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.

1987 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1987 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	25 (24)	May 5	DET		SEA	L,5-7	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
2	26	May 6	DET		SEA	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
3	27	May 8	DET		OAK	L,2-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
4	28	May 9	DET		OAK	L,7-8	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
5	30 (1)	May 11	DET		CAL	L,1-5	CG	43	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
6	31	May 12	DET		CAL	W,15-2	GS	27	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
7	33 (1)	May 15	DET		CLE	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
8	34	May 16	DET		CLE	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
9	36 (1)	May 18	DET	@	TEX	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
10	37	May 19	DET	@	TEX	L,8-10	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
11	38	May 20	DET	@	TEX	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
12	39	May 22	DET	@	MIN	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
13	40	May 23	DET	@	MIN	L,5-7	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
14	41	May 24	DET	@	MIN	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
15	42	May 25	DET		TEX	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
16	43	May 26	DET		TEX	W,8-7	CG	47	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
17	44	May 27	DET		TEX	W,4-3	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
18	45	May 29	DET		MIN	W,15-7	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
19	46	May 31 (1)	DET		MIN	L,5-9	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
20	47	May 31 (2)	DET		MIN	L,3-11	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	48	Jun 1	DET	@	CLE	L,6-9	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
22	49	Jun 3	DET	@	CLE	W,15-3	GS	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
23	50	Jun 4	DET	@	BOS	L,5-8	CG	47	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
24	51	Jun 5	DET	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
25	52	Jun 6	DET	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	55	14.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
26	53	Jun 7	DET	@	BOS	W,18-8	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
27	54	Jun 9	DET		MIL	W,8-5	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
28	55	Jun 10	DET		MIL	L,5-8	CG	44	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
29	56	Jun 11	DET		MIL	L,5-8	CG	49	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
30	57	Jun 12	DET		BOS	W,11-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
31	58	Jun 13	DET		BOS	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
32	60 (1)	Jun 15	DET	@	TOR	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	LF
33	61	Jun 16	DET	@	TOR	L,4-10	CG	45	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
34	62	Jun 17	DET	@	TOR	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
35	63	Jun 19	DET	@	BAL	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
36	64	Jun 20 susp	DET	@	BAL	L,5-9	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
37	65	Jun 21	DET	@	BAL	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
38	66	Jun 22	DET		TOR	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
39	67	Jun 23	DET		TOR	L,7-8	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
40	68	Jun 24	DET		TOR	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
41	69	Jun 26	DET		BAL	W,9-0	GS	29	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
42	70	Jun 27	DET		BAL	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
43	71	Jun 28	DET		BAL	W,8-7	CG	51	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
44	72	Jun 29	DET	@	MIL	W,11-1	GS	30	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
45	73	Jun 30	DET	@	MIL	W,8-5	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	74	Jul 1	DET	@	MIL	L,2-13	CG	47	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
47	75	Jul 2	DET	@	SEA	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
48	76	Jul 3	DET	@	SEA	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
49	77	Jul 4	DET	@	SEA	W,7-3	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
50	78	Jul 5	DET	@	SEA	W,7-5	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
51	79	Jul 6	DET	@	OAK	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
52	80	Jul 7	DET	@	OAK	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
53	81	Jul 8	DET	@	OAK	W,9-5	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
54	82	Jul 9	DET	@	CAL	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
55	83	Jul 10	DET	@	CAL	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
56	84	Jul 11	DET	@	CAL	W,12-5	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
57	85	Jul 12	DET	@	CAL	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
58	86	Jul 16	DET		SEA	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
59	87	Jul 17	DET		SEA	W,7-0	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
60	88	Jul 18	DET		SEA	W,10-6	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
61	89	Jul 19	DET		SEA	L,4-5	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
62	91 (1)	Jul 21	DET		OAK	W,6-5	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
63	93 (1)	Jul 24	DET		CAL	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
64	94	Jul 25	DET		CAL	W,5-4	CG	44	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
65	95	Jul 26	DET		CAL	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
66	96	Jul 27	DET		CHW	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
67	97	Jul 28	DET		CHW	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
68	99 (1)	Jul 31	DET	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	33	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	100	Aug 1	DET	@	NYY	W,10-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
70	101	Aug 2	DET	@	NYY	L,5-8	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
71	102	Aug 3	DET		KCR	L,2-4	CG	42	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
72	103	Aug 4	DET		KCR	L,4-8	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
73	104	Aug 5	DET		KCR	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
74	105	Aug 6	DET		NYY	W,12-5	GS	26	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
75	106	Aug 7	DET		NYY	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
76	107	Aug 8	DET		NYY	L,0-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
77	108	Aug 9	DET		NYY	W,15-4	GS	21	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
78	109	Aug 10	DET	@	CHW	L,4-8	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
79	110	Aug 11	DET	@	CHW	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
80	111	Aug 12	DET	@	CHW	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
81	112	Aug 13	DET	@	KCR	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
82	113	Aug 14	DET	@	KCR	L,5-7	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
83	114	Aug 15	DET	@	KCR	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
84	115	Aug 16	DET	@	KCR	W,10-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
85	116	Aug 18	DET		MIN	W,11-2	GS	25	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
86	117	Aug 19	DET		MIN	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
87	118	Aug 20	DET		MIN	W,8-0	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
88	119	Aug 21 (1)	DET	@	CLE	L,4-12	CG	45	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
89	120	Aug 21 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,3-8	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
90	121	Aug 22	DET	@	CLE	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
91	122	Aug 23	DET	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
92	123	Aug 24	DET	@	MIN	L,4-5	CG	40	8.1	2	1	0	3	0	LF
93	124	Aug 25	DET	@	MIN	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
94	125	Aug 26	DET	@	MIN	W,10-8	GS	30	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
95	130 (4)	Sep 1	DET		CLE	W,6-5	CG	52	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
96	131	Sep 2	DET		CLE	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
97	132	Sep 3	DET		CLE	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
98	133	Sep 4	DET	@	TEX	W,11-2	GS	15	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
99	134	Sep 5	DET	@	TEX	L,7-8	CG	46	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
100	135	Sep 6	DET	@	TEX	L,3-9	CG	41	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
101	141 (5)	Sep 12	DET	@	MIL	L,2-11	GS	42	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
102	142	Sep 13	DET	@	MIL	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
103	143	Sep 14	DET		BOS	W,3-0	CG	37	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	LF
104	144	Sep 15	DET		BOS	W,9-8	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
105	145	Sep 16	DET		BOS	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
106	146	Sep 18	DET		MIL	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
107	147	Sep 19	DET		MIL	W,5-2	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
108	148	Sep 20	DET		MIL	L,4-11	GS	38	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
109	149	Sep 21	DET	@	BOS	L,4-9	CG	44	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
110	150	Sep 22	DET	@	BOS	W,8-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
111	152 (1)	Sep 24	DET	@	TOR	L,3-4	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
112	153	Sep 25	DET	@	TOR	L,2-3	CG	38	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	LF
113	154	Sep 26	DET	@	TOR	L,9-10	CG	45	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
114	155	Sep 27	DET	@	TOR	W,3-2	CG	51	13.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
115	156	Sep 28	DET		BAL	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
116	157	Sep 29	DET		BAL	W,10-1	GS	25	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
117	158	Sep 30	DET		BAL	L,3-7	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
118	159	Oct 1	DET		BAL	W,9-5	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
119	160	Oct 2	DET		TOR	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
120	161	Oct 3	DET		TOR	W,3-2	CG	50	12.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
121	162	Oct 4	DET		TOR	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
							121gm		1044.1	256	6	7	269	0