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Bob Gibson

1935 - 2020

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Robert Gibson (November 9, 1935 – October 2, 2020), nicknamed "Gibby" and "Hoot", was an American baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1959 to 1975. Known for his fiercely competitive nature, Gibson tallied 251 wins, 3,117 strikeouts, and a 2.91 earned run average. A nine-time All-Star and two-time World Series Champion, he won two Cy Young Awards and the 1968 National League Most Valuable Player Award. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bob Gibson is the 36th most popular baseball player (down from 34th in 2019), the 10,873rd most popular biography from United States (down from 10,152nd in 2019) and the 31st most popular American Baseball Player.

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS

Among baseball players, Bob Gibson ranks 36 out of 91. Before him are Tom Seaver, Mark McGwire, Derek Jeter, Cal Ripken Jr., Greg Maddux, and Hideo Nomo. After him are Sammy Sosa, Carl Yastrzemski, Shohei Ohtani, Ernie Banks, Ken Griffey Jr., and Manny Ramirez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Bob Gibson ranks 492. Before him are Claude Esteban, Prem Chopra, Sylvia Robinson, Albert Heath, Billy Whelan, and Larry Kramer. After him are Susan Cooper, Väinö Huhtala, Vasil Metodiev, Franco Trincavelli, Jim Hall, and Vic Elford. Among people deceased in 2020, Bob Gibson ranks 690. Before him are Saufatu Sopoanga, Touriya Jabrane, Allen Daviau, Oliver Friggieri, Larry Kramer, and James Dunn. After him are Lars-Eric Lundvall, Zlatko Portner, Fatemeh Rahbar, Ahmad NikTalab, Benny Chan, and Jan Morris.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bob Gibson ranks 10,875 out of 20,380. Before him are Lee Trevino (1939), Daniel Pearl (1963), Faiq Bolkiah (1998), George Steinbrenner (1930), Juan Atkins (1962), and Phyllis Haver (1899). After him are Paul Bartel (1938), Tillie Olsen (1912), Patsy Ruth Miller (1904), Kylie Ireland (1970), Didi Conn (1951), and Sid Grauman (1879).

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among baseball players born in United States, Bob Gibson ranks 31. Before him are Roger Clemens (1962), Tom Seaver (1944), Mark McGwire (1963), Derek Jeter (1974), Cal Ripken Jr. (1960), and Greg Maddux (1966). After him are Carl Yastrzemski (1939), Ernie Banks (1931), Ken Griffey Jr. (1969), Hank Greenberg (1911), Roy Halladay (1977), and Aaron Judge (1992).

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