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Historical player · 1979–1995

Kirk Gibson

B/T L/L · HT 75 · WT 215 · Born 5/28/1957 · From Pontiac, MI USA · Debut 1979-09-08 · Final 1995-08-10

Career · batting

1,635

5,798

1,553

255

RBI

870

284

718

AVG/OPS

0.268 · 0.815

Where they rank

Career totals are only stats with that team · ranks computed against that franchise's full history

Career with the Detroit Tigers · 1979–1995

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195

#11 on the Tigers

↑ 5 B. Freehan

↓ 3 D. McAuliffe

Hits

1,140

#24 on the Tigers

↑ 36 T. Fryman

↓ 17 L. Parrish

RBI

668

#20 on the Tigers

↑ 4 D. McAuliffe

↓ 79 B. Inge

194

#6 on the Tigers

↑ 42 A. Trammell

↓ 4 G. Moriarty

Runs

698

#17 on the Tigers

↑ 8 B. Freehan

↓ 27 W. Horton

499

#21 on the Tigers

↑ 13 B. Veach

↓ 30 W. Horton

Career with the Los Angeles Dodgers · 1988–1990

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#84 on the Dodgers

↑ 1 T. Cuccinello

↓ 1 T. Hollandsworth

Hits

293

#191 on the Dodgers

↑ 6 D. Farrell

↓ 1 D. Brouthers

RBI

142

#175 on the Dodgers

↑ 1 L. Lacy

↓ 1 W. Alpermann

#61 on the Dodgers

↑ 1 M. Betts

↓ 1 B. Clark

Runs

200

#137 on the Dodgers

↑ 1 J. Casey

↓ 1 B. Hassett

147

#127 on the Dodgers

↑ 1 A. Cora

↓ 2 G. Lux

Career with the Kansas City Royals · 1991–1991

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#108 on the Royals

↑ 1 L. Duda

↓ 1 H. Renfroe

Hits

109

#165 on the Royals

↑ 1 C. Gwynn

↓ 2 S. Costa

RBI

#150 on the Royals

↑ 1 H. Renfroe

↓ 1 J. Conine

#80 on the Royals

↑ 1 H. Dozier

↓ 1 N. Aoki

Runs

#128 on the Royals

↑ 2 W. Bloomquist

↓ 1 M. Olivo

#103 on the Royals

↑ 1 M. Grudzielanek

↓ 1 T. Poquette

Career with the Pittsburgh Pirates · 1992–1992

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#492 on the Pirates

↑ 1 B. Adams

↓ 1 E. Yde

Hits

#1,013 on the Pirates

↑ 1 M. Alexander

↓ 1 S. Wood

RBI

#916 on the Pirates

↑ 1 G. Alexander

↓ 1 J. Zinn

#434 on the Pirates

↑ 1 C. Abrams

↓ 1 S. Adams

Runs

#963 on the Pirates

↑ 1 T. Beamon

↓ 1 J. Archer

#1,009 on the Pirates

↑ 1 A. Barkett

↓ 1 J. Zinn

★

MLB · all-time career

vs every player ever

255

#243 all-time MLB

↑ 1 B. Allison

↓ 2 T. Zeile

Hits

1,553

#621 all-time MLB

↑ 4 K. Seitzer

↓ 1 K. Williams

RBI

870

#439 all-time MLB

↑ 1 M. Reynolds

↓ 1 J. Ward

284

#193 all-time MLB

↑ 1 D. Baylor

↓ 2 D. McGann

Batting · year by year

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG
1979	Tigers	AL	12	38	3	9	3	0	1	4	3	1	3	0.237	0.256	0.395
1980	Tigers	AL	51	175	23	46	2	1	9	16	4	10	45	0.263	0.303	0.440
1981	Tigers	AL	83	290	41	95	11	3	9	40	17	18	64	0.328	0.369	0.479
1982	Tigers	AL	69	266	34	74	16	2	8	35	9	25	41	0.278	0.341	0.444
1983	Tigers	AL	128	401	60	91	12	9	15	51	14	53	96	0.227	0.320	0.414
1984	Tigers	AL	149	531	92	150	23	10	27	91	29	63	103	0.282	0.363	0.516
1985	Tigers	AL	154	581	96	167	37	5	29	97	30	71	137	0.287	0.364	0.518
1986	Tigers	AL	119	441	84	118	11	2	28	86	34	68	107	0.268	0.371	0.492
1987	Tigers	AL	128	487	95	135	25	3	24	79	26	71	117	0.277	0.372	0.489
1988	Dodgers	NL	150	542	106	157	28	1	25	76	31	73	120	0.290	0.377	0.483
1989	Dodgers	NL	71	253	35	54	8	2	9	28	12	35	55	0.213	0.312	0.368
1990	Dodgers	NL	89	315	59	82	20	0	8	38	26	39	65	0.260	0.345	0.400
1991	Royals	AL	132	462	81	109	17	6	16	55	18	69	103	0.236	0.341	0.403
1992	Pirates	NL	16	56	6	11	0	0	2	5	3	3	12	0.196	0.237	0.304
1993	Tigers	AL	116	403	62	105	18	6	13	62	15	44	87	0.261	0.337	0.432
1994	Tigers	AL	98	330	71	91	17	2	23	72	4	42	69	0.276	0.358	0.548
1995	Tigers	AL	70	227	37	59	12	2	9	35	9	33	61	0.260	0.358	0.449
Career			1,635	5,798	985	1,553	260	54	255	870	284	718	1,285	0.268	0.352	0.463

Fielding by position

Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP
OF	1,239	1,183	10,409.0	2,523	41	63	12

Hall of Fame voting

Year	Body	Votes	Needed	Status
2001	BBWAA	13	387	Ballot