Kirk Gibson
Kirk Harold Gibson
Born: May 28, 1957
Pontiac, MI USA
Primary Position: OF
All Position(s) Played: RF, CF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 215
College: Michigan State University
Career: 1979-1995
Draft: Round 1 (1978 June Amateur Draft, Detroit Tigers)
School: Michigan State
Minor League Statistics
Kirk Gibson compiled a career batting average of .268 with 255 home runs and 870 RBI in his 1635-game career with the Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Kansas City Royals and Pittsburgh Pirates. He began playing during the 1979 season and last took the field during the 1995 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 12 | 39 | 38 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .237 | .256 | .395 | .651 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 51 | 189 | 175 | 23 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 45 | .263 | .303 | .440 | .743 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 83 | 313 | 290 | 41 | 95 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 17 | 5 | 18 | 64 | .328 | .369 | .479 | .848 | 139 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 1982 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 69 | 294 | 266 | 34 | 74 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 41 | .278 | .341 | .444 | .785 | 118 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1983 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 128 | 467 | 401 | 60 | 91 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 51 | 14 | 3 | 53 | 96 | .227 | .320 | .414 | .734 | 166 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 1984 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 149 | 611 | 531 | 92 | 150 | 23 | 10 | 27 | 91 | 29 | 9 | 63 | 103 | .282 | .363 | .516 | .879 | 274 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 1985 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 154 | 670 | 581 | 96 | 167 | 37 | 5 | 29 | 97 | 30 | 4 | 71 | 137 | .287 | .364 | .518 | .882 | 301 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
| 1986 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 119 | 521 | 441 | 84 | 118 | 11 | 2 | 28 | 86 | 34 | 6 | 68 | 107 | .268 | .371 | .492 | .863 | 217 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 1987 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 128 | 568 | 487 | 95 | 135 | 25 | 3 | 24 | 79 | 26 | 7 | 71 | 117 | .277 | .372 | .489 | .861 | 238 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 1988 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 150 | 632 | 542 | 106 | 157 | 28 | 1 | 25 | 76 | 31 | 4 | 73 | 120 | .290 | .377 | .483 | .860 | 262 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 1989 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 71 | 292 | 253 | 35 | 54 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 35 | 55 | .213 | .312 | .368 | .679 | 93 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 1990 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 89 | 359 | 315 | 59 | 82 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 38 | 26 | 2 | 39 | 65 | .260 | .345 | .400 | .745 | 126 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 132 | 540 | 462 | 81 | 109 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 55 | 18 | 4 | 69 | 103 | .236 | .341 | .403 | .744 | 186 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1992 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 16 | 60 | 56 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | .196 | .237 | .304 | .541 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 116 | 454 | 403 | 62 | 105 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 62 | 15 | 6 | 44 | 87 | .261 | .337 | .432 | .769 | 174 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 1994 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 98 | 382 | 330 | 71 | 91 | 17 | 2 | 23 | 72 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 69 | .276 | .358 | .548 | .906 | 181 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| 1995 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 70 | 265 | 227 | 37 | 59 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 33 | 61 | .260 | .358 | .449 | .808 | 102 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Totals | 1635 | 6656 | 5798 | 985 | 1553 | 260 | 54 | 255 | 870 | 284 | 78 | 718 | 1285 | .268 | .352 | .463 | .815 | 2686 | 72 | 61 | 23 | 56 | 72 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 10 | 8 | 83.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.627 | 1.500 |
| 1980 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 49 | 41 | 383.3 | 122 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .992 | 2.888 | 2.510 |
| 1981 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 67 | 63 | 550.7 | 142 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .973 | 2.337 | 2.134 |
| 1982 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 64 | 64 | 566.3 | 167 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .994 | 2.717 | 2.672 |
| 1983 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 54 | 48 | 417.0 | 116 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .975 | 2.547 | 2.185 |
| 1984 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 139 | 128 | 1178.0 | 245 | 4 | 12 | 2 | .954 | 1.902 | 1.791 |
| 1985 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 144 | 143 | 1255.0 | 286 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .963 | 2.058 | 1.993 |
| 1986 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 114 | 113 | 986.7 | 190 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .990 | 1.751 | 1.684 |
| 1987 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 121 | 119 | 1044.3 | 253 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .974 | 2.232 | 2.140 |
| 1988 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | 148 | 147 | 1281.7 | 311 | 6 | 12 | 3 | .964 | 2.226 | 2.142 |
| 1989 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | 70 | 66 | 578.7 | 146 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .980 | 2.317 | 2.129 |
| 1990 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | 81 | 80 | 668.3 | 191 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .995 | 2.626 | 2.407 |
| 1991 | AL | Kansas City Royals | OF | 94 | 91 | 780.3 | 162 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .976 | 1.903 | 1.755 |
| 1992 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 13 | 13 | 112.0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.089 | 2.000 |
| 1993 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 32 | 27 | 238.0 | 76 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .987 | 2.874 | 2.375 |
| 1994 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 38 | 32 | 284.0 | 76 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .988 | 2.504 | 2.079 |
| 1995 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 1 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 1239 | 1183 | 10409.0 | 2523 | 41 | 63 | 12 | .976 | 2.217 | 2.069 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | 3 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .417 | .500 | .750 | 1.250 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 5 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | .333 | .478 | .667 | 1.145 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | 5 | 24 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .286 | .375 | .476 | .851 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | NLCS | 7 | 30 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .154 | .233 | .385 | .618 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1988 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 5.000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 21 | 92 | 78 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 19 | .282 | .380 | .577 | .957 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | RF | 3 | 3 | 29.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.483 | 2.667 |
| 1984 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | RF | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 1.227 | 1.200 |
| 1987 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | LF | 5 | 5 | 43.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.093 | 2.000 |
| 1988 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | NLCS | LF | 7 | 7 | 56.3 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .947 | 2.876 | 2.571 |
| Totals | 20 | 20 | 172.3 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .955 | 2.193 | 2.100 |
Awards
1984 - AL ALCS MVP
1988 - NL Most Valuable Player
1988 - NL Silver Slugger OF
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