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Bob Gibson

Starting Pitcher

1959—1975

BORN

November 9, 1935, in Omaha, NE

THROWS

Right-Handed

MLB DEBUT

April 15, 1959

PITCH ARSENAL

Rising Fastball

Slider

Sinking Fastball

Curve

PRIMARY TEAM

St. Louis Cardinals

251 WINS

68.0 QUALITY START PCT

89.4 WAR

2.91 ERA

127

55.9 WAR7

3117

STRIKEOUTS

2.33 K / BB RATIO

4.6 WAR PER SEASON

Bob Gibson

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 —

— # 7 RANKED PITCHER —

— Cardinals ALL-TIME TEAM —

— 1964, 1967 WS CHAMP —

Bob Gibson Compared to Hall of Fame Pitcher

	CAREER	WAR7	WAR5C	WAR3	JAWS	WAR PER SN
Gibson	89.4	55.9	42.5	30.5	72.7	4.6
AVG HOFer	73.0	49.8	30.3	21.5	61.4	4.5

Where Does Bob Gibson Rank?

CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS
16	11	13	7	13

CAREER WAR

WAR7

WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE

WAR3

WAR + WAR7 / 2

PITCHING TEAMMATES

Curt Simmons

Steve Carlton

Larry Jackson

Jerry Reuss

Bob Forsch

FAVORITE CATCHER

Tim McCarver

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