Bobby Bonds vs Kirk Gibson

Bobby BondsKirk Gibson

Bobby Bonds and Kirk Gibson compared on their MLB careers: Bobby Bonds played 14 seasons, 1968 to 1981, Kirk Gibson 17 seasons, 1979 to 1995. Bobby Bonds has .268 batting average to Kirk Gibson's .268. Kirk Gibson won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Bobby Bonds and Kirk Gibson career totals
1,849GP1,635
7,043AB5,798
1,258R985
1,886H1,553
332HR255
1,024RBI870
461SB284
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.5SLG0.5
0.8OPS0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Bobby Bonds and Kirk Gibson postseason
3GP21
8AB78
0R13
2H22
0HR6
0RBI20
0SB9
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.3SLG0.6
0.7OPS0.9

Where each stands all time

Bobby Bonds and Kirk Gibson all-time places
122nd (332)Home runs244th (255)
247th (1,024)RBI—
50th (461)Stolen bases189th (284)

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

  • Bobby Bonds: 0 championships; NL Gold Glove ×3
  • Kirk Gibson: 2 championships; NL MVP, NL Silver Slugger, NL Manager of the Year

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.

Bobby Bonds and Kirk Gibson season by season
AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
1st1968.2549351979.23714
2nd1969.25932901980.263916
3rd1970.30226781981.328940
4th1971.288331021982.278835
5th1972.25926801983.2271551
6th1973.28339961984.2822791
7th1974.25621711985.2872997
8th1975.27032851986.2682886
9th1976.26510541987.2772479
10th1977.264371151988.2902576
11th1978.26731901989.213928
12th1979.27525851990.260838
13th1980.2035241991.2361655
14th1981.2156191992.19625
15th————1993.2611362
16th————1994.2762372
17th————1995.260935

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI