Kirk Gibson stats

Last played for the Detroit Tigers, 1995

Designated Hitter · #23

Age 69 · 6' 3"

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Kirk Gibson played 17 MLB seasons, 1979 to 1995.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
1,635
AB
5,798
R
985
H
1,553
HR
255
RBI
870
SB
284
AVG
.268

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1979DET123839143.237
1980DET5117523469164.263
1981DET83290419594017.328
1982DET6926634748359.278
1983DET1284016091155114.227
1984DET14953192150279129.282
1985DET15458196167299730.287
1986DET11944184118288634.268
1987DET12848795135247926.277
1988LAD150542106157257631.290
1989LAD71253355492812.213
1990LAD89315598283826.260
1991KC13246281109165518.236
1992PIT1656611253.196
1993DET11640362105136215.261
1994DET98330719123724.276
1995DET7022737599359.260

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
21
AB
78
R
13
H
22
HR
6
RBI
20
SB
9
AVG
.282

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
6,656
TB
2,686
XBH
569
HBP
61
IBB
72
GIDP
72
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1979DET391540000
1980DET18977121000
1981DET313139232190
1982DET294118261220
1983DET467166364320
1984DET611274608640
1985DET6703017151650
1986DET521217417480
1987DET568238525850
1988LAD6322625471480
1989LAD29293192550
1990LAD359126283040
1991KC540186396390
1992PIT601720010
1993DET454174374420
1994DET382181423320
1995DET265102233360

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
35.5
RC
993.3
RC/27
6.00
ISOP
.195
SECA
.355
BB/K
0.56
AB/HR
22.7
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1979DET-0.33.32.8.1580.20.3380
1980DET-0.122.24.3.1770.20.219.40
1981DET2.349.26.3.1520.30.332.20
1982DET1.740.25.3.1650.30.633.30
1983DET1.458.64.9.1870.30.626.70
1984DET4.9103.46.9.2340.40.619.70
1985DET5.1115.77.2.2310.40.5200
1986DET3.586.16.8.2240.40.615.80
1987DET4.193.16.8.2110.40.620.30
1988LAD6.21057.1940.40.621.70
1989LAD0.831.24.1540.30.628.10
1990LAD2.349.75.6.1400.30.639.40
1991KC0.568.15.1670.30.728.90
1992PIT0.23.72.1.1070.20.3280
1993DET0.761.95.4.1710.30.5310
1994DET1.664.76.9.2730.40.614.30
1995DET0.637.85.7.1890.40.525.20

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
69 yearsMay 28, 1957
Height
6' 3"
Debut
1979
Birthplace
Pontiac, MI
College
Michigan State
NL MVP
1988
NL Silver Slugger
1988

What were Kirk Gibson's career stats?

Kirk Gibson played 17 seasons for the Tigers, the Dodgers, the Royals and the Pirates. He was a career .268 hitter with 1,553 hits, 255 home runs and 870 RBI. His best season was 1981: a .328 batting average, 9 home runs and 40 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

17 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1979 to 1995

Championships ×2

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 244th in home runs (255)
  • 189th in stolen bases (284)

Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

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