NAME : Josh Gibson
NICKNAME :
ORIGIN :
BIRTHDAY : 1/1/1945
AGE : 25
HEIGHT : 6"6
WEIGHT : 210
POSITION : Catcher
BATS : Right
THROWS : Right
CONTRACT : $8,980,000 through 1972
DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
LOYALTY : Minimal
TEAM LEADER : Some ability
CONSISTENCY : Normal
CLUTCH PERFORMANCE : Normal
INJURY RATING : Normal
DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
Range at Catcher : B (Fielding Pct. : .980)
Catcher Arm : B
OFFENSIVE RATINGS :
Speed : D
Stealing Ability : B
Sacrifice Bunt : C
Bunt for Hit : E
Hitter Type : Pull Hitter
Getting Hits : 8 (VS. RHP : 8, VS. LHP : 9, Talent Brilliant)
Hitting Doubles : 8 (VS. RHP : 8, VS. LHP : 9, Talent Brilliant)
Hitting Homeruns : 9 (VS. RHP : 9, VS. LHP : 9, Talent Brilliant)
Getting BB's : 10 (VS. RHP : 9, VS. LHP : 10, Talent Brilliant)
Avoiding Strikeouts : 7 (VS. RHP : 7, VS. LHP : 7, Talent Good)
BATTING STATS :
Category AVG HR RBI AB H 2B 3B R SB CS BB K OBP SLG
Overall .286 25 74 538 154 28 6 80 8 3 84 81 .388 .500
vs RHP .266 16 43 354 94 17 3 55 4 0 52 60 .367 .466
vs LHP .326 9 31 184 60 11 3 25 4 3 32 21 .427 .565
At Home .275 11 29 258 71 15 2 41 3 1 47 39 .392 .477
Away .296 14 45 280 83 13 4 39 5 2 37 42 .384 .521
R.I.S.P. .255 5 44 110 28 5 0 0 0 0 29 16 .414 .436
Pinch Hitting .100 0 0 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 .308 .100
Close/Late .310 3 6 58 18 1 1 10 0 0 19 8 .487 .517
This Week .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
Last Week .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
Apr/Mar .293 3 12 75 22 8 1 14 0 0 12 14 .398 .547
May .302 5 16 96 29 4 1 18 2 0 11 15 .385 .521
June .305 6 15 82 25 3 1 12 1 2 16 15 .430 .585
July .341 4 8 88 30 6 1 14 0 0 16 10 .434 .568
August .242 2 10 91 22 4 1 10 2 0 12 13 .337 .374
Sep/Oct .245 5 13 106 26 3 1 12 3 1 17 14 .352 .434
CAREER STATS :
YEAR AVG HR RBI G AB H 2B 3B R SB CS BB K OBP SLG TEAMS
1965 .362 32 86 153 550 199 45 9 131 1 0 104 70 .463 .651 ROC,SC
1966 .362 26 80 137 473 171 39 2 108 4 0 77 51 .451 .617 ROC,SC
1967 .342 15 70 155 546 187 39 4 105 9 7 87 85 .433 .511 ROC,SC
1968 .387 39 137 152 560 217 39 7 128 11 3 89 76 .471 .691 ROC,SC
1969 .306 24 103 155 555 170 38 5 90 6 3 79 70 .393 .523 ROC,SC
Total AB : 3222
Total AVG : .341
Total Hits: 1098
Total HR : 161
Total RBI : 550
Total Runs: 642
Total SB : 39
PLAYER HISTORY
Had first career hit on 4/4/1965, off Todd Colegrove (Day)
Hit first career homerun on 4/6/1965, off Bill Drake (Day)
Was selected to the 1965 Allstar game
Won Circuit Rookie Award in 1965, hitting .362 with 32 HR, 86 RBI
Was selected to the 1966 Allstar game
Injured on 9/27/1966 with a Jammed Finger, out for 1-2 weeks
Was selected to the 1967 Allstar game
Drove in 6 runs against St.Paul on 5/8/1968
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1968, hitting .417 with 8 HR, 29 RBI
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Albany on 6/2/1968
Was selected to the 1968 Allstar game
Won Most Valuable Hitter in 1968, hitting .387 with 39 HR, 137 RBI
Was selected to the 1969 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1970 Allstar game
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