First name: Kirk
Last name: Gibson
Birthdate: 1957-05-28
Bats: L Throws: L
MLBAM ID: 114752
Retro ID: gibsk001
| Year | Team | Off GS | Def GS | Game Shares | WAR | W | L | Victory Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | DET | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -0.2 | 0.8 | -1 |
| 1980 | DET | 2.3 | 0.5 | 2.8 | -0.2 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 2 |
| 1981 | DET | 4.0 | 0.6 | 4.6 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 12 |
| 1982 | DET | 3.7 | 0.8 | 4.5 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 8 |
| 1983 | DET | 5.8 | 0.4 | 6.3 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 10 |
| 1984 | DET | 7.5 | 1.0 | 8.6 | 4.9 | 7.4 | 1.2 | 22 |
| 1985 | DET | 8.4 | 1.2 | 9.6 | 5.2 | 8.0 | 1.6 | 24 |
| 1986 | DET | 6.5 | 0.9 | 7.4 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 2.0 | 16 |
| 1987 | DET | 6.9 | 0.9 | 7.8 | 4.6 | 6.9 | 0.9 | 21 |
| 1988 | LAN | 8.2 | 1.1 | 9.3 | 7.3 | 10.1 | -0.7 | 30 |
| 1989 | LAN | 3.7 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 6 |
| 1990 | LAN | 4.6 | 1.0 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 13 |
| 1991 | KCA | 6.8 | 0.7 | 7.5 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 9 |
| 1992 | PIT | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 1993 | DET | 5.5 | 0.4 | 5.8 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 8 |
| 1994 | DET | 4.6 | 0.4 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 11 |
| 1995 | DET | 3.3 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 6 |
| Career | 83.1 | 10.7 | 93.7 | 38.3 | 66.1 | 27.9 | 197 |
| Year | Team | PA | BatRuns | Adj R | RISP | BSR | DP | ROE | Fld | Pos | DH | Pit | RAA | RPW | WAA | Pos Wins | LgA | WAM | DVoDH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | DET | 39 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 9.9 | -0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.5 | -1 |
| 1980 | DET | 189 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -3 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 10.2 | -0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.8 | -1 |
| 1981 | DET | 313 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8.6 | 1.9 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 6 |
| 1982 | DET | 294 | 5 | 6 | 0 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 9 |
| 1983 | DET | 467 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -2 | -1 | -4 | 0 | 6 | 9.7 | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1 |
| 1984 | DET | 611 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | -7 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 9.7 | 3.5 | -0.5 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 1 |
| 1985 | DET | 670 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | -4 | -5 | -1 | 0 | 35 | 9.5 | 3.7 | -0.6 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 5 |
| 1986 | DET | 521 | 21 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | -9 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9.9 | 2.1 | -0.5 | 0.1 | 1.7 | -3 |
| 1987 | DET | 568 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 10.4 | 3.4 | -0.5 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 13 |
| 1988 | LAN | 632 | 32 | 35 | -2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 9 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 8.2 | 6.1 | -0.6 | -0.1 | 5.4 | 17 |
| 1989 | LAN | 292 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 2 |
| 1990 | LAN | 359 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9.4 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 11 |
| 1991 | KCA | 540 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | -1 | -1 | -8 | -4 | -2 | 0 | -1 | 9.6 | -0.1 | -0.6 | 0.0 | -0.7 | -3 |
| 1992 | PIT | 60 | -4 | -4 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 8.8 | -0.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 | 3 |
| 1993 | DET | 454 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 2 | 10.9 | 0.2 | -0.5 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 4 |
| 1994 | DET | 382 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 20 | 11.5 | 1.7 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1 |
| 1995 | DET | 265 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 6 | 10.7 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Career | 6,656 | 168 | 180 | 0 | 47 | 14 | 2 | -14 | -36 | -20 | 0 | 229 | - | 24.3 | -5.6 | 0.4 | 19.1 | 65 |
| Year | Team | POS | BIP | Chances | OAA | OAA adj | DER Runs | Play+ | OF Arm Opps | OF Arm Runs | Total Fielding Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | DET | LF | 183 | 21 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 11 | 0 | -1 |
| 1979 | DET | CF | 21 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | DET | RF | 29 | 2 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| 1980 | DET | CF | 1257 | 173 | -1.0 | -2 | -2 | -5 | 71 | -3 | -5 |
| 1981 | DET | LF | 180 | 14 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -6 | 14 | 0 | -1 |
| 1981 | DET | CF | 656 | 88 | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 3 |
| 1981 | DET | RF | 590 | 93 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 33 | -2 | 0 |
| 1982 | DET | CF | 1771 | 231 | 4.0 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 49 | 0 | 3 |
| 1983 | DET | LF | 707 | 84 | 4.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 3 |
| 1983 | DET | CF | 482 | 71 | 0.0 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 25 | -3 | -4 |
| 1983 | DET | RF | 45 | 11 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -1 |
| 1984 | DET | CF | 21 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | DET | RF | 2406 | 364 | -5.0 | -8 | -7 | -23 | 39 | 0 | -7 |
| 1985 | DET | CF | 502 | 71 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 1985 | DET | RF | 2222 | 348 | -1.0 | -4 | -3 | -8 | 46 | -2 | -5 |
| 1986 | DET | CF | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | DET | RF | 2039 | 297 | -5.0 | -8 | -7 | -36 | 117 | -2 | -9 |
| 1987 | DET | LF | 3126 | 367 | 11.0 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 144 | -1 | 6 |
| 1987 | DET | CF | 58 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | LAN | LF | 3768 | 444 | 17.0 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 174 | -1 | 9 |
| 1988 | LAN | CF | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | LAN | LF | 1392 | 170 | 3.0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 78 | -4 | -2 |
| 1989 | LAN | CF | 330 | 43 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -3 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | LAN | LF | 288 | 40 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 3 |
| 1990 | LAN | CF | 1701 | 226 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 80 | 0 | 1 |
| 1991 | KCA | LF | 2353 | 250 | -8.0 | -7 | -6 | -27 | 84 | -2 | -8 |
| 1991 | KCA | RF | 40 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | PIT | RF | 238 | 34 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 1993 | DET | LF | 10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | DET | CF | 745 | 105 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 1 |
| 1994 | DET | CF | 570 | 72 | -2.0 | -2 | -2 | -7 | 25 | 1 | -1 |
| 1994 | DET | RF | 208 | 44 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 30 | -1 | -1 |
| 1995 | DET | RF | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LF | 12007 | 1392 | 28.0 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 555 | -8 | 9 | ||
| CF | 8126 | 1095 | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | -15 | 339 | -2 | -1 | ||
| RF | 7819 | 1200 | -9.0 | -18 | -15 | -67 | 276 | -7 | -22 |
| Year | Team | Off GS | Def GS | Game Shares | WAR | W | L | Victory Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | DET | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | -0.4 | 3 |
| 1987 | DET | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1 |
| 1988 | LAN | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Career | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.7 | -0.3 | 5 |
| Year | Team | PA | BatRuns | Adj R | RISP | BSR | DP | ROE | Fld | Pos | DH | Pit | RAA | RPW | WAA | Pos Wins | LgA | WAM | DVoDH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | DET | 37 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | -1 |
| 1987 | DET | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -1 |
| 1988 | LAN | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Career | 92 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | - | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | -1 |
| Stat description | |
|---|---|
| GS | Game Shares |
| WAM | Wins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name. |
| WAR | Wins above Replacement |
| VS | Victory Shares |
| W | Wins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense. |
| L | Losses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score. |
| BatRuns | Batting runs above average |
| Adj R | Park adjusted batting runs |
| RISP | Runs for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position |
| BSR | Baserunning runs |
| DP | Double play avoidance runs |
| ROE | Runs from reaching on error |
| Fld | Fielding runs |
| Pos | Position adjustment |
| DH | Designated hitter adjustment |
| Pit | Pitcher batting adjustment |
| RAA | Runs above average before position and league adjustment |
| RPW | Runs per win |
| WAA | Wins above average before position and league adjustment |
| POS Wins | Position adjustment converted to wins |
| LGA | League quality adjustment |
| DVoDH | Defensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter |
| G | Games pitched |
| GS | Game shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index |
| XR | Expected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced |
| DR | Defensive runs support |
| Role | Starter vs reliever role adjustment |
| LgAdj | League adjustment |
| R+ | Runs above average |
| LI | Leverage index |
| R_lev+ | Leverage adjusted runs above average |
| Chances | Estimated opportunies to make a defensive play |
| BIP | Balls in play while this player was on the field |
| OAA | Outs above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level |
| OAA adj | Park adjusted outs above average |
| DER runs | Run value of outs above average |
| Frame Runs | Runs from framing balls and strikes |
| SB Runs | Stolen base prevention runs |
| Block Runs | Wild pitch and passed ball prevention runs |
| Err Runs | Catcher error prevention runs |
| Catcher Runs | Catcher runs from SB, errors, PB, and WP. Does not include framing. |
| Play+ | plays made above average per ball in play |
| GB+ | ground ball plays above average per ball in play |
| DP Start | Runs from starting double plays |
| DP Turn | Runs from turning double plays |
| DP runs | Total double play runs |
| OF Arm opps | Opportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play |
| OF Arm runs | Runs from throwing from the outfield |
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