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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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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 63 133 125 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 Seasons 471 1238 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 1176 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 1176 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: 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
1913 22 DET AL 62 -7 0 0 0 -2 1 2 -6 -0.7 -4 -0.4 -0.3 $ 2/O
1921 30 BSN NL 133 -3 1 0 0 0 1 4 3 0.3 3 0.3 0.0 $ 2
1922 31 BSN NL 179 -1 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 0.4 4 0.4 0.0 $ 23
1923 32 BSN NL 57 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0.3 3 0.3 0.0 $ 2
1924 33 BSN NL 241 2 0 0 0 -4 1 7 6 0.6 10 1.1 -0.5 $ 23/5
1925 34 BSN NL 341 -8 -1 0 0 1 3 10 5 0.6 4 0.4 0.2 $ 2/3
1926 35 BSN NL 52 2 -1 0 0 1 0 2 4 0.4 3 0.3 0.1 $ 2
1927 36 BSN NL 173 -16 -1 0 0 -1 2 5 -11 -1.1 -10 -1.0 -0.1 $ 2
8 Seasons 1238 -31 -2 0 0 -5 9 37 8 0.8 13 1.4 -0.6 $
BSN (7 yrs) 1176 -24 -2 0 0 -3 8 35 14 1.5 17 1.8 -0.3 $
DET (1 yr) 62 -7 0 0 0 -2 1 2 -6 -0.7 -4 -0.4 -0.3 $

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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 G PB WP SB CS CS% PO Awards
1913 DET AL 22 C 19 81 57 17 7 1 .914 3.89 .967 6.56 0 25 13 34%
1913 DET AL 22 OF 2 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 .950 2.00 0-0-2
1921 BSN NL 30 C 41 23 21 145 111 31 3 4 .979 3.46 .971 4.87 3 10 18 64%
1922 BSN NL 31 C 29 20 19 104 83 19 2 5 .981 3.52 .974 4.63 0 13 10 43%
1922 BSN NL 31 1B 20 19 19 174 162 9 3 9 .983 8.55 .990 10.67
1923 BSN NL 32 C 20 4 4 39 31 5 3 1 .923 1.80 .976 4.66 0 3 2 40%
1924 BSN NL 33 C 46 41 38 217 159 52 6 4 .972 4.59 .981 4.78 5 43 27 39%
1924 BSN NL 33 1B 10 8 8 113 106 3 4 9 .965 10.90 .989 10.72
1924 BSN NL 33 3B 2 1 1 7 3 3 1 0 .857 3.00 .956 2.95
1925 BSN NL 34 C 86 81 73 342 271 60 11 7 .968 3.85 .970 4.45 2 48 24 33%
1925 BSN NL 34 1B 2 0 0 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 3.00 .988 10.35
1926 BSN NL 35 C 13 9 8 49 37 12 0 2 1.000 3.77 .971 4.39 0 2 6 75%
1927 BSN NL 36 C 47 41 40 171 130 35 6 3 .965 3.51 .974 4.43 5 28 16 36%
8 Seasons C 301 219 203 1148 879 231 38 27 .967 3.69 .973 4.72 15 172 116 40%
3 Seasons 1B 32 27 27 293 273 13 7 18 .976 8.94 .990 10.67
1 Season 3B 2 1 1 7 3 3 1 0 .857 3.00 .956 2.95
1 Season OF 2 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 .950 2.00 0-0-2
8 Seasons TOT 337 247 231 1449 1155 247 47 45 .968 4.16 .976 5.25 0-0-2 15 172 116 40%
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

Errors Committed as C s c a p y
1925 NL  11 (5th)

Caught Stealing %† s c a p y
1921 NL  52.8 (4th)
1927 NL  44.4 (4th)

                           

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (2527), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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