Bob Gibson vs Satchel Paige

Bob Gibson

4of 7 lines

Satchel Paige

3of 7 lines

Bob Gibson and Satchel Paige compared on their MLB careers: Bob Gibson played 17 seasons, 1959 to 1975, Satchel Paige 6 seasons, 1948 to 1965. Bob Gibson has 251 wins to Satchel Paige's 28. Bob Gibson won 2 titles, Satchel Paige won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

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

Bob Gibson and Satchel Paige career totals
528GP179
251, betterW28
174L31, better
2.9, betterERA3.3
3,884.1IP476
3,117, betterK290
1,336BB183, better
1.2, betterWHIP1.3
6SV32, better

How do they compare in the postseason?

Bob Gibson and Satchel Paige postseason
9GP1
7, betterW0
2L0, better
1.9ERA—
81IP0
92, betterK0
17BB0, better
0.9WHIP0, better
0SV0

Where each stands all time

Bob Gibson and Satchel Paige all-time places
16th (3,117), betterStrikeouts (pitching)—
45th (251), betterWins (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 and Satchel Paige titles and awards
2, betterChampionships1
2, betterWorld Series MVP—
9, betterNL Gold Glove—
2, betterNL Cy Young—
1, betterNL 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 Satchel Paige 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.
1st1959353.3319486, better1, better2.48, better
2nd196036, better5.6119494, better73.04, better
3rd196113, better123.24, better195134, better4.79
4th196215, better132.85, better19521210, better3.07
5th196318, better93.39, better1953393.53
6th196419, better123.01196500, better0.00, better
7th196520123.07————
8th196621122.44————
9th19671372.98————
10th19682291.12————
11th196920132.18————
12th19702373.12————
13th197116133.04————
14th197219112.46————
15th197312102.77————
16th197411133.83————
17th19753105.04————

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA