Pinky Higgins
Michael Franklin Higgins
(Pinky)
 
Born: May 27, 1909 in Red Oak, TX
Died: March 21, 1969 - 59 years old
Bats: R Throws: R Ht: 6'1" Wt: 185
(legend)
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Notes:
- Signed by the Philadelphia Athletics as an Amateur Free Agent in 1930
- Served in the Navy during World War II
- High School: Adamson (Dallas, TX)
- College/Univ: University of Texas at Austin (1928-1930)
- Visit Higgins's Managerial Page

Overall

Multi-Team Years
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr
Tm
Lg
PHA
AL
21.1
3B
28
-
 
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.4
0.1
0.0
-0.0
-0.0
0.0
0.0
PHA
AL
24.1
3B
635
-
 
3.7
4.6
-0.5
0.0
0.3
22.5
18.4
4.1
0.0
9.1
8.9
0.2
0.0
PHA
AL
25.1
3B
606
-
 
4.3
5.1
-0.5
0.0
0.3
20.2
17.5
2.8
0.0
7.7
8.7
-1.0
0.0
PHA
AL
26.1
3B
573
-
 
2.9
3.5
-0.4
0.0
0.3
15.1
12.2
2.9
0.0
3.6
4.1
-0.5
0.0
PHA
AL
27.1
3B
620
-
 
2.0
2.1
0.2
0.0
0.3
14.0
10.0
4.0
0.0
1.2
1.0
0.3
0.0
BOS
AL
28.1
3B
654
-
 
1.5
2.6
-0.8
0.0
0.3
16.3
13.3
3.0
0.0
2.9
3.8
-0.9
0.0
BOS
AL
29.1
3B
603
-
 
1.3
1.9
-0.3
0.0
0.2
13.8
11.2
2.6
0.0
1.5
2.4
-0.9
0.0
DET
AL
30.1
3B
561
-
 
0.4
0.8
-0.3
0.0
0.1
9.8
6.4
3.4
0.0
-1.7
-1.8
0.1
0.0
DET
AL
31.1
3B
551
-
 
1.3
1.6
-0.1
0.0
0.1
11.0
8.1
2.9
0.0
-0.5
-0.2
-0.3
0.0
DET
AL
32.1
3B
619
-
 
2.4
2.6
0.0
0.0
0.2
16.1
10.6
5.5
0.0
3.2
1.5
1.8
0.0
DET
AL
33.1
3B
579
-
 
1.6
2.4
-0.8
0.0
0.1
11.9
9.1
2.7
0.0
-0.5
0.3
-0.8
0.0
DET
AL
34.1
3B
592
-
 
1.9
2.2
-0.3
0.0
0.0
14.2
11.6
2.6
0.0
1.7
2.7
-1.0
0.0
DET
AL
35.1
3B
640
-
 
4.0
4.0
0.0
0.0
-0.0
22.4
20.5
1.9
0.0
9.0
10.9
-1.9
0.0
DET
AL
37.1
3B
66
-
 
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.6
0.2
0.4
0.0
-0.7
-0.8
0.1
0.0
BOS
AL
37.1
3B
227
-
 
0.6
0.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.1
4.2
1.9
0.0
1.5
0.8
0.7
0.0
14
3
3B
7554
-
  
27.7
33.7
-3.7
0.0
2.3
194.5
153.5
41.0
0.0
38.0
42.0
-4.0
0.0
162 Game Average
679
-
  
2.5
3.0
-0.3
0.0
0.2
  
17.5
13.8
3.7
0.0
  
3.4
3.8
-0.4
0.0
 
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr Tm    
5
3B
2462
-
 
12.9
15.3
-1.2
0.0
1.3
72.4
58.4
14.0
0.0
21.7
22.6
-0.9
0.0
3
3B
1484
-
 
3.5
5.0
-1.1
0.0
0.5
36.2
28.7
7.5
0.0
5.9
7.0
-1.1
0.0
7
3B
3608
-
 
11.4
13.3
-1.5
0.0
0.5
85.9
66.4
19.5
0.0
10.4
12.4
-2.0
0.0
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Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James