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Bob Gibson

Cardinals Career team 1959–1975
Position P
Bats -
Throws -
Age 90
Born Nov 9, 1935

Key Insights

1975
This opponent has his number every time they meet

George Foster has hit .429/.467/.929 against Gibson over 15 plate appearances, more than any other hitter has managed.

6 for 14 with 1 home run and 6 strikeouts, against a .610 OPS median across his matchups.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Gibson has struck Jack Hiatt out 8 times in 11 plate appearances, 72.7% of everything between them.

8 strikeouts in 11 plate appearances.
This matchup usually ends with a free pass

Gibson has walked Daryl Spencer 6 times in 15 plate appearances, 40% of them.

6 walks in 15 plate appearances.
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Chris Short is 0 for 16 against Gibson, a .000 average that is the worst any regular opponent has managed.

17 career plate appearances.
The long balls in this matchup all go one way

Billy Williams has taken Gibson deep 10 times, once every 18.2 plate appearances between them.

182 career plate appearances against him.
He cannot get the bat on this opponent's pitches

No hitter swings through more of what Gibson throws than Jimmy Stewart: 100% of the swings between them come up empty.

47 plate appearances between them. 100th percentile of the 101 matchups on his own record.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Nov 9, 1935