Bob Gibson

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 189lb (185cm, 85kg)

Born: November 9, 1935 in Omaha, NE us

Died: October 2, 2020 in Omaha, NE

Buried: Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Omaha, NE

High School: Tech HS (Omaha, NE)

School: Creighton University (Omaha, NE)

Last Game: September 3, 1975 (Age 39-298d)
vs. CHC 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 5 ER, L

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1981. (Voted by BBWAA on 337/401 ballots)
View Bob Gibson's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1959 season

Full Name: Robert Gibson

Nicknames: Hoot or Gibby

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

89.2

251

174

ERA

2.91

528

482

3884.1

3117

WHIP

1.188

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1957	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AAA	STL	6	4	.600	4.02	5.51	18	12		2	0		85.0	82	52	38	7	61	2	49	3	1	7		1.682	8.7	0.7	6.5	5.2	0.80
1957	21	-6.1	Omaha	AA	AAA	STL	2	1	.667	4.29	5.57	10	4		0	0		42.0	46	26	20	5	27	0	25	2	0	7		1.738	9.9	1.1	5.8	5.4	0.93
1957	21	-2.5	Columbus	SALL	A	STL	4	3	.571	3.77	5.44	8	8		2	0		43.0	36	26	18	2	34	2	24	1	1	0		1.628	7.5	0.4	7.1	5.0	0.71
1958	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA	STL	8	9	.471	2.84	3.79	33	22		9	1		190.0	167	80	60	1	93	8	122	5	1	4		1.368	7.9	0.0	4.4	5.8	1.31
1958	22	-5.0	Rochester	IL	AAA	STL	5	5	.500	2.45	3.06	20	11		7	0		103.0	88	35	28	0	54	6	75	5	1	2		1.379	7.7	0.0	4.7	6.6	1.39
1958	22	-5.0	Omaha	AA	AAA	STL	3	4	.429	3.31	4.66	13	11		2	1		87.0	79	45	32	1	39	2	47	0	0	2		1.356	8.2	0.1	4.0	4.9	1.21
1959	23	-4.5	Omaha	AA	AAA	STL	9	9	.500	3.07	3.93	24	18		10	2		135.0	128	59	46	4	70	3	98	3	2	7		1.467	8.5	0.3	4.7	6.5	1.40
1959	23	-4.7	STL	NL	Maj	STL	3	5	.375	3.33	4.16	13	9	3	2	1	0	75.2	77	35	28	4	39	2	48	1	0	4	333	1.533	9.2	0.5	4.6	5.7	1.23
1960	24	-3.9	Rochester	IL	AAA	STL	2	3	.400	2.85	3.29	6	6		3	2		41.0	33	15	13	2	17	2	36	1	0	1		1.220	7.2	0.4	3.7	7.9	2.12
1960	24	-3.4	STL	NL	Maj	STL	3	6	.333	5.61	6.33	27	12	3	2	0	0	86.2	97	61	54	7	48	6	69	1	0	3	399	1.673	10.1	0.7	5.0	7.2	1.44
1961	25	-2.4	STL	NL	Maj	STL	13	12	.520	3.24	3.88	35	27	3	10	2	1	211.1	186	91	76	13	119	7	166	6	1	8	916	1.443	7.9	0.6	5.1	7.1	1.40
1962	26	-1.8	STL	NL	Maj	STL	15	13	.536	2.85	3.24	32	30	2	15	5	1	233.2	174	84	74	15	95	9	208	10	0	11	967	1.151	6.7	0.6	3.7	8.0	2.19
1963	27	-1.3	STL	NL	Maj	STL	18	9	.667	3.39	3.89	36	33	2	14	2	0	254.2	224	110	96	19	96	1	204	13	1	6	1088	1.257	7.9	0.7	3.4	7.2	2.13
1964	28	-0.2	STL	NL	Maj	STL	19	12	.613	3.01	3.32	40	36	3	17	2	1	287.1	250	106	96	25	86	9	245	9	0	6	1191	1.169	7.8	0.8	2.7	7.7	2.85
1965	29	0.7	STL	NL	Maj	STL	20	12	.625	3.07	3.31	38	36	1	20	6	1	299.0	243	110	102	34	103	6	270	11	1	8	1233	1.157	7.3	1.0	3.1	8.1	2.62
1966	30	2.2	STL	NL	Maj	STL	21	12	.636	2.44	2.89	35	35	0	20	5	0	280.1	210	90	76	20	78	5	225	5	0	12	1119	1.027	6.7	0.6	2.5	7.2	2.88
1967	31	3.6	STL	NL	Maj	STL	13	7	.650	2.98	3.18	24	24	0	10	2	0	175.1	151	62	58	10	40	3	147	3	1	3	703	1.089	7.8	0.5	2.1	7.5	3.68
1968	32	4.6	STL	NL	Maj	STL	22	9	.710	1.12	1.45	34	34	0	28	13	0	304.2	198	49	38	11	62	6	268	7	0	4	1161	0.853	5.8	0.3	1.8	7.9	4.32
1969	33	6.0	STL	NL	Maj	STL	20	13	.606	2.18	2.41	35	35	0	28	4	0	314.0	251	84	76	12	95	7	269	10	2	4	1270	1.102	7.2	0.3	2.7	7.7	2.83
1970	34	6.9	STL	NL	Maj	STL	23	7	.767	3.12	3.40	34	34	0	23	3	0	294.0	262	111	102	13	88	9	274	4	1	5	1213	1.190	8.0	0.4	2.7	8.4	3.11
1971	35	7.6	STL	NL	Maj	STL	16	13	.552	3.04	3.52	31	31	0	20	5	0	245.2	215	96	83	14	76	11	185	7	0	10	1026	1.185	7.9	0.5	2.8	6.8	2.43
1972	36	8.9	STL	NL	Maj	STL	19	11	.633	2.46	2.69	34	34	0	23	4	0	278.0	226	83	76	14	88	11	208	3	2	10	1119	1.129	7.3	0.5	2.8	6.7	2.36
1973	37	9.7	STL	NL	Maj	STL	12	10	.545	2.77	3.28	25	25	0	13	1	0	195.0	159	71	60	12	57	6	142	3	1	6	790	1.108	7.3	0.6	2.6	6.6	2.49
1974	38	10.8	STL	NL	Maj	STL	11	13	.458	3.83	4.16	33	33	0	9	1	0	240.0	236	111	102	24	104	14	129	5	3	2	1041	1.417	8.9	0.9	3.9	4.8	1.24
1975	39	11.9	STL	NL	Maj	STL	3	10	.231	5.04	5.45	22	14	4	1	0	2	109.0	120	66	61	10	62	6	60	4	0	6	499	1.670	9.9	0.8	5.1	5.0	0.97
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (17 seasons)					Majors		251	174	.591	2.91	3.29	528	482	21	255	56	6	3884.1	3279	1420	1258	257	1336	118	3117	102	13	108	16068	1.188	7.6	0.6	3.1	7.2	2.33
Minors (4 seasons)					Minors		25	25	.500	3.13	4.11	81	58		24	5		451.0	410	206	157	14	241	15	305	12	4	19		1.443	8.2	0.3	4.8	6.1	1.27
All Levels (19 Seasons)							276	199	.581	2.94	3.38	609	540	21	279	61	6	4335.1	3689	1626	1415	271	1577	133	3422	114	17	127	16068	1.215	7.7	0.6	3.3	7.1	2.17

AAA (4 seasons)					Minors		21	22	.488	3.07	3.97	73	50		22	5		408.0	374	180	139	12	207	13	281	11	3	19		1.424	8.3	0.3	4.6	6.2	1.36
A (1 season)					Minors		4	3	.571	3.77	5.44	8	8		2	0		43.0	36	26	18	2	34	2	24	1	1	0		1.628	7.5	0.4	7.1	5.0	0.71