Bob Gibson Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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.

🧾 Basic Profile

Bob Gibson
NameBob Gibson
Date of BirthNovember 9, 1935
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
ThrowsRight
BatsRight
MLB Debut1959
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Bob Gibson Yearly Pitching Stats

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

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 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: 3,339)
W251 (MLB Rank: 47)
L174 (MLB Rank: 85)
SV6 (MLB Rank: 1,733)
ERA2.91 (MLB Rank: 1,243)
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: 2,622)
BB93.1 (MLB Rank: 8,176)
H97.6 (MLB Rank: 10,550)
HR90.6 (MLB Rank: 6,875)
WHIP1.188 (MLB Rank: 10,826)
WAR81.8 (MLB Rank: 26)

📊 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
WAR−0.3

📈 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

🎯 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