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
Honors
2 x All-Star
1946, 1940
1941 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (NL)
Career Batting
418
G
.153
AVG
101
H
3
HR
47
RBI
.366
OPS
5
OPS vs Lg
12% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Career Pitching
118-101
W-L
3.69
ERA
418
G
971
SO
24
SV
1.40
WHIP
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
Advanced Pitching About these stats
Year Lg IP K/9 BB/9 WHIP Qual
1950 NL 34.7 4.41 7.79 1.933
1949 NL 95.7 4.05 4.99 1.568
1948 NL 158.0 4.90 4.73 1.411 ✓
1947 NL 240.7 4.08 4.56 1.429 ✓
1946 NL 210.7 5.72 4.57 1.353 ✓
1943 NL 185.0 5.25 4.62 1.535 ✓
1942 NL 221.7 4.67 4.30 1.290 ✓
1941 NL 298.0 3.65 3.99 1.262 ✓
1940 NL 283.0 4.36 3.85 1.283 ✓
1939 NL 210.0 4.07 5.27 1.633 ✓
1938 NL 10.0 3.60 5.40 1.600
1937 NL 5.0 3.60 1.80 1.000
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
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1950 NL 4 .000 .250 0.0 0.0 37 0.0
1949 NL 21 .000 .071 14.3 19.0 -29 0.0
1948 NL 48 .083 .250 0.0 22.9 39 1.0
1947 NL 85 .078 .156 2.4 14.1 5 1.0
1946 NL 83 .026 .152 0.0 13.3 -17 0.0
1943 NL 72 .046 .154 4.2 16.7 7 1.1
1942 NL 84 .026 .131 0.0 19.0 -30 0.0
1941 NL 122 .045 .236 3.3 18.9 30 0.0
1940 NL 109 .029 .221 2.8 23.9 10 0.0
1939 NL 80 .027 .236 0.0 22.5 6 0.0
1938 NL 3 .000 .000 0.0 33.3 -100 0.0
1937 NL 3 .000 .000 0.0 33.3 -100 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
P 418 92 285 11 17 .972
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1950 New York Giants P 18 3 11 0 0 1.000
1949 New York Giants P 37 1 11 0 1 1.000
1949 Pittsburgh Pirates P 7 1 3 0 0 1.000
1948 Pittsburgh Pirates P 56 5 22 1 0 .964
1947 Pittsburgh Pirates P 46 9 23 1 0 .970
1947 Brooklyn Dodgers P 4 1 3 0 0 1.000
1946 Brooklyn Dodgers P 42 13 40 3 2 .946
1943 Brooklyn Dodgers P 35 9 27 0 2 1.000
1942 Brooklyn Dodgers P 38 12 36 2 5 .960
1941 Brooklyn Dodgers P 48 13 39 1 2 .981
1940 Philadelphia Phillies P 41 15 47 3 4 .954
1939 Philadelphia Phillies P 34 8 16 0 0 1.000
1939 Chicago Cubs P 9 1 3 0 0 1.000
1938 Chicago Cubs P 2 1 4 0 1 1.000
1937 Chicago Cubs P 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Postseason Pitching
Year Round Team G W-L SV IP SO ERA
Career 1 0-0 0 3.1 1 7.36
1941 World Series Brooklyn Dodgers 1 0-0 0 3.1 1 7.36
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 1 1 1 0 0 1.000
1941 World Series Brooklyn Dodgers 1 1 1 0 0 1.000