How Kirby Higbe's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Kirby Higbe totaled 1,763 career Hits, well above the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 1937, posting 4, well below the starting pitcher average of 107.0 that year. The highest point came in 1941 at 244, well above the starting pitcher average of 95.9 that year. The Hits trended upward through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 140 in 1948 to 97 in 1949 and 37 in 1950, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 4 to 244 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Kirby Higbe Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Kirby Higbe
| Kirby Higbe
Hits | Kirby Higbe
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings |
|---|
| Career | 1763 | 8.13 |
| Season Avg. | 146.92 | 8.13 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 683.27 | 8.13 |
| More Info | See More | See More |
Kirby Higbe Hits Per Season
Kirby Higbe's Hits for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Kirby Higbe Hits by Team
Kirby Higbe's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Kirby Higbe Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Kirby Higbe's career Hits, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Kirby Higbe Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Kirby Higbe's seasonal Hits alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Kirby Higbe Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Kirby Higbe's MLB career with Hits alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
