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BootinUp

(49,571 posts) Thu Nov 10, 2022, 12:17 AM Nov 2022

The great Bob Gibson - stats for baseball nuts

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Bob Gibson pitched more complete games (255) than he had wins (251). Read that again, and think about it.

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The great Bob Gibson - stats for baseball nuts (Original Post) BootinUp Nov 2022 OP

That is an insane stat. nycbos Nov 2022 #1

He was a stud chicoescuela Nov 2022 #2

Around 1/4 of games were complete games BootinUp Nov 2022 #3

Still you should admire that hitter too. GreenWave Nov 2022 #4

+++ The Polack MSgt Nov 2022 #5

Fergie Jenkins Was Close, Too ProfessorGAC Nov 2022 #6

That is a great stat. kairos12 Nov 2022 #7

nycbos

(6,464 posts)

1. That is an insane stat.

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Thu Nov 10, 2022, 12:18 AM

Nov 2022

chicoescuela

(1,933 posts)

2. He was a stud

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Thu Nov 10, 2022, 12:27 AM

Nov 2022

Bullpens in the day were stocked with washed up old arms and unproven youngsters. Complete games were certainly common.

BootinUp

(49,571 posts)

3. Around 1/4 of games were complete games

Reply to chicoescuela (Reply #2)

Thu Nov 10, 2022, 12:45 AM

Nov 2022

during his time, so good point.

GreenWave

(10,919 posts)

4. Still you should admire that hitter too.

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Thu Nov 10, 2022, 04:29 AM

Nov 2022

Armless Joe Jackson, #7, always hoping for a walk.

The Polack MSgt

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5. +++

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Thu Nov 10, 2022, 06:27 AM

Nov 2022

ProfessorGAC

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6. Fergie Jenkins Was Close, Too

Reply to BootinUp (Original post)

Thu Nov 10, 2022, 09:17 PM

Nov 2022

A contemporary of Bob's. Faced each other multiple times each year. We saw 3 Gibson wins. 1-0, 1-0, & 2-1, over 3 years. Two at Wrigley, one in St. Louis. Late 60s.
Fergie had 284 wins & 267 complete games! Not more CGs than wins like Bob, but more of both.
Given how baseball is today It's almost hard to believe 2 guys pitched over 500 complete games whole in the league at the same time.
There were 35 complete games pitched in the whole major leagues this past season. 35. It would take 15 years for all of mlb to have as many complete games as these 2 guys.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jenkife01.shtml

kairos12

(13,366 posts)

7. That is a great stat.

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Fri Nov 11, 2022, 04:03 PM

Nov 2022

Nobody wanted to be on deck when the guy at bat hit a HR off Gibson.

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