Bob Gibson
1959–1975 · bats R / throws R · NLS, St. Louis Cardinals
597G
.206AVG
.243OBP
.301SLG
274H
24HR
144RBI
13SB
251–174W–L
3,884IP
3,117K
2.91ERA
482GS
6SV
4Rare feats
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 | 414 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | 16 strikeouts | 1970-05-23 | 1 in 7,982 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 64 | No-Hitter | 1971-08-14 | 1 in 880 games | box score ↗ |
| 52 | 10 scoreless innings | 1968-09-02 | 1 in 1,678 pitcher-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 |