How Russ Gibson's BABIP Compares to Similar Players
Russ Gibson posted a career BABIP of .258, below the league average of .289 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His best BABIP season came in 1970, posting .281, near the league average of .275 that year. The lowest point came in 1971 at .233, below the league average of .272 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .281 in 1970 to .233 in 1971 and .250 in 1972. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. The BABIP profile has been one of the more consistent of his era — 6 seasons of below-average production with little variance, rather than the volatility that sometimes accompanies a struggling hitter.
Russ Gibson Lifetime BABIP
Stats similar to BABIP for Russ Gibson
| Russ Gibson
BABIP |
|---|
| Career | 0.258 |
| Season Avg. | 0.258 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.258 |
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Russ Gibson BABIP Per Season
Russ Gibson's BABIP for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, C, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Russ Gibson BABIP by Team
Russ Gibson's career BABIP totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Russ Gibson BABIP Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Russ Gibson's career BABIP 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.
Russ Gibson BABIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Russ Gibson's seasonal BABIP 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.
Russ Gibson BABIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Russ Gibson's MLB career with BABIP 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.
