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Joe Gibbon
Joseph Charles Gibbon

Bats Right, Throws Left
Height 6' 4", Weight 210 lb.
School University of Mississippi

Debut April 17, 1960
  vs. CIN 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER, W
Final Game July 11, 1972
Born April 10, 1935 in Hickory, MS

Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1957. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1960 25 PIT NL   4   2  27   9   0   0   6  0   80.3   87   40   36   5   31   60   0   2   351   5   0  4.03  3.76   93 1.469
 1961 26 PIT NL  13  10  30  29   7   3   1  0  195.3  185   85   72  16   57  145   4   3   816   4   0  3.32  3.99  120 1.239
 1962 27 PIT NL   3   4  19   8   0   0   2  0   57.0   53   29   23   4   24   26   0   4   242   3   0  3.63  3.94  109 1.351
 1963 28 PIT NL   5  12  37  22   5   0   3  1  147.3  147   61   54   7   54  110   5   3   640  15   1  3.30  3.29  100 1.364
 1964 29 PIT NL  10   7  28  24   3   0   3  0  146.7  145   66   60  10   54   97   6   6   630  10   2  3.68  3.50   95 1.357
 1965 30 PIT NL   4   9  31  15   1   0   4  1  105.7   85   57   53   7   34   63   4   2   436   6   0  4.51  3.50   78 1.126
 1966 31 SFG NL   4   6  37  10   1   0   6  1   81.0   86   41   33   4   16   48   2   5   342   1   0  3.67  3.71  101 1.259
 1967 32 SFG NL   6   2  28  10   3   1   3  1   82.0   65   31   28   4   33   63   3   3   339   4   0  3.07  3.34  109 1.195
 1968 33 SFG NL   1   2  29   0   0   0  10  1   40.0   33   10    7   3   19   22   2   4   168   4   0  1.58  2.99  190 1.300
 1969 34 TOT NL   6   4  51   0   0   0  31 11   71.3   53   24   19   6   30   44   3   3   294   6   0  2.40  3.50  146 1.164
         SFG NL   1   3  16   0   0   0   8  2   20.0   15   10    8   1   13    9   1   0    89   4   0  3.60  3.53   98 1.400
         PIT NL   5   1  35   0   0   0  23  9   51.3   38   14   11   5   17   35   2   3   205   2   0  1.93  3.49  181 1.071
 1970 35 PIT NL   0   1  41   0   0   0  13  5   41.0   44   25   22   2   24   26   2   5   190   8   0  4.83  3.89   81 1.659
 1971 36 CIN NL   5   6  50   0   0   0  33 11   64.3   54   25   21   3   32   34   1   2   271  11   1  2.94  3.26  111 1.337
 1972 37 TOT NL   0   0  11   0   0   0   5  0    7.7   16   11   10   3    6    5   1   1    46   3   1 11.74  3.35   29 2.870
         CIN NL   0   0   2   0   0   0   1  0    0.3    3    2    2   1    1    1   0   1     5   1   0 54.00  3.21    6 12.000
         HOU NL   0   0   9   0   0   0   4  0    7.3   13    9    8   2    5    4   1   0    41   2   1  9.82  3.35   34 2.455
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 13 Yr WL% .484  61  65 419 127  20   4 120 32 1119.7 1053  505  438  74  414  743  33  43  4765  80   5  3.52  3.58  102 1.310
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     7   8  52  15   2   0  14  3  139.3  131   62   54   9   51   92   4   5   593   9   0  3.52  3.58  102 1.310
 Career High     13  12  51  29   7   3  33 11  195.3  185   85   72  16   57  145   6   6   816  15   2  1.58  3.99  190 1.126
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1960 25 PIT NL  27   19    2    4   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   5  .211  .286  .211   38    4   4   0   0   0   0
 1961 26 PIT NL  31   59    1    8   1  1   0    6   0  0   1  22  .136  .148  .186  -12   11  10   1   0   0   1
 1962 27 PIT NL  19   17    0    3   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   5  .176  .176  .176   -5    3   1   0   0   0   0
 1963 28 PIT NL  40   43    1    4   0  0   0    0   0  0   1  15  .093  .114  .093  -40    4   3   0   0   0   0
 1964 29 PIT NL  29   47    3   12   1  0   0    1   0  0   2  14  .255  .286  .277   60   13   5   0   0   0   0
 1965 30 PIT NL  31   26    0    3   0  0   0    0   0  0   2  13  .115  .179  .115  -15    3   2   0   0   0   1
 1966 31 SFG NL  37   15    1    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   6  .200  .250  .200   25    3   0   0   0   0   0
 1967 32 SFG NL  28   24    0    1   1  0   0    0   0  0   1  12  .042  .080  .083  -53    2   1   0   0   0   0
 1968 33 SFG NL  29    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1969 34 TOT NL  51    8    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   6  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   2   0   0   0   0
         SFG NL  16    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         PIT NL  35    5    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   5  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   2   0   0   0   0
 1970 35 PIT NL  41    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1971 36 CIN NL  50    1    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 13 Seasons     424  263    9   38   3  1   0    8   0  0  10  99  .144  .175  .163   -5   43  29   1   0   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        100    3   15   1  0   0    3   0  0   4  38  .144  .175  .163   -5   16  11   0   0   0   1
 Career High     51   59    3   12   1  1   0    6   0  0   2  22                          13  10   1   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1960 25 PIT NL   25   19    2   2.8   100| .211  .264| .286  .330| .211  .406| .497  .736|  38  .312  -1.6  -0.2   0%
 1961 26 PIT NL   71   63    2   0.8   106| .136  .271| .148  .338| .186  .422| .334  .760| -12  .043  -9.8  -1.0   0%
 1962 27 PIT NL   18   15    1   1.8   104| .176  .271| .176  .338| .176  .412| .352  .750|  -5  .152  -2.6  -0.3   0%
 1963 28 PIT NL   47   42    1   0.6    90| .093  .255| .114  .317| .093  .382| .207  .699| -40  .035  -7.8  -0.9   0%
 1964 29 PIT NL   54   40    4   2.7    94| .255  .263| .286  .321| .277  .391| .563  .712|  60  .316  -2.6  -0.3   0%
 1965 30 PIT NL   30   26    1   1.0    94| .115  .259| .179  .323| .115  .392| .294  .715| -15  .074  -4.0  -0.4   0%
 1966 31 SFG NL   16   12    1   2.2    99| .200  .269| .250  .328| .200  .406| .450  .734|  25  .240  -1.6  -0.2   0%
 1967 32 SFG NL   26   24    0   0.0    90| .042  .258| .080  .320| .083  .379| .163  .699| -53  .000  -4.8  -0.5   0%
 1968 33 SFG NL    1    1    0   0.0    82| .000  .253| .000  .312| .000  .357| .000  .669|-100  .000  -0.2   0.0   0%
 1969 34 TOT NL   10   10    0   0.0    93| .000  .258| .000  .328| .000  .381| .000  .709|-100  .000  -2.1  -0.2   0%
         SFG NL    3    3    0   0.0    94| .000  .258| .000  .328| .000  .383| .000  .711|-100  .000  -0.8  -0.1   0%
         PIT NL    7    7    0   0.0    93| .000  .257| .000  .327| .000  .381| .000  .708|-100  .000  -1.3  -0.1   0%
 1970 35 PIT NL    3    3    0   0.0   101| .000  .263| .000  .336| .000  .402| .000  .738|-100  .000  -0.8  -0.1   0%
 1971 36 CIN NL    2    2    0   0.0    88| .000  .254| .000  .319| .000  .372| .000  .691|-100  .000  -0.2   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 13 Seasons      303  257   12   1.2    97| .144  .264| .175  .327| .163  .398| .338  .725|  -5  .096 -38.2  -4.1   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1960 25 PIT NL P 27 2 15 1 1 .944 .960 0.63 0.87 1.91 2.08 9 80.3 1961 26 PIT NL P 30 3 35 0 2 1.000 .960 1.27 0.88 1.75 2.18 29 195.3 1962 27 PIT NL P 19 2 16 2 1 .900 .947 0.95 0.82 2.84 2.07 8 57.0 1963 28 PIT NL P 37 7 30 3 4 .925 .951 1.00 0.84 2.26 2.06 22 147.3 1964 29 PIT NL P 28 5 34 6 2 .867 .954 1.39 0.84 2.39 2.14 24 146.7 1965 30 PIT NL P 31 3 23 1 0 .963 .956 0.84 0.81 2.21 2.08 15 105.7 1966 31 SFG NL P 37 3 21 2 1 .923 .949 0.65 0.74 2.67 1.96 10 81.0 1967 32 SFG NL P 28 5 23 0 0 1.000 .959 1.00 0.78 3.07 2.00 10 82.0 1968 33 SFG NL P 29 2 7 0 0 1.000 .957 0.31 0.85 2.02 2.00 0 40.0 1969 34 TOT NL P 51 0 22 2 2 .917 .961 0.43 0.78 2.78 1.94 0 71.3 SFG NL P 16 0 10 0 0 1.000 .962 0.62 0.78 4.50 1.93 0 20.0 PIT NL P 35 0 12 2 2 .857 .960 0.34 0.78 2.11 1.95 0 51.3 1970 35 PIT NL P 41 3 7 1 0 .909 .952 0.24 0.71 2.20 1.84 0 41.0 1971 36 CIN NL P 50 1 18 2 1 .905 .955 0.38 0.78 2.66 1.90 0 64.3 1972 37 TOT NL P 11 2 3 0 0 1.000 .943 0.45 0.74 5.92 1.78 0 7.6 CIN NL P 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.75 0.00 3.00 0 0.3 HOU NL P 9 2 3 0 0 1.000 .943 0.56 0.73 6.16 1.73 0 7.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1960 25 PIT NL P 27 2 15 1 1 .944 .960 0.63 0.87 1.91 2.08 9 80.3 1961 26 PIT NL P 30 3 35 0 2 1.000 .960 1.27 0.88 1.75 2.18 29 195.3 1962 27 PIT NL P 19 2 16 2 1 .900 .947 0.95 0.82 2.84 2.07 8 57.0 1963 28 PIT NL P 37 7 30 3 4 .925 .951 1.00 0.84 2.26 2.06 22 147.3 1964 29 PIT NL P 28 5 34 6 2 .867 .954 1.39 0.84 2.39 2.14 24 146.7 1965 30 PIT NL P 31 3 23 1 0 .963 .956 0.84 0.81 2.21 2.08 15 105.7 1966 31 SFG NL P 37 3 21 2 1 .923 .949 0.65 0.74 2.67 1.96 10 81.0 1967 32 SFG NL P 28 5 23 0 0 1.000 .959 1.00 0.78 3.07 2.00 10 82.0 1968 33 SFG NL P 29 2 7 0 0 1.000 .957 0.31 0.85 2.02 2.00 0 40.0 1969 34 TOT NL P 51 0 22 2 2 .917 .961 0.43 0.78 2.78 1.94 0 71.3 SFG NL P 16 0 10 0 0 1.000 .962 0.62 0.78 4.50 1.93 0 20.0 PIT NL P 35 0 12 2 2 .857 .960 0.34 0.78 2.11 1.95 0 51.3 1970 35 PIT NL P 41 3 7 1 0 .909 .952 0.24 0.71 2.20 1.84 0 41.0 1971 36 CIN NL P 50 1 18 2 1 .905 .955 0.38 0.78 2.66 1.90 0 64.3 1972 37 TOT NL P 11 2 3 0 0 1.000 .943 0.45 0.74 5.92 1.78 0 7.6 CIN NL P 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.75 0.00 3.00 0 0.3 HOU NL P 9 2 3 0 0 1.000 .943 0.56 0.73 6.16 1.73 0 7.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 419 38 254 20 14 .936 .955 0.70 0.80 2.35 2.05 127 1119.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 419 38 254 20 14 .936 .955 0.70 0.80 2.35 2.05 127 1120
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1960   WS    PIT NYY     W   2   0   9.00  0  0  0  0   3     4   3   1   2 
 1970   NLCS  PIT CIN     L   2   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   0.1   1   0   0   1 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Ser      1-1   4   0   8.10  0  0  0  0   3.1   5   3   1   3 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1960   WS    PIT NYY     W   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1970   NLCS  PIT CIN     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Series   1-1   4   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Sac. Hits
1961 NL-10-7

ERA
1961 NL-3.32-6

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1961 NL-1.239-6

Strikeouts/9IP
1961 NL-6.68-5

Saves
1969 NL-11-9
1971 NL-11-9

Strikeouts
1961 NL-145-10

Shutouts
1961 NL-3-3

SO to Walk
1961 NL-2.54-4

Adjusted ERA+
1961 NL-120-6

Oldest Player
1972 NL-37-7

   

Gray Ink: Pitching - 15 (1210) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 9.0 (887) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 4.0 (1314) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

Before 1957 Season: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent.

December 1, 1965: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Ozzie Virgil to the San Francisco Giants for Matty Alou.

June 10, 1969: Traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Ron Kline.

October 26, 1970: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

April 1, 1971: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

May 11, 1972: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.

May 25, 1972: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

July 21, 1972: Released by the Houston Astros.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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