Player
Kirby Higbe
Player Info
- Full Name
- Walter Kirby
- Born
-
April 8, 1915
Columbia, SC, USA - Died
- May 6, 1985
- Size
- 5'11" / 190 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- October 3, 1937
- Final Game
- July 7, 1950
- Career
- 14 years
Teams
- Chicago Cubs 1937-1939
- Philadelphia Phillies 1939-1940
- Brooklyn Dodgers 1941-1947
- Pittsburgh Pirates 1947-1949
- New York Giants 1949-1950
Honors
2 x All-Star
1941 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(NL)
Career Batting
418
G
.153
AVG
101
H
3
HR
47
RBI
.366
OPS
Career Pitching
118-101
W-L
3.69
ERA
418
G
971
SO
24
SV
1.40
WHIP
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | New York Giants | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1949 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1949 | New York Giants | 37 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .067 |
| 1948 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 56 | 48 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .208 |
| 1947 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| 1947 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 46 | 72 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .139 |
| 1946 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 42 | 77 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .130 |
| 1943 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 35 | 65 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .138 |
| 1942 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 38 | 77 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .104 |
| 1941 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 48 | 112 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .188 |
| 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies | 41 | 103 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .165 |
| 1939 | Chicago Cubs | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| 1939 | Philadelphia Phillies | 34 | 66 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .167 |
| 1938 | Chicago Cubs | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1937 | Chicago Cubs | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | New York Giants | 0 | 3 | 4.93 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 34.1 | 17 | 30 |
| 1949 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 2 | 13.50 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15.1 | 5 | 12 |
| 1949 | New York Giants | 2 | 0 | 3.47 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 80.0 | 38 | 41 |
| 1948 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 8 | 7 | 3.36 | 56 | 8 | 10 | 158.0 | 86 | 83 |
| 1947 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 2 | 0 | 5.17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15.1 | 10 | 12 |
| 1947 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 11 | 17 | 3.72 | 46 | 30 | 5 | 225.0 | 99 | 110 |
| 1946 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 17 | 8 | 3.03 | 42 | 29 | 1 | 210.1 | 134 | 107 |
| 1943 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 13 | 10 | 3.70 | 35 | 27 | 0 | 185.0 | 108 | 95 |
| 1942 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 16 | 11 | 3.25 | 38 | 32 | 0 | 221.1 | 115 | 106 |
| 1941 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 22 | 9 | 3.14 | 48 | 39 | 3 | 298.0 | 121 | 132 |
| 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies | 14 | 19 | 3.72 | 41 | 36 | 1 | 283.0 | 137 | 121 |
| 1939 | Chicago Cubs | 2 | 1 | 3.18 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 22.2 | 16 | 22 |
| 1939 | Philadelphia Phillies | 10 | 14 | 4.85 | 34 | 26 | 2 | 187.1 | 79 | 101 |
| 1938 | Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10.0 | 4 | 6 |
| 1937 | Chicago Cubs | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 |