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Sam Gibson

Samuel Braxton Gibson

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 198 lb.

Born: August 5, 1899 in King, NC
School: Catawba College (Salisbury, NC) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1926
Teams (by GP): Tigers/Giants/Yankees 1926-1932

Final Game: September 18, 1932
Died: January 31, 1983 in High Point, NC
Buried: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Greensboro, NC
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Christy Mathewson… #3. Cy Young… #4. Tom Seaver… #5. Greg Maddux… #6. Pete Alexander… #7. Lefty Grove…

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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	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1923	23	DAN	C	19	11	.633		40						250.0	255	115			69							1.296	9.2		2.5			DAN · PIED
1924	24	AVL	B	17	12	.586	3.58	38						284.0	284	131	113		90							1.317	9.0		2.9			AVL · SALL
1925	25	TTO	AA	19	11	.633	3.20	39						256.0	256	115	91		88							1.344	9.0		3.1			TTO · IL
1926	26	DET	AL	12	9	.571	3.48	35	24	6	16	2	2	196.1	199	94	76	6	75	61	6	1	4	847	116	1.396	9.1	0.3	3.4	2.8	0.81
1927	27	DET	AL	11	12	.478	3.80	33	26	4	11	0	0	184.2	201	113	78	9	86	76	8	0	6	832	110	1.554	9.8	0.4	4.2	3.7	0.88
1928	28	DET	AL	5	8	.385	5.42	20	18	1	5	1	0	119.2	155	83	72	4	52	29	7	0	1	558	76	1.730	11.7	0.3	3.9	2.2	0.56

1929	29	TTO	AA	9	10	.474	3.02	32						164.0	161	65	55		62							1.360	8.8		3.4			TTO · IL
1930	30	TTO	AA	15	11	.577	4.00	33						198.0	187	99	88		79							1.343	8.5		3.6			TTO · IL
1930	30	NYY	AL	0	1	.000	15.00	2	2	0	0	0	0	6.0	14	11	10	1	6	3	0	0	0	39	31	3.333	21.0	1.5	9.0	4.5	0.50

1931	31	SFR	AA	28	12	.700	2.48	41						337.0	338	108	93		59							1.178	9.0		1.6			SFR · PCL
1932	32	NYG	NL	4	8	.333	4.85	41	5	23	1	1	3	81.2	107	51	44	7	30	39	2	0	3	369	77	1.678	11.8	0.8	3.3	4.3	1.30
1933	33	POR	AA	15	14	.517	4.00	33						234.0	248	118	104		60							1.316	9.5		2.3			POR · PCL
1934	34	SFR	AA	21	17	.553	2.96	47						313.0	297	116	103		74							1.185	8.5		2.1			SFR · PCL
1935	35	SFR	AA	22	4	.846	3.46	38						252.0	269	122	97		48							1.258	9.6		1.7			SFR · PCL
1936	36	SFR	AA	18	15	.545	2.81	39						298.0	297	115	93		70							1.232	9.0		2.1			SFR · PCL
1937	37	SFR	AA	19	8	.704	2.84	35						260.0	263	102	82		55							1.223	9.1		1.9			SFR · PCL
1938	38	SFR	AA	23	12	.657	2.66	38	35					284.0	243	96	84		59							1.063	7.7		1.9			SFR · PCL
1939	39	SFR	AA	22	9	.710	2.24	34	31					265.0	242	96	66		51							1.106	8.2		1.7			SFR · PCL
1940	40	SFR	AA	14	14	.500	2.84	35	35					263.0	245	106	83		57							1.148	8.4		2.0			SFR · PCL
1941	41	DET-min	AA	13	7	.650	3.31	22	22		12	1		163.0	150	73	60		41	72	3	0	2			1.172	8.3		2.3	4.0	1.76	SFR · PCL
1942	42	SFR	AA	20	12	.625	2.78	34	34		25	9		249.0	277	84	77		41	87	5	0	0			1.277	10.0		1.5	3.1	2.12	SFR · PCL
1943	43	SFR	AA	6	5	.545	2.45	20	16		7	1		125.0	122	41	34		27	34	3	0	2			1.192	8.8		1.9	2.4	1.26	SFR · PCL
1944	44	SFR	AA	4	8	.333	3.95	18	17		8	1		114.0	124	51	50		26	27	2	0	0			1.316	9.8		2.1	2.1	1.04	SFR · PCL
1945	45	OLD	AA	2	3	.400	3.18	18	6		2	0		65.0	76	37	23		14	17	2	0	2			1.385	10.5		1.9	2.4	1.21	OLD · PCL
1946	46	BRM	B	1	0	1.000		6						22.0	32	18			3							1.591	13.1		1.2			BRM · WINT
1947	47	REI,RAD	B,D	0	3	.000	3.73	10						41.0	66	40	17		6							1.756	14.5		1.3			REI,RAD · TRIS,BLRI
1948	48	WRS	D	0	2	.000		5						20.0	28	12			2							1.500	12.6		0.9			WRS · TOBS
1949	49	GFN	D	0	0			6						12.0																		GFN · GAAL
5 Yrs				32	38	.457	4.28	131	75	34	33	4	5	588.1	676	352	280	27	249	208	23	1	14	2645	95	1.572	10.3	0.4	3.8	3.2	0.84
162 Game Avg.				11	13	.457	4.28	43	25	11	11	1	2	194	223	116	92	9	82	69	8	0	5	873	95	1.572	10.3	0.4	3.8	3.2	0.84

DET (3 yrs)				28	29	.491	4.06	88	68	11	32	3	2	500.2	555	290	226	19	213	166	21	1	11	2237	101	1.534	10.0	0.3	3.8	3.0	0.78
NYG (1 yr)				4	8	.333	4.85	41	5	23	1	1	3	81.2	107	51	44	7	30	39	2	0	3	369	77	1.678	11.8	0.8	3.3	4.3	1.30
NYY (1 yr)				0	1	.000	15.00	2	2	0	0	0	0	6.0	14	11	10	1	6	3	0	0	0	39	31	3.333	21.0	1.5	9.0	4.5	0.50

AL (4 yrs)				28	30	.483	4.19	90	70	11	32	3	2	506.2	569	301	236	20	219	169	21	1	11	2276	98	1.555	10.1	0.4	3.9	3.0	0.77
NL (1 yr)				4	8	.333	4.85	41	5	23	1	1	3	81.2	107	51	44	7	30	39	2	0	3	369	77	1.678	11.8	0.8	3.3	4.3	1.30

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1926	26	DET	AL	196.1	35	24	94	4.31	4.67	-0.23	0.00	100.8	4.94	14	1.4	1.0	-0.1	3.0	36	.540	.509	$
1927	27	DET	AL	184.1	33	26	113	5.52	4.95	-0.06	0.00	100.7	5.04	-10	-1.0	1.0	-0.1	0.6	12	.470	.494	$
1928	28	DET	AL	119.2	20	18	83	6.24	4.76	-0.13	0.00	101.0	4.94	-18	-1.6	1.0	-0.1	-0.7	-4	.418	.490	$

1930	30	NYY	AL	6.0	2	2	11	16.50	4.93	-0.30	0.00	100.3	5.25	-8	-0.5		-0.0	-0.5	-7	.245	.497	$

1932	32	NYG	NL	81.2	41	5	51	5.62	4.52	-0.05	0.00	96.0	4.38	-11	-1.1	1.0	-0.0	-0.5	-3	.472	.493	$
5 Seasons				588.0	131	75	352	5.39	4.76	-0.13	0.00	100.1	4.90	-33	-2.9	1.0	-0.3	1.9	34	.478	.496	$

DET (3 yrs)				500.1	88	68	290	5.22	4.79	-0.15	0.00	100.8	4.98	-14	-1.2	1.0	-0.2	2.9	44	.486	.497	$
NYG (1 yr)				81.2	41	5	51	5.62	4.52	-0.05	0.00	96.0	4.38	-11	-1.1	1.0	-0.0	-0.5	-3	.472	.493	$
NYY (1 yr)				6.0	2	2	11	16.50	4.93	-0.30	0.00	100.3	5.25	-8	-0.5		-0.0	-0.5	-7	.245	.497	$

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More Stats

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	HBP	SH	Pos	Awards
1923	23	DAN	C																							DAN · PIED
1924	24	AVL	B	53	126	126		37	5	1	2						.294	.294	.397	.690		50				AVL · SALL
1925	25	TTO	AA	39	98	98		35	7	0	1						.357	.357	.459	.816		45				TTO · IL
1926	26	DET	AL	36	74	72	6	18	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	4	.250	.260	.306	.566	47	22	0	1	1
1927	27	DET	AL	33	69	66	6	14	4	0	0	4	0	0	0	8	.212	.212	.273	.485	25	18	0	3	1
1928	28	DET	AL	20	45	42	4	12	1	0	0	6	0	0	2	2	.286	.318	.310	.628	64	13	0	1	1

1929	29	TTO	AA	33	57	57		20	3	1	1						.351	.351	.491	.842		28				TTO · IL
1930	30	TTO	AA	33	79	79		16	3	2	2						.203	.203	.367	.570		29				TTO · IL
1930	30	NYY	AL	2	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	72	1	0	0	/1

1931	31	SFR	AA	45	145	145		41	7	3	0						.283	.283	.372	.655		54				SFR · PCL
1932	32	NYG	NL	41	20	19	1	5	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	.263	.263	.263	.526	43	5	0	1	1
1933	33	POR	AA	33	95	95		24	3	2	0						.253	.253	.326	.579		31				POR · PCL
1934	34	SFR	AA	56	119	119		28	3	1	0						.235	.235	.277	.513		33				SFR · PCL
1935	35	SFR	AA	38	93	93		18	3	2	0						.194	.194	.269	.462		25				SFR · PCL
1936	36	SFR	AA	43	109	109		34	3	1	0						.312	.312	.358	.670		39				SFR · PCL
1937	37	SFR	AA	37	99	99		31	3	2	0						.313	.313	.384	.697		38				SFR · PCL
1938	38	SFR	AA	47	118	118		37	8	4	0						.314	.314	.449	.763		53				SFR · PCL
1939	39	SFR	AA	38	109	109		25	3	0	0						.229	.229	.257	.486		28				SFR · PCL
1940	40	SFR	AA	39	108	108		31	2	2	0						.287	.287	.343	.630		37				SFR · PCL
1941	41	DET-min	AA	24	67	66	6	18	0	0	0	2	0		0	8	.273	.273	.273	.545		18	0	1		SFR · PCL
1942	42	SFR	AA	35	101	93	3	20	2	0	0	7	0		2	5	.215	.247	.237	.484		22	2	4		SFR · PCL
1943	43	SFR	AA	20	46	42	3	9	0	0	0	4	0		1	2	.214	.233	.214	.447		9	0	3		SFR · PCL
1944	44	SFR	AA	18	48	45	5	9	1	0	0	5	0		2	1	.200	.234	.222	.456		10	0	1		SFR · PCL
1945	45	OLD	AA	19	17	16	0	2	0	0	0	3	0		0	1	.125	.125	.125	.250		2	0	1		OLD · PCL
1946	46	BRM	B																							BRM · WINT
1947	47	REI,RAD	B,D																							REI,RAD · TRIS,BLRI
1948	48	WRS	D																							WRS · TOBS
1949	49	GFN	D																							GFN · GAAL
5 Yrs				132	211	202	17	50	9	0	0	14	0	0	3	14	.248	.259	.292	.551	43	59	0	6
162 Game Avg.				162	259	248	21	61	11	0	0	17	0		4	17	.248	.259	.292	.551	43	72	0	7

DET (3 yrs)				89	188	180	16	44	9	0	0	12	0	0	3	14	.244	.257	.294	.551	43	53	0	5
NYG (1 yr)				41	20	19	1	5	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	.263	.263	.263	.526	43	5	0	1
NYY (1 yr)				2	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	72	1	0	0

AL (4 yrs)				91	191	183	16	45	9	0	0	13	0	0	3	14	.246	.258	.295	.553	43	54	0	5
NL (1 yr)				41	20	19	1	5	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	.263	.263	.263	.526	43	5	0	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
1926	26	DET	AL	36	74	-6	0	0	0	7	2	0.2	2	4	0.2	.505	.501	0.2	0.0	4	$	1
1927	27	DET	AL	33	69	-8	0	0	0	7	-1	-0.1	2	1	-0.1	.497	.499	-0.1	0.0	1	$	1
1928	28	DET	AL	20	45	-2	0	0	0	5	3	0.3	1	4	0.3	.514	.502	0.3	0.0	4	$	1

1930	30	NYY	AL	2	3	-0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.509	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/1

1932	32	NYG	NL	41	20	-1	0	0	0	2	1	0.1	1	1	0.1	.502	.500	0.1	0.0	1	$	1
5 Seasons				132	211	-17	0	0	0	21	4	0.4	7	11	0.5	.503	.501	0.5	0.0	11	$

DET (3 yrs)				89	188	-16	0	0	0	19	4	0.4	6	9	0.4	.504	.501	0.4	0.0	9	$
NYG (1 yr)				41	20	-1	0	0	0	2	1	0.1	1	1	0.1	.502	.500	0.1	0.0	1	$
NYY (1 yr)				2	3	-0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.509	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$

Standard Fielding

More Stats

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG
1926	DET	AL	26	P	35	24	16	196.1	55	4	50	1	3	.982	2.48	1.54	.957	2.66	2.63
1927	DET	AL	27	P	33	26	11	184.2	48	7	38	3	0	.938	2.19	1.36	.959	2.62	2.59
1928	DET	AL	28	P	20	18	5	119.2	32	7	24	1	2	.969	2.33	1.55	.957	2.44	2.42
1930	NYY	AL	30	P	2	2	0	6.0	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	3.00	1.00	.945	2.25	2.15
1932	NYG	NL	32	P	41	5	1	81.2	15	2	13	0	0	1.000	1.65	0.37	.957	2.29	2.29
	5 Seasons			P	131	75	33	588.1	152	21	126	5	5	.967	2.25	1.12	.957	2.55	2.47
	5 Seasons			TOT	131	75	33	588.1	152	21	126	5	5	.967	2.25	1.12	.957	2.55	2.47

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Earned Run Average s c a p y 1926 AL 3.48 (10th)	Win-Loss % s c a p y 1926 AL .571 (9th)	Hits per 9 IP s c a p y 1926 AL 9.122 (9th)	Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y 1927 AL 3.704 (8th)
Games Played s c a p y 1932 NL 41 (7th)	Saves s c a p y 1932 NL 3 (8th)	Complete Games s c a p y 1926 AL 16 (10th)	Bases on Balls s c a p y 1927 AL 86 (9th)
Wild Pitches s c a p y 1926 AL 4 (10th) 1927 AL 6 (5th)	Hit By Pitch s c a p y 1926 AL 6 (7th) 1927 AL 8 (8th) 1928 AL 7 (6th)	Games Finished s c a p y 1932 NL 23 (3rd)

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