Josh Gibson

Positions: Catcher, Leftfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 213lb (185cm, 96kg)

Born: December 21, 1911 in Buena Vista, GA us

Died: January 20, 1947 in Pittsburgh, PA

Buried: Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA

High School: Allegheny HS (Pittsburgh, PA)

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1972. (Voted by Negro League Committee)
View Josh Gibson's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1933 season

Full Name: Joshua Gibson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

40.9

2301

856

176

.372

647

RBI

769

OBP

.458

SLG

.718

OPS

1.176

OPS+

213

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1930	18	-12.6	Homestead	BLK	Non		32	119	107	20	40	3	2	9	37	0		8		.374	.422	.692	1.114	74		1	3
1930	18	-9.8	MRS	NNL	Maj	MRS	1	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		.500	.500	.500	1.000	2		0
1931	19	-11.2	Homestead	BLK	Non		48	201	183	39	57	14	4	8	42	0		13		.311	.360	.563	.923	103		1	4
1932	20	-9.9	Pittsburgh	BLK	Non		63	265	237	44	76	13	6	8	44	1		25		.321	.388	.527	.915	125		1	2
1933	21	-7.5	PC	NN2	Maj	PC	71	277	253	65	100	16	7	20	79	4		19		.395	.440	.751	1.191	190		1	4
1934	22	-8.0	Homestead	BLK	Non		1	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0		.500	.500	.500	1.000	1		0	0
1934	22	-7.1	PC	NN2	Maj	PC	66	277	245	56	76	19	4	15	59	4		30		.310	.388	.604	.992	148		1	1
1935	23	-6.3	PC	NN2	Maj	PC	47	205	179	51	66	11	5	10	58	10		24		.369	.443	.654	1.097	117		0	2
1936	24	-5.5	PC	NN2	Maj	PC	54	222	187	54	74	8	4	19	71	6		32		.396	.484	.786	1.270	147		0	3
1937	25	-4.0	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	41	192	164	63	69	13	8	21	80	3		26		.421	.503	.982	1.484	161		1	1
1938	26	-3.2	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	50	218	182	59	67	12	5	13	58	3		31		.368	.463	.703	1.166	128		1	4
1939	27	-2.6	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	29	127	108	36	43	5	3	12	42	3		15		.398	.476	.833	1.309	90		1
1940	28	0.1	Veracruz	MEX	Ind		22	108	92	32	43	7	4	11	38	3		16	6	.467	.546	.989	1.535	91		0	0
1940	28	-0.9	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	2	9	6	2	1	0	0	1	2	0		3		.167	.444	.667	1.111	4		0	0
1941	29	-0.4	Veracruz Azules	MEX	Ind		94	434	358	100	134	31	3	33	124	7		75	25	.374	.484	.754	1.238	270		1	0
1942	30	-0.4	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	62	266	212	57	72	9	4	14	66	4		51		.340	.472	.618	1.090	131		2	1
1943	31	-0.5	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	70	305	249	93	116	23	9	20	112	4		55		.466	.564	.871	1.435	217		1	0
1944	32	1.0	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	50	203	180	40	60	8	6	10	50	3		23		.333	.409	.611	1.020	110		0	0
1945	33	1.3	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	47	195	161	37	56	6	5	8	40	0		33		.348	.459	.596	1.055	96		0	1
1946	34	3.9	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	48	186	171	34	54	12	3	13	52	0		15		.316	.371	.649	1.020	111		0	0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (14 seasons)					Majors		638	2686	2301	647	856	142	63	176	769	44		357		.372	.458	.718	1.176	1652		8	17
Black Baseball (4 seasons)					Black Baseball		144	587	529	103	174	30	12	25	124	1		46		.329	.386	.573	.959	303		3	9
Foreign (2 seasons)					Foreign		116	542	450	132	177	38	7	44	162	10		91	31	.393	.496	.802	1.299	361		1	0
All Levels (17 Seasons)							898	3815	3280	882	1207	210	82	245	1055	55		494	31	.368	.452	.706	1.159	2316		12	26