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Josh gibson

Josh Gibson

#3 RANKED AT POSITION
1930—1946
Catcher
BORN
December 21, 1911, in Buena Vista, GA
BATS / THROWS
Right / Right
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
6-1 / 225
PRIMARY TEAM
Homestead Grays
.373
BATTING AVERAGE
602
GAMES
72.8
WAR
.458
ON-BASE PCT
612
RUNS
56.8
WAR7
.718
SLUGGING
808
HITS
30.5
WAR3
1.176
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
166
HOME RUNS
WAR PER SEASON
Many consider him the greatest hitter in the history of the negro leagues. Gibson reportedly had as much (or possibly more) power than Babe Ruth.
Hall of Fame
12-TIME
ALL-STAR
1943, 1944 Grays
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Compared to Hall of Fame Catchers

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Gibson
CAREER
72.8
LONG PEAK
56.8
PRIME
44.2
SHORT PEAK
30.5
JAWS
64.8
WAR PER
NR
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
CAREER
53.5
LONG PEAK
35.0
PRIME
25.5
SHORT PEAK
17.5
JAWS
44.3
WAR PER
4.4

Where Does Josh Gibson Rank Among Catchers?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
3
CAREER
2
LONG PEAK
1
PRIME
1
SHORT PEAK
1
JAWS
1
RANKING
EGG RANKING
CAREER
WAR
LONG PEAK
WAR7
PRIME
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
SHORT PEAK
WAR3
JAWS
JAWS

Hall of Fame Catchers Wins Above Replacement Comparison

Gibson
Average HOF Catcher
554433221100NaNNaNCareer WARCareer WARWAR7WAR7WAR5CWAR5CWAR3WAR3JAWSJAWSWAR PER SNWAR PER SN
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