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Proper Name
Kirk Harold Gibson
High Level
MLB (1979-1995)
Positions
OF (1359) ... LF (477) ... RF (456) ... DH (327) ... CF (325) ... P (27)
Ht / Wt
6-3 / 215
Bats / Throws
Left / Left
age
66.304
place
Pontiac,Michigan
High School
Waterford-Kettering (Waterford,MI)
colleges
Michigan State University (East Lansing,MI),
Signing Bonus
$ 150,000
draft posit
OF
MLB Debut
MLB Teams
DET [13] LAN [3] KCA [1] PIT [1]
TBC#
11862
mlbam id
114752
Retrosheet
Stat Capsuleavgopsabrhhrrbisb
Career MLB [1979-1995].268.81057989851553255870284
Speed
87
Power
85
Contact
30
XBH
76
RBIs
73
Runs
74
Hitting
59
Durability
57
Team
.546
Player Tags
Player Notes:  Father of Cam Gibson ... [1984] World Series Champion with Detroit Tigers ... [1988] World Series Champion with Los Angeles Dodgers ... [1994] Inducted into the Michigan State University Athletics Hall of Fame ... [1999] Inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame
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List of all available awards won by this player as well as a voting record for major MLB awards (if any).
Awards
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year award name league category award notes
1981 American League Player of the Week AL MLB August 24-August 30
1984 ALCS Most Valuable Player AL MLB --
1985 American League Player of the Week AL MLB June 3-June 9
1986 American League Player of the Week AL MLB July 14-July 20
1986 American League Player of the Week AL MLB June 23-June 29
1986 American League Player of the Week AL MLB April 7-April 13
1988 National League Most Valuable Player NL MLB --
1988 National League Silver Slugger Award NL MLB OF
1995 American League Player of the Week AL MLB May 22-May 28
2011 National League Manager of the Year NL MLB --
10 record(s)
Awards Voting History
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  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
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  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
year age season team awardname rank firstplace share points
1981 24 Detroit Tigers American League Most Valuable Player 12 0 10.00 40
1984 27 Detroit Tigers American League Most Valuable Player 6 0 24.00 96
1985 28 Detroit Tigers American League Most Valuable Player 18 0 2.00 7
1988 31 Los Angeles Dodgers National League Most Valuable Player 1 13 81.00 272
2011 54 Arizona Diamondbacks National League Manager of the Year 1 28 95.00 152
5 record(s)