Kirk Gibson was a left fielder in MLB. Across 1635 career games, with a .268 batting average and 255 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | DET | 12 | 38 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .237 | .256 | .395 | .651 |
| 1980 | DET | 51 | 175 | 23 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 45 | .263 | .303 | .440 | .743 |
| 1981 | DET | 83 | 290 | 41 | 95 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 17 | 18 | 64 | .328 | .369 | .479 | .848 |
| 1982 | DET | 69 | 266 | 34 | 74 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 9 | 25 | 41 | .278 | .341 | .444 | .785 |
| 1983 | DET | 128 | 401 | 60 | 91 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 51 | 14 | 53 | 96 | .227 | .320 | .414 | .734 |
| 1984 | DET | 149 | 531 | 92 | 150 | 23 | 10 | 27 | 91 | 29 | 63 | 103 | .282 | .363 | .516 | .879 |
| 1985 | DET | 154 | 581 | 96 | 167 | 37 | 5 | 29 | 97 | 30 | 71 | 137 | .287 | .364 | .518 | .882 |
| 1986 | DET | 119 | 441 | 84 | 118 | 11 | 2 | 28 | 86 | 34 | 68 | 107 | .268 | .371 | .492 | .863 |
| 1987 | DET | 128 | 487 | 95 | 135 | 25 | 3 | 24 | 79 | 26 | 71 | 117 | .277 | .372 | .489 | .861 |
| 1988 | LAD | 150 | 542 | 106 | 157 | 28 | 1 | 25 | 76 | 31 | 73 | 120 | .290 | .377 | .483 | .860 |
| 1989 | LAD | 71 | 253 | 35 | 54 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 12 | 35 | 55 | .213 | .312 | .368 | .679 |
| 1990 | LAD | 89 | 315 | 59 | 82 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 38 | 26 | 39 | 65 | .260 | .345 | .400 | .745 |
| 1991 | KC | 132 | 462 | 81 | 109 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 55 | 18 | 69 | 103 | .236 | .341 | .403 | .744 |
| 1992 | PIT | 16 | 56 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | .196 | .237 | .304 | .541 |
| 1993 | DET | 116 | 403 | 62 | 105 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 62 | 15 | 44 | 87 | .261 | .337 | .432 | .769 |
| 1994 | DET | 98 | 330 | 71 | 91 | 17 | 2 | 23 | 72 | 4 | 42 | 69 | .276 | .358 | .548 | .906 |
| 1995 | DET | 70 | 227 | 37 | 59 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 35 | 9 | 33 | 61 | .260 | .358 | .449 | .808 |
| Career Totals | — | 1635 | 5798 | 985 | 1553 | 260 | 54 | 255 | 870 | 284 | 718 | 1285 | .268 | .352 | .463 | .815 |
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1985 | $685,000 |
| 1986 | $1,200,000 |
| 1987 | $1,335,000 |
| 1988 | $1,833,333 |
| 1989 | $1,333,333 |
| 1990 | $1,333,334 |
| 1991 | $1,700,000 |
| 1992 | $1,950,000 |
| 1993 | $1,100,000 |
| 1994 | $1,500,000 |
| 1995 | $1,300,000 |
Career Total: $15,270,000 (11 seasons)
Average: $1,388,182
Salary data is available from 1985 onward.
TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.