#72 Irv Higginbotham, Starting Pitcher, 27 yrs, New York (N) Giants Thursday, 10/26/1909
| Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight : Position : Bats : Throws : | Irv Higginbotham 4/26/1882 27 USA,NE,HOMER 6"1 201 Starting Pitcher R R | Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating : | Minimal Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Good Suffers Normal 2.5 Stars |
Contract & Roster Status
Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years : | Big League Contract $ 250,000 1909 (Automatic) 1 Year(s), 26 Days (198 total Days) 172 Day(s) 1 Year(s), 26 Days (198 total Days) 3 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left |  |
Pitching Ratings
Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity
Overall | 2 | 7 | 10 | 86-89 Mph
Versus LHB | 2 | 7 | 10 |
Versus RHB | 2 | 7 | 10 |
Talent | 2 | 8 | 10 |
Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 10 46 3 |  | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball Slider |
Batting Ratings
Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's
Overall | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2
Versus LHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2
Versus RHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6
Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type : | 1 3 2 1 Spray Hitter | Fielding Ratings P : 5 (Range), .952 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 2
Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec |  |  |  |
7/24 | @BSN | W 6-3 | * | 9 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | W |  |  |  |
7/28 | PIT | W 2-1 | * | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | W | PoG |  |  |
8/2 | BRO | W 4-3 | * | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | W | PoG |  |  |
8/7 | @CHN | L 2-3 | * | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | L |  |  |  |
8/11 | @BSN | W 14-1 | * | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |  |  |  |  |
8/24 | @BSN | L 0-4 | * | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | L |  |  |  |
8/28 | PHI | L 2-6 | * | 9 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | L |  |  |  |
9/3 | @CHN | W 10-1 | * | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | W | PoG |  |  |
9/8 | @PIT | L 0-7 | * | 6.1 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | L |  |  |  |
10/3 | CHN | W 8-2 | * | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | W | PoG |  |  |
Pitching Stats 1909
Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS%
Overall | 30 | 29 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 2.74 | 246.2 | 241 | 92 | 75 | 57 | 82 | 22 | 75.9 | 1 | 23 | 79.3
Projected | 30 | 29 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 2.74 | 246.0 | 241 | 92 | 75 | 57 | 82 |  |  |  |  |
Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | 1 | 10.9 | 8.8 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | .0 | 2 | 0 | .0 | 2.68
| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS
vs. LHB | 434 | 122 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 46 | 48 | 35 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .329 | .357 | .686
vs. RHB | 495 | 119 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 44 | 22 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .268 | .277 | .544
| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K
Home | 14 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2.71 | 116.1 | 116 | 47 | 35 | 30 | 40
Road | 16 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2.76 | 130.1 | 125 | 45 | 40 | 27 | 42
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K
March/April | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.56 | 17.1 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 6
May | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2.36 | 61.0 | 53 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 24
June | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3.06 | 53.0 | 51 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 17
July | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.17 | 54.0 | 51 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 15
August | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.65 | 37.0 | 37 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 14
Sept./Oct. | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.70 | 24.1 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6
Career Pitching Stats
Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams
1908 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 | 18.0 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1.44 | .313 | NYG
1909 | 30 | 29 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 2.74 | 246.2 | 241 | 92 | 75 | 1 | 57 | 82 | 22 | 1 | 1.21 | .284 | NYG
Total | 32 | 31 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 2.69 | 264.2 | 262 | 96 | 79 | 1 | 62 | 84 | 24 | 2 | 1.22 | .286 |
Career Minor League Pitching Stats
Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP
1906, AAA | 31 | 31 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 1.51 | 262.2 | 230 | 50 | 44 | 0 | 58 | 199 | 18 | 9 | 1.10 | .292
1907, AAA | 21 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2.48 | 174.0 | 182 | 58 | 48 | 0 | 44 | 110 | 10 | 4 | 1.30 | .318
1908, AAA | 15 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2.73 | 125.1 | 117 | 48 | 38 | 2 | 32 | 53 | 7 | 1 | 1.19 | .267
Career Postseason Pitching Stats
Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Career Batting Stats
Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams
1908 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | NYG
1909 | 30 | 77 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | .052 | .051 | .078 | .129 | NYG
Total | 32 | 82 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | .049 | .048 | .073 | .121 |
Fielding Stats 1909
Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO%
Pitcher | 30 | 29 | 13 | 45 | 5 | 59 | 1 | .983 | 246.2 | 2.15 |  |  |  |
Player History
Drafted in 1st round, 15th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1906... Injured on 5/9/1907 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 7-8 weeks... Injured on 7/28/1908 with a Broken Finger, out for 5-6 weeks... Earned first career win on 9/28/1908... Had first career hit on 6/18/1909, off Hi West (SLN)... Injured on 8/11/1909 with a Strained Back, out for 1-2 weeks... Injured on 9/8/1909 with a Inflamed Tricep Muscle, out for 2 weeks...
Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

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