Bob Gibson vs. Jair Jurrjens — Career Comparison

Bob Gibson
Silent GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Jair Jurrjens
MillenialCuraçaoThrows RightBats Right CarribeanAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Jair Jurrjens a clear advantage over Bob Gibson across the core pitching metrics. Jair Jurrjens led in home run suppression (HR9+ 143 vs 105), run prevention (ERA+ 125 vs 101), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 100 vs 79). Bob Gibson held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 115 vs 92). Jair Jurrjens was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Bob Gibson and Jair Jurrjens

Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528
1.22
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.52
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.12
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.5
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
0.58
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.62
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.4
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.45
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.06
59.06
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.24
58.24
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.29
91.29
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.46
98.46
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
0.59
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.13
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.01
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1258
2.91
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
3.72
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11653
27
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2302
27
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3884.1
9
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
767.1
9
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3279
7.6
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
761
8.93
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.6
7.6
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.93
8.93
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
0.6
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.82
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1336
3.1
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
3.1
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.27
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.23
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3117
7.22
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
6.03
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.9
5.9
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.146
1.146
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.014
1.014
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.25
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.2
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.24
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.03
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16068
37.23
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3254
38.17
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.05
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1420
3.29
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
4.03
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.14
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.1
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.2
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.11
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.72
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.188
1.188
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.336
1.336
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14525
33.65
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2914
34.18
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.23
37.23
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.17
38.17

Fielding Stats for Bob Gibson and Jair Jurrjens

Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528
1.22
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.52
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.12
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.5
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11654
27
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2302
27
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3884.2
9
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
767.1
9
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
0.67
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
1.12
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.58
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.1
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
817
1.89
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
2.13
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
775
1.8
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
2.05
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.86
94.86
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.15
96.15
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.468
1.468
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.346
1.346
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.29
91.29
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.46
98.46
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.11
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Gibson and Jair Jurrjens

Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
596
240.16
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
305.54
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1489
600
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
271
600
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1328
535.12
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
223
493.73
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
110.41
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
25
55.35
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
80.99
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
21
46.49
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
17.73
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.64
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.01
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.21
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
9.67
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
29.42
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.86
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103.39
41.66
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
5.14
11.38
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
400
161.18
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
30
66.42
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
139.02
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
44
97.42
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
53.19
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
17
37.64
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
58.03
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
7
15.5
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
252
101.54
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
24
53.14
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99.39
40.05
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.77
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.22
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.21
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
25.39
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
39.85
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
415
167.23
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
166.05
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.59
3.59
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.61
3.61
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
29.01
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
64.21
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
7.25
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.24
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
8.86
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.24
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.03
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.21
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
9.27
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.21
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.52
56.52
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0