Bobby Higginson Stats

Bobby Higginson was born on Tuesday, August 18, 1970, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Higginson was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 26, 1995, with the Detroit Tigers. 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 Bobby Higginson baseball stats page.

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"(Bobby) Higginson credits former Detroit star Kirk Gibson for much of his success. Gibson was in his final season when Higginson was a rookie in 1995, and they had adjoining lockers. 'Gibby taught me how to think in the outfield, on the base paths and in the on-deck circle,' Higginson says. 'He was in my ear all season.' He still is. While in an early-season slump a year ago, Higginson left a message on Gibson's answering machine: 'It's me, Gibby. I'm terrible. I'm hitting .230.' Gibson's advice: 'Shut up and stop the negativity. Visualize how you felt in '96 when you were really rakin'. You've got to feel the feel.' After watching a video of his greatest hits, Higginson felt it. The next game he swatted a homer off the third deck of Tiger Stadium. A day later he hit three doubles, and he never looked back." - Lidz, Frank. Sports Illustrated: FROM GIBBY TO HIGGY IT'S NO COINCIDENCE THAT BOBBY HIGGINSON IS KIRK GIBSON'S HEIR APPARENT. 24 August 1998.

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Bobby Higginson Autograph on a 1996 Leaf Signature Series (Bronze)

Bobby Higginson Autograph on a 1996 Leaf Signature Series (Bronze)

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Birth Name:   Robert Leigh Higginson
Nickname:   Bobby
Born On:   08-18-1970  (Leo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Frankford High School (Philadelphia, PA)
College:   Temple University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   195
First Game:   04-26-1995 (Age 24)
Last Game:   05-05-2005
Draft:   1992 : 12th Round (336th) / Signing Bonus = $10,000

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Bobby Higginson Pitching Stats

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Bobby Higginson Hitting Stats

1995 25 Tigers 131 410 61 92 17 5 14 0 43 62 3 107 2 7 5 5 .224 .329 .393
1996 26 Tigers 130 440 75 141 35 0 26 0 81 65 7 66 3 6 1 7 .320 .404 .577
1997 27 Tigers 146 546 94 163 30 5 27 3 101 70 2 85 0 4 3 10 .299 .379 .520
1998 28 Tigers 157 612 92 174 37 4 25 1 85 63 2 101 0 4 6 16 .284 .355 .480
1999 29 Tigers 107 377 51 90 18 0 12 0 46 64 2 66 0 2 2 2 .239 .351 .382
2000 30 Tigers 154 597 104 179 44 4 30 0 102 74 6 99 2 3 2 5 .300 .377 .538
2001 31 Tigers 147 541 84 150 28 6 17 0 71 80 3 65 1 9 2 8 .277 .367 .445
2002 32 Tigers 119 444 50 125 24 3 10 0 63 41 3 45 1 7 6 8 .282 .345 .417
2003 33 Tigers 130 469 61 110 13 4 14 0 52 59 3 73 1 6 3 12 .235 .320 .369
2004 34 Tigers 131 448 63 110 24 2 12 0 64 70 5 84 2 4 7 10 .246 .353 .388
2005 35 Tigers 10 26 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 .077 .111 .077
11 Years 1,362 4,910 736 1,336 270 33 187 4 709 649 36 796 12 52 37 83 .272 .358 .455

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Bobby Higginson Fielding Stats

1995 Tigers LF 66 58 1,551 157 2.4 155 148 7 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .987 2.70
1995 Tigers RF 67 55 1,482 107 1.6 105 99 6 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .981 1.91
1996 Tigers CF 19 12 333 34 1.8 33 33 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .971 2.68
1996 Tigers LF 63 54 1,422 101 1.6 98 94 4 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .970 1.86
1996 Tigers RF 57 46 1,254 110 1.9 105 100 5 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .955 2.26
1997 Tigers CF 2 0 12 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.25
1997 Tigers LF 105 90 2,427 218 2.1 212 195 17 6 6 n/a n/a n/a .972 2.36
1997 Tigers RF 57 51 1,305 97 1.7 94 91 3 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .969 1.94
1998 Tigers LF 17 17 453 29 1.7 28 26 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .966 1.67
1998 Tigers RF 136 136 3,588 298 2.2 293 277 16 5 3 n/a n/a n/a .983 2.20
1999 Tigers RF 88 87 2,277 181 2.1 178 176 2 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .983 2.11
2000 Tigers LF 145 144 3,769 334 2.3 327 308 19 7 3 n/a n/a n/a .979 2.34
2001 Tigers LF 142 142 3,646 339 2.4 331 321 10 8 1 n/a n/a n/a .976 2.45
2002 Tigers LF 117 116 3,007 263 2.2 256 241 15 7 3 n/a n/a n/a .973 2.30
2003 Tigers CF 1 1 24 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.13
2003 Tigers RF 117 115 2,990 257 2.2 252 248 4 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .981 2.28
2004 Tigers RF 115 110 2,938 242 2.1 236 223 13 6 1 n/a n/a n/a .975 2.17
2005 Tigers LF 1 1 27 3 3.0 3 2 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
2005 Tigers RF 6 5 144 6 1.0 6 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.13
LF Totals 656 622 16,302 1,444 2.2 1,410 1,335 75 34 15 n/a n/a n/a .976 2.34
RF Totals 643 605 15,978 1,298 2.0 1,269 1,220 49 29 6 n/a n/a n/a .978 2.14
CF Totals 22 13 369 36 1.6 35 35 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .972 2.56
11 Years 1,321 1,240 32,649 2,778 2.1 2,714 2,590 124 64 21 n/a n/a n/a .977 2.24

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Bobby Higginson Miscellaneous Stats

1995 Tigers 6 4 .600 17 0 2 29.3 3.8 9.5 - - -
1996 Tigers 6 3 .667 12 0 4 16.9 6.7 5.4 - - -
1997 Tigers 12 7 .632 4 0 2 20.2 6.4 5.4 - - -
1998 Tigers 3 3 .500 2 0 2 24.5 6.1 7.2 - - -
1999 Tigers 4 6 .400 3 0 17 31.4 5.7 8.2 - - -
2000 Tigers 15 3 .833 0 0 10 19.9 6.0 5.9 - - -
2001 Tigers 20 12 .625 0 0 5 31.8 8.3 7.6 - - -
2002 Tigers 12 5 .706 1 0 1 44.4 9.9 7.0 - - -
2003 Tigers 8 8 .500 12 0 8 33.5 6.4 9.0 - - -
2004 Tigers 5 2 .714 11 2 9 37.3 5.3 7.0 - - -
2005 Tigers 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0.0 5.2 26.0 - - -
11 Years 91 53 .632 65 2 60 26.3 6.2 6.9 - - -

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Bobby Higginson Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1995 Detroit Tigers 4 $109,000.00 - -
1996 Detroit Tigers 4 $170,000.00 - -
1997 Detroit Tigers 4 $375,000.00 - -
1998 Detroit Tigers 4 $2,425,000.00 - -
1999 Detroit Tigers 4 $3,825,000.00 - -
2000 Detroit Tigers 4 $4,425,000.00 - -
2001 Detroit Tigers 4 $5,325,000.00 - -
2002 Detroit Tigers 4 $5,850,000.00 - -
2003 Detroit Tigers 4 $11,850,000.00 - -
2004 Detroit Tigers 4 $8,850,000.00 - -
2005 Detroit Tigers 4 $8,850,000.00 - -

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Robert Leigh Higginson was a Major League Baseball player who spent his entire career with the Detroit Tigers (1995-2005). Bobby, his nickname, was drafted in the twelfth round of the 1982 Baseball Draft, after playing three collegiate seasons at Temple University, where he hit thirty career chome runs — the most by any Owl!

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Bobby Higginson Rookie Card | 1995 Bowman Baseball Card (#197)
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Bobby Higginson had thirteen outfield assists during his rookie season (1995), the most from any American League outfielder. Ten of his fourteen home runs were hit before the All-Star break and when he finished his first campaign, the Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association chose him as their Tiger Rookie of the Year!

Did you know that when Bobby Higginson increased his batting average from .224, in 1995, to .320 in 1996, it was the highest increase in American League history by a player with 100-or-more games played in back-to-back seasons?

Did you know that when Bobby Higginson hit three home runs in a game on June 30, 1997, it was the seventeenth instance in Tigers history? Did you know his seven RBI in that game was one shy of the team record, set originally by Harry Heilmann in 1928?

Did you know that Bobby Higginson hit a pinch-hit, ninth inning, two-out home run in the last game of the 1998 season (September 27, 1998), breaking up a no-hitter? Do you remember what Blue Jay was on the mound? [Answer]

Did you know that when Bobby Higginson hit a game tying home run on July 6, 1999, it was in the bottom of the ninth inning versus Mariano Rivera — the only game tying home run he surrendered to any batter that entire season!

Did you know that when Bobby Higginson hit three home runs in a game on June 24, 2000, it was the first time an opposing player hit three homers in a game in Jacobs Field history?

Did you know that Bobby Higginson swiped a career-high twenty-bases in 2001, and became just the third — joining Bill Bruton (1961) and Kirk Gibson (1984-1987) — left-handed hitting Tiger with 15-or-more home runs and 20-or-more stolen bases in a season?

Bobby Higginson ended his career in Detroit after getting surgery on his right elbow, but at the time of his retirement, he was in seventh place on the Tigers all-time list in games played in the outfield, eleventh place on their all-time walks list, twelfth all-time in home runs, thirteenth in extra-base hits, fourteenth in runs scored, and fifteenth in franchise history in total bases!