Walter Gibbons

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 0–1
ERA 9.00
WHIP 2.54
SO 5
Pitcher PIV -92.8
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
5'7" / 185 lb
Born
10/13/1928 in Tampa, FL, USA
Died
7/24/2015 in Tampa, FL, USA

Full name: Walter Lee Gibbons

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
6.0 5.0 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533

Pitching

W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1 3 5 2 6 0 31.2 29 26 6 2 7 4 1.71 1.14

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Season W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1949 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.60
Listed seasons · 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.60

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 1 3 2 1 0 0 13.0 27 13 1 6 5 9.00 -92.8

Career ERA 9.00 vs. league average 4.10 across their career seasons — 119.3% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1948 IC NAL 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 13.0 27 13 6 5 9.00 4.10 (-119%) -92.8
Career · 1 season 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 13.0 27 13 6 5 9.00 — -93

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
5 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .333 .200 .533 0

Career AVG .200 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 24.1% below league average.

Career OBP .333 vs. league average .340 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .200 vs. league average .379 across their career seasons — 47.3% below league average.

Career OPS .533 vs. league average .719 across their career seasons — 25.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1948 NE NN2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1948 IC NAL 4 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 — — — — 0.0
Career · 2 seasons 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 — — — — 0

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home500000—
Away600000—

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home57.200000.00
Away519.0125002.37

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1949-05-04 IN9NY6 — 0.0000000
1949-05-04 IN9NY6 — 0.2000000
1948-09-01 IN9MEM W 9.0620000
1948-08-29 IN9MEM — 1.0055001
1948-08-16 IN9KCM L 1.0000000
1948-07-26 IN9KCM — 0.0000000
1948-07-17 IN9CAG L 5.0070000
1948-06-30 IN9BIR W 9.0620000
1948-06-25 IN9BIR — 0.0000000
1948-06-22 IN9CVB — 1.0000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 3 2 1 1 0 0
PH 1 0 0 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1948 NE PH 1 0 0 0 0 0
1948 IC P 3 2 1 1 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 3

Frequently Asked Questions about Walter Gibbons

Was Walter Gibbons a pitcher?
Yes. Walter Gibbons pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 5 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Walter Gibbons hit?
Walter Gibbons hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.