Kirk Gibson vs. Justin Upton — Career Comparison

Kirk Gibson
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft FielderSilver SluggerMVP
Justin Upton
MillenialVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueLeft FielderSilver SluggerAll-Star

Kirk Gibson and Justin Upton 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+ 114 for Kirk Gibson, 110 for Justin Upton), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 127 vs 125). The overall lean goes to Kirk Gibson, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Kirk Gibson and Justin Upton

Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Justin Upton
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1635
147.39
Justin Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1845
144.78
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
6656
600
Justin Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7646
600
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
5798
522.66
Justin Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6721
527.41
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Justin Upton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.845
0.845
Justin Upton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.827
0.827
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1553
139.99
Justin Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1754
137.64
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
984
88.7
Justin Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1041
81.69
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
260
23.44
Justin Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
350
27.47
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.87
Justin Upton
Career
Per 600 PA
38
2.98
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
255
22.99
Justin Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
25.5
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
569
51.29
Justin Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
713
55.95
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Justin Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Justin Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Justin Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1017.29
91.7
Justin Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1113.84
87.41
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
2686
242.13
Justin Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3155
247.58
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2332
210.22
Justin Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2617
205.36
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Justin Upton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.463
0.463
Justin Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.815
0.815
Justin Upton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.812
0.812
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Justin Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Justin Upton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.853
0.853
Justin Upton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.807
0.807
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Justin Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
985
88.79
Justin Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1058
83.02
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
870
78.43
Justin Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1003
78.71
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1600
144.23
Justin Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1736
136.23
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1006.12
90.7
Justin Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1091.45
85.65
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
61
5.5
Justin Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
6.12
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
718
64.72
Justin Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
785
61.6
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
6.49
Justin Upton
Career
Per 600 PA
49
3.85
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1285
115.84
Justin Upton
Career
Per 600 PA
1971
154.67
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.18
5.18
Justin Upton
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
3.88
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Justin Upton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
2.07
Justin Upton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.24
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.05
Justin Upton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
4.63
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
6.49
Justin Upton
Career
Per 600 PA
142
11.14
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
284
25.6
Justin Upton
Career
Per 600 PA
151
11.85
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
7.03
Justin Upton
Career
Per 600 PA
59
4.63
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
32.63
Justin Upton
Career
Per 600 PA
210
16.48
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78.45
78.45
Justin Upton
Career
Per 600 PA
71.9
71.9

Fielding Stats for Kirk Gibson and Justin Upton

Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Justin Upton
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1239
1.07
Justin Upton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1787
1.06
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1183
1.02
Justin Upton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1767
1.04
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31227
27
Justin Upton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45729
27
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10409
9
Justin Upton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15243
9
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2523
2.18
Justin Upton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3375
1.99
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.04
Justin Upton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.04
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.05
Justin Upton
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.05
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2627
2.27
Justin Upton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3528
2.08
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2564
2.22
Justin Upton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3439
2.03
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Justin Upton
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.48
97.48
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.069
2.069
Justin Upton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.925
1.925
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.48
95.48
Justin Upton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.88
98.88
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Justin Upton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.01
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Upton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Upton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Upton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Upton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0