Bob Gibson vs Juan Marichal

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Bob Gibson and Juan Marichal compared on their MLB careers: Bob Gibson played 17 seasons, 1959 to 1975, Juan Marichal 16 seasons, 1960 to 1975. Bob Gibson has 251 wins to Juan Marichal's 243. Bob Gibson won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Juan Marichal leads in 4 of the 7 lines, Bob Gibson in 3. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Bob Gibson and Juan Marichal career totals

528	GP	471
251, better	W	243
174	L	142, better
2.9	ERA	2.9, better
3,884.1	IP	3,507.1
3,117, better	K	2,303
1,336	BB	709, better
1.2	WHIP	1.1, better
6, better	SV	2

How do they compare in the postseason?

Bob Gibson and Juan Marichal postseason

9	GP	2
7, better	W	0
2	L	1, better
1.9	ERA	1.5, better
81	IP	12
92, better	K	10
17	BB	2, better
0.9	WHIP	0.7, better
0	SV	0

Where each stands all time

Bob Gibson and Juan Marichal all-time places

16th (3,117), better	Strikeouts (pitching)	57th (2,303)
45th (251), better	Wins (pitching)	54th (243)

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 and Juan Marichal titles and awards

2, better	Championships	—
2, better	World Series MVP	—
9, better	NL Gold Glove	—
2, better	NL Cy Young	—
1, better	NL MVP	—

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 Juan Marichal season by season

1st	1959	3	5	3.33	1960	6, better	2, better	2.66, better
2nd	1960	3	6, better	5.61	1961	13, better	10	3.89, better
3rd	1961	13	12	3.24, better	1962	18, better	11, better	3.36
4th	1962	15	13	2.85	1963	25, better	8, better	2.41, better
5th	1963	18	9	3.39	1964	21, better	8, better	2.48, better
6th	1964	19	12, better	3.01	1965	22, better	13	2.13, better
7th	1965	20	12	3.07	1966	25, better	6, better	2.23, better
8th	1966	21, better	12	2.44, better	1967	14	10, better	2.76
9th	1967	13	7, better	2.98	1968	26, better	9	2.43, better
10th	1968	22, better	9, better	1.12, better	1969	21	11	2.10
11th	1969	20, better	13	2.18, better	1970	12	10, better	4.12
12th	1970	23, better	7, better	3.12	1971	18	11	2.94, better
13th	1971	16, better	13, better	3.04, better	1972	6	16	3.71
14th	1972	19, better	11, better	2.46, better	1973	11	15	3.82
15th	1973	12, better	10	2.77, better	1974	5	1, better	4.87
16th	1974	11, better	13	3.83, better	1975	0	1, better	13.50
17th	1975	3	10	5.04	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA