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| Name | Team | Age |
| John Higgins | Retired (1979, Age 34) | Died (2023, Age 78) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 4, Pick 51 (1966) |
C | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Cool Papa Bell League | 0 | 0 years (51 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
|
Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 8/4/1945 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (1B) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (27.4 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | POS | Team | G | GS | INN | TC | PO | A | E | DP | PB | SB | CS | CS% | +/- | RF
|
FPCT |
| 1973 | C | KC | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 6.35 | 1.000 |
| 1978 | C | KC | 16 | 16 | 139.0 | 130 | 123 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 17.6% | 0 | 8.35 | .992 |
| 1B | KC | 5 | 5 | 46.0 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9.39 | 1.000 | |||||
| Pos Total | C | 18 | 18 | 156.0 | 142 | 135 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 15.8% | 0 | 8.13 | .993 | |
| 1B | 5 | 5 | 46.0 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9.39 | 1.000 | ||||||
| Total | 23 | 23 | 202.0 | 190 | 183 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 15.8% | 0 | 8.42 | .995 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1979-11-01 | John Higgins has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1979-05-16 | The Kansas City Athletics have waived John Higgins. |
| 1979-04-01 | The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Ed Klawitter to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have designated John Higgins for assignment. |
| 1978-08-20 | The Kansas City Athletics have promoted John Higgins to the major league team. |
| 1978-08-20 | The Kansas City Athletics have acquired John Higgins from the waiver wire. |
| 1974-05-12 | The Kansas City Athletics have waived John Higgins. |
| 1973-09-27 | The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Moe Corkhill to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have designated John Higgins for assignment. |
| 1973-09-12 | The Kansas City Athletics have promoted John Higgins to the major league team. |
| 1973-09-12 | The Kansas City Athletics have acquired John Higgins from the waiver wire. |
| 1970-03-05 | The Chicago Dragons have acquired Mookie Redmond from the waiver wire. The Chicago Dragons have waived John Higgins. |