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Frank Gibson

Frank Gilbert Gibson

Positions: Catcher, Pinch Hitter and First Baseman
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 172 lb.

Born: September 27, 1890 in Omaha, NE (All Transactions)
Debut: April 22, 1913
Teams (by GP): Braves/Tigers 1913-1927

Final Game: October 2, 1927
Died: April 27, 1961 in Edna, TX
Buried: Memory Gardens, Edna, TX
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Standard Batting

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
1913 22 DET AL 23 62 57 8 8 1 0 0 2 2 3 9 .140 .197 .158 .355 4 9 1 1 2/O
1921 30 BSN NL 63 134 125 14 33 5 4 2 13 0 0 3 17 .264 .292 .416 .708 90 52 2 3 2
1922 31 BSN NL 66 179 164 15 49 7 2 3 20 4 1 10 27 .299 .339 .421 .760 99 69 0 5 23
1923 32 BSN NL 41 57 50 13 15 1 0 0 5 0 2 7 7 .300 .386 .320 .706 92 16 0 0 2
1924 33 BSN NL 90 241 229 25 71 15 6 1 30 1 1 10 23 .310 .342 .441 .783 113 101 1 1 23/5
1925 34 BSN NL 104 341 316 36 88 23 5 2 50 3 3 15 28 .278 .313 .402 .715 88 127 1 9 2/3
1926 35 BSN NL 24 52 47 3 16 4 0 0 7 0 4 6 .340 .392 .426 .818 129 20 0 1 2
1927 36 BSN NL 60 173 167 7 37 1 2 0 19 2 3 10 .222 .235 .251 .487 35 42 0 3 2
8 Yrs 471 1239 1155 121 317 57 19 8 146 12 7 55 127 .274 .310 .377 .688 85 436 5 23
162 Game Avg. 162 426 397 42 109 20 7 3 50 4 19 44 .274 .310 .377 .688 85 150 2 8
BSN (7 yrs) 448 1177 1098 113 309 56 19 8 144 10 7 52 118 .281 .316 .389 .705 89 427 4 22
DET (1 yr) 23 62 57 8 8 1 0 0 2 2 3 9 .140 .197 .158 .355 4 9 1 1
NL (7 yrs) 448 1177 1098 113 309 56 19 8 144 10 7 52 118 .281 .316 .389 .705 89 427 4 22
AL (1 yr) 23 62 57 8 8 1 0 0 2 2 3 9 .140 .197 .158 .355 4 9 1 1

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1913 22 DET AL 23 62 -6 0 0 -2 1 -8 -0.9 2 -5 -0.7 .462 .495 -0.4 -0.1 -3 $ 2/O
1921 30 BSN NL 63 134 -2 0 0 0 2 -0 -0.1 4 4 0.3 .499 .500 0.4 0.1 4 $ 2
1922 31 BSN NL 66 179 -1 1 0 0 0 -0 0.0 5 5 0.5 .500 .500 0.5 0.0 5 $ 23
1923 32 BSN NL 41 57 -0 -1 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 2 1 0.1 .499 .500 0.1 0.1 1 $ 2
1924 33 BSN NL 90 241 3 0 0 -4 1 1 0.0 7 8 0.8 .501 .500 1.2 -0.3 12 $ 23/5
1925 34 BSN NL 104 341 -6 -0 0 1 3 -2 -0.2 10 8 0.7 .498 .499 0.7 0.3 7 $ 2/3
1926 35 BSN NL 24 52 2 0 0 1 0 3 0.3 2 5 0.5 .515 .502 0.4 0.1 4 $ 2
1927 36 BSN NL 60 173 -14 -0 0 -1 1 -14 -1.5 5 -9 -1.0 .476 .491 -0.8 0.0 -8 $ 2
8 Seasons 471 1239 -25 1 0 -5 9 -20 -2.3 36 16 1.2 .495 .498 2.1 0.2 21 $
BSN (7 yrs) 448 1177 -19 1 0 -3 8 -13 -1.4 34 21 1.9 .497 .499 2.5 0.4 24 $
DET (1 yr) 23 62 -6 0 0 -2 1 -8 -0.9 2 -5 -0.7 .462 .495 -0.4 -0.1 -3 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1913 22 DET AL 62 50 2 1.1 86 .167 .140 .263 .197 .335 .158 .346 .355 .681 4 .097 -7.0 -0.8 .306 .105 .018 .0
1921 30 BSN NL 134 95 15 4.2 101 .292 .264 .290 .292 .340 .416 .400 .708 .740 90 .461 -2.4 -0.2 .620 .176 .152 .0
1922 31 BSN NL 179 121 24 5.3 108 .343 .299 .295 .339 .352 .421 .410 .760 .762 99 .534 -0.4 -0.0 .707 .201 .122 3.4
1923 32 BSN NL 57 37 6 4.4 103 .349 .300 .287 .386 .345 .320 .399 .706 .744 92 .461 -0.1 -0.0 .568 .120 .020
1924 33 BSN NL 241 160 34 5.7 100 .341 .310 .284 .342 .338 .441 .395 .783 .733 113 .602 3.6 0.4 .704 .175 .131 1.0
1925 34 BSN NL 341 240 39 4.3 106 .301 .278 .289 .313 .345 .402 .412 .715 .757 88 .426 -5.0 -0.5 .619 .171 .123 2.4
1926 35 BSN NL 52 32 8 6.7 95 .390 .340 .276 .392 .334 .426 .382 .818 .716 129 .670 2.2 0.2 .774 .170 .085
1927 36 BSN NL 173 133 10 2.0 97 .236 .222 .280 .235 .337 .251 .386 .487 .723 35 .181 -15.4 -1.5 .362 .060 .030 .0
8 Yrs 1239 868 138 4.2 102 .303 .274 .286 .310 .342 .377 .398 .688 .740 85 .451 -24.4 -2.5 .593 .155 .103 9.6
162 Game Avg. 426 299 47 4.2 102 .303 .274 .286 .310 .342 .377 .398 .688 .740 85 .451 -24.4 -2.5 .593 .155 .103 3
BSN (7 yrs) 1177 818 136 4.4 102 .310 .281 .287 .316 .343 .389 .401 .705 .743 89 .466 -17.4 -1.7 .611 .158 .107 8.9
DET (1 yr) 62 50 2 1.1 86 .167 .140 .263 .197 .335 .158 .346 .355 .681 4 .096 -7.0 -0.8 .306 .105 .018 .0
NL (7 yrs) 1177 818 136 4.4 102 .310 .281 .287 .316 .343 .389 .401 .705 .743 89 .466 -17.4 -1.7 .611 .158 .107 8.9
AL (1 yr) 62 50 2 1.1 86 .167 .140 .263 .197 .335 .158 .346 .355 .681 4 .096 -7.0 -0.8 .306 .105 .018 .0

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1921 30 BSN NL 134 1.5% 12.7% 2.2% 8.2% 33% 5.67 7.4 62.5 9.6 79%
1922 31 BSN NL 179 1.7% 15.1% 5.6% 6.7% 25% 2.70 6.1 54.7 8.2 75%
1923 32 BSN NL 57 0.0% 12.3% 12.3% 1.8% 7% 1.00 7.1 10.0 75%
1924 33 BSN NL 241 0.4% 9.5% 4.2% 9.1% 31% 2.30 10.0 229.0 7.6 85%
1925 34 BSN NL 341 0.6% 8.2% 4.4% 8.8% 34% 1.87 11.3 158.0 6.3 84%
1926 35 BSN NL 52 0.0% 11.5% 7.7% 7.7% 25% 1.50 7.8 6.7 79%
1927 36 BSN NL 173 0.0% 5.8% 1.7% 1.7% 8% 3.33 16.7 8.8 91%
8 Yrs 1177 0.7% 10.8% 4.7% 7.1% 27% 2.31 9.1 144.4 7.9 87%
MLB Averages 1.2% 13.4% 12.3% 9.2% 24% 1.09 10.5 122.8 9.0 127%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1913 22 23 62 57 8 8 1 0 0 2 2 3 9 .140 .197 .158 .355 4 9 1 1
1914 23 23 62 57 8 8 1 0 0 2 2 3 9 .140 .197 .158 .355 4 9 1 1
1915 24 23 62 57 8 8 1 0 0 2 2 3 9 .140 .197 .158 .355 4 9 1 1
1916 25 23 62 57 8 8 1 0 0 2 2 3 9 .140 .197 .158 .355 4 9 1 1
1917 26 23 62 57 8 8 1 0 0 2 2 3 9 .140 .197 .158 .355 4 9 1 1
1918 27 23 62 57 8 8 1 0 0 2 2 3 9 .140 .197 .158 .355 4 9 1 1
1919 28 23 62 57 8 8 1 0 0 2 2 3 9 .140 .197 .158 .355 4 9 1 1
1920 29 23 62 57 8 8 1 0 0 2 2 3 9 .140 .197 .158 .355 4 9 1 1
1921 30 86 196 182 22 41 6 4 2 15 2 0 6 26 .225 .262 .335 .597 65 61 3 4
1922 31 152 375 346 37 90 13 6 5 35 6 1 16 53 .260 .299 .376 .674 82 130 3 9
1923 32 193 432 396 50 105 14 6 5 40 6 3 23 60 .265 .310 .369 .679 83 146 3 9
1924 33 283 673 625 75 176 29 12 6 70 7 4 33 83 .282 .322 .395 .717 94 247 4 10
1925 34 387 1014 941 111 264 52 17 8 120 10 7 48 111 .281 .319 .397 .716 92 374 5 19
1926 35 411 1066 988 114 280 56 17 8 127 10 7 52 117 .283 .322 .399 .721 94 394 5 20
1927 36 471 1239 1155 121 317 57 19 8 146 12 7 55 127 .274 .310 .377 .688 85 436 5 23

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1913 22 24 66 61 10 9 1 0 0 3 2 3 9 .148 .200 .164 .364 2 23
1921 30 67 140 132 15 35 5 4 2 14 0 3 18 .265 .292 .409 .701 16 63
1922 31 69 184 169 15 49 7 2 3 20 4 10 28 .290 .330 .408 .738 23 66
1923 32 43 60 53 13 16 1 0 0 5 0 7 7 .302 .383 .321 .704 6 41
1924 33 95 255 242 27 76 16 6 1 32 1 11 24 .314 .346 .442 .789 37 90
1925 34 110 359 332 37 91 24 5 2 51 3 16 30 .274 .309 .395 .704 40 104
1926 35 25 54 49 3 17 4 0 0 7 0 4 6 .347 .396 .429 .825 8 24
1927 36 63 182 176 7 39 1 2 0 20 2 3 11 .222 .235 .250 .485 11 60
8 Yrs 496 1300 1214 127 332 59 19 8 152 12 57 133 .273 .309 .373 .682 143 471
162 Game Avg. 162 425 397 41 108 19 6 3 50 4 19 43 .273 .309 .373 .682 47 471

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (2531), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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