In his professional baseball career, Gibson slapped 255 balls over the fence while driving in 870 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he faced a pitcher 6,656 times and notched a hit 1,553 times. His slugging percentage sat at .463 and he totaled 2,686 bases. He struck out 1,285 times and got a free base on 718 occasions, contributing to a .352 on-base percentage. Gibson recorded a batting average of .268 in his time in baseball with 985 scored runs and an OPS of .815.
Kirk Gibson Stats
| Year | Team | BA | HR | H | BB | R | RBI | OBP | PA | AB | OPS | OPS+ | 2B | 3B | G | SLG | SB | CS | TB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | .268 | 255 | 1,553 | 718 | 985 | 870 | .352 | 6,656 | 5,798 | .815 | 123 | 260 | 54 | 1,635 | .463 | 284 | 78 | 2,686 | 1,285 | |
| 1995 | DET | .260 | 9 | 59 | 33 | 37 | 35 | .358 | 265 | 227 | .808 | 109 | 12 | 2 | 70 | .449 | 9 | 2 | 102 | 61 |
| 1994 | DET | .276 | 23 | 91 | 42 | 71 | 72 | .358 | 382 | 330 | .906 | 130 | 17 | 2 | 98 | .548 | 4 | 5 | 181 | 69 |
| 1993 | DET | .261 | 13 | 105 | 44 | 62 | 62 | .337 | 454 | 403 | .769 | 107 | 18 | 6 | 116 | .432 | 15 | 6 | 174 | 87 |
| 1992 | PIT | .196 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 5 | .237 | 60 | 56 | .541 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .304 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 12 |
| 1991 | KCR | .236 | 16 | 109 | 69 | 81 | 55 | .341 | 540 | 462 | .744 | 106 | 17 | 6 | 132 | .403 | 18 | 4 | 186 | 103 |
| 1990 | LAD | .260 | 8 | 82 | 39 | 59 | 38 | .345 | 359 | 315 | .745 | 108 | 20 | 0 | 89 | .400 | 26 | 2 | 126 | 65 |
| 1989 | LAD | .213 | 9 | 54 | 35 | 35 | 28 | .312 | 292 | 253 | .679 | 95 | 8 | 2 | 71 | .368 | 12 | 3 | 93 | 55 |
| 1988 | LAD | .290 | 25 | 157 | 73 | 106 | 76 | .377 | 632 | 542 | .860 | 148 | 28 | 1 | 150 | .483 | 31 | 4 | 262 | 120 |
| 1987 | DET | .277 | 24 | 135 | 71 | 95 | 79 | .372 | 568 | 487 | .861 | 130 | 25 | 3 | 128 | .489 | 26 | 7 | 238 | 117 |
| 1986 | DET | .268 | 28 | 118 | 68 | 84 | 86 | .371 | 521 | 441 | .863 | 133 | 11 | 2 | 119 | .492 | 34 | 6 | 217 | 107 |
| 1985 | DET | .287 | 29 | 167 | 71 | 96 | 97 | .364 | 670 | 581 | .882 | 140 | 37 | 5 | 154 | .518 | 30 | 4 | 301 | 137 |
| 1984 | DET | .282 | 27 | 150 | 63 | 92 | 91 | .363 | 611 | 531 | .879 | 142 | 23 | 10 | 149 | .516 | 29 | 9 | 274 | 103 |
| 1983 | DET | .227 | 15 | 91 | 53 | 60 | 51 | .320 | 467 | 401 | .734 | 104 | 12 | 9 | 128 | .414 | 14 | 3 | 166 | 96 |
| 1982 | DET | .278 | 8 | 74 | 25 | 34 | 35 | .341 | 294 | 266 | .785 | 114 | 16 | 2 | 69 | .444 | 9 | 7 | 118 | 41 |
| 1981 | DET | .328 | 9 | 95 | 18 | 41 | 40 | .369 | 313 | 290 | .848 | 141 | 11 | 3 | 83 | .479 | 17 | 5 | 139 | 64 |
| 1980 | DET | .263 | 9 | 46 | 10 | 23 | 16 | .303 | 189 | 175 | .743 | 100 | 2 | 1 | 51 | .440 | 4 | 7 | 77 | 45 |
| 1979 | DET | .237 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .256 | 39 | 38 | .651 | 71 | 3 | 0 | 12 | .395 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 3 |
1995 Stats for Kirk Gibson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 70 | 327th |
| Plate Appearances | 265 | 267th |
| At-Bats | 227 | 273rd |
| Runs Scored | 37 | 237th |
| Hits | 59 | 275th |
| Doubles | 12 | 257th |
| Triples | 2 | 162nd |
| Home Runs | 9 | 166th |
| Runs Batted In | 35 | 224th |
| Stolen Bases | 9 | 108th |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 215th |
| Walks | 33 | 173rd |
| Strikeouts | 61 | 167th |
| Batting Average | .260 | 359th |
| On-Base Percentage | .358 | 203rd |
| Slugging Percentage | .449 | 216th |
| OPS | .808 | 197th |
| OPS+ | 109 | 213th |
| Total Bases | 102 | 249th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 6 | 229th |
| Hit By Pitch | 3 | 151st |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 660th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 2 | 238th |
| Intentional Walks | 3 | 129th |
1994 Stats for Kirk Gibson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 98 | 124th |
| Plate Appearances | 382 | 125th |
| At-Bats | 330 | 135th |
| Runs Scored | 71 | 36th |
| Hits | 91 | 132nd |
| Doubles | 17 | 132nd |
| Triples | 2 | 119th |
| Home Runs | 23 | 20th |
| Runs Batted In | 72 | 38th |
| Stolen Bases | 4 | 147th |
| Caught Stealing | 5 | 66th |
| Walks | 42 | 73rd |
| Strikeouts | 69 | 67th |
| Batting Average | .276 | 229th |
| On-Base Percentage | .358 | 179th |
| Slugging Percentage | .548 | 58th |
| OPS | .906 | 78th |
| OPS+ | 130 | 85th |
| Total Bases | 181 | 67th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 2 | 347th |
| Hit By Pitch | 3 | 92nd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 2 | 203rd |
| Sacrifice Flies | 5 | 42nd |
| Intentional Walks | 3 | 110th |
1993 Stats for Kirk Gibson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 116 | 193rd |
| Plate Appearances | 454 | 173rd |
| At-Bats | 403 | 178th |
| Runs Scored | 62 | 140th |
| Hits | 105 | 186th |
| Doubles | 18 | 179th |
| Triples | 6 | 27th |
| Home Runs | 13 | 116th |
| Runs Batted In | 62 | 113th |
| Stolen Bases | 15 | 70th |
| Caught Stealing | 6 | 93rd |
| Walks | 44 | 126th |
| Strikeouts | 87 | 82nd |
| Batting Average | .261 | 319th |
| On-Base Percentage | .337 | 266th |
| Slugging Percentage | .432 | 210th |
| OPS | .769 | 214th |
| OPS+ | 107 | 208th |
| Total Bases | 174 | 151st |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 2 | 415th |
| Hit By Pitch | 4 | 108th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 656th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 3 | 189th |
| Intentional Walks | 4 | 122nd |
1992 Stats for Kirk Gibson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 16 | 675th |
| Plate Appearances | 60 | 503rd |
| At-Bats | 56 | 496th |
| Runs Scored | 6 | 463rd |
| Hits | 11 | 478th |
| Doubles | 0 | 675th |
| Triples | 0 | 512th |
| Home Runs | 2 | 309th |
| Runs Batted In | 5 | 456th |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 232nd |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 334th |
| Walks | 3 | 485th |
| Strikeouts | 12 | 490th |
| Batting Average | .196 | 559th |
| On-Base Percentage | .237 | 576th |
| Slugging Percentage | .304 | 456th |
| OPS | .541 | 532nd |
| OPS+ | 53 | 530th |
| Total Bases | 17 | 473rd |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 1 | 462nd |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 512th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 1 | 376th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 561st |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 511th |
1991 Stats for Kirk Gibson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 132 | 136th |
| Plate Appearances | 540 | 101st |
| At-Bats | 462 | 114th |
| Runs Scored | 81 | 51st |
| Hits | 109 | 139th |
| Doubles | 17 | 148th |
| Triples | 6 | 26th |
| Home Runs | 16 | 79th |
| Runs Batted In | 55 | 112th |
| Stolen Bases | 18 | 47th |
| Caught Stealing | 4 | 133rd |
| Walks | 69 | 38th |
| Strikeouts | 103 | 38th |
| Batting Average | .236 | 366th |
| On-Base Percentage | .341 | 182nd |
| Slugging Percentage | .403 | 176th |
| OPS | .744 | 169th |
| OPS+ | 106 | 172nd |
| Total Bases | 186 | 116th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 9 | 120th |
| Hit By Pitch | 6 | 23rd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 1 | 359th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 2 | 236th |
| Intentional Walks | 3 | 136th |
1990 Stats for Kirk Gibson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 89 | 285th |
| Plate Appearances | 359 | 223rd |
| At-Bats | 315 | 221st |
| Runs Scored | 59 | 122nd |
| Hits | 82 | 225th |
| Doubles | 20 | 139th |
| Triples | 0 | 530th |
| Home Runs | 8 | 146th |
| Runs Batted In | 38 | 196th |
| Stolen Bases | 26 | 29th |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 235th |
| Walks | 39 | 144th |
| Strikeouts | 65 | 127th |
| Batting Average | .260 | 269th |
| On-Base Percentage | .345 | 162nd |
| Slugging Percentage | .400 | 231st |
| OPS | .745 | 196th |
| OPS+ | 108 | 193rd |
| Total Bases | 126 | 207th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 4 | 286th |
| Hit By Pitch | 3 | 107th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 598th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 2 | 226th |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 532nd |
1989 Stats for Kirk Gibson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 71 | 343rd |
| Plate Appearances | 292 | 263rd |
| At-Bats | 253 | 270th |
| Runs Scored | 35 | 222nd |
| Hits | 54 | 300th |
| Doubles | 8 | 312th |
| Triples | 2 | 161st |
| Home Runs | 9 | 123rd |
| Runs Batted In | 28 | 252nd |
| Stolen Bases | 12 | 90th |
| Caught Stealing | 3 | 188th |
| Walks | 35 | 155th |
| Strikeouts | 55 | 160th |
| Batting Average | .213 | 502nd |
| On-Base Percentage | .312 | 318th |
| Slugging Percentage | .368 | 289th |
| OPS | .679 | 303rd |
| OPS+ | 95 | 287th |
| Total Bases | 93 | 259th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 5 | 250th |
| Hit By Pitch | 2 | 148th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 649th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 2 | 234th |
| Intentional Walks | 5 | 88th |
1988 Stats for Kirk Gibson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 150 | 59th |
| Plate Appearances | 632 | 47th |
| At-Bats | 542 | 68th |
| Runs Scored | 106 | 7th |
| Hits | 157 | 45th |
| Doubles | 28 | 56th |
| Triples | 1 | 243rd |
| Home Runs | 25 | 17th |
| Runs Batted In | 76 | 43rd |
| Stolen Bases | 31 | 23rd |
| Caught Stealing | 4 | 131st |
| Walks | 73 | 27th |
| Strikeouts | 120 | 17th |
| Batting Average | .290 | 90th |
| On-Base Percentage | .377 | 56th |
| Slugging Percentage | .483 | 52nd |
| OPS | .860 | 42nd |
| OPS+ | 148 | 35th |
| Total Bases | 262 | 28th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 8 | 164th |
| Hit By Pitch | 7 | 26th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 3 | 194th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 7 | 33rd |
| Intentional Walks | 14 | 15th |
1987 Stats for Kirk Gibson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 128 | 154th |
| Plate Appearances | 568 | 94th |
| At-Bats | 487 | 106th |
| Runs Scored | 95 | 32nd |
| Hits | 135 | 100th |
| Doubles | 25 | 96th |
| Triples | 3 | 103rd |
| Home Runs | 24 | 57th |
| Runs Batted In | 79 | 70th |
| Stolen Bases | 26 | 40th |
| Caught Stealing | 7 | 75th |
| Walks | 71 | 41st |
| Strikeouts | 117 | 25th |
| Batting Average | .277 | 186th |
| On-Base Percentage | .372 | 97th |
| Slugging Percentage | .489 | 92nd |
| OPS | .861 | 81st |
| OPS+ | 130 | 69th |
| Total Bases | 238 | 75th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 5 | 253rd |
| Hit By Pitch | 5 | 46th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 1 | 346th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 4 | 94th |
| Intentional Walks | 8 | 42nd |
1986 Stats for Kirk Gibson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 119 | 167th |
| Plate Appearances | 521 | 118th |
| At-Bats | 441 | 126th |
| Runs Scored | 84 | 45th |
| Hits | 118 | 120th |
| Doubles | 11 | 246th |
| Triples | 2 | 167th |
| Home Runs | 28 | 19th |
| Runs Batted In | 86 | 36th |
| Stolen Bases | 34 | 15th |
| Caught Stealing | 6 | 96th |
| Walks | 68 | 38th |
| Strikeouts | 107 | 31st |
| Batting Average | .268 | 210th |
| On-Base Percentage | .371 | 100th |
| Slugging Percentage | .492 | 61st |
| OPS | .863 | 56th |
| OPS+ | 133 | 66th |
| Total Bases | 217 | 82nd |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 8 | 158th |
| Hit By Pitch | 7 | 14th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 1 | 345th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 4 | 96th |
| Intentional Walks | 4 | 113th |
1985 Stats for Kirk Gibson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 154 | 46th |
| Plate Appearances | 670 | 25th |
| At-Bats | 581 | 41st |
| Runs Scored | 96 | 21st |
| Hits | 167 | 33rd |
| Doubles | 37 | 10th |
| Triples | 5 | 53rd |
| Home Runs | 29 | 15th |
| Runs Batted In | 97 | 19th |
| Stolen Bases | 30 | 24th |
| Caught Stealing | 4 | 132nd |
| Walks | 71 | 33rd |
| Strikeouts | 137 | 6th |
| Batting Average | .287 | 101st |
| On-Base Percentage | .364 | 98th |
| Slugging Percentage | .518 | 30th |
| OPS | .882 | 37th |
| OPS+ | 140 | 40th |
| Total Bases | 301 | 11th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 5 | 253rd |
| Hit By Pitch | 5 | 28th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 3 | 183rd |
| Sacrifice Flies | 10 | 8th |
| Intentional Walks | 16 | 7th |
1984 Stats for Kirk Gibson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 149 | 58th |
| Plate Appearances | 611 | 63rd |
| At-Bats | 531 | 72nd |
| Runs Scored | 92 | 25th |
| Hits | 150 | 60th |
| Doubles | 23 | 91st |
| Triples | 10 | 11th |
| Home Runs | 27 | 19th |
| Runs Batted In | 91 | 27th |
| Stolen Bases | 29 | 23rd |
| Caught Stealing | 9 | 36th |
| Walks | 63 | 37th |
| Strikeouts | 103 | 24th |
| Batting Average | .282 | 172nd |
| On-Base Percentage | .363 | 109th |
| Slugging Percentage | .516 | 32nd |
| OPS | .879 | 47th |
| OPS+ | 142 | 53rd |
| Total Bases | 274 | 24th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 4 | 302nd |
| Hit By Pitch | 8 | 7th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 3 | 178th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 6 | 52nd |
| Intentional Walks | 6 | 69th |