Kirk Gibson vs Ryne Sandberg

Kirk Gibson Ryne Sandberg

Kirk Gibson and Ryne Sandberg compared on their MLB careers: Kirk Gibson played 17 seasons, 1979 to 1995, Ryne Sandberg 16 seasons, 1981 to 1997. Kirk Gibson has .268 batting average to Ryne Sandberg's .285. Kirk Gibson won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Kirk Gibson and Ryne Sandberg career totals

1,635	GP	2,164
5,798	AB	8,385
985	R	1,318
1,553	H	2,386
255	HR	282
870	RBI	1,061
284	SB	344
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 Ryne Sandberg postseason

21	GP	10
78	AB	39
13	R	9
22	H	15
6	HR	1
20	RBI	6
9	SB	3
0.3	AVG	0.4
0.4	OBP	0.5
0.6	SLG	0.6
0.9	OPS	1.1

Where each stands all time

Kirk Gibson and Ryne Sandberg all-time places

244th (255)	Home runs	198th (282)
189th (284)	Stolen bases	116th (344)
—	Hits	128th (2,386)
—	RBI	226th (1,061)

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
Ryne Sandberg: 0 championships; NL Gold Glove ×9, NL MVP, NL Silver Slugger ×7

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 Ryne Sandberg season by season

1st	1979	.237	1	4	1981	.167	0	0
2nd	1980	.263	9	16	1982	.271	7	54
3rd	1981	.328	9	40	1983	.261	8	48
4th	1982	.278	8	35	1984	.314	19	84
5th	1983	.227	15	51	1985	.305	26	83
6th	1984	.282	27	91	1986	.284	14	76
7th	1985	.287	29	97	1987	.294	16	59
8th	1986	.268	28	86	1988	.264	19	69
9th	1987	.277	24	79	1989	.290	30	76
10th	1988	.290	25	76	1990	.306	40	100
11th	1989	.213	9	28	1991	.291	26	100
12th	1990	.260	8	38	1992	.304	26	87
13th	1991	.236	16	55	1993	.309	9	45
14th	1992	.196	2	5	1994	.238	5	24
15th	1993	.261	13	62	1996	.244	25	92
16th	1994	.276	23	72	1997	.264	12	64
17th	1995	.260	9	35	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


21	GP	10
78	AB	39
13	R	9
22	H	15
6	HR	1
20	RBI	6
9	SB	3
0.3	AVG	0.4
0.4	OBP	0.5
0.6	SLG	0.6
0.9	OPS	1.1


21	GP	10
78	AB	39
13	R	9
22	H	15
6	HR	1
20	RBI	6
9	SB	3
0.3	AVG	0.4
0.4	OBP	0.5
0.6	SLG	0.6
0.9	OPS	1.1


21	GP	10
78	AB	39
13	R	9
22	H	15
6	HR	1
20	RBI	6
9	SB	3
0.3	AVG	0.4
0.4	OBP	0.5
0.6	SLG	0.6
0.9	OPS	1.1