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Joe Gibbon vs. Bob Gibson: Pitching Comparison

Joe Gibbon vs. Bob Gibson: Totals

Joe Gibbon vs. Bob Gibson: Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Joe Gibbon	25-37	1960	1972	61	65	.484	3.52	419	127	120	20	4	32	1119.2	1053	505	438	74	414	80	743	33	5	43	4765	1579	102	3.27	1.310	8.5	0.6	3.3	6.0
2	Bob Gibson	23-39	1959	1975	251	174	.591	2.91	528	482	21	255	56	6	3884.1	3279	1420	1258	257	1336	118	3117	102	13	108	16068	4913	127	2.89	1.188	7.6	0.6	3.1	7.2

Joe Gibbon vs. Bob Gibson: Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Joe Gibbon	25-35	1960	1970	0	0		8.10	4	0	2	0	0	0	3.1	5	3	3	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	16	6		-0.34	1.800	13.5	2.7	2.7	8.1
2	Bob Gibson	28-32	1964	1968	7	2	.778	1.89	9	9	0	8	2	0	81.0	55	19	17	6	17	3	92	2	0	2	312	74			0.889	6.1	0.7	1.9	10.2

Joe Gibbon vs. Bob Gibson: Value

Joe Gibbon vs. Bob Gibson: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Joe Gibbon	25-37	1960	1972	419	127	1119.2	9.3	-1.0
2	Bob Gibson	23-39	1959	1975	528	482	3884.1	81.7	46.8

Joe Gibbon vs. Bob Gibson: Totals Against

Joe Gibbon vs. Bob Gibson: Totals Against Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	SB%	PO	GIDP	SH	SF	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	ISO	BAbip	RC	TB	XBH	TOB	TOBwe
1	Joe Gibbon	25-37	1960	1972	419	127	1119.2	1579	4187	783	152	44	56	31	64.37	8	103	91	36	.251	.321	.362	.683	96	.110	.287	491	1507	270	1500	1579
2	Bob Gibson	23-39	1959	1975	528	482	3884.1	4913	14362	2482	457	83	196	88	69.01	1	293	171	94	.228	.297	.325	.622	77	.097	.273	1407	4673	797	4717	4913

Joe Gibbon vs. Bob Gibson: Totals Against Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	SB%	PO	GIDP	SH	SF	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	ISO	BAbip	RC	TB	XBH	TOB	TOBwe
1	Joe Gibbon	25-35	1960	1970	4	0	3.1	6	15											.333	.375					.364				6	6
2	Bob Gibson	28-32	1964	1968	9	9	81.0	74	290											.190	.239					.255				74	74

Joe Gibbon vs. Bob Gibson: Starting & Relieving

Joe Gibbon vs. Bob Gibson: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Joe Gibbon	25-37	1960	1972	60	47	50.7	235	75	32	11	74.4	120	292
2	Bob Gibson	23-39	1959	1975	328	68	61.0	35	14	40	3	66.7	21	46

Joe Gibbon vs. Bob Gibson: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Joe Gibbon	25-35	1960	1970									2	4
2	Bob Gibson	28-32	1964	1968									0	0

Joe Gibbon vs. Bob Gibson: Ratios

Joe Gibbon vs. Bob Gibson: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Joe Gibbon	25-37	1960	1972	419	127	1119.2	15.6	8.7	6.9
2	Bob Gibson	23-39	1959	1975	528	482	3884.1	19.4	8.3	11.1

Joe Gibbon vs. Bob Gibson: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Joe Gibbon	25-35	1960	1970	4	0	3.1	18.8	6.3	12.5
2	Bob Gibson	28-32	1964	1968	9	9	81.0	29.5	5.4	24.0

Joe Gibbon vs. Bob Gibson: Pitch Summary

Joe Gibbon vs. Bob Gibson: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Joe Gibbon	25-37	1960	1972	419	127	1119.2		85
2	Bob Gibson	23-39	1959	1975	528	482	3884.1		107

Joe Gibbon vs. Bob Gibson: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Joe Gibbon	25-35	1960	1970	4	0	3.1
2	Bob Gibson	28-32	1964	1968	9	9	81.0

Joe Gibbon vs. Bob Gibson: Head-to-Head Pitching

Joe Gibbon vs. Bob Gibson: Totals

Joe Gibbon vs. Bob Gibson: Totals Table
Rk	Player	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Joe Gibbon	0	0		3.09	7	1	2	0	0	0	11.2	13	4	4	0	3	1	9	0	0	0	50	1.371	10.0	0.0	2.3	6.9
2	Bob Gibson	4	1	.800	3.51	7	7	0	3	1	0	48.2	49	23	19	1	16	1	43	0	1	2	209	1.336	9.1	0.2	3.0	8.0

Joe Gibbon vs. Bob Gibson: Game Logs

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Joe Gibbon vs. Bob Gibson: Game Logs Table
Rk	Player	Team	Date	App,Dec	IP	H	R	ER	UER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	PO	TB	GIDP	SH	SF	XBH	GmSc	Pit	Str	WPA	RE24	IR	IS	aLI	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)
1	Joe Gibbon	SFG	1969-05-06	8-GF(8)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.45	0	0	0.07
2	Bob Gibson	STL	1969-05-06	SHO, W	9.0	5	0	0	0	0	2	0	8	0	0	0	32	7	30	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	83			0.4	4.08			1.06
3	Joe Gibbon	SFG	1967-06-29	GS-1	0.0	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	34			0.0	-2.96			0.16
4	Bob Gibson	STL	1967-06-29	GS-1, L	0.2	7	9	9	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	11	9	9	6	0	1	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	1	1			-0.5	-6.97			0.81
5	Joe Gibbon	PIT	1965-09-14	8-GF	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0.1	0.90	0	0	0.38
6	Bob Gibson	STL	1965-09-14	GS-8, W	7.2	6	2	1	1	0	5	0	11	0	0	0	35	13	29	5	1	0	0	0	0	7	0	1	0	1	67			0.2	1.17			1.50
7	Joe Gibbon	PIT	1965-05-16 (1)	6-7	2.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	8	2	8	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1				0.0	-0.11	0	0	0.66
8	Bob Gibson	STL	1965-05-16 (1)	CG, W	9.0	10	3	2	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	2	37	11	36	8	1	1	0	0	0	13	0	0	1	2	64			0.2	1.03			1.37
9	Joe Gibbon	PIT	1963-04-16	8-8	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0				-0.2	-1.00	2	1	4.07
10	Bob Gibson	STL	1963-04-16	GS-7	7.0	6	3	1	2	0	3	0	4	0	1	0	31	10	28	5	1	0	2	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	58			-0.1	0.27			0.77
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Joe Gibbon vs. Bob Gibson: Batter vs. Pitcher

Joe Gibbon (Pitcher) vs. Bob Gibson (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Joe Gibbon (Pitcher) vs. Bob Gibson (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals Table
Rk	Year	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GIDP
1	1960	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1965	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Joe Gibbon (Pitcher) vs. Bob Gibson (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Joe Gibbon (Pitcher) vs. Bob Gibson (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1960	1960-08-12	STL	PIT	ahead 1-3	t2	---	2		Strikeout
2	1960	1960-08-12	STL	PIT	ahead 2-3	t5	-23	0		Strikeout
3	1960	1960-08-12	STL	PIT	ahead 2-4	t6	12-	2		Flyball: CF
4	1960	1960-08-27	STL	PIT	ahead 0-4	b6	-2-	1		Strikeout
5	1965	1965-05-16 (1)	STL	PIT	ahead 3-4	t7	---	1		Foul Popfly: 1B

Bob Gibson (Pitcher) vs. Joe Gibbon (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Bob Gibson (Pitcher) vs. Joe Gibbon (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals Table
Rk	Year	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GIDP
1	1960	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0
2	1967	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0

Bob Gibson (Pitcher) vs. Joe Gibbon (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Bob Gibson (Pitcher) vs. Joe Gibbon (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1960	1960-08-12	PIT	STL	down 3-2	b2	1--	1		Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; B. Mazeroski to 2B
2	1960	1960-08-12	PIT	STL	down 3-2	b4	---	2		Strikeout
3	1967	1967-06-29	SFG	STL	ahead 0-7	t1	1--	0		Strikeout (foul bunt)

Joe Gibbon vs. Bob Gibson: Batting Comparison

Joe Gibbon vs. Bob Gibson: Batting Totals

Joe Gibbon vs. Bob Gibson: Batting Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Joe Gibbon	25-37	1960	1972	424	303	263	9	38	3	1	0	8	0	0	10	99	.144	.175	.163	.339	-5	43	2	0	29	1	0
2	Bob Gibson	23-39	1959	1975	596	1489	1328	132	274	44	5	24	144	13	10	63	415	.206	.243	.301	.545	50	400	13	8	72	18	0

Joe Gibbon vs. Bob Gibson: Batting Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Bob Gibson	28-32	1964	1968	9	32	28	4	4	0	0	2	3	0	0	2	7	.143	.200	.357	.557	10	1	0	2	0	0

Joe Gibbon vs. Bob Gibson: Batting Value

Joe Gibbon vs. Bob Gibson: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Joe Gibbon	25-37	1960	1972	424	303	-0.3	-0.3	-0.3	0.2	-37	1	-2	0
2	Bob Gibson	23-39	1959	1975	596	1489	7.5	7.3	7.3	0.3	-94	3	-4	0

Joe Gibbon vs. Bob Gibson: Batting Sabermetric

Joe Gibbon vs. Bob Gibson: Batting Sabermetric Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	XBH	TOB	TOBwe	Outs	RC	BAbip	RP	BtRuns	BtWins	ISO	AB/SO	SB%	SBatt
1	Joe Gibbon	25-37	1960	1972	424	303	4	48	54	257	12	.230	17	-40	-4.1	.019	2.7		0
2	Bob Gibson	23-39	1959	1975	596	1489	73	345	357	1167	104	.276	252	-95	-9.9	.095	3.2	56.52	23

Joe Gibbon vs. Bob Gibson: Batting Sabermetric Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	XBH	TOB	TOBwe	Outs	RC	BAbip	RP	BtRuns	BtWins	ISO	AB/SO	SB%	SBatt
1	Joe Gibbon	25-35	1960	1970	4	0	0	0	0	0			0						0
2	Bob Gibson	28-32	1964	1968	9	32	2	6	6	27		.105	5			.214	4.0		0

Joe Gibbon vs. Bob Gibson: Batting Win Probability

Joe Gibbon vs. Bob Gibson: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Joe Gibbon	25-37	1960	1972	424	303	-3.8	-3.7	-0.4	-43.80		-39.47	0.92
2	Bob Gibson	23-39	1959	1975	596	1489	-9.5	-8.7	-1.1	-77.47		-84.01	0.97

Joe Gibbon vs. Bob Gibson: Head-to-Head Batting

Joe Gibbon vs. Bob Gibson: Totals

Joe Gibbon vs. Bob Gibson: Totals Table
Rk	Player	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Joe Gibbon	7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0
2	Bob Gibson	7	20	19	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	5	.105	.105	.263	.368	5	1	0	1	0	0

Joe Gibbon vs. Bob Gibson: Game Logs

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Joe Gibbon vs. Bob Gibson: Game Logs Table
Rk	Player	Team	Date	GS	InnPl	BOP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Pos
1	Joe Gibbon	SFG	1969-05-06		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
2	Bob Gibson	STL	1969-05-06	*	9	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.38	-0.028	0.31	-0.01%	-0.58			P
3	Joe Gibbon	SFG	1967-06-29	*	1	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.15	-0.004	0.39	-0.01%	-0.33			P
4	Bob Gibson	STL	1967-06-29	*	1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
5	Joe Gibbon	PIT	1965-09-14		2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
6	Bob Gibson	STL	1965-09-14	*	8	9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.38	-0.059	0.00	0.00%	-0.54			P
7	Joe Gibbon	PIT	1965-05-16 (1)		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
8	Bob Gibson	STL	1965-05-16 (1)	*	9	9	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	1.000	1.250	4	0	0	0	0	0	0.56	-0.004	1.03	0.00%	0.38			P
9	Joe Gibbon	PIT	1963-04-16		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
10	Bob Gibson	STL	1963-04-16	*	7	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	1	0	0	0	0	2.02	-0.125	4.83	-0.18%	-1.16			P
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