Bob Gibson and Stan Musial Comparison

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Who is the better baseball player Bob Gibson or Stan Musial? It is a simple question that does not always have a simple answer. I assume that if you are here, you have questions about who is best in your match up or you need help changing someone's mind. I can't guarantee it will work, but good luck nonetheless.

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Bob Gibson Stan Musial
Bats Right Left
Throws Right Left
Position Starting Pitcher First Base
Generation The Silent Generation The Greatest Generation
Hall of Fame Yes Yes

Pitching Stats for Bob Gibson and Stan Musial

Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
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162 Game Avg.
528
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
482
62
Stan Musial
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
62
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162 Game Avg.
251
251
Stan Musial
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
251
Career
162 Game Avg.
174
174
Stan Musial
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
174
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
59.06
59.06
Stan Musial
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
59.06
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
255
33
Stan Musial
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
33
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162 Game Avg.
56
7
Stan Musial
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6
1
Stan Musial
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1258
162
Stan Musial
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.91
2.91
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.91
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.86
2.86
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.86
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.37
3.37
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.37
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.226
0.226
Stan Musial
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162 Game Avg.
0
0.226
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162 Game Avg.
11653
1501
Stan Musial
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
1501
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3884.33
500.26
Stan Musial
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
500.26
Career
162 Game Avg.
3279
422
Stan Musial
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162 Game Avg.
0
422
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
7.6
7.6
Career
162 Game Avg.
7.6
Career
162 Game Avg.
257
33
Stan Musial
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
33
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.6
0.6
Stan Musial
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
0.6
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.49
0.49
Stan Musial
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162 Game Avg.
0
0.49
Career
162 Game Avg.
1336
172
Stan Musial
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
172
Career
162 Game Avg.
118
15
Stan Musial
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162 Game Avg.
0
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.1
3.1
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3117
401
Stan Musial
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
401
Career
162 Game Avg.
7.22
7.22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7.22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.9
5.9
Stan Musial
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
5.9
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.146
1.146
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.146
Career
162 Game Avg.
108
14
Stan Musial
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162 Game Avg.
0
14
Career
162 Game Avg.
102
13
Stan Musial
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162 Game Avg.
0
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
2
Stan Musial
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162 Game Avg.
0
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16068
2069
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2069
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
21
3
Stan Musial
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
1420
183
Stan Musial
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162 Game Avg.
0
183
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.29
3.29
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.29
Career
162 Game Avg.
62
8
Stan Musial
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162 Game Avg.
0
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
43
6
Stan Musial
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162 Game Avg.
0
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
46
6
Stan Musial
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.188
1.188
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.188
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
14525
1871
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1871
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.69
2.69
Stan Musial
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162 Game Avg.
0
2.69
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.266
0.266
Stan Musial
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162 Game Avg.
0
0.266
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.23
37.23
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162 Game Avg.
37.23

Fielding Stats for Bob Gibson and Stan Musial

Career
162 Game Avg.
17
5.22
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162 Game Avg.
22
5.22
Career
162 Game Avg.
528
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2907
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
147.89
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162 Game Avg.
1198
147.89
Career
162 Game Avg.
11654
3575.66
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162 Game Avg.
29643
3575.66
Career
162 Game Avg.
3884.67
1191.89
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162 Game Avg.
9881
1191.89
Career
162 Game Avg.
291
89.28
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162 Game Avg.
12439
89.28
Career
162 Game Avg.
484
148.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
818
148.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
42
12.89
Career
162 Game Avg.
142
12.89
Career
162 Game Avg.
817
250.67
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
13399
250.67
Career
162 Game Avg.
775
237.78
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162 Game Avg.
13257
237.78
Career
162 Game Avg.
94.86
94.86
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
98.94
94.86
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.468
1.468
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4.56
1.468
Career
162 Game Avg.
46
14.11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
962
14.11
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Stan Musial
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Stan Musial
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Stan Musial
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Stan Musial
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Gibson and Stan Musial

Career
162 Game Avg.
17
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
596
162
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162 Game Avg.
3026
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
1489
405
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12712
405
Career
162 Game Avg.
1328
361
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
10972
361
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.206
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.331
0.206
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.588
0.588
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.972
0.588
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3630
74
Career
162 Game Avg.
201
55
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2253
55
Career
162 Game Avg.
44
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
725
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
177
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
24
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
475
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
73
20
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1377
20
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.018
0.018
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.043
0.018
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.088
0.088
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.131
0.088
Career
162 Game Avg.
103.39
28.1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2508.02
28.1
Career
162 Game Avg.
400
109
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6134
109
Career
162 Game Avg.
345
94
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5282
94
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.232
0.232
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.416
0.232
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.301
0.301
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.559
0.301
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.533
0.533
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.975
0.533
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.095
0.095
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.228
0.095
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.18
0.18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.327
0.18
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.449
0.449
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.033
0.449
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.276
0.276
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.32
0.276
Career
162 Game Avg.
132
36
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1949
36
Career
162 Game Avg.
144
39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1951
39
Career
162 Game Avg.
252
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3425
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
99.39
27.02
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2522.74
27.02
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
63
17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1599
17
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
127
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
415
113
Career
162 Game Avg.
696
113
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.59
3.59
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
18.26
3.59
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.15
0.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.3
0.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
72
20
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
20
Career
162 Game Avg.
18
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
13
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
243
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
78
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
31
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
23
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
56.52
56.52
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
71.56
56.52