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Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1930 18 MRS NNL 0.1 1 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 171 .469 175 2 0 /2
1933 21 PC NN2 4.3 68 262 238 61 94 15 7 18 74 4 20 .395 .442 .744 1.186 217 .508 209 177 0 4 *2/7395 AS
1934 22 PC NN2 3.2 65 272 240 56 76 19 4 15 59 4 30 .317 .395 .617 1.012 181 .456 170 148 1 1 *2/3578 AS
1935 23 PC NN2 2.2 44 194 168 48 62 11 4 10 57 10 24 .369 .448 .661 1.109 177 .484 170 111 0 2 2/3915 AS
1936 24 PC NN2 3.4 50 208 175 51 68 7 4 18 66 6 30 .389 .478 .783 1.261 217 .536 206 137 0 3 2/39578 AS
1937 25 HG NN2 3.8 39 183 156 60 65 13 7 20 73 2 25 .417 .500 .974 1.474 273 .595 249 152 1 1 2 2/357
1938 26 HG NN2 3.2 46 199 165 53 61 11 4 13 54 2 29 .370 .467 .721 1.188 209 .513 197 119 1 4 *2/537
1939 27 HG NN2 2.2 27 120 102 34 41 4 3 11 46 4 18 .402 .492 .824 1.315 251 .562 226 84 2/3 AS,AS
1940 28 HG NN2 0.1 2 9 6 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 3 .167 .444 .667 1.111 186 .475 167 4 0 0 0 0 /23
1942 30 HG NN2 2.7 48 198 162 44 53 7 2 10 52 1 35 .327 .447 .580 1.027 200 .475 185 94 1 2/937 AS,AS
1943 31 HG NN2 6.3 69 302 249 93 116 22 9 20 109 4 52 .466 .560 .867 1.427 281 .620 252 216 1 0 0 *29/7 AS
1944 32 HG NN2 1.8 49 199 176 39 59 8 6 9 49 3 23 .335 .412 .602 1.014 169 .452 163 106 1 0 0 3 2/93 AS
1945 33 HG NN2 2.6 46 190 157 37 56 6 5 8 40 0 32 .357 .466 .611 1.077 200 .489 192 96 0 1 3 2/39
1946 34 HG NN2 2.4 48 186 170 34 54 12 3 13 52 0 15 .318 .373 .653 1.026 183 .457 168 111 0 1 3 2/35 AS,AS
14 Yrs 38.3 602 2526 2168 612 808 135 58 166 733 40 336 .373 .458 .718 1.176 214 .513 201 1557 1 4 18 0 11 23975/81
162 Game Avg 10.3 162 680 583 165 217 36 16 45 197 11 90 .373 .458 .718 1.176 214 .513 201 419
HG (9 Yrs) 25.0 374 1586 1343 396 506 83 39 105 477 16 232 .377 .470 .731 1.201 223 .525 208 982 1 3 8 0 11 293/57
PC (4 Yrs) 13.2 227 936 821 216 300 52 19 61 256 24 104 .365 .437 .698 1.135 198 .494 189 573 1 10 237/9581
MRS (1 Yr) 0.1 1 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 171 .469 175 2 0 /2
NN2 (13 Yrs) 38.2 601 2522 2164 612 806 135 58 166 733 40 336 .372 .458 .719 1.176 214 .514 201 1555 1 4 18 0 11 23975/81
NNL (1 Yr) 0.1 1 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 171 .469 175 2 0 /2
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Season Age Team Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB BA OBP SLG OPS TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1935 23 PC NN2 7 31 31 5 11 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 .355 .355 .516 .871 15 0 0 0
1939 27 HG NN2 7 29 23 4 7 0 0 3 6 0 6 .304 .448 .696 1.144 13 0 0 0
1942 30 HG WS 4 15 13 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .077 .200 .077 .277 1 0 0 0
1943 31 HG WS 7 32 26 8 5 1 0 0 2 1 6 .192 .344 .231 .575 6 0 0 0 0
1944 32 HG WS 5 22 15 3 6 0 0 1 2 0 7 .400 .591 .600 1.191 8 0 0 0 0
1945 33 HG WS 4 16 14 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .143 .250 .214 .464 3 0 0 0 0
6 Yrs 34 145 122 22 32 2 1 5 16 2 0 23 .262 .379 .418 .797 46 0 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg 162 691 581 105 152 10 5 24 76 10 110 .262 .379 .418 .797 219 0 0
HG (5 Yrs) 27 114 91 17 21 2 0 4 11 2 23 .231 .386 .385 .771 31 0 0 0 0 0
PC (1 Yr) 7 31 31 5 11 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 .355 .355 .516 .871 15 0 0 0
WS (4 Yrs) 20 85 68 13 14 2 0 1 5 2 17 .206 .365 .279 .644 18 0 0 0 0 0
NN2 (2 Yrs) 14 60 54 9 18 0 1 4 11 0 0 6 .333 .400 .593 .993 28 0 0 0 0

Value Batting

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Season Age Team Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
1930 18 MRS NNL 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 1 0.1 .539 .500 0.1 0.0 1 /2
1933 21 PC NN2 262 38 -1 0 1 1 39 3.5 9 48 4.3 .551 .521 4.2 0.2 47 *2/7395 AS
1934 22 PC NN2 272 25 0 0 -1 2 25 2.3 9 34 3.2 .536 .514 3.2 0.1 35 *2/3578 AS
1935 23 PC NN2 194 21 1 0 -1 1 21 1.7 6 28 2.2 .538 .510 2.3 0.0 28 2/3915 AS
1936 24 PC NN2 208 32 0 0 2 1 34 2.8 7 41 3.4 .556 .517 3.3 0.2 40 2/39578 AS
1937 25 HG NN2 183 40 0 0 1 1 41 3.3 6 47 3.8 .584 .520 3.7 0.1 46 2/357
1938 26 HG NN2 199 28 0 0 2 1 31 2.6 7 37 3.2 .556 .516 3.0 0.3 35 *2/537
1939 27 HG NN2 120 22 0 0 0 1 23 1.9 4 27 2.2 .569 .512 2.2 0.1 27 2/3 AS,AS
1940 28 HG NN2 9 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .529 .500 0.1 0.0 1 /23
1942 30 HG NN2 198 22 0 0 0 1 23 2.1 6 29 2.7 .544 .513 2.7 0.1 29 2/937 AS,AS
1943 31 HG NN2 302 68 -1 0 1 2 70 5.6 9 79 6.3 .581 .535 6.2 0.3 78 *29/7 AS
1944 32 HG NN2 199 16 0 0 -3 1 13 1.2 6 19 1.8 .525 .508 2.1 -0.2 23 2/93 AS
1945 33 HG NN2 190 22 0 0 -1 1 22 2.1 6 28 2.6 .545 .513 2.6 0.1 29 2/39
1946 34 HG NN2 186 16 0 0 2 1 20 1.8 6 26 2.4 .538 .511 2.2 0.4 24 2/35 AS,AS
14 Yrs 2526 348 -2 0 3 14 364 31.0 82 446 38.3 .551 .517 37.8 1.5 442 23975/81
162 Game Avg 680 94 0 0 1 4 98 8.3 22 120 10.3 .551 .517 10.2 0.4 119
HG (9 Yrs) 1586 233 -1 0 2 10 243 20.7 50 294 25.0 .555 .517 24.7 1.0 292 293/57
PC (4 Yrs) 936 115 0 0 1 4 120 10.3 31 151 13.2 .545 .516 13.0 0.5 150 237/9581
MRS (1 Yr) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 1 0.1 .539 .500 0.1 0.0 1 /2
NN2 (13 Yrs) 2522 348 -2 0 3 14 363 31.0 82 445 38.2 .551 .517 37.7 1.5 442 23975/81
NNL (1 Yr) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 1 0.1 .539 .500 0.1 0.0 1 /2

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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1930 18 MRS NNL 4 .469 175 .500 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 /2
1933 21 PC NN2 262 .508 209 .345 .349 6.9 7.6 44.8 *2/7395 AS
1934 22 PC NN2 272 .456 170 .271 .300 5.5 11.0 44.6 *2/3578 AS
1935 23 PC NN2 194 .484 170 .329 .292 5.2 12.4 50.0 2/3915 AS
1936 24 PC NN2 208 .536 206 .318 .394 8.7 14.4 41.3 2/39578 AS
1937 25 HG NN2 183 .595 249 .331 .558 10.9 13.7 56.3 2/357
1938 26 HG NN2 199 .513 197 .316 .352 6.5 14.6 51.3 *2/537
1939 27 HG NN2 120 .562 226 .330 .422 9.2 15.0 47.9 2/3 AS,AS
1940 28 HG NN2 9 .475 167 .000 .500 11.1 33.3 33.3 /23
1942 30 HG NN2 198 .475 185 .283 .253 5.1 17.7 43.6 2/937 AS,AS
1943 31 HG NN2 302 .620 252 .419 .402 6.6 17.2 49.0 *29/7 AS
1944 32 HG NN2 199 .452 163 .299 .267 4.5 11.6 41.1 2/93 AS
1945 33 HG NN2 190 .489 192 .322 .255 4.2 16.8 36.3 2/39
1946 34 HG NN2 186 .457 168 .261 .335 7.0 8.1 37.5 2/35 AS,AS
14 Yrs 2526 .513 201 .321 .345 6.6 13.3 45.4 23975/81
MLB Average .333 100 .284 .111 1.3 8.5 34.3
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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1935 23 PC NN2 31 .333 .161 3.2 0.0 40.0
1939 27 HG NN2 29 .200 .391 10.3 20.7 10.0
1942 30 HG WS 15 .077 .000 0.0 13.3 66.7
1943 31 HG WS 32 .192 .038 0.0 18.8 72.7
1944 32 HG WS 22 .357 .200 4.5 31.8 16.7
1945 33 HG WS 16 .143 .071 0.0 12.5 0.0
6 Yrs 145 .231 .156 3.4 15.9 34.0
MLB Average .250 .086 1.1 7.9 30.2
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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG PB WP SB Awards
1930 18 MRS NNL C 1 0.00
1933 21 PC NN2 C 48 389.0 318 278 35 5 9 .984 .972 7.24 6.52 6.52 5.28 3 15 AS
1933 21 PC NN2 LF 8 62.0 10 8 2 0 0 1.000 .950 1.45 1.64 1.25 1.33 AS
1933 21 PC NN2 1B 4 25.0 34 29 2 3 1 .912 .974 11.16 10.44 7.75 8.43 AS
1933 21 PC NN2 RF 4 31.0 8 7 1 0 1 1.000 .963 2.32 1.77 2.00 1.45 AS
1933 21 PC NN2 3B 3 15.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 .930 1.20 2.70 0.67 2.17 AS
1934 22 PC NN2 C 56 463.2 405 348 47 10 5 .975 .979 7.67 6.80 7.05 5.59 4 32 AS
1934 22 PC NN2 1B 6 44.0 52 49 3 0 3 1.000 .986 10.64 10.82 8.67 8.88 AS
1934 22 PC NN2 3B 3 15.0 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 .930 3.00 2.82 1.67 2.33 AS
1934 22 PC NN2 LF 3 24.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .940 1.13 1.54 1.00 1.27 AS
1934 22 PC NN2 CF 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.00 2.20 1.00 1.80 AS
1935 23 PC NN2 C 34 32 281.0 233 200 31 2 2 .991 .980 7.40 6.46 6.79 4.46 1 6 AS
1935 23 PC NN2 1B 8 7 70.1 76 67 6 3 6 .961 .983 9.34 10.44 9.13 7.23 AS
1935 23 PC NN2 RF 3 3 25.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 .940 1.44 1.76 1.33 1.20 AS
1935 23 PC NN2 3B 1 0 6.0 3 2 1 0 1 1.000 .923 4.50 2.85 3.00 1.90 AS
1935 23 PC NN2 P 1 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 1.80 0 0 AS
1936 24 PC NN2 C 40 38 342.1 236 196 30 10 2 .958 .976 5.94 6.19 5.65 4.31 2 11 AS
1936 24 PC NN2 1B 6 6 40.0 41 36 3 2 5 .951 .982 8.78 10.46 6.50 7.28 AS
1936 24 PC NN2 RF 2 2 15.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .950 0.60 1.80 0.50 1.25 AS
1936 24 PC NN2 3B 1 0 4.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 .910 4.50 2.70 2.00 1.90 AS
1936 24 PC NN2 CF 1 1 9.0 5 4 0 1 0 .800 .958 4.00 2.30 4.00 1.60 AS
1936 24 PC NN2 LF 1 1 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.30 AS
1937 25 HG NN2 C 36 36 321.2 232 205 23 4 5 .983 .977 6.38 6.16 6.33 3.76 1 2
1937 25 HG NN2 3B 1 0 1.2 2 0 1 1 0 .500 .930 5.40 2.70 1.00 1.70
1937 25 HG NN2 1B 1 1 9.0 11 10 1 0 0 1.000 .987 11.00 10.90 11.00 6.70
1937 25 HG NN2 LF 1 1 9.0 3 2 0 1 0 .667 .943 2.00 1.60 2.00 1.00
1938 26 HG NN2 C 43 40 345.1 241 211 28 2 2 .992 .974 6.23 6.14 5.56 4.20 0 1
1938 26 HG NN2 3B 3 3 20.0 4 0 3 1 0 .750 .928 1.35 2.52 1.00 1.73
1938 26 HG NN2 1B 2 2 14.0 19 17 2 0 0 1.000 .985 12.21 10.80 9.50 7.40
1938 26 HG NN2 LF 1 1 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .950 1.13 1.80 1.00 1.20
1939 27 HG NN2 C 27 0.00 AS,AS
1939 27 HG NN2 1B 1 0.00 AS,AS
1940 28 HG NN2 1B 1 1 7.0 7 6 0 1 0 .857 .984 7.71 10.80 6.00 9.20
1940 28 HG NN2 C 1 1 9.0 6 4 1 1 0 .833 .968 5.00 6.40 5.00 5.40 0
1942 30 HG NN2 C 43 0.00 AS,AS
1942 30 HG NN2 RF 2 0.00 AS,AS
1942 30 HG NN2 LF 1 0.00 AS,AS
1942 30 HG NN2 1B 1 0.00 AS,AS
1943 31 HG NN2 C 62 499.1 319 283 31 5 1 .984 .971 5.66 6.08 5.06 5.41 5 12 AS
1943 31 HG NN2 RF 10 68.0 17 14 2 1 0 .941 .931 2.12 1.54 1.60 1.36 AS
1943 31 HG NN2 LF 1 6.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .940 1.50 1.65 1.00 1.50 AS
1944 32 HG NN2 C 42 40 346.2 221 185 29 7 3 .968 .970 5.56 6.10 5.10 3.88 6 9 AS
1944 32 HG NN2 RF 6 4 40.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 .955 0.90 1.53 0.67 0.97 AS
1944 32 HG NN2 1B 2 1 10.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 .981 7.20 10.98 4.00 7.00 AS
1945 33 HG NN2 C 41 40 354.2 250 212 33 5 2 .980 .972 6.22 6.92 5.98 5.10 9 9
1945 33 HG NN2 RF 2 1 11.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .950 0.82 1.55 0.50 1.10
1945 33 HG NN2 1B 2 2 18.0 18 13 4 1 1 .944 .978 8.50 10.60 8.50 7.80
1946 34 HG NN2 C 43 41 336.1 245 203 35 7 4 .971 .981 6.37 6.11 5.53 4.66 2 25 AS,AS
1946 34 HG NN2 1B 2 2 13.0 16 16 0 0 1 1.000 .978 11.08 10.45 8.00 8.00 AS,AS
1946 34 HG NN2 3B 1 1 7.0 4 1 2 1 0 .750 .918 3.86 2.96 3.00 2.20 AS,AS
Standard Range Factor Baserunners
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG PB WP SB Awards
14 Yrs 567 294 4009.2 3010 2582 357 71 53 .976 .975 6.60 6.56 5.18 4.26 33 0 122
C (14 Yrs) C 517 268 3689.0 2706 2325 323 58 35 .979 .975 6.46 6.35 5.12 4.10 33 122
1B (12 Yrs) 1B 36 22 250.1 282 251 21 10 17 .965 .982 9.78 10.59 7.56 7.36
RF (7 Yrs) RF 29 10 190.0 35 31 3 1 1 .971 .943 1.61 1.62 1.17 1.16
LF (7 Yrs) LF 16 3 118.0 18 15 2 1 0 .944 .947 1.30 1.64 1.06 1.21
3B (7 Yrs) 3B 13 4 68.2 22 6 13 3 1 .864 .925 2.49 2.71 1.46 2.03
CF (2 Yrs) CF 2 1 18.0 6 5 0 1 0 .833 .962 2.50 2.25 2.50 1.70
P (1 Yr) P 1 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 1.80 0 0
Standard Fielding Table
Standard Range Factor Baserunners
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB SB Awards
1935 23 PC NN2 C 7 7 183.0 44 39 5 0 0 1.000 2.16 6.29 0 0
1939 27 HG NN2 C 7 0.0 0 0 0 0.00
1942 30 HG WS C 4 87.0 32 24 6 2 2 .938 3.10 7.50 1 8
1943 31 HG WS C 6 176.0 55 45 5 5 1 .909 2.56 8.33 0 3
1944 32 HG WS C 5 135.0 31 31 0 0 0 1.000 2.07 6.20 2 3
1945 33 HG WS C 4 4 105.0 20 18 1 1 0 .950 1.63 4.75 0 1
6 Yrs 33 11 686.0 182 157 17 8 3 .956 2.28 5.27 3 15

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Josh Gibson born?

Josh Gibson was born on December 21, 1911.

Where was Josh Gibson born?

Josh Gibson was born in Buena Vista, GA.

How tall was Josh Gibson?

Josh Gibson was 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Josh Gibson weigh when playing?

Josh Gibson weighed 220 lbs (99 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Josh Gibson play?

Josh Gibson played 14 seasons.

Is Josh Gibson in the Hall of Fame?

Josh Gibson was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1972.

What position did Josh Gibson play?

Josh Gibson was a Catcher, Outfielder and First Baseman.

How many hits did Josh Gibson have?

Josh Gibson had 808 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Josh Gibson have?

Josh Gibson had 166 home runs over his career.

What was Josh Gibson's average?

Josh Gibson had a .373 average over his career.

How many teams has Josh Gibson played for?

Josh Gibson played for 3 teams; the Memphis Red Sox, Pittsburgh Crawfords and Homestead Grays.

How many World Series has Josh Gibson won?

Josh Gibson won 2 World Series.

When did Josh Gibson retire?

Josh Gibson last played in 1946.

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