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Kirk Gibson 2026 Season · DET

Career: .268/.352/.463, 255 HR, 1553 H in 1635 games.

Awards: NL MVP (1988).

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Kirk Gibson

#23

LF · DET

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AGreat

+18.6Career NUT

+16.4 to Nutty

Career

.268AVG255HR870RBI1553H985R284SB

L/L · 6' 3", 215 lb · b. May 28, 1957 · Pontiac, MI · Draft 1978 (1st Rd, #12)

Player Overview

Year by Year


1979	22	DET	—	12	39	38	3	9	3	0	1	4	1	0	0	3	3	3	0	0	0	.237	.256	.395	.158	.651	.235
1980	23	DET	+0.1	51	189	175	23	46	2	1	9	16	10	1	0	45	4	7	2	1	0	.263	.303	.440	.177	.743	.301
1981	24	DET	+1.7	83	313	290	41	95	11	3	9	40	18	2	1	64	17	5	2	1	9	.328	.369	.479	.151	.848	.393
1982	25	DET	+0.6	69	294	266	34	74	16	2	8	35	25	1	2	41	9	7	1	1	2	.278	.341	.444	.166	.785	.303
1983	26	DET	+0.1	128	467	401	60	91	12	9	15	51	53	4	3	96	14	3	4	5	2	.227	.320	.414	.187	.734	.259
1984	27	DET	+3.1	149	611	531	92	150	23	10	27	91	63	8	6	103	29	9	6	3	4	.282	.363	.516	.234	.879	.302
1985	28	DET	+2.7	154	670	581	96	167	37	5	29	97	71	5	16	137	30	4	10	3	5	.287	.364	.518	.231	.882	.325
1986	29	DET	+2.4	119	521	441	84	118	11	2	28	86	68	7	4	107	34	6	4	1	8	.268	.371	.492	.224	.863	.290
1987	30	DET	+1.8	128	568	487	95	135	25	3	24	79	71	5	8	117	26	7	4	1	5	.277	.372	.489	.212	.861	.317
1988	31	LAD	+2.8	150	632	542	106	157	28	1	25	76	73	7	14	120	31	4	7	3	8	.290	.377	.483	.193	.860	.327
1989	32	LAD	-0.3	71	292	253	35	54	8	2	9	28	35	2	5	55	12	3	2	0	5	.213	.312	.368	.155	.680	.236
1990	33	LAD	+0.6	89	359	315	59	82	20	0	8	38	39	3	0	65	26	2	2	0	4	.260	.345	.400	.140	.745	.303
1991	34	KC	+0.7	132	540	462	81	109	17	6	16	55	69	6	3	103	18	4	2	1	9	.236	.341	.403	.167	.744	.270
1992	35	PIT	—	16	60	56	6	11	0	0	2	5	3	0	0	12	3	1	0	1	1	.196	.237	.304	.108	.541	.214
1993	36	DET	+0.3	116	454	403	62	105	18	6	13	62	44	4	4	87	15	6	3	0	2	.261	.337	.432	.171	.769	.301
1994	37	DET	+1.4	98	382	330	71	91	17	2	23	72	42	3	3	69	4	5	5	2	2	.276	.358	.548	.272	.906	.280
1995	38	DET	+0.4	70	265	227	37	59	12	2	9	35	33	3	3	61	9	2	2	0	6	.260	.358	.449	.189	.807	.314
Career	—	17 yrs	+18.6	1635	6656	5798	985	1553	260	54	255	870	718	61	72	1285	284	78	56	23	72	.268	.352	.463	.195	.815	.301

Stat definitions →

NUT Breakdown

Power

Contact

Discipline

What's driving Gibson's career NUT of +18.6

Slice size = share of total NUT. Power = HR + XBH · Contact = Singles · Discipline = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

3.1

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NUT by Season

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Awards

1981AL Player of the Week · Tiger of the Year

1984World Series Championship · ALCS MVP

1985AL Player of the Week

1986AL Player of the Week

1988NL MVP · World Series Championship · NL Silver Slugger

1994Tiger of the Year

1995AL Player of the Week

2011NL Manager of the Year · Manager of the Year - MLB.com Awards

Minor League

Year	Age	Lv	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	IBB	SO	SB	CS	SF	SH	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	OPS	BAbip
1990	33	AAA	5	18	14	6	6	2	0	1	4	4	0	2	3	1	0	0	0	1	.429	.556	.786	.357	1.342	.500

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