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Kirk Gibson   |   Major Leaguer   1979-1995

Full Name:  Kirk Harold Gibson
Born:  May 28,1957  in  Pontiac, Michigan
Height:  6-3  Weight:  215  Bats:  Left  Throws:  Left
High School:   -
College:  Michigan State University

Debut:  September 8,1979

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Drafted:  Selected by Detroit Tigers in 1st Round (12nd overall) of 1978 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  

Transactions:   [Nov 12,1985] - Granted Free Agency.  [Jan 8,1986] - Signed as Free Agent by Tigers.  [Jan 22,1988] - Granted Free Agency.  [Jan 29,1988] - Signed as Free Agent by Dodgers.  [Nov 5,1990] - Granted Free Agency.  [Dec 1,1990] - Signed as Free Agent by Royals.  [Mar 10,1992] - Traded by Royals to Pirates for Neal Heaton.  [May 5,1992] - Released by Pirates.  [Feb 10,1993] - Signed as Free Agent by Tigers.  [Nov 5,1993] - Granted Free Agency.  [Feb 4,1994] - Signed as Free Agent by Tigers.  [Oct 28,1994] - Granted Free Agency.  [Apr 7,1995] - Signed as Free Agent by Tigers.  

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1978LakelandFSL21DetA+ of 5417527425484013122543 04  .240.328.451779--
1979EvansvilleAmer22DetAAA of 893275080135942202341106 11  .245.326.398724--
 DetroitAL22DetMLB of31238393014331300000 .237.256.39565160%
1980DetroitAL23DetMLB of8,25117523462191647104510120 .263.303.44074355%
1981DetroitAL24DetMLB of2,3,5832904195113940175186421129 .328.369.47984855%
1982DetroitAL25DetMLB of369266347416283597254112112 .278.341.44478557%
1983DetroitAL26DetMLB dh-of312840160911291551143539643542 .227.320.41473452%
1984DetroitAL27DetMLB of314953192150231027912996310386364 .282.363.51687945%
1985DetroitAL28DetMLB of3154581961673752997304711375163105 .287.364.51888247%
1986DetroitAL29DetMLB of31194418411811228863466810774148 .268.371.49286344%
1987ToledoIL30DetAAA p 61724000310430000  .235.381.235616--
 ToledoIL30DetAAA p 28100000000000000  .000.000.000000--
 DetroitAL30DetMLB of31284879513525324792677111758145 .277.372.48986144%
1988LA DodgersNL31LaMLB of3150542106157281257631473120714378 .290.377.48386051%
1989LA DodgersNL32LaMLB of371253355482928123355525025 .213.312.36868047%
1990AlbuqurquePCL33LaAAA of 51466201410430200  .429.556.7861342--
 LA DodgersNL33LaMLB of2893155982200838262396530024 .260.345.40074546%
1991Kansas CtyAL34KcMLB of-dh21324628110917616551846910363129 .236.341.40374442%
1992PittsburghNL35PitMLB of1165661100253131200101 .196.237.30454147%
1993DetroitAL36DetMLB dh-of5116403621051861362156448744032 .261.337.43276942%
1994DetroitAL37DetMLB dh-of5983307191172237245426933252 .276.358.54890634%
1995DetroitAL38DetMLB dh570227375912293592336133026 .260.358.44980743%
 
Major League Totals - 17 Season(s)163557989851553260542558702847871812856172235672 .268.352.46381547%
Minor League Totals - 4 Season(s)18253485132209188935364170915 .247.335.419754--


 Playoffs Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.SeriesGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1984DetroitAL27DetCh312251012102100000 .417.500.7501250--
 DetroitAL27DetWs518460027304400000 .333.455.6671122--
1987DetroitAL30DetCh521461014303800000 .286.375.476851--
1988LA DodgersNL31LaCh726240026203600000 .154.241.385626--
 LA DodgersNL31LaWs11110012000000000 1.0001.0004.0005000--
 
Major League Totals - 3 Season(s)217813222072190121900000 .282.378.577955--

 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1978LakelandFSL21DetA+OF52115261231---.951--
 
1979EvansvilleAmer22DetAAAOF65100591141---.921--
1979DetroitAL22DetMLBOF101500150---1.000--
 
1980DetroitAL23DetMLBOF49122111240---.992--
1980DetroitAL23DetMLBDH1--------
 
1981DetroitAL24DetMLBOF67142141470---.973--
1981DetroitAL24DetMLBDH9--------
 
1982DetroitAL25DetMLBOF64167411723---.994--
1982DetroitAL25DetMLBDH4--------
 
1983DetroitAL26DetMLBOF54116231210---.975--
1983DetroitAL26DetMLBDH66--------
 
1984DetroitAL27DetMLBOF1392454122612---.954--
1984DetroitAL27DetMLBDH6--------
 
1985DetroitAL28DetMLBOF1442861112980---.963--
1985DetroitAL28DetMLBDH8--------
 
1986DetroitAL29DetMLBOF114190221941---.990--
1986DetroitAL29DetMLBDH4--------
 
1987ToledoIL30DetAAAP2710213341---.912--
1987DetroitAL30DetMLBOF121253672660---.974--
1987DetroitAL30DetMLBDH4--------
 
1988LA DodgersNL31LaMLBOF1483116123293---.964--
 
1989LA DodgersNL32LaMLBOF70146331522---.980--
 
1990AlbuqurquePCL33LaAAAOF320130---.667--
1990LA DodgersNL33LaMLBOF81191411961---.995--
 
1991Kansas CtyAL34KcMLBOF94162341690---.976--
1991Kansas CtyAL34KcMLBDH30--------
 
1992PittsburghNL35PitMLBOF132510260---1.000--
 
1993DetroitAL36DetMLBOF327601770---.987--
1993DetroitAL36DetMLBDH76--------
 
1994DetroitAL37DetMLBOF387631800---.988--
1994DetroitAL37DetMLBDH56--------
 
1995DetroitAL38DetMLBOF100000--------
1995DetroitAL38DetMLBDH63--------
 


 Awards
[1981] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #12)  [1984] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #6), ALCS Most Valuable Player  [1985] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #18)  [1988] - National League Most Valuable Player, NL Silver Slugger Award (OF)  [2001] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (13 votes - 2.52%)
 Salaries
YearSalary Rank  Lg Avg  Centile
1985685,000  299,10814
19861,200,00030  325,4664
19871,335,00027  292,8533
19881,833,33317  325,3052
19891,333,33363  375,2577
19901,333,33487  426,3589
19911,700,000  617,62715
19921,950,000  798,18518
19931,100,000  815,72323
19941,500,000  914,15723
19951,300,000  831,50420
 
Career:  $15,270,000   estimate
 Trivia and Player Notes
Member of the World Series Champion Detroit Tigers in 1984 and the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1988.
 Jobs in Baseball
Year(s)TeamPosition
1998-2002Detroit Tigers [MLB]Broadcaster
2003-2005Detroit Tigers [MLB]Bench Coach
2007-2008Arizona Diamondbacks [MLB]Bench Coach
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