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: 21-14 / in Starts: 21-14

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1969 Pitching Game Log

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1969 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	315	1	Apr 8	STL		PIT	L,2-6	GS-9		99	9.0	9	2	2	0	10	1	1	2.00	2.06	36	9	8	0	2	8	71			0	0	0	34	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.47	0.346	2.27	0.32%	2.08	1t start tie	9t 3 out tie
2	316	6	Apr 13	STL	@	NYM	W,3-1	CG	W(1-0)	4	9.0	3	1	1	5	8	0	0	1.50	2.23	34	11	7	1	2	3	80			0	0	0	29	2	0	0	1	0	1	1.68	0.506	2.36	0.43%	3.16	1b start a 2	9b 3 out a2
3	317	11	Apr 19	STL		NYM	L,1-2	CG	L(1-1)	5	9.0	7	2	2	3	8	0	0	1.67	2.06	37	10	10	0	2	6	70			1	0	0	33	1	0	0	0	0	0	.89	0.093	1.03	0.06%	2.08	1t start tie	9t 3 out d1
4	318	16	Apr 25	STL	@	PHI	L,1-5	GS-6	L(1-2)	5	6.0	7	5	5	0	8	0	1	2.73	1.75	25	6	4	0	3	6	46			1	0	0	24	2	1	0	1	0	0	.78	-0.124	.87	-0.08%	-2.34	1b start tie	6b 3 out d5
5	319	21	Apr 30(2)	STL	@	PIT	W,8-1	CG	W(2-2)	4	9.0	4	1	1	4	8	0	0	2.36	1.82	36	6	14	1	5	4	79			1	0	0	32	1	0	0	0	0	1	.48	0.206	.51	0.13%	3.00	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a7
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	320	26	May 6	STL		SFG	W,3-0	SHO	W(3-2)	5	9.0	5	0	0	2	8	0	0	1.94	1.74	32	4	13	0	0	5	83			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.06	0.422	.85	0.20%	4.08	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
7	321	31	May 12	STL		LAD	W,6-2	CG	W(4-2)	5	9.0	7	2	2	1	6	1	0	1.95	1.93	34	5	15	0	3	7	70			0	0	0	33	1	0	0	0	0	0	.77	0.284	.54	0.12%	2.08	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
8	322	36	May 20	STL	@	SFG	W,3-0	SHO	W(5-2)	7	9.0	4	0	0	4	6	0	0	1.70	2.00	35	8	14	0	0	3	81			1	0	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	.85	0.433	.86	0.26%	4.04	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
9	323	41	May 25	STL	@	LAD	W,4-0	SHO	W(6-2)	4	9.0	6	0	0	3	9	0	0	1.50	1.94	36	1	17	0	3	6	81			0	0	0	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	.71	0.288	.68	0.17%	3.79	1b start tie	9b 3 out a4
10	324	45	May 30	STL		CIN	L,3-4	CG(10)	L(6-3)	4	10.0	8	4	4	1	9	2	1	1.74	2.17	37	9	9	4	0	8	68			0	1	0	35	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.34	-0.098	1.36	-0.06%	0.53	1t start tie	10t 3 out d1
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
11	325	50	Jun 4	STL		ATL	W,4-3	CG	W(7-3)	4	9.0	7	3	3	2	5	0	0	1.86	2.16	36	13	9	0	0	7	64			0	0	0	33	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.54	0.224	1.03	0.09%	1.08	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
12	326	55	Jun 10	STL	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	W(8-3)	5	9.0	8	4	4	1	11	2	0	2.04	2.25	36	9	7	1	1	8	65			0	0	0	35	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.50	0.307	.83	0.10%	0.28	1b start a 4	9b 3 out a1
13	327	59	Jun 15	STL		HOU	W,5-3	CG	W(9-3)	4	9.0	8	3	3	3	9	0	0	2.11	2.20	38	5	14	3	4	7	65			1	0	0	34	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.25	0.272	.45	0.06%	1.08	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
14	328	64	Jun 20	STL	@	NYM	L,3-4	CG(8)	L(9-4)	4	8.0	8	4	3	4	7	0	0	2.20	2.20	35	4	13	4	2	7	55			1	0	0	30	1	1	1	0	1	0	.67	-0.135	.54	-0.07%	-0.31	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
15	329	69	Jun 25(1)	STL	@	MON	W,8-1	CG	W(10-4)	4	9.0	9	1	1	3	9	0	0	2.11	2.15	37	9	7	2	1	9	71			0	0	0	33	0	0	0	2	1	0	.47	0.205	.18	0.05%	3.08	1b start tie	9b 3 out a7
16	330	74	Jun 29(1)	STL	@	CHC	L,1-3	CG(8)	L(10-5)	3	8.0	7	3	3	3	10	1	0	2.19	2.19	35	9	7	1	0	6	63			0	0	0	31	1	0	1	0	0	1	1.39	0.090	.90	0.04%	1.10	1b start tie	8b 3 out d3
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
17	331	81	Jul 4	STL		CHC	L,1-3	GS-10	L(10-6)	4	9.0	10	3	3	3	9	0	0	2.23	2.15	40	11	8	1	0	9	61			1	0	0	35	1	1	1	1	1	1	1.76	0.043	.37	0.01%	-0.26	1t start tie	10t 1-3 0 out d2
18	332	85	Jul 8	STL	@	PHI	W,6-3	CG	W(11-6)	3	9.0	8	3	3	7	6	0	1	2.28	2.24	42	7	13	1	2	8	58			0	0	0	33	2	0	0	1	1	1	1.08	0.143	.23	0.02%	1.00	1b start a 3	9b 3 out a3
19	333	91	Jul 13(1)	STL		PIT	L,0-3	GS-8	L(11-7)	4	8.0	10	3	3	0	6	1	0	2.33	2.26	33	5	13	0	4	9	56			1	0	0	33	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.25	-0.002	.53	0.00%	0.62	1t start tie	8t 3 out d3
20	334	96	Jul 18	STL	@	PIT	L,1-4	GS-6	L(11-8)	4	6.0	5	4	4	4	7	1	0	2.46	2.33	26	5	5	0	1	5	49			0	0	0	22	2	0	1	0	0	0	.63	-0.217	.34	-0.07%	-1.34	1b start tie	6b 3 out d3
21	335	99	Jul 25	STL		SFG	W,2-1	CG(13)	W(12-8)	6	13.0	6	1	1	2	11	0	2	2.34	2.29	46	13	12	0	0	6	100			0	1	0	40	0	0	1	2	0	0	1.73	1.055	.45	0.16%	4.89	1t start tie	13t 3 out tie
22	336	104	Jul 30	STL		SDP	W,5-2	CG	W(13-8)	4	9.0	5	2	2	1	13	0	0	2.32	2.18	33	6	8	1	2	5	81			1	0	0	32	1	0	0	0	0	0	.86	0.444	.41	0.13%	2.08	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
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
23	337	109	Aug 5	STL	@	SDP	W,2-1	CG	W(14-8)	5	9.0	9	1	1	1	10	0	3	2.26	2.16	37	8	6	0	2	9	74			0	0	0	32	0	1	0	3	0	0	1.81	0.545	.80	0.15%	2.92	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
24	338	114	Aug 10	STL	@	SFG	W,7-4	GS-7		4	7.0	7	4	2	3	5	0	1	2.27	2.18	33	6	11	0	0	7	53			3	0	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.24	-0.236	.69	-0.08%	-0.86	1b start tie	7b 3 out d2
25	339	119	Aug 16	STL	@	ATL	W,8-1	CG	W(15-8)	5	9.0	5	1	1	1	4	0	0	2.22	2.17	33	15	8	1	2	5	76			0	1	0	32	1	0	0	0	0	1	.71	0.428	.43	0.16%	3.12	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a7
26	340	124	Aug 22	STL		ATL	W,4-2	CG	W(16-8)	5	9.0	8	2	2	1	8	1	0	2.21	2.18	36	12	10	0	2	5	70			1	0	0	35	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.00	0.285	.57	0.10%	2.08	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
27	341	129	Aug 27	STL		HOU	L,1-5	CG(10)	L(16-9)	4	10.0	8	5	3	2	10	0	0	2.23	2.14	39	6	13	0	5	8	68			0	2	0	35	1	0	1	0	2	1	1.27	0.020	.56	0.01%	-0.47	1t start tie	10t 3 out d4
28	342	133	Aug 31	STL	@	CIN	L,5-7	GS-7	L(16-10)	3	7.0	11	7	7	1	6	2	0	2.42	2.22	30	6	6	3	2	11	32			0	1	0	29	1	1	0	0	0	0	.53	-0.328	.07	-0.03%	-3.67	1b start tie	7b 3 out d2
Sep/Oct				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
29	343	137	Sep 6	STL		MON	L,2-3	CG	L(16-11)	5	9.0	5	3	2	8	7	0	0	2.41	2.27	38	12	7	0	2	4	66			0	1	0	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	.81	0.003	.07	0.00%	1.08	1t start tie	9t 3 out d1
30	344	141	Sep 10(1)	STL	@	PIT	W,11-2	CG	W(17-11)	3	9.0	6	2	2	3	7	0	0	2.40	2.26	36	14	7	0	2	5	71			0	0	0	33	0	1	0	1	0	1	.33	0.167	.04	0.01%	2.00	1b start tie	9b 3 out a9
31	345	146	Sep 14	STL		CHC	W,2-1	CG(10)	W(18-11)	3	10.0	7	1	1	3	5	0	0	2.34	2.26	40	13	13	2	3	6	76			0	0	0	36	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.60	0.651	.04	0.01%	3.53	1t start tie	10t 3 out tie
32	346	150	Sep 19(1)	STL	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG(10)	L(18-12)	4	9.2	7	2	2	8	5	0	0	2.32	2.32	42	12	10	1	3	7	64			0	0	0	34	1	0	0	3	0	0	1.72	0.098	.00	0.00%	2.51	1b start tie	10b -23 2 out d1
33	347	155	Sep 23	STL	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG(11)	L(18-13)	3	10.1	10	3	3	3	5	0	0	2.33	2.32	44	18	15	1	5	3	63			1	0	0	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.83	0.000	.00	0.00%	1.21	1b start tie	11b 12- 1 out d1
34	348	159	Sep 28	STL	@	MON	W,2-0	SHO	W(19-13)	4	9.0	9	0	0	2	4	0	0	2.26	2.32	36	15	8	0	0	7	71			0	1	0	33	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.38	0.607	.00	0.00%	4.08	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
35	349	162	Oct 2	STL		PHI	W,3-2	CG(12)	W(20-13)	3	12.0	8	2	0	3	10	0	0	2.18	2.30	47	9	25	5	7	0	89			2	0	0	44	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.03	0.654	.00	0.00%	3.44	1t start tie	12t 3 out tie
							21-14		W-L:20-13	4.2	314.0	251	84	76	95	269	12	10	2.18	2.30	1270	0.85		5%	11%	219	68		---%	16	8	0	1146	29	7	7	18	7	10	1.19	7.679	.58	2.39%	56.72

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