Sam Gibson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-2, 198lb (188cm, 89kg)

Born: August 5, 1899 in King, NC us

Died: January 31, 1983 in High Point, NC

Buried: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Greensboro, NC

School: Catawba College (Salisbury, NC)

Debut: April 19, 1926 (Age 26-257d, 5,633rd in MLB history)
vs. SLB 2.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 18, 1932 (Age 33-044d)
vs. PIT 0.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1926 season

Full Name: Samuel Braxton Gibson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.2

W

L

ERA

4.28

G

131

GS

SV

IP

588.1

SO

208

WHIP

1.572

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	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	3.93	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	4.36	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	4.33	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	7.67	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	4.35	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	4.24	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	4.24	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	4.19	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	4.35	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	7.67	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	4.23	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	4.35	1.678	11.8	0.8	3.3	4.3	1.30

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SUMMARY

WAR

W

L

ERA

G

GS

SV

IP

SO

WHIP

Standard Pitching

Player Value--Pitching

Player News

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Standard Fielding

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