Bob Gibson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 189lb (185cm, 85kg)

Born: November 9, 1935 in Omaha, NE us

Died: October 2, 2020 in Omaha, NE

Buried: Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Omaha, NE

High School: Tech HS (Omaha, NE)

School: Creighton University (Omaha, NE)

Debut: April 15, 1959 (Age 23-157d, 11,620th in major league history)
vs. LAD 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: September 3, 1975 (Age 39-298d)
vs. CHC 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 5 ER, L

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1981. (Voted by BBWAA on 337/401 ballots)
View Bob Gibson's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1959 season

Full Name: Robert Gibson

Nicknames: Hoot or Gibby

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

89.2

251

174

ERA

2.91

528

482

3884.1

3117

WHIP

1.188

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	21-22 / in Starts: 15-15
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	17 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 90 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	58 (34-18-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 90 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	55 (29-17-9)

Most Driven In
C James	2
Self	2
J Gotay	1
D Maxvill	0
D Clemens	0

Most Driven In By
Self	2
C James	2
B White	2
F Whitfield	1
C Flood	1
J Gotay	0
J Javier	0
D Landrum	0

1962 Batting Game Log

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1962 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	102	3 (2)	Apr 14	STL	@	CHC	W,7-4	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					6						PR
2	103	4	Apr 16	STL	@	PHI	W,12-6	GS-1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	.63	0.041	1.78	0.07%	1.28	P
3	104	9 (4)	Apr 22 (2)	STL		CHC	L,1-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.82	-0.040	2.41	-0.07%	-0.50	P
4	105	12 (2)	Apr 26	STL	@	HOU	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.92	-0.071	2.61	-0.12%	-0.65	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	106	18 (5)	May 2	STL		HOU	W,4-1	CG	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9	.99	0.004	3.35	0.01%	0.03	P
6	107	23 (4)	May 6 (2)	STL	@	CIN	W,3-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9	1.33	-0.086	4.63	-0.18%	-0.63	P
7	108	26 (2)	May 10	STL		SFG	L,0-6	GS-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.200	.473	9	.73	0.028	3.08	0.07%	0.28	P
8	109	28 (1)	May 12	STL		LAD	W,6-5	11-GF(15)	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.308	.182	.490	9	2.68	0.004	8.85	0.01%	0.15	P
9	110	32 (3)	May 17	STL	@	SFG	W,1-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.267	.154	.421	9	1.42	-0.075	3.61	-0.11%	-0.52	P
10	111	37 (4)	May 22	STL		PHI	W,6-2	CG	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.188	.316	.188	.503	9	.49	0.057	1.64	0.12%	0.37	P
11	112	40 (2)	May 25	STL		MLN	L,8-11	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.316	.188	.503	2						PR
12	113	42 (1)	May 27	STL		MLN	L,3-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9	.70	-0.040	1.88	-0.06%	-0.46	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	114	49 (6)	Jun 3	STL	@	MLN	L,4-6	GS-8	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.211	.304	.211	.515	9	.69	0.009	.44	0.00%	0.29	P
14	115	53 (3)	Jun 8	STL		SFG	W,8-4	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.308	.227	.535	9	1.25	-0.014	1.24	-0.01%	-0.81	P
15	116	59 (5)	Jun 13	STL		PHI	W,6-1	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.310	.208	.519	9	.56	0.040	.65	0.03%	0.02	P
16	117	63 (3)	Jun 18	STL	@	LAD	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.281	.185	.466	9	1.14	-0.084	1.96	-0.09%	-0.53	P
17	118	68 (4)	Jun 23	STL	@	PHI	W,9-1	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.297	.219	.516	9	.48	0.013	.57	0.01%	0.47	P
18	119	71 (2)	Jun 25	STL	@	CHC	W,6-4	6-6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.219	.297	.219	.516	6	1.61	0.045	2.34	0.04%	0.32	PR
19	120	75 (3)	Jun 28	STL	@	CHC	L,2-7	GS-7	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.333	.265	.598	9	.61	0.036	1.44	0.05%	0.34	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
20	121	81 (5)	Jul 3 susp	STL		MLN	L,5-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.325	.257	.582	9	1.30	-0.032	1.74	-0.03%	-0.32	P
21	122	86 (4)	Jul 8	STL	@	NYM	W,15-1	CG	5	5	3	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.356	.375	.731	9	.24	0.124	.17	0.05%	2.25	P
22	123	88 (1)	Jul 13	STL	@	MLN	W,6-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.295	.347	.364	.711	9	.54	-0.024	.30	-0.01%	-0.24	P
23	124	91 (2)	Jul 15 (2)	STL	@	PIT	L,7-8	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.295	.347	.364	.711	5						PR
24	125	94 (2)	Jul 18	STL		CHC	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.298	.346	.362	.708	9	.80	-0.024	.56	-0.01%	-0.22	P
25	126	95	Jul 19	STL		CHC	W,5-4	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.298	.346	.362	.708	7						PR
26	127	99 (3)	Jul 22	STL	@	HOU	W,3-1	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.345	.360	.705	9	1.24	0.057	.69	0.02%	0.08	P
27	128	103 (3)	Jul 27 (1)	STL		NYM	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.351	.365	.716	9	.83	0.031	.21	0.01%	0.16	P
28	129	106 (2)	Jul 29 (1)	STL		NYM	W,6-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.308	.351	.365	.716	4						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
29	130	110 (3)	Aug 3	STL		HOU	L,3-8	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.302	.345	.358	.703	9	.94	-0.025	.23	0.00%	-0.26	P
30	131	111	Aug 4	STL		HOU	W,2-0	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.302	.345	.358	.703	7						PR
31	132	115 (3)	Aug 8	STL	@	PIT	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.316	.355	.368	.723	9	.77	0.055	.08	0.00%	0.31	P
32	133	120 (4)	Aug 14	STL	@	HOU	L,3-4	CG(10)	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.311	.348	.410	.758	9	1.73	-0.041	.08	0.00%	0.13	P
33	134	124 (3)	Aug 18 (2)	STL	@	NYM	W,10-0	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.308	.352	.400	.752	9	.36	0.028	.01	0.00%	-0.94	P
34	135	126 (1)	Aug 21	STL	@	MLN	L,5-6	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.308	.352	.400	.752	8						PR
35	136	128 (1)	Aug 23	STL	@	MLN	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.308	.352	.400	.752	9						PR
36	137	134 (5)	Aug 29	STL		HOU	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.338	.382	.720	9	1.68	-0.139	.01	0.00%	-1.11	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
37	138	137 (2)	Sep 2	STL		NYM	L,3-4	7-8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.294	.338	.382	.720	7	2.61	0.061	.00	0.00%	0.26	PR
38	139	138	Sep 3 (1)	STL		CHC	L,2-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.290	.333	.377	.710	9	.32	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.12	P
39	140	141 (2)	Sep 5	STL		MLN	L,0-1	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.290	.333	.377	.710	7						PR
40	141	143 (1)	Sep 7	STL	@	CIN	L,5-6	GS-10	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.316	.356	.673	9	.79	-0.104	.00	0.00%	-1.61	P
41	142	147 (3)	Sep 11	STL		CIN	L,2-6	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.317	.347	.664	9	1.60	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.17	P
42	143	148	Sep 14	STL	@	PHI	L,1-2	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.267	.317	.347	.664	9						PR
43	144	150 (1)	Sep 16	STL	@	PHI	L,1-3	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.321	.342	.664	9	1.80	0.069	.00	0.00%	0.50	P
							21-22		90	76	11	20	0	0	2	5	4	0	27	3	6	1	1	1	0	0	.263	.321	.342	.664		.96	-0.149	1.26	-0.21%	-1.86

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