Kirk Gibson vs Ray Lankford

Kirk Gibson Ray Lankford

Kirk Gibson and Ray Lankford compared on their MLB careers: Kirk Gibson played 17 seasons, 1979 to 1995, Ray Lankford 14 seasons, 1990 to 2004. Kirk Gibson has .268 batting average to Ray Lankford's .272. Kirk Gibson won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Kirk Gibson and Ray Lankford career totals

1,635	GP	1,701
5,798	AB	5,747
985	R	968
1,553	H	1,561
255	HR	238
870	RBI	874
284	SB	258
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.4
0.5	SLG	0.5
0.8	OPS	0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Kirk Gibson and Ray Lankford postseason

21	GP	14
78	AB	37
13	R	5
22	H	7
6	HR	0
20	RBI	5
9	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.6	SLG	0.2
0.9	OPS	0.5

Where each stands all time

Kirk Gibson and Ray Lankford all-time places

244th (255)	Home runs	293rd (238)
189th (284)	Stolen bases	222nd (258)

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

Kirk Gibson: 2 championships; NL MVP, NL Silver Slugger, NL Manager of the Year
Ray Lankford: 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.

Kirk Gibson and Ray Lankford season by season

1st	1979	.237	1	4	1990	.286	3	12
2nd	1980	.263	9	16	1991	.251	9	69
3rd	1981	.328	9	40	1992	.293	20	86
4th	1982	.278	8	35	1993	.238	7	45
5th	1983	.227	15	51	1994	.267	19	57
6th	1984	.282	27	91	1995	.277	25	82
7th	1985	.287	29	97	1996	.275	21	86
8th	1986	.268	28	86	1997	.295	31	98
9th	1987	.277	24	79	1998	.293	31	105
10th	1988	.290	25	76	1999	.306	15	63
11th	1989	.213	9	28	2000	.253	26	65
12th	1990	.260	8	38	2001	.252	19	58
13th	1991	.236	16	55	2002	.224	6	26
14th	1992	.196	2	5	2004	.255	6	22
15th	1993	.261	13	62	—	—	—	—
16th	1994	.276	23	72	—	—	—	—
17th	1995	.260	9	35	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


21	GP	14
78	AB	37
13	R	5
22	H	7
6	HR	0
20	RBI	5
9	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.6	SLG	0.2
0.9	OPS	0.5


21	GP	14
78	AB	37
13	R	5
22	H	7
6	HR	0
20	RBI	5
9	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.6	SLG	0.2
0.9	OPS	0.5


21	GP	14
78	AB	37
13	R	5
22	H	7
6	HR	0
20	RBI	5
9	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.6	SLG	0.2
0.9	OPS	0.5