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Walter Kirby Higbe

First name: Kirby

Last name: Higbe

Birthdate: 1915-04-08

Bats: R   Throws: R

RetroID: higbk101

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1937CHN0.00.00.0-0.1-0.10.10
1938CHN0.00.00.0-0.1-0.10.10
1939CHN0.10.00.10.10.20.00
1939PHI0.90.00.90.00.30.71
1940PHI1.40.01.4-0.30.11.30
1941BRO1.50.01.50.10.50.92
1942BRO1.00.01.0-0.4-0.11.10
1943BRO0.90.00.9-0.3-0.10.90
1946BRO1.00.01.00.00.30.71
1947BRO0.10.00.10.10.1-0.10
1947PIT1.00.01.00.00.30.71
1948PIT0.60.00.60.00.20.41
1949NY10.20.00.2-0.10.00.20
1949PIT0.00.00.0-0.1-0.10.10
1950NY10.00.00.00.00.00.00
Career8.70.08.7-1.11.57.16

Detailed Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
1937CHN3-1-100000000-110.2-0.10.00.0-0.10
1938CHN3-1-100000000-19.3-0.10.00.0-0.10
1939CHN8000000000119.60.10.00.00.10
1939PHI72-10-10100-10008-29.8-0.20.00.0-0.20
1940PHI109-13-13-1-20000011-59.0-0.60.00.0-0.60
1941BRO122-11-111-3-1000012-29.5-0.20.00.0-0.20
1942BRO84-13-1300000008-58.9-0.60.00.0-0.60
1943BRO72-8-8-1-10-10006-59.7-0.50.00.0-0.50
1946BRO83-12-12201-10008-28.9-0.20.00.0-0.20
1947BRO5000000000119.90.10.00.00.10
1947PIT80-10-10-10000009-210.4-0.20.00.0-0.20
1948PIT48-5-5-10000005-19.6-0.10.00.0-0.10
1949NY117-2-20-1000002-19.8-0.10.00.0-0.10
1949PIT3-1-100000000-19.9-0.10.00.0-0.10
1950NY14000000000009.60.00.00.00.00
Career713-87-870-70-300071-26--2.80.00.0-2.80

Pitching

Year Team Lg G GS IP R XR DR IP/G RPW Role LgAdj R+ LI R_lev+ WAM W L WAR VS
1937 CHN NL 1 0.2 5.0 3 3 0 5.00 11.0 0.07 -0.05 0 1.19 0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0
1938 CHN NL 2 0.4 10.0 6 5 0 5.00 10.0 -0.02 -0.05 -2 1.00 -2 -0.2 0.0 0.4 -0.1 0
1939 CHN NL 9 1.1 22.7 9 11 1 2.52 9.3 -0.10 -0.05 0 1.17 0 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.3 2
1939 PHI NL 34 8.8 187.3 113 93 -3 5.51 10.0 0.05 -0.05 -17 1.02 -17 -1.7 2.7 6.1 0.1 8
1940 PHI NL 41 13.5 283.0 126 138 5 6.90 9.3 -0.03 0.03 7 1.03 7 0.8 7.6 6.0 3.6 23
1941 BRO NL 48 13.2 298.0 123 139 11 6.21 9.1 0.02 0.03 7 1.02 7 0.8 7.4 5.8 3.5 22
1942 BRO NL 38 9.8 221.7 89 92 6 5.83 8.5 0.01 0.03 -2 1.04 -2 -0.2 4.7 5.1 1.8 14
1943 BRO NL 35 8.2 185.0 85 81 -6 5.29 8.7 -0.04 -0.18 -2 1.00 -2 -0.2 3.9 4.3 1.5 12
1946 BRO NL 42 9.1 210.7 83 90 1 5.02 8.5 0.02 0.03 7 1.02 7 0.8 5.4 3.8 2.7 16
1947 BRO NL 4 0.7 15.7 9 8 -1 3.92 9.8 0.06 0.03 0 1.13 0 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.2 1
1947 PIT NL 46 11.0 225.0 108 116 4 4.89 9.8 0.11 0.03 8 1.03 8 0.8 6.3 4.7 3.1 19
1948 PIT NL 56 8.3 157.3 75 79 0 2.81 9.6 -0.10 0.03 2 1.27 2 0.2 4.4 4.0 2.0 13
1949 NY1 NL 37 3.2 80.3 42 40 0 2.17 9.6 -0.30 0.03 -4 0.73 -3 -0.3 1.3 1.9 0.3 4
1949 PIT NL 7 0.7 15.3 24 8 -2 2.19 11.5 -0.26 0.03 -15 0.99 -15 -1.3 -0.9 1.7 -1.1 -3
1950 NY1 NL 18 1.3 34.7 19 18 0 1.93 9.9 -0.27 0.09 -1 0.63 -1 -0.1 0.5 0.7 0.1 2
Career 418 89.5 1951.7 914 921 16 -12 -11 -0.6 44.4 45.6 18 133

Defense

Pitcher Defense

Year Team Chances OAA OAA adj
1937 CHN 0 0.0 0
1938 CHN 3 0.0 0
1939 CHN 5 1.0 1
1939 PHI 25 -2.0 -2
1940 PHI 56 0.0 0
1941 BRO 49 1.0 1
1942 BRO 43 1.0 1
1943 BRO 39 0.0 0
1946 BRO 54 1.0 1
1947 BRO 5 0.0 0
1947 PIT 31 -2.0 -2
1948 PIT 22 0.0 0
1949 NY1 14 0.0 0
1949 PIT 3 0.0 0
1950 NY1 13 1.0 1
362 1.0 1

Batting – Postseason

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1941BRO0.00.00.00.00.00.00
Career0.00.00.00.00.00.00

Postseason Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
1941BRO1000000000006.90.00.00.00.00
Career100000000000-0.00.00.00.00

Postseason Pitching

Year Team Lg G GS IP R XR DR IP/G RPW Role LgAdj R+ LI R_lev+ WAM W L WAR VS
1941 BRO MLB 1 0.2 3.7 3 2 -1 3.70 11.4 0.00 0.00 0 1.00 0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0
Career 1 0.2 3.7 3 2 -1 0 0 0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0

Glossary

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Stat description
GSGame Shares
WAMWins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name.
WARWins above Replacement
VSVictory Shares
WWins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense.
LLosses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score.
BatRunsBatting runs above average
Adj RPark adjusted batting runs
RISPRuns for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position
BSRBaserunning runs
DPDouble play avoidance runs
ROERuns from reaching on error
FldFielding runs
PosPosition adjustment
DHDesignated hitter adjustment
PitPitcher batting adjustment
RAARuns above average before position and league adjustment
RPWRuns per win
WAAWins above average before position and league adjustment
POS WinsPosition adjustment converted to wins
LGALeague quality adjustment
DVoDHDefensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter
GGames pitched
GSGame shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index
XRExpected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced
DRDefensive runs support
RoleStarter vs reliever role adjustment
LgAdjLeague adjustment
R+Runs above average
LILeverage index
R_lev+Leverage adjusted runs above average
ChancesEstimated opportunies to make a defensive play
BIPBalls in play while this player was on the field
OAAOuts above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level
OAA adjPark adjusted outs above average
DER runsRun value of outs above average
Frame RunsRuns from framing balls and strikes
SB RunsStolen base prevention runs
Block RunsWild pitch and passed ball prevention runs
Err RunsCatcher error prevention runs
Catcher RunsCatcher runs from SB, errors, PB, and WP. Does not include framing.
Play+plays made above average per ball in play
GB+ground ball plays above average per ball in play
DP StartRuns from starting double plays
DP TurnRuns from turning double plays
DP runsTotal double play runs
OF Arm oppsOpportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play
OF Arm runsRuns from throwing from the outfield

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