Kirby Higbe
Walter Kirby Kigbe

Bats Right
Throws Right
Height 5'11
Weight 190

Born April 8, 1915
Columbia, SC
Died May 6, 1985
Columbia, SC

Pitching  

 Year Ag Tm    W   L  PCT.  SV   G  GS  CG SHO    IP     H    R   ER   BB   SO  HR  ERA  lgERA ERA+
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
 1939 24 PAW   0   0  .000   0  11   0   0   0   14.0   20   14   11    7   13   1  7.07  4.19   59  
 1940 25 PAW   6  15  .286   0  34  31   5   0  212.1  193  120  103  100  118  26  4.37  4.26   98  
 1941 26 PAW   6  17  .261   1  34  31   2   0  198.1  195  132  116   98  115  19  5.26  4.22   80  
 1942 27 PAW   6  13  .316   0  31  31   1   0  163.2  173  118  102   75  129  25  5.61  4.04   72  
 1943 28 PAW   Military Service                                                                          

 1944 29 PAW   Military Service                                                                          
 1945 30 PAW   Military Service                                                                          
 1946 31 PAW  11   5  .688   0  29  28   1   1  169.1  153   73   68   87  143   9  3.61  3.97  110      
 1947 32 PAW  12  11  .522   0  47  27   3   2  177.0  201   99   90   67   97  10  4.58  4.63  101      
 1948 33 PAW   2   9  .182  20  72   0   0   0   83.0   96   56   49   60   42   7  5.31  4.45   84      
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
  7 Seasons   43  70  .381  21 258 148  12   3 1017.2 1031  612  539  494  657  97  4.77  4.28   90
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
 154 Gm  Avg   7  11  .381   3  41  24   2   0  163.0  165   98   86   79  105  16  4.77 
 Career High  12  17  .688  20  72  31   5   2  212.1  201  132  116  100  143  25  3.61            
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
 Year Ag Tm    W   L  PCT.  SV   G  GS  CG SHO    IP     H    R   ER   BB   SO  HR  ERA  lgERA ERA+

Postseason Pitching

 
 Year Tm  OPP WLser   W   L  PCT.  SV   G  GS  CG SHO    IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO  HR   ERA  
+------------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+-----+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+
 1946 PAW NDA   L     0   1  .000   0   1   1   0   0   5.0    6    6    3    8    5   0  5.40 
+------------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+-----+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+
               0-1    0   1  .000   0   1   1   0   0   5.0    6    6    3    8    5   0  5.40 
+------------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+-----+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+


WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards  

Stats are Year-Value-Rank

Wins
1947-12-8

Strikeouts
1940-118-7
1942-129-6
1946-143-10

Complete Games
1947-3-8

Saves
1948-20-4

Games
1948-72-7

Walks
1940-100-3
1941-98-5
1946-87-5

Losses
1940-15-2
1941-17-2
1942-13-8


Transactions

January 1, 1937: Drafted 1st round (4th overall) by Pawtucket.


Biography



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