Josh Gibson

Positions: Catcher, Leftfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 220lb (185cm, 99kg)

Born: December 21, 1911 in Buena Vista, GA us

Died: January 20, 1947 in Pittsburgh, PA

Buried: Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA

High School: Allegheny HS (Pittsburgh, PA)

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1972. (Voted by Negro League Committee)
View Josh Gibson's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1933 season

Full Name: Joshua Gibson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

38.1

2168

808

166

.373

612

RBI

733

OBP

.458

SLG

.718

OPS

1.176

OPS+

214

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1930	18	-12.6	Homestead	BLK	Non		32	119	107	20	40	3	2	9	37	0		8		.374	.422	.692	1.114	74		1	3
1930	18	-9.7	MRS	NNL	Maj	MRS	1	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		.500	.500	.500	1.000	2		0
1931	19	-11.2	Homestead	BLK	Non		48	201	183	39	57	14	4	8	42	0		13		.312	.360	.563	.923	103		1	4
1932	20	-9.8	Pittsburgh	BLK	Non		63	265	237	44	76	13	6	8	44	1		25		.321	.388	.527	.915	125		1	2
1933	21	-7.5	PC	NN2	Maj	PC	68	262	238	61	94	15	7	18	74	4		20		.395	.442	.744	1.186	177		0	4
1934	22	-8.0	Homestead	BLK	Non		1	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0		.500	.500	.500	1.000	1		0	0
1934	22	-7.3	PC	NN2	Maj	PC	65	272	240	56	76	19	4	15	59	4		30		.317	.395	.617	1.012	148		1	1
1935	23	-6.4	PC	NN2	Maj	PC	44	194	168	48	62	11	4	10	57	10		24		.369	.448	.661	1.109	111		0	2
1936	24	-5.5	PC	NN2	Maj	PC	50	208	175	51	68	7	4	18	66	6		30		.389	.478	.783	1.261	137		0	3
1937	25	-4.1	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	39	183	156	60	65	13	7	20	73	2		25		.417	.500	.974	1.474	152		1	1		2
1938	26	-3.2	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	46	199	165	53	61	11	4	13	54	2		29		.370	.467	.721	1.188	119		1	4
1939	27	-2.7	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	27	123	102	34	41	4	3	11	46	4		18		.402	.492	.824	1.315	84
1940	28	0.1	Veracruz	MEX	Ind		22	108	92	32	43	7	4	11	38	3		16	6	.467	.546	.989	1.535	91		0	0
1940	28	-0.9	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	2	9	6	2	1	0	0	1	2	0		3		.167	.444	.667	1.111	4	0	0	0		0
1941	29	-0.4	Veracruz Azules	MEX	Ind		94	434	358	100	134	31	3	33	124	7		75	25	.374	.484	.754	1.238	270		1	0
1942	30	-0.3	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	48	198	162	44	53	7	2	10	52	1		35		.327	.447	.580	1.027	94			1
1943	31	-0.5	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	69	302	249	93	116	22	9	20	109	4		52		.466	.560	.868	1.427	216		1	0	0
1944	32	1.0	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	49	199	176	39	59	8	6	9	49	3		23		.335	.412	.602	1.014	106	1	0	0		3
1945	33	1.2	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	46	190	157	37	56	6	5	8	40	0		32		.357	.466	.612	1.077	96		0	1		3
1946	34	3.9	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	48	186	170	34	54	12	3	13	52	0		15		.318	.373	.653	1.026	111		0	1		3
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (14 seasons)					Majors		602	2529	2168	612	808	135	58	166	733	40		336		.373	.458	.718	1.176	1557		4	18	0	11
Black Baseball (4 seasons)					Black Baseball		144	587	529	103	174	30	12	25	124	1		46		.329	.386	.573	.959	303		3	9
Foreign (2 seasons)					Foreign		116	542	450	132	177	38	7	44	162	10		91	31	.393	.496	.802	1.299	361		1	0
All Levels (17 Seasons)							862	3658	3147	847	1159	203	77	235	1019	51		473	31	.368	.452	.706	1.158	2221		8	27	0	11