Born in Klamath Falls, Oregon, Hibbs graduated from high school in Ventura, California, and played college baseball at Stanford University, where he was an All-American selection.

After hitting .309 with nine home runs during a year spent at the Rookie and Class A levels of the Dodgers' farm system, he entered the Rule 5 draft that fall, and the Angels acquired him.

He remained on the Halos' 28-man, early-season roster when the 1967 American League season began and made his debut April 12 against Mickey Lolich of the Detroit Tigers, making a ground ball out to the second baseman in the ninth inning, pinch-hitting for veteran relief pitcher Jim Coates to make the final out in the Tigers' 6–3 win at Anaheim Stadium.

[3] In his other two plate appearances, Hibbs struck out against Darold Knowles of the Washington Senators on May 6,[4] and fanned against Jim O'Toole of the Chicago White Sox on May 13.

Hibbs was sent to the minor leagues when rosters were cut to 25 men later in May and played the remainder of his pro career in the Angels', Cincinnati Reds' and Chicago Cubs' organizations, through 1973.