Pinky Higgins

Third Base

1930—1946

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Player LeveL
Regular
Top 100 Rank
NR
Third Base RANK
NR

Player Detail

Michael Franklin
GIVEN NAME
Higgins
SURNAME
May 27, 1909, in Red Oak, TX
BORN
March 21, 1969, in Dallas, TX, USA
DIED
1930—1946
Playing Career
Played from 21-37
PLAYING AGE
Philadelphia A's
Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Teams Played For
Third Base
PRIMARY POSITION
Boston Red Sox
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
Pinky
NICKNAME
6
UNIFORM NUMBER
#5 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
6-1 / 185
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Right / Right
BATTED / THREW
June 25, 1930
Major League Debut
September 29, 1946
FINAL GAME

WHO IS Pinky Higgins?

That supposedly racist infielder who said bad things about Jackie Robinson and integration of baseball.

40

HITTING

40

POWER

30

RUNNING

40

FIELDING

30

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1802
1941
140
1075
.292
3 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

Teammate Team

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:

BEST SEASON

1934 Philadelphia A's

25 Years Old

.330
AVG
16
HR
90
RBI
89
RUNS
.392
OBP
179
HITS
37
2B
6
3B
.508
SLG
56
BB
9
SB
4.4
WAR

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.292
.370
.428

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.798
.730
109.3

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
23.3
57.0

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

Pinky Higgins Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Higgins
527
154
74
30
4
11
85
64
47
5
225
219
.292
.370
.428
798
AVG 3B
533
145
73
26
6
8
56
48
7
206
203
.273
.344
.386
.730

Pinky Higgins Rankings

AT Third Base BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
NR
114
NR
91
38
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Third Base BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
86
100
NR
NR
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Pinky Higgins PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
25.5
21.2
14.2
12.0
2.29
70.0
44.1
31.5
21.6
5.03
BLUE = Pinky Higgins
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 3B

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
194.3
126.1
87.8
64.4
17.4
347.8
200.2
143.2
95.5
25.6
BLUE = Pinky Higgins
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 3B

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).

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