#5 Josh Gibson, Catcher, 22 yrs, Chicago (N) Cubs Friday, 10/20/1934 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Josh Gibson
12/21/1911 22 NEGRO,LG,PLAYER 6"1 210
Catcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Normal Normal 3.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 595,000 1935 5 Year(s), 24 Days (884 total Days) 172 Day(s) 6 Year(s), 0 Days (1032 total Days) 5 Year(s) Not eligible 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
Talent | 9 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 5 1 1 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings C : 5 (Range), .976 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 5 Infield Arm : 3 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/23 | BSN | W 5-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/24 | BSN | L 3-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
9/26 | @PHI | W 11-8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #4 | | |
9/27 | @PHI | L 11-13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/28 | PIT | L 1-6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
9/29 | @BRO | W 8-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
9/30 | @CIN | L 3-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/1 | STL | W 8-7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
10/2 | NYN | L 4-6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #4 | | |
10/4 | @BRO | L 9-12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 151 | 555 | 178 | 43 | 4 | 28 | 125 | 112 | 42 | 86 | .321 | .364 | .564 | .928 | .906 | .243 |
Projected | 151 | 555 | 178 | 43 | 4 | 28 | 125 | 112 | 42 | 86 | .321 | .364 | .564 | .928 | .906 | .243 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 127 | 605 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 313 | 75 | 0 | 1 | .0 | 113.4 | 7.7 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 186 | 61 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 44 | 32 | 14 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .328 | .371 | .575 | .947 |
vs. RHP | 369 | 117 | 27 | 4 | 18 | 81 | 80 | 28 | 57 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .317 | .361 | .558 | .919 |
Close/Late | 58 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .310 | .375 | .500 | .875 |
Scoring Position | 194 | 58 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 92 | 0 | 17 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .299 | .344 | .521 | .865 |
Pinch Hitting | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .333 | .545 | .879 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 75 | 278 | 86 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 63 | 62 | 27 | 36 | .309 | .368 | .525 | .893 |
Road | 76 | 277 | 92 | 26 | 2 | 15 | 62 | 50 | 15 | 50 | .332 | .359 | .603 | .962 |
March/April | 23 | 87 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 5 | 11 | .402 | .426 | .747 | 1.173 |
May | 24 | 86 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 13 | .291 | .337 | .547 | .883 |
June | 26 | 93 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 18 | .366 | .412 | .634 | 1.046 |
July | 23 | 93 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 13 | .312 | .350 | .581 | .931 |
August | 27 | 101 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 21 | 4 | 16 | .317 | .330 | .535 | .865 |
Sept/Oct | 28 | 95 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 15 | .242 | .333 | .358 | .691 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1929 | 15 | 52 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .096 | .175 | .135 | .310 | BSN CHC |
1930 | 91 | 357 | 95 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 66 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 77 | 0 | 1 | .266 | .279 | .431 | .711 | CHC |
1931 | 126 | 501 | 128 | 15 | 2 | 20 | 77 | 55 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 112 | 3 | 0 | .255 | .280 | .413 | .693 | CHC,NL |
1932 | 120 | 442 | 106 | 25 | 2 | 12 | 56 | 53 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 2 | 0 | .240 | .267 | .387 | .654 | CHC |
1933 | 133 | 493 | 137 | 28 | 9 | 21 | 90 | 73 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 79 | 0 | 2 | .278 | .312 | .499 | .811 | CHC,NL |
1934 | 151 | 555 | 178 | 43 | 4 | 28 | 125 | 112 | 42 | 0 | 7 | 86 | 0 | 1 | .321 | .364 | .564 | .928 | CHC,NL |
Total | 636 | 2400 | 649 | 124 | 20 | 95 | 414 | 332 | 117 | 0 | 20 | 460 | 5 | 4 | .270 | .302 | .458 | .759 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1929, A | 64 | 244 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 34 | 33 | 26 | 59 | 1 | 7 | .238 | .309 | .357 | .665 |
1929, AA | 36 | 120 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 27 | 2 | 8 | .233 | .298 | .292 | .589 |
1929, AAA | 15 | 55 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | .127 | .172 | .200 | .372 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Catcher | 142 | 127 | 666 | 70 | 1 | 749 | 13 | .983 | 1147.2 | 5.87 | 3 | 168 | 52 | 31.0 |
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Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1929... Traded from Boston (N) to Chicago (N) on 2/6/1929 (Going to BSN: P Connie Rector, P Bill Holland, C Bill Perkins, P Joe Giard, P Myles Thomas. Going to CHC: C Josh Gibson)... Had first career hit on 6/19/1929, off Tony Kaufmann (PIT)... Hit first career homerun on 4/7/1930, off Guy Bush (BRO)... Was selected to the 1931 Allstar game... 9/1/1932: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (N), $595,000 per year, for 3 years. Was selected to the 1933 Allstar game... Drove in 6 runs against Boston (N) on 5/12/1934... Was selected to the 1934 Allstar game... Drove in 7 runs against Philadelphia (N) on 8/16/1934...
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