Player

Josh Gibson HOF 1972

Player Info
Full Name
Joshua
Born
December 21, 1911
Buena Vista, GA, USA
Died
January 20, 1947
Size
6'1" / 220 lbs
B/T
R / R
Final Game
September 30, 1946
Teams
Honors
10 x All-Star
1946, 1945, 1944, 1943, 1942, 1939, 1936, 1935, 1934, 1933
Career Batting
766
G
.364
AVG
1,007
H
197
HR
872
RBI
1.135
OPS
208
OPS vs Lg
Qualified for career rate leaderboards · about these stats
Career Pitching
0-0
W-L
21.60
ERA
1
G
0
SO
0
SV
3.00
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
Year Team W L ERA G GS SV IP SO BB
1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords 0 0 21.60 1 0 0 1.2 0 1
Advanced Pitching About these stats
Year Lg IP K/9 BB/9 WHIP Qual
1935 NN2 1.7 0.00 5.40 3.000
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1946 Homestead Grays 48 171 54 12 3 13 34 .316
1945 Homestead Grays 47 161 56 6 5 8 37 .348
1944 Homestead Grays 50 180 60 8 6 10 40 .333
1943 Homestead Grays 70 249 116 23 9 20 93 .466
1942 Homestead Grays 62 212 72 9 4 14 57 .340
1940 Homestead Grays 2 6 1 0 0 1 2 .167
1939 Homestead Grays 28 104 42 5 3 11 35 .404
1938 Homestead Grays 47 168 61 11 4 13 54 .363
1937 Homestead Grays 39 156 65 13 7 20 60 .417
1936 Pittsburgh Crawfords 50 175 68 7 4 18 51 .389
1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords 44 168 62 11 4 10 48 .369
1934 Pittsburgh Crawfords 65 240 76 19 4 15 56 .317
1933 Pittsburgh Crawfords 69 243 96 15 7 18 61 .395
1932 Pittsburgh Crawfords 64 241 79 14 6 9 46 .328
1931 Homestead Grays 48 183 57 14 4 8 39 .311
1930 Memphis Red Sox 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 .500
1930 Homestead Grays 32 107 40 3 2 9 20 .374
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1946 NN2 186 .333 .263 8.1 1.1 191 36.3 ✓
1945 NN2 195 .248 .322 16.9 2.1 201 28.2 ✓
1944 NN2 203 .278 .294 11.3 0.0 180 37.7 ✓
1943 NN2 305 .406 .421 18.0 0.3 290 95.3 ✓
1942 NN2 266 .278 .294 19.2 0.4 220 66.7 ✓
1940 NN2 9 .500 — 33.3 — 192 4.0
1939 NN2 126 .423 — 11.9 — 250 34.9
1938 NN2 203 .345 .310 14.8 0.0 212 40.5 ✓
1937 NN2 183 .558 .331 13.7 0.0 278 55.9 ✓
1936 NN2 208 .394 .319 14.4 0.0 226 37.4
1935 NN2 194 .292 .333 12.4 1.0 183 21.9
1934 NN2 272 .300 .272 11.0 0.4 190 36.3 ✓
1933 NN2 267 .342 — 7.1 — 224 53.0 ✓
1932 IND 270 .220 .303 9.6 0.4 155 15.7
1931 IND 201 .251 .285 6.5 1.5 154 23.1 ✓
1930 IND 123 .306 .340 6.5 4.1 153 24.2
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
C 637 3,301 452 78 48 .980
OF 97 118 12 7 2 .949
1B 37 265 24 10 19 .967
3B 14 6 14 3 1 .870
P 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1946 Homestead Grays 1B 2 16 0 0 1 1.000
1946 Homestead Grays 3B 1 1 2 1 0 .750
1946 Homestead Grays C 43 203 35 7 4 .971
1945 Homestead Grays 1B 2 13 4 1 1 .944
1945 Homestead Grays C 42 221 34 5 2 .981
1945 Homestead Grays OF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000
1944 Homestead Grays 1B 2 8 0 0 0 1.000
1944 Homestead Grays C 43 188 29 7 3 .969
1944 Homestead Grays OF 6 4 0 0 0 1.000
1943 Homestead Grays C 62 283 30 5 1 .984
1943 Homestead Grays OF 12 17 2 1 0 .950
1942 Homestead Grays 1B 2 11 1 0 1 1.000
1942 Homestead Grays C 54 272 28 5 2 .984
1942 Homestead Grays OF 6 10 0 0 0 1.000
1940 Homestead Grays 1B 1 6 0 1 0 .857
1940 Homestead Grays C 1 4 1 1 0 .833
1939 Homestead Grays 1B 1 7 1 0 1 1.000
1939 Homestead Grays C 28 126 23 1 1 .993
1938 Homestead Grays 1B 2 17 2 0 0 1.000
1938 Homestead Grays 3B 3 0 3 1 0 .750
1938 Homestead Grays C 44 215 29 2 2 .992
1938 Homestead Grays OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
1937 Homestead Grays 1B 1 10 1 0 0 1.000
1937 Homestead Grays 3B 1 0 1 1 0 .500
1937 Homestead Grays C 36 205 23 4 5 .983
1937 Homestead Grays OF 1 2 0 1 0 .667
1936 Pittsburgh Crawfords 1B 6 36 3 2 5 .951
1936 Pittsburgh Crawfords 3B 1 0 2 0 0 1.000
1936 Pittsburgh Crawfords C 40 196 30 10 2 .958
1936 Pittsburgh Crawfords OF 4 5 0 1 0 .833
1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords 1B 8 67 6 3 6 .961
1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords 3B 1 2 1 0 1 1.000
1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords C 34 200 31 2 2 .991
1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords OF 3 4 0 0 0 1.000
1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords P 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1934 Pittsburgh Crawfords 1B 6 45 4 0 3 1.000
1934 Pittsburgh Crawfords 3B 3 2 3 0 0 1.000
1934 Pittsburgh Crawfords C 56 348 46 10 5 .975
1934 Pittsburgh Crawfords OF 4 4 0 0 0 1.000
1933 Pittsburgh Crawfords 1B 4 29 2 3 1 .912
1933 Pittsburgh Crawfords 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1.000
1933 Pittsburgh Crawfords C 49 279 36 5 9 .984
1933 Pittsburgh Crawfords OF 12 15 3 0 1 1.000
1932 Pittsburgh Crawfords C 36 183 23 4 2 .981
1932 Pittsburgh Crawfords OF 34 37 4 3 0 .932
1931 Homestead Grays C 38 211 31 3 6 .988
1931 Homestead Grays OF 11 16 3 1 1 .950
1930 Homestead Grays C 30 166 22 6 2 .969
1930 Memphis Red Sox C 1 1 1 1 0 .667
1930 Homestead Grays OF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 34 120 32 5 15 .267
1945 NWS Homestead Grays 4 14 2 0 1 .143
1944 NWS Homestead Grays 5 15 6 1 2 .400
1943 NWS Homestead Grays 7 26 5 0 2 .192
1942 NWS Homestead Grays 4 13 1 0 0 .077
1939 NLC Homestead Grays 5 15 6 2 3 .400
1939 NLP2 Homestead Grays 2 6 1 1 2 .167
1935 NLC Pittsburgh Crawfords 7 31 11 1 5 .355