Bob Gibson
Robert Gibson
(Hoot,Gibby)
born Pack Robert Gibson
Born: November 9, 1935 in Omaha, NE
77 years old
Bats: R Throws: R Ht: 6'1" Wt: 189
(legend)
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Notes:
- Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a Player in 1981
- Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an Amateur Free Agent in 1957
- High School: Technical (Omaha, NE)
- College/Univ: Creighton University (1954-1957)

Overall

Multi-Team Years
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr
Tm
Lg
SLN
NL
23.6
SP
27
75.7
 
1.3
-0.2
0.0
1.5
0.0
5.4
0.0
0.0
5.4
2.7
-0.0
0.0
2.7
SLN
NL
24.6
SP
29
86.7
 
-0.5
0.0
-0.0
-0.5
-0.0
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
-2.8
-0.0
0.0
-2.7
SLN
NL
25.6
SP
75
211.3
 
4.5
0.1
-0.0
4.4
0.0
17.6
0.0
0.0
17.6
10.0
-0.1
0.0
10.1
SLN
NL
26.6
SP
90
233.7
 
6.4
0.8
0.0
5.6
0.0
20.7
0.8
0.0
19.9
13.0
0.7
0.0
12.3
SLN
NL
27.6
SP
100
254.7
 
3.5
1.1
0.0
2.4
0.0
16.2
0.9
0.0
15.3
7.3
0.9
0.0
6.5
SLN
NL
28.6
SP
107
287.3
 
6.0
0.0
0.0
6.0
0.0
23.7
0.0
0.0
23.7
14.0
-0.1
0.0
14.1
SLN
NL
29.6
SP
119
299.0
 
7.6
1.3
0.0
6.3
0.0
24.6
1.6
0.0
23.0
15.0
1.4
0.0
13.6
SLN
NL
30.6
SP
111
280.3
 
6.5
0.3
0.1
6.1
0.0
25.4
0.0
0.0
25.4
16.8
-0.2
0.0
17.0
SLN
NL
31.6
SP
74
175.3
 
2.7
0.2
0.0
2.5
0.0
12.1
0.0
0.0
12.1
6.4
-0.1
0.0
6.5
SLN
NL
32.6
SP
110
304.7
 
11.9
0.6
0.0
11.2
-0.0
34.4
0.0
0.0
34.4
24.3
-0.1
0.0
24.5
SLN
NL
33.6
SP
127
314.0
 
11.3
0.9
0.0
10.4
-0.0
31.3
0.6
0.0
30.7
20.6
0.5
0.0
20.2
SLN
NL
34.6
SP
124
294.0
 
10.1
1.2
0.0
8.9
0.0
27.3
1.7
0.0
25.7
17.6
1.6
0.0
16.1
SLN
NL
35.6
SP
95
245.7
 
5.1
0.1
0.0
4.9
0.0
16.2
0.0
0.0
16.2
8.1
-0.1
0.0
8.3
SLN
NL
36.6
SP
106
278.0
 
7.7
0.7
0.0
7.0
0.0
27.2
0.4
0.0
26.7
17.7
0.3
0.0
17.4
SLN
NL
37.6
SP
71
195.0
 
4.2
0.4
-0.0
3.9
0.0
13.6
0.0
0.0
13.6
7.0
-0.1
0.0
7.1
SLN
NL
38.6
SP
87
240.0
 
1.8
0.2
0.0
1.6
0.0
12.1
0.0
0.0
12.1
4.0
-0.2
0.0
4.2
SLN
NL
39.6
SP
37
109.0
 
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
1.3
0.0
0.0
1.3
-2.4
-0.1
0.0
-2.4
17
1
SP
1489
3884.3
  
89.9
7.7
0.3
81.9
0.1
309.5
6.1
0.0
303.4
179.4
4.0
0.0
175.3
162 Game Average
97
254.3
  
5.9
0.5
0.0
5.4
0.0
  
20.3
0.4
0.0
19.9
  
11.7
0.3
0.0
11.5
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Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
Images can also be viewed at the Hall of Fame online exhibit Dressed to the Nines

Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James