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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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Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972
Buried: Allegheny Cemetery (Pittsburgh, PA)

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	173
1930	HG	IND	18	C	32	119	107	20	40	3	2	9	37	0	0	8	5	1	3	.374	.422	.692	1.114	171
1931	HG	IND	19	C	48	201	183	39	57	14	4	8	42	0	0	13	3	1	4	.311	.360	.563	.923	160
1932	PC	IND	20	C	64	270	241	46	79	14	6	9	47	1	26	1	1	2	.328	.396	.548	.943	149
1932	PC	NvM	20	LF	7	29	28	10	9	0	0	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	.321	.345	.321	.666	59
1933	PC	NN2	21	C	69	267	243	61	96	15	7	18	75	4	19	1	4	.395	.441	.737	1.178	216
1933	EAS	EWA	21	C	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	123
1934	PC	NN2	22	C	65	272	240	56	76	19	4	15	59	4	30	1	1	1	.317	.395	.617	1.012	185
1934	EAS	EWA	22	C	1	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	326
1935	PC	NN2	23	C	44	194	168	48	62	11	4	10	57	10	24	2	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	444
1935	PC	NLP	23	C	7	31	31	5	11	0	1	1	5	0	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	0	3	.389	.478	.783	1.261	218
1936	EAS	EWA	24	C	1	3	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	202
1937	HG	NN2	25	C	39	183	156	60	65	13	7	20	73	2	0	25	0	1	1	.417	.500	.974	1.474	272
1938	HG	NN2	26	C	46	199	165	53	61	11	4	13	54	2	0	29	0	1	4	.370	.467	.721	1.188	204
1938	NAS	NAA	26	C	2	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	218
1939	HG	NN2	27	C	35	154	125	39	49	5	3	14	45	3	0	22	1	1	3	3	0	.392	.477	.816	1.293	237
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	178
1940	HG	NN2	28	1B	2	9	6	2	1	0	0	1	2	0	3	0	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	62	266	212	57	72	9	4	14	66	4	1	51	1	1	2	1	0	0	.340	.472	.618	1.090	208
1942	HG	NvM	30	C	1	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.500	.900	197
1942	EAS	EWA	30	C	2	9	7	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	.429	.556	.429	.984	160
1942	HG	WS	30	C	4	15	13	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	.077	.200	.077	.277	-25
1943	HG	NN2	31	C	70	305	249	93	116	23	9	20	112	4	0	55	1	1	1	0	.466	.564	.871	1.435	277
1943	EAS	EWA	31	C	1	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	413
1943	NNS	NLA	31	C	1	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.667	.750	.667	1.417	310
1943	HG	WS	31	C	7	32	26	8	5	1	0	0	2	1	6	0	0	.192	.344	.231	.575	83
1944	HG	NN2	32	C	50	203	180	40	60	8	6	10	50	3	23	0	3	0	0	0	1	.333	.409	.611	1.020	168
1944	EAS	EWA	32	C	1	4	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.667	.750	1.000	1.750	332
1944	HG	WS	32	C	5	22	15	3	6	0	0	1	2	0	0	7	0	3	0	0	0	.400	.591	.600	1.191	289
1945	HG	NN2	33	C	47	195	161	37	56	6	5	8	40	0	0	33	4	3	0	1	0	.348	.459	.596	1.055	195
1945	HG	WS	33	C	4	16	14	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.214	.464	76
1945	NOS	NSA	33	C	1	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	.333	.600	.333	.933	179
1946	HG	NN2	34	C	48	186	171	34	54	12	3	13	52	0	15	2	3	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	9			C	939	3987	3414	907	1248	215	81	246	1065	57	2	528	54	21	12	29	4	1	.366	.452	.692	1.144	202
162 Game Average						688	589	156	215	37	14	42	184	10	1	91	11	10	2	5	3	1	.366	.452	.692	1.144	202

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				815	3411	2932	764	1061	176	74	202	896	46	2	435	23	21	11	29	4	1	.362	.446	.679	1.125	201
2	vs Latin Leagues				116	542	450	132	177	38	7	44	162	10	91	31	1	0	.393	.496	.802	1.299	220
2	vs Major Leagues				8	34	32	11	10	1	0	0	7	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.353	.344	.697	80

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	173
11	Homestead Grays			C	500	2110	1787	488	646	107	47	131	579	21	1	295	17	15	8	17	3	1	.361	.453	.694	1.147	208
5	Pittsburgh Crawfords			C	306	1271	1126	277	401	66	26	71	315	25	0	130	4	3	12	.356	.424	.650	1.074	184
8	East All Stars			C	11	41	32	5	13	1	1	0	6	1	0	8	1	4	0	0	1	0	.406	.512	.500	1.012	215
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	444
1	NNL All Stars II			C	2	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	218
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	NNL South All Stars			C	1	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.667	.750	.667	1.417	310
1	North All Stars			C	1	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	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	.341	0.0%	8.0%	0.2%		35.29		0.0%	1.2%		.000	.115
1930	HG	IND	119	.461	.358	6.7%	8.4%	4.2%	0.6%		1.60	13.40		7.6%	1.6%		.318	.139
1931	HG	IND	201	.406	.319	6.5%	7.5%	1.5%	1.2%		4.33	6.37		4.0%	1.1%		.251	.110
1932	PC	IND	270	.426	.347	9.6%	8.1%	0.4%	0.7%		26.00	11.58		3.3%	0.9%		.220	.112
1932	PC	NvM	29	.325	.385	3.4%	8.7%	0.0%	0.0%			0.0%	1.2%		.000	.112
1933	PC	NN2	267	.500	.327	7.1%	6.6%	0.0%			6.7%	1.1%		.342	.120
1933	EAS	EWA	2	.460	.370	0.0%	4.2%	0.0%	9.9%		0.43		0.0%	1.4%		.000	.194
1934	PC	NN2	272	.455	.328	11.0%	7.7%	0.4%	0.6%		30.00	13.02		5.5%	0.8%		.300	.093
1934	EAS	EWA	4	.459	.229	0.0%	3.6%	0.0%	25.0%		0.14		0.0%	0.0%		.000	.074
1935	PC	NN2	194	.475	.355	12.4%	8.7%	1.0%	0.9%		12.00	9.99		5.2%	1.5%		.292	.137
1935	WES	EWA	6	.766	.358	16.7%	15.8%	0.0%	7.4%		2.14		0.0%	1.1%		.400	.077
1935	PC	NLP	31	.405	.331	0.0%	8.6%	0.0%	2.1%		4.10		3.2%	1.7%		.161	.102
1936	PC	NN2	208	.530	.353	14.4%	8.9%	0.0%	0.3%		32.59		8.7%	1.7%		.394	.128
1936	EAS	EWA	3	.646	.415	0.0%	8.5%	0.0%	8.5%		1.00		0.0%	0.0%		.000	.097
1937	HG	NN2	183	.594	.343	13.7%	8.1%	0.0%	0.1%		63.50		10.9%	1.6%		.558	.132
1938	HG	NN2	199	.503	.349	14.6%	9.5%	0.0%	0.4%		25.03		6.5%	1.6%		.352	.131
1938	NAS	NAA	4	.564	.361	0.0%	11.8%	2.0%		6.00		0.0%	1.3%		.250	.137
1939	HG	NN2	154	.532	.347	14.3%	8.8%	0.8%		11.43		9.1%	1.6%		.424	.119
1939	EAS	EWA	9	.276	.338	33.3%	12.5%	0.0%	11.8%		1.06		0.0%	1.5%		.400	.106
1940	HG	NN2	9	.474	.358	33.3%	10.1%	0.9%		11.72		11.1%	1.3%		.500	.125
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	266	.494	.335	19.2%	9.7%	0.4%	1.3%		51.00	7.46		5.3%	1.1%		.278	.102
1942	HG	NvM	5	.436	.289	20.0%	5.3%	4.6%		1.17		0.0%	0.0%		.250	.050
1942	EAS	EWA	9	.323	.360	22.2%	11.0%	0.0%	16.8%		0.65		0.0%	0.0%		.000	.088
1942	HG	WS	15	.163	.345	13.3%	7.7%	6.7%	1.0%		2.00	7.67		0.0%	1.3%		.000	.117
1943	HG	NN2	305	.623	.359	18.0%	10.0%	0.3%	0.3%		55.00	38.93		6.6%	0.7%		.406	.105
1943	EAS	EWA	4	.361	.138	25.0%	5.3%	0.0%	10.5%		0.50		0.0%	0.0%		.000	.000
1943	NNS	NLA	4	.663	.327	25.0%	5.6%			0.0%	0.0%		.000	.090
1943	HG	WS	32	.318	.322	18.8%	10.2%			0.0%	0.0%		.038	.051
1944	HG	NN2	203	.447	.348	11.3%	8.4%	0.0%	0.4%		23.63		4.9%	0.9%		.278	.107
1944	EAS	EWA	4	.704	.334	25.0%	5.6%	0.0%	5.6%		1.00		0.0%	1.4%		.333	.156
1944	HG	WS	22	.468	.295	31.8%	7.9%	0.0%	4.5%		1.75		4.5%	0.8%		.200	.061
1945	HG	NN2	195	.470	.335	16.9%	8.8%	2.1%	0.6%		8.25	14.41		4.1%	0.9%		.248	.099
1945	HG	WS	16	.244	.259	12.5%	7.8%	0.0%	0.8%		10.00		0.0%	0.4%		.071	.052
1945	NOS	NSA	5	.353	.330	40.0%	10.3%	20.0%	1.3%		2.00	8.00		0.0%	0.0%		.000	.043
1946	HG	NN2	186	.446	.340	8.1%	9.3%	1.1%	0.3%		7.50	34.41		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	9		3987	.496	.346	13.2%	8.9%	1.5%	1.9%		8.81	18.05		6.2%	1.1%		.327	.114

Year	Team	Lg	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	K%	LG		BB/K	LG		HR%	LG		ISO	LG
16	Negro Leagues		3411	.487	.341	12.8%	8.6%	0.8%	0.8%		16.70	21.00		5.9%	1.1%		.317	.112
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
2	vs Major Leagues		34	.342	.371	5.9%	8.2%	0.0%	0.7%		1.17		0.0%	1.0%		.031	.104

Year	Team	Lg	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	K%	LG		BB/K	LG		HR%	LG		ISO	LG
1	Memphis Red Sox		4	.469	.341	0.0%	8.0%			0.0%	1.2%		.000	.115
11	Homestead Grays		2110	.496	.342	14.0%	9.0%	0.9%	0.7%		15.47	23.83		6.2%	1.1%		.332	.110
5	Pittsburgh Crawfords		1271	.469	.341	10.2%	8.0%	0.4%	0.5%		27.75	15.91		5.6%	1.2%		.294	.115
8	East All Stars		41	.395	.309	19.5%	8.4%	2.4%	12.5%		8.00	0.76		0.0%	0.5%		.094	.082
1	West All Stars		6	.766	.358	16.7%	15.8%	0.0%	7.4%		2.14		0.0%	1.1%		.400	.077
1	NNL All Stars II		4	.564	.361	0.0%	11.8%			0.0%	1.3%		.250	.137
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	NNL South All Stars		4	.663	.327	25.0%	5.6%			0.0%	0.0%		.000	.090
1	North All Stars		5	.353	.330	40.0%	10.3%	20.0%	1.3%		2.00	8.00		0.0%	0.0%		.000	.043

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