What years did Jim Bibby play?

Jim Bibby played in Major League Baseball from 1972 to 1984.

Was Jim Bibby a pitcher?

Yes. Jim Bibby pitched in the major leagues, recording 111 wins and 1079 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jim Bibby hit?

Jim Bibby hit 5 career home runs with 31 hits.

What teams did Jim Bibby play for?

Jim Bibby played for 4 teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (1972–1973), the Texas Rangers (1973–1975, 1984), the Cleveland Indians (1975–1977), and the Pittsburgh Pirates (1978–1981, 1983).

Did Jim Bibby win a Cy Young Award?

No. Jim Bibby did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Jim Bibby win?

Jim Bibby was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Jim Bibby's career stats?

In 340 games, Jim Bibby went 111-101 with a 3.76 ERA, 1,079 strikeouts, 1,722.2 innings pitched, and 8 saves. At the plate he had 31 hits and 5 home runs.

What position did Jim Bibby play?

Jim Bibby played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Jim Bibby and how much did he weigh?

Jim Bibby was listed at 6 feet 5 inches and 235 pounds.

What was Jim Bibby's career ERA?

Jim Bibby finished with a 3.76 career ERA, going 111-101 with 1,079 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Jim Bibby have?

Jim Bibby recorded 1,079 career strikeouts.

Is Jim Bibby in the Hall of Fame?

No. Jim Bibby has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

How many All-Star Games did Jim Bibby make?

Jim Bibby was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

Jim Bibby

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1972-1984)

Jim Bibby was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1972 to 1984 for 4 teams, including the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 13 seasons. Across 340 career appearances, he went 111-101 with a 3.76 ERA and 1,079 strikeouts. He also batted .148 with 5 home runs. Jim Bibby was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 1936.0.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 15, 2026

W–L 111–101

ERA 3.76

WHIP 1.33

SO 1,079

Pitcher PIV 1936.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'5" / 235 lb
Born: 10/29/1944 in Franklinton, NC, USA
Died: 2/16/2010 in Lynchburg, VA, USA
MLB Debut: 1972-09-04
Last Game: 1984-05-26
Awards: All-Star

Full name: James Blair Bibby

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Career Pitching Statistics

Jim Bibby — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
111	101	340	239	56	19	8	1722.2	1,565	719	131	723	1,079	3.76	1936.0

Career ERA 3.76 vs. league average 3.73 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Jim Bibby Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1972	SLN	NL	1	3	6	6	0	0	0	40.1	29	15	19	28	3.35	3.26 (-3%)	-527.8
1973	SLN	NL	0	2	6	3	0	0	0	16.0	19	17	17	12	9.56	3.75 (-155%)	-1002.9
1973	TEX	AL	9	10	26	23	11	2	1	180.1	121	65	106	155	3.24	3.75 (+13%)	125.9
1974	TEX	AL	19	19	41	41	11	5	0	264.0	255	139	113	149	4.74	3.63 (-31%)	-2900.9
1975	TEX	AL	2	6	12	12	4	1	0	68.1	73	38	28	31	5.00	3.71 (-35%)	577.5
1975	CLE	AL	5	9	24	12	2	0	1	112.2	99	40	50	62	3.20	3.71 (+14%)	245.4
1976	CLE	AL	13	7	34	21	4	3	1	163.1	162	58	56	84	3.20	3.51 (+9%)	1627.7
1977	CLE	AL	12	13	37	30	9	2	2	206.2	197	82	73	141	3.57	4.00 (+11%)	2358.7
1978	PIT	NL	8	7	34	14	3	2	1	107.0	100	42	39	72	3.53	3.69 (+4%)	228.1
1979	PIT	NL	12	4	34	17	4	1	0	137.2	110	43	47	103	2.81	4.00 (+30%)	2848.9
1980	PIT	NL	19	6	35	34	6	1	0	238.1	210	88	88	144	3.32	3.84 (+14%)	148.2
1981	PIT	NL	6	3	14	14	2	2	0	93.2	79	26	26	48	2.50	3.58 (+30%)	1327.6
1983	PIT	NL	5	12	29	12	0	0	2	78.0	92	58	51	44	6.69	3.87 (-73%)	-2771.2
1984	TEX	AL	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	16.1	19	8	10	6	4.41	3.81 (-16%)	-349.2
Career · 14 seasons			111	101	340	239	56	19	8	1,722.2	1,565	719	723	1,079	3.76	—	1,936

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Jim Bibby — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
341	209	15	31	6	0	5	17	0	13	88	.148	.208	.249	.457	-445

Career AVG .148 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 42.6% below league average.

Career OBP .208 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 35.8% below league average.

Career SLG .249 vs. league average .380 across their career seasons — 34.4% below league average.

Career OPS .457 vs. league average .703 across their career seasons — 35.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Jim Bibby Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1972	SLN	NL	6	8	0	1	0	0	0	2	3	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
1973	SLN	NL	6	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1973	TEX	AL	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1974	TEX	AL	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1975	TEX	AL	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1975	CLE	AL	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1976	CLE	AL	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1977	CLE	AL	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	PIT	NL	34	31	1	4	0	1	2	3	9	.129	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	PIT	NL	34	45	3	8	1	2	5	0	25	.178	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	PIT	NL	35	77	6	12	3	1	7	6	32	.156	.264 (-41%)	.326 (-32%)	.387 (-40%)	.714 (-36%)	-445.2
1981	PIT	NL	14	28	4	4	2	1	3	1	11	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	PIT	NL	29	18	0	2	0	0	0	0	6	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	TEX	AL	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 14 seasons			341	209	15	31	6	5	17	13	88	.148	—	—	—	—	-445

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Jim Bibby — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Jim Bibby — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1979	NLCS	PIT	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
1979	WS	PIT	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Jim Bibby — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	3	3	0	17.1	14	4	6	15	2.08

Playoff Pitching by Year

Jim Bibby — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1979	NLCS	PIT	0	0	1	1	0	7.0	4	1	4	5	1.29
1979	WS	PIT	0	0	2	2	0	10.1	10	3	2	10	2.61

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Jim Bibby — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	164	93	7	15	4	13	.161
Away	177	116	8	16	1	4	.138

Pitching — Home / Away

Jim Bibby — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	163	852.1	765	331	352	497	3.50
Away	177	870.1	800	387	371	582	4.00

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Jim Bibby — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1984-05-26	TEX	CHW	—	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	0
1984-05-22	TEX	MIL	—	2.0	5	3	3	1	0	0
1984-05-12	TEX	CHW	—	3.0	2	2	2	2	2	1
1984-05-06	TEX	BAL	—	3.0	5	1	1	1	1	0
1984-05-02	TEX	TOR	—	1.1	2	1	1	2	2	0
1984-04-28	TEX	BAL	—	3.0	1	0	0	2	0	0
1984-04-25	TEX	DET	—	2.0	2	1	1	0	0	0
1984-04-10	TEX	DET	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
1983-09-17	PIT	WSN	W	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0
1983-09-09	PIT	PHI	L	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jim Bibby — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	340	239	88	216	20	16

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jim Bibby — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1972	SLN	P	6	6	2	6	0	0
1973	SLN	P	6	3	0	4	1	0
1973	TEX	P	26	23	5	18	1	1
1974	TEX	P	41	41	22	36	3	4
1975	TEX	P	12	12	3	9	2	1
1975	CLE	P	24	12	8	18	0	2
1976	CLE	P	34	21	10	19	2	2
1977	CLE	P	37	30	14	21	5	0
1978	PIT	P	34	14	3	20	2	0
1979	PIT	P	34	17	5	12	0	1
1980	PIT	P	35	34	9	30	3	1
1981	PIT	P	14	14	2	11	1	3
1983	PIT	P	29	12	4	10	0	1
1984	TEX	P	8	0	1	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Jim Bibby Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	340
Designated Hitter	1

Awards & Honors

Jim Bibby — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1981	Player of the Week	Week of 1981-05-23
1980	TSN All-Star	RHP

College History

Jim Bibby — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Fayetteville State University	Fayetteville	NC	1963, 1964, 1965

Award Voting History

Jim Bibby — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1980	Cy Young Award	NL	3rd	28.0	120	0
1980	Most Valuable Player	NL	14th	11.0	336	0

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Jim Bibby: the record in brief

September 4, 1972 and May 26, 1984 bracket Jim Bibby's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Bibby played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1972 to 1973), the Texas Rangers (1973 through 1984), the Cleveland Indians (1975 to 1977), and the Pittsburgh Pirates (1978 through 1983). Bibby played primarily as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on October 29, 1944, in Franklinton, NC, USA and a listed size of 6-foot-5 and 235 pounds. Bibby's death is recorded on February 16, 2010, in Lynchburg, VA, USA. Jim Bibby was the playing name; the full given name is James Blair.

Bibby went 111-101 with a 3.76 ERA in 340 games, 239 of them starts. The totals include 1,079 strikeouts, 56 complete games, and 19 shutouts. Bibby's 3.76 ERA was close to the 3.73 league figure for those seasons. Bibby won 19 games in 1974, the most of any season listed. 1973 produced Bibby's most strikeouts, 155.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jim Bibby

What years did Jim Bibby play?: Jim Bibby played in Major League Baseball from 1972 to 1984.
Was Jim Bibby a pitcher?: Yes. Jim Bibby pitched in the major leagues, recording 111 wins and 1079 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jim Bibby hit?: Jim Bibby hit 5 career home runs with 31 hits.
What teams did Jim Bibby play for?: Jim Bibby played for 4 teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (1972–1973), the Texas Rangers (1973–1975, 1984), the Cleveland Indians (1975–1977), and the Pittsburgh Pirates (1978–1981, 1983).
Did Jim Bibby win a Cy Young Award?: No. Jim Bibby did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Jim Bibby win?: Jim Bibby was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Jim Bibby's career stats?: In 340 games, Jim Bibby went 111-101 with a 3.76 ERA, 1,079 strikeouts, 1,722.2 innings pitched, and 8 saves. At the plate he had 31 hits and 5 home runs.
What position did Jim Bibby play?: Jim Bibby played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Jim Bibby and how much did he weigh?: Jim Bibby was listed at 6 feet 5 inches and 235 pounds.
What was Jim Bibby's career ERA?: Jim Bibby finished with a 3.76 career ERA, going 111-101 with 1,079 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Jim Bibby have?: Jim Bibby recorded 1,079 career strikeouts.
Is Jim Bibby in the Hall of Fame?: No. Jim Bibby has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
How many All-Star Games did Jim Bibby make?: Jim Bibby was selected to 1 All-Star Game.