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Warren Spahn vs Bob Gibson Comparison

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Warren Spahn

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Bob Gibson

 

Info

Teams

Warren Spahn Boston/Milwaukee Braves (1942, 1946-1964), New York Mets (1965), San Francisco Giants (1965)
Bob Gibson St. Louis Cardinals (1959-1975)

Position

Warren Spahn Left-Handed Pitcher
Bob Gibson Right Handed Pitcher

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Warren Spahn 1 (1957) Star
Bob Gibson 2 (1964, 1967) StarStar

World Series Appearances

Warren Spahn 3 (1948, 1957-1958) StarStarStar
Bob Gibson 3 (1964, 1967-1968) StarStarStar

Playoff Appearances

Warren Spahn 3 (1948, 1957-1958) StarStarStar
Bob Gibson 3 (1964, 1967-1968) StarStarStar

World Series MVP

Warren Spahn 0
Bob Gibson 2 (1964, 1967) StarStar

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Warren Spahn Yes 82.89% in 1973
Bob Gibson Yes 84.0% in 1981

Number Retired

Warren Spahn Yes Braves #21
Bob Gibson Yes Cardinals #45

MVP

Warren Spahn 0
Bob Gibson 1 (1968) Star

Cy Young

Warren Spahn 1 (1957) Star
Bob Gibson 2 (1968, 1970) StarStar

Gold Gloves

Warren Spahn 0
Bob Gibson 9 (1965-1973) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

Rookie of the Year

Warren Spahn No
Bob Gibson No

All-Star Games

Warren Spahn 17 (1947, 1949-1954, 1956-1959², 1961-1963) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Bob Gibson 9 (1962², 1965-1970, 1972) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

League Leader in Wins

Warren Spahn 8 (1949-1950, 1953, 1957-1961) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Bob Gibson 1 (1970) Star

League Leader in ERA

Warren Spahn 3 (1947, 1953, 1961) StarStarStar
Bob Gibson 1 (1968) Star

League Leader in Strikeouts

Warren Spahn 4 (1949–1952) StarStarStarStar
Bob Gibson 1 (1968) Star

League Leader in WHIP

Warren Spahn 4 (1947, 1953, 1958, 1961) StarStarStarStar
Bob Gibson 1 (1968) Star

Hitting

Games (G)

Warren Spahn 783
Bob Gibson 596

Plate Appearances (PA)

Warren Spahn 2,056
Bob Gibson 1,489

At Bats (AB)

Warren Spahn 1,872
Bob Gibson 1,328

Batting Average (BA)

Warren Spahn 0.194
Bob Gibson 0.206

Hits (H)

Warren Spahn 363
Bob Gibson 274

Runs (R)

Warren Spahn 141
Bob Gibson 132

Home Runs (HR)

Warren Spahn 35
Bob Gibson 24

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Warren Spahn 189
Bob Gibson 144

Doubles (2B)

Warren Spahn 57
Bob Gibson 44

Triples (3B)

Warren Spahn 6
Bob Gibson 5

Walks (BB)

Warren Spahn 94
Bob Gibson 63

Strikeouts (SO)

Warren Spahn 487
Bob Gibson 415

Stolen Bases (SB)

Warren Spahn 4
Bob Gibson 13

Caught Stealing (CS)

Warren Spahn 2
Bob Gibson 10

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Warren Spahn 0.234
Bob Gibson 0.243

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Warren Spahn 0.287
Bob Gibson 0.301

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Warren Spahn 0.520
Bob Gibson 0.545

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Warren Spahn 7
Bob Gibson 8

Total Bases (TB)

Warren Spahn 537
Bob Gibson 400

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Warren Spahn 98
Bob Gibson 73

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Warren Spahn 0.240
Bob Gibson 0.276

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Warren Spahn 0.093
Bob Gibson 0.095

Secondary Average (SECA)

Warren Spahn 0.144
Bob Gibson 0.145

Total Average (TotA)

Warren Spahn 0.417
Bob Gibson 0.440

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Warren Spahn 7.2
Bob Gibson 16.9

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Warren Spahn 4.6%
Bob Gibson 4.2%

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Warren Spahn 23.7%
Bob Gibson 27.9%

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Warren Spahn 66%
Bob Gibson 61%

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Warren Spahn 53.5
Bob Gibson 55.3

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Warren Spahn 0.0,-0.1,-0.2,0.0,0.0,0.4,0.3,0.3,0.2,0.5,0.5,0.5,-0.1,1.9,0.8,0.1,1.2,0.2,0.7,0.1,0.2,
Bob Gibson 7.6

Pitching

Wins (W)

Warren Spahn 363
Bob Gibson 251

Losses (L)

Warren Spahn 245
Bob Gibson 174

W-L Percentage (WL%)

Warren Spahn .597%
Bob Gibson .591%

Saves (S)

Warren Spahn 28
Bob Gibson 6

Games (G)

Warren Spahn 750
Bob Gibson 528

Games Started (GS)

Warren Spahn 665
Bob Gibson 482

Earned Run Average (ERA)

Warren Spahn 3.09
Bob Gibson 2.91

Innings Pitched (IP)

Warren Spahn 5,243.2
Bob Gibson 3,884.1

Hits Allowed (H)

Warren Spahn 4,830
Bob Gibson 3,279

Runs Allowed (R)

Warren Spahn 2,016
Bob Gibson 1,420

Earned Runs Allowed (ER)

Warren Spahn 1,798
Bob Gibson 1,258

Home Runs Allowed (HR)

Warren Spahn 434
Bob Gibson 257

Strikeouts (SO)

Warren Spahn 2,583
Bob Gibson 3,117

Walks (BB)

Warren Spahn 1,434
Bob Gibson 1,336

Batters Faced (BF)

Warren Spahn 21,547
Bob Gibson 16,068

Intentional Walks (IBB)

Warren Spahn 60
Bob Gibson 118

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Warren Spahn 42
Bob Gibson 102

Complete Games (CG)

Warren Spahn 382
Bob Gibson 255

Shutouts (SHO)

Warren Spahn 63
Bob Gibson 56

Walks and Hits Per Innings Pitched (WHIP)

Warren Spahn 1.19
Bob Gibson 1.19

Hits Per 9 Innings

Warren Spahn 8.3
Bob Gibson 7.6

Home Runs Per 9 Innings

Warren Spahn 0.7
Bob Gibson 0.6

Strikeouts Per 9 Innings

Warren Spahn 4.4
Bob Gibson 7.2

Walks Per 9 Innings

Warren Spahn 2.5
Bob Gibson 3.1

Strikeout Percentage (SO%)

Warren Spahn 12.0%
Bob Gibson 19.4%

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Warren Spahn 6.7%
Bob Gibson 8.3%

Strikeout to Walk Ratio (K/BB)

Warren Spahn 1.8
Bob Gibson 2.3

RA9

Warren Spahn 3.46
Bob Gibson 3.29

WAR

Warren Spahn 91.9
Bob Gibson 81.8

Fielding

Games (G)

Warren Spahn 750
Bob Gibson 528

Games Started (GS)

Warren Spahn 665
Bob Gibson 482

Innings (Inn)

Warren Spahn 5,244.2
Bob Gibson 3,884.1

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Warren Spahn 0.955%
Bob Gibson 0.949%

Errors (E)

Warren Spahn 58
Bob Gibson 42

Chances (CH)

Warren Spahn 1,279
Bob Gibson 817

Putouts (PO)

Warren Spahn 222
Bob Gibson 291

Assists (A)

Warren Spahn 999
Bob Gibson 484

Double Play (DP)

Warren Spahn 82
Bob Gibson 46

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Warren Spahn 1.63
Bob Gibson 1.47

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Warren Spahn 2.10
Bob Gibson 1.80

Playoff Pitching

Wins (W)

Warren Spahn 4
Bob Gibson 7

Losses (L)

Warren Spahn 3
Bob Gibson 2

W-L Percentage (WL%)

Warren Spahn .571%
Bob Gibson .778%

Earned Run Average – (ERA)

Warren Spahn 3.05
Bob Gibson 1.89

Games (G)

Warren Spahn 8
Bob Gibson 9

Games Started (GS)

Warren Spahn 6
Bob Gibson 9

Innings Pitched (IP)

Warren Spahn 56
Bob Gibson 81

Hits Allowed (H)

Warren Spahn 47
Bob Gibson 55

Runs Allowed (R)

Warren Spahn 19
Bob Gibson 19

Earned Runs Allowed (ER)

Warren Spahn 19
Bob Gibson 17

Home Runs Allowed (HR)

Warren Spahn 5
Bob Gibson 6

Walks (BB)

Warren Spahn 13
Bob Gibson 17

Intentional Walks (IBB)

Warren Spahn 1
Bob Gibson 3

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Warren Spahn 0
Bob Gibson 2

Walks and Hits Per Innings Pitched (WHIP)

Warren Spahn 1.07
Bob Gibson 0.89

Hits Per 9 Innings

Warren Spahn 7.6
Bob Gibson 6.1

Home Runs Per 9 Innings

Warren Spahn 0.8
Bob Gibson 0.7

Walks Per 9 Innings

Warren Spahn 2.1
Bob Gibson 1.9

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Warren Spahn 5.8%
Bob Gibson 5.4%

Best Pitching

Wins (W)

Warren Spahn 23 (1963)
Bob Gibson 23 (1970)

Losses (L)

Warren Spahn 0 (1942)
Bob Gibson 5 (1959)

W-L Percentage (WL%)

Warren Spahn .767% (1962)
Bob Gibson .767% (1970)

Games (G)

Warren Spahn 41 (1950)
Bob Gibson 40 (1964)

Games Started (GS)

Warren Spahn 39 (1950)
Bob Gibson 36 (1965)

Earned Run Average (ERA)

Warren Spahn 2.10 (1953)
Bob Gibson 1.12 (1968)

Innings Pitched (IP)

Warren Spahn 310.2 (1951)
Bob Gibson 314.0 (1969)

Hits Allowed (H)

Warren Spahn 25 (1942)
Bob Gibson 77 (1959)

Runs Allowed (R)

Warren Spahn 15 (1942)
Bob Gibson 35 (1959)

Earned Runs Allowed (ER)

Warren Spahn 10 (1942)
Bob Gibson 28 (1959)

Home Runs Allowed (HR)

Warren Spahn 0 (1942)
Bob Gibson 4 (1959)

Strikeouts (SO)

Warren Spahn 191 (1950)
Bob Gibson 274 (1970)

Walks (BB)

Warren Spahn 11 (1942)
Bob Gibson 39 (1959)

Batters Faced (BF)

Warren Spahn 1289 (1951)
Bob Gibson 1270 (1969)

Intentional Walks (IBB)

Warren Spahn 0 (1954)
Bob Gibson 1 (1963)

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Warren Spahn 0 (1963)
Bob Gibson 1 (1960)

Walks and Hits Per Innings Pitched (WHIP)

Warren Spahn 1.06 (1953)
Bob Gibson 0.85 (1968)

Hits Per 9 Innings

Warren Spahn 7.2 (1953)
Bob Gibson 5.9 (1968)

Home Runs Per 9 Innings

Warren Spahn 0.0 (1942)
Bob Gibson 0.3 (1969)

Strikeouts Per 9 Innings

Warren Spahn 5.9 (1950)
Bob Gibson 8.4 (1970)

Strikeout Percentage – (KP)

Warren Spahn 15.7% (1950)
Bob Gibson 23.1% (1968)

Walks Per 9 Innings

Warren Spahn 1.7 (1963)
Bob Gibson 1.8 (1968)

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Warren Spahn 4.7% (1963)
Bob Gibson 5.3% (1968)

Strikeout to Walk Ration (KPBB)

Warren Spahn 2.5 (1956)
Bob Gibson 4.3 (1968)

Seasons

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Warren Spahn

Check/Uncheck

Bob Gibson

 

Info

Teams

Warren Spahn Boston/Milwaukee Braves (1942, 1946-1964), New York Mets (1965), San Francisco Giants (1965)
Bob Gibson St. Louis Cardinals (1959-1975)

Position

Warren Spahn Left-Handed Pitcher
Bob Gibson Right Handed Pitcher

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Warren Spahn 1 (1957)
Bob Gibson 2 (1964, 1967)

World Series Appearances

Warren Spahn 3 (1948, 1957-1958)
Bob Gibson 3 (1964, 1967-1968)

Playoff Appearances

Warren Spahn 3 (1948, 1957-1958)
Bob Gibson 3 (1964, 1967-1968)

World Series MVP

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Warren Spahn Yes 82.89% in 1973
Bob Gibson Yes 84.0% in 1981

Number Retired

Warren Spahn Yes Braves #21
Bob Gibson Yes Cardinals #45

MVP

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Cy Young

Warren Spahn 1 (1957)
Bob Gibson 2 (1968, 1970)

Gold Gloves

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Rookie of the Year

Warren Spahn No
Bob Gibson No

All-Star Games

Warren Spahn 17 (1947, 1949-1954, 1956-1959², 1961-1963)
Bob Gibson 9 (1962², 1965-1970, 1972)

League Leader in Wins

Warren Spahn 8 (1949-1950, 1953, 1957-1961)
Bob Gibson 1 (1970)

League Leader in ERA

Warren Spahn 3 (1947, 1953, 1961)
Bob Gibson 1 (1968)

League Leader in Strikeouts

Warren Spahn 4 (1949–1952)
Bob Gibson 1 (1968)

League Leader in WHIP

Warren Spahn 4 (1947, 1953, 1958, 1961)
Bob Gibson 1 (1968)

Hitting

Games (G)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Plate Appearances (PA)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

At Bats (AB)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Batting Average (BA)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Hits (H)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Runs (R)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Home Runs (HR)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Doubles (2B)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Triples (3B)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Walks (BB)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Strikeouts (SO)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Stolen Bases (SB)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Caught Stealing (CS)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Total Bases (TB)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Secondary Average (SECA)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Total Average (TotA)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Pitching

Wins (W)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Losses (L)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

W-L Percentage (WL%)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Saves (S)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Games (G)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Games Started (GS)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Earned Run Average (ERA)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Innings Pitched (IP)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Hits Allowed (H)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Runs Allowed (R)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Earned Runs Allowed (ER)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Home Runs Allowed (HR)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Strikeouts (SO)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Walks (BB)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Batters Faced (BF)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Intentional Walks (IBB)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Complete Games (CG)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Shutouts (SHO)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Walks and Hits Per Innings Pitched (WHIP)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Hits Per 9 Innings

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Home Runs Per 9 Innings

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Strikeouts Per 9 Innings

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Walks Per 9 Innings

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Strikeout Percentage (SO%)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Strikeout to Walk Ratio (K/BB)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

RA9

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

WAR

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Fielding

Games (G)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Games Started (GS)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Innings (Inn)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Errors (E)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Chances (CH)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Putouts (PO)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Assists (A)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Double Play (DP)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Playoff Pitching

Wins (W)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Losses (L)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

W-L Percentage (WL%)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Earned Run Average – (ERA)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Games (G)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Games Started (GS)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Innings Pitched (IP)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Hits Allowed (H)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Runs Allowed (R)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Earned Runs Allowed (ER)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Home Runs Allowed (HR)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Walks (BB)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Intentional Walks (IBB)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Walks and Hits Per Innings Pitched (WHIP)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Hits Per 9 Innings

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Home Runs Per 9 Innings

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Walks Per 9 Innings

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Warren Spahn Bob Gibson

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