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Kirk gibson detroit tigers

Kirk Gibson

#39 RANKED AT POSITION
1979—1995
Right Field
BORN
May 28, 1957, in Pontiac, MI
BATS / THROWS
Left / Left
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
6-3 / 215
PRIMARY TEAM
Detroit Tigers
.268
BATTING AVERAGE
1635
GAMES
38.5
WAR
.352
ON-BASE PCT
985
RUNS
29.9
WAR7
.463
SLUGGING
1553
HITS
17.0
WAR3
.815
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
255
HOME RUNS
3.8
WAR PER SEASON
Smacked pinch-hit, walkoff homer against Dennis Eckersley to win the first game of the 1988 World Series.
Tigers
ALL-TIME TEAM
1984, 1988
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Compared to Hall of Fame Right Fielders

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Gibson
CAREER
38.5
LONG PEAK
29.9
PRIME
25.0
SHORT PEAK
17.0
JAWS
34.2
WAR PER
3.8
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
CAREER
75.3
LONG PEAK
44.4
PRIME
31.0
SHORT PEAK
22.1
JAWS
59.9
WAR PER
5.2

Where Does Kirk Gibson Rank Among Right Fielders?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
39
CAREER
57
LONG PEAK
61
PRIME
40
SHORT PEAK
55
JAWS
55
RANKING
EGG RANKING
CAREER
WAR
LONG PEAK
WAR7
PRIME
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
SHORT PEAK
WAR3
JAWS
JAWS

Hall of Fame Right Fielders Wins Above Replacement Comparison

Gibson
Average HOF Right Field
80.080.060.060.040.040.020.020.00.00.038.529.9251734.23.868.743.231.422.4564.7Career WARCareer WARWAR7WAR7WAR5CWAR5CWAR3WAR3JAWSJAWSWAR PER SNWAR PER SN
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