Bob Gibson
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Bob Gibson
Nickname:
Hoot
Birthdate:
Nov. 9, 1935 (73 y, 5 m, 11 d)
Born In:
Omaha, NE, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
6'0"/200
Entry:
Unknown
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
Player Awards
Award Date Team
Pitcher of the Year 1968 (3rd) Los Angeles (MLB)
1964 (3rd) St. Louis (MLB)
All-Star 1972 San Francisco (MLB)
1970 Los Angeles (MLB)
1968 Los Angeles (MLB)
1965 St. Louis (MLB)
1963 St. Louis (MLB)
1962 St. Louis (MLB)
Pitcher of the Month Sep 1973 San Francisco (MLB)
Jul 1972 San Francisco (MLB)
Oct 1966 Los Angeles (MLB)
Jun 1966 St. Louis (MLB)
Aug 1964 St. Louis (MLB)
Player of the Week Aug 14, 1967 Los Angeles (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink11
Grey Ink174
Similar Players (SP)
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year SH Rank
1963 17 2
1964 17 1
1965 11 9
Year GS Rank
1962 33 4
1963 34 3
1964 36 1
1965 35 2
1967 34 6
1968 36 1
1969 35 3
Year W Rank
1962 18 7
1963 19 3
1964 23 1
1966 17 5
1968 17 4
1972 17 7
1975 16 7
Year L Rank
1965 14 10
1967 14 9
1974 15 5
1976 16 9
Year Win % Rank
1963 0.731 7
1964 0.719 6
1968 0.680 4
1973 0.700 7
Year IP Rank
1962 253.0 4
1963 267.1 3
1964 286.1 1
1965 259.0 3
1966 258.0 6
1967 250.2 8
1968 277.2 2
1970 248.0 9
1972 254.2 10
Year BF Rank
1962 1020 8
1963 1101 1
1964 1152 1
1965 1094 1
1966 1035 8
1968 1135 1
1969 1096 9
1970 1025 10
Year BB Rank
1961 119 1
1963 71 7
1965 83 8
1968 91 6
1970 94 6
1974 92 8
Year K Rank
1961 166 5
1962 215 3
1963 247 2
1964 261 2
1965 223 2
1966 204 4
1967 210 6
1968 191 4
1972 169 8
Year WP Rank
1961 8 10
1965 12 7
1966 10 7
1971 9 10
1974 12 1
Year ERA Rank
1961 3.237 5
1962 2.561 3
1963 2.727 6
1964 2.609 8
1967 2.908 9
1968 2.204 4
1970 2.758 4
1972 2.615 6
1973 3.424 6
Year BABIP Rank
1962 0.269 8
1967 0.256 5
1970 0.257 7
1972 0.249 6
Year WHIP Rank
1962 1.067 5
1964 1.034 6
1966 1.074 10
1967 1.005 4
1972 1.072 5
Year H/9 Rank
1961 7.921 3
1962 7.221 3
1964 7.355 9
1966 7.012 5
1967 6.750 3
1968 7.455 4
1970 7.294 4
1972 7.103 5
Year CG Rank
1962 16 2
1963 13 6
1964 18 1
1965 9 9
1966 16 2
1967 12 7
1968 13 5
1970 15 3
1972 14 7
1973 11 8
Year SHO Rank
1963 3 8
1966 3 9
1967 3 7
1968 4 2
1970 2 9
1971 3 7
1973 2 8
1974 2 8
Year Hits Rank
1963 235 8
1964 234 7
1965 256 3
1969 246 6
Year Hits (Low) Rank
1961 186 5
1962 203 10
1967 188 10
Year HR (Low) Rank
1961 13 1
1962 14 7
1963 10 4
1964 15 5
1965 16 9
1966 15 4
1967 9 2
1970 6 1
1972 9 4
1973 11 4
1975 4 1
Year WAR Rank
1961 4.1 8
1962 8.3 2
1963 8.5 3
1964 8.4 3
1965 6.7 3
1966 6.6 6
1967 7.0 5
1968 4.4 10
1970 5.8 8
1972 6.8 3
1975 4.8 9
Year W (Low) Rank
1961 13 9
1974 8 7
1976 8 9
Year L (Low) Rank
1963 7 7
1968 8 5
1972 8 9
1973 6 3