Kirk Gibson vs Reggie Sanders

Kirk Gibson Reggie Sanders

Kirk Gibson and Reggie Sanders compared on their MLB careers: Kirk Gibson played 17 seasons, 1979 to 1995, Reggie Sanders 17 seasons, 1991 to 2007. Kirk Gibson has .268 batting average to Reggie Sanders's .267. Kirk Gibson won 2 titles, Reggie Sanders won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Kirk Gibson and Reggie Sanders career totals

1,635	GP	1,777
5,798	AB	6,241
985	R	1,037
1,553	H	1,666
255	HR	305
870	RBI	983
284	SB	304
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.5	SLG	0.5
0.8	OPS	0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Kirk Gibson and Reggie Sanders postseason

21	GP	64
78	AB	221
13	R	24
22	H	43
6	HR	7
20	RBI	25
9	SB	9
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.6	SLG	0.3
0.9	OPS	0.6

Where each stands all time

Kirk Gibson and Reggie Sanders all-time places

244th (255)	Home runs	162nd (305)
189th (284)	Stolen bases	166th (304)
—	RBI	280th (983)

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
Reggie Sanders: 1 championship; 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 Reggie Sanders season by season

1st	1979	.237	1	4	1991	.200	1	3
2nd	1980	.263	9	16	1992	.270	12	36
3rd	1981	.328	9	40	1993	.274	20	83
4th	1982	.278	8	35	1994	.263	17	62
5th	1983	.227	15	51	1995	.306	28	99
6th	1984	.282	27	91	1996	.251	14	33
7th	1985	.287	29	97	1997	.253	19	56
8th	1986	.268	28	86	1998	.268	14	59
9th	1987	.277	24	79	1999	.285	26	72
10th	1988	.290	25	76	2000	.232	11	37
11th	1989	.213	9	28	2001	.263	33	90
12th	1990	.260	8	38	2002	.250	23	85
13th	1991	.236	16	55	2003	.285	31	87
14th	1992	.196	2	5	2004	.260	22	67
15th	1993	.261	13	62	2005	.271	21	54
16th	1994	.276	23	72	2006	.246	11	49
17th	1995	.260	9	35	2007	.315	2	11

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


21	GP	64
78	AB	221
13	R	24
22	H	43
6	HR	7
20	RBI	25
9	SB	9
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.6	SLG	0.3
0.9	OPS	0.6


21	GP	64
78	AB	221
13	R	24
22	H	43
6	HR	7
20	RBI	25
9	SB	9
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.6	SLG	0.3
0.9	OPS	0.6


21	GP	64
78	AB	221
13	R	24
22	H	43
6	HR	7
20	RBI	25
9	SB	9
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.6	SLG	0.3
0.9	OPS	0.6