How Bob Gibson's Plate Appearances Compares to Similar Players
Bob Gibson totaled 1,489 career Plate Appearances, well below the league average of 2,004.2 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Plate Appearances season came in 1969, posting 127, well below the league average of 234.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1959 at 27, well below the league average of 212.6 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Plate Appearances total went from 71 in 1973 to 87 in 1974 and 37 in 1975, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Plate Appearances profile — ranging from 27 to 127 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Bob Gibson Lifetime Plate Appearances
Stats similar to Plate Appearances for Bob Gibson
| Bob Gibson
Plate Appearances |
|---|
| Career | 1489 |
| Season Avg. | 87.59 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 404.73 |
| More Info | See More |
Bob Gibson Plate Appearances Per Season
Bob Gibson's Plate Appearances 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 Plate Appearances by Team
Bob Gibson's career Plate Appearances totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bob Gibson Cumulative Plate Appearances — Career Progression
A running total of Bob Gibson's career Plate Appearances, 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 Plate Appearances Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Bob Gibson's seasonal Plate Appearances 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 Plate Appearances — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Bob Gibson's MLB career with Plate Appearances 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.
