Bob Gibson vs J.R. Richard

Bob GibsonJ.R. Richard

Bob Gibson and J.R. Richard compared on their MLB careers: Bob Gibson played 17 seasons, 1959 to 1975, J.R. Richard 10 seasons, 1971 to 1980. Bob Gibson has 251 wins to J.R. Richard's 107. Bob Gibson won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Bob Gibson and J.R. Richard career totals
528GP238
251W107
174L71
2.9ERA3.1
3884.1IP1,606
3,117K1,493
1,336BB770
1.2WHIP1.2
6SV0

Where each stands all time

Bob Gibson and J.R. Richard all-time places
16th (3,117)Strikeouts (pitching)235th (1,493)
45th (251)Wins (pitching)—

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Bob Gibson: 2 championships; World Series MVP ×2, NL Gold Glove ×9, NL Cy Young ×2, NL MVP
  • J.R. Richard: 0 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Bob Gibson and J.R. Richard season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st1959353.331971213.43
2nd1960365.6119721013.50
3rd196113123.241973624.00
4th196215132.851974234.18
5th19631893.39197512104.39
6th196419123.01197620152.75
7th196520123.07197718122.97
8th196621122.44197818113.11
9th19671372.98197918132.71
10th19682291.1219801041.90
11th196920132.18————
12th19702373.12————
13th197116133.04————
14th197219112.46————
15th197312102.77————
16th197411133.83————
17th19753105.04————

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA