Russ Gibson
1967–1972 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, San Francisco Giants
265G
.228AVG
.267OBP
.311SLG
More career statistics
181H
8HR
78RBI
2SB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 265 | 855 | 794 | 49 | 181 | 34 | 4 | 8 | 78 | 44 | 123 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 247 | .228 | .267 | .311 | .578 |
Streaks
8longest hitting streak · 1969-07-15 to 1969-08-03
10longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 4 hits | 1968-06-23 | 1 in 138 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 10 | 2 doubles | 1967-07-30 | 1 in 99 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 10 | 3 runs scored | 1969-08-03 | 1 in 98 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 136 | 418 | 91 | 3 | 41 | 22 | 58 | .235 | .270 | .326 |
| Away | 129 | 437 | 90 | 5 | 37 | 22 | 65 | .221 | .256 | .297 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 26 | 116 | 28 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 17 | .264 | .293 | .330 |
| May | 48 | 156 | 27 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 26 | .194 | .263 | .302 |
| June | 50 | 177 | 35 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 17 | .206 | .232 | .253 |
| July | 45 | 124 | 26 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 19 | .224 | .250 | .293 |
| August | 50 | 147 | 42 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 14 | .307 | .327 | .438 |
| September | 44 | 133 | 23 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 29 | .185 | .226 | .266 |
| October | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| california-angels | 28 | 82 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | .153 | .220 | .194 |
| minnesota-twins | 28 | 93 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 14 | .187 | .183 | .264 |
| washington-senators-1961-71 | 22 | 72 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | .164 | .208 | .254 |
| cleveland-guardians | 22 | 72 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | .286 | .333 | .317 |
| new-york-yankees | 21 | 77 | 22 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | .314 | .338 | .414 |
| detroit-tigers | 20 | 52 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 7 | .213 | .250 | .255 |
| athletics | 20 | 77 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 14 | .243 | .273 | .338 |
| chicago-white-sox | 17 | 60 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | .339 | .350 | .441 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 |  Boston Red Sox | 50 | 138 | 28 | 1 | 15 | – | .203 | – | – |
| 1968 | Boston Red Sox | 76 | 231 | 52 | 3 | 20 | 1 | .225 | – | – |
| 1969 | Boston Red Sox | 85 | 287 | 72 | 3 | 27 | 1 | .251 | – | – |
| 1970 |  San Francisco Giants | 24 | 69 | 16 | – | 6 | – | .232 | – | – |
| 1971 | San Francisco Giants | 25 | 57 | 11 | 1 | 7 | – | .193 | – | – |
| 1972 | San Francisco Giants | 5 | 12 | 2 | – | 3 | – | .167 | – | – |