#5 Josh Gibson, Catcher, 26 yrs, Chicago (N) Cubs Thursday, 10/26/1938 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Josh Gibson
12/21/1911 26 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 5 / 6 (Very Popular) 5 / 6 (Very Popular) Good Normal Normal 4.5 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 $ 5,930,000 1939 9 Year(s), 24 Days (1572 total Days) 172 Day(s) 10 Year(s), 0 Days (1720 total Days) 9 Year(s) Not eligible 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 9 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 9 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 8 |
Talent | 9 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 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 : 6 (Range), .975 (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 | @PHI | W 4-1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | #4 | | |
9/24 | @PHI | W 6-3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | #4 | | |
9/26 | CIN | W 9-8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | #4 | | |
9/27 | CIN | L 5-9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/28 | @BSN | W 4-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/29 | BRO | W 9-8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
9/30 | @NYN | L 7-9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/1 | PIT | W 5-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
10/2 | @STL | L 5-6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/4 | BRO | W 4-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 145 | 524 | 160 | 31 | 5 | 43 | 141 | 108 | 50 | 70 | .305 | .360 | .630 | .990 | 1.008 | .324 |
Projected | 145 | 524 | 160 | 31 | 5 | 43 | 141 | 108 | 50 | 70 | .305 | .360 | .630 | .990 | 1.008 | .324 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 126 | 584 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 330 | 79 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 118.9 | 8.3 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 109 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 34 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .339 | .398 | .771 | 1.169 |
vs. RHP | 415 | 123 | 26 | 5 | 29 | 107 | 81 | 38 | 55 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .296 | .350 | .593 | .943 |
Close/Late | 61 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 | .343 | .459 | .802 |
Scoring Position | 177 | 59 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 95 | 0 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .398 | .650 | 1.048 |
Pinch Hitting | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .353 | .333 | .471 | .804 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 76 | 261 | 78 | 18 | 2 | 20 | 73 | 50 | 26 | 36 | .299 | .359 | .613 | .972 |
Road | 69 | 263 | 82 | 13 | 3 | 23 | 68 | 58 | 24 | 34 | .312 | .361 | .646 | 1.007 |
March/April | 24 | 95 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 8 | .326 | .369 | .695 | 1.064 |
May | 24 | 90 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 12 | .322 | .382 | .611 | .993 |
June | 19 | 65 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 10 | .246 | .297 | .446 | .743 |
July | 24 | 80 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 11 | .313 | .356 | .563 | .918 |
August | 26 | 93 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 16 | .280 | .343 | .688 | 1.031 |
Sept/Oct | 28 | 101 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 14 | 11 | 13 | .327 | .389 | .703 | 1.092 |
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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 |
1935 | 145 | 538 | 194 | 34 | 5 | 42 | 132 | 101 | 49 | 0 | 7 | 79 | 1 | 2 | .361 | .409 | .677 | 1.086 | CHC,NL |
1936 | 153 | 577 | 177 | 32 | 5 | 36 | 118 | 104 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 86 | 1 | 1 | .307 | .344 | .567 | .911 | CHC,NL |
1937 | 143 | 543 | 157 | 36 | 5 | 25 | 95 | 93 | 44 | 0 | 4 | 57 | 1 | 0 | .289 | .340 | .512 | .852 | CHC,NL |
1938 | 145 | 524 | 160 | 31 | 5 | 43 | 141 | 108 | 50 | 0 | 9 | 70 | 0 | 0 | .305 | .360 | .630 | .990 | CHC,NL |
Total | 1222 | 4582 | 1337 | 257 | 40 | 241 | 900 | 738 | 294 | 0 | 42 | 752 | 8 | 7 | .292 | .332 | .523 | .855 | |
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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 | 126 | 787 | 69 | 4 | 866 | 10 | .988 | 1157.2 | 6.73 | 4 | 144 | 44 | 30.6 |
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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... Drove in 7 runs against Philadelphia (N) on 5/26/1935... 6/19/1935: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (N), $5,930,000 per year, for 4 years. Was selected to the 1935 Allstar game... Drove in 7 runs against Philadelphia (N) on 8/3/1935... Won Player of the Week award on 8/7/1935, hitting .609 with 4 HR, 11 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 8/21/1935, hitting .619 with 2 HR, 11 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 8/28/1935, hitting .526 with 3 HR, 10 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1935, hitting .531 with 11 HR, 39 RBI... Won Gold Glove at Catcher in 1935... Drove in 6 runs against New York (N) on 4/24/1936... Was selected to the 1936 Allstar game... Was selected to the 1937 Allstar game... Was selected to the 1938 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 9/4/1938, hitting .478 with 5 HR, 12 RBI... Won Gold Glove at Catcher in 1938...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1935 - .361 - 1st
| OBP 1935 - .409 - 7th
| SLG 1935 - .677 - 7th
| OPS 1935 - 1.086 - 6th
| Hits 1935 - 194 - 6th
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Triples 1933 - 9 - 10th
| Homeruns 1935 - 42 - 10th
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