Gibson was fierce competitor, in fact on the field he was just plain fierce. Story was that the catcher ran out to the mound to discuss what pitch to throw with Gibson. Gibson said ‘Get back behind the plate, the only thing you know about pitching is that you can’t hit it’.
1968, Gibson started 34 games, pitched 28 complete games including 13 shutouts. The most complete games by a pitcher in 2019 was 3.