Bob Gibson
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Bob Gibson
OOTP Player Page
Nickname:
Hoot
Birthdate:
Nov. 9, 1935 (114 y, 9 m, 17 d)
Born In:
Omaha, NE, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
6'0"/195
Entry:
Unknown
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
Pitcher of the Year 1970 None (MLB)
1968 None (MLB)
MVP / Batter of the Year 1968 None (MLB)
All-Star 1972 None (MLB)
1970 None (MLB)
1969 None (MLB)
1968 None (MLB)
1967 None (MLB)
1966 None (MLB)
1965 None (MLB)
1962 None (MLB)
Gold Glove 1973 - P None (MLB)
1972 - P None (MLB)
1971 - P None (MLB)
1970 - P None (MLB)
1969 - P None (MLB)
1968 - P None (MLB)
1967 - P None (MLB)
1966 - P None (MLB)
1965 - P None (MLB)
Championship Series MVP 1967 None (MLB)
1964 None (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score HoF
Pos Avg		 HoF
All Avg
Black Ink 18 39.5 24.5
Grey Ink 187 179.9 136.1
HoF Standard 53 47.7 43.4
WAR 84.2 68.7 58.2
WAR7 56.8 45.6 37.3
JAWS 70.5 57.1 47.7
Similar Players (SP)
Player Score
Jim Palmer R 901
Jack Morris R 886
Luis Tiant R 878
Bob Feller R 873
Amos Rusie R 871
Vic Willis R 864
Jim Bunning R 862
CC Sabathia R 850
Don Drysdale R 846
Juan Marichal R 844
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
1964 36 5
1968 34 10
1972 34 8
Year W Rank
1963 18 7
1964 19 4
1965 20 6
1966 21 3
1968 22 2
1969 20 5
1970 23 1
1972 19 5
Year Win % Rank
1963 0.667 8
1964 0.613 10
1966 0.636 6
1967 0.650 6
1968 0.710 3
1970 0.767 2
Year IP Rank
1963 254.2 9
1964 287.1 3
1965 299.0 3
1966 280.1 4
1968 304.2 3
1969 314.0 4
1970 294.0 3
1972 278.0 4
Year BF Rank
1963 1088 7
1964 1191 3
1965 1233 3
1966 1119 7
1968 1161 3
1969 1270 4
1970 1213 4
1972 1119 4
Year HR Rank
1964 25 3
1965 34 1
1974 24 1
Year BB Rank
1961 119 1
1962 95 5
1963 96 2
1964 86 2
1965 103 6
1966 78 5
1969 95 6
1972 88 5
1974 104 6
Year K Rank
1961 166 5
1962 208 3
1963 204 5
1964 245 2
1965 270 3
1966 225 4
1968 268 1
1969 269 2
1970 274 2
1971 185 6
1972 208 3
Year WP Rank
1961 8 10
1962 11 6
1966 12 4
1971 10 7
1972 10 6
Year ERA Rank
1961 3.237 5
1962 2.850 5
1966 2.440 5
1968 1.123 1
1969 2.178 3
1970 3.122 4
1972 2.460 5
1973 2.769 6
Year BABIP Rank
1962 0.252 4
1965 0.258 9
1966 0.242 3
1968 0.232 1
Year WHIP Rank
1962 1.151 7
1966 1.027 4
1967 1.089 8
1968 0.853 1
1969 1.102 7
1970 1.191 6
1972 1.130 8
1973 1.108 4
Year H/9 Rank
1961 7.921 3
1962 6.702 2
1964 7.831 9
1965 7.314 5
1966 6.742 3
1968 5.849 1
1969 7.194 7
1970 8.020 7
1972 7.317 3
1973 7.339 8
Year BB/9 Rank
1967 2.053 10
1968 1.832 9
Year CG Rank
1962 15 8
1963 14 6
1964 17 4
1965 20 3
1966 20 3
1968 28 2
1969 28 1
1970 23 2
1971 20 3
1972 23 2
1973 13 7
Year SHO Rank
1962 5 1
1965 6 6
1966 5 1
1968 13 1
1969 4 8
1970 3 6
1971 5 1
1972 4 6
Year BB (Low) Rank
1967 40 4
1973 57 8
Year Hits Rank
1963 224 9
1964 250 5
1965 243 8
1969 251 7
1970 262 9
1972 226 9
Year Hits (Low) Rank
1961 186 5
1962 174 6
1967 151 2
1973 159 4
Year HR (Low) Rank
1961 13 1
1962 15 4
1967 10 8
1969 12 6
1970 13 6
1973 12 4
Year WAR Rank
1961 3.7 10
1962 5.8 6
1966 6.6 7
1967 4.8 8
1968 9.6 1
1969 9.8 1
1970 10.7 1
1971 6.0 6
1972 7.3 3
Year W (Low) Rank
1961 13 9
Year L (Low) Rank
1963 9 10
1967 7 3
1968 9 4
1970 7 4
1973 10 10
Year rWAR Rank
1961 4.4 8
1962 6.8 5
1964 6.4 7
1965 6.7 8
1966 8.3 4
1968 14.1 1
1969 11.6 1
1970 8.1 2
1972 8.4 3