Kyle Gibson
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2013-2025)
Kyle Gibson is a pitcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2013 for 5 teams, including the Minnesota Twins, a span of 13 seasons. Across 334 career appearances, he has gone 112-111 with a 4.60 ERA and 1,520 strikeouts. Kyle Gibson is an All-Star.
- 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
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 6'6" / 215 lb
- MLB Debut
- 2013-06-29
- Awards
- All-Star
- Jersey
- #32
Full name: Kyle Benjamin Gibson
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | MIN | AL | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51.0 | 69 | 37 | 20 | 29 | 6.53 | 3.87 (-69%) | -1657.5 |
| 2014 | MIN | AL | 13 | 12 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 179.1 | 178 | 89 | 57 | 107 | 4.47 | 3.74 (-19%) | -247.4 |
| 2015 | MIN | AL | 11 | 11 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 194.2 | 186 | 83 | 65 | 145 | 3.84 | 3.96 (+3%) | 30.3 |
| 2016 | MIN | AL | 6 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 147.1 | 175 | 83 | 55 | 104 | 5.07 | 4.19 (-21%) | -1882.0 |
| 2017 | MIN | AL | 12 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.0 | 182 | 89 | 60 | 121 | 5.07 | 4.36 (-16%) | -1958.6 |
| 2018 | MIN | AL | 10 | 13 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 196.2 | 177 | 79 | 79 | 179 | 3.62 | 4.15 (+13%) | 113.2 |
| 2019 | MIN | AL | 13 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.0 | 175 | 86 | 56 | 160 | 4.84 | 4.51 (-7%) | 995.6 |
| 2020 | TEX | AL | 2 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 67.1 | 73 | 40 | 30 | 58 | 5.35 | 4.45 (-20%) | -1575.9 |
| 2021 | TEX | AL | 6 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113.0 | 92 | 36 | 41 | 94 | 2.87 | 4.27 (+33%) | 1452.8 |
| 2021 | PHI | NL | 4 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69.0 | 66 | 39 | 23 | 61 | 5.09 | 4.27 (-19%) | 395.3 |
| 2022 | PHI | NL | 10 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.2 | 176 | 94 | 48 | 144 | 5.05 | 3.97 (-27%) | -1287.4 |
| 2023 | BAL | AL | 15 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 192.0 | 198 | 101 | 55 | 157 | 4.73 | 4.33 (-9%) | 1006.3 |
| 2024 | SLN | NL | 8 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.2 | 161 | 80 | 68 | 151 | 4.24 | 4.08 (-4%) | -1458.3 |
| 2025 | BAL | AL | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 29 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 16.78 | 4.16 (-304%) | -1984.5 |
| Career · 14 seasons | 112 | 111 | 334 | 328 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1,878.0 | 1,937 | 959 | 664 | 1,520 | 4.60 | — | -8,058 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 334 | 48 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .167 | .200 | .229 | .429 | 0 |
Career AVG .167 vs. league average .249 across their career seasons — 33.1% below league average.
Career OBP .200 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 37.1% below league average.
Career SLG .229 vs. league average .408 across their career seasons — 43.9% below league average.
Career OPS .429 vs. league average .726 across their career seasons — 40.9% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | MIN | AL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2014 | MIN | AL | 31 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2015 | MIN | AL | 32 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2016 | MIN | AL | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2017 | MIN | AL | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2018 | MIN | AL | 32 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2019 | MIN | AL | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2020 | TEX | AL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2021 | TEX | AL | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2021 | PHI | NL | 12 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .148 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2022 | PHI | NL | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2023 | BAL | AL | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2024 | SLN | NL | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2025 | BAL | AL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 14 seasons | 334 | 48 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .167 | — | — | — | — | 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.
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ALDS1 | BAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2022 | NLCS | PHI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2022 | WS | PHI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2019 | ALDS2 | MIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
Playoff Pitching by Year
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (668 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 165 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .444 |
| Away | 169 | 39 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .103 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 165 | 921.2 | 1001 | 484 | 315 | 734 | 4.73 |
| Away | 169 | 956.1 | 936 | 475 | 349 | 786 | 4.47 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-17 | BAL | WAS | L | 0.2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-05-10 | BAL | LAA | L | 4.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025-05-04 | BAL | KCR | — | 4.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025-04-29 | BAL | NYY | L | 3.2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 2024-09-26 | STL | COL | — | 4.0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024-09-20 | STL | CLE | L | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024-09-14 | STL | TOR | L | 5.1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024-09-07 | STL | SEA | — | 6.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| 2024-08-31 | STL | NYY | W | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024-08-26 | STL | SDP | L | 4.1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | MIN | P | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | MIN | P | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | MIN | P | 32 | 32 | 16 | 27 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | MIN | P | 25 | 25 | 12 | 27 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | MIN | P | 29 | 29 | 19 | 23 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | MIN | P | 32 | 32 | 17 | 23 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | MIN | P | 34 | 29 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | TEX | P | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | TEX | P | 19 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | PHI | P | 12 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | PHI | P | 31 | 31 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | BAL | P | 33 | 33 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | SLN | P | 30 | 30 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | BAL | P | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 334 |
Salary History
Kyle Gibson's recorded salaries total $1,627,500 over 3 seasons, 2014 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Gibson's career ran from 2013 to 2025. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2013.
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | MIN | AL | $587,500 |
| 2015 | MIN | AL | $537,500 |
| 2014 | MIN | AL | $502,500 |
| Total recorded salary (partial) | $1,627,500 | ||
College History
| School Name | City | State | Years Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Missouri Columbia | Columbia | MO | 2007, 2008, 2009 |
Most Similar Players
Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.
Kyle Gibson: the record in brief
The debut date in the bio is June 29, 2013; Kyle Gibson is an active player, and this profile updates as the season goes on. By club, Gibson's seasons break down as the Minnesota Twins (2013 to 2019), the Texas Rangers (2020 to 2021), the Philadelphia Phillies (2021 through 2022), the Baltimore Orioles (2023 to 2025), and the St. Louis Cardinals (2024). At 6-foot-6 and 215 pounds, Gibson is listed as a pitcher. The bio says Gibson batted and threw right-handed. The recorded birth is October 23, 1987, in Greenfield, IN, USA. On the record, Kyle Gibson was born Kyle Benjamin Gibson.
Across 334 games (328 starts), Gibson has recorded 112 wins against 111 losses with a 4.60 ERA. The totals include 1,520 strikeouts. The league ERA over Gibson's seasons was 4.14, so the 4.60 figure ran 11.0% worse than average. The best win total was 15, in 2023. The strikeout high was 179 in 2018. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.62 in 2018, when the league's was 4.15.
Frequently Asked Questions about Kyle Gibson
- What years did Kyle Gibson play?
- Kyle Gibson played in Major League Baseball from 2013 to 2025.
- Was Kyle Gibson a pitcher?
- Yes. Kyle Gibson pitched in the major leagues, recording 112 wins and 1520 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Kyle Gibson hit?
- Kyle Gibson hit 1 career home run with 8 hits.
- What teams has Kyle Gibson played for?
- Kyle Gibson has played for 5 teams: the Minnesota Twins (2013–2019), the Texas Rangers (2020–2021), the Philadelphia Phillies (2021–2022), the Baltimore Orioles (2023, 2025), and the St. Louis Cardinals (2024).
- Has Kyle Gibson won a Cy Young Award?
- No. Kyle Gibson has not won the Cy Young Award through the 2025 season, the latest in the site's award records.
- What awards has Kyle Gibson won?
- Kyle Gibson has been selected to 1 All-Star Game.
- What are Kyle Gibson's career stats?
- In 334 games, Kyle Gibson has gone 112-111 with a 4.60 ERA, 1,520 strikeouts, and 1,878.0 innings pitched.
- How much has Kyle Gibson earned in his career?
- Kyle Gibson's recorded salaries total $1,627,500 over 3 seasons, 2014 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Gibson's career ran from 2013 to 2025. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2013.
- What was Kyle Gibson's salary?
- Kyle Gibson's last recorded salary was $587,500, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $587,500, in 2016, and his lowest was $502,500, in 2014. The Salary History table lists each season from 2014 to 2016.
- What position does Kyle Gibson play?
- Kyle Gibson plays primarily as a pitcher, the position where he has appeared in the most games.
- How tall is Kyle Gibson and how much does he weigh?
- Kyle Gibson is listed at 6 feet 6 inches and 215 pounds.
- What number does Kyle Gibson wear?
- Kyle Gibson wears number 32, according to MLB's 2025 roster data.
- What was Kyle Gibson's career ERA?
- Kyle Gibson finished with a 4.60 career ERA, going 112-111 with 1,520 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did Kyle Gibson have?
- Kyle Gibson recorded 1,520 career strikeouts.