Kirk Gibson vs. Dick Higham — Career Comparison

Kirk Gibson
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft FielderSilver SluggerMVP
Dick Higham
Pre-GenerationalEnglandThrows RightBats LeftEuropeNew York MutualsUnknownRight Fielder

On the career numbers, Kirk Gibson posted the stronger offensive profile against Dick Higham. Kirk Gibson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.822 vs .692) and on-base percentage (.359 vs .314). Dick Higham had the advantage in batting average (.307 vs .268). By the career numbers, Kirk Gibson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Kirk Gibson and Dick Higham

Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1635
147.39
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
372
123.79
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6656
600
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
1803
600
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5798
522.66
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1786
594.34
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.845
0.845
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.697
0.697
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1553
139.99
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
549
182.7
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
984
88.7
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
445
148.09
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
23.44
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
28.29
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
4.87
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
4.99
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
22.99
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.33
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
569
51.29
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
104
34.61
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1017.29
91.7
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
198.9
66.19
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2686
242.13
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
676
224.96
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2332
210.22
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
566
188.35
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.815
0.815
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.692
0.692
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.853
0.853
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.567
0.567
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
985
88.79
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
384
127.79
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
870
78.43
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
204
67.89
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1600
144.23
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
584
194.34
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1006.12
90.7
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
234.07
77.89
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
5.5
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
64.72
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
17
5.66
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
6.49
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
1285
115.84
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
9.32
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.18
5.18
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.39
64.39
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.61
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
2.07
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.05
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
72
6.49
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
284
25.6
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
20
6.66
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
7.03
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
14
4.66
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
32.63
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
34
11.31
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78.45
78.45
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
58.82
58.82

Fielding Stats for Kirk Gibson and Dick Higham

Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1239
1.07
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
1.1
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1183
1.02
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.35
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31227
27
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10356
27
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10409
9
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3452
9
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2523
2.18
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1039
2.71
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.04
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
0.75
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.05
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
0.84
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2627
2.27
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1651
4.3
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2564
2.22
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1328
3.46
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.44
80.44
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.069
2.069
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.48
95.48
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.44
31.44
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.07
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.4
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0