Bio
- Height
- 6' 6"
- Debut
- 2013
- Draft
- 2009Rd 1, Pk 22
- College
- Missouri
Bio
- Height
- 6' 6"
- Debut
- 2013
- Draft
- 2009Rd 1, Pk 22
- College
- Missouri
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 334
- W
- 112
- L
- 111
- ERA
- 4.60
- IP
- 1878.0
- K
- 1,520
- BB
- 664
- WHIP
- 1.38
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | MIN | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6.53 | 51.0 | 29 | 20 | 1.75 |
| 2014 | MIN | 31 | 13 | 12 | 4.47 | 179.1 | 107 | 57 | 1.31 |
| 2015 | MIN | 32 | 11 | 11 | 3.84 | 194.2 | 145 | 65 | 1.29 |
| 2016 | MIN | 25 | 6 | 11 | 5.07 | 147.1 | 104 | 55 | 1.56 |
| 2017 | MIN | 29 | 12 | 10 | 5.07 | 158.0 | 121 | 60 | 1.53 |
| 2018 | MIN | 32 | 10 | 13 | 3.62 | 196.2 | 179 | 79 | 1.30 |
| 2019 | MIN | 34 | 13 | 7 | 4.84 | 160.0 | 160 | 56 | 1.44 |
| 2020 | TEX | 12 | 2 | 6 | 5.35 | 67.1 | 58 | 30 | 1.53 |
| 2021 |  TEX/PHI | 31 | 10 | 9 | 3.71 | 182.0 | 155 | 64 | 1.22 |
| 2022 | PHI | 31 | 10 | 8 | 5.05 | 167.2 | 144 | 48 | 1.34 |
| 2023 | BAL | 33 | 15 | 9 | 4.73 | 192.0 | 157 | 55 | 1.32 |
| 2024 | STL | 30 | 8 | 8 | 4.24 | 169.2 | 151 | 68 | 1.35 |
| 2025 | BAL | 4 | 0 | 3 | 16.78 | 12.1 | 10 | 7 | 2.92 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 4
- W
- 0
- L
- 0
- ERA
- 5.68
- IP
- 6.1
- K
- 4
- BB
- 5
- WHIP
- 1.42
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 147
- CG
- 3
- SHO
- 1
- K/9
- 7.3
- GB
- 2,986
- FB
- 2,830
- G/F
- 1.10
- WP
- 72
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | MIN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 94 | 90 | 1 | 4 |
| 2014 | MIN | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 | 336 | 255 | 1.3 | 11 |
| 2015 | MIN | 17 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 | 338 | 266 | 1.3 | 7 |
| 2016 | MIN | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6.4 | 244 | 246 | 1 | 9 |
| 2017 | MIN | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 264 | 242 | 1.1 | 4 |
| 2018 | MIN | 18 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 290 | 274 | 1.1 | 8 |
| 2019 | MIN | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 253 | 229 | 1.1 | 8 |
| 2020 | TEX | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7.8 | 107 | 100 | 1.1 | 1 |
| 2021 | TEX/PHI | 19 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 276 | 251 | 1.1 | 2 |
| 2022 | PHI | 15 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 242 | 275 | 0.9 | 4 |
| 2023 | BAL | 17 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 | 293 | 296 | 1 | 8 |
| 2024 | STL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 222 | 277 | 0.8 | 5 |
| 2025 | BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 27 | 29 | 0.9 | 1 |
Latest performance
Kyle Gibson
May 17 · vs WSH · L 10-6
- IP
- 0.2
- H
- 6
- R
- 6
- ER
- 6
- BB
- 1
- K
- 1
- HR
- 0
- ERA
- 16.78
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | IP | H | R | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, May 17 | vs WSHL 10-6 | 0.2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Sat, May 10 | at LAAL 5-2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Sun, May 04 | vs KCL 11-6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Tue, Apr 29 | vs NYYL 15-3 | 3.2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
| Thu, Sep 26 | at COLL 10-8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| Fri, Sep 20 | vs CLEL 5-1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
What were Kyle Gibson's career stats?
Kyle Gibson played 13 seasons for the Twins, the Rangers, the Phillies, the Orioles and the Cardinals. He had 112 wins and 1,520 strikeouts with a 4.60 ERA over 1,878.0 innings. His best season was 2023: 15 wins, a 4.73 ERA and 157 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
13 seasons, 3 postseasons, 2013 to 2025
Kyle Gibson finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.
All-time career rank
- 223rd in strikeouts (pitching) (1,520)
Among the 8,943 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.
More on Kyle Gibson
Playoff series
Kyle Gibson played 3 games across 2 MLB postseasons in 3 series — 1 won, 2 lost.
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |  TEX | Lost 0-1 | 1 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 |  SD | Lost 0-1 | 1 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 |  HOU | Won 1-0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2022 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Kyle Gibson against each club
- vs Miami Marlins (8)
- vs Atlanta Braves (5)
- vs Chicago Cubs (5)
- vs New York Mets (5)
- vs San Diego Padres (5)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (5)
- vs Washington Nationals (5)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (4)
- vs Colorado Rockies (4)
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (4)
- vs New York Yankees (4)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (3)
- vs Athletics (3)
- vs Boston Red Sox (3)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (3)
- vs Detroit Tigers (3)
- vs Houston Astros (3)
- vs Kansas City Royals (3)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (3)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (3)
- vs Seattle Mariners (3)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (3)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (3)
- vs Texas Rangers (3)
- vs Chicago White Sox (2)
- vs San Francisco Giants (2)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (1)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (1)
- vs Minnesota Twins (1)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (1)
Similar players
Closest career per-game profiles to Kyle Gibson among MLB players at the same position.
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- John MaineAlike in Strikeouts, Innings pitched, Wins89out of 100 on profile similarity
- Daisuke MatsuzakaAlike in Strikeouts, Wins, Innings pitched83out of 100 on profile similarity
- Ricky NolascoAlike in Strikeouts, Innings pitched, Wins83out of 100 on profile similarity
- Patrick CorbinAlike in Innings pitched, Strikeouts, Wins83out of 100 on profile similarity
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