Jason Bay vs. Kirk Gibson — Career Comparison

Jason Bay
Gen XCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueLeft FielderSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Kirk Gibson
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft FielderSilver SluggerMVP

Jason Bay and Kirk Gibson are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 113 for Jason Bay, 114 for Kirk Gibson), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 125 vs 127). The overall lean goes to Kirk Gibson, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Jason Bay and Kirk Gibson

Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
1278
145.83
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1635
147.39
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
5258
600
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6656
600
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
4505
514.07
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5798
522.66
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.845
0.845
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
1200
136.93
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1553
139.99
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
708
80.79
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
984
88.7
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
240
27.39
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
23.44
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
3.42
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.87
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
222
25.33
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
22.99
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
492
56.14
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
569
51.29
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
822.09
93.81
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1017.29
91.7
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2166
247.17
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2686
242.13
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1892
215.9
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2332
210.22
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.463
0.463
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.841
0.841
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.815
0.815
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.867
0.867
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.853
0.853
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
737
84.1
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
985
88.79
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
754
86.04
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
870
78.43
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1269
144.81
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1600
144.23
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
810.26
92.46
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1006.12
90.7
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
6.39
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
5.5
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
636
72.58
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
718
64.72
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
38
4.34
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
6.49
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1216
138.76
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1285
115.84
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
4.32
4.32
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.18
5.18
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.8
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
2.07
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
6.16
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
5.05
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
84
9.59
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
6.49
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
95
10.84
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
284
25.6
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.94
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
7.03
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
112
12.78
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
32.63
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84.82
84.82
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
78.45
78.45

Fielding Stats for Jason Bay and Kirk Gibson

Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254
1.06
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1239
1.07
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1217
1.03
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1183
1.02
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31973
27
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31227
27
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10657.2
9
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10409
9
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2303
1.94
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2523
2.18
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.06
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.04
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.02
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.05
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2398
2.03
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2627
2.27
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2371
2
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2564
2.22
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.87
98.87
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.6
97.6
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.891
1.891
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.069
2.069
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.05
97.05
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.48
95.48
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.01
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0