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Bob Gibson

Robert Gibson (Hoot or Gibby)
born Pack Robert Gibson

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 189 lb.

Born: November 9, 1935 in Omaha, NE
High School: Technical (Omaha, NE)
School: Creighton University
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1957. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 15, 1959
Team: Cardinals 1959-1975

Final Game: September 3, 1975
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1981 (337/401 ballots).
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Feb 9, 2012, 12:06AM
All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Christy Mathewson… #8. Lefty Grove… #9. BOB GIBSON… #10. Nolan Ryan… #11. Roger Clemens… #12. Warren Spahn… 

Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1959 23 STL NL 3 5 .375 3.33 13 9 3 2 1 0 75.2 77 35 28 4 39 2 48 1 0 4 333 127 1.533 9.2 0.5 4.6 5.7 1.23
1960 24 STL NL 3 6 .333 5.61 27 12 3 2 0 0 86.2 97 61 54 7 48 6 69 1 0 3 399 73 1.673 10.1 0.7 5.0 7.2 1.44
1961 25 STL NL 13 12 .520 3.24 35 27 3 10 2 1 211.1 186 91 76 13 119 7 166 6 1 8 916 137 1.443 7.9 0.6 5.1 7.1 1.40
1962 26 STL NL 15 13 .536 2.85 32 30 2 15 5 1 233.2 174 84 74 15 95 9 208 10 0 11 967 151 1.151 6.7 0.6 3.7 8.0 2.19 AS
1963 27 STL NL 18 9 .667 3.39 36 33 2 14 2 0 254.2 224 110 96 19 96 1 204 13 1 6 1088 106 1.257 7.9 0.7 3.4 7.2 2.13
1964 28 STL NL 19 12 .613 3.01 40 36 3 17 2 1 287.1 250 106 96 25 86 9 245 9 0 6 1191 127 1.169 7.8 0.8 2.7 7.7 2.85 MVP-23
1965 29 STL NL 20 12 .625 3.07 38 36 1 20 6 1 299.0 243 110 102 34 103 6 270 11 1 8 1233 126 1.157 7.3 1.0 3.1 8.1 2.62 AS,GG
1966 30 STL NL 21 12 .636 2.44 35 35 0 20 5 0 280.1 210 90 76 20 78 5 225 5 0 12 1119 148 1.027 6.7 0.6 2.5 7.2 2.88 AS,GG
1967 31 STL NL 13 7 .650 2.98 24 24 0 10 2 0 175.1 151 62 58 10 40 3 147 3 1 3 703 110 1.089 7.8 0.5 2.1 7.5 3.68 AS,MVP-22,GG
1968 32 STL NL 22 9 .710 1.12 34 34 0 28 13 0 304.2 198 49 38 11 62 6 268 7 0 4 1161 258 0.853 5.8 0.3 1.8 7.9 4.32 AS,CYA-1,MVP-1,GG
1969 33 STL NL 20 13 .606 2.18 35 35 0 28 4 0 314.0 251 84 76 12 95 7 269 10 2 4 1270 164 1.102 7.2 0.3 2.7 7.7 2.83 AS,MVP-30,GG
1970 34 STL NL 23 7 .767 3.12 34 34 0 23 3 0 294.0 262 111 102 13 88 9 274 4 1 5 1213 133 1.190 8.0 0.4 2.7 8.4 3.11 AS,CYA-1,MVP-4,GG
1971 35 STL NL 16 13 .552 3.04 31 31 0 20 5 0 245.2 215 96 83 14 76 11 185 7 0 10 1026 119 1.185 7.9 0.5 2.8 6.8 2.43 CYA-5,MVP-23,GG
1972 36 STL NL 19 11 .633 2.46 34 34 0 23 4 0 278.0 226 83 76 14 88 11 208 3 2 10 1119 139 1.129 7.3 0.5 2.8 6.7 2.36 AS,CYA-9,GG
1973 37 STL NL 12 10 .545 2.77 25 25 0 13 1 0 195.0 159 71 60 12 57 6 142 3 1 6 790 133 1.108 7.3 0.6 2.6 6.6 2.49 GG
1974 38 STL NL 11 13 .458 3.83 33 33 0 9 1 0 240.0 236 111 102 24 104 14 129 5 3 2 1041 95 1.417 8.9 0.9 3.9 4.8 1.24
1975 39 STL NL 3 10 .231 5.04 22 14 4 1 0 2 109.0 120 66 61 10 62 6 60 4 0 6 499 76 1.670 9.9 0.8 5.1 5.0 0.97
17 Seasons 251 174 .591 2.91 528 482 21 255 56 6 3884.1 3279 1420 1258 257 1336 118 3117 102 13 108 16068 128 1.188 7.6 0.6 3.1 7.2 2.33
162 Game Avg. 17 12 .591 2.91 36 32 1 17 4 0 262 221 96 85 17 90 8 210 7 1 7 1082 128 1.188 7.6 0.6 3.1 7.2 2.33
Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1959 23 STL NL 75.2 9 35 51 -1 1.4 16 1.8 $
1960 24 STL NL 86.2 12 61 57 0 .9 -4 -0.5 $
1961 25 STL NL 211.1 27 91 137 6 1.1 46 4.5 $
1962 26 STL NL 233.2 30 84 140 9 1.1 56 6.0 $ AS
1963 27 STL NL 254.2 33 110 134 5 1.0 24 2.7 $
1964 28 STL NL 287.1 36 106 161 3 1.1 55 6.3 $ MVP-23
1965 29 STL NL 299.0 36 110 169 6 1.0 59 6.4 $ AS,GG
1966 30 STL NL 280.1 35 90 149 9 1.0 59 6.4 $ AS,GG
1967 31 STL NL 175.1 24 62 86 1 1.1 24 3.0 $ AS,MVP-22,GG
1968 32 STL NL 304.2 34 49 134 0 1.1 85 11.9 $ AS,CYA-1,MVP-1,GG
1969 33 STL NL 314.0 35 84 175 -1 1.2 91 11.0 $ AS,MVP-30,GG
1970 34 STL NL 294.0 34 111 191 -13 1.1 80 8.7 $ AS,CYA-1,MVP-4,GG
1971 35 STL NL 245.2 31 96 140 -9 .9 44 4.7 $ CYA-5,MVP-23,GG
1972 36 STL NL 278.0 34 83 145 -4 1.1 62 7.6 $ AS,CYA-9,GG
1973 37 STL NL 195.0 25 71 105 2 .9 34 3.6 $ GG
1974 38 STL NL 240.0 33 111 125 5 1.1 14 1.6 $
1975 39 STL NL 109.0 14 66 66 -3 1.1 0 -0.1 $
17 Seasons 3884.1 482 1420 2165 15 1.1 745 85.6 $
Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1964 28 STL NL WS W NYY 2 1 .667 3.00 3 3 0 2 0 0 27.0 23 11 9 4 8 2 31 2 0 1 113 1.148 7.7 1.3 2.7 10.3 3.88
1967 31 STL NL WS W BOS 3 0 1.000 1.00 3 3 0 3 1 0 27.0 14 3 3 1 5 0 26 0 0 1 98 0.704 4.7 0.3 1.7 8.7 5.20
1968 32 STL NL WS L DET 2 1 .667 1.67 3 3 0 3 1 0 27.0 18 5 5 1 4 1 35 0 0 0 101 0.815 6.0 0.3 1.3 11.7 8.75
3 Seasons (3 Series) 7 2 .778 1.89 9 9 0 8 2 0 81.0 55 19 17 6 17 3 92 2 0 2 312 0.889 6.1 0.7 1.9 10.2 5.41
3 WS 7 2 .778 1.89 9 9 0 8 2 0 81.0 55 19 17 6 17 3 92 2 0 2 312 0.889 6.1 0.7 1.9 10.2 5.41

Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1959 23 STL NL 21 27 26 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 .115 .115 .192 .308 -22 5 0 0 1 0 0 1
1960 24 STL NL 40 29 28 4 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .179 .179 .214 .393 4 6 0 0 1 0 0 1
1961 25 STL NL 40 75 66 4 13 5 0 1 10 0 0 3 23 .197 .236 .318 .554 40 21 1 1 3 2 0 1
1962 26 STL NL 42 90 76 11 20 0 0 2 5 0 0 4 28 .263 .321 .342 .664 71 26 1 3 6 1 0 1 AS
1963 27 STL NL 41 100 87 12 18 3 1 3 20 0 0 8 35 .207 .274 .368 .642 76 32 1 0 5 0 0 1
1964 28 STL NL 40 107 96 8 15 3 1 0 4 0 0 3 38 .156 .188 .208 .396 8 20 0 1 6 1 0 1 MVP-23
1965 29 STL NL 42 119 104 14 25 2 0 5 19 2 0 3 26 .240 .261 .404 .665 77 42 0 1 8 3 0 1 AS,GG
1966 30 STL NL 46 111 100 11 20 4 0 1 8 3 2 3 35 .200 .221 .270 .491 36 27 0 0 7 1 0 1 AS,GG
1967 31 STL NL 27 74 60 7 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 8 26 .133 .235 .133 .369 9 8 0 0 6 0 0 1 AS,MVP-22,GG
1968 32 STL NL 35 110 94 3 16 5 0 0 6 1 1 7 32 .170 .233 .223 .456 39 21 1 1 7 1 0 1 AS,CYA-1,MVP-1,GG
1969 33 STL NL 37 127 118 11 29 6 0 1 8 5 2 3 36 .246 .262 .322 .584 63 38 1 0 5 1 0 1 AS,MVP-30,GG
1970 34 STL NL 40 124 109 14 33 3 1 2 19 0 2 8 25 .303 .347 .404 .751 99 44 4 0 6 1 0 1 AS,CYA-1,MVP-4,GG
1971 35 STL NL 31 95 87 5 15 0 1 2 10 1 0 3 24 .172 .204 .264 .469 30 23 2 1 2 2 0 1 CYA-5,MVP-23,GG
1972 36 STL NL 34 106 103 12 20 6 0 5 12 0 1 1 25 .194 .202 .398 .600 68 41 0 0 2 0 0 1 AS,CYA-9,GG
1973 37 STL NL 25 71 65 8 12 0 0 2 8 1 1 3 17 .185 .217 .277 .494 37 18 1 0 2 1 0 1 GG
1974 38 STL NL 33 87 81 6 17 4 1 0 6 0 1 3 19 .210 .233 .284 .517 44 23 1 0 1 2 0 1
1975 39 STL NL 22 37 28 1 5 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 9 .179 .242 .179 .421 17 5 0 0 4 2 0 1
17 Seasons 596 1489 1328 132 274 44 5 24 144 13 10 63 415 .206 .243 .301 .545 49 400 13 8 72 18 0
162 Game Avg. 162 405 361 36 74 12 1 7 39 4 3 17 113 .206 .243 .301 .545 49 109 4 2 20 5 0
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1959 23 STL NL 27 -5 0 0 0 0 2 1 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $ 1
1960 24 STL NL 29 -4 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ 1
1961 25 STL NL 75 -5 -1 0 0 0 6 2 2 0.2 2 0.2 0.0 $ 1
1962 26 STL NL 90 -3 0 0 0 0 8 3 8 0.8 8 0.8 0.0 $ 1 AS
1963 27 STL NL 100 -3 0 1 0 0 8 3 9 0.9 9 1.0 -0.1 $ 1
1964 28 STL NL 107 -12 0 0 0 0 9 4 1 -0.1 1 0.1 -0.2 $30,000 1 MVP-23
1965 29 STL NL 119 -3 -1 1 1 0 10 4 12 1.2 12 1.3 -0.1 $40,000 1 AS,GG
1966 30 STL NL 111 -9 0 -1 1 0 9 4 4 0.3 4 0.4 -0.1 $50,000 1 AS,GG
1967 31 STL NL 74 -7 0 0 0 0 6 2 1 0.0 1 0.1 -0.1 $60,000 1 AS,MVP-22,GG
1968 32 STL NL 110 -7 0 0 0 0 8 4 5 0.3 5 0.5 -0.2 $85,000 1 AS,CYA-1,MVP-1,GG
1969 33 STL NL 127 -6 0 -1 0 0 11 4 8 0.7 8 0.8 -0.1 $125,000 1 AS,MVP-30,GG
1970 34 STL NL 124 1 -1 -1 0 0 11 4 14 1.4 14 1.4 0.0 $125,000 1 AS,CYA-1,MVP-4,GG
1971 35 STL NL 95 -8 0 -1 -1 0 7 3 0 -0.2 0 0.0 -0.2 $150,000 1 CYA-5,MVP-23,GG
1972 36 STL NL 106 -5 -1 0 1 0 8 3 6 0.5 6 0.7 -0.2 $150,000 1 AS,CYA-9,GG
1973 37 STL NL 71 -6 1 0 0 0 6 2 3 0.3 3 0.3 0.0 $160,000 1 GG
1974 38 STL NL 87 -6 -1 -1 0 0 6 3 1 0.0 1 0.1 -0.1 $160,000 1
1975 39 STL NL 37 -3 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $175,000 1
17 Seasons 1489 -91 -4 -3 3 0 120 48 73 6.2 73 7.6 -1.4 $1,310,000
Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1964 28 STL NL WS NYY W 3 10 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .222 .222 .222 .444 2 0 0 1 0 0
1967 31 STL NL WS BOS W 3 12 11 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 .091 .167 .364 .530 4 1 0 0 0 0
1968 32 STL NL WS DET L 3 10 8 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 .125 .222 .500 .722 4 0 0 1 0 0
3 Seasons (3 Series) 9 32 28 4 4 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 7 .143 .200 .357 .557 10 1 0 2 0 0
3 WS 9 32 28 4 4 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 7 .143 .200 .357 .557 10 1 0 2 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% PO Awards
1959 STL NL 23 P 13 75.2 18 6 10 2 2 .889 1.90 1.23 .954 1.99 1.97
1960 STL NL 24 P 27 86.2 21 7 14 0 3 1.000 2.18 0.78 .962 2.09 2.08
1961 STL NL 25 P 35 211.1 51 14 35 2 4 .961 2.09 1.40 .959 2.18 2.15
1962 STL NL 26 P 32 233.2 56 18 35 3 6 .946 2.04 1.66 .948 2.07 2.05 AS
1963 STL NL 27 P 36 254.2 60 27 28 5 0 .917 1.94 1.53 .951 2.06 2.06
1964 STL NL 28 P 40 287.1 66 24 36 6 4 .909 1.88 1.50 .953 2.14 2.13 MVP-23
1965 STL NL 29 P 38 299.0 63 27 33 3 1 .952 1.81 1.58 .956 2.08 2.08 AS,GG
1966 STL NL 30 P 35 280.1 56 26 28 2 4 .964 1.73 1.54 .947 1.96 1.96 AS,GG
1967 STL NL 31 P 24 175.1 42 19 23 0 0 1.000 2.16 1.75 .960 2.00 2.00 AS,MVP-22,GG
1968 STL NL 32 P 34 304.2 50 21 28 1 2 .980 1.45 1.44 .958 2.01 2.02 AS,CYA-1,MVP-1,GG
1969 STL NL 33 P 35 314.0 56 21 32 3 5 .946 1.52 1.51 .958 1.95 1.94 AS,MVP-30,GG
1970 STL NL 34 P 34 294.0 58 22 32 4 3 .931 1.65 1.59 .951 1.85 1.84 AS,CYA-1,MVP-4,GG
1971 STL NL 35 P 31 245.2 52 10 39 3 1 .942 1.80 1.58 .954 1.90 1.90 CYA-5,MVP-23,GG
1972 STL NL 36 P 34 278.0 59 12 46 1 3 .983 1.88 1.71 .950 1.78 1.78 AS,CYA-9,GG
1973 STL NL 37 P 25 195.0 37 11 24 2 2 .946 1.62 1.40 .950 1.88 1.88 GG
1974 STL NL 38 P 33 240.0 48 20 26 2 4 .958 1.72 1.39 .944 1.88 1.88
1975 STL NL 39 P 22 109.0 24 6 15 3 2 .875 1.73 0.95 .946 1.86 1.86
17 Seasons P 528 3884.1 817 291 484 42 46 .949 1.80 1.47 .953 1.98 1.98
17 Seasons TOT 528 3884.1 817 291 484 42 46 .949 1.80 1.47 .953 1.98 1.98
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% PO Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1981 BBWAA (84.0%)
Selected to HOF in 1981 by BBWAA

All-Star Games
1962-1
1962-2 *
1965 *
1966
1967 *
1968
1969 *
1970 *
1972 (P)

Awards (yr lg award)
1964 NL Babe Ruth Award
1964 ML WS MVP
1967 ML WS MVP
1968 NL Cy Young
1968 NL MVP
1968 NL TSN Pitcher of the Year
1970 NL Cy Young
1970 NL TSN Pitcher of the Year

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1964 NL (23, 1%)
1967 NL (22, 2%)
1968 NL (1, 86%)
1969 NL (30, 1%)
1970 NL (4, 33%)
1971 NL (23, 1%)
1 MVP
1.24 Career Shares (183rd)

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
1968 NL (1, 100%)
1970 NL (1, 98%)
1971 NL (5, 2%)
1972 NL (9, 2%)
2 Cy Youngs
2.02 Career Shares (13th)

Gold Gloves
1965 NL (P)
1966 NL (P)
1967 NL (P)
1968 NL (P)
1969 NL (P)
1970 NL (P)
1971 NL (P)
1972 NL (P)
1973 NL (P)
All multiple winners

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1962 NL  6.8 (6th)
1965 NL  7.6 (6th)
1966 NL  6.7 (10th)
1968 NL  12.2 (1st)
1969 NL  11.7 (1st)
1970 NL  10.1 (1st)
1972 NL  8.1 (5th)
Career  91.8 (33rd)

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1961 NL  4.5 (7th)
1962 NL  6.0 (4th)
1964 NL  6.3 (4th)
1965 NL  6.4 (6th)
1966 NL  6.4 (6th)
1968 NL  11.9 (1st)
1969 NL  11.0 (1st)
1970 NL  8.7 (1st)
1971 NL  4.7 (10th)
1972 NL  7.6 (2nd)
Career  85.6 (15th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1961 NL  3.24 (5th)
1962 NL  2.85 (5th)
1966 NL  2.44 (5th)
1968 NL  1.12 (1st)
1969 NL  2.18 (3rd)
1970 NL  3.12 (4th)
1972 NL  2.46 (5th)
1973 NL  2.77 (6th)
Career  2.91 (140th)

Wins s c a p y
1963 NL  18 (7th)
1964 NL  19 (4th)
1965 NL  20 (6th)
1966 NL  21 (3rd)
1968 NL  22 (2nd)
1969 NL  20 (5th)
1970 NL  23 (1st)
1972 NL  19 (5th)
Career  251 (46th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1963 NL  .667 (9th)
1964 NL  .613 (10th)
1966 NL  .636 (7th)
1967 NL  .650 (6th)
1968 NL  .710 (3rd)
1970 NL  .767 (2nd)
Career  .591 (144th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1962 NL  1.151 (7th)
1966 NL  1.027 (4th)
1967 NL  1.089 (8th)
1968 NL  0.853 (1st)
1969 NL  1.102 (7th)
1970 NL  1.190 (6th)
1972 NL  1.129 (9th)
1973 NL  1.108 (4th)
Career  1.188 (114th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1961 NL  7.921 (3rd)
1962 NL  6.702 (2nd)
1964 NL  7.831 (9th)
1965 NL  7.314 (5th)
1966 NL  6.742 (3rd)
1968 NL  5.849 (1st)
1969 NL  7.194 (7th)
1970 NL  8.020 (7th)
1972 NL  7.317 (3rd)
1973 NL  7.339 (8th)
Career  7.597 (43rd)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1967 NL  2.053 (10th)
1968 NL  1.832 (9th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1961 NL  7.069 (3rd)
1962 NL  8.011 (3rd)
1963 NL  7.209 (6th)
1964 NL  7.674 (4th)
1965 NL  8.127 (5th)
1966 NL  7.224 (7th)
1967 NL  7.546 (5th)
1968 NL  7.917 (2nd)
1969 NL  7.710 (8th)
1970 NL  8.388 (2nd)
1971 NL  6.778 (6th)
1972 NL  6.734 (8th)
1973 NL  6.554 (9th)
Career  7.222 (80th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1963 NL  254.7 (9th)
1964 NL  287.3 (3rd)
1965 NL  299.0 (3rd)
1966 NL  280.3 (4th)
1968 NL  304.7 (3rd)
1969 NL  314.0 (4th)
1970 NL  294.0 (3rd)
1972 NL  278.0 (4th)
Career  3,884.3 (46th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1961 NL  166 (5th)
1962 NL  208 (3rd)
1963 NL  204 (5th)
1964 NL  245 (2nd)
1965 NL  270 (3rd)
1966 NL  225 (4th)
1968 NL  268 (1st)
1969 NL  269 (2nd)
1970 NL  274 (2nd)
1971 NL  185 (6th)
1972 NL  208 (3rd)
Career  3,117 (14th)

Games Started s c a p y
1964 NL  36 (5th)
1968 NL  34 (10th)
1972 NL  34 (8th)
Career  482 (58th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1962 NL  15 (8th)
1963 NL  14 (6th)
1964 NL  17 (4th)
1965 NL  20 (3rd)
1966 NL  20 (3rd)
1968 NL  28 (2nd)
1969 NL  28 (1st)
1970 NL  23 (2nd)
1971 NL  20 (3rd)
1972 NL  23 (2nd)
1973 NL  13 (7th)
Career  255 (73rd)

Shutouts s c a p y
1962 NL  5 (1st)
1965 NL  6 (6th)
1966 NL  5 (1st)
1968 NL  13 (1st)
1969 NL  4 (8th)
1970 NL  3 (6th)
1971 NL  5 (1st)
1972 NL  4 (6th)
Career  56 (13th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1964 NL  25 (3rd)
1965 NL  34 (1st)
1974 NL  24 (1st)
Career  257 (90th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1961 NL  119 (1st)
1962 NL  95 (5th)
1963 NL  96 (2nd)
1964 NL  86 (2nd)
1965 NL  103 (6th)
1966 NL  78 (5th)
1969 NL  95 (6th)
1972 NL  88 (5th)
1974 NL  104 (6th)
Career  1,336 (27th)

Hits s c a p y
1963 NL  224 (9th)
1964 NL  250 (5th)
1965 NL  243 (8th)
1969 NL  251 (7th)
1970 NL  262 (9th)
1972 NL  226 (9th)
Career  3,279 (94th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1964 NL  2.849 (10th)
1967 NL  3.675 (2nd)
1968 NL  4.323 (2nd)
1969 NL  2.832 (7th)
1970 NL  3.114 (3rd)
1973 NL  2.491 (5th)
Career  2.333 (137th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1961 NL  0.554 (1st)
1962 NL  0.578 (4th)
1966 NL  0.642 (6th)
1967 NL  0.513 (10th)
1968 NL  0.325 (5th)
1969 NL  0.344 (2nd)
1970 NL  0.398 (2nd)
1971 NL  0.513 (9th)
1972 NL  0.453 (6th)
1973 NL  0.554 (8th)

Losses s c a p y
Career  174 (84th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1963 NL  96 (4th)
1964 NL  96 (8th)
1965 NL  102 (4th)
1974 NL  102 (7th)
Career  1,258 (95th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1961 NL  8 (10th)
1962 NL  11 (6th)
1966 NL  12 (4th)
1971 NL  10 (7th)
1972 NL  10 (6th)
Career  108 (83rd)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1961 NL  6 (5th)
1962 NL  10 (6th)
1963 NL  13 (2nd)
1964 NL  9 (5th)
1965 NL  11 (5th)
1968 NL  7 (10th)
1969 NL  10 (4th)
1971 NL  7 (5th)
Career  102 (76th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1963 NL  1,088 (7th)
1964 NL  1,191 (3rd)
1965 NL  1,233 (3rd)
1966 NL  1,119 (7th)
1968 NL  1,161 (3rd)
1969 NL  1,270 (4th)
1970 NL  1,213 (4th)
1972 NL  1,119 (4th)
Career  16,068 (52nd)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1961 NL  137 (2nd)
1962 NL  151 (1st)
1964 NL  127 (10th)
1965 NL  126 (8th)
1966 NL  148 (5th)
1968 NL  258 (1st)
1969 NL  164 (4th)
1970 NL  133 (4th)
1972 NL  139 (5th)
1973 NL  133 (6th)
Career  128 (49th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1961 NL  24 (3rd)
1962 NL  35 (2nd)
1964 NL  26 (5th)
1965 NL  27 (6th)
1966 NL  35 (4th)
1968 NL  60 (1st)
1969 NL  50 (1st)
1970 NL  34 (3rd)
1972 NL  31 (3rd)
Career  344 (19th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1961 NL  2.5 (3rd)
1962 NL  3.7 (2nd)
1964 NL  2.8 (5th)
1965 NL  3.0 (6th)
1966 NL  3.9 (4th)
1968 NL  7.9 (1st)
1969 NL  5.8 (1st)
1970 NL  3.6 (3rd)
1972 NL  3.6 (3rd)
Career  39.5 (12th)

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)† s c a p y
1961 NL  18.67 (9th)
1962 NL  40.51 (1st)
1964 NL  32.63 (6th)
1965 NL  29.35 (7th)
1966 NL  36.61 (4th)
1968 NL  66.80 (1st)
1969 NL  58.89 (1st)
1970 NL  39.82 (2nd)
1972 NL  37.42 (3rd)
Career  384.04 (11th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
1961 NL  2.2 (6th)
1962 NL  4.3 (2nd)
1964 NL  2.9 (9th)
1966 NL  4.5 (4th)
1968 NL  8.0 (1st)
1969 NL  7.7 (1st)
1970 NL  4.7 (1st)
1972 NL  5.2 (3rd)
Career  39.5 (11th)

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
1962 NL  3.7 (4th)
1964 NL  3.1 (9th)
1965 NL  2.4 (10th)
1966 NL  3.3 (4th)
1967 NL  2.0 (10th)
1968 NL  7.3 (1st)
1969 NL  5.9 (2nd)
1970 NL  5.0 (2nd)
1972 NL  4.0 (3rd)
1973 NL  2.1 (10th)
Career  37.8 (13th)

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)† s c a p y
1961 NL  1.8 (9th)
1962 NL  4.1 (2nd)
1964 NL  3.5 (7th)
1965 NL  3.1 (8th)
1966 NL  4.1 (4th)
1968 NL  9.3 (1st)
1969 NL  7.0 (1st)
1970 NL  4.2 (2nd)
1972 NL  4.4 (3rd)
Career  44.4 (9th)

Putouts as P s c a p y
1963 NL  27 (2nd)
1964 NL  24 (2nd)
1965 NL  27 (3rd)
1966 NL  26 (1st)
1967 NL  19 (4th)
1969 NL  21 (3rd)
1970 NL  22 (5th)
1974 NL  20 (5th)
Career  291 (20th)

Errors Committed as P s c a p y
1963 NL  5 (3rd)
1964 NL  6 (1st)
1970 NL  4 (2nd)

Oldest s c a p y
1973 NL  born 1935-11-09 (7th)
1974 NL  born 1935-11-09 (4th)
1975 NL  born 1935-11-09 (1st)


† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1950-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 20 (94), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 207 (34), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 222 (18), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 54 (28), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Pitchers 
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  1. Jim Palmer (901) *
  2. Jack Morris (885)
  3. Amos Rusie (882) *
  4. Luis Tiant (876)
  5. Bob Feller (871) *
  6. Vic Willis (867) *
  7. Jim Bunning (861) *
  8. Don Drysdale (846) *
  9. George Mullin (845)
  10. Juan Marichal (844) *
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Kent Bottenfield (991)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. George Chalmers (984)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Brandon Webb (975)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Ken Hill (966)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Jim Bunning (969) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Ron Darling (959)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Jose Rijo (961)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Bob Welch (952)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Andy Messersmith (938)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Warren Spahn (927) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Dwight Gooden (922)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Jim Bunning (912) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Roger Clemens (905)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Tom Seaver (920) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Tom Seaver (921) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  16. Tom Seaver (894) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Similar Batters 
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  1. Bill Hutchinson (958)
  2. Dizzy Trout (957)
  3. Freddie Fitzsimmons (956)
  4. Don Drysdale (954) *
  5. Chief Bender (954) *
  6. Vern Law (949)
  7. Hal Schumacher (949)
  8. Bill Sherdel (949)
  9. Bert Cunningham (948)
  10. Early Wynn (948) *
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Freddie Fitzsimmons (981)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Vern Law (987)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Jason Marquis (981)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Tom Hughes (982)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Hal Schumacher (981)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Freddie Fitzsimmons (981)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Freddie Fitzsimmons (966)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Warren Spahn (972) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Warren Spahn (976) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Warren Spahn (973) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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Salaries

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Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
196428St. Louis Cardinals$30,0002/20/65 TSN
196529St. Louis Cardinals$40,0002/20/65 TSN
196630St. Louis Cardinals$50,0003/12/66 TSN
196731St. Louis Cardinals$60,0003/25/67 TSN
196832St. Louis Cardinals$85,000D. Halberstam, October 1964, p. 361
196933St. Louis Cardinals$125,0003/15/69 TSN
197034St. Louis Cardinals$125,00010/17/70 TSN and BJHA
197135St. Louis Cardinals$150,00010/17/70 TSN and BJHA
197236St. Louis Cardinals$150,0004/8/72 TSN and BJHA
197337St. Louis Cardinals$160,000TSN, 4/21/73
197438St. Louis Cardinals$160,0004/6/74 TSN1/26/74 TSN: $150,000
197539St. Louis Cardinals$175,00011/29/75 TSN
Career to date (may be incomplete)$1,310,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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