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Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB GIDP HBP SH IBB Pos Awards
1937 22 CHC NL -0.1 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -0.009 -134 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1938 23 CHC NL -0.1 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -0.010 -132 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1939 24 2TM NL -0.2 43 80 73 5 13 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 18 .178 .178 .205 .384 5 .169 -22 15 2 0 7 0 1
1939 24 CHC NL 0.1 9 8 7 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .286 .286 .429 .714 88 .305 68 3 0 0 1 0 /1
1939 24 PHI NL -0.3 34 72 66 5 11 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 15 .167 .167 .182 .348 -4 .155 -32 12 2 0 6 0 1
1940 25 PHI NL -0.1 41 109 103 5 17 1 1 0 3 0 0 3 26 .165 .189 .194 .383 8 .173 -5 20 4 0 3 0 1 AS,MVP-21
1941 26 BRO NL 0.0 48 122 112 6 21 3 1 0 14 0 1 4 23 .188 .216 .232 .448 24 .203 7 26 6 0 6 0 1 MVP-7
1942 27 BRO NL -0.6 38 84 77 2 8 2 0 0 8 0 0 0 16 .104 .104 .130 .234 -32 .105 -67 10 2 0 7 0 1
1943 28 BRO NL -0.2 35 72 65 2 9 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 12 .138 .176 .185 .361 4 .175 -14 12 1 0 4 0 1
1944 Did not play - Military Service
1945 Did not play - Military Service
1946 31 BRO NL -0.3 42 83 77 5 10 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 11 .130 .130 .156 .286 -19 .132 -52 12 0 0 6 0 1 AS,MVP-15
1947 32 2TM NL -0.2 50 85 77 6 11 3 0 1 4 0 0 2 12 .143 .165 .221 .385 0 .175 -25 17 2 0 6 0 1
1947 32 BRO NL 0.0 4 5 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .400 .600 54 .257 40 2 0 0 0 0 /1
1947 32 PIT NL -0.3 46 80 72 6 10 2 0 1 4 0 0 2 11 .139 .162 .208 .370 -3 .169 -29 15 2 0 6 0 1
1948 33 PIT NL 0.1 56 48 48 4 10 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 11 .208 .208 .292 .500 33 .221 18 14 2 0 0 0 1
1949 34 2TM NL -0.1 44 21 18 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 .056 .190 .056 .246 -31 .144 -28 1 0 0 0 0 1
1949 34 PIT NL 0.0 7 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 .006 -126 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1949 34 NYG NL -0.1 37 18 15 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 .067 .222 .067 .289 -19 .167 -11 1 0 0 0 0 1
1950 35 NYG NL 0.0 18 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 31 .234 26 1 0 0 0 0 1
WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB GIDP HBP SH IBB Pos Awards
12 Yrs -1.8 418 714 660 35 101 14 2 3 47 0 1 15 135 .153 .172 .194 .366 1 .167 -20 128 19 0 39 0 1
162 Game Avg -0.7 162 277 256 14 39 5 1 1 18 0 0 6 52 .153 .172 .194 .366 1 .167 -20 50 7 0 15 0
BRO (5 Yrs) -1.1 167 366 336 15 49 8 1 1 30 0 1 7 63 .146 .163 .185 .348 -2 .161 -26 62 9 0 23 0 1
PIT (3 Yrs) -0.2 109 131 123 10 20 3 0 2 7 0 0 2 22 .163 .176 .236 .412 8 .185 -14 29 4 0 6 0 1
CHC (3 Yrs) 0.0 12 14 13 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .154 .154 .231 .385 2 .160 -26 3 0 0 1 0 1
PHI (2 Yrs) -0.4 75 181 169 10 28 2 1 0 8 0 0 3 41 .166 .180 .189 .370 3 .166 -15 32 6 0 9 0 1
NYG (2 Yrs) -0.1 55 22 19 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 .105 .227 .105 .333 -8 .180 -4 2 0 0 0 0 1
Standard Batting Table
Season Age Team Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GIDP HBP SH IBB Pos Awards
1941 26 BRO WS 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 0 0 0 0 /1
1 Yr 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 0 0 0 0 /1
162 Game Avg 162 162 162 0 162 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 162 0 0 0 0

Value Batting

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Season Age Team Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
1937 22 CHC NL 3 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .449 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1 /1
1938 23 CHC NL 3 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .476 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1 /1
1939 24 2TM NL 80 -10 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .496 .499 -0.2 0.0 -2 1
1939 24 CHC NL 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .507 .500 0.1 0.0 1 /1
1939 24 PHI NL 72 -10 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.3 0 -2 -0.3 .493 .499 -0.2 0.0 -2 1
1940 25 PHI NL 109 -13 -1 1 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1 1 AS,MVP-21
1941 26 BRO NL 122 -12 0 -1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 1 MVP-7
1942 27 BRO NL 84 -13 0 0 0 0 -5 -0.6 0 -5 -0.6 .485 .497 -0.6 0.0 -5 1
1943 28 BRO NL 72 -8 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .494 .499 -0.2 0.0 -2 1
1944 Did not play - Military Service
1945 Did not play - Military Service
1946 31 BRO NL 83 -12 0 1 0 0 -3 -0.3 0 -3 -0.3 .492 .498 -0.3 0.0 -3 1 AS,MVP-15
1947 32 2TM NL 85 -11 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .495 .499 -0.2 0.0 -2 1
1947 32 BRO NL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .508 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
1947 32 PIT NL 80 -11 0 0 0 0 -3 -0.3 0 -3 -0.3 .494 .498 -0.3 0.0 -3 1
1948 33 PIT NL 48 -4 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .502 .501 0.1 0.0 1 1
1949 34 2TM NL 21 -3 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .497 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 1
1949 34 PIT NL 3 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .496 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
1949 34 NYG NL 18 -2 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .497 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 1
1950 35 NYG NL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 1
PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
12 Yrs 714 -88 -1 0 0 0 -15 -1.8 0 -15 -1.8 .496 .499 -1.7 -0.1 -15 1
162 Game Avg 277 -34 0 0 0 0 -6 -0.7 0 -6 -0.7 .496 .499 -0.7 0.0 -6
BRO (5 Yrs) 366 -45 0 0 0 0 -9 -1.1 0 -9 -1.1 .494 .499 -1.1 -0.1 -9 1
PIT (3 Yrs) 131 -16 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .498 .500 -0.2 0.0 -2 1
CHC (3 Yrs) 14 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .497 .500 0.0 0.0 0 1
PHI (2 Yrs) 181 -22 -1 0 0 0 -3 -0.4 0 -3 -0.4 .496 .499 -0.3 0.0 -3 1
NYG (2 Yrs) 22 -3 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1 1

Advanced Batting

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Batting Batting Ratios Win Probability Baserunning
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% SO% BB% WPA cWPA RE24 RS% SB% XBT% Pos Awards
1937 22 CHC NL 3 -0.009 -134 .000 .000 0.0 33.3 0.0 -0.1 0.0% -1.33 /1
1938 23 CHC NL 3 -0.010 -132 .000 .000 0.0 33.3 0.0 0.0 -0.1% -0.46 /1
1939 24 2TM NL 80 .169 -22 .236 .027 0.0 22.5 0.0 -0.6 -0.1% -9.35 38.5 20.0 1
1939 24 CHC NL 8 .305 68 .500 .143 0.0 37.5 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.63 0.0 /1
1939 24 PHI NL 72 .155 -32 .216 .015 0.0 20.8 0.0 -0.5 0.0% -9.98 45.5 20.0 1
1940 25 PHI NL 109 .173 -5 .221 .029 0.0 23.9 2.8 -0.8 -0.4% -9.34 25.0 8.3 1 AS,MVP-21
1941 26 BRO NL 122 .203 7 .236 .045 0.0 18.9 3.3 -1.6 -6.8% -14.70 24.0 0.0 37.5 1 MVP-7
1942 27 BRO NL 84 .105 -67 .131 .026 0.0 19.0 0.0 -1.0 -2.2% -12.39 25.0 50.0 1
1943 28 BRO NL 72 .175 -14 .154 .046 1.4 16.7 4.2 -1.0 -1.2% -10.97 9.1 25.0 1
1944 Did not play - Military Service
1945 Did not play - Military Service
1946 31 BRO NL 83 .132 -52 .152 .026 0.0 13.3 0.0 -1.0 -4.1% -11.77 50.0 37.5 1 AS,MVP-15
1947 32 2TM NL 85 .175 -25 .156 .078 1.2 14.1 2.4 -0.9 -0.6% -12.06 41.7 0.0 1
1947 32 BRO NL 5 .257 40 .250 .200 0.0 20.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.2% -1.42 0.0 /1
1947 32 PIT NL 80 .169 -29 .150 .069 1.3 13.8 2.5 -0.8 -0.4% -10.64 45.5 0.0 1
1948 33 PIT NL 48 .221 18 .250 .083 2.1 22.9 0.0 -0.5 -1.0% -6.41 33.3 33.3 1
1949 34 2TM NL 21 .144 -28 .071 .000 0.0 19.0 14.3 -0.1 -0.2% -2.44 0.0 0.0 1
1949 34 PIT NL 3 .006 -126 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.1% -0.65 0.0 /1
1949 34 NYG NL 18 .167 -11 .091 .000 0.0 22.2 16.7 0.0 -0.1% -1.80 0.0 0.0 1
1950 35 NYG NL 4 .234 26 .250 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0% -0.08 0.0 1
Batting Batting Ratios Win Probability Baserunning
PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% SO% BB% WPA cWPA RE24 RS% SB% XBT% Pos Awards
12 Yrs 714 .167 -20 .188 .041 0.4 18.9 2.1 -7.6 -16.7% -91.29 28.3 0.0 24.5 1
MLB Average .332 100 .278 .113 1.4 8.1 9.2 33.2 56.6 45.7
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Batting Batting Ratios Win Probability
Season Age Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% SO% BB% WPA cWPA RE24 RS% Pos Awards
1941 26 BRO WS 1 1.000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.8% 0.38 0.0 /1
1 Yr 1 1.000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.8% 0.38 0.0 /1
MLB Average .237 .083 0.8 10.7 10.2 23.6

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Kirby Higbe born?

Kirby Higbe was born on April 8, 1915.

Where was Kirby Higbe born?

Kirby Higbe was born in Columbia, SC.

How tall was Kirby Higbe?

Kirby Higbe was 5-11 (180 cm) tall.

How much did Kirby Higbe weigh when playing?

Kirby Higbe weighed 190 lbs (86 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Kirby Higbe play?

Kirby Higbe played 12 seasons.

Is Kirby Higbe in the Hall of Fame?

Kirby Higbe has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Kirby Higbe play?

Kirby Higbe was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Kirby Higbe have?

Kirby Higbe had 971 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Kirby Higbe played for?

Kirby Higbe played for 5 teams; the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Brooklyn Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Giants.

How many World Series has Kirby Higbe won?

Kirby Higbe never won a World Series.

When did Kirby Higbe retire?

Kirby Higbe last played in 1950.

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