Kurt Abbott vs. Dick Higham — Career Comparison

Kurt Abbott
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueShortstop
Dick Higham
Pre-GenerationalEnglandThrows RightBats LeftEuropeNew York MutualsUnknownRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Kurt Abbott and Dick Higham are closely matched on the surface stats. Kurt Abbott posted stronger numbers in OPS (.731 vs .692) and slugging (.423 vs .378). Dick Higham had the advantage in on-base percentage (.314 vs .309). By the career numbers, Kurt Abbott had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Kurt Abbott and Dick Higham

Kurt Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Kurt Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
702
189.13
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
372
123.79
Kurt Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2227
600
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
1803
600
Kurt Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2044
550.7
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1786
594.34
Kurt Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Kurt Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.697
0.697
Kurt Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
523
140.91
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
549
182.7
Kurt Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
329
88.64
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
445
148.09
Kurt Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
29.37
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
85
28.29
Kurt Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
6.2
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
15
4.99
Kurt Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
16.7
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.33
Kurt Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
52.27
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
104
34.61
Kurt Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Kurt Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Kurt Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Kurt Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265.01
71.4
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
198.9
66.19
Kurt Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
864
232.78
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
676
224.96
Kurt Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
673
181.32
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
566
188.35
Kurt Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Kurt Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Kurt Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.728
0.728
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.692
0.692
Kurt Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Kurt Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Kurt Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.567
0.567
Kurt Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Kurt Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
273
73.55
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
384
127.79
Kurt Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
65.2
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
67.89
Kurt Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
453
122.05
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
194.34
Kurt Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
265.82
71.62
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
234.07
77.89
Kurt Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
4.58
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
35.83
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
17
5.66
Kurt Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
2.96
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
571
153.84
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
9.32
Kurt Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.39
64.39
Kurt Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.61
Kurt Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
5.66
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.23
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
37
9.97
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2
Kurt Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
5.93
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.66
Kurt Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.96
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.66
Kurt Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
33
8.89
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
11.31
Kurt Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
58.82
58.82

Fielding Stats for Kurt Abbott and Dick Higham

Kurt Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kurt Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.23
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
1.1
Kurt Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
1.01
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.35
Kurt Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13474
27
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10356
27
Kurt Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4491.1
9
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3452
9
Kurt Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
938
1.88
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1039
2.71
Kurt Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1262
2.53
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
0.75
Kurt Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.16
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
0.84
Kurt Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2279
4.57
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1651
4.3
Kurt Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2200
4.41
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1328
3.46
Kurt Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.53
96.53
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.44
80.44
Kurt Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.571
3.571
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Kurt Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.82
81.82
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.44
31.44
Kurt Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
0.55
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.07
Kurt Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.4
Kurt Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0