Bob Gibson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 189lb (185cm, 85kg)

Born: November 9, 1935 in Omaha, NE us

Died: October 2, 2020 in Omaha, NE

Buried: Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Omaha, NE

High School: Tech HS (Omaha, NE)

School: Creighton University (Omaha, NE)

Debut: April 15, 1959 (Age 23-157d, 11,620th in major league history)
vs. LAD 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: September 3, 1975 (Age 39-298d)
vs. CHC 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 5 ER, L

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1981. (Voted by BBWAA on 337/401 ballots)
View Bob Gibson's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1959 season

Full Name: Robert Gibson

Nicknames: Hoot or Gibby

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

89.2

251

174

ERA

2.91

528

482

3884.1

3117

WHIP

1.188

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Team Record in Appearances: 17-13 / in Starts: 17-13

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1971 Pitching Game Log

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1971 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	384	1	Apr 6	STL	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG(10)	L(0-1)	99	9.1	7	2	2	4	5	1	0	1.93	4.06	39	10	13	0	2	7	67			0	0	0	33	2	0	2	0	0	0	1.42	0.126	2.18	0.12%	2.65	1b start tie	10b --- 1 out d1
2	385	4	Apr 11(1)	STL		SFG	W,4-2	CG	W(1-1)	4	9.0	6	2	2	0	3	2	0	1.96	4.36	33	13	11	0	0	6	70			0	0	0	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	.87	0.371	1.09	0.28%	2.07	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
3	386	10	Apr 16	STL	@	SDP	W,7-1	CG	W(2-1)	4	9.0	7	1	1	1	9	0	1	1.65	3.29	36	7	11	0	2	7	77			0	0	0	34	1	0	0	0	0	0	.49	0.064	.61	0.05%	2.64	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a6
4	387	15	Apr 21	STL	@	SFG	W,5-3	CG	W(3-1)	4	9.0	5	3	3	1	9	2	1	1.98	3.47	34	8	10	0	0	5	73			0	0	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	.86	0.125	1.43	0.13%	0.87	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
5	388	20	Apr 26	STL		NYM	L,2-12	GS-4	L(3-2)	4	3.2	10	7	7	2	2	0	0	3.38	3.43	22	8	1	0	0	9	13			0	0	0	20	4	0	0	1	0	0	.84	-0.400	1.83	-0.52%	-5.40	1t start tie	4t 1-- 2 out d6
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	389	25	May 1	STL		MON	T,2-2	CG(7)		4	7.0	7	2	2	2	3	0	0	3.26	3.28	29	6	11	1	0	7	56			0	0	0	26	4	0	0	1	0	0	1.31	0.143	2.49	0.16%	1.16	1t start tie	7t 3 out tie
7	390	30	May 7	STL	@	NYM	L,1-3	CG(8)	L(3-3)	5	8.0	8	3	2	3	7	0	0	3.11	3.07	37	9	10	3	1	8	60			1	0	0	33	3	1	0	0	0	2	1.50	-0.140	3.17	-0.18%	0.40	1b start a 1	8b 3 out d2
8	391	34	May 14	STL	@	HOU	W,4-2	CG	W(4-3)	6	9.0	8	2	2	5	4	0	0	2.95	3.09	38	12	9	1	0	8	62			0	0	0	33	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.26	0.375	1.95	0.35%	1.79	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
9	392	38	May 19	STL		LAD	L,5-6	GS-8	L(4-4)	4	8.0	10	6	4	2	7	0	0	3.13	2.91	36	6	11	0	2	10	47			2	0	0	34	1	0	0	0	0	2	1.38	-0.465	2.43	-0.49%	-2.39	1t start tie	8t 3 out d1
10	393	43	May 24	STL		SDP	L,3-12	GS-4	L(4-5)	4	3.0	9	7	7	3	6	1	0	3.84	3.02	21	1	2	0	0	9	16			0	0	0	18	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.01	-0.376	2.01	-0.45%	-5.11	1t start tie	4t -23 0 out d4
11	394	48	May 29	STL		ATL	W,8-7	GS-3		4	3.0	6	5	5	2	1	1	0	4.27	3.22	16	3	4	1	0	6	26			0	0	0	14	0	1	0	1	0	0	.92	-0.313	2.14	-0.44%	-3.65	1t start tie	3t 3 out d5
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
12	395	71	Jun 21	STL	@	LAD	L,0-4	GS-7	L(4-6)	22	7.0	6	3	3	1	4	0	0	4.24	3.10	29	14	4	2	1	6	56			1	0	0	27	1	1	0	0	0	1	.70	-0.067	.84	-0.05%	-0.14	1b start tie	7b 3 out d3
13	396	76	Jun 26	STL		CHC	L,1-5	CG	L(4-7)	4	9.0	9	5	5	4	4	1	0	4.31	3.22	41	14	11	1	4	8	49			1	0	0	36	1	0	3	0	0	1	1.01	-0.220	1.04	-0.14%	-0.93	1t start tie	9t 3 out d4
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
14	397	81	Jul 2	STL	@	SFG	W,7-2	CG	W(5-7)	5	9.0	4	2	2	2	7	0	0	4.11	3.07	33	11	9	0	0	4	76			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	2	1	2	.87	0.073	.40	0.02%	1.87	1b start tie	9b 3 out a5
15	398	85	Jul 7	STL	@	SDP	L,1-4	GS-7	L(5-8)	4	7.0	5	4	2	1	6	1	0	4.01	3.07	28	10	7	2	1	4	60			0	0	0	26	0	0	1	0	0	1	.75	-0.223	.39	-0.07%	-1.17	1b start tie	7b 3 out d3
16	399	89	Jul 11	STL		HOU	W,7-3	CG	W(6-8)	3	9.0	6	3	3	2	7	1	0	3.93	3.06	35	10	10	1	2	6	68			0	0	0	32	2	0	0	0	1	0	.61	0.261	.25	0.07%	1.07	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
17	400	93	Jul 17	STL		MON	L,3-5	GS-8	L(6-9)	5	8.0	6	5	3	3	4	1	2	3.90	3.18	35	15	5	1	1	6	55			0	0	0	27	1	0	1	1	1	1	.68	-0.244	.28	-0.06%	-1.39	1t start tie	8t 3 out d2
18	401	98	Jul 22	STL		PHI	W,8-0	SHO	W(7-9)	4	9.0	5	0	0	3	6	0	0	3.64	3.11	35	12	10	3	2	4	80			1	0	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	.83	0.348	.21	0.05%	4.07	1t start tie	9t 3 out a8
19	402	103	Jul 26	STL	@	NYM	W,4-0	SHO	W(8-9)	3	9.0	5	0	0	2	4	0	0	3.41	3.06	34	13	10	2	3	5	79			0	0	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	.74	0.366	.35	0.10%	3.83	1b start a 2	9b 3 out a4
20	403	107	Jul 30	STL	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	W(9-9)	3	9.0	6	3	3	5	4	1	1	3.39	3.17	38	13	9	0	5	5	62			1	0	0	31	1	0	1	2	0	0	1.43	0.374	.74	0.12%	0.91	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
21	404	112	Aug 4	STL		SFG	W,7-2	CG	W(10-9)	4	9.0	7	2	1	3	9	1	0	3.26	3.16	36	10	7	0	0	7	73			0	1	0	32	2	0	0	1	1	1	.97	0.251	.84	0.13%	2.07	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
22	405	117	Aug 9	STL		LAD	L,5-6	GS-7	L(10-10)	4	7.0	14	6	5	4	4	0	0	3.39	3.15	37	5	10	1	1	14	27			1	0	0	33	4	0	2	0	0	1	1.07	-0.392	1.56	-0.34%	-2.84	1t start tie	7t 3 out d3
23	406	122	Aug 14	STL	@	PIT	W,11-0	SHO	W(11-10)	4	9.0	0	0	0	3	10	0	0	3.22	3.05	31	7	11	1	0	0	94			0	0	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	.26	0.112	.79	0.21%	3.99	1b start a 5	9b 3 out a11
24	407	126	Aug 18	STL	@	CIN	L,0-5	GS-7	L(11-11)	3	7.0	11	5	5	3	6	1	1	3.34	3.10	34	10	3	0	0	11	38			1	1	0	30	1	1	0	1	0	0	.67	-0.197	1.42	-0.25%	-2.12	1b start tie	7b 3 out d5
25	408	130	Aug 23	STL	@	HOU	W,3-2	CG	W(12-11)	4	9.0	7	2	2	2	7	0	0	3.28	3.03	36	14	6	0	0	7	70			1	0	0	33	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.85	0.270	3.49	0.31%	1.79	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a1
26	409	134	Aug 28	STL		CIN	W,4-0	SHO	W(13-11)	4	9.0	3	0	0	1	13	0	0	3.13	2.89	30	9	4	0	0	3	93			0	0	0	28	0	0	0	1	0	0	.66	0.342	1.05	0.33%	4.07	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
27	410	138	Sep 1	STL		NYM	L,1-7	GS-7	L(13-12)	3	6.2	11	6	6	5	6	0	0	3.29	2.89	35	6	7	0	0	11	29			0	1	0	29	0	0	0	0	1	0	.73	-0.200	1.61	-0.26%	-3.57	1t start tie	7t 123 2 out d6
28	411	142	Sep 6(1)	STL	@	PHI	W,6-3	CG	W(14-12)	4	9.0	7	3	3	2	8	0	0	3.28	2.83	36	11	10	1	2	5	67			0	0	0	34	1	1	0	0	0	0	.32	0.165	.46	0.14%	0.91	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
29	412	147	Sep 12	STL	@	CHC	W,4-0	SHO	W(15-12)	5	9.0	4	0	0	0	8	0	0	3.15	2.74	31	11	8	1	0	4	87			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	1	0	1	.70	0.350	.98	0.30%	4.42	1b start tie	9b 3 out a4
30	413	152	Sep 17	STL	@	MON	W,7-2	CG	W(16-12)	4	9.0	7	2	2	2	4	0	1	3.11	2.74	36	12	10	0	2	7	67			0	0	0	33	2	0	0	1	0	0	.86	0.065	.00	0.00%	1.87	1b start tie	9b 3 out a5
31	414	156	Sep 22	STL		PIT	L,1-5	GS-8	L(16-13)	4	8.0	9	5	1	3	8	0	0	3.04	2.70	35	7	8	1	2	9	57			0	0	0	31	2	0	1	2	1	2	1.04	-0.103	.01	0.00%	-1.39	1t start tie	8t 3 out d4
							17-13		W-L:16-13	4.0	245.2	215	96	83	76	185	14	7	3.04	2.70	1026	1.18		4%	6%	208	60		---%	10	3	0	924	38	7	11	16	6	15	.94	0.841	1.21	-0.40%	12.33

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