Bob Gibson Career Pitching Summary

Bob Gibson played in Major League Baseball from 1959 to 1975, appearing in 528 games over 17 seasons. He recorded a total of 251 W and 174 L, an ERA of 2.91, 3,117 SO, a WHIP of 1.188, and a WAR of 81.8.

Bob Gibson Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Bob Gibson.

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    ๐Ÿงพ Basic Profile

    Bob Gibson
    NameBob Gibson
    Date of BirthNovember 9, 1935
    Nationality
    United States
    MLB Debut1959

    ๐Ÿ“Š Career Summary

    Bob Gibson appeared in 528 games over 17 MLB seasons from 1959 to 1975. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

    GS482 (MLB Rank: 64)
    GF21 (MLB Rank: 3,285)
    W251 (MLB Rank: 47)
    L174 (MLB Rank: 85)
    SV6 (MLB Rank: 1,710)
    ERA2.91 (MLB Rank: 1,227)
    IP3884.1 (MLB Rank: 46)
    SHO56 (MLB Rank: 13)
    CG255 (MLB Rank: 73)
    SO3,117 (MLB Rank: 16)
    BB1336 (MLB Rank: 27)
    H3,279 (MLB Rank: 98)
    HR257 (MLB Rank: 117)
    SO97.22 (MLB Rank: 2,500)
    BB93.1 (MLB Rank: 8,054)
    H97.6 (MLB Rank: 10,411)
    HR90.6 (MLB Rank: 6,720)
    WHIP1.188 (MLB Rank: 10,675)
    WAR81.8 (MLB Rank: 25)

    ๐Ÿ“Š Last Season Summary (1975)

    In his final season (1975), Bob Gibson recorded the following stats:

    GS14
    GF4
    W3
    L10
    SV2
    ERA5.04
    IP109
    CG1
    SO60
    BB62
    H120
    HR10
    SO94.95
    BB95.12
    H99.91
    HR90.83
    WHIP1.67
    WARโˆ’0.3

    ๐Ÿ“ˆ Seasonal Highlights

    • Most Wins: 1970, 23 W
    • Most SO: 1970, 274 SO
    • Most IP: 1969, 314 IP
    • Best WAR: 1968, 11.2 WAR
    • Best ERA: 1968, 1.12 ERA

    ๐ŸŽฏ Postseason Performance

    Bob Gibson appeared in 9 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 1.89, pitched 81 IP, struck out 92 batters, with 7 W and 2 L.

    Bob Gibson Career Pitching Stats Overview

    seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
    1959
    3
    5
    3.33
    0.375
    0
    48
    75.2
    1.5
    1.533
    4
    77
    39
    35
    28
    127
    3.55
    5.7
    1.23
    9
    13
    3
    2
    1
    0.5
    9.2
    4.6
    0
    1
    2
    4
    333
    1960
    3
    6
    5.61
    0.333
    0
    69
    86.2
    -0.6
    1.673
    7
    97
    48
    61
    54
    73
    3.68
    7.2
    1.44
    12
    27
    3
    2
    0
    0.7
    10.1
    5
    0
    1
    6
    3
    399
    1961
    13
    12
    3.24
    0.52
    1
    166
    211.1
    4.4
    1.443
    13
    186
    119
    91
    76
    136
    3.58
    7.1
    1.39
    27
    35
    3
    10
    2
    0.6
    7.9
    5.1
    1
    6
    7
    8
    916
    1962
    15
    13
    2.85
    0.536
    1
    208
    233.2
    5.6
    1.151
    15
    174
    95
    84
    74
    151
    3.02
    8
    2.19
    30
    32
    2
    15
    5
    0.6
    6.7
    3.7
    0
    10
    9
    11
    967
    1963
    18
    9
    3.39
    0.667
    0
    204
    254.2
    2.3
    1.257
    19
    224
    96
    110
    96
    105
    3.13
    7.2
    2.13
    33
    36
    2
    14
    2
    0.7
    7.9
    3.4
    1
    13
    1
    6
    1088
    1964
    19
    12
    3.01
    0.613
    1
    245
    287.1
    6
    1.169
    25
    250
    86
    106
    96
    127
    3.02
    7.7
    2.85
    36
    40
    3
    17
    2
    0.8
    7.8
    2.7
    0
    9
    9
    6
    1191
    1965
    20
    12
    3.07
    0.625
    1
    270
    299
    6.3
    1.157
    34
    243
    103
    110
    102
    126
    3.33
    8.1
    2.62
    36
    38
    1
    20
    6
    1
    7.3
    3.1
    1
    11
    6
    8
    1233
    1966
    21
    12
    2.44
    0.636
    0
    225
    280.1
    6.1
    1.027
    20
    210
    78
    90
    76
    148
    2.76
    7.2
    2.88
    35
    35
    0
    20
    5
    0.6
    6.7
    2.5
    0
    5
    5
    12
    1119
    1967
    13
    7
    2.98
    0.65
    0
    147
    175.1
    2.5
    1.089
    10
    151
    40
    62
    58
    110
    2.34
    7.5
    3.68
    24
    24
    0
    10
    2
    0.5
    7.8
    2.1
    1
    3
    3
    3
    703
    1968
    22
    9
    1.12
    0.71
    0
    268
    304.2
    11.2
    0.853
    11
    198
    62
    49
    38
    258
    1.77
    7.9
    4.32
    34
    34
    0
    28
    13
    0.3
    5.8
    1.8
    0
    7
    6
    4
    1161
    1969
    20
    13
    2.18
    0.606
    0
    269
    314
    10.4
    1.102
    12
    251
    95
    84
    76
    164
    2.3
    7.7
    2.83
    35
    35
    0
    28
    4
    0.3
    7.2
    2.7
    2
    10
    7
    4
    1270
    1970
    23
    7
    3.12
    0.767
    0
    274
    294
    8.9
    1.19
    13
    262
    88
    111
    102
    133
    2.29
    8.4
    3.11
    34
    34
    0
    23
    3
    0.4
    8
    2.7
    1
    4
    9
    5
    1213
    1971
    16
    13
    3.04
    0.552
    0
    185
    245.2
    5
    1.185
    14
    215
    76
    96
    83
    119
    2.7
    6.8
    2.43
    31
    31
    0
    20
    5
    0.5
    7.9
    2.8
    0
    7
    11
    10
    1026
    1972
    19
    11
    2.46
    0.633
    0
    208
    278
    7.1
    1.129
    14
    226
    88
    83
    76
    139
    2.54
    6.7
    2.36
    34
    34
    0
    23
    4
    0.5
    7.3
    2.8
    2
    3
    11
    10
    1119
    1973
    12
    10
    2.77
    0.545
    0
    142
    195
    3.9
    1.108
    12
    159
    57
    71
    60
    133
    2.83
    6.6
    2.49
    25
    25
    0
    13
    1
    0.6
    7.3
    2.6
    1
    3
    6
    6
    790
    1974
    11
    13
    3.83
    0.458
    0
    129
    240
    1.5
    1.417
    24
    236
    104
    111
    102
    94
    4.17
    4.8
    1.24
    33
    33
    0
    9
    1
    0.9
    8.9
    3.9
    3
    5
    14
    2
    1041
    1975
    3
    10
    5.04
    0.231
    2
    60
    109
    -0.3
    1.67
    10
    120
    62
    66
    61
    75
    4.5
    5
    0.97
    14
    22
    4
    1
    0
    0.8
    9.9
    5.1
    0
    4
    6
    6
    499