Kirk Gibson

Positions: Leftfielder, Rightfielder and Centerfielder

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)

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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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1978	21	-0.5	Lakeland	FLOR	A	DET	54	204	175	27	42	5	4	8	40	13	1	22	54	.240	.328	.451	.780	79		3	0	4
1979	22	-2.9	Evansville	AA	AAA	DET	89	369	327	50	80	13	5	9	42	20	2	34	110	.245	.326	.398	.724	130		6	1	1
1979	22	-5.8	DET	AL	Maj	DET	12	39	38	3	9	3	0	1	4	3	3	1	3	.237	.256	.395	.651	15	0	0	0	0	0
1980	23	-5.0	DET	AL	Maj	DET	51	189	175	23	46	2	1	9	16	4	7	10	45	.263	.303	.440	.743	77	0	1	1	2	0
1981	24	-4.7	DET	AL	Maj	DET	83	313	290	41	95	11	3	9	40	17	5	18	64	.328	.369	.479	.848	139	9	2	1	2	1
1982	25	-3.8	DET	AL	Maj	DET	69	294	266	34	74	16	2	8	35	9	7	25	41	.278	.341	.444	.785	118	2	1	1	1	2
1983	26	-2.8	DET	AL	Maj	DET	128	467	401	60	91	12	9	15	51	14	3	53	96	.227	.320	.414	.734	166	2	4	5	4	3
1984	27	-1.7	DET	AL	Maj	DET	149	611	531	92	150	23	10	27	91	29	9	63	103	.283	.364	.516	.880	274	4	8	3	6	6
1985	28	-0.9	DET	AL	Maj	DET	154	670	581	96	167	37	5	29	97	30	4	71	137	.287	.364	.518	.882	301	5	5	3	10	16
1986	29	0.2	DET	AL	Maj	DET	119	521	441	84	118	11	2	28	86	34	6	68	107	.268	.371	.492	.863	217	8	7	1	4	4
1987	30	4.4	Toledo	IL	AAA	DET	6	21	17	2	4	0	0	0	3	1	0	4	3	.235	.381	.235	.616	4		0	0	0	0
1987	30	1.6	DET	AL	Maj	DET	128	568	487	95	135	25	3	24	79	26	7	71	117	.277	.372	.489	.861	238	5	5	1	4	8
1988	31	2.9	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	150	632	542	106	157	28	1	25	76	31	4	73	120	.290	.377	.483	.860	262	8	7	3	7	14
1989	32	3.6	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	71	292	253	35	54	8	2	9	28	12	3	35	55	.213	.312	.368	.679	93	5	2	0	2	5
1990	33	7.1	Albuquerque	PCL	AAA	LAD	5	18	14	6	6	2	0	1	4	1	0	4	3	.429	.556	.786	1.341	11		0	0	0	2
1990	33	4.7	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	89	359	315	59	82	20	0	8	38	26	2	39	65	.260	.345	.400	.745	126	4	3	0	2	0
1991	34	5.5	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	132	540	462	81	109	17	6	16	55	18	4	69	103	.236	.341	.403	.744	186	9	6	1	2	3
1992	35	6.8	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	16	60	56	6	11	0	0	2	5	3	1	3	12	.196	.237	.304	.541	17	1	0	1	0	0
1993	36	7.1	DET	AL	Maj	DET	116	454	403	62	105	18	6	13	62	15	6	44	87	.261	.337	.432	.769	174	2	4	0	3	4
1994	37	7.9	DET	AL	Maj	DET	98	382	330	71	91	17	2	23	72	4	5	42	69	.276	.358	.549	.906	181	2	3	2	5	3
1995	38	9.0	DET	AL	Maj	DET	70	265	227	37	59	12	2	9	35	9	2	33	61	.260	.359	.449	.808	102	6	3	0	2	3
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (17 seasons)					Majors		1635	6656	5798	985	1553	260	54	255	870	284	78	718	1285	.268	.352	.463	.815	2686	72	61	23	56	72
Minors (4 seasons)					Minors		154	612	533	85	132	20	9	18	89	35	3	64	170	.248	.336	.420	.756	224		9	1	5	2
All Levels (18 Seasons)							1789	7268	6331	1070	1685	280	63	273	959	319	81	782	1455	.266	.350	.460	.810	2910	72	70	24	61	74

AAA (3 seasons)					Minors		100	408	358	58	90	15	5	10	49	22	2	42	116	.251	.339	.405	.744	145		6	1	1	2
A (1 season)					Minors		54	204	175	27	42	5	4	8	40	13	1	22	54	.240	.328	.451	.780	79		3	0	4