Although Gibson was known as a fierce competitor who did not hesitate to brush back hitters, his control was such that he hit only 102 batters in the 528 games in which he appeared.
Friday, May 24, 2013
Bob Gibson - workhorse
For the six years incompassing his first 20-win season through his last 20-win season, Bob Gibson pitched in 200 games and 1667 innings, or an average of 8 1/3 innings per start. Imagine someone doing that today! In that stretch he started 198 games and completed 129 of them, or 65% of his starts!
Although Gibson was known as a fierce competitor who did not hesitate to brush back hitters, his control was such that he hit only 102 batters in the 528 games in which he appeared.
Although Gibson was known as a fierce competitor who did not hesitate to brush back hitters, his control was such that he hit only 102 batters in the 528 games in which he appeared.
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