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

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

1988 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1988 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 4	LAD		SFG	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
2	2	Apr 5	LAD		SFG	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
3	3	Apr 7	LAD	@	ATL	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
4	4	Apr 8	LAD	@	ATL	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
5	5	Apr 9	LAD	@	ATL	W,11-3	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
6	6	Apr 10	LAD	@	ATL	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
7	7	Apr 12	LAD	@	SDP	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
8	8	Apr 13	LAD	@	SDP	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
9	9	Apr 14	LAD	@	SDP	L,0-2	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
10	10	Apr 15	LAD		ATL	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
11	11	Apr 16	LAD		ATL	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
12	14 (2)	Apr 23	LAD	@	SFG	W,10-3	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
13	15	Apr 24	LAD	@	SFG	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
14	16	Apr 26	LAD		CHC	L,3-7	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
15	17	Apr 27	LAD		CHC	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
16	18	Apr 28	LAD		CHC	L,1-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
17	19	Apr 29	LAD		STL	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
18	20	Apr 30	LAD		STL	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	21	May 1	LAD		STL	L,0-9	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
20	22	May 2	LAD		PIT	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
21	23	May 3	LAD		PIT	W,14-6	GS	26	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
22	24	May 4	LAD		PIT	W,8-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
23	25	May 6	LAD	@	STL	W,10-2	GS	25	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
24	26	May 7	LAD	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	33	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	LF
25	27	May 8	LAD	@	STL	W,12-6	GS	21	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
26	28	May 10	LAD	@	CHC	W,6-5	CG	53	14.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
27	29	May 11	LAD	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	51	10.2	0	0	0	0	0	LF
28	30	May 12	LAD	@	PIT	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
29	31	May 13	LAD		PHI	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
30	32	May 14	LAD		PHI	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
31	33	May 15	LAD		PHI	W,9-2	GS	19	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
32	34	May 17	LAD		MON	L,5-6	CG	42	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	LF
33	36 (1)	May 19	LAD		MON	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
34	37	May 20	LAD		NYM	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
35	38	May 21	LAD		NYM	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
36	39	May 22	LAD		NYM	L,2-5	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
37	40	May 24	LAD	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG	47	12.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
38	41	May 25	LAD	@	PHI	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	LF
39	42	May 26	LAD	@	PHI	W,10-8	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
40	43	May 27	LAD	@	MON	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
41	44	May 28	LAD	@	MON	L,2-3	CG	39	9.1	3	0	0	3	0	LF
42	45	May 29	LAD	@	MON	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
43	46	May 30	LAD	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
44	47	May 31	LAD	@	NYM	L,4-5	CG	44	10.2	6	1	0	7	1	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	48	Jun 1	LAD	@	NYM	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
46	49	Jun 3	LAD		CIN	W,13-5	GS	32	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
47	50	Jun 4	LAD		CIN	L,2-5	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
48	51	Jun 5	LAD		CIN	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
49	52	Jun 6	LAD		HOU	L,4-10	CG	49	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
50	53	Jun 7	LAD		HOU	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
51	54	Jun 8	LAD		HOU	W,11-1	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
52	55	Jun 9	LAD		HOU	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
53	56	Jun 10	LAD	@	SDP	L,3-4	CG	34	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	LF
54	57	Jun 11	LAD	@	SDP	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
55	58	Jun 12	LAD	@	SDP	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
56	59	Jun 14	LAD	@	ATL	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
57	60	Jun 15	LAD	@	ATL	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
58	61	Jun 16	LAD	@	ATL	L,2-9	GS	33	6.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
59	63 (1)	Jun 17 (2)	LAD		SDP	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	0	0	2	2	0	LF
60	64	Jun 18	LAD		SDP	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
61	65	Jun 19 (1)	LAD		SDP	W,12-2	GS	23	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
62	66	Jun 19 (2)	LAD		SDP	W,5-4	CG	51	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
63	67	Jun 20	LAD		ATL	W,7-3	GS	27	7.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
64	68	Jun 21	LAD		ATL	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
65	69	Jun 22	LAD		ATL	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
66	70	Jun 24	LAD	@	CIN	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
67	71	Jun 25	LAD	@	CIN	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
68	72	Jun 26	LAD	@	CIN	W,9-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
69	73	Jun 27	LAD	@	HOU	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
70	74	Jun 28	LAD	@	HOU	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
71	75	Jun 29	LAD	@	HOU	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
72	76	Jul 1	LAD		CHC	L,2-9	CG	45	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
73	77	Jul 2	LAD		CHC	W,8-1	GS	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
74	78	Jul 3	LAD		CHC	L,1-2	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
75	79	Jul 4	LAD		STL	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
76	80	Jul 5	LAD		STL	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
77	81	Jul 6	LAD		STL	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
78	82	Jul 8	LAD		PIT	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
79	83	Jul 9	LAD		PIT	L,2-8	GS	35	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
80	84	Jul 10	LAD		PIT	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
81	85	Jul 14 (1)	LAD	@	CHC	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
82	86	Jul 14 (2)	LAD	@	CHC	W,6-3	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
83	87	Jul 15	LAD	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	36	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
84	88	Jul 16	LAD	@	CHC	T,2-2	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
85	89	Jul 17 (1)	LAD	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
86	90	Jul 17 (2)	LAD	@	CHC	W,5-2	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
87	91	Jul 18	LAD	@	STL	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
88	92	Jul 19	LAD	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
89	93	Jul 20	LAD	@	STL	L,7-8	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
90	94	Jul 21	LAD	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
91	95	Jul 22	LAD	@	PIT	W,4-2	GS	35	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF CF
92	96	Jul 23	LAD	@	PIT	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
93	97	Jul 24	LAD	@	PIT	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
94	98	Jul 25	LAD	@	SFG	L,1-3	CG	37	8.0	3	1	1	5	0	LF
95	99	Jul 26 (1)	LAD	@	SFG	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
96	100	Jul 26 (2)	LAD	@	SFG	W,6-5	CG	49	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
97	101	Jul 27	LAD	@	SFG	L,1-2	CG	38	9.1	3	0	0	3	0	LF
98	102	Jul 29	LAD		HOU	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
99	103	Jul 30	LAD		HOU	L,6-14	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
100	104	Jul 31	LAD		HOU	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
101	105	Aug 1	LAD		CIN	L,3-4	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
102	106	Aug 2	LAD		CIN	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
103	107	Aug 3	LAD		CIN	L,4-7	CG	47	11.0	3	1	1	5	0	LF
104	108	Aug 5	LAD	@	HOU	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
105	109	Aug 6	LAD	@	HOU	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
106	110	Aug 7	LAD	@	HOU	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
107	111	Aug 8	LAD	@	HOU	L,0-10	CG	40	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
108	112	Aug 9	LAD	@	CIN	L,0-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
109	113	Aug 10	LAD	@	CIN	W,8-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
110	114	Aug 11	LAD	@	CIN	L,8-9	CG	49	9.2	3	0	0	3	0	LF
111	115	Aug 12	LAD		SFG	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
112	116	Aug 13	LAD		SFG	W,2-1	CG	44	11.0	5	1	0	6	1	LF
113	118 (1)	Aug 15	LAD		SFG	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
114	119	Aug 16	LAD		PHI	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
115	120	Aug 17	LAD		PHI	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
116	121	Aug 18	LAD		PHI	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
117	122	Aug 19	LAD		MON	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
118	123	Aug 20	LAD		MON	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
119	124	Aug 21	LAD		MON	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
120	125	Aug 22	LAD		NYM	L,1-7	GS	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
121	126	Aug 23	LAD		NYM	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
122	128 (1)	Aug 26	LAD	@	PHI	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
123	129	Aug 27	LAD	@	PHI	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
124	130	Aug 28	LAD	@	PHI	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
125	131	Aug 29	LAD	@	MON	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
126	132	Aug 30	LAD	@	MON	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
127	133	Aug 31	LAD	@	MON	L,3-4	CG	32	8.2	4	0	0	4	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
128	134	Sep 2	LAD	@	NYM	L,0-8	GS	33	7.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
129	135	Sep 3	LAD	@	NYM	L,1-2	GS	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
130	136	Sep 5	LAD	@	ATL	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
131	137	Sep 6	LAD	@	ATL	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
132	138	Sep 7	LAD		HOU	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
133	139	Sep 8	LAD		HOU	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
134	140	Sep 9	LAD		CIN	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
135	141	Sep 10	LAD		CIN	W,5-0	GS	28	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
136	142	Sep 11	LAD		CIN	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
137	143	Sep 12	LAD		ATL	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
138	144	Sep 13	LAD		ATL	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
139	145	Sep 14	LAD		ATL	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
140	146	Sep 16	LAD	@	CIN	L,0-1	GS	20	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
141	147	Sep 17	LAD	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
142	148	Sep 18	LAD	@	CIN	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
143	149	Sep 19	LAD	@	HOU	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
144	150	Sep 20	LAD	@	HOU	W,6-0	GS	25	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
145	152 (1)	Sep 21 (2)	LAD		SDP	W,6-5	CG	42	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
146	153	Sep 22	LAD		SDP	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
147	159 (5)	Sep 28	LAD	@	SDP	L,1-2	GS	36	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
148	160	Sep 30	LAD		SFG	W,6-4	GS	20	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
							149gm		1281.2	314	7	12	333	3