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Kirby Higbe PCubs

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Career Summary
Years IP W L SV SO ERA
12 1952.3 118 101 24 971 3.69
Birth Date4-8-1915
Height5' 11"
Weight190 lbs
BatsR
ThrowsR

Standard

YEAR TEAM AGE G GS IP IP-SP IP-RP W L SV BS QS BQS PA H R ER HR TB BB UBB HBP SO ERA FIP FRA VORP WARP
1937 CHN 22 1 0 5.0 0.0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 4 3 3 1 0 1 1 0 2 5.40 5.35 0.00 0.0 0.0
1938 CHN 23 2 2 10.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 10 6 6 1 0 6 6 0 4 5.40 5.04 0.00 0.0 0.0
1939 CHN 24 9 2 22.7 0.0 0.0 2 1 0 0 0 0 101 12 9 8 0 0 22 22 0 16 3.18 4.31 0.00 0.0 0.0
1939 PHI 24 34 26 187.3 0.0 0.0 10 14 2 0 0 0 864 208 113 101 10 0 101 101 10 79 4.85 4.44 0.00 0.0 0.0
1940 PHI 25 41 36 283.0 0.0 0.0 14 19 1 0 0 0 1194 242 126 117 12 0 121 121 3 137 3.72 3.65 0.00 0.0 0.0
1941 BRO 26 48 39 298.0 0.0 0.0 22 9 3 0 0 0 1266 244 123 104 17 0 132 132 6 121 3.14 3.88 0.00 0.0 0.0
1942 BRO 27 38 32 221.7 0.0 0.0 16 11 0 0 0 0 929 180 89 80 17 0 106 106 2 115 3.25 3.71 0.00 0.0 0.0
1943 BRO 28 35 27 185.0 0.0 0.0 13 10 0 0 0 0 823 189 81 76 4 0 95 95 5 108 3.70 3.21 0.00 0.0 0.0
1946 BRO 31 42 29 210.7 0.0 0.0 17 8 1 0 0 0 904 178 82 71 6 0 107 107 1 134 3.03 2.96 0.00 0.0 0.0
1947 BRO 32 4 3 15.7 0.0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 76 18 9 9 0 0 12 12 1 10 5.17 3.78 0.00 0.0 0.0
1947 PIT 32 46 30 225.0 0.0 0.0 11 17 5 0 0 0 975 204 108 93 22 0 110 110 3 99 3.72 4.47 0.00 0.0 0.0
1948 PIT 33 56 8 158.0 0.0 0.0 8 7 10 0 0 0 681 140 75 59 11 0 83 83 3 86 3.36 4.02 0.00 0.0 0.0
1949 NY1 34 37 2 80.3 0.0 0.0 2 0 2 0 0 0 344 72 42 31 11 0 41 41 1 38 3.47 4.93 0.00 0.0 0.0
1949 PIT 34 7 1 15.3 0.0 0.0 0 2 0 0 0 0 81 25 24 23 2 0 12 12 0 5 13.50 5.92 0.00 0.0 0.0
1950 NY1 35 18 1 34.7 1.3 26.0 0 3 0 0 1 0 136 37 19 19 2 45 30 29 0 17 4.93 4.82 5.28 -1.0 0.0
Career4182381952.31.326.0118101240108442176390980011645979978359713.693.895.28-1.00.0

Advanced

'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
YEAR Team Lg G GS IP FRA FRA+ TAv oppAVG oppOBP oppSLG oppTAv BABIP PPF PVORP PWARP VORP WARP
1937 CHN MLB 1 0 5.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .158 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1938 CHN MLB 2 2 10.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .265 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1939 CHN MLB 9 2 22.7 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .190 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1939 PHI MLB 34 26 187.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .298 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1940 PHI MLB 41 36 283.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .250 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1941 BRO MLB 48 39 298.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .229 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1942 BRO MLB 38 32 221.7 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .237 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1943 BRO MLB 35 27 185.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .303 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1946 BRO MLB 42 29 210.7 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .262 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1947 BRO MLB 4 3 15.7 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .340 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1947 PIT MLB 46 30 225.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .246 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1948 PIT MLB 56 8 158.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .259 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1949 NY1 MLB 37 2 80.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .241 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1949 PIT MLB 7 1 15.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .371 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1950 NY1 MLB 18 1 34.7 5.28 85 .314 .276 .353 .427 .281 .333 96 -0.8 -0.1 -1.0 0.0
CareerMLB2381952.35.2885.005.276.006.427.005.3332-0.8-0.1-1.00.0

Statistics For All Levels

Year Team Lg W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR GB% BABIP H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 WHIP ERA VORP WARP
1937 CHN MLB 1 0 0 1 0 5.0 4 1 2 1 0% .158 7.2 1.8 1.8 3.6 1.00 5.40 0.0 0.0
1938 CHN MLB 0 0 0 2 2 10.0 10 6 4 1 0% .265 9.0 5.4 0.9 3.6 1.60 5.40 0.0 0.0
1939 CHN MLB 2 1 0 9 2 22.7 12 22 16 0 0% .190 4.8 8.7 0.0 6.4 1.50 3.18 0.0 0.0
1939 PHI MLB 10 14 2 34 26 187.3 208 101 79 10 0% .298 10.0 4.9 0.5 3.8 1.65 4.85 0.0 0.0
1940 PHI MLB 14 19 1 41 36 283.0 242 121 137 12 0% .250 7.7 3.8 0.4 4.4 1.28 3.72 0.0 0.0
1941 BRO MLB 22 9 3 48 39 298.0 244 132 121 17 0% .229 7.4 4.0 0.5 3.7 1.26 3.14 0.0 0.0
1942 BRO MLB 16 11 0 38 32 221.7 180 106 115 17 0% .237 7.3 4.3 0.7 4.7 1.29 3.25 0.0 0.0
1943 BRO MLB 13 10 0 35 27 185.0 189 95 108 4 0% .303 9.2 4.6 0.2 5.3 1.54 3.70 0.0 0.0
1946 BRO MLB 17 8 1 42 29 210.7 178 107 134 6 0% .262 7.6 4.6 0.3 5.7 1.35 3.03 0.0 0.0
1947 PIT MLB 11 17 5 46 30 225.0 204 110 99 22 0% .246 8.2 4.4 0.9 4.0 1.40 3.72 0.0 0.0
1947 BRO MLB 2 0 0 4 3 15.7 18 12 10 0 0% .340 10.3 6.9 0.0 5.7 1.91 5.17 0.0 0.0
1948 PIT MLB 8 7 10 56 8 158.0 140 83 86 11 0% .259 8.0 4.7 0.6 4.9 1.41 3.36 0.0 0.0
1949 NY1 MLB 2 0 2 37 2 80.3 72 41 38 11 0% .241 8.1 4.6 1.2 4.3 1.41 3.47 0.0 0.0
1949 PIT MLB 0 2 0 7 1 15.3 25 12 5 2 0% .371 14.7 7.0 1.2 2.9 2.41 13.50 0.0 0.0
1950 NY1 MLB 0 3 0 18 1 34.7 37 30 17 2 59% .333 9.6 7.8 0.5 4.4 1.93 4.93 -1.0 0.0

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  Title Author Date
This article requires BP Premium accessChanging Speeds: What's In A Name?Ken Funck2011-03-08
This article requires BP Premium accessYou Could Look It Up: Who Really Needed an Early Pink Slip?Steven Goldman2008-04-26
Lovable Losers: What a Sub-.300 Record May Tell Us About a TeamSteven Goldman2003-06-20


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