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Brett Butler League
4-1-2030
Ben Higginson Second Base
Retired (2023, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .277 Total Rating   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .788 Status Retired (2023) Option Years 0  
H 2322 Age 44 (OS 45) Date of Birth 06-02-1985
HR 299 Drafted Round 1, Pick 11
(2003)
Majors Svc Time 15 years
(142 games)
RBI 1213
SB 282
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B+ Velocity   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt C- Control   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 0
1B B- (53.2%) LF D- (6.7%) Arm C+ WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health A- LCS Appearances 4
3B B+ (75.6%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 4
Notes: 2019: 4th 20/20 year.
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
2008 DET
154
577
60
143
18
2
15
70
45
123 3 3
9
6 14
.668
.304
.364
.116
.248
2009 TEX
159
632
69
152
27
4
21
88
52
144 3 2
9
5 9
.696
.300
.396
.155
.241
2010 TEX
156
476
65
134
22
4
21
67
42
91 1 4
8
2 5
.815
.338
.477
.195
.282
2011 MIN
160
636
76
177
27
6
11
82
63
114 4 3
17
10 4
.737
.346
.392
.113
.278
2012 MIN
160
621
107
188
37
11
19
112
63
123 4 5
32
14 10
.857
.368
.490
.187
.303
2013 MIN
160
648
131
196
33
7
24
96
74
126 2 3
53
13 9
.860
.374
.486
.184
.302
2014 MIN
161
625
98
157
18
6
25
83
60
139 2 2
27
13 3
.737
.318
.419
.168
.251
2015 MIN
160
648
104
200
30
10
24
106
71
105 5 1
24
18 2
.878
.381
.497
.188
.309
2016 MIN
159
634
86
182
28
5
26
93
58
108 2 3
14
7 8
.817
.347
.470
.183
.287
2017 MIN-COL
150
469
67
118
21
2
16
66
45
85 2 4
23
7 10
.725
.317
.407
.156
.252
2018 COL
134
405
68
115
20
2
15
61
46
71 0 3
6
0 8
.809
.355
.454
.170
.284
2019 COL
160
530
91
156
35
3
22
90
58
103 2 2
24
7 26
.861
.365
.496
.202
.294
2020 COL
159
564
76
153
24
4
25
85
61
106 2 4
15
5 18
.803
.342
.461
.190
.271
2021 COL
158
475
80
126
19
2
20
62
50
82 2 1
9
7 6
.777
.337
.440
.175
.265
2022 COL
108
318
47
84
13
1
9
32
34
61 1 2
9
1 9
.731
.335
.396
.132
.264
2023 COL
72
139
17
41
5
1
6
20
12
28 0 1
3
1 1
.824
.349
.475
.180
.295
Total
2370
8397
1242
2322
377
70
299
1213
834
1609 35 43
282
116 142
.788
.343
.445
.168
.277
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2023-11-01Ben Higginson has retired from the Colorado Peaks
2023-08-23Ben Higginson of the Colorado Peaks is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
2021-04-01The Colorado Peaks have removed Ben Higginson from the trade block.
2019-03-07The Colorado Peaks have placed Ben Higginson on the trade block.
2017-04-28Trade #1326950 has been completed between the Minnesota Micronauts and the Colorado Peaks. The Colorado Peaks receive Ben Higginson, Steve Jones from the Minnesota Micronauts in exchange for John Benjamin.
2011-04-01Trade #1232027 has been completed between the Texas Mavericks and the Minnesota Muskies. The Minnesota Muskies receive Ben Higginson from the Texas Mavericks in exchange for Donald Gill.
2009-03-01The Texas Mavericks have promoted Rube Vinson to the major league team. The Texas Mavericks have promoted Ben Higginson to the major league team. The Texas Mavericks have promoted Dick Gunson to the major league team. The Texas Mavericks have promoted Gene Frink to the major league team. The Texas Mavericks have sent Chris Lipski to the minors.
2008-10-03The Detroit Chargers have promoted Kevin McAuliffe to the major league team. The Detroit Chargers have promoted Ted Milnar to the major league team. The Detroit Chargers have promoted Rudy McNamara to the major league team. The Detroit Chargers have promoted Chris Lipski to the major league team. The Detroit Chargers have promoted Val Mulholland to the major league team. The Detroit Chargers have sent Gene Frink to the minors. The Detroit Chargers have sent Ben Higginson to the minors. The Detroit Chargers have sent Rube Vinson to the minors. The Detroit Chargers have sent Tom Smith to the minors. The Detroit Chargers have sent Dick Gunson to the minors.
2008-04-11The Detroit Chargers have renamed Ben Verdi to Ben Higginson.
2008-04-08The Detroit Chargers have promoted Ben Verdi to the major league team. The Detroit Chargers have sent Gene Frink to the minors.