Bob Gibson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1959-1975)

⭐ Hall of Fame 1981
W–L 251–174
ERA 2.91
WHIP 1.19
SO 3,117
Pitcher PIV 69719.6
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 189 lb
Born
11/9/1935 in Omaha, NE, USA
Died
10/2/2020 in Omaha, NE, USA
MLB Debut
1959-04-15
Last Game
1975-09-03
Hall of Fame
Inducted 1981 (BBWAA)
Awards
8× All-Star · MVP · 2× Cy Young · 2× World Series MVP · 9× Gold Glove · Babe Ruth Award

Full name: Robert Gibson

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
251 174 528 482 255 56 6 3884.3 3,279 1,258 257 1,336 3,117 2.91 69719.6

Career ERA 2.91 vs. league average 3.60 across their career seasons — 19.1% better 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
1959 SLN NL 3 5 13 9 2 1 0 75.7 77 28 39 48 3.33 3.90 (+15%) 685.6
1960 SLN NL 3 6 27 12 2 0 0 86.7 97 54 48 69 5.61 3.82 (-47%) 300.9
1961 SLN NL 13 12 35 27 10 2 1 211.3 186 76 119 166 3.24 4.03 (+20%) 2476.6
1962 SLN NL 15 13 32 30 15 5 1 233.7 174 74 95 208 2.85 3.96 (+28%) 5729.4
1963 SLN NL 18 9 36 33 14 2 0 254.7 224 96 96 204 3.39 3.46 (+2%) 2198.3
1964 SLN NL 19 12 40 36 17 2 1 287.3 250 96 86 245 3.01 3.58 (+16%) 4244.9
1965 SLN NL 20 12 38 36 20 6 1 299.0 243 102 103 270 3.07 3.50 (+12%) 1313.8
1966 SLN NL 21 12 35 35 20 5 0 280.3 210 76 78 225 2.44 3.52 (+31%) 5600.4
1967 SLN NL 13 7 24 24 10 2 0 175.3 151 58 40 147 2.98 3.30 (+10%) 4378.1
1968 SLN NL 22 9 34 34 28 13 0 304.7 198 38 62 268 1.12 2.98 (+62%) 9773.2
1969 SLN NL 20 13 35 35 28 4 0 314.0 251 76 95 269 2.18 3.61 (+40%) 11011.6
1970 SLN NL 23 7 34 34 23 3 0 294.0 262 102 88 274 3.12 3.89 (+20%) 12454.3
1971 SLN NL 16 13 31 31 20 5 0 245.7 215 83 76 185 3.04 3.47 (+12%) 4963.4
1972 SLN NL 19 11 34 34 23 4 0 278.0 226 76 88 208 2.46 3.26 (+25%) 5324.7
1973 SLN NL 12 10 25 25 13 1 0 195.0 159 60 57 142 2.77 3.75 (+26%) 4632.9
1974 SLN NL 11 13 33 33 9 1 0 240.0 236 102 104 129 3.83 3.63 (-5%) -3230.4
1975 SLN NL 3 10 22 14 1 0 2 109.0 120 61 62 60 5.04 3.71 (-36%) -2138.2
Career · 17 seasons 251 174 528 482 255 56 6 3,884.1 3,279 1,258 1,336 3,117 2.91 — 69,720

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
596 1,328 132 274 44 5 24 144 13 63 415 .206 .243 .301 .545 -3,939

Career AVG .206 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — 17.7% below league average.

Career OBP .243 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 23.4% below league average.

Career SLG .301 vs. league average .374 across their career seasons — 19.4% below league average.

Career OPS .545 vs. league average .691 across their career seasons — 21.2% 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
1959 SLN NL 21 26 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 10 .115 — — — — 0.0
1960 SLN NL 40 28 4 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 .179 — — — — 0.0
1961 SLN NL 40 66 4 13 5 0 1 10 0 3 23 .197 .258 (-24%) .328 (-28%) .399 (-20%) .727 (-24%) -286.4
1962 SLN NL 42 76 11 20 0 0 2 5 0 4 28 .263 .257 (+2%) .326 (-1%) .393 (-13%) .719 (-8%) -80.0
1963 SLN NL 41 87 12 18 3 1 3 20 0 8 35 .207 .246 (-16%) .308 (-11%) .371 (-1%) .680 (-6%) -85.9
1964 SLN NL 40 96 8 15 3 1 0 4 0 3 38 .156 .250 (-38%) .312 (-40%) .377 (-45%) .690 (-43%) -644.1
1965 SLN NL 42 104 14 25 2 0 5 19 2 3 26 .240 .245 (-2%) .310 (-16%) .371 (+9%) .682 (-3%) -92.0
1966 SLN NL 46 100 11 20 4 0 1 8 3 3 35 .200 .248 (-20%) .309 (-29%) .376 (-28%) .685 (-28%) -450.4
1967 SLN NL 27 60 7 8 0 0 0 3 0 8 26 .133 .242 (-45%) .306 (-23%) .357 (-63%) .663 (-44%) -368.2
1968 SLN NL 35 94 3 16 5 0 0 6 1 7 32 .170 .236 (-28%) .298 (-22%) .340 (-34%) .638 (-29%) -385.9
1969 SLN NL 37 118 11 29 6 0 1 8 5 3 36 .246 .248 (-1%) .320 (-18%) .369 (-13%) .689 (-15%) -310.9
1970 SLN NL 40 109 14 33 3 1 2 19 0 8 25 .303 .253 (+19%) .325 (+7%) .385 (+5%) .711 (+6%) 95.9
1971 SLN NL 31 87 5 15 0 1 2 10 1 3 24 .172 .249 (-31%) .316 (-36%) .365 (-28%) .682 (-31%) -447.1
1972 SLN NL 34 103 12 20 6 0 5 12 0 1 25 .194 .243 (-20%) .310 (-35%) .353 (+12%) .664 (-10%) -206.7
1973 SLN NL 25 65 8 12 0 0 2 8 1 3 17 .185 .256 (-28%) .325 (-33%) .378 (-27%) .703 (-30%) -318.3
1974 SLN NL 33 81 6 17 4 1 0 6 0 3 19 .210 .256 (-18%) .324 (-28%) .369 (-23%) .693 (-26%) -358.6
1975 SLN NL 22 28 1 5 0 0 0 4 0 3 9 .179 — — — — 0.0
Career · 17 seasons 596 1,328 132 274 44 5 24 144 13 63 415 .206 — — — — -3,939

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
9 28 4 4 0 0 2 3 2 7 .143

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1968 WS SLN 3 8 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 .125
1967 WS SLN 3 11 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 .091
1964 WS SLN 3 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .222

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
7 2 9 9 0 81.0 55 17 17 92 1.89

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1968 WS SLN 2 1 3 3 0 27.0 18 5 4 35 1.67
1967 WS SLN 3 0 3 3 0 27.0 14 3 5 26 1.00
1964 WS SLN 2 1 3 3 0 27.0 23 9 8 31 3.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home293606541151160.190
Away304722781591384.220

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2581914.0170365462815713.08
Away2701970.1157660470815462.76

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1975-09-03 STLCHCL 000000000
1975-08-29 STLCINL 000000000
1975-08-22 STLATLL 000000000
1975-08-16 STLATLL 000000000
1975-08-13 STLHOUW 000000000
1975-08-01 STLCHCW 101000100
1975-07-27 STLPHIW 100000000
1975-07-08 STLSFGL 100000000
1975-07-03 STLPHIL 201000001
1975-06-27 STLWSNW 311000101

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1975-09-03 STLCHC L 1.0255301
1975-08-29 STLCIN — 1.1000020
1975-08-22 STLATL — 1.0000200
1975-08-16 STLATL L 2.1322310
1975-08-13 STLHOU SV 1.0000030
1975-08-01 STLCHC SV 3.2400030
1975-07-27 STLPHI W 4.0300140
1975-07-08 STLSFG L 5.0844131
1975-07-03 STLPHI L 7.0876630
1975-06-27 STLWSN W 6.0522610

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 528 482 291 484 42 46

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1959 SLN P 13 9 6 10 2 2
1960 SLN P 27 12 7 14 0 3
1961 SLN P 35 27 14 35 2 4
1962 SLN P 32 30 18 35 3 6
1963 SLN P 36 33 27 28 5 0
1964 SLN P 40 36 24 36 6 4
1965 SLN P 38 36 27 33 3 1
1966 SLN P 35 35 26 28 2 4
1967 SLN P 24 24 19 23 0 0
1968 SLN P 34 34 21 28 1 2
1969 SLN P 35 35 21 32 3 5
1970 SLN P 34 34 22 32 4 3
1971 SLN P 31 31 10 39 3 1
1972 SLN P 34 34 12 46 1 3
1973 SLN P 25 25 11 24 2 2
1974 SLN P 33 33 20 26 2 4
1975 SLN P 22 14 6 15 3 2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 528

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1973 Gold Glove P
1972 Gold Glove P
1971 Gold Glove P
1970 Cy Young Award
1970 Gold Glove P
1970 TSN All-Star RHP
1970 TSN Pitcher of the Year
1969 Gold Glove P
1968 Cy Young Award
1968 Gold Glove P
1968 Most Valuable Player
1968 TSN All-Star P
1968 TSN Pitcher of the Year
1967 Gold Glove P
1967 World Series MVP
1966 Gold Glove P
1965 Gold Glove P
1964 Babe Ruth Award P
1964 World Series MVP

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Creighton University Omaha NE 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1972 Cy Young Award NL 9th 3.0 120 0
1971 Cy Young Award NL 5th 3.0 120 0
1971 Most Valuable Player NL 23th 3.0 336 0
1970 Cy Young Award NL 1st 118.0 120 23
1970 Most Valuable Player NL 4th 110.0 336 0
1969 Most Valuable Player NL 30th 2.0 336 0
1968 Cy Young Award NL 1st 20.0 20 20
1968 Most Valuable Player NL 1st 242.0 280 14
1967 Most Valuable Player NL 22th 5.0 280 0
1964 Most Valuable Player NL 23th 2.0 280 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Bob Gibson (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Mickey Lolich
    217-191, 3.44 ERA
  2. 94
    Luis Tiant
    229-172, 3.30 ERA
  3. 94
    Jim Bunning HOF
    224-184, 3.27 ERA
  4. 93
    Jim Palmer HOF
    268-152, 2.86 ERA
  5. 89
    Justin Verlander
    266-159, 3.33 ERA
  6. 89
    Vida Blue
    209-161, 3.27 ERA

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Frequently Asked Questions about Bob Gibson

What years did Bob Gibson play?
Bob Gibson played in Major League Baseball from 1959 to 1975.
Was Bob Gibson a pitcher?
Yes. Bob Gibson pitched in the major leagues, recording 251 wins and 3117 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bob Gibson hit?
Bob Gibson hit 24 career home runs with 274 hits.
Is Bob Gibson in the Hall of Fame?
Yes. Bob Gibson was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981.