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Bob Gibson

#7 PITCHER ALL-TIME
1959—1975
Starting Pitcher
BORN
November 9, 1935, in Omaha, NE
THROWS
Right-Handed
PRIMARY TEAM
St. Louis Cardinals

What Pitches Did Bob Gibson Throw?

Rising Fastball
Slider
Sinking Fastball
Curve
Change
251
WINS
68.0
QUALITY START PCT
89.4
WAR
174
LOSSES
127
ERA+
55.9
WAR7
2.91
ERA
2.33
K / BB RATIO
30.5
WAR3
3117
STRIKEOUTS
1.19
WHIP
4.6
WAR PER SEASON
The greatest post-season pitcher in history: won two World Series Game Sevens with masterful performances for the Cardinals in the 1960s.
Hall of Fame
8-TIME
ALL-STAR
Cardinals
ALL-TIME TEAM
1964, 1967
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Bob Gibson Compared to Hall of Fame Pitcher

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 JAWS WAR PER SN
Gibson
CAREER
89.4
WAR7
55.9
WAR5C
42.5
WAR3
30.5
JAWS
72.7
WAR PER SN
4.6
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
CAREER
73.0
WAR7
49.8
WAR5C
30.3
WAR3
21.5
JAWS
61.4
WAR PER SN
4.5

Where Does Bob Gibson Rank Among Pitchers?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
7
CAREER
16
LONG PEAK
11
PRIME
13
SHORT PEAK
7
JAWS
13
RANKING
EGG RANKING
CAREER
WAR
LONG PEAK
WAR7
PRIME
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
SHORT PEAK
WAR3
JAWS
JAWS