Josh Gibson

Joshua Gibson

Born: December 21, 1911 in Buena Vista, GA
Died: January 20, 1947 in Pittsburgh, PA
(35 years old)

Bats: R

Throws: R

Ht: 6'1"

Wt: 213

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Notes:

• Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972
• Buried: Allegheny Cemetery (Pittsburgh, PA)
• Relatives: Jerry Gibson (Brother)

Batting

Glossary

Basic Batting

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
1930	MRS	NNL	18	C	1	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0			0	0			.500	.500	.500	1.000	175
1930	HG	EAS	18	C	32	119	107	20	40	3	2	9	37	0		8			1	3			.374	.422	.692	1.114	164
1931	HG	IND	19	C	48	201	183	39	57	14	4	8	42	0		13			1	4			.311	.360	.563	.923	160
1932	PC	IND	20	C	63	265	237	44	76	13	6	8	44	1		25			1	2			.321	.388	.527	.915	143
1932	PC	NvM	20	LF	7	29	28	10	9	0	0	0	6	0		1			0	0			.321	.345	.321	.666	59
1933	PC	NN2	21	C	68	262	238	61	94	15	7	18	74	4		20			0	4			.395	.442	.744	1.186	218
1933	EAS	EWA	21	C	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	120
1934	PC	NN2	22	C	65	272	240	56	76	19	4	15	59	4		30			1	1			.317	.395	.617	1.012	184
1934	EAS	EWA	22	C	1	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	423
1935	PC	NN2	23	C	44	194	168	48	62	11	4	10	57	10		24			0	2			.369	.448	.661	1.109	176
1935	WES	EWA	23	C	1	6	5	3	4	2	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.800	.833	1.200	2.033	404
1935	PC	NLC	23	C	7	31	31	5	11	0	1	1	5	0	0	0			0	0			.355	.355	.516	.871	146
1936	PC	NN2	24	C	50	208	175	51	68	7	4	18	66	6		30			0	3			.389	.478	.783	1.261	218
1936	EAS	EWA	24	C	1	3	3	2	2	0	0	0	1	1		0	0		0	0	0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	198
1937	HG	NN2	25	C	39	183	156	60	65	13	7	20	73	2		25		2	1	1			.417	.500	.974	1.474	272
1938	HG	NN2	26	C	46	199	165	53	61	11	4	13	54	2		29			1	4			.370	.467	.721	1.188	204
1938	EAS	EWA	26	C	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
1939	HG	NN2	27	C	27	123	102	34	41	4	3	11	46	4		18				3			.402	.492	.824	1.315	250
1939	HG	NLP	27	C	2	8	6	1	1	0	0	1	2	0		2				0			.167	.375	.667	1.042	155
1939	HG	NLC	27	C	5	21	17	3	6	0	0	2	4	0		4				0			.353	.476	.706	1.182	234
1939	EAS	EWA	27	C	2	9	5	1	1	0	1	0	4	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	1	0	.200	.444	.600	1.044	180
1940	HG	NN2	28	1B	2	9	6	2	1	0	0	1	2	0		3			0	0		0	.167	.444	.667	1.111	184
1940	VEZ	MEX	28	C	22	108	92	32	43	7	4	11	38	3		16	6		0	0			.467	.546	.989	1.535	292
1941	VEZ	MEX	29	C	94	434	358	100	134	31	3	33	124	7		75	25		1	0			.374	.484	.754	1.238	202
1942	HG	NN2	30	C	48	198	162	44	53	7	2	10	52	1		35				1			.327	.447	.580	1.027	199
1942	HG	WS	30	C	4	15	13	2	1	0	0	0	0	1		2			0	0			.077	.200	.077	.277	-25
1942	EAS	EWA	30	C	2	11	7	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.429	.636	.429	1.065	173
1943	HG	NN2	31	C	69	302	249	93	116	22	9	20	109	4		52			1	0	0		.466	.560	.867	1.427	276
1943	SAS	NSA	31	C	1	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0		1			0	0	0		.667	.750	.667	1.417	283
1943	HG	WS	31	C	7	32	26	8	5	1	0	0	2	1		6			0	0	0		.192	.344	.231	.575	83
1943	EAS	EWA	31	C	1	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	413
1944	HG	NN2	32	C	49	199	176	39	59	8	6	9	49	3		23		3	0	0		1	.335	.412	.602	1.014	166
1944	EAS	EWA	32	C	1	4	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0		1	0		0	0			.667	.750	1.000	1.750	313
1944	HG	WS	32	C	5	22	15	3	6	0	0	1	2	0		7			0	0	0		.400	.591	.600	1.191	284
1945	HG	NN2	33	C	46	190	157	37	56	6	5	8	40	0		32		3	0	1			.357	.466	.611	1.077	201
1945	HG	WS	33	C	4	16	14	0	2	1	0	0	1	0		2		0	0	0			.143	.250	.214	.464	73
1945	NOS	NSA	33	C	1	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		2		1	0	0			.333	.600	.333	.933	179
1946	HG	NN2	34	C	48	186	171	34	54	12	3	13	52	0		15			0	0		0	.316	.371	.649	1.020	182
1946	EAS	EWA	34	C	2	6	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0		0	.200	.333	.200	.533	106
17	8			C	917	3889	3340	888	1219	209	79	240	1049	54	1	511	32	14	8	29	1	1	.365	.450	.690	1.141	201
162 Game Average						687	590	157	215	37	14	42	185	20	16	90	41	15	2	5	2	1	.365	.450	.690	1.141	201

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
16	Negro Leagues				794	3318	2862	746	1033	171	72	196	881	44	1	419	1	14	7	29	1	1	.361	.444	.676	1.120	200
2	vs Latin Leagues				116	542	450	132	177	38	7	44	162	10		91	31		1	0			.393	.496	.802	1.299	220
1	vs Major Leagues				7	29	28	10	9	0	0	0	6	0		1			0	0			.321	.345	.321	.666	59

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
1	Memphis Red Sox			C	1	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0			0	0			.500	.500	.500	1.000	175
11	Homestead Grays			C	481	2023	1725	472	624	102	45	126	567	18		276		8	5	17	0	1	.362	.451	.692	1.143	207
5	Pittsburgh Crawfords			C	304	1261	1117	275	396	65	26	70	311	25	0	130			2	12			.355	.423	.647	1.070	183
9	East All Stars			C	12	44	33	5	13	2	1	0	7	1	0	10	1	4	0	0	1	0	.394	.523	.515	1.038	216
1	West All Stars			C	1	6	5	3	4	2	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.800	.833	1.200	2.033	404
2	Azules de Veracruz			C	116	542	450	132	177	38	7	44	162	10		91	31		1	0			.393	.496	.802	1.299	220
1	South All Stars			C	1	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0		1			0	0	0		.667	.750	.667	1.417	283
1	North All Stars			C	1	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		2		1	0	0			.333	.600	.333	.933	179

Advanced Batting

Year	Team	Lg	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	K%	LG	BB/K	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
1930	MRS	NNL	4	.469	.331	0.0%	7.8%					0.0%	1.1%	.000	.114
1930	HG	EAS	119	.460	.365	6.7%	8.5%					7.6%	1.7%	.318	.145
1931	HG	IND	201	.406	.319	6.5%	7.5%					4.0%	1.1%	.251	.110
1932	PC	IND	265	.415	.346	9.4%	8.1%		0.2%		34.27	3.0%	0.9%	.207	.110
1932	PC	NvM	29	.325	.385	3.4%	8.7%					0.0%	1.2%	.000	.112
1933	PC	NN2	262	.502	.326	7.6%	6.6%					6.9%	1.1%	.349	.119
1933	EAS	EWA	2	.466	.384	0.0%	4.2%	0.0%	9.9%		0.43	0.0%	1.4%	.000	.180
1934	PC	NN2	272	.455	.328	11.0%	7.7%					5.5%	0.8%	.300	.093
1934	EAS	EWA	4	.594	.221	0.0%	3.6%	0.0%	25.0%		0.14	0.0%	0.0%	.250	.074
1935	PC	NN2	194	.475	.355	12.4%	8.7%					5.2%	1.5%	.292	.137
1935	WES	EWA	6	.767	.382	16.7%	16.5%	0.0%	7.2%		2.29	0.0%	1.0%	.400	.078
1935	PC	NLC	31	.405	.331	0.0%	8.6%					3.2%	1.7%	.161	.102
1936	PC	NN2	208	.530	.353	14.4%	8.9%					8.7%	1.7%	.394	.128
1936	EAS	EWA	3	.646	.420	0.0%	8.6%	0.0%	8.6%		1.00	0.0%	0.0%	.000	.099
1937	HG	NN2	183	.586	.343	13.7%	8.1%					10.9%	1.6%	.558	.132
1938	HG	NN2	199	.503	.349	14.6%	9.5%					6.5%	1.6%	.352	.131
1938	EAS	EWA	1	.000	.322	0.0%	10.6%	0.0%	6.4%		1.67	0.0%	1.4%	.000	.116
1939	HG	NN2	123	.549	.342	14.6%	8.4%					8.9%	1.8%	.422	.113
1939	HG	NLP	8	.426	.347	25.0%	10.2%					12.5%	2.8%	.500	.174
1939	HG	NLC	21	.548	.336	19.0%	7.8%					9.5%	1.0%	.353	.076
1939	EAS	EWA	9	.276	.338	33.3%	12.5%	0.0%	11.8%		1.06	0.0%	1.5%	.400	.105
1940	HG	NN2	9	.474	.358	33.3%	10.0%					11.1%	1.3%	.500	.126
1940	VEZ	MEX	108	.642	.353	14.8%	9.4%	5.6%	10.2%	2.67	0.92	10.2%	1.2%	.522	.127
1941	VEZ	MEX	434	.540	.381	17.3%	11.3%	5.8%	8.5%	3.00	1.33	7.6%	1.1%	.380	.125
1942	HG	NN2	198	.474	.327	17.7%	9.6%					5.1%	1.0%	.253	.094
1942	HG	WS	15	.163	.345	13.3%	7.7%					0.0%	1.3%	.000	.117
1942	EAS	EWA	11	.412	.372	36.4%	12.2%	0.0%	9.6%		1.27	0.0%	0.0%	.000	.076
1943	HG	NN2	302	.622	.358	17.2%	9.7%					6.6%	0.7%	.402	.105
1943	SAS	NSA	4	.642	.341	25.0%	4.3%					0.0%	0.0%	.000	.105
1943	HG	WS	32	.318	.322	18.8%	10.2%					0.0%	0.0%	.038	.051
1943	EAS	EWA	4	.377	.143	25.0%	5.3%	0.0%	10.5%		0.50	0.0%	0.0%	.000	.000
1944	HG	NN2	199	.446	.350	11.6%	8.5%					4.5%	0.9%	.267	.106
1944	EAS	EWA	4	.705	.344	25.0%	5.8%	0.0%	5.8%		1.00	0.0%	1.4%	.333	.161
1944	HG	WS	22	.574	.310	31.8%	8.0%					4.5%	0.9%	.200	.061
1945	HG	NN2	190	.478	.335	16.8%	8.8%					4.2%	0.9%	.255	.099
1945	HG	WS	16	.244	.262	12.5%	7.9%					0.0%	0.4%	.071	.053
1945	NOS	NSA	5	.353	.330	40.0%	10.3%					0.0%	0.0%	.000	.043
1946	HG	NN2	186	.458	.341	8.1%	9.3%					7.0%	1.0%	.333	.097
1946	EAS	EWA	6	.306	.266	16.7%	6.7%	16.7%	7.5%	1.00	0.89	0.0%	0.0%	.000	.009
17	8		3889	.496	.346	13.1%	8.9%	5.4%	6.3%	3.19	11.45	6.2%	1.1%	.325	.113

Year	Team	Lg	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	K%	LG	BB/K	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
16	Negro Leagues		3318	.487	.341	12.6%	8.5%	2.0%	1.8%	11.00	29.01	5.9%	1.1%	.316	.111
2	vs Latin Leagues		542	.560	.375	16.8%	10.9%	5.7%	8.8%	2.94	1.25	8.1%	1.1%	.409	.125
1	vs Major Leagues		29	.325	.385	3.4%	8.7%					0.0%	1.2%	.000	.112

Year	Team	Lg	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	K%	LG	BB/K	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
1	Memphis Red Sox		4	.469	.331	0.0%	7.8%					0.0%	1.1%	.000	.114
11	Homestead Grays		2023	.497	.342	13.6%	8.9%					6.2%	1.1%	.330	.110
5	Pittsburgh Crawfords		1261	.468	.341	10.3%	7.9%					5.6%	1.2%	.293	.115
9	East All Stars		44	.419	.316	22.7%	8.9%	2.3%	10.8%	10.00	0.93	0.0%	0.5%	.121	.081
1	West All Stars		6	.767	.382	16.7%	16.5%	0.0%	7.2%		2.29	0.0%	1.0%	.400	.078
2	Azules de Veracruz		542	.560	.375	16.8%	10.9%	5.7%	8.8%	2.94	1.25	8.1%	1.1%	.409	.125
1	South All Stars		4	.642	.341	25.0%	4.3%					0.0%	0.0%	.000	.105
1	North All Stars		5	.353	.330	40.0%	10.3%					0.0%	0.0%	.000	.043

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