Kirk Gibson

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 215lb (190cm, 97kg)

Born: May 28, 1957 in Pontiac, MI us

Draft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (12th) of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI).

High School: Waterford-Kettering HS (Waterford, MI)

School: Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI)

Debut: September 8, 1979 (Age 22-103d, 14,238th in major league history)
vs. NYY 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 10, 1995 (Age 38-074d)
vs. TEX 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1980 season

Agents: Doug Baldwin

Full Name: Kirk Harold Gibson

Nicknames: Gibby

Twitter: @23KGibby

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Relatives: Brother-In-Law of Dave Rozema

MVP
2x World Series
Silver Slugger
ALCS MVP
Mgr of the year

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

38.4

5798

1553

255

.268

985

RBI

870

284

OBP

.352

SLG

.463

OPS

.815

OPS+

123

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	10-6 / in Starts: 8-5
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	7 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	1 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 60 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	22 (12-6-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 60 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	36 (18-12-6)

Most Driven In
Self	2
M LaValliere	1
J Lind	1
G Varsho	1

Most Driven In By
A Van Slyke	2
Self	2
B Bonds	1
J Bell	1

1992 Batting Game Log

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1992 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1336	1	Apr 6	PIT		MON	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	.50	-0.040	.81	-0.04%	-0.28	RF
2	1337	2	Apr 8	PIT		MON	W,4-2	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.167	.375	.167	.542	1	1.12	-0.006	1.87	-0.01%	0.12	RF
3	1338	3	Apr 9	PIT		MON	L,3-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.333	.143	.476	1	.06	-0.002	.11	0.00%	-0.26	PH
4	1339	4	Apr 10	PIT	@	PHI	W,3-2	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.300	.125	.425	9	.29	-0.007	.51	-0.01%	-0.09	PH
5	1340	5	Apr 11	PIT	@	PHI	L,4-7	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.267	.154	.421	1	.93	-0.024	1.70	-0.03%	-0.55	RF
6	1341	10 (4)	Apr 18	PIT		PHI	W,9-2	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	.118	.211	.118	.328	1	.44	0.004	.94	0.01%	-0.38	RF
7	1342	11	Apr 19	PIT		PHI	W,11-0	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.182	.250	.182	.432	1	.32	-0.041	.70	-0.05%	-0.51	RF
8	1343	12	Apr 20	PIT	@	MON	W,11-1	CG	5	5	2	2	0	0	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.276	.333	.609	1	.66	0.000	1.61	0.00%	2.61	RF
9	1344	14 (1)	Apr 22	PIT	@	MON	W,2-0	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.303	.452	.755	1	.69	0.084	1.72	0.13%	0.77	RF
10	1345	15	Apr 23	PIT	@	MON	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.270	.400	.670	1	.74	-0.075	1.84	-0.11%	-0.79	RF
11	1346	17 (1)	Apr 25	PIT	@	CHC	W,1-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.268	.368	.637	1	1.26	0.008	3.20	0.01%	-0.06	RF
12	1347	18	Apr 26	PIT	@	CHC	L,4-5	GS-9	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.267	.357	.624	1	.56	-0.015	1.41	-0.02%	-0.15	RF
13	1348	19	Apr 28	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.265	.348	.613	7	1.53	-0.036	3.33	-0.05%	-0.15	RF
14	1349	20	Apr 29	PIT	@	CIN	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.245	.320	.565	1	.63	-0.053	1.35	-0.07%	-0.70	RF
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	1350	21	May 1	PIT	@	HOU	L,4-10	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.241	.309	.550	1	.62	-0.072	1.34	-0.09%	-0.61	RF
16	1351	22	May 2	PIT	@	HOU	W,6-0	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.237	.304	.541	9	.27	-0.006	.58	-0.01%	-0.20	PH
							10-6		60	56	6	11	0	0	2	5	3	0	12	0	1	0	2	1	3	1	.196	.237	.304	.541		.73	-0.281	1.57	-0.34%	-1.23

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