Bob Gibson
1959–1975 · bats R / throws R · NLS, St. Louis Cardinals
597G
.206AVG
.243OBP
.301SLG
More career statistics
274H
24HR
144RBI
13SB
251–174W–L
3,884.1IP
3,117K
2.91ERA
482GS
6SV
14Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Strikeouts | 415 | 414 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 16,068 | 16,066 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 597 | 1,489 | 1,328 | 132 | 274 | 44 | 5 | 24 | 144 | 63 | 415 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 400 | .206 | .243 | .301 | .544 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,884.3 | 528 | 482 | 255 | 251 | 174 | 6 | 3,279 | 1,420 | 1,258 | 257 | 1,336 | 3,117 | 0 | 0 | 2.91 | 1.188 |
Streaks
6longest hitting streak · 1961-06-28 to 1961-08-06
9longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Four Intentional Walks Issued | 1962-08-14 | 1 in 2,511 games | box score ↗ |
| 66 | Complete Game, Fifteen K | 1968-08-24 | 1 in 1,054 games | box score ↗ |
| 64 | No-Hitter | 1971-08-14 | 1 in 881 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 293 | 677 | 115 | 11 | 60 | 27 | 182 | .190 | .210 | .281 |
| Away | 304 | 812 | 159 | 13 | 84 | 36 | 232 | .220 | .240 | .319 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 75 | 172 | 29 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 41 | .191 | .215 | .230 |
| May | 108 | 265 | 42 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 74 | .185 | .215 | .238 |
| June | 91 | 247 | 57 | 7 | 29 | 13 | 68 | .264 | .283 | .394 |
| July | 107 | 274 | 53 | 6 | 28 | 9 | 72 | .209 | .226 | .331 |
| August | 109 | 259 | 45 | 4 | 34 | 6 | 76 | .196 | .197 | .309 |
| September | 97 | 245 | 47 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 74 | .210 | .237 | .312 |
| October | 10 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | .040 | .074 | .040 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 68 | 165 | 28 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 38 | .189 | .218 | .250 |
| chicago-cubs | 66 | 170 | 32 | 5 | 23 | 6 | 41 | .209 | .224 | .359 |
| san-francisco-giants | 65 | 148 | 32 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 42 | .237 | .236 | .348 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 60 | 164 | 33 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 50 | .228 | .238 | .290 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 59 | 126 | 25 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 45 | .217 | .254 | .313 |
| cincinnati-reds | 57 | 139 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 45 | .185 | .230 | .269 |
| new-york-mets | 56 | 162 | 34 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 43 | .238 | .259 | .371 |
| houston-astros | 55 | 146 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 53 | .151 | .164 | .183 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 21 | 26 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .115 | 75 | 48 |
| 1960 | St. Louis Cardinals | 40 | 28 | 5 | – | 1 | – | .179 | 86 | 69 |
| 1961 | St. Louis Cardinals | 40 | 66 | 13 | 1 | 10 | – | .197 | 211 | 166 |
| 1962 | St. Louis Cardinals | 43 | 76 | 20 | 2 | 5 | – | .263 | 233 | 208 |
| 1963 | St. Louis Cardinals | 41 | 87 | 18 | 3 | 20 | – | .207 | 254 | 204 |
| 1964 | St. Louis Cardinals | 40 | 96 | 15 | – | 4 | – | .156 | 287 | 245 |
| 1965 | St. Louis Cardinals | 42 | 104 | 25 | 5 | 19 | 2 | .240 | 299 | 270 |
| 1966 | St. Louis Cardinals | 46 | 100 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 3 | .200 | 280 | 225 |
| 1967 | St. Louis Cardinals | 27 | 60 | 8 | – | 3 | – | .133 | 175 | 147 |
| 1968 | St. Louis Cardinals | 35 | 94 | 16 | – | 6 | 1 | .170 | 304 | 268 |
| 1969 | St. Louis Cardinals | 37 | 118 | 29 | 1 | 8 | 5 | .246 | 314 | 269 |
| 1970 | St. Louis Cardinals | 40 | 109 | 33 | 2 | 19 | – | .303 | 294 | 274 |
| 1971 | St. Louis Cardinals | 31 | 87 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 1 | .172 | 245 | 185 |
| 1972 | St. Louis Cardinals | 34 | 103 | 20 | 5 | 12 | – | .194 | 278 | 208 |
| 1973 | St. Louis Cardinals | 25 | 65 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 1 | .185 | 195 | 142 |
| 1974 | St. Louis Cardinals | 33 | 81 | 17 | – | 6 | – | .210 | 240 | 129 |
| 1975 | St. Louis Cardinals | 22 | 28 | 5 | – | 4 | – | .179 | 109 | 60 |