Josh Gibson
Joshua Gibson
Born: December 21, 1911 in Buena Vista, GA
Died: January 20, 1947 in Pittsburgh, PA
(35 years old)
Born: December 21, 1911 in Buena Vista, GA
Died: January 20, 1947 in Pittsburgh, PA
(35 years old)
Bats:
R
Throws:
R
Ht:
6'1"
Wt:
213
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Notes:
Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972
Buried: Allegheny Cemetery (Pittsburgh, PA)
Compared to
Contemporary Catchers (Top 50)
| # | Players | Pos | Yrs | Career | HoF | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1
|
C | 17
|
1930-1946
|
✔
|
59.5
|
55.3
|
2.5
|
-0.2
|
1.9
|
||
| 2
|
C | 24
|
1920-1947
|
✔
|
30.2
|
26.4
|
1.9
|
-0.7
|
2.7
|
||
| 3
|
C | 17
|
1930-1948
|
19.6
|
17.8
|
1.7
|
-0.5
|
0.6
|
|||
| 4
|
C | 26
|
1920-1946
|
15.8
|
6.2
|
7.0
|
0.0
|
2.6
|
|||
| 5
|
C | 18
|
1928-1946
|
11.7
|
2.5
|
1.9
|
6.3
|
1.0
|
|||
| 6
|
C | 9
|
1937-1945
|
✔
|
10.5
|
9.9
|
-0.1
|
-0.1
|
0.8
|
||
| 7
|
C | 13
|
1926-1941
|
10.1
|
7.5
|
1.4
|
0.0
|
1.2
|
|||
| 8
|
C | 12
|
1932-1948
|
7.8
|
7.1
|
0.3
|
-0.1
|
0.6
|
|||
| 9
|
C | 26
|
1921-1947
|
6.9
|
3.7
|
0.5
|
0.0
|
2.7
|
|||
| 10
|
C | 20
|
1927-1946
|
6.2
|
6.2
|
-1.3
|
0.0
|
1.3
|
|||
| 11
|
C | 17
|
1916-1941
|
5.8
|
3.8
|
1.4
|
-0.7
|
1.3
|
|||
| 12
|
C | 29
|
1916-1947
|
5.7
|
2.5
|
1.0
|
0.0
|
2.1
|
|||
| 13
|
C | 15
|
1928-1945
|
5.5
|
5.6
|
-1.6
|
0.0
|
1.4
|
|||
| 14
|
C | 19
|
1928-1948
|
5.3
|
5.7
|
-1.7
|
0.0
|
1.2
|
|||
| 15
|
C | 12
|
1934-1948
|
3.1
|
1.7
|
0.5
|
0.1
|
0.8
|
|||
| 16
|
C | 9
|
1938-1947
|
1.7
|
1.9
|
-0.6
|
0.0
|
0.3
|
|||
| 17
|
C | 7
|
1937-1943
|
1.6
|
1.3
|
0.0
|
0.2
|
0.0
|
|||
| 18
|
C | 8
|
1937-1946
|
1.5
|
1.1
|
0.1
|
0.0
|
0.3
|
|||
| 19
|
C | 9
|
1932-1942
|
1.0
|
1.5
|
-0.7
|
0.0
|
0.2
|
|||
| 20
|
C | 5
|
1932-1940
|
0.9
|
0.9
|
-0.3
|
0.0
|
0.3
|
|||
| 21
|
C | 16
|
1929-1947
|
0.7
|
2.4
|
-1.8
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
|||
| 22
|
C | 11
|
1932-1943
|
0.6
|
-0.9
|
1.0
|
0.0
|
0.5
|
|||
| 23
|
C | 5
|
1929-1943
|
0.5
|
0.4
|
-0.3
|
0.4
|
0.1
|
|||
| 24
|
C | 2
|
1937-1946
|
0.3
|
0.3
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
|||
| 25
|
C | 3
|
1932-1944
|
0.2
|
0.4
|
-0.2
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
|||
| 26
|
C | 6
|
1934-1940
|
0.1
|
0.6
|
-0.5
|
0.0
|
0.1
|
|||
| 27
|
C | 9
|
1937-1946
|
0.1
|
0.1
|
-0.2
|
0.0
|
0.3
|
|||
| 28
|
C | 3
|
1938-1941
|
0.0
|
0.3
|
-0.4
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
|||
| 29
|
C | 1
|
1938
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
|||
| 30
|
C | 2
|
1936-1947
|
-0.1
|
-0.2
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
|||
| 31
|
C | 4
|
1920-1941
|
-0.2
|
0.2
|
-0.5
|
0.0
|
0.1
|
|||
| 32
|
C | 8
|
1934-1946
|
-0.2
|
-0.5
|
0.3
|
-0.2
|
0.1
|
|||
| 33
|
C | 4
|
1908-1942
|
-0.4
|
-0.3
|
-0.1
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
|||
| 34
|
C | 5
|
1937-1948
|
-0.4
|
-0.2
|
-0.3
|
0.0
|
0.1
|
|||
| 35
|
C | 5
|
1937-1942
|
-0.5
|
-0.6
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.1
|
|||
| 36
|
C | 4
|
1936-1940
|
-0.5
|
-0.3
|
-0.3
|
0.0
|
0.1
|
|||
| 37
|
C | 11
|
1929-1939
|
-0.6
|
1.0
|
-0.8
|
-0.9
|
0.1
|
|||
| 38
|
C | 3
|
1932-1939
|
-0.8
|
0.3
|
0.1
|
-1.2
|
0.1
|
|||
| 39
|
C | 13
|
1930-1944
|
-0.8
|
-0.6
|
-0.6
|
0.0
|
0.3
|
|||
| 40
|
C | 3
|
1936-1938
|
-0.9
|
-0.4
|
-0.1
|
-0.4
|
0.0
|
|||
| 41
|
C | 13
|
1935-1948
|
-0.9
|
-0.1
|
-0.9
|
-0.7
|
0.8
|
|||
| 42
|
C | 12
|
1932-1948
|
-1.1
|
-0.6
|
-1.0
|
0.0
|
0.5
|
|||
| 43
|
C | 12
|
1930-1942
|
-1.3
|
-0.1
|
-1.6
|
-0.3
|
0.6
|
|||
| 44
|
C | 16
|
1922-1941
|
-1.8
|
-0.7
|
-1.4
|
0.0
|
0.3
|
|||
| 45
|
C | 9
|
1932-1944
|
-1.9
|
-2.0
|
-0.3
|
0.0
|
0.4
|
|||
| 46
|
C | 10
|
1926-1945
|
-3.3
|
-3.5
|
-0.5
|
0.2
|
0.4
|
|||
| 47
|
C | 11
|
1935-1946
|
-4.0
|
-5.3
|
0.3
|
0.0
|
1.0
|
|||
| 48
|
C | 25
|
1922-1948
|
-6.6
|
-9.0
|
0.3
|
0.4
|
1.7
|
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