Bob Gibson
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Bob Gibson
OOTP Player Page
Nickname:
Hoot
Birthdate:
Nov. 9, 1935 (45 y, 0 m, 8 d)
Born In:
Omaha, NE, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
6'0"/203
Entry:
1958 Draft - Round: 1, Overall: 1, Team: St. Louis Cardinals
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
Pitcher of the Year 1971 (2nd) St. Louis (MLB)
1969 (3rd) St. Louis (MLB)
1968 (2nd) St. Louis (MLB)
1965 St. Louis (MLB)
MVP / Batter of the Year 1968 (2nd) St. Louis (MLB)
1965 (3rd) St. Louis (MLB)
All-Star 1972 St. Louis (MLB)
1970 St. Louis (MLB)
1969 St. Louis (MLB)
1966 St. Louis (MLB)
League Champ 1968 St. Louis (MLB)
Silver Slugger 1964 - P St. Louis (MLB)
1961 - P St. Louis (MLB)
Championship Series MVP 1968 St. Louis (MLB)
Pitcher of the Month Aug 1971 St. Louis (MLB)
May 1969 St. Louis (MLB)
Aug 1968 St. Louis (MLB)
Oct 1961 St. Louis (MLB)
Sep 1959 St. Louis (MLB)
Rookie of the Month Sep 1959 St. Louis (MLB)
Jun 1959 St. Louis (MLB)
Player of the Week Sep 8, 1969 St. Louis (MLB)
Aug 26, 1968 St. Louis (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink24
Grey Ink210
Similar Players (SP)
Player Score
Jim Bunning 929
Luis Tiant 927
Don Sutton 925
Whitey Ford 917
Steve Carlton 917
Jim O'Toole 910
Tom Seaver 909
Juan Marichal 896
Andy Cooper 895
Dutch Leonard 887
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year SH Rank
1959 15 4
1961 18 1
1964 13 9
1966 16 10
1970 17 5
1971 17 6
1973 17 8
Year GS Rank
1959 34 2
1961 34 3
1962 35 4
1964 35 1
1965 34 7
1966 34 6
1967 34 2
1968 34 6
1969 35 4
1973 36 2
Year W Rank
1959 18 1
1961 15 6
1962 16 6
1963 16 7
1964 15 10
1965 24 1
1967 16 4
1968 21 1
1971 22 1
Year L Rank
1961 14 7
1964 14 9
1966 17 2
1973 15 4
Year Win % Rank
1959 0.621 5
1962 0.615 10
1965 0.828 2
1968 0.840 2
1971 0.759 2
Year IP Rank
1959 249.1 3
1961 242.2 9
1962 257.2 5
1964 268.1 3
1965 273.0 3
1966 273.1 3
1967 269.1 4
1968 276.2 3
1969 288.2 1
1970 268.0 6
1971 265.2 4
Year BF Rank
1959 1068 3
1961 1053 4
1962 1132 1
1963 1088 10
1964 1146 1
1965 1109 3
1966 1133 1
1967 1080 3
1968 1089 5
1969 1176 2
1970 1112 6
1971 1068 7
Year HR Rank
1963 31 2
1964 30 4
1973 25 6
Year BB Rank
1959 97 5
1961 97 8
1962 100 5
1963 89 6
1964 107 3
1966 90 8
Year K Rank
1959 149 6
1961 175 5
1962 192 6
1963 230 4
1964 220 7
1965 217 4
1966 230 3
1967 235 2
1968 239 2
1969 208 5
1970 234 3
1971 200 2
1973 168 8
Year WP Rank
1959 11 1
1961 10 5
1962 9 7
1964 10 7
1966 11 9
1967 11 6
1973 11 6
Year ERA Rank
1959 3.537 8
1965 2.506 2
1967 2.606 7
1968 1.854 2
1969 2.650 5
1970 2.754 4
1971 2.642 4
1972 2.216 4
Year BABIP Rank
1968 0.249 10
1972 0.256 9
Year WHIP Rank
1965 1.125 9
1967 1.055 6
1968 0.976 5
1969 1.116 7
1970 1.168 8
1971 1.084 5
1972 1.025 3
Year H/9 Rank
1967 7.084 8
1968 6.441 4
1969 7.452 8
1970 7.623 7
1971 7.148 5
1972 7.294 6
Year BB/9 Rank
1972 1.934 5
Year CG Rank
1962 11 4
1963 16 4
1964 12 6
1965 16 1
1966 17 2
1967 14 2
1968 14 6
1969 15 4
1970 13 6
1971 15 2
1972 11 9
Year SHO Rank
1962 4 1
1963 4 6
1964 2 8
1966 3 6
1967 4 4
1968 5 4
1969 5 3
1971 7 1
Year BB (Low) Rank
1972 48 2
Year Hits Rank
1959 236 10
1961 250 3
1962 264 4
1963 234 8
1964 246 6
1965 234 8
1969 239 9
Year HR (Low) Rank
1961 18 6
1969 12 9
1971 11 5
1972 12 9
Year WAR Rank
1959 4.3 8
1961 5.6 4
1962 5.2 8
1965 6.7 3
1967 6.3 4
1968 7.3 2
1969 7.7 2
1970 5.7 6
1971 7.8 1
1972 6.0 7
Year W (Low) Rank
1973 9 7
Year L (Low) Rank
1965 5 2
1968 4 2
1971 7 6