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Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB HBP SH Pos Awards
1930 18 MRS NNL 0.1 1 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 167 .467 173 2 0 /2
1933 21 PC NN2 4.6 71 277 253 65 100 16 7 20 79 4 19 .395 .440 .751 1.191 217 .510 209 190 1 4 *2/7395 AS
1934 22 PC NN2 3.2 66 277 245 56 76 19 4 15 59 4 30 .310 .388 .604 .992 176 .448 166 148 1 1 *2/3578 AS
1935 23 PC NN2 2.3 47 205 179 51 66 11 5 10 58 10 24 .369 .443 .654 1.097 176 .480 168 117 0 2 2/3915 AS
1936 24 PC NN2 3.8 54 222 187 54 74 8 4 19 71 6 32 .396 .484 .786 1.270 224 .542 213 147 0 3 2/39578 AS
1937 25 HG NN2 4.1 41 192 164 63 69 13 8 21 80 3 26 .421 .503 .982 1.484 274 .602 249 161 1 1 2/357
1938 26 HG NN2 3.3 50 218 182 59 67 12 5 13 58 3 31 .368 .463 .703 1.166 204 .505 192 128 1 4 *2/537
1939 27 HG NN2 2.4 29 124 108 36 43 5 3 12 42 3 15 .398 .476 .833 1.309 242 .557 224 90 1 2/3 AS,AS
1940 28 HG NN2 0.1 2 9 6 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 3 .167 .444 .667 1.111 186 .476 167 4 0 0 /23
1942 30 HG NN2 3.9 62 266 212 57 72 9 4 14 66 4 51 .340 .472 .618 1.090 210 .497 196 131 2 1 *2/937 AS,AS
1943 31 HG NN2 6.4 70 305 249 93 116 23 9 20 112 4 55 .466 .564 .871 1.435 281 .624 253 217 1 0 *29/7 AS
1944 32 HG NN2 1.9 50 203 180 40 60 8 6 10 50 3 23 .333 .409 .611 1.020 170 .459 165 110 0 0 *2/93 AS
1945 33 HG NN2 2.6 47 195 161 37 56 6 5 8 40 0 33 .348 .459 .596 1.055 194 .485 187 96 0 1 *2/39
1946 34 HG NN2 2.4 48 186 171 34 54 12 3 13 52 0 15 .316 .371 .649 1.020 182 .460 168 111 0 0 *2/35 AS,AS
14 Yrs 41.1 638 2683 2301 647 856 142 63 176 769 44 357 .372 .458 .718 1.176 213 .515 201 1652 8 17 *23975/81
162 Game Avg 10.4 162 681 584 164 217 36 16 45 195 11 91 .372 .458 .718 1.176 213 .515 201 419 2
HG (9 Yrs) 27.1 399 1698 1433 421 538 88 43 112 502 20 252 .375 .471 .731 1.202 222 .527 208 1048 6 7 *293/57
PC (4 Yrs) 13.9 238 981 864 226 316 54 20 64 267 24 105 .366 .436 .697 1.132 199 .493 189 602 2 10 *237/9581
MRS (1 Yr) 0.1 1 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 167 .467 173 2 0 /2
NN2 (13 Yrs) 41.0 637 2679 2297 647 854 142 63 176 769 44 357 .372 .458 .718 1.176 213 .515 201 1650 8 17 *23975/81
NNL (1 Yr) 0.1 1 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 167 .467 173 2 0 /2
Standard Batting Table
Season Age Team Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB BA OBP SLG OPS TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1935 23 PC NN2 7 31 31 5 11 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 .355 .355 .516 .871 15 0 0 0
1939 27 HG NN2 7 29 23 4 7 0 0 3 6 0 6 .304 .448 .696 1.144 13 0 0 0
1942 30 HG WS 4 15 13 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .077 .200 .077 .277 1 0 0 0
1943 31 HG WS 7 32 26 8 5 1 0 0 2 1 6 .192 .344 .231 .575 6 0 0 0 0
1944 32 HG WS 5 22 15 3 6 0 0 1 2 0 7 .400 .591 .600 1.191 8 0 0 0 0
1945 33 HG WS 4 16 14 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .143 .250 .214 .464 3 0 0 0 0
6 Yrs 34 145 122 22 32 2 1 5 16 2 0 23 .262 .379 .418 .797 46 0 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg 162 691 581 105 152 10 5 24 76 10 110 .262 .379 .418 .797 219 0 0
HG (5 Yrs) 27 114 91 17 21 2 0 4 11 2 23 .231 .386 .385 .771 31 0 0 0 0 0
PC (1 Yr) 7 31 31 5 11 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 .355 .355 .516 .871 15 0 0 0
WS (4 Yrs) 20 85 68 13 14 2 0 1 5 2 17 .206 .365 .279 .644 18 0 0 0 0 0
NN2 (2 Yrs) 14 60 54 9 18 0 1 4 11 0 0 6 .333 .400 .593 .993 28 0 0 0 0

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Season Age Team Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
1930 18 MRS NNL 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .556 .500 0.1 0.0 1 /2
1933 21 PC NN2 277 40 -1 0 2 1 43 3.8 9 52 4.6 .553 .523 4.5 0.2 50 *2/7395 AS
1934 22 PC NN2 277 24 0 0 0 2 25 2.3 9 34 3.2 .534 .514 3.1 0.1 34 *2/3578 AS
1935 23 PC NN2 205 21 1 0 0 1 22 1.8 7 29 2.3 .537 .511 2.4 0.0 29 2/3915 AS
1936 24 PC NN2 222 35 0 0 1 1 37 3.1 8 45 3.8 .558 .519 3.7 0.2 44 2/39578 AS
1937 25 HG NN2 192 42 0 0 1 1 44 3.5 6 50 4.1 .586 .522 3.9 0.2 49 2/357
1938 26 HG NN2 218 29 0 0 2 1 32 2.7 7 40 3.3 .553 .516 3.1 0.3 37 *2/537
1939 27 HG NN2 124 22 0 0 2 1 24 2.0 4 28 2.4 .570 .513 2.3 0.2 27 2/3 AS,AS
1940 28 HG NN2 9 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .537 .500 0.1 0.0 1 /23
1942 30 HG NN2 266 33 0 0 1 1 35 3.2 8 43 3.9 .552 .520 3.8 0.3 42 *2/937 AS,AS
1943 31 HG NN2 305 69 -1 0 2 2 72 5.7 9 81 6.4 .581 .535 6.2 0.3 79 *29/7 AS
1944 32 HG NN2 203 17 0 0 -3 1 15 1.4 6 21 1.9 .527 .508 2.3 -0.2 24 *2/93 AS
1945 33 HG NN2 195 22 0 0 0 1 22 2.1 6 28 2.6 .544 .513 2.6 0.1 29 *2/39
1946 34 HG NN2 186 16 0 0 2 1 20 1.9 6 27 2.4 .539 .511 2.2 0.4 24 *2/35 AS,AS
14 Yrs 2683 371 -2 0 9 14 392 33.5 87 479 41.1 .552 .518 40.0 2.1 470 *23975/81
162 Game Avg 681 94 -1 0 2 3 100 8.5 22 122 10.4 .552 .518 10.2 0.5 119
HG (9 Yrs) 1698 250 -2 0 7 10 265 22.5 54 319 27.1 .556 .518 26.4 1.5 312 *293/57
PC (4 Yrs) 981 121 -1 0 2 4 127 10.9 33 160 13.9 .546 .517 13.6 0.6 157 *237/9581
MRS (1 Yr) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .556 .500 0.1 0.0 1 /2
NN2 (13 Yrs) 2679 371 -2 0 9 14 391 33.4 87 478 41.0 .552 .518 40.0 2.0 469 *23975/81
NNL (1 Yr) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .556 .500 0.1 0.0 1 /2

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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1930 18 MRS NNL 4 .467 173 .500 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 /2
1933 21 PC NN2 277 .510 209 .343 .356 7.2 6.9 45.0 *2/7395 AS
1934 22 PC NN2 277 .448 166 .265 .294 5.4 10.8 44.6 *2/3578 AS
1935 23 PC NN2 205 .480 168 .331 .285 4.9 11.7 51.3 2/3915 AS
1936 24 PC NN2 222 .542 213 .327 .390 8.6 14.4 40.2 2/39578 AS
1937 25 HG NN2 192 .602 249 .336 .561 10.9 13.5 56.0 2/357
1938 26 HG NN2 218 .505 192 .320 .335 6.0 14.2 53.5 *2/537
1939 27 HG NN2 124 .557 224 .323 .435 9.7 12.1 51.1 2/3 AS,AS
1940 28 HG NN2 9 .476 167 .000 .500 11.1 33.3 33.3 /23
1942 30 HG NN2 266 .497 196 .293 .278 5.3 19.2 38.7 *2/937 AS,AS
1943 31 HG NN2 305 .624 253 .419 .406 6.6 18.0 48.0 *29/7 AS
1944 32 HG NN2 203 .459 165 .294 .278 4.9 11.3 41.1 *2/93 AS
1945 33 HG NN2 195 .485 187 .314 .248 4.1 16.9 35.8 *2/39
1946 34 HG NN2 186 .460 168 .259 .333 7.0 8.1 37.5 *2/35 AS,AS
14 Yrs 2683 .515 201 .320 .346 6.6 13.3 45.1 *23975/81
MLB Average .333 100 .284 .111 1.3 8.5 34.0
Advanced Batting Table
Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1935 23 PC NN2 31 .333 .161 3.2 0.0 40.0
1939 27 HG NN2 29 .200 .391 10.3 20.7 10.0
1942 30 HG WS 15 .077 .000 0.0 13.3 66.7
1943 31 HG WS 32 .192 .038 0.0 18.8 72.7
1944 32 HG WS 22 .357 .200 4.5 31.8 16.7
1945 33 HG WS 16 .143 .071 0.0 12.5 0.0
6 Yrs 145 .231 .156 3.4 15.9 34.0
MLB Average .250 .086 1.1 7.9 30.0
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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG PB SB Awards
1930 18 MRS NNL C 1 1 8.0 3 1 1 1 0 .667 .963 2.25 6.53 2.00 5.60 0 0
1933 21 PC NN2 C 51 48 412.0 336 290 40 6 9 .982 .972 7.21 6.54 6.47 5.97 3 15 AS
1933 21 PC NN2 LF 8 8 62.0 10 8 2 0 0 1.000 .951 1.45 1.63 1.25 1.48 AS
1933 21 PC NN2 1B 4 2 25.0 34 29 2 3 1 .912 .973 11.16 10.40 7.75 9.50 AS
1933 21 PC NN2 3B 4 2 20.0 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 .923 1.35 2.66 0.75 2.43 AS
1933 21 PC NN2 RF 4 4 31.0 8 7 1 0 1 1.000 .960 2.32 1.77 2.00 1.60 AS
1934 22 PC NN2 C 57 55 472.2 407 349 48 10 5 .975 .979 7.56 6.67 6.96 7.30 4 32 AS
1934 22 PC NN2 1B 6 5 44.0 49 45 4 0 3 1.000 .987 10.02 10.76 8.17 11.78 AS
1934 22 PC NN2 3B 3 2 15.0 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 .934 3.00 2.88 1.67 3.13 AS
1934 22 PC NN2 LF 3 3 24.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .943 1.13 1.58 1.00 1.73 AS
1934 22 PC NN2 CF 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.00 2.20 1.00 2.40 AS
1935 23 PC NN2 C 35 33 286.0 238 204 32 2 2 .992 .981 7.43 6.48 6.74 5.14 1 6 AS
1935 23 PC NN2 1B 9 8 78.1 88 79 6 3 6 .966 .984 9.77 10.56 9.44 8.38 AS
1935 23 PC NN2 RF 4 4 34.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 .941 1.85 1.75 1.75 1.40 AS
1935 23 PC NN2 3B 1 0 6.0 3 2 1 0 1 1.000 .920 4.50 2.85 3.00 2.30 AS
1935 23 PC NN2 P 1 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 2.10 AS
1936 24 PC NN2 C 42 40 360.1 251 211 30 10 2 .960 .979 6.02 6.28 5.74 4.72 2 11 AS
1936 24 PC NN2 1B 7 7 46.0 48 43 3 2 6 .958 .981 9.00 10.41 6.57 7.81 AS
1936 24 PC NN2 RF 2 2 15.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .960 0.60 1.80 0.50 1.35 AS
1936 24 PC NN2 3B 1 0 4.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 .915 4.50 2.70 2.00 2.10 AS
1936 24 PC NN2 CF 1 1 9.0 5 4 0 1 0 .800 .960 4.00 2.30 4.00 1.70 AS
1936 24 PC NN2 LF 1 1 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.30 AS
1937 25 HG NN2 C 38 38 337.2 243 215 24 4 5 .984 .977 6.37 6.27 6.29 4.41 1 3
1937 25 HG NN2 3B 1 0 1.2 2 0 1 1 0 .500 .925 5.40 2.70 1.00 2.00
1937 25 HG NN2 1B 1 1 9.0 11 10 1 0 0 1.000 .986 11.00 10.90 11.00 7.70
1937 25 HG NN2 LF 1 1 9.0 3 2 0 1 0 .667 .943 2.00 1.70 2.00 1.20
1938 26 HG NN2 C 46 43 369.1 263 232 29 2 2 .992 .974 6.36 6.14 5.67 4.30 1 4
1938 26 HG NN2 3B 4 4 29.0 6 0 5 1 0 .833 .928 1.55 2.51 1.25 1.75
1938 26 HG NN2 1B 2 2 14.0 19 17 2 0 0 1.000 .984 12.21 10.80 9.50 7.60
1938 26 HG NN2 LF 1 1 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .950 1.13 1.80 1.00 1.30
1939 27 HG NN2 C 29 28 240.2 155 131 23 1 1 .994 .974 5.76 6.10 5.31 3.95 1 8 AS,AS
1939 27 HG NN2 1B 1 1 5.0 8 7 1 0 1 1.000 .989 14.40 10.62 8.00 6.90 AS,AS
1940 28 HG NN2 1B 1 1 7.0 7 6 0 1 0 .857 .984 7.71 10.80 6.00 12.50
1940 28 HG NN2 C 1 1 9.0 6 4 1 1 0 .833 .968 5.00 6.40 5.00 7.30 0 0
1942 30 HG NN2 C 54 53 462.1 305 272 28 5 2 .984 .981 5.84 6.40 5.56 9.51 4 11 AS,AS
1942 30 HG NN2 LF 3 3 24.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 .951 2.63 1.61 2.33 2.40 AS,AS
1942 30 HG NN2 RF 3 3 23.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .963 1.17 1.64 1.00 2.43 AS,AS
1942 30 HG NN2 1B 2 2 15.0 12 11 1 0 1 1.000 .982 7.20 10.50 6.00 15.60 AS,AS
1943 31 HG NN2 C 62 57 490.1 318 283 30 5 1 .984 .969 5.75 6.05 5.05 8.00 6 12 AS
1943 31 HG NN2 RF 11 11 78.0 19 16 2 1 0 .947 .932 2.08 1.55 1.64 2.05 AS
1943 31 HG NN2 LF 1 0 6.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .930 1.50 1.65 1.00 2.30 AS
1944 32 HG NN2 C 43 41 354.2 224 188 29 7 3 .969 .970 5.51 6.08 5.05 5.74 6 9 AS
1944 32 HG NN2 RF 6 4 40.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 .955 0.90 1.53 0.67 1.47 AS
1944 32 HG NN2 1B 2 1 10.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 .980 7.20 10.98 4.00 10.35 AS
1945 33 HG NN2 C 42 41 363.2 260 221 34 5 2 .981 .973 6.31 6.98 6.07 7.26 9 8
1945 33 HG NN2 RF 2 1 11.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .950 0.82 1.55 0.50 1.60
1945 33 HG NN2 1B 2 2 18.0 18 13 4 1 1 .944 .978 8.50 10.60 8.50 11.00
1946 34 HG NN2 C 43 41 336.1 245 203 35 7 4 .971 .981 6.37 6.11 5.53 5.98 2 25 AS,AS
1946 34 HG NN2 1B 2 2 13.0 16 16 0 0 1 1.000 .978 11.08 10.45 8.00 10.25 AS,AS
1946 34 HG NN2 3B 1 1 7.0 4 1 2 1 0 .750 .918 3.86 2.96 3.00 2.90 AS,AS
Standard Range Factor Baserunners
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG PB SB Awards
14 Yrs 599 563 4871.2 3597 3094 424 79 59 .978 .976 6.50 6.54 5.87 6.38 40 144
C (14 Yrs) C 544 520 4503.0 3254 2804 384 66 38 .980 .976 6.37 6.35 5.86 6.27 40 144
1B (12 Yrs) 1B 39 34 284.1 318 284 24 10 20 .969 .982 9.75 10.59 7.90 9.63
RF (7 Yrs) RF 32 29 232.0 43 39 3 1 1 .977 .944 1.63 1.63 1.31 1.77
LF (7 Yrs) LF 18 17 142.0 25 22 2 1 0 .960 .948 1.52 1.64 1.33 1.68
3B (7 Yrs) 3B 15 9 82.2 25 6 16 3 1 .880 .925 2.40 2.69 1.47 2.36
CF (2 Yrs) CF 2 2 18.0 6 5 0 1 0 .833 .963 2.50 2.25 2.50 2.05
P (1 Yr) P 1 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 2.10
Standard Fielding Table
Standard Range Factor Baserunners
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB SB CS Awards
1935 23 PC NN2 C 7 7 0 183.0 44 39 5 0 0 1.000 2.16 6.29 0 0
1939 27 HG NN2 C 7 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.00 0
1942 30 HG WS C 4 0 87.0 32 24 6 2 2 .938 3.10 7.50 1 8
1943 31 HG WS C 6 0 176.0 55 45 5 5 1 .909 2.56 8.33 0 3
1944 32 HG WS C 5 0 135.0 31 31 0 0 0 1.000 2.07 6.20 2 3
1945 33 HG WS C 4 4 0 105.0 20 18 1 1 0 .950 1.63 4.75 0 1
6 Yrs 33 11 0 686.0 182 157 17 8 3 .956 2.28 5.27 3 15 0

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Josh Gibson born?

Josh Gibson was born on December 21, 1911.

Where was Josh Gibson born?

Josh Gibson was born in Buena Vista, GA.

How tall was Josh Gibson?

Josh Gibson was 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Josh Gibson weigh when playing?

Josh Gibson weighed 213 lbs (96 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Josh Gibson play?

Josh Gibson played 14 seasons.

Is Josh Gibson in the Hall of Fame?

Josh Gibson was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1972.

What position did Josh Gibson play?

Josh Gibson was a Catcher, Outfielder and First Baseman.

How many hits did Josh Gibson have?

Josh Gibson had 856 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Josh Gibson have?

Josh Gibson had 176 home runs over his career.

What was Josh Gibson's average?

Josh Gibson had a .372 average over his career.

How many teams has Josh Gibson played for?

Josh Gibson played for 3 teams; the Homestead Grays, Memphis Red Sox and Pittsburgh Crawfords.

How many World Series has Josh Gibson won?

Josh Gibson won 2 World Series.

When did Josh Gibson retire?

Josh Gibson last played in 1946.

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