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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 16	STL	@	PHI	W,12-6	GS	8	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	9 (4)	Apr 22 (2)	STL		CHC	L,1-5	GS	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	12 (2)	Apr 26	STL	@	HOU	W,3-2	CG	31	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	18 (5)	May 2	STL		HOU	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
5	23 (4)	May 6 (2)	STL	@	CIN	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
6	26 (2)	May 10	STL		SFG	L,0-6	GS	21	4.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
7	28 (1)	May 12	STL		LAD	W,6-5	GF	23	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
8	32 (3)	May 17	STL	@	SFG	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	37 (4)	May 22	STL		PHI	W,6-2	CG	31	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	P
10	42 (4)	May 27	STL		MLN	L,3-4	GS	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	49 (6)	Jun 3	STL	@	MLN	L,4-6	GS	31	7.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
12	53 (3)	Jun 8	STL		SFG	W,8-4	GS	28	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	59 (5)	Jun 13	STL		PHI	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
14	63 (3)	Jun 18	STL	@	LAD	L,0-1	CG	32	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
15	68 (4)	Jun 23	STL	@	PHI	W,9-1	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
16	75 (6)	Jun 28	STL	@	CHC	L,2-7	GS	31	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	81 (5)	Jul 3 susp	STL		MLN	L,5-7	GS	21	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	86 (4)	Jul 8	STL	@	NYM	W,15-1	CG	37	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
19	88 (1)	Jul 13	STL	@	MLN	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
20	94 (5)	Jul 18	STL		CHC	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	99 (4)	Jul 22	STL	@	HOU	W,3-1	GS	35	8.2	1	2	0	3	1	P
22	103 (3)	Jul 27 (1)	STL		NYM	L,0-1	GS	34	8.0	0	2	1	3	0	P
23	106 (2)	Jul 29 (1)	STL		NYM	W,6-5	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	110 (3)	Aug 3	STL		HOU	L,3-8	GS	22	3.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	115 (4)	Aug 8	STL	@	PIT	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	P
26	120 (4)	Aug 14	STL	@	HOU	L,3-4	CG	43	9.2	1	1	1	3	1	P
27	124 (3)	Aug 18 (2)	STL	@	NYM	W,10-0	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
28	134 (9)	Aug 29	STL		HOU	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	138 (3)	Sep 3 (1)	STL		CHC	L,2-6	GS	20	3.1	0	1	1	2	0	P
30	143 (4)	Sep 7	STL	@	CIN	L,5-6	GS	41	9.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
31	147 (3)	Sep 11	STL		CIN	L,2-6	GS	37	8.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
32	150 (2)	Sep 16	STL	@	PHI	L,1-3	GS	28	7.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
							32gm		233.2	18	35	3	56	6