Kirby Higbe vs. Sam Leever — Career Comparison

Kirby Higbe
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Sam Leever
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Sam Leever posted a stronger line than Kirby Higbe. Sam Leever posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.47 vs 3.69) and WHIP (1.141 vs 1.404). By the career numbers, Sam Leever had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Kirby Higbe and Sam Leever

Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
1.93
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
1.31
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.1
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.01
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.54
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.66
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.47
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.34
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.88
53.88
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.99
65.99
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.94
56.94
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.06
77.06
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.45
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
0.82
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.13
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
3.69
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
2.47
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5857
27
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7982
27
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1952.1
9
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2660.2
9
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1763
8.13
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2449
8.28
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.13
8.13
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.28
8.28
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.54
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.1
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
979
4.51
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.99
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
971
4.48
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
847
2.87
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.999
0.999
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.28
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.16
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.3
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8472
39.05
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10662
36.07
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.48
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.25
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909
4.19
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1023
3.46
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.405
1.405
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.141
1.141
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7458
34.38
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9987
33.78
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.05
39.05
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.07
36.07

Fielding Stats for Kirby Higbe and Sam Leever

Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.31
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.5
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7998
27
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2666
9
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.28
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
2.22
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.11
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
777
2.62
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
743
2.51
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.16
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.62
95.62
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.902
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.05
38.05
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kirby Higbe and Sam Leever

Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
418
351.26
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
389
217.32
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
714
600
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1074
600
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
660
554.62
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
993
554.75
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.407
0.407
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
101
84.87
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
102.23
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
82
68.91
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
83.8
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
11.76
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
9.5
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.68
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
7.82
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.52
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
19
15.97
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
18.44
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
20.15
16.93
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.71
31.68
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
128
107.56
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
130.73
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
116
97.48
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
133.52
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
35
29.41
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
50.28
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
47
39.5
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
43.58
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
79
66.39
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
92.74
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
6.45
5.42
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.05
31.87
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.91
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
15
12.61
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
27.37
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
113.45
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
77.09
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
5.29
5.29
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.78
7.78
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
32.77
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
25
13.97
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
19
15.97
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.23
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.23
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100