Kirk Gibson
Bats L Throws L6'3" 215 lbBorn 1957 Pontiac, USADebut 1979Team DETDraft 1978 R1 #12 Detroit Tigers, Michigan State
Awards: ALCS MVP, Most Valuable Player, Silver Slugger
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 1995 | DET | 70 | 265 | 37 | 59 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 35 | 9 | 33 | 61 | 0.260 | 0.358 | 0.449 | 0.808 | 109.1 |
| 1994 | DET | 98 | 382 | 71 | 91 | 17 | 2 | 23 | 72 | 4 | 42 | 69 | 0.276 | 0.358 | 0.548 | 0.906 | 126.4 |
| 1993 | DET | 116 | 454 | 62 | 105 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 62 | 15 | 44 | 87 | 0.261 | 0.337 | 0.432 | 0.769 | 106.5 |
| 1992 | PIT | 16 | 60 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0.196 | 0.237 | 0.304 | 0.541 | 49.5 |
| 1991 | KC | 132 | 540 | 81 | 109 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 55 | 18 | 69 | 103 | 0.236 | 0.341 | 0.403 | 0.744 | 108.3 |
| 1990 | LAD | 89 | 359 | 59 | 82 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 38 | 26 | 39 | 65 | 0.260 | 0.345 | 0.400 | 0.745 | 112.0 |
| 1989 | LAD | 71 | 292 | 35 | 54 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 12 | 35 | 55 | 0.213 | 0.312 | 0.368 | 0.679 | 95.0 |
| 1988 | LAD | 150 | 632 | 106 | 157 | 28 | 1 | 25 | 76 | 31 | 73 | 120 | 0.290 | 0.377 | 0.483 | 0.860 | 149.8 |
| 1987 | DET | 128 | 568 | 95 | 135 | 25 | 3 | 24 | 79 | 26 | 71 | 117 | 0.277 | 0.372 | 0.489 | 0.861 | 128.8 |
| 1986 | DET | 119 | 521 | 84 | 118 | 11 | 2 | 28 | 86 | 34 | 68 | 107 | 0.268 | 0.371 | 0.492 | 0.863 | 134.0 |
| 1985 | DET | 154 | 670 | 96 | 167 | 37 | 5 | 29 | 97 | 30 | 71 | 137 | 0.287 | 0.364 | 0.518 | 0.882 | 134.3 |
| 1984 | DET | 149 | 611 | 92 | 150 | 23 | 10 | 27 | 91 | 29 | 63 | 103 | 0.282 | 0.363 | 0.516 | 0.879 | 141.0 |
| 1983 | DET | 128 | 467 | 60 | 91 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 51 | 14 | 53 | 96 | 0.227 | 0.320 | 0.414 | 0.734 | 104.5 |
| 1982 | DET | 69 | 294 | 34 | 74 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 9 | 25 | 41 | 0.278 | 0.341 | 0.444 | 0.785 | 114.7 |
| 1981 | DET | 83 | 313 | 41 | 95 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 17 | 18 | 64 | 0.328 | 0.369 | 0.479 | 0.848 | 143.0 |
| 1980 | DET | 51 | 189 | 23 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 45 | 0.263 | 0.303 | 0.440 | 0.743 | 99.9 |
| 1979 | DET | 12 | 39 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0.237 | 0.256 | 0.395 | 0.651 | 68.8 |
| Career | | 1635 | 6656 | 985 | 1553 | 260 | 54 | 255 | 870 | 284 | 718 | 1285 | 0.268 | 0.352 | 0.463 | 0.815 | 122.8 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 1995 | DET | OF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 1994 | DET | OF | 38 | 284 | 76 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.988 | |
| 1993 | DET | OF | 32 | 238 | 76 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.987 | |
| 1992 | PIT | OF | 13 | 112 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1991 | KC | OF | 94 | 780 | 162 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.976 | |
| 1990 | LAD | OF | 81 | 668 | 191 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0.995 | |
| 1989 | LAD | OF | 70 | 579 | 146 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.980 | |
| 1988 | LAD | OF | 148 | 1282 | 311 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0.964 | |
| 1987 | DET | OF | 121 | 1044 | 253 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0.974 | |
| 1986 | DET | OF | 114 | 987 | 190 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.990 | |
| 1985 | DET | OF | 144 | 1255 | 286 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0.963 | |
| 1984 | DET | OF | 139 | 1178 | 245 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0.954 | |
| 1983 | DET | OF | 54 | 417 | 116 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.975 | |
| 1982 | DET | OF | 64 | 566 | 167 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0.994 | |
| 1981 | DET | OF | 67 | 551 | 142 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.973 | |
| 1980 | DET | OF | 49 | 383 | 122 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.992 | |
| 1979 | DET | OF | 10 | 83 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 1988 | 8 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0.185 | 0.258 | 0.519 | 0.777 |
| 1987 | 5 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0.286 | 0.375 | 0.476 | 0.851 |
| 1984 | 8 | 30 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0.367 | 0.486 | 0.700 | 1.186 |
| Career | 21 | 78 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 0.282 | 0.380 | 0.577 | 0.957 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 1995 | DET | $1,300,000 |
| 1994 | DET | $1,500,000 |
| 1993 | DET | $1,100,000 |
| 1992 | PIT | $1,950,000 |
| 1991 | KC | $1,700,000 |
| 1990 | LAD | $1,333,334 |
| 1989 | LAD | $1,333,333 |
| 1988 | LAD | $1,833,333 |
| 1987 | DET | $1,335,000 |
| 1986 | DET | $1,200,000 |
| 1985 | DET | $685,000 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.