Eric Davis vs Kirk Gibson

Eric DavisKirk Gibson

Eric Davis and Kirk Gibson compared on their MLB careers: Eric Davis played 17 seasons, 1984 to 2001, Kirk Gibson 17 seasons, 1979 to 1995. Eric Davis has .269 batting average to Kirk Gibson's .268. Eric Davis won 1 title, Kirk Gibson won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Eric Davis and Kirk Gibson career totals
1,626GP1,635
5,321AB5,798
938R985
1,430H1,553
282HR255
934RBI870
349SB284
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.5SLG0.5
0.8OPS0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Eric Davis and Kirk Gibson postseason
25GP21
73AB78
7R13
14H22
2HR6
12RBI20
0SB9
0.2AVG0.3
0.2OBP0.4
0.3SLG0.6
0.5OPS0.9

Where each stands all time

Eric Davis and Kirk Gibson all-time places
198th (282)Home runs244th (255)
111th (349)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

  • Eric Davis: 1 championship; NL Gold Glove ×3, NL Silver Slugger ×2
  • 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.

Eric Davis 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.
1st1984.22410301979.23714
2nd1985.2468181980.263916
3rd1986.27727711981.328940
4th1987.293371001982.278835
5th1988.27326931983.2271551
6th1989.281341011984.2822791
7th1990.26024861985.2872997
8th1991.23511331986.2682886
9th1992.2285321987.2772479
10th1993.23720681988.2902576
11th1994.1833131989.213928
12th1996.28726831990.260838
13th1997.3048251991.2361655
14th1998.32728891992.19625
15th1999.2575301993.2611362
16th2000.3036401994.2762372
17th2001.2054221995.260935

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI