Josh Gibson
1930–1946 · bats R / throws R · ASE, ASW, Homestead Grays, Memphis Red Sox, NAS, NNL, NNS, Pittsburgh Crawfords
606G
.400AVG
.481OBP
.774SLG
726H
159HR
381RBI
31SB
2IP
0K
0.00ERA
1GS
5Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 606 | 2,104 | 1,816 | 531 | 726 | 111 | 46 | 159 | 381 | 287 | 18 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1,406 | .400 | .481 | .774 | 1.255 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.600 |
Streaks
19longest hitting streak · 1943-05-30 to 1943-07-25
47longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | Three Triples | 1944-08-08 | 1 in 3,849 games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | The Cycle | 1936-09-19 | 1 in 693 games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | 5 runs scored | 1937-05-23 | 1 in 14,431 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 354 | 1173 | 427 | 93 | 213 | 172 | 11 | .426 | .511 | .839 |
| Away | 252 | 931 | 299 | 66 | 168 | 115 | 7 | .368 | .445 | .694 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 6 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .480 | .552 | 1.040 |
| May | 147 | 518 | 165 | 38 | 117 | 62 | 2 | .361 | .438 | .720 |
| June | 133 | 439 | 165 | 34 | 82 | 68 | 6 | .442 | .531 | .842 |
| July | 153 | 543 | 177 | 40 | 75 | 78 | 5 | .382 | .470 | .737 |
| August | 105 | 382 | 122 | 27 | 85 | 59 | 5 | .379 | .474 | .758 |
| September | 56 | 172 | 78 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 0 | .503 | .547 | .929 |
| October | 6 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .381 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-stars | 124 | 477 | 148 | 33 | 77 | 51 | 2 | .350 | .417 | .690 |
| newark-eagles | 96 | 301 | 95 | 14 | 55 | 45 | 2 | .368 | .465 | .636 |
| baltimore-elite-giants | 71 | 239 | 92 | 22 | 62 | 40 | 3 | .460 | .552 | .900 |
| new-york-cubans | 67 | 191 | 76 | 15 | 50 | 26 | 2 | .461 | .534 | .855 |
| chicago-american-giants | 50 | 183 | 69 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 4 | .413 | .464 | .784 |
| new-york-black-yankees | 41 | 148 | 53 | 9 | 39 | 27 | 2 | .438 | .541 | .785 |
| WEG | 31 | 109 | 41 | 12 | 23 | 18 | 0 | .451 | .541 | 1.000 |
| homestead-grays | 23 | 86 | 26 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 0 | .361 | .465 | .625 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | PCPittsburgh Crawfords | 65 | 212 | 86 | 17 | 15 | 3 | .406 | – | – |
| 1934 | PCPittsburgh Crawfords | 61 | 200 | 67 | 14 | 20 | 3 | .335 | – | – |
| 1935 | PCPittsburgh Crawfords | 55 | 188 | 68 | 13 | 25 | 11 | .362 | 1 | – |
| 1936 | PCPittsburgh Crawfords | 63 | 194 | 79 | 23 | 41 | 7 | .407 | – | – |
| 1937 |  Homestead Grays | 32 | 116 | 52 | 14 | 25 | 2 | .448 | – | – |
| 1938 | Homestead Grays | 55 | 154 | 60 | 15 | 20 | 1 | .390 | – | – |
| 1939 | Homestead Grays | 31 | 88 | 39 | 12 | 21 | – | .443 | – | – |
| 1942 | Homestead Grays | 37 | 101 | 35 | 8 | 28 | 1 | .347 | – | – |
| 1943 | Homestead Grays | 47 | 146 | 82 | 14 | 73 | 2 | .562 | – | – |
| 1944 | Homestead Grays | 56 | 144 | 55 | 8 | 42 | 1 | .382 | – | – |
| 1945 | Homestead Grays | 50 | 114 | 47 | 9 | 25 | – | .412 | – | – |
| 1946 | Homestead Grays | 54 | 159 | 56 | 12 | 46 | – | .352 | – | – |