | 971 | 61 | 35 | 4 | 0 |
Kirby HigbeKirby Higbe Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1937 | 22 | Cubs | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1938 | 23 | Cubs | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1939 | 24 | Cubs | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .429 |
1939 | 24 | Phillies | 34 | 66 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .167 | .182 |
1940 | 25 | Phillies | 41 | 103 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .165 | .189 | .194 |
1941 | 26 | Dodgers | 48 | 112 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .188 | .216 | .232 |
1942 | 27 | Dodgers | 38 | 77 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .104 | .104 | .130 |
1943 | 28 | Dodgers | 35 | 65 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .138 | .176 | .185 |
1946 | 31 | Dodgers | 42 | 77 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .130 | .130 | .156 |
1947 | 32 | Dodgers | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
1947 | 32 | Pirates | 46 | 72 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .139 | .162 | .208 |
1948 | 33 | Pirates | 56 | 48 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .208 | .208 | .292 |
1949 | 34 | Pirates | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1949 | 34 | Giants | 37 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .067 | .222 | .067 |
1950 | 35 | Giants | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
12 Years | 418 | 660 | 35 | 101 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 15 | 0 | 135 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .153 | .172 | .194 |
Kirby HigbeKirby Higbe Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1937 Cubs | P | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1938 Cubs | P | 2 | 2 | 30 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
1939 Cubs | P | 9 | 2 | 68 | 4 | 0.4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.59 |
1939 Phillies | P | 34 | 26 | 562 | 24 | 0.7 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.15 |
1940 Phillies | P | 41 | 36 | 849 | 65 | 1.6 | 62 | 15 | 47 | 3 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .954 | 1.97 |
1941 Dodgers | P | 48 | 39 | 894 | 53 | 1.1 | 52 | 13 | 39 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 1.57 |
1942 Dodgers | P | 38 | 32 | 665 | 50 | 1.3 | 48 | 12 | 36 | 2 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 1.95 |
1943 Dodgers | P | 35 | 27 | 555 | 36 | 1.0 | 36 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.75 |
1946 Dodgers | P | 42 | 29 | 632 | 56 | 1.3 | 53 | 13 | 40 | 3 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .946 | 2.26 |
1947 Dodgers | P | 4 | 3 | 47 | 4 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.30 |
1947 Pirates | P | 46 | 30 | 675 | 33 | 0.7 | 32 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 1.28 |
1948 Pirates | P | 56 | 8 | 474 | 28 | 0.5 | 27 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 1.54 |
1949 Pirates | P | 7 | 1 | 46 | 4 | 0.6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.35 |
1949 Giants | P | 37 | 2 | 241 | 12 | 0.3 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.34 |
1950 Giants | P | 18 | 1 | 104 | 14 | 0.8 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.63 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 418 | 238 | 5,857 | 388 | 0.9 | 377 | 92 | 285 | 11 | 17 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 1.74 | |
12 Years | 418 | 238 | 5,857 | 388 | 0.9 | 377 | 92 | 285 | 11 | 17 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 1.74 |
Kirby HigbeKirby Higbe Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1937 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2.00 | 3.60 | 1.80 |
1938 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.67 | 3.60 | 5.40 |
1939 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.3 | 7.0 | 0.73 | 6.35 | 8.74 |
1939 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.4 | 13.2 | 0.78 | 3.80 | 4.85 |
1940 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.0 | 34.3 | 1.13 | 4.36 | 3.85 |
1941 Dodgers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.9 | 8.0 | 0.92 | 3.65 | 3.99 |
1942 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.8 | 9.6 | 1.08 | 4.67 | 4.30 |
1943 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 65.0 | 5.4 | 65.0 | 1.14 | 5.25 | 4.62 |
1946 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 7.0 | 11.0 | 1.25 | 5.72 | 4.57 |
1947 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.83 | 5.74 | 6.89 |
1947 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 72.0 | 6.5 | 18.0 | 0.90 | 3.96 | 4.40 |
1948 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 48.0 | 4.4 | 16.0 | 1.04 | 4.90 | 4.73 |
1949 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.42 | 2.93 | 7.04 |
1949 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.8 | 15.0 | 0.93 | 4.26 | 4.59 |
1950 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.57 | 4.41 | 7.79 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
12 Years | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 220.0 | 4.9 | 14.0 | 0.99 | 4.48 | 4.51 |
Kirby HigbeKirby Higbe Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1937 Chicago Cubs | 49 | Undetermined | - | - |
1938 Chicago Cubs | 29 | Undetermined | - | - |
1939 Chicago Cubs | 25 | Undetermined | - | - |
1939 Philadelphia Phillies | 14 | Undetermined | - | - |
1940 Philadelphia Phillies | 14 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1941 Brooklyn Dodgers | 15, 13 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
1942 Brooklyn Dodgers | 13 | Undetermined | - | - |
1943 Brooklyn Dodgers | 13 | Undetermined | - | - |
1946 Brooklyn Dodgers | 13 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1947 Brooklyn Dodgers | 13 | Undetermined | - | - |
1947 Pittsburgh Pirates | 13 | Undetermined | - | - |
1948 Pittsburgh Pirates | 13 | Undetermined | - | - |
1949 Pittsburgh Pirates | 13 | Undetermined | - | - |
1949 New York Giants | 16, 30 | Undetermined | - | - |
1950 New York Giants | 30 | Undetermined | - | - |
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