Tampa Bay Devil Rays (ML)
Bobby Higginson
Birthdate:
Aug. 18, 1969 (34 y, 10 m, 10 d)Born In:
Philadelphia, PA, USANationality:
American
Position:
RFBats/Throws:
L/RHeight/Weight:
5'10"/189Entry:
1993 Draft
- Round: 1, Overall: 11, Team: Philadelphia Phillies
Inj Prone:
Normal
Contract:
$34.4M / 4 years (2004-2007)
ML Service Time:
11 years, 13 days
Player Awards
| Award | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| MVP / Batter of the Year | 1994 (3rd) | Philadelphia (MLB) |
| Rookie of the Year | 1993 (2nd) | Philadelphia (MLB) |
| All-Star | 1997 | Philadelphia (MLB) |
| 1994 | Philadelphia (MLB) | |
| Batter of the Month | Sep 1994 | Philadelphia (MLB) |
| Jun 1994 | Philadelphia (MLB) | |
| Rookie of the Month | Aug 1993 | Philadelphia (MLB) |
| Player of the Week | Jun 21, 2004 | Tampa Bay (MLB) |
| May 26, 1997 | Philadelphia (MLB) | |
| Sep 23, 1996 | Philadelphia (MLB) | |
| Jun 27, 1994 | Philadelphia (MLB) |
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 2 | 31.7 | 30.3 |
| Grey Ink | 57 | 177.8 | 166.3 |
| HoF Standard | 34 | 49.2 | 47.8 |
| WAR | 35.2 | 63.4 | 60.9 |
| WAR7 | 28.2 | 40.7 | 39.7 |
| JAWS | 31.7 | 52.1 | 50.3 |
Similar Players (LF)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Jason Giambi | 922 |
| Greg Luzinski R | 907 |
| Kal Daniels R | 905 |
| Brian Giles | 900 |
| Craig Biggio R | 899 |
| Jim Edmonds | 896 |
| George Bell R | 895 |
| Ruben Sierra R | 894 |
| Del Ennis R | 890 |
| Reggie Smith R | 886 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Similar Thru Age 34
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Kal Daniels R | 940 |
| Jason Giambi | 922 |
| Reggie Smith R | 919 |
| Greg Luzinski R | 907 |
| Brian Giles | 900 |
| Kent Hrbek R | 900 |
| Jim Edmonds | 896 |
| George Bell R | 895 |
| Craig Biggio R | 894 |
| Tony Perez R | 894 |
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 153 | 8 |
| Year | PA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 714 | 6 |
| Year | AB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 619 | 9 |
| 1999 | 619 | 9 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 200 | 6 |
| 1997 | 192 | 6 |
| Year | TB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 380 | 3 |
| 1995 | 311 | 9 |
| 1997 | 330 | 3 |
| Year | 2B | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 57 | 1 |
| 1999 | 44 | 8 |
| 2001 | 46 | 7 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 46 | 4 |
| 1995 | 33 | 9 |
| Year | RBI | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 142 | 5 |
| 1997 | 120 | 3 |
| 2004 | 53 | 10 |
| Year | R | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 123 | 4 |
| 1999 | 114 | 6 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 84 | 9 |
| Year | IBB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 11 | 1 |
| 1996 | 6 | 6 |
| 1998 | 6 | 6 |
| 1999 | 12 | 1 |
| 2002 | 7 | 3 |
| 2003 | 9 | 2 |
| 2004 | 3 | 10 |
| Year | HBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 12 | 7 |
| Year | SF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10 | 3 |
| Year | XBH | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 84 | 3 |
| 1995 | 71 | 4 |
| 1997 | 84 | 1 |
| Year | Avg | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.327 | 8 |
| 1997 | 0.318 | 8 |
| Year | OBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.403 | 7 |
| 1997 | 0.389 | 10 |
| Year | SLG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.622 | 3 |
| 1997 | 0.546 | 3 |
| Year | ISO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.295 | 2 |
| 1997 | 0.229 | 9 |
| Year | OPS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1.025 | 5 |
| 1997 | 0.935 | 3 |
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 157 | 10 |
| 1995 | 158 | 6 |
| 1996 | 157 | 9 |
| 1997 | 157 | 7 |
| 1999 | 157 | 6 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 6.7 | 3 |
| 1997 | 5.3 | 7 |