Kirby Higbe
Bats R Throws R5'11" 190 lbBorn 1915 Columbia, USADebut 1937Team NY12x All-Star
Awards: Baseball Magazine All-Star
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 1950 | NY1 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.500 | 24.5 |
| 1949 | NY1 | 44 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0.056 | 0.190 | 0.056 | 0.246 | -25.8 |
| 1948 | PIT | 56 | 48 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.208 | 0.208 | 0.292 | 0.500 | 24.2 |
| 1947 | PIT | 50 | 85 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0.143 | 0.165 | 0.221 | 0.385 | -9.1 |
| 1946 | BRO | 42 | 83 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.130 | 0.130 | 0.156 | 0.286 | -43.3 |
| 1943 | BRO | 35 | 72 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0.138 | 0.176 | 0.185 | 0.361 | -9.6 |
| 1942 | BRO | 38 | 84 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.104 | 0.104 | 0.130 | 0.234 | -57.6 |
| 1941 | BRO | 48 | 122 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 0.188 | 0.216 | 0.232 | 0.448 | 12.5 |
| 1940 | PHI | 41 | 109 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 0.165 | 0.189 | 0.194 | 0.383 | 2.9 |
| 1939 | PHI | 43 | 80 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.178 | 0.178 | 0.205 | 0.384 | -3.2 |
| 1938 | CHC | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -121.5 |
| 1937 | CHC | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -117.3 |
| Career | | 418 | 714 | 35 | 101 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 15 | 135 | 0.153 | 0.172 | 0.194 | 0.366 | -11.6 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 1950 | NY1 | 0 | 3 | 4.93 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 34.7 | 166 | 2 | 30 | 17 | | | |
| 1949 | NY1 | 2 | 2 | 5.08 | 44 | 3 | 2 | 95.7 | 425 | 14 | 53 | 43 | | | |
| 1948 | PIT | 8 | 7 | 3.36 | 56 | 8 | 10 | 158.0 | 681 | 11 | 83 | 86 | | | |
| 1947 | PIT | 13 | 17 | 3.81 | 50 | 33 | 5 | 240.7 | 1051 | 22 | 122 | 109 | | | |
| 1946 | BRO | 17 | 8 | 3.03 | 42 | 29 | 1 | 210.7 | 904 | 6 | 107 | 134 | | | |
| 1943 | BRO | 13 | 10 | 3.70 | 35 | 27 | 0 | 185.0 | 823 | 4 | 95 | 108 | | | |
| 1942 | BRO | 16 | 11 | 3.25 | 38 | 32 | 0 | 221.7 | 929 | 17 | 106 | 115 | | | |
| 1941 | BRO | 22 | 9 | 3.14 | 48 | 39 | 3 | 298.0 | 1266 | 17 | 132 | 121 | | | |
| 1940 | PHI | 14 | 19 | 3.72 | 41 | 36 | 1 | 283.0 | 1194 | 12 | 121 | 137 | | | |
| 1939 | PHI | 12 | 15 | 4.67 | 43 | 28 | 2 | 210.0 | 965 | 10 | 123 | 95 | | | |
| 1938 | CHC | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10.0 | 45 | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | |
| 1937 | CHC | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | |
| Career | | 118 | 101 | 3.69 | 418 | 238 | 24 | 1952.3 | 8472 | 117 | 979 | 971 | | | |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 1950 | NY1 | P | 18 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1949 | NY1 | P | 44 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 1948 | PIT | P | 56 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0.964 | |
| 1947 | PIT | P | 50 | 0 | 10 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0.973 | |
| 1946 | BRO | P | 42 | 0 | 13 | 40 | 3 | 2 | 0.946 | |
| 1943 | BRO | P | 35 | 0 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | |
| 1942 | BRO | P | 38 | 0 | 12 | 36 | 2 | 5 | 0.960 | |
| 1941 | BRO | P | 48 | 0 | 13 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0.981 | |
| 1940 | PHI | P | 41 | 0 | 15 | 47 | 3 | 4 | 0.954 | |
| 1939 | PHI | P | 43 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1938 | CHC | P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 1937 | CHC | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 1941 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| Career | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
Postseason pitching
| Year | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|
| 1941 | 0 | 0 | 7.36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.18 |
| Career | 0 | 0 | 7.36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.18 |