Russ Gibson
John Russell Gibson
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: May 6, 1939 in Fall River, MA
High School: Durfee (Fall River, MA)
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1957. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1967
Final Game: September 6, 1972
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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
1967 28 BOS AL 49 154 138 8 28 7 0 1 15 0 0 12 31 .203 .263 .275 .539 54 38 7 0 2 2 3 2
1968 29 BOS AL 76 246 231 15 52 11 1 3 20 1 2 8 38 .225 .247 .320 .567 66 74 5 0 3 4 1 2/3
1969 30 BOS AL 85 307 287 21 72 9 1 3 27 1 1 15 25 .251 .289 .321 .609 66 92 11 1 2 2 1 2
1970 31 SFG NL 24 76 69 3 16 6 0 0 6 0 0 7 12 .232 .303 .319 .621 67 22 4 0 0 0 1 2
1971 32 SFG NL 25 59 57 2 11 1 1 1 7 0 0 2 13 .193 .220 .298 .519 47 17 2 0 0 0 0 2
1972 33 SFG NL 5 13 12 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 .167 .167 .333 .500 38 4 2 0 1 0 0 /2
6 Seasons 264 855 794 49 181 34 4 8 78 2 3 44 123 .228 .267 .311 .578 62 247 31 1 8 8 6
162 Game Avg. 162 525 487 30 111 21 2 5 48 1 2 27 75 .228 .267 .311 .578 62 152 19 1 5 5 4
SFG (3 yrs) 54 148 138 5 29 7 2 1 16 0 0 9 29 .210 .259 .312 .570 57 43 8 0 1 0 1
BOS (3 yrs) 210 707 656 44 152 27 2 7 62 2 3 35 94 .232 .269 .311 .580 63 204 23 1 7 8 5
NL (3 yrs) 54 148 138 5 29 7 2 1 16 0 0 9 29 .210 .259 .312 .570 57 43 8 0 1 0 1
AL (3 yrs) 210 707 656 44 152 27 2 7 62 2 3 35 94 .232 .269 .311 .580 63 204 23 1 7 8 5

Advanced Batting

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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
1967 28 BOS AL 154 121 9 2.0 91 .250 .203 .253 .263 .323 .275 .379 .539 .702 54 .243 -8.0 -0.9 .427 .159 .072 .0
1968 29 BOS AL 246 193 17 2.4 86 .253 .225 .246 .247 .317 .320 .365 .567 .681 66 .328 -10.2 -1.2 .435 .126 .095 1.5
1969 30 BOS AL 307 231 24 2.8 100 .264 .251 .262 .289 .340 .321 .395 .609 .735 66 .321 -14.3 -1.5 .476 .122 .070 1.5
1970 31 SFG NL 76 57 6 2.8 103 .281 .232 .267 .303 .340 .319 .408 .621 .748 67 .287 -3.0 -0.3 .509 .188 .087
1971 32 SFG NL 59 48 3 1.7 92 .233 .193 .258 .220 .325 .298 .378 .519 .703 47 .166 -4.4 -0.5 .396 .140 .105 .0
1972 33 SFG NL 13 13 0 0.0 93 .250 .167 .259 .167 .327 .333 .382 .500 .710 38 .000 -1.2 -0.1 .333 .167 .167
6 Seasons 855 663 59 2.4 94 .258 .228 .256 .267 .329 .311 .383 .578 .712 62 .286 -41.1 -4.5 .450 .137 .083 3.2
162 Game Avg. 525 407 36 2.4 94 .258 .228 .256 .267 .329 .311 .383 .578 .712 62 .286 -41.1 -4.5 .450 .137 .083 2
SFG (3 yrs) 148 118 9 2.1 98 .259 .210 .263 .259 .333 .312 .393 .570 .726 57 .201 -8.6 -0.9 .444 .167 .101 .0
BOS (3 yrs) 707 545 50 2.5 93 .258 .232 .255 .269 .328 .311 .381 .580 .709 63 .306 -32.5 -3.6 .451 .131 .079 3.1
NL (3 yrs) 148 118 9 2.1 98 .259 .210 .263 .259 .333 .312 .393 .570 .726 57 .201 -8.6 -0.9 .444 .167 .101 .0
AL (3 yrs) 707 545 50 2.5 93 .258 .232 .255 .269 .328 .311 .381 .580 .709 63 .306 -32.5 -3.6 .451 .131 .079 3.1

Postseason Batting

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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
1967 28 BOS AL WS STL L 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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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
1967 28 BOS AL 154 0.7% 20.1% 7.8% 5.2% 29% 2.58 4.5 138.0 9.2 1.00 70%
1968 29 BOS AL 246 1.2% 15.5% 3.3% 6.1% 29% 4.75 6.1 77.0 11.6 1.16 79%
1969 30 BOS AL 307 1.0% 8.1% 4.9% 4.2% 18% 1.67 11.5 95.7 10.6 1.16 85%
1970 31 SFG NL 76 0.0% 15.8% 9.2% 7.9% 38% 1.71 5.8 11.5 1.75 75%
1971 32 SFG NL 59 1.7% 22.0% 3.4% 5.1% 27% 6.50 4.4 57.0 8.1 1.92 73%
1972 33 SFG NL 13 0.0% 30.8% 0.0% 7.7% 50% 3.0 4.0 8.00 62%
6 Seasons 855 0.9% 14.4% 5.2% 5.4% 25% 2.80 6.5 99.3 10.2 1.24 78%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1967 28 BOS AL 3 0 18% 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 25% 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
1968 29 BOS AL 4 0 21% 89 1 2 33% 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 50% 7 5 2 1 1 0 4 0 4
1969 30 BOS AL 1 0 21% 127 1 1 50% 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 2 56% 5 2 3 0 0 0 11 4 6
1970 31 SFG NL 1 0 13% 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 33% 2 2 0 1 0 1 3 2 1
1971 32 SFG NL 0 0 8% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1972 33 SFG NL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Seasons 9 0 19% 309 2 3 40% 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 10 12 45% 17 12 5 3 2 1 20 6 12
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1967 28 BOS AL 154 25% 28 4 0 0 0 1.66 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 100% 40 7 18% 17 8 47% 108 15 14% 11 5 45% 9 3 33% 0
1968 29 BOS AL 246 28% 52 4 1 0 0 2.36 3 0 7 1 2 1 2 0 3 3 100% 42 5 12% 28 14 50% 151 17 11% 14 8 57% 13 8 62% 0
1969 30 BOS AL 307 31% 72 4 1 1 1 1.94 3 0 17 1 2 0 3 0 3 2 67% 67 11 16% 33 8 24% 229 26 11% 15 7 47% 18 8 44% 0
1970 31 SFG NL 76 20% 16 1 0 0 0 1.31 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 4 33% 5 3 60% 45 9 20% 3 2 67% 4 3 75% 0
1971 32 SFG NL 59 14% 11 2 0 0 0 4.09 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0% 13 2 15% 5 1 20% 35 7 20% 3 2 67% 4 1 25% 0
1972 33 SFG NL 13 31% 2 1 0 0 1 0.62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 5 2 40% 5 2 40% 12 3 25% 2 1 50% 1 0 0% 0
6 Seasons 855 27% 181 16 2 1 2 2.12 8 0 32 4 4 3 5 0 10 8 80% 179 31 17% 93 36 39% 580 77 13% 48 25 52% 49 23 47% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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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
1967 28 49 154 138 8 28 7 0 1 15 0 0 12 31 .203 .263 .275 .539 54 38 7 0 2 2 3
1968 29 125 400 369 23 80 18 1 4 35 1 2 20 69 .217 .253 .304 .557 61 112 12 0 5 6 4
1969 30 210 707 656 44 152 27 2 7 62 2 3 35 94 .232 .269 .311 .580 63 204 23 1 7 8 5
1970 31 234 783 725 47 168 33 2 7 68 2 3 42 106 .232 .272 .312 .584 64 226 27 1 7 8 6
1971 32 259 842 782 49 179 34 3 8 75 2 3 44 119 .229 .268 .311 .579 63 243 29 1 7 8 6
1972 33 264 855 794 49 181 34 4 8 78 2 3 44 123 .228 .267 .311 .578 62 247 31 1 8 8 6

Neutralized Batting

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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
1967 28 49 152 138 9 28 7 0 1 17 0 12 31 .203 .263 .275 .539 10 49
1968 29 76 248 235 18 56 12 1 3 24 1 9 38 .238 .262 .336 .598 21 76
1969 30 85 303 285 22 70 9 1 3 28 1 15 25 .246 .284 .316 .600 25 85
1970 31 24 75 68 3 15 6 0 0 6 0 7 12 .221 .293 .309 .602 6 24
1971 32 25 59 57 2 11 1 1 1 9 0 2 13 .193 .220 .298 .519 4 25
1972 33 5 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 5
6 Seasons 264 850 796 54 180 35 3 8 87 2 45 123 .226 .266 .308 .574 66 264
162 Game Avg. 162 522 488 33 110 21 2 5 53 1 28 75 .226 .266 .308 .574 41 264

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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