Kirk Gibson
1979–1995 · bats L / throws L · Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates
1,635G
.268AVG
.352OBP
.463SLG
1,553H
255HR
870RBI
284SB
1Rare feat
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | 4 extra-base hits | 1985-09-03 | 1 in 9,127 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 52 | 7 RBI | 1994-06-11 | 1 in 6,468 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1984-07-27 | 1 in 107 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 | – | – |