Jim Dougherty vs. Irv Higginbotham — Career Comparison

Jim Dougherty
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Irv Higginbotham
Pre-GenerationalNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Irv Higginbotham built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Dougherty as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Irv Higginbotham posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.81 and WHIP 1.223 compared to 5.99 and 1.669 for Jim Dougherty. By the career numbers, Irv Higginbotham had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Dougherty and Irv Higginbotham

Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
7.51
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.77
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.89
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.76
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.37
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.76
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.52
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.59
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
5.99
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
2.81
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
27
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
731
27
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.2
9
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243.2
9
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
10.46
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
8.57
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.46
10.46
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.05
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
4.37
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.44
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.61
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
3.18
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.624
0.624
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.48
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.26
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
40.79
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1015
37.49
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.62
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.59
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
6.18
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
4.03
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.48
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.52
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.648
1.648
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.223
1.223
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
35.08
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
942
34.79
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.79
40.79
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.49
37.49

Fielding Stats for Jim Dougherty and Irv Higginbotham

Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
7.51
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.78
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.89
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
27
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
729
27
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.2
9
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
9
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.57
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.26
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.09
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2.3
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
2.66
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.78
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.66
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
2.56
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
92
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.57
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Dougherty and Irv Higginbotham

Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4740
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
48
320
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
566.67
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.406
0.406
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
100
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
100
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
14.87
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
19.44
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
100
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
120
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
40
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
40
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
13.83
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.81
18.76
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
120
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Irv Higginbotham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
Irv Higginbotham
Career
Per 600 PA