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.

1989 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1989 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 3	LAD	@	CIN	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
2	2	Apr 5	LAD	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
3	3	Apr 6	LAD	@	CIN	W,4-1	GS	18	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
4	4	Apr 7	LAD	@	ATL	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	LF
5	5	Apr 9	LAD	@	ATL	W,4-2	CG	49	12.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
6	6	Apr 10	LAD	@	SFG	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
7	7	Apr 11	LAD	@	SFG	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
8	8	Apr 12	LAD	@	SFG	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
9	9	Apr 13	LAD		HOU	L,2-4	GS	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
10	10	Apr 14	LAD		HOU	L,2-3	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
11	11	Apr 15	LAD		HOU	W,3-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
12	12	Apr 16	LAD		HOU	W,2-1	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
13	13	Apr 17	LAD		CIN	L,2-3	GS	43	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF LF
14	15 (1)	Apr 19	LAD		CIN	W,3-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
15	16	Apr 21	LAD		SFG	W,8-2	GS	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
16	17	Apr 22	LAD		SFG	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
17	19 (1)	Apr 25	LAD	@	CHC	W,4-0	GS	14	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	41 (21)	May 23	LAD		PHI	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
19	42	May 24	LAD		PHI	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
20	43	May 25	LAD		PHI	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
21	44	May 26	LAD		NYM	L,2-8	GS	32	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
22	45	May 27	LAD		NYM	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
23	46	May 28	LAD		NYM	W,4-3	GF	12	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH LF
24	47	May 29	LAD		MON	L,2-3	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
25	48	May 30	LAD		MON	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
26	49	May 31	LAD		MON	W,9-4	GS	30	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	50	Jun 1	LAD	@	HOU	L,2-7	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
28	51	Jun 2	LAD	@	HOU	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
29	52	Jun 3	LAD	@	HOU	L,4-5	GS	54	13.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
30	53	Jun 4	LAD	@	HOU	L,6-7	CG	54	12.2	6	0	0	6	0	LF
31	54	Jun 5 (1)	LAD	@	ATL	W,7-0	GS	24	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
32	55	Jun 5 (2)	LAD	@	ATL	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
33	56	Jun 6	LAD	@	ATL	L,0-3	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
34	57	Jun 7	LAD	@	ATL	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
35	58	Jun 9	LAD		CIN	L,0-4	GS	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
36	59	Jun 10	LAD		CIN	L,0-5	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	LF
37	60	Jun 11	LAD		CIN	W,3-1	GS	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF LF
38	61	Jun 12	LAD		CIN	W,9-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
39	62	Jun 13	LAD		HOU	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
40	63	Jun 14	LAD		HOU	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	LF
41	64	Jun 15	LAD		HOU	W,2-1	CG	39	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
42	65	Jun 16	LAD		ATL	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
43	66	Jun 17	LAD		ATL	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
44	67	Jun 18	LAD		ATL	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
45	68	Jun 19	LAD	@	SDP	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
46	69	Jun 20	LAD	@	SDP	L,0-2	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
47	70	Jun 21	LAD	@	SDP	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
48	71	Jun 23	LAD	@	CIN	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
49	72	Jun 24	LAD	@	CIN	W,10-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
50	73	Jun 25	LAD	@	CIN	W,7-0	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
51	74	Jun 26	LAD	@	CIN	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
52	75	Jun 27	LAD		SDP	L,3-5	CG	70	17.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
53	76	Jun 28	LAD		SDP	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
54	78 (1)	Jun 30	LAD		PIT	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
55	79	Jul 1	LAD		PIT	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
56	80	Jul 2	LAD		PIT	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
57	81	Jul 3	LAD		PIT	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
58	83 (1)	Jul 5	LAD	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
59	84	Jul 6	LAD	@	STL	L,2-14	CG	48	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
60	85	Jul 7	LAD	@	CHC	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
61	86	Jul 8	LAD	@	CHC	W,8-2	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
62	87	Jul 9	LAD	@	CHC	L,4-11	CG	43	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
63	88	Jul 13	LAD		STL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
64	89	Jul 14	LAD		STL	L,2-7	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
65	91 (1)	Jul 16	LAD		STL	W,3-2	GS	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF LF
66	92	Jul 17	LAD		CHC	L,3-6	GS	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF LF
67	93	Jul 18	LAD		CHC	W,4-1	GS	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF LF
68	94	Jul 19	LAD		CHC	L,0-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
69	96 (1)	Jul 21 (2)	LAD	@	PIT	W,7-3	GS	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF LF
70	97	Jul 22	LAD	@	PIT	W,8-4	GS	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF LF
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