Kirk Gibson career batting average
.268Career Regular Season
Kirk Gibson has a career batting average of .268 over 17 regular seasons.
- Best season on file: .328 in 1981.
- Most recent: .260 in 1995.
Average of 17 regular seasons, 1979 through 1995. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches. | SLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single. | OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory. | ||
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| 1979 |  DET | 12 | 38 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | .237 | .256 | .395 | .651 |
| 1980 | DET | 51 | 175 | 23 | 46 | 9 | 16 | 4 | .263 | .303 | .440 | .743 |
| 1981 | DET | 83 | 290 | 41 | 95 | 9 | 40 | 17 | .328 | .369 | .479 | .848 |
| 1982 | DET | 69 | 266 | 34 | 74 | 8 | 35 | 9 | .278 | .341 | .444 | .785 |
| 1983 | DET | 128 | 401 | 60 | 91 | 15 | 51 | 14 | .227 | .320 | .414 | .734 |
| 1984 | DET | 149 | 531 | 92 | 150 | 27 | 91 | 29 | .282 | .363 | .516 | .879 |
| 1985 | DET | 154 | 581 | 96 | 167 | 29 | 97 | 30 | .287 | .364 | .518 | .882 |
| 1986 | DET | 119 | 441 | 84 | 118 | 28 | 86 | 34 | .268 | .371 | .492 | .863 |
| 1987 | DET | 128 | 487 | 95 | 135 | 24 | 79 | 26 | .277 | .372 | .489 | .861 |
| 1988 |  LAD | 150 | 542 | 106 | 157 | 25 | 76 | 31 | .290 | .377 | .483 | .860 |
| 1989 | LAD | 71 | 253 | 35 | 54 | 9 | 28 | 12 | .213 | .312 | .368 | .679 |
| 1990 | LAD | 89 | 315 | 59 | 82 | 8 | 38 | 26 | .260 | .345 | .400 | .745 |
| 1991 |  KC | 132 | 462 | 81 | 109 | 16 | 55 | 18 | .236 | .341 | .403 | .744 |
| 1992 |  PIT | 16 | 56 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 3 | .196 | .237 | .304 | .541 |
| 1993 | DET | 116 | 403 | 62 | 105 | 13 | 62 | 15 | .261 | .337 | .432 | .769 |
| 1994 | DET | 98 | 330 | 71 | 91 | 23 | 72 | 4 | .276 | .358 | .548 | .906 |
| 1995 | DET | 70 | 227 | 37 | 59 | 9 | 35 | 9 | .260 | .358 | .449 | .808 |
What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS