Kirby Higbe

Kirby Higbe

1937–1950 · Bats R · Throws R · 5'11", 190 lb · b. 1915 Columbia, SC

Career 118–101 · 3.69 ERA · 971 SO · 1952.1 IP · 418 G · 101 H · 3 HR · 47 RBI · .153 AVG

Seasons leading his league

5

2 best in baseball 3 league only

20 Top-5 finishes

5 Title seasons

4 Categories led

1939 Best season

Spanning 1939–1946, peaking at 1 titles in 1939.

Clubs 20 Win Seasons

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

1,150th League titles 5
1,227th Best in baseball 2
1,505th Top-5 finishes 20

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

225th Pitcher Fielding Percentage .972
421st Complete Games 98
461st Wins 118
481st Innings Pitched 1952.1

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Pitcher Fielding Percentage	2	1st	—	1939 1.000 1943 1.000
Strikeouts / 9	1	1st	—	1946 NL 5.72 1943 #3
Strikeouts	1	1st	—	1940 NL 137 1942 #3 1946 #2
Wins	1	1st	—	1941 NL 22 1946 #3
Innings Pitched	—	#2	—	1940 #3 1941 #2
Saves	—	#3	—	1948 #3

Title Seasons

5 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1946	1	K/9 5.72
1943	1	P FPCT 1.000
1941	1	W 22
1940	1	SO 137
1939	1	P FPCT 1.000

Pitching

led the league 12 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1937	CHN	NL	1	0	5.40	1	0	0	5.0	4	3	1	1	2	1.00
1938	CHN	NL	0	0	5.40	2	2	0	10.0	10	6	1	6	4	1.60
1939	PHI +1	NL	12	15	4.67	43	28	2	210.0	220	109	10	123	95	1.63
1940	PHI	NL	14	19	3.72	41	36	1	283.0	242	117	12	121	137	1.28
1941	BRO	NL	22	9	3.14	48	39	3	298.0	244	104	17	132	121	1.26
1942	BRO	NL	16	11	3.25	38	32	0	221.2	180	80	17	106	115	1.29
1943	BRO	NL	13	10	3.70	35	27	0	185.0	189	76	4	95	108	1.54
1946	BRO	NL	17	8	3.03	42	29	1	210.2	178	71	6	107	134	1.35
1947	PIT +1	NL	13	17	3.81	50	33	5	240.2	222	102	22	122	109	1.43
1948	PIT	NL	8	7	3.36	56	8	10	158.0	140	59	11	83	86	1.41
1949	NY1 +1	NL	2	2	5.08	44	3	2	95.2	97	54	14	53	43	1.57
1950	NY1	NL	0	3	4.93	18	1	0	34.2	37	19	2	30	17	1.93
Career	—	—	118	101	3.69	418	238	24	1952.1	1,763	800	117	979	971	1.40

Batting

12 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1937	CHN	NL	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1938	CHN	NL	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1939	PHI +1	NL	43	73	5	13	2	0	0	6	0	18	0	.178	.178	.206	.384
1940	PHI	NL	41	103	5	17	1	1	0	3	3	26	0	.165	.189	.194	.383
1941	BRO	NL	48	112	6	21	3	1	0	14	4	23	0	.188	.216	.232	.448
1942	BRO	NL	38	77	2	8	2	0	0	8	0	16	0	.104	.104	.130	.234
1943	BRO	NL	35	65	2	9	0	0	1	1	3	12	0	.139	.177	.185	.361
1946	BRO	NL	42	77	5	10	2	0	0	7	0	11	0	.130	.130	.156	.286
1947	PIT +1	NL	50	77	6	11	3	0	1	4	2	12	0	.143	.165	.221	.385
1948	PIT	NL	56	48	4	10	1	0	1	3	0	11	0	.208	.208	.292	.500
1949	NY1 +1	NL	44	18	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	4	0	.056	.191	.056	.246
1950	NY1	NL	18	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500
Career	—	—	418	660	35	101	14	2	3	47	15	135	0	.153	.172	.194	.366

Fielding

1 position

Year	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	INN	PO	A	E	DP	TC	FLD%	RF
1937	CHN	NL	P	1	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	—	0.00
1938	CHN	NL	P	2	—	—	1	4	0	1	5	1.000	2.50
1939	PHI	NL	P	43	—	—	9	19	0	0	28	1.000	0.65
1940	PHI	NL	P	41	—	—	15	47	3	4	65	.954	1.51
1941	BRO	NL	P	48	—	—	13	39	1	2	53	.981	1.08
1942	BRO	NL	P	38	—	—	12	36	2	5	50	.960	1.26
1943	BRO	NL	P	35	—	—	9	27	0	2	36	1.000	1.03
1946	BRO	NL	P	42	—	—	13	40	3	2	56	.946	1.26
1947	PIT	NL	P	50	—	—	10	26	1	0	37	.973	0.72
1948	PIT	NL	P	56	—	—	5	22	1	0	28	.964	0.48
1949	NY1	NL	P	44	—	—	2	14	0	1	16	1.000	0.36
1950	NY1	NL	P	18	—	—	3	11	0	0	14	1.000	0.78
Career	—	—	P	418	—	—	92	285	11	17	388	.972	0.90