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Robert Gibson

First name: Bob

Last name: Gibson

Birthdate: 1935-11-09

Bats: R   Throws: R

MLBAM ID: 114756

Retro ID: gibsb101

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1959SLN0.30.00.30.00.10.30
1960SLN0.40.00.4-0.10.00.40
1961SLN1.00.01.00.30.60.42
1962SLN1.10.01.11.01.4-0.24
1963SLN1.20.01.21.61.9-0.76
1964SLN1.40.01.40.40.80.62
1965SLN1.50.01.51.72.2-0.66
1966SLN1.50.01.50.50.90.53
1967SLN0.90.00.90.40.70.32
1968SLN1.40.01.41.01.40.04
1969SLN1.60.01.61.31.8-0.25
1970SLN1.50.01.52.02.5-0.97
1971SLN1.20.01.20.40.80.42
1972SLN1.40.01.40.91.30.14
1973SLN0.90.00.90.71.00.03
1974SLN1.10.01.10.40.70.32
1975SLN0.50.00.50.20.30.11
Career18.90.018.912.718.40.853

Detailed Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
1959SLN27-4-40-1000004-19.5-0.10.00.0-0.10
1960SLN29-4-4-1-1100003-28.9-0.20.00.0-0.20
1961SLN75-5-61-200000819.50.10.00.00.10
1962SLN90-2-300000001189.50.80.00.00.80
1963SLN100-2-3200100012129.21.30.00.01.30
1964SLN107-11-1200000001319.20.10.00.00.10
1965SLN119-2-32-31100015139.31.40.00.01.40
1966SLN111-9-90-11-10001228.10.20.00.00.20
1967SLN74-7-70000000928.70.20.00.00.20
1968SLN110-7-7-11000001257.60.70.00.00.70
1969SLN127-6-6000-10001588.11.00.00.01.00
1970SLN124004-10-100015179.81.70.00.01.70
1971SLN95-8-81-1000001029.50.20.00.00.20
1972SLN106-5-5-1-2100001258.40.60.00.00.60
1973SLN71-6-61100000848.60.50.00.00.50
1974SLN87-6-60-100000929.00.20.00.00.20
1975SLN37-3-30000000419.10.10.00.00.10
Career1,489-87-928-114-100017280-8.80.00.08.80

Pitching

Year Team Lg G GS IP R XR DR IP/G RPW Role LgAdj R+ LI R_lev+ WAM W L WAR VS
1959 SLN NL 13 3.4 75.7 35 40 -1 5.82 9.7 0.07 0.09 8 1.03 8 0.8 2.5 0.9 1.5 8
1960 SLN NL 27 3.7 86.7 61 47 -5 3.21 10.4 -0.17 0.09 -10 0.89 -9 -0.9 0.9 2.7 -0.2 3
1961 SLN NL 35 9.6 211.3 89 116 2 6.04 9.8 0.09 0.09 30 1.00 30 3.1 7.9 1.7 5.1 24
1962 SLN NL 32 10.9 233.7 84 121 8 7.30 9.2 0.12 0.09 35 1.03 36 3.9 9.3 1.5 6.1 28
1963 SLN NL 36 11.1 254.7 110 116 2 7.07 8.9 0.05 0.09 8 1.01 8 0.9 6.4 4.6 3.1 19
1964 SLN NL 40 13.2 287.3 105 139 5 7.18 8.8 0.08 0.09 34 1.04 35 4.0 10.6 2.6 6.7 32
1965 SLN NL 38 13.2 299.0 110 138 7 7.87 8.7 0.09 0.09 28 1.00 28 3.2 9.8 3.4 5.9 29
1966 SLN NL 35 12.3 280.3 90 133 8 8.01 8.5 0.08 0.09 41 1.00 41 4.8 11.0 1.4 7.4 33
1967 SLN NL 24 7.4 175.3 62 72 2 7.30 8.2 0.06 0.09 11 1.00 11 1.3 5.0 2.4 2.8 15
1968 SLN NL 34 13.4 304.7 49 111 11 8.96 6.6 0.05 0.09 56 1.00 56 8.5 15.2 -1.8 11.3 46
1969 SLN NL 35 14.1 314.0 84 145 5 8.97 7.9 0.10 0.09 62 1.00 62 7.9 14.9 -0.9 10.8 45
1970 SLN NL 34 12.8 294.0 111 152 -6 8.65 8.8 0.08 0.03 50 1.00 50 5.7 12.1 0.7 8.3 36
1971 SLN NL 31 11.0 245.7 96 109 -2 7.93 8.5 0.07 0.03 18 1.00 18 2.1 7.6 3.4 4.4 23
1972 SLN NL 34 12.5 278.0 82 118 4 8.18 7.9 0.03 0.03 34 1.00 34 4.3 10.6 2.0 6.9 32
1973 SLN NL 25 8.4 195.0 71 89 1 7.80 8.5 0.10 0.03 20 1.00 20 2.4 6.6 1.8 4.1 20
1974 SLN NL 33 10.3 240.0 111 109 6 7.27 9.2 0.09 0.03 -5 1.00 -5 -0.5 4.6 5.6 1.6 14
1975 SLN NL 22 5.0 109.0 65 52 -2 4.95 9.7 0.14 0.03 -9 1.05 -9 -0.9 1.6 3.4 0.1 5
Career 528 172.3 3884.4 1415 1807 45 411 414 50.6 136.6 35.4 85.9 412

Defense

Pitcher Defense

Year Team Chances OAA OAA adj
1959 SLN 17 0.0 0
1960 SLN 19 0.0 0
1961 SLN 46 1.0 1
1962 SLN 54 1.0 1
1963 SLN 47 -3.0 -3
1964 SLN 48 -3.0 -3
1965 SLN 53 0.0 0
1966 SLN 48 0.0 0
1967 SLN 29 0.0 0
1968 SLN 45 -1.0 -1
1969 SLN 49 -3.0 -3
1970 SLN 48 -3.0 -3
1971 SLN 55 0.0 0
1972 SLN 61 4.0 4
1973 SLN 32 -1.0 -1
1974 SLN 39 -1.0 -1
1975 SLN 23 -2.0 -2
713 -11.0 -11

Batting – Postseason

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1964SLN0.10.00.10.00.10.10
1967SLN0.20.00.20.00.10.10
1968SLN0.10.00.10.10.20.00
Career0.40.00.40.10.40.20

Postseason Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
1964SLN10-1-10000000109.90.00.00.00.00
1967SLN12-1-10000000107.70.00.00.00.00
1968SLN10000000000119.40.10.00.00.10
Career32-2-2000000031-0.10.00.00.10

Postseason Pitching

Year Team Lg G GS IP R XR DR IP/G RPW Role LgAdj R+ LI R_lev+ WAM W L WAR VS
1964 SLN MLB 3 1.2 27.0 11 15 0 9.00 9.3 0.09 0.00 4 1.00 4 0.4 1.0 0.2 0.7 3
1967 SLN MLB 3 1.3 27.0 2 14 1 9.00 7.0 0.08 0.00 11 1.00 11 1.6 2.2 -1.0 1.9 7
1968 SLN MLB 3 1.3 27.0 5 12 1 9.00 7.3 0.08 0.00 7 1.00 7 1.0 1.6 -0.4 1.3 5
Career 9 3.8 81 18 41 2 22 22 3 4.8 -1.2 3.9 15

Glossary

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Stat description
GSGame Shares
WAMWins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name.
WARWins above Replacement
VSVictory Shares
WWins - 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.
LLosses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score.
BatRunsBatting runs above average
Adj RPark adjusted batting runs
RISPRuns for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position
BSRBaserunning runs
DPDouble play avoidance runs
ROERuns from reaching on error
FldFielding runs
PosPosition adjustment
DHDesignated hitter adjustment
PitPitcher batting adjustment
RAARuns above average before position and league adjustment
RPWRuns per win
WAAWins above average before position and league adjustment
POS WinsPosition adjustment converted to wins
LGALeague quality adjustment
DVoDHDefensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter
GGames pitched
GSGame shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index
XRExpected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced
DRDefensive runs support
RoleStarter vs reliever role adjustment
LgAdjLeague adjustment
R+Runs above average
LILeverage index
R_lev+Leverage adjusted runs above average
ChancesEstimated opportunies to make a defensive play
BIPBalls in play while this player was on the field
OAAOuts above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level
OAA adjPark adjusted outs above average
DER runsRun value of outs above average
Frame RunsRuns from framing balls and strikes
SB RunsStolen base prevention runs
Block RunsWild pitch and passed ball prevention runs
Err RunsCatcher error prevention runs
Catcher RunsCatcher 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 StartRuns from starting double plays
DP TurnRuns from turning double plays
DP runsTotal double play runs
OF Arm oppsOpportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play
OF Arm runsRuns from throwing from the outfield

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