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    Josh Gibson



    Joshua Gibson


    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

    Notes:


    • Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972
    • Buried: Allegheny Cemetery (Pittsburgh, PA)


    Wins Above Replacement

    Multi-Stint Seasons:



    Year
    		Team Lg
    Age
    		Pos
    PA
    IP
    WAR
    Off
    Fld
    Pit
    Adj
    MRS / HG
    NNL / IND
    18
    C
    123
    1.3
    1.3
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    HG
    IND
    19
    C
    201
    2.4
    2.0
    0.3
    0.0
    0.1
    PC
    IND / NvM
    20
    LF
    299
    2.0
    2.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    PC / EAS
    NN2 / EWA
    21
    C
    269
    4.2
    4.1
    -0.1
    0.0
    0.1
    PC / EAS
    NN2 / EWA
    22
    C
    276
    3.9
    3.7
    0.1
    0.0
    0.1
    PC / WES
    MULT
    23
    C
    231
    1.2
    2.6
    2.7
    0.1
    -0.2
    0.1
    PC / EAS
    NN2 / EWA
    24
    C
    211
    3.8
    3.3
    0.4
    0.0
    0.1
    HG
    NN2
    25
    C
    183
    3.9
    3.8
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    HG / NAS
    NN2 / NAA
    26
    C
    203
    3.3
    2.8
    0.4
    0.0
    0.1
    HG / EAS
    NN2 / EWA
    27
    C
    163
    3.7
    2.9
    0.7
    0.0
    0.1
    HG / VEZ
    NN2 / MEX
    28
    C
    117
    2.7
    2.6
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    VEZ
    MEX
    29
    C
    434
    6.3
    6.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.3
    HG / EAS
    MULT
    30
    C
    295
    4.3
    3.9
    0.2
    0.0
    0.2
    MULT
    MULT
    31
    C
    345
    7.5
    6.6
    0.7
    0.0
    0.2
    HG / EAS
    MULT
    32
    C
    229
    2.2
    2.6
    -0.6
    0.0
    0.1
    HG / NOS
    MULT
    33
    C
    216
    2.5
    2.6
    -0.2
    0.0
    0.1
    HG / EAS
    NN2 / EWA
    34
    C
    192
    2.9
    2.2
    0.6
    0.0
    0.1
    17
    9
    C
    3987
    1.2
    59.5
    55.3
    2.5
    -0.2
    1.9
    162 Game Average
    687
    0.0
    10.2
    9.5
    0.4
    0.0
    0.3
    Year
    		Team Lg
    Age
    		Pos
    PA
    IP
    WAR
    Off
    Fld
    Pit
    Adj
    2
    		 vs Latin Leagues
    542
    8.9
    8.5
    0.0
    0.0
    0.3
    16
    		 Negro Leagues
    3411
    1.2
    50.6
    46.8
    2.5
    -0.2
    1.5
    2
    		 vs Major Leagues
    34
    0.1
    0.0
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    Year
    		Team Lg
    Age
    		Pos
    PA
    IP
    WAR
    Off
    Fld
    Pit
    Adj
    8
    East All Stars
    C
    41
    1.1
    0.6
    0.5
    0.0
    0.0
    11
    Homestead Grays
    C
    2110
    32.8
    30.3
    1.3
    0.0
    1.1
    1
    Memphis Red Sox
    C
    4
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    1
    NNL All Stars
    C
    4
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    1
    NNL South All Stars
    C
    4
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    1
    North All Stars
    C
    5
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    5
    Pittsburgh Crawfords
    C
    1271
    1.2
    16.3
    15.5
    0.6
    -0.2
    0.3
    2
    Azules de Veracruz
    C
    542
    8.9
    8.5
    0.0
    0.0
    0.3
    1
    West All Stars
    C
    6
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0

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