Kirk Gibson
1979–1995 · bats L / throws L · Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates
1,635G
.268AVG
.352OBP
.463SLG
More career statistics
1,553H
255HR
870RBI
284SB
9Rare 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.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,635 | 6,656 | 5,798 | 985 | 1,553 | 260 | 54 | 255 | 870 | 718 | 1,285 | 284 | 78 | 61 | 56 | 2,686 | .268 | .352 | .463 | .815 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 1984-08-14 to 1984-08-28
33longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | Two Homers, Two Steals | 1995-05-28 | 1 in 8,945 games | box score ↗ |
| 66 | Three Intentional Walks | 1988-05-24 | 1 in 1,129 games | box score ↗ |
| 56 | Four Extra-Base Hits | 1985-09-03 | 1 in 450 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 815 | 3239 | 757 | 119 | 447 | 347 | 621 | .268 | .341 | .462 |
| Away | 820 | 3417 | 796 | 136 | 423 | 371 | 664 | .267 | .342 | .464 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 214 | 836 | 189 | 32 | 114 | 95 | 163 | .262 | .340 | .450 |
| May | 284 | 1133 | 284 | 50 | 151 | 114 | 215 | .285 | .351 | .499 |
| June | 336 | 1420 | 306 | 58 | 197 | 145 | 280 | .246 | .318 | .452 |
| July | 272 | 1116 | 272 | 38 | 143 | 109 | 203 | .278 | .341 | .459 |
| August | 279 | 1154 | 276 | 42 | 139 | 138 | 233 | .278 | .359 | .468 |
| September | 228 | 905 | 202 | 29 | 106 | 102 | 179 | .257 | .336 | .431 |
| October | 22 | 92 | 24 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 12 | .316 | .424 | .618 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| milwaukee-brewers | 113 | 481 | 110 | 14 | 62 | 47 | 77 | .259 | .326 | .436 |
| cleveland-guardians | 112 | 485 | 117 | 18 | 67 | 53 | 69 | .276 | .351 | .483 |
| toronto-blue-jays | 112 | 453 | 100 | 15 | 54 | 58 | 82 | .258 | .349 | .428 |
| boston-red-sox | 111 | 457 | 106 | 12 | 57 | 42 | 86 | .262 | .324 | .449 |
| baltimore-orioles | 109 | 451 | 104 | 20 | 68 | 45 | 89 | .259 | .330 | .474 |
| texas-rangers | 99 | 410 | 105 | 18 | 66 | 50 | 89 | .298 | .378 | .526 |
| athletics | 96 | 401 | 96 | 13 | 55 | 44 | 82 | .277 | .349 | .439 |
| new-york-yankees | 95 | 358 | 74 | 23 | 44 | 47 | 86 | .243 | .338 | .498 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 |  Detroit Tigers | 12 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | .237 | – | – |
| 1980 | Detroit Tigers | 51 | 175 | 46 | 9 | 16 | 4 | .263 | – | – |
| 1981 | Detroit Tigers | 83 | 290 | 95 | 9 | 40 | 17 | .328 | – | – |
| 1982 | Detroit Tigers | 69 | 266 | 74 | 8 | 35 | 9 | .278 | – | – |
| 1983 | Detroit Tigers | 128 | 401 | 91 | 15 | 51 | 14 | .227 | – | – |
| 1984 | Detroit Tigers | 149 | 531 | 150 | 27 | 91 | 29 | .282 | – | – |
| 1985 | Detroit Tigers | 154 | 581 | 167 | 29 | 97 | 30 | .287 | – | – |
| 1986 | Detroit Tigers | 119 | 441 | 118 | 28 | 86 | 34 | .268 | – | – |
| 1987 | Detroit Tigers | 128 | 487 | 135 | 24 | 79 | 26 | .277 | – | – |
| 1988 |  Los Angeles Dodgers | 150 | 542 | 157 | 25 | 76 | 31 | .290 | – | – |
| 1989 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 71 | 253 | 54 | 9 | 28 | 12 | .213 | – | – |
| 1990 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 89 | 315 | 82 | 8 | 38 | 26 | .260 | – | – |
| 1991 |  Kansas City Royals | 132 | 462 | 109 | 16 | 55 | 18 | .236 | – | – |
| 1992 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 16 | 56 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 3 | .196 | – | – |
| 1993 | Detroit Tigers | 116 | 403 | 105 | 13 | 62 | 15 | .261 | – | – |
| 1994 | Detroit Tigers | 98 | 330 | 91 | 23 | 72 | 4 | .276 | – | – |
| 1995 | Detroit Tigers | 70 | 227 | 59 | 9 | 35 | 9 | .260 | – | – |