Sam Gibson Stats

Sam Gibson was born on Saturday, August 5, 1899, in King, North Carolina. Gibson was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 19, 1926, 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 Sam Gibson baseball stats page.

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Sam Gibson
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Samuel Braxton Gibson
Nickname:   Sam
Born On:   08-05-1899
Place of Birth Data Born In:   King, North Carolina
Zodiac:   Leo
Year of Death Data Died On:   01-31-1983
Place of Death Data Died In:   High Point, North Carolina
Cemetery:   Forest Lawn Cemetery, Greensboro, North Carolina
College:   Catawba College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02
Player Weight Chart Weight:   198
First Game:   04-19-1926 (Age 26)
Last Game:   09-18-1932
Draft:   Not Applicable
Sam Gibson

Sam Gibson Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1926 Tigers 35 24 6 12 9 .571 3.48 16 2 2 196.1 847 199 76 94 6 75 - 61 4 6 1 -
1927 Tigers 33 26 4 11 12 .478 3.80 11 0 0 184.2 832 201 78 113 9 86 - 76 6 8 0 -
1928 Tigers 20 18 1 5 8 .385 5.42 5 1 0 119.2 565 155 72 83 4 53 - 29 1 7 0 -
1930 Yankees 2 2 0 0 1 .000 15.00 0 0 0 6.0 39 14 10 11 1 6 - 3 0 0 0 -
1932 Giants 41 5 23 4 8 .333 4.85 1 1 3 81.2 369 107 44 51 7 30 - 39 3 2 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
5 Years 131 75 34 32 38 .457 4.28 33 4 5 588.1 2,652 676 280 352 27 250 - 208 14 23 1 -
Sam Gibson

Sam Gibson Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1926 Tigers 36 72 6 18 4 0 0 0 2 1 - 4 1 - 0 - .250 .260 .306
1927 Tigers 33 66 6 14 4 0 0 0 4 0 - 8 3 - 0 - .212 .212 .273
1928 Tigers 20 42 4 12 1 0 0 0 6 2 - 2 1 - 0 - .286 .318 .310
1930 Yankees 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 0 0 - 0 - .333 .333 .333
1932 Giants 41 19 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 0 1 - 0 - .263 .263 .263
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
5 Years 132 202 17 50 9 0 0 0 14 3 - 14 6 - 0 - .248 .259 .292
Sam Gibson

Sam Gibson Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1926 Tigers P 35 24 589 55 1.6 54 4 50 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .982 2.48 -
1927 Tigers P 33 26 554 48 1.5 45 7 38 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .938 2.19 -
1928 Tigers P 20 18 359 32 1.6 31 7 24 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .969 2.33 -
1930 Yankees P 2 2 18 2 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00 -
1932 Giants P 41 5 245 15 0.4 15 2 13 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.65 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 131 75 1,765 152 1.2 147 21 126 5 5 n/a n/a n/a .967 2.25 --
5 Years 131 75 1,765 152 1.2 147 21 126 5 5 n/a n/a n/a .967 2.25 --
Sam Gibson

Sam Gibson Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1926 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 18.0 36.0 0.81 2.80 3.44
1927 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 8.3 16.5 0.88 3.70 4.19
1928 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 21.0 7.0 0.55 2.18 3.99
1930 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 3.0 0.50 4.50 9.00
1932 Giants 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 19.0 1.30 4.30 3.31
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
5 Years 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 14.4 14.4 0.83 3.18 3.82
Sam Gibson

Sam Gibson Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1926 Detroit Tigers n/a Undetermined n/a -
1927 Detroit Tigers n/a Undetermined n/a -
1928 Detroit Tigers n/a Undetermined n/a -
1930 New York Yankees - Undetermined n/a -
1932 New York Giants 17 Undetermined n/a -


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