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Kirk Gibson

 
Age: 62
Bats/Throws: L/L
6' 3" / 215
OF
Birthdate: 5/28/1957 (62 y, 8 m, 26 d)
Drafted: 1978 June Amateur Draft - Round: 1, Pick: 12, Overall: 12, Team: Detroit Tigers
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Postseason  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGPAHRRRBISBBB%K%ISOBABIPAVGOBPSLGwOBAwRC+BsROffDefWAR
1979Tigers123913432.6 %7.7 %.158.235.237.256.395.28769-0.6-2.1-0.4-0.1
1980Tigers511899231645.3 %23.8 %.177.301.263.303.440.331100-2.0-1.9-6.1-0.2
1981Tigers8331394140175.8 %20.4 %.152.393.328.369.479.3831461.616.9-0.72.8
1982Tigers692948343598.5 %13.9 %.165.303.278.341.444.348115-1.04.34.61.9
1983Tigers1284671560511411.3 %20.6 %.187.259.227.320.414.3271021.52.7-8.51.0
1984Tigers1496112792912910.3 %16.9 %.234.302.282.363.516.3851422.232.2-6.74.7
1984Tigers837369416.2 %13.5 %.333.364.367.486.700.515227    
1985Tigers1546702996973010.6 %20.4 %.231.325.287.364.518.3781374.233.6-4.45.3
1986Tigers1195212884863413.1 %20.5 %.224.290.268.371.492.3791364.327.3-9.53.6
1987Tigers1285682495792612.5 %20.6 %.211.317.277.372.489.3701272.021.8-0.74.0
1987Tigers524144312.5 %33.3 %.190.417.286.375.476.374130    
1988Dodgers15063225106763111.6 %19.0 %.194.327.290.377.483.3771504.238.6-0.66.2
1988Dodgers83133829.7 %19.4 %.333.105.185.258.519.310104    
1989Dodgers71292935281212.0 %18.8 %.154.236.213.312.368.306981.10.3-1.40.8
1990Dodgers89359859382610.9 %18.1 %.140.303.260.345.400.3401124.39.33.52.6
1991Royals1325401681551812.8 %19.1 %.167.270.236.341.403.3371082.07.0-17.30.8
1992Pirates166026535.0 %20.0 %.107.214.196.237.304.249530.2-2.91.40.0
1993Tigers116454136262159.7 %19.2 %.171.301.261.337.432.3391040.62.7-11.80.5
1994Tigers98382237172411.0 %18.1 %.273.280.276.358.548.383127-1.412.2-12.31.2
1995Tigers7026593735912.5 %23.0 %.189.314.260.358.449.3541080.93.7-6.80.6
Total- - -1635665625598587028410.8 %19.3 %.195.301.268.352.463.35812324.1205.6-77.735.9
Postseason- - -219271321913.0 %20.7 %.295.283.282.380.577.411160    

Postseason  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGABPAH1B2B3BHRRRBIBBIBBSOHBPSFSHGDPSBCSAVG
1979Tigers1238399530134103000033.237
1980Tigers511751894634219231610045121047.263
1981Tigers83290313957211394140181642219175.328
1982Tigers6926629474481628343525241111297.278
1983Tigers1284014679155129156051533964452143.227
1984Tigers1495316111509023102792916361038634299.282
1984Tigers8303711710369605100041.367
1985Tigers15458167016796375299697711613751035304.287
1986Tigers119441521118771122884866841077418346.268
1987Tigers128487568135832532495797181175415267.277
1987Tigers521246410144308000030.286
1988Dodgers150542632157103281251067673141207738314.290
1988Dodgers827315200338326010020.185
1989Dodgers7125329254358293528355552205123.213
1990Dodgers89315359825420085938390653204262.260
1991Royals132462540109701761681556931036219184.236
1992Pirates165660119002653012001131.196
1993Tigers11640345410568186136262444874302156.261
1994Tigers98330382914917223717242369352245.276
1995Tigers7022726559361229373533361320692.260
Total- - -1635579866561553984260542559858707187212856156237228478.268
Postseason- - -2178922213207132112219110091.282

Postseason  |  Regular Season  |  Averages
SeasonTeamBB%K%BB/KAVGOBPSLGOPSISOSpdBABIPUBRwGDPwSBwRCwRAAwOBAwRC+
1979Tigers2.6 %7.7 %0.33.237.256.395.651.1583.7.235  -0.63-1.1.28769
1979Average8.5 %12.5 %0.68.265.330.397.727.1325.1.286     .324 
1980Tigers5.3 %23.8 %0.22.263.303.440.743.1774.3.301  -2.0231.6.331100
1980Average8.2 %12.5 %0.65.265.326.388.714.1235.2.287     .320 
1981Tigers5.8 %20.4 %0.28.328.369.479.848.1526.4.393  1.64915.9.383146
1981Average8.4 %12.5 %0.67.256.320.369.689.1135.0.279     .314 
1982Tigers8.5 %13.9 %0.61.278.341.444.785.1654.8.303  -1.0406.8.348115
1982Average8.3 %13.2 %0.63.261.324.389.713.1285.1.284     .318 
1983Tigers11.3 %20.6 %0.55.227.320.414.734.1877.1.259  1.5563.0.327102
1983Average8.4 %13.5 %0.62.261.325.389.714.1285.2.285     .319 
1984Tigers10.3 %16.9 %0.61.282.363.516.879.2347.4.302  2.210031.9.385142
1984Tigers16.2 %13.5 %1.20.367.486.7001.186.3334.8.364  0.4105.6.515227
1984Average8.3 %14.0 %0.59.260.323.385.708.1255.1.286     .317 
1985Tigers10.6 %20.4 %0.52.287.364.518.882.2316.5.325  4.210831.4.378137
1985Average8.6 %14.0 %0.62.257.323.391.714.1345.2.281     .318 
1986Tigers13.1 %20.5 %0.64.268.371.492.863.2246.4.290  4.38424.3.379136
1986Average8.8 %15.4 %0.58.258.326.395.721.1374.9.286     .320 
1987Tigers12.5 %20.6 %0.61.277.372.489.861.2116.4.317  2.09121.0.370127
1987Tigers12.5 %33.3 %0.38.286.375.476.851.1906.6.417  0.641.0.374130
1987Average8.9 %15.5 %0.57.263.331.415.747.1525.2.289     .326 
1988Dodgers11.6 %19.0 %0.61.290.377.483.860.1946.0.327  4.210031.1.377150
1988Dodgers9.7 %19.4 %0.50.185.258.519.777.3334.8.105  0.430.0.310104
1988Average8.1 %14.7 %0.56.254.318.378.696.1235.0.282     .312 
1989Dodgers12.0 %18.8 %0.64.213.312.368.679.1546.2.236  1.130-1.6.30698
1989Average8.5 %14.8 %0.57.254.320.375.695.1214.9.283     .313 
1990Dodgers10.9 %18.1 %0.60.260.345.400.745.1406.5.303  4.3465.8.340112
1990Average8.6 %14.9 %0.58.258.325.385.710.1285.0.287     .319 
1991Royals12.8 %19.1 %0.67.236.341.403.744.1677.0.270  2.0697.9.337108
1991Average8.7 %15.2 %0.57.256.323.385.708.1294.9.285     .318 
1992Pirates5.0 %20.0 %0.25.196.237.304.541.1075.0.214  0.23-3.1.24953
1992Average8.5 %14.7 %0.58.256.322.377.700.1224.9.285     .317 
1993Tigers9.7 %19.2 %0.51.261.337.432.769.1716.7.301  0.6594.6.339104
1993Average8.7 %15.1 %0.57.265.332.403.736.1384.9.294     .327 
1994Tigers11.0 %18.1 %0.61.276.358.548.906.2734.7.280  -1.46416.1.383127
1994Average8.9 %15.9 %0.56.270.339.424.763.1555.3.300     .333 
1995Tigers12.5 %23.0 %0.54.260.358.449.808.1896.1.314  0.9384.6.354108
1995Average9.1 %16.2 %0.56.267.338.417.755.1505.1.298     .333 
Total- - -10.8 %19.3 %0.56.268.352.463.815.1956.4.301  24.1963199.9.358123
Postseason- - -13.0 %20.7 %0.63.282.380.577.957.2955.3.283  1.4176.5.411160

Postseason  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamWPA-WPA+WPARE24REWpLIphLIPHWPA/LIClutch
1979Tigers-0.66-1.180.52-3.67-0.341.291.802-0.13-0.38
1980Tigers-0.90-4.013.11-6.06-0.541.070.616-0.18-0.67
1981Tigers2.97-5.558.5214.611.601.132.5291.621.01
1982Tigers2.00-4.716.718.800.860.974.6210.381.68
1983Tigers0.82-7.808.627.060.630.992.24140.94-0.11
1984Tigers2.52-9.6812.2038.184.040.961.13133.62-0.99
1985Tigers2.37-10.7313.1042.824.280.993.2834.56-2.16
1986Tigers3.60-8.4812.0733.753.511.002.5022.920.69
1987Tigers3.21-8.0711.2830.943.010.932.1352.301.15
1988Dodgers5.00-9.1114.1134.943.930.971.3134.360.81
1989Dodgers0.87-5.136.016.610.811.090.8931.36-0.56
1990Dodgers0.22-6.536.7512.281.351.040.7470.73-0.51
1991Royals-0.26-9.569.306.670.681.031.24110.53-0.79
1992Pirates-0.29-0.850.56-1.39-0.160.740.223-0.430.04
1993Tigers-0.43-7.947.510.390.070.982.00130.15-0.59
1994Tigers1.40-6.547.9416.421.441.023.26101.49-0.11
1995Tigers0.76-4.855.603.520.271.022.3670.480.27
Total- - -23.19-110.71133.90245.8825.441.001.8511224.69-1.49

Postseason  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamPosGGSInnPOAEFETEDPDPSDPTDPFScpSBCSPBWPFPTZ
1979TigersLF7763.01300  0        1.0000
1981TigersLF8764.0900  0        1.000-1
1983TigersLF2927234.05920  0        1.0003
1987TigersLF1191171026.125067  0        .9735
1988DodgersLF1481471278.2314712  3        .9646
1989DodgersLF6251464.211743  3        .9760
1990DodgersLF111191.02911  0        .9681
1991RoyalsLF9189759.115734  0        .976-10
1993TigersLF204.0100  0        1.000-1
Total- - -LF4774563985.09492327  6        .9733
1979TigersCF105.0100  0        1.0000
1980TigersCF4941383.112211  0        .992-6
1981TigersCF2624209.06810  0        1.0004
1982TigersCF6464566.116941  3        .9945
1983TigersCF2218158.05102  0        .962-2
1984TigersCF106.0200  0        1.0000
1985TigersCF2018169.25204  0        .9291
1986TigersCF102.0000  0        .0000
1987TigersCF2218.0600  0        1.0000
1988DodgersCF103.0000  0        .0000
1989DodgersCF1515114.03001  0        .9681
1990DodgersCF7069577.116230  1        1.0002
1993TigersCF3027234.07401  0        .987-3
1994TigersCF2320180.04811  0        .980-3
Total- - -CF3252982625.27851011  4        .986-1
1979TigersRF2115.0100  0        1.0000
1981TigersRF3832277.26504  0        .942-1
1983TigersRF4325.0601  0        .857-1
1984TigersRF1401281172.0240412  2        .9530
1985TigersRF1271251085.123347  0        .9711
1986TigersRF114113984.219222  1        .990-4
1991RoyalsRF3221.0500  0        1.0000
1992PiratesRF1313112.02510  0        1.0002
1994TigersRF1512104.02820  0        1.000-3
1995TigersRF101.2000  0        .0000
Total- - -RF4574293798.17951326  3        .969-6
1979TigersOF10883.01500  0        1.0000
1980TigersOF4941383.112211  0        .992-6
1981TigersOF7263550.214214  0        .9732
1982TigersOF6464566.116941  3        .9945
1983TigersOF5548417.011623  0        .9750
1984TigersOF1411281178.0242412  2        .9530
1985TigersOF1471431255.0285411  0        .9632
1986TigersOF115113986.219222  1        .990-4
1987TigersOF1211191044.125667  0        .9745
1988DodgersOF1491471281.2314712  3        .9646
1989DodgersOF7766578.214744  3        .9741
1990DodgersOF8180668.119141  1        .9953
1991RoyalsOF9491780.116234  0        .976-10
1992PiratesOF1313112.02510  0        1.0002
1993TigersOF3227238.07501  0        .987-4
1994TigersOF3832284.07631  0        .988-6
1995TigersOF101.2000  0        .0000
Total- - -OF1259118310409.025294664  13        .976-4

Postseason  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamBattingBase RunningFieldingPositionalOffenseDefenseLeagueReplacementRARWARDollarsSalary
1979Tigers-1.5-0.60.0-0.4-2.1-0.40.11.2-1.3-0.1  
1980Tigers0.1-2.0-6.0-0.1-1.9-6.10.75.5-1.8-0.2  
1981Tigers15.41.62.0-2.716.9-0.70.68.725.52.8  
1982Tigers5.2-1.05.0-0.44.34.60.68.518.01.9  
1983Tigers1.21.50.0-8.52.7-8.51.513.79.41.0  
1984Tigers29.92.20.0-6.732.2-6.71.517.744.64.7  
1985Tigers29.34.22.0-6.433.6-4.42.019.650.85.3  
1986Tigers23.04.3-4.0-5.527.3-9.51.815.435.03.6  
1987Tigers19.92.05.0-5.721.8-0.71.817.640.54.0  
1988Dodgers34.44.26.0-6.638.6-0.61.318.057.46.2  
1989Dodgers-0.81.11.0-2.40.3-1.40.68.37.90.8  
1990Dodgers5.04.33.00.59.33.51.910.425.12.6  
1991Royals5.02.0-10.0-7.37.0-17.31.415.76.80.8  
1992Pirates-3.10.22.0-0.6-2.91.40.11.70.40.0  
1993Tigers2.10.6-4.0-7.82.7-11.80.613.85.20.5  
1994Tigers13.6-1.4-6.0-6.312.2-12.31.112.013.11.2  
1995Tigers2.90.90.0-6.83.7-6.80.88.36.00.6  
Total- - -181.524.1-4.0-73.7205.6-77.718.6196.1342.735.9  

Drafts
  • 1978 June Amateur Draft - Round: 1, Pick: 12, Overall: 12
    • Team: Detroit Tigers
    • School: Michigan State University