Bob Gibson Hit By Pitch
Bob Gibson Career Hit By Pitch Overview
During Bob Gibson's 17-year Major League Baseball career, he had a lifetime total of
102 hit by pitch, an average of 6 hit by pitch per season. 1959 was his best season
with 1 hit by pitch and his worst season was 1963 when he had
13 hit by pitch. Bob Gibson underperformed similar player cohorts when comparing career totals, not beating
USA (16.988726667899), The Silent Generation (18.371212121212), Y (78.847222222222), mlb (16.840818917632), and SP (22.708706022659) player career averages. See the charts and graphs below that
visualize this information in more detail.
Hit batsman is the total number of times a pitcher or team's pitchers hits a player or player equipment exluding his bat with an errant pitch, the pitch is a non-strike pitch, the batter made sufficient effort to avoid being hit by the pitch, and is awarded first base. It's measured over a given time period such as season or career. Generally, for Hit By Pitch, lower is better. (Source)
Hit batsman is the total number of times a pitcher or team's pitchers hits a player or player equipment exluding his bat with an errant pitch, the pitch is a non-strike pitch, the batter made sufficient effort to avoid being hit by the pitch, and is awarded first base. It's measured over a given time period such as season or career. Generally, for Hit By Pitch, lower is better. (Source)