Player

Bob Gibson HOF 1981

Player Info
Full Name
Robert
Born
November 9, 1935
Omaha, NE, USA
Died
October 2, 2020
Size
6'1" / 189 lbs
B/T
R / R
Debut
April 15, 1959
Final Game
September 3, 1975
Career
17 years
Teams
Honors
8 x All-Star
1972, 1970, 1969, 1968, 1967, 1966, 1965, 1962
1973 - Gold Glove (NL)
1972 - Gold Glove (NL)
1971 - Gold Glove (NL)
1970 - Sporting News Pitcher of the Year (NL)
1970 - Sporting News All-Star (NL)
1970 - Gold Glove (NL)
1970 - Cy Young Award (NL)
1969 - Gold Glove (NL)
1968 - Sporting News Pitcher of the Year (NL)
1968 - Sporting News All-Star (NL)
... and 9 more
Career Batting
596
G
.206
AVG
274
H
24
HR
144
RBI
.543
OPS
57
OPS vs Lg
18% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Career Pitching
251-174
W-L
2.91
ERA
528
G
3,117
SO
6
SV
1.19
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
Year Team W L ERA G GS SV IP SO BB
1975 St. Louis Cardinals 3 10 5.04 22 14 2 109.0 60 62
1974 St. Louis Cardinals 11 13 3.83 33 33 0 240.0 129 104
1973 St. Louis Cardinals 12 10 2.77 25 25 0 195.0 142 57
1972 St. Louis Cardinals 19 11 2.46 34 34 0 278.0 208 88
1971 St. Louis Cardinals 16 13 3.04 31 31 0 245.1 185 76
1970 St. Louis Cardinals 23 7 3.12 34 34 0 294.0 274 88
1969 St. Louis Cardinals 20 13 2.18 35 35 0 314.0 269 95
1968 St. Louis Cardinals 22 9 1.12 34 34 0 304.2 268 62
1967 St. Louis Cardinals 13 7 2.98 24 24 0 175.1 147 40
1966 St. Louis Cardinals 21 12 2.44 35 35 0 280.0 225 78
1965 St. Louis Cardinals 20 12 3.07 38 36 1 299.0 270 103
1964 St. Louis Cardinals 19 12 3.01 40 36 1 287.0 245 86
1963 St. Louis Cardinals 18 9 3.39 36 33 0 254.1 204 96
1962 St. Louis Cardinals 15 13 2.85 32 30 1 233.1 208 95
1961 St. Louis Cardinals 13 12 3.24 35 27 1 211.1 166 119
1960 St. Louis Cardinals 3 6 5.61 27 12 0 86.2 69 48
1959 St. Louis Cardinals 3 5 3.33 13 9 0 75.2 48 39
Advanced Pitching About these stats
Year Lg IP K/9 BB/9 WHIP Qual
1975 NL 109.0 4.95 5.12 1.670
1974 NL 240.0 4.84 3.90 1.417 ✓
1973 NL 195.0 6.55 2.63 1.108 ✓
1972 NL 278.0 6.73 2.85 1.129 ✓
1971 NL 245.7 6.78 2.78 1.185 ✓
1970 NL 294.0 8.39 2.69 1.190 ✓
1969 NL 314.0 7.71 2.72 1.102 ✓
1968 NL 304.7 7.92 1.83 0.853 ✓
1967 NL 175.3 7.55 2.05 1.089 ✓
1966 NL 280.3 7.22 2.50 1.027 ✓
1965 NL 299.0 8.13 3.10 1.157 ✓
1964 NL 287.3 7.67 2.69 1.169 ✓
1963 NL 254.7 7.21 3.39 1.257 ✓
1962 NL 233.7 8.01 3.66 1.151 ✓
1961 NL 211.3 7.07 5.07 1.443 ✓
1960 NL 86.7 7.17 4.98 1.673
1959 NL 75.7 5.71 4.64 1.533
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1975 St. Louis Cardinals 22 28 5 0 0 0 1 .179
1974 St. Louis Cardinals 33 81 17 4 1 0 6 .210
1973 St. Louis Cardinals 25 65 12 0 0 2 8 .185
1972 St. Louis Cardinals 34 103 20 6 0 5 12 .194
1971 St. Louis Cardinals 31 87 15 0 1 2 5 .172
1970 St. Louis Cardinals 40 109 33 3 1 2 14 .303
1969 St. Louis Cardinals 37 118 29 6 0 1 11 .246
1968 St. Louis Cardinals 35 94 16 5 0 0 3 .170
1967 St. Louis Cardinals 27 60 8 0 0 0 7 .133
1966 St. Louis Cardinals 46 100 20 4 0 1 11 .200
1965 St. Louis Cardinals 42 104 25 2 0 5 14 .240
1964 St. Louis Cardinals 40 96 15 3 1 0 8 .156
1963 St. Louis Cardinals 41 87 18 3 1 3 12 .207
1962 St. Louis Cardinals 42 76 20 0 0 2 11 .263
1961 St. Louis Cardinals 40 66 13 5 0 1 4 .197
1960 St. Louis Cardinals 40 28 5 1 0 0 4 .179
1959 St. Louis Cardinals 21 26 3 2 0 0 1 .115
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1975 NL 37 .000 .238 8.1 24.3 22 0.0
1974 NL 87 .074 .266 3.4 21.8 49 0.0
1973 NL 71 .092 .213 4.2 23.9 41 2.0
1972 NL 106 .204 .206 0.9 23.6 73 5.2
1971 NL 95 .092 .206 3.2 25.3 37 2.0
1970 NL 124 .101 .374 6.5 20.2 108 2.0
1969 NL 127 .076 .342 2.4 28.3 69 1.0
1968 NL 110 .053 .254 6.4 29.1 43 0.0
1967 NL 74 .000 .235 10.8 35.1 13 0.0
1966 NL 111 .070 .292 2.7 31.5 41 1.0
1965 NL 119 .164 .263 2.5 21.8 92 5.0
1964 NL 107 .052 .254 2.8 35.5 16 0.0
1963 NL 100 .161 .306 8.0 35.0 90 3.0
1962 NL 90 .079 .383 4.4 31.1 85 2.0
1961 NL 75 .121 .273 4.0 30.7 50 1.0
1960 NL 29 .036 .238 0.0 24.1 11 0.0
1959 NL 27 .077 .188 0.0 37.0 -17 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
P 528 291 484 42 46 .949
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1975 St. Louis Cardinals P 22 6 15 3 2 .875
1974 St. Louis Cardinals P 33 20 26 2 4 .958
1973 St. Louis Cardinals P 25 11 24 2 2 .946
1972 St. Louis Cardinals P 34 12 46 1 3 .983
1971 St. Louis Cardinals P 31 10 39 3 1 .942
1970 St. Louis Cardinals P 34 22 32 4 3 .931
1969 St. Louis Cardinals P 35 21 32 3 5 .946
1968 St. Louis Cardinals P 34 21 28 1 2 .980
1967 St. Louis Cardinals P 24 19 23 0 0 1.000
1966 St. Louis Cardinals P 35 26 28 2 4 .964
1965 St. Louis Cardinals P 38 27 33 3 1 .952
1964 St. Louis Cardinals P 40 24 36 6 4 .909
1963 St. Louis Cardinals P 36 27 28 5 0 .917
1962 St. Louis Cardinals P 32 18 35 3 6 .946
1961 St. Louis Cardinals P 35 14 35 2 4 .961
1960 St. Louis Cardinals P 27 7 14 0 3 1.000
1959 St. Louis Cardinals P 13 6 10 2 2 .889
Postseason Pitching
Year Round Team G W-L SV IP SO ERA
Career 9 7-2 0 81.0 92 1.89
1968 World Series St. Louis Cardinals 3 2-1 0 27.0 35 1.67
1967 World Series St. Louis Cardinals 3 3-0 0 27.0 26 1.00
1964 World Series St. Louis Cardinals 3 2-1 0 27.0 31 3.00
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 9 28 4 2 3 .143
1968 World Series St. Louis Cardinals 3 8 1 1 2 .125
1967 World Series St. Louis Cardinals 3 11 1 1 1 .091
1964 World Series St. Louis Cardinals 3 9 2 0 0 .222