How Bob Gibson's Pitched At Bats Compares to Similar Players

Bob Gibson totaled 14,525 career Pitched At Bats, well above the starting pitcher average of 2,963.5 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Pitched At Bats season came in 1969, posting 1,165, well above the starting pitcher average of 517.6 that year. The lowest point came in 1959 at 293, well below the starting pitcher average of 472.3 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Pitched At Bats total went from 711 in 1973 to 912 in 1974 and 418 in 1975, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Pitched At Bats profile — ranging from 293 to 1,165 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Bob Gibson Lifetime Pitched At Bats

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Bob Gibson Pitched At Bats Per Season

Bob Gibson's Pitched At Bats 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 Pitched At Bats per season line chart

Bob Gibson Pitched At Bats by Team

Bob Gibson's career Pitched At Bats totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bob Gibson career Pitched At Bats by team bar chart

Bob Gibson Cumulative Pitched At Bats — Career Progression

A running total of Bob Gibson's career Pitched At Bats, 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 Pitched At Bats year-over-year waterfall chart

Bob Gibson Pitched At Bats Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bob Gibson's seasonal Pitched At Bats 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 Pitched At Bats distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bob Gibson Pitched At Bats — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bob Gibson's MLB career with Pitched At Bats 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.
Bob Gibson Pitched At Bats season-by-season breakdown table