Retired
Dick Higgins
Nickname:
PistolBirthdate:
Nov. 29, 1912 (49 y, 7 m, 24 d)Born In:
Costa Mesa, CA, USANationality:
American
Position:
PBats/Throws:
R/RHeight/Weight:
5'11"/194Entry:
1933 Draft
- Round: 1, Overall: 2, Team: Boston Minutemen
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
Player Awards
| Award | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| League Champ | 1941 | Boston (FABL) |
| Rookie of the Month | Sep 1935 | Boston (FABL) |
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 5 | 61.9 | 47.9 |
| Grey Ink | 37 | 239.8 | 220.3 |
| HoF Standard | 0 | 61.5 | 62.8 |
| WAR | 15.5 | 99.4 | 103.4 |
| WAR7 | 19.3 | 67.0 | 61.5 |
| JAWS | 17.4 | 83.2 | 82.5 |
Similar Players (SP)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Al Duster R | 938 |
| Bob Cummings R | 937 |
| Del Burns R | 936 |
| Walt Staton | 932 |
| Eddie Martin | 929 |
| Jim Anderson R | 928 |
| Hy Boyd R | 928 |
| Lynn Horn | 919 |
| Ted Coffin | 917 |
| Johnson Ley R | 915 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | SH | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 15 | 9 |
| 1940 | 17 | 6 |
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 43 | 4 |
| 1944 | 46 | 8 |
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 41 | 1 |
| 1940 | 35 | 7 |
| Year | W | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 15 | 10 |
| 1939 | 17 | 8 |
| Year | L | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 15 | 5 |
| 1939 | 16 | 6 |
| 1940 | 19 | 3 |
| Year | SV | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1944 | 10 | 7 |
| Year | Hold | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1944 | 3 | 1 |
| Year | IP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 302.2 | 4 |
| Year | BF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 1347 | 4 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 207 | 1 |
| 1940 | 187 | 1 |
| 1942 | 132 | 3 |
| Year | K | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 149 | 1 |
| 1939 | 189 | 2 |
| 1940 | 141 | 5 |
| Year | WP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 10 | 2 |
| 1940 | 8 | 3 |
| Year | ERA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 3.427 | 6 |
| Year | BABIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 0.277 | 3 |
| 1939 | 0.278 | 6 |
| Year | WHIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 1.316 | 4 |
| 1937 | 1.374 | 10 |
| Year | H/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 8.454 | 1 |
| 1937 | 7.781 | 1 |
| 1939 | 7.999 | 2 |
| 1940 | 8.194 | 3 |
| Year | SHO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 1 | 9 |
| 1938 | 2 | 3 |
| 1939 | 2 | 9 |
| Year | Hits (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 222 | 9 |
| 1937 | 134 | 1 |
| 1940 | 227 | 9 |
| Year | HR (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 9 | 3 |
| 1937 | 6 | 1 |
| 1940 | 6 | 2 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 6.3 | 5 |
| Year | W (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 8 | 2 |
| 1940 | 11 | 9 |
| Year | L (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 6 | 1 |
| Year | rWAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 6.6 | 6 |