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Kirk Gibson Stats

Kirk Gibson was born on Tuesday, May 28, 1957, in Pontiac, Michigan. Gibson was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 8, 1979, with the Detroit Tigers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Kirk Gibson baseball stats page.

"When he (Kirk Gibson) hit that ball (during Game 1 of the 1988 World Series), it was almost surreal. As devastating a blow as it was, I remember running off the field and saying, 'Man, that was unbelievable.' " - A's Shortstop Walt Weiss in The Sporting News 25 Greatest Moments (2001)

Kirk Gibson

Kirk Gibson Autograph on a 1985 Donruss Diamond Kings (#1)

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Birth Name:	Kirk Harold Gibson
Nickname:	None
Born On:	05-28-1957
Born In:	Pontiac, Michigan
Zodiac:	Gemini
Died On:	Still Living
Died In:	Still Living
Cemetery:	n/a

College:	Michigan State University
Bats:	Left
Throws:	Left
Height:	6-03
Weight:	215
First Game:	09-08-1979 (Age 22)
Last Game:	08-10-1995
Draft:	1978 : 1st Round (12th) / Signing Bonus = $150,000

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Kirk Gibson Kirk Gibson Hitting Stats
Yr	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	GS	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	SF	HBP	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG
1979	Tigers	12	38	3	9	3	0	1	0	4	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	.237	.256	.395
1980	Tigers	51	175	23	46	2	1	9	0	16	10	0	45	1	2	1	0	.263	.303	.440
1981	Tigers	83	290	41	95	11	3	9	0	40	18	1	64	1	2	2	9	.328	.369	.479
1982	Tigers	69	266	34	74	16	2	8	0	35	25	2	41	1	1	1	2	.278	.341	.444
1983	Tigers	128	401	60	91	12	9	15	0	51	53	3	96	5	4	4	2	.227	.320	.414
1984	Tigers	149	531	92	150	23	10	27	0	91	63	6	103	3	6	8	4	.282	.363	.516
1985	Tigers	154	581	96	167	37	5	29	0	97	71	16	137	3	10	5	5	.287	.364	.518
1986	Tigers	119	441	84	118	11	2	28	0	86	68	4	107	1	4	7	8	.268	.371	.492
1987	Tigers	128	487	95	135	25	3	24	0	79	71	8	117	1	4	5	5	.277	.372	.489
1988	Dodgers	150	542	106	157	28	1	25	0	76	73	14	120	3	7	7	8	.290	.377	.483
1989	Dodgers	71	253	35	54	8	2	9	0	28	35	5	55	0	2	2	5	.213	.312	.368
1990	Dodgers	89	315	59	82	20	0	8	0	38	39	0	65	0	2	3	4	.260	.345	.400
1991	Royals	132	462	81	109	17	6	16	1	55	69	3	103	1	2	6	9	.236	.341	.403
1992	Pirates	16	56	6	11	0	0	2	1	5	3	0	12	1	0	0	1	.196	.237	.304
1993	Tigers	116	403	62	105	18	6	13	1	62	44	4	87	0	3	4	2	.261	.337	.432
1994	Tigers	98	330	71	91	17	2	23	1	72	42	3	69	2	5	3	2	.276	.358	.548
1995	Tigers	70	227	37	59	12	2	9	0	35	33	3	61	0	2	3	6	.260	.358	.449
Career		G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	GS	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	SF	HBP	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG
17 Years		1,635	5,798	985	1,553	260	54	255	4	870	718	72	1,285	23	56	61	72	.268	.352	.463

Kirk Gibson Kirk Gibson Fielding Stats
Team	POS	G	GS	OUTS	TC	TC/G	CH	PO	A	E	DP	PB	CASB	CACS	FLD%	RF	ZR
1979 Tigers	OF	10	-	-	15	1.5	15	15	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	0.00	-
1980 Tigers	CF	49	-	-	124	2.5	123	122	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.992	0.00	-
1981 Tigers	OF	67	-	-	147	2.2	143	142	1	4	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.973	0.00	-
1982 Tigers	CF	64	-	-	172	2.7	171	167	4	1	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	.994	0.00	-
1983 Tigers	OF	54	-	-	121	2.2	118	116	2	3	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.975	0.00	-
1984 Tigers	OF	139	-	-	261	1.9	249	245	4	12	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	.954	0.00	-
1985 Tigers	OF	144	-	-	298	2.1	287	286	1	11	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.963	0.00	-
1986 Tigers	OF	114	-	-	194	1.7	192	190	2	2	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	.990	0.00	-
1987 Tigers	OF	121	-	-	266	2.2	259	253	6	7	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.974	0.00	-
1988 Dodgers	OF	148	-	-	329	2.2	317	311	6	12	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	.964	0.00	-
1989 Dodgers	OF	70	-	-	152	2.2	149	146	3	3	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	.980	0.00	-
1990 Dodgers	OF	81	-	-	196	2.4	195	191	4	1	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	.995	0.00	-
1991 Royals	OF	94	-	-	169	1.8	165	162	3	4	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.976	0.00	-
1992 Pirates	RF	13	-	-	26	2.0	26	25	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	0.00	-
1993 Tigers	OF	32	-	-	77	2.4	76	76	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.987	0.00	-
1994 Tigers	OF	38	-	-	80	2.1	79	76	3	1	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.988	0.00	-
1995 Tigers	RF	1	-	-	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.000	0.00	-
Career	POS	G	GS	OUTS	TC	TC/G	CH	PO	A	E	DP	PB	CASB	CACS	FLD%	RF	ZR
OF Totals		1,112	0	0	2,305	2.1	2,244	2,209	35	61	9	n/a	n/a	n/a	.974	0.00	--
CF Totals		113	0	0	296	2.6	294	289	5	2	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	.993	0.00	--
RF Totals		14	0	0	26	1.9	26	25	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	0.00	--
17 Years		1,566	-	0	2,627	1.7	2,564	2,523	41	63	12	n/a	n/a	n/a	.976	0.00	--

Kirk Gibson Kirk Gibson Miscellaneous Stats
Baserunning Statistics				Other Positions			Common Hitting Ratios			Common Pitching Ratios
Team	SB	CS	SB%	PH	PR	DH	AB/HR	AB/K	AB/RBI	K/BB	K/9	BB/9
1979 Tigers	3	3	.500	-	-	0	38.0	12.7	9.5	-	-	-
1980 Tigers	4	7	.364	-	-	1	19.4	3.9	10.9	-	-	-
1981 Tigers	17	5	.773	-	-	9	32.2	4.5	7.3	-	-	-
1982 Tigers	9	7	.563	-	-	4	33.3	6.5	7.6	-	-	-
1983 Tigers	14	3	.824	-	-	66	26.7	4.2	7.9	-	-	-
1984 Tigers	29	9	.763	-	-	6	19.7	5.2	5.8	-	-	-
1985 Tigers	30	4	.882	-	-	8	20.0	4.2	6.0	-	-	-
1986 Tigers	34	6	.850	-	-	4	15.8	4.1	5.1	-	-	-
1987 Tigers	26	7	.788	-	-	4	20.3	4.2	6.2	-	-	-
1988 Dodgers	31	4	.886	-	-	n/a	21.7	4.5	7.1	-	-	-
1989 Dodgers	12	3	.800	-	-	n/a	28.1	4.6	9.0	-	-	-
1990 Dodgers	26	2	.929	-	-	n/a	39.4	4.8	8.3	-	-	-
1991 Royals	18	4	.818	-	-	30	28.9	4.5	8.4	-	-	-
1992 Pirates	3	1	.750	-	-	n/a	28.0	4.7	11.2	-	-	-
1993 Tigers	15	6	.714	-	-	76	31.0	4.6	6.5	-	-	-
1994 Tigers	4	5	.444	-	-	56	14.3	4.8	4.6	-	-	-
1995 Tigers	9	2	.818	-	-	63	25.2	3.7	6.5	-	-	-
Career	SB	CS	SB%	PH	PR	DH	AB/HR	AB/K	AB/RBI	K/BB	K/9	BB/9
17 Years	284	78	.785	-	-	327	22.7	4.5	6.7	-	-	-

Kirk Gibson Kirk Gibson Miscellaneous Items of Interest
Team [Click for Roster]	Uniform Numbers	Salary	All-Star	World Series
1979 Detroit Tigers	23	Undetermined	-	-
1980 Detroit Tigers	23	Undetermined	-	-
1981 Detroit Tigers	23	Undetermined	-	-
1982 Detroit Tigers	23	Undetermined	-	-
1983 Detroit Tigers	23	Undetermined	-	-
1984 Detroit Tigers	23	Undetermined	-	Stats
1985 Detroit Tigers	23	$685,000.00	-	-
1986 Detroit Tigers	23	$1,200,000.00	-	-
1987 Detroit Tigers	23	$1,335,000.00	-	-
1988 Los Angeles Dodgers	23	$1,833,333.00	-	Stats
1989 Los Angeles Dodgers	23	$1,333,333.00	-	-
1990 Los Angeles Dodgers	23	$1,333,334.00	-	-
1991 Kansas City Royals	30	$1,700,000.00	-	-
1992 Pittsburgh Pirates	25	$1,950,000.00	-	-
1993 Detroit Tigers	23	$1,100,000.00	-	-
1994 Detroit Tigers	23	$1,500,000.00	-	n/a
1995 Detroit Tigers	23	$1,300,000.00	-	-
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Did you know that Kirk Gibson was an All-American flanker for the Michigan State University football team? The National Football League's St. Louis Cardinals drafted him in the seventh round of the 1979 draft after he set several Spartan football records including career touchdown catches (24), career receptions (112), and career yards (2,347).

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