How Bob Gibson's On Base Percentage (OBP) Compares to Similar Players
Bob Gibson posted a career On Base Percentage (OBP) of .244, well below the league average of .328 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best On Base Percentage (OBP) season came in 1970, posting .348, near the league average of .333 that year. The lowest point came in 1959 at .115, well below the league average of .328 that year. The On Base Percentage (OBP) trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from .217 in 1973 to .233 in 1974 and .242 in 1975. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well below league norms across 17 seasons.
Bob Gibson Lifetime On Base Percentage (OBP)
Stats similar to On Base Percentage (OBP) for Bob Gibson
| Bob Gibson
On Base Percentage (OBP) |
|---|
| Career | 0.244 |
| Season Avg. | 0.244 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.244 |
| More Info | See More |
Bob Gibson On Base Percentage (OBP) Per Season
Bob Gibson's On Base Percentage (OBP) 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 On Base Percentage (OBP) by Team
Bob Gibson's career On Base Percentage (OBP) totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bob Gibson On Base Percentage (OBP) Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Bob Gibson's career On Base Percentage (OBP) shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Bob Gibson On Base Percentage (OBP) Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Bob Gibson's seasonal On Base Percentage (OBP) 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 On Base Percentage (OBP) — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Bob Gibson's MLB career with On Base Percentage (OBP) 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.
