Bob Gibson stats

Last played for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1975

Pitcher

Age 90

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Bob Gibson played 17 MLB seasons, 1959 to 1975.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
528
W
251
L
174
ERA
2.91
IP
3,884.1
K
3,117
BB
1,336
WHIP
1.19

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1959STL13353.3375.248391.53
1960STL27365.6186.269481.67
1961STL3513123.24211.11661191.44
1962STL3215132.85233.2208951.15
1963STL361893.39254.2204961.26
1964STL4019123.01287.1245861.17
1965STL3820123.07299.02701031.16
1966STL3521122.44280.1225781.03
1967STL241372.98175.1147401.09
1968STL342291.12304.2268620.85
1969STL3520132.18314.0269951.10
1970STL342373.12294.0274881.19
1971STL3116133.04245.2185761.18
1972STL3419112.46278.0208881.13
1973STL2512102.77195.0142571.11
1974STL3311133.83240.01291041.42
1975STL223105.04109.060621.67

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
9
W
7
L
2
ERA
1.89
IP
81.0
K
92
BB
17
WHIP
0.89

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
255
SHO
56
K/9
7.2
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1959STL0215.70000
1960STL0207.20000
1961STL01027.10000
1962STL01558.00000
1963STL01427.20000
1964STL01727.70000
1965STL02068.10000
1966STL02057.20000
1967STL01027.50000
1968STL028137.90000
1969STL02847.70000
1970STL02338.40000
1971STL02056.80000
1972STL02346.70000
1973STL01316.60000
1974STL0914.80000
1975STL0105.00000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
90 yearsNov 9, 1935
Debut
1959
NL Cy Young
2x
World Series MVP
2x
NL MVP
1968
All awards (4)
  • 2x NL Cy Young
  • 2x World Series MVP
  • 1x NL MVP
  • 9x NL Gold Glove

What were Bob Gibson's career stats?

Bob Gibson played 17 seasons for the Cardinals. He had 251 wins and 3,117 strikeouts with a 2.91 ERA over 3,884.1 innings. His best season was 1970: 23 wins, a 3.12 ERA and 274 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

17 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1959 to 1975

Bob Gibson led MLB in ERA (1968); finished top 10 in a stat 16 times.

Championships ×2

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 16th in strikeouts (pitching) (3,117)
  • 45th in wins (pitching) (251)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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