Kirk Gibson

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 215lb (190cm, 97kg)

Born: May 28, 1957 in Pontiac, MI us

Draft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (12th) of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI).

High School: Waterford-Kettering HS (Waterford, MI)

School: Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI)

Debut: September 8, 1979 (Age 22-103d, 14,238th in major league history)
vs. NYY 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 10, 1995 (Age 38-074d)
vs. TEX 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1980 season

Agents: Doug Baldwin

Full Name: Kirk Harold Gibson

Nicknames: Gibby

Twitter: @23KGibby

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Relatives: Brother-In-Law of Dave Rozema

MVP
2x World Series
Silver Slugger
ALCS MVP
Mgr of the year

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

38.4

5798

1553

255

.268

985

RBI

870

284

OBP

.352

SLG

.463

OPS

.815

OPS+

123

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1982 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1982 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	DET	@	KCR	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
2	2	Apr 10	DET	@	KCR	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
3	3	Apr 11	DET	@	KCR	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
4	5 (1)	Apr 13	DET	@	TOR	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
5	6	Apr 14	DET	@	TOR	L,4-5	CG	34	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	CF
6	7	Apr 15	DET		TOR	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
7	8	Apr 16	DET		NYY	L,2-10	CG	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
8	9	Apr 17	DET		NYY	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
9	11 (1)	Apr 19	DET		KCR	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
10	12	Apr 20	DET		KCR	W,8-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
11	13	Apr 21	DET		KCR	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
12	15 (1)	Apr 23	DET	@	NYY	W,9-1	GS	26	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
13	16	Apr 24	DET	@	NYY	W,7-2	GS	29	6.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF
14	19 (2)	Apr 28	DET	@	MIN	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
15	20	Apr 29	DET	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
16	21	Apr 30	DET	@	CHW	W,6-4	CG	44	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	22	May 1	DET	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
18	23	May 2	DET	@	CHW	L,3-10	GS	33	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
19	24	May 4	DET		TEX	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
20	25	May 5	DET		TEX	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
21	26	May 7	DET		CHW	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
22	28 (1)	May 9	DET		CHW	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
23	29	May 10	DET	@	TEX	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
24	30	May 13	DET		MIN	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
25	31	May 14	DET		MIN	W,4-2	CG	42	11.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
26	32	May 15	DET		MIN	W,5-4	CG	43	10.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF
27	34 (1)	May 18	DET		OAK	W,11-9	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
28	35	May 19	DET		OAK	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
29	36	May 20	DET		OAK	W,11-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
30	37	May 21	DET		CAL	L,7-9	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
31	38	May 22	DET		CAL	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
32	41 (2)	May 26	DET	@	SEA	L,2-4	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
33	42	May 28	DET	@	OAK	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF
34	43	May 29	DET	@	OAK	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
35	44	May 30 (1)	DET	@	OAK	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
36	45	May 30 (2)	DET	@	OAK	L,3-10	CG	38	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
37	46	May 31	DET	@	CAL	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	47	Jun 1	DET	@	CAL	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	CF
39	48	Jun 2	DET	@	CAL	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
40	49	Jun 4	DET		SEA	L,0-4	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
41	50	Jun 6	DET		SEA	W,10-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
42	51	Jun 8	DET		CLE	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
43	52	Jun 9 (1)	DET		CLE	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
44	53	Jun 9 susp	DET		CLE	W,4-3	GS	55	14.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
45	54	Jun 11	DET	@	MIL	L,6-8	CG	40	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
46	55	Jun 12	DET	@	MIL	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
47	56	Jun 13	DET	@	MIL	L,5-13	CG	44	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
48	57	Jun 14 (1)	DET	@	CLE	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
49	58	Jun 14 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
50	59	Jun 17	DET		MIL	L,2-3	CG	43	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
51	60	Jun 18	DET		MIL	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
52	61	Jun 19	DET		MIL	L,3-10	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
53	62	Jun 20	DET		MIL	L,5-7	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
54	63	Jun 21	DET	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
55	64	Jun 22	DET	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	44	10.1	4	0	0	4	0	CF
56	65	Jun 23	DET	@	BOS	L,4-10	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
57	66	Jun 24	DET	@	BAL	W,7-1	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
58	67	Jun 25	DET	@	BAL	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
59	68	Jun 26	DET	@	BAL	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
60	69	Jun 27	DET	@	BAL	L,1-13	CG	42	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
61	70	Jun 29	DET		BOS	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
62	71	Jun 30	DET		BOS	W,12-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
63	72	Jul 1	DET		BOS	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
64	73	Jul 2	DET		BAL	L,4-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
							64gm		566.1	169	4	1	174	3