How Bob Gibson's Home Runs Compares to Similar Players
Bob Gibson totaled 24 career Home Runs, well below the league average of 38.9 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Home Runs season came in 1965, posting 5, near the league average of 5.0 that year. The lowest point came in 1959 at 0, well below the league average of 5.3 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Home Runs total went from 2 in 1973 to 0 in 1974 and 0 in 1975, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Home Runs profile — ranging from 0 to 5 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Bob Gibson Lifetime Home Runs and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Home Runs for Bob Gibson
| Bob Gibson
Home Runs | Bob Gibson
Home Runs Per at Bat | Bob Gibson
Home Runs Per Hit |
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| Career | 24 | 0.018 | 0.088 |
| Season Avg. | 1.41 | 0.018 | 0.088 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 6.52 | 0.018 | 0.088 |
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Bob Gibson Home Runs Per Season
Bob Gibson's Home Runs for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Bob Gibson Home Runs by Team
Bob Gibson's career Home Runs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bob Gibson Cumulative Home Runs — Career Progression
A running total of Bob Gibson's career Home Runs, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Bob Gibson Home Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Bob Gibson's seasonal Home Runs alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Bob Gibson Home Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Bob Gibson's MLB career with Home Runs alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
