Joe Gibbon was born on Wednesday, April 10, 1935, in Hickory, Mississippi. Gibbon was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 17, 1960, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Joe Gibbon baseball stats page.
"Ever hear of a major league pitcher without a curve ball? Gibbon is one. 'I come out of a three-quarters overhand delivery or sidearm and the curve is a flat pitch for me. I make my slider do its work." - Joe Gibbon in the San Francisco Examiner (03/08/1966)
Joe GibbonJoe Gibbon Autograph on a 1965 Topps Baseball Card (#54 | Checklist) |
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Joe GibbonJoe Gibbon Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1960 | 25 | Pirates | 27 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 4.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80.1 | 351 | 87 | 36 | 40 | 5 | 31 | 5 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
1961 | 26 | Pirates | 30 | 29 | 1 | 13 | 10 | .565 | 3.32 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 195.1 | 816 | 185 | 72 | 85 | 16 | 57 | 4 | 145 | 3 | 4 | 0 | - |
1962 | 27 | Pirates | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3.63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.0 | 242 | 53 | 23 | 29 | 4 | 24 | 3 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - |
1963 | 28 | Pirates | 37 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 12 | .294 | 3.30 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 147.1 | 640 | 147 | 54 | 61 | 7 | 54 | 15 | 110 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - |
1964 | 29 | Pirates | 28 | 24 | 3 | 10 | 7 | .588 | 3.68 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 146.2 | 630 | 145 | 60 | 66 | 10 | 54 | 10 | 97 | 6 | 6 | 2 | - |
1965 | 30 | Pirates | 31 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 4.51 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 105.2 | 436 | 85 | 53 | 57 | 7 | 34 | 6 | 63 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - |
1966 | 31 | Giants | 37 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 3.67 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 81.0 | 342 | 86 | 33 | 41 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 48 | 5 | 2 | 0 | - |
1967 | 32 | Giants | 28 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 3.07 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 82.0 | 339 | 65 | 28 | 31 | 4 | 33 | 4 | 63 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - |
1968 | 33 | Giants | 29 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1.58 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40.0 | 168 | 33 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - |
1969 | 34 | Giants | 16 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3.60 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20.0 | 89 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
1969 | 34 | Pirates | 35 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 1.93 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 51.1 | 205 | 38 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - |
1970 | 35 | Pirates | 41 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.83 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 41.0 | 190 | 44 | 22 | 25 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 0 | - |
1971 | 36 | Reds | 50 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 2.94 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 64.1 | 271 | 54 | 21 | 25 | 3 | 32 | 11 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
1972 | 37 | Reds | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 54.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
1972 | 37 | Astros | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 9.82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 41 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
13 Years | 419 | 127 | 120 | 61 | 65 | .484 | 3.52 | 20 | 4 | 32 | 1,119.2 | 4,765 | 1,053 | 438 | 505 | 74 | 414 | 80 | 743 | 43 | 33 | 5 | - |
Joe GibbonJoe Gibbon Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1960 | 25 | Pirates | 27 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .286 | .211 |
1961 | 26 | Pirates | 31 | 59 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .136 | .148 | .186 |
1962 | 27 | Pirates | 19 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .176 | .176 |
1963 | 28 | Pirates | 40 | 43 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .093 | .114 | .093 |
1964 | 29 | Pirates | 29 | 47 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .255 | .286 | .277 |
1965 | 30 | Pirates | 31 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .115 | .179 | .115 |
1966 | 31 | Giants | 37 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .250 | .200 |
1967 | 32 | Giants | 28 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .042 | .080 | .083 |
1968 | 33 | Giants | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1969 | 34 | Giants | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1969 | 34 | Pirates | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1970 | 35 | Pirates | 41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1971 | 36 | Reds | 50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1972 | 37 | Reds | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1972 | 37 | Astros | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
13 Years | 424 | 263 | 9 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 99 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .144 | .175 | .163 |
Joe GibbonJoe Gibbon Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1960 Pirates | P | 27 | 9 | 241 | 18 | 0.7 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 1.90 |
1961 Pirates | P | 30 | 29 | 586 | 38 | 1.3 | 38 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.75 |
1962 Pirates | P | 19 | 8 | 171 | 20 | 1.1 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .900 | 2.84 |
1963 Pirates | P | 37 | 22 | 442 | 40 | 1.1 | 37 | 7 | 30 | 3 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .925 | 2.26 |
1964 Pirates | P | 28 | 24 | 440 | 45 | 1.6 | 39 | 5 | 34 | 6 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .867 | 2.39 |
1965 Pirates | P | 31 | 15 | 317 | 27 | 0.9 | 26 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 2.21 |
1966 Giants | P | 37 | 10 | 243 | 26 | 0.7 | 24 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .923 | 2.67 |
1967 Giants | P | 28 | 10 | 246 | 28 | 1.0 | 28 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.07 |
1968 Giants | P | 29 | 0 | 120 | 9 | 0.3 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.03 |
1969 Giants | P | 16 | 0 | 60 | 10 | 0.6 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
1969 Pirates | P | 35 | 0 | 154 | 14 | 0.4 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .857 | 2.10 |
1970 Pirates | P | 41 | 0 | 123 | 11 | 0.3 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .909 | 2.20 |
1971 Reds | P | 50 | 0 | 193 | 21 | 0.4 | 19 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .905 | 2.66 |
1972 Reds | P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1972 Astros | P | 9 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 0.6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.14 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 419 | 127 | 3,359 | 312 | 0.7 | 292 | 38 | 254 | 20 | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .936 | 2.35 | |
13 Years | 419 | 127 | 3,359 | 312 | 0.7 | 292 | 38 | 254 | 20 | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .936 | 2.35 |
Joe GibbonJoe Gibbon Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1960 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 1.94 | 6.72 | 3.47 |
1961 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.7 | 9.8 | 2.54 | 6.68 | 2.63 |
1962 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 1.08 | 4.11 | 3.79 |
1963 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 2.04 | 6.72 | 3.30 |
1964 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.4 | 47.0 | 1.80 | 5.95 | 3.31 |
1965 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.85 | 5.37 | 2.90 |
1966 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.5 | 15.0 | 3.00 | 5.33 | 1.78 |
1967 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.91 | 6.91 | 3.62 |
1968 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.16 | 4.95 | 4.28 |
1969 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.69 | 4.05 | 5.85 |
1969 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.06 | 6.14 | 2.98 |
1970 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.08 | 5.71 | 5.27 |
1971 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.06 | 4.76 | 4.48 |
1972 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 27.03 | 27.03 |
1972 Astros | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.80 | 4.91 | 6.14 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
13 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.7 | 32.9 | 1.79 | 5.97 | 3.33 |
Joe GibbonJoe Gibbon Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1960 Pittsburgh Pirates | 22 | $7,500.00 | - | Stats |
1961 Pittsburgh Pirates | 22 | Undetermined | - | - |
1962 Pittsburgh Pirates | 22 | Undetermined | - | - |
1963 Pittsburgh Pirates | 22 | Undetermined | - | - |
1964 Pittsburgh Pirates | 22 | Undetermined | - | - |
1965 Pittsburgh Pirates | 22 | Undetermined | - | - |
1966 San Francisco Giants | 28 | Undetermined | - | - |
1967 San Francisco Giants | 28 | Undetermined | - | - |
1968 San Francisco Giants | 28 | Undetermined | - | - |
1969 San Francisco Giants | 28 | Undetermined | - | - |
1969 Pittsburgh Pirates | 19 | Undetermined | - | - |
1970 Pittsburgh Pirates | 19 | Undetermined | - | - |
1971 Cincinnati Reds | 39 | Undetermined | - | - |
1972 Cincinnati Reds | 39 | Undetermined | - | - |
1972 Houston Astros | 37 | Undetermined | - | - |
Joe Gibbon Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Joseph Charles Gibbon was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1960-1965, 1969-1970), San Francisco Giants (1966-1969), Cincinnati Reds (1971-1972) and Houston Astros (1972). Joe, his nickname, was an outstanding basketball player at Ole Miss (averaged 30 points and 14.1 rebonds per game) — so good, the Boston Celtics drafted him in 1957!
Joe Gibbon | 1970 Topps Baseball Card (#517 | Checklist) | Baseball Almanac Collection
Joe Gibbon made the Opening Day roster for the 1960 Pirates, after leading the International League in strikeouts (152) and posting a 16-8 record with a 2.60 ERA. Gabby continued his success, winning his first two decisions, taking the mound in 27 games, and being named to the postseason roster.
The 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates finished with a record of 95-59 (1-tie), seven games in front of the second-place Milwaukee Braves, winning their first National League pennant in 33 seasons. The Bucs faced-off against the heavily favored New York Yankees during the 1960 World Series, whom they defeated 4-3 in one of the most historic Fall Classics ever. Gibbon pitched in Game 2 (a 16-3 loss) and Game 3 (a 10-0 loss) surrendering a historic 3-run homer that cleared the center-field fence to Mickey Mantle — 457 feet from home plate, the first major leaguer to clear that fence in Forbes Field!
The World Series Gate Receipts were totalled up after Game 7 and each player on the Yanks roster received a check for $5,214.64. Each player on the Bucs roster received a check for $8,417.94 — Gibbon's contract that year, only $7,500!
On May 4, 1966, Joe Gibbon started his first game in a Giants uniform, a complete game effort where he struck out seven batters, gave up just four hits, and allowed one earned run. A nice day of work that was overshadowed by one home run, a fifth inning blast hit by Willie Mays, the 512th of his career, one more than Mel Ott, setting a new record for most home runs hit by any National League hitter!