John Gabler

John Richard Gabler
formerly listed as Gabe Gabler

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: October 2, 1930 in Kansas City, MO
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1949. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 18, 1959
Teams (by GP): Senators/Yankees 1959-1961

Final Game: September 17, 1961
Died: February 7, 2009 in Overland Park, KS
Buried: Monticello Union Cemetery, Shawnee, KS
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Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1949	18	NYY-min	D	5	7	.417	4.75	16						91.0	104	72	48		52								1.714	10.3		5.1			BLV · MSOH
1950	19	NYY-min	D	6	9	.400	4.12	30						153.0	150	96	70	0	76								1.477	8.8	0.0	4.5			INC · KOML
1951	20	NYY-min	C	10	13	.435	4.50	37						186.0	178	117	93	4	138								1.699	8.6	0.2	6.7			TWF,JOP · PION,WA
1954	23	NYY-min	C	13	4	.765	2.93	22	16					138.0	114	54	45	6	70								1.333	7.4	0.4	4.6			MOD · CALL
1955	24	NYY-min	AA	8	11	.421	4.55	33	26					182.0	188	105	92	19	99								1.577	9.3	0.9	4.9			BIR · SOUA
1956	25	NYY-min	AA	13	7	.650	4.13	43	19					170.0	153	87	78	16	80								1.371	8.1	0.8	4.2			BIR · SOUA
1957	26	NYY-min	AAA	12	8	.600	3.89	35	20		10	1		183.0	191	90	79	20	46	5	82	10	0	3			1.295	9.4	1.0	2.3	4.0	1.78	DEN · AA
1958	27	NYY-min	AAA	19	7	.731	4.27	32	30		15	2		217.0	224	120	103	16	94	5	89	6	0	6			1.465	9.3	0.7	3.9	3.7	0.95	DEN · AA
1959	28	NYY-min	AAA	14	10	.583	3.53	30	26		13	0		209.0	245	100	82	13	43	1	99	6	1	5			1.378	10.6	0.6	1.9	4.3	2.30	DEN,RMD · AA,IL
1959	28	NYY	AL	1	1	.500	2.79	3	1	0	0	0	0	19.1	21	6	6	1	10	0	11	1	0	1	85	133	1.603	9.8	0.5	4.7	5.1	1.10
1960	29	NYY-min	AAA	4	4	.500	2.71	10	9		1	1		63.0	55	27	19	2	13	1	29	6	0	2			1.079	7.9	0.3	1.9	4.1	2.23	RMD · IL
1960	29	NYY	AL	3	3	.500	4.15	21	4	5	0	0	1	52.0	46	27	24	2	32	1	19	0	0	4	228	87	1.500	8.0	0.3	5.5	3.3	0.59
1961	30	WSA	AL	3	8	.273	4.86	29	9	11	0	0	4	92.2	104	61	50	5	37	3	33	1	0	7	411	81	1.522	10.1	0.5	3.6	3.2	0.89
1962	31	CLE-TEX/NYM-min	AAA	8	13	.381	4.72	34	19		3	3		145.0	169	98	76	15	43	3	82	6	1	4			1.462	10.5	0.9	2.7	5.1	1.91	JCK,SYR · IL
3 Yrs				7	12	.368	4.39	53	14	16	0	0	5	164.0	171	94	80	8	79	4	63	2	0	12	724	87	1.524	9.4	0.4	4.3	3.5	0.80
162 Game Avg.				7	12	.368	4.39	54	14	16	0	0	5	166	174	95	81	8	80	4	64	2	0	12	735	87	1.524	9.4	0.4	4.3	3.5	0.80

NYY (2 yrs)				4	4	.500	3.79	24	5	5	0	0	1	71.1	67	33	30	3	42	1	30	1	0	5	313	96	1.528	8.5	0.4	5.3	3.8	0.71
WSA (1 yr)				3	8	.273	4.86	29	9	11	0	0	4	92.2	104	61	50	5	37	3	33	1	0	7	411	81	1.522	10.1	0.5	3.6	3.2	0.89

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1959	28	NYY	AL	19.1	3	1	6	2.79	4.11	0.13	0.00	91.2	3.63	2	0.2	.8	-0.0	0.3	3	.573	.501	$
1960	29	NYY	AL	52.0	21	4	27	4.67	4.23	0.52	-0.07	100.1	3.64	-6	-0.6	.9	-0.0	-0.2	-1	.472	.496	$
1961	30	WSA	AL	92.2	29	9	61	5.92	4.64	0.07	-0.05	97.5	4.42	-15	-1.5	1.0	-0.1	-0.8	-7	.449	.491	$
3 Seasons				164.0	53	14	94	5.16	4.45	0.22	-0.05	97.6	4.08	-19	-1.8	.9	-0.2	-0.7	-4	.465	.496	$

NYY (2 yrs)				71.1	24	5	33	4.16	4.20	0.41	-0.05	97.7	3.64	-4	-0.4	.9	-0.1	0.1	2	.485	.499	$
WSA (1 yr)				92.2	29	9	61	5.92	4.64	0.07	-0.05	97.5	4.42	-15	-1.5	1.0	-0.1	-0.8	-7	.449	.491	$

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	ROE
1959	28	NYY	AL	3	85	74	6	21	0	1	1	0	0	10	11	.284	.376	.351	.728	.323	26	4	1	0	0	0	0
1960	29	NYY	AL	21	228	190	27	46	8	1	2	2	1	32	19	.242	.348	.326	.675	.257	62	4	0	4	2	1	2
1961	30	WSA	AL	29	411	367	61	104	18	3	5	7	0	37	33	.283	.349	.390	.739	.299	143	11	1	4	2	3	7
3 Yrs				53	724	631	94	171	26	5	8	9	1	79	63	.271	.352	.366	.718	.289	231	19	2	8	4	4	9
162 Game Avg.				54	735	640	95	174	26	5	8	9	1	80	64	.271	.352	.366	.718	.289	234	19	2	8	4	4	9
MLB Averages																.257	.325	.393	.719	.277

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
1959	28	NYY	AL	2.5	0.3	87	-0.2	1.4	-1.6	.96	0.0	-0.3	1.8	0.2	0.96	0.5	0	2	0
1960	29	NYY	AL	-3.4	-0.3	239	-0.9	2.7	-3.7	.83	0.1	-1.2	-5.3	-0.5	0.83	2.6	4	3	10
1961	30	WSA	AL	-11.8	-1.1	429	-0.9	5.8	-6.7	.85	-0.6	-0.4	-12.3	-1.2	0.85	-8.4	5	1	14
3 Yrs				-12.7	-1.2	755	-2.0	10.0	-12.0	.86	-0.5	-1.9	-15.8	-1.6	0.86	-5.2	9	6	24

Starting Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GS	Wgs	Lgs	ND	Wchp	Ltuf	Wtm	Ltm	tmW-L%	Wlst	Lsv	CG	SHO	QS	QS%	GmScA	Best	Wrst	BQR	BQS	sDR	lDR	RS/GS	RS/IP	IP/GS
1959	28	NYY	AL	3	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	.000	0	0	0	0	1	100%	50.0	50	50	3	0	1	0	1.0	1.3	7.7
1960	29	NYY	AL	21	4	1	2	1	0	0	2	2	.500	0	1	0	0	1	25%	46.8	69	32	16	3	0	3	3.5	3.0	5.3
1961	30	WSA	AL	29	9	1	6	2	0	2	2	7	.222	1	2	0	0	4	44%	44.6	66	26	15	7	3	4	2.1	1.6	5.7
3 Yrs				53	14	2	9	3	0	3	4	10	.286	1	3	0	0	6	43%	46	69	26	34	10	4	7	2.4	2.0	5.7
MLB Averages													.500						51%	51	111	4					4.4	4.3	6.4

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SV%	SVSit	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR
1959	28	NYY	AL	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	1	1	100%	1	.958	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	0	2	0	17.5
1960	29	NYY	AL	21	17	5	2	1	3	1	2	33%	3	13	7	54%	7	.832	4	3	10	4	1	12	6	11	11	4	11	4	5.5
1961	30	WSA	AL	29	20	11	2	2	5	4	1	80%	5	7	2	29%	9	.847	5	1	14	7	1	12	5	15	11	2	12	2	6.3
3 Yrs				53	39	16	5	3	8	5	3	63%	8	21	10	48%		.855	9	6	24	11	2	26	12	27	24	6	25	6	6.5

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	GO/AO	IP%	DPopp	DPs	DP%
1959	28	NYY	AL	85	41%	1.2%	12.9%	11.8%	2.4%	10%	1.30	73%	16	4	25%
1960	29	NYY	AL	228	66%	0.9%	8.3%	14.0%	4.8%	24%	1.68	75%	40	4	10%
1961	30	WSA	AL	411	64%	1.2%	8.0%	9.0%	6.3%	25%	1.55	81%	79	11	14%
3 Yrs				724	62%	1.1%	8.7%	10.9%	5.4%	23%	1.56	78%	135	19	14%
MLB Averages					50%	2.4%	13.5%	8.9%	6.7%	29%	1.03	74%			10%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

					Hits			Home Runs							Advances				Baserunning
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	H	Inf	Bnt	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	<2,3B	Scr	SO	%	ROE	WP	PB	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	BT	PAu
1959	28	NYY	AL	85	21			1	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	100%	0	1	0	36	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
1960	29	NYY	AL	228	46			2	0	13	2	0	0	2	25	11	2	44%	2	4	2	71	2	1	67%	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	11	0
1961	30	WSA	AL	411	104			5	0	12	3	2	3	2	28	16	0	57%	7	7	3	152	7	0	100%	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	13	0
3 Yrs				724	171			8	0	27	6	2	3	5	54	28	2	52%	9	12	5	259	9	1	90%	9	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	25	0
MLB Averages																		52%							61%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1959	28	1	1	.500	2.79	3	1	0	0	19.1	21	6	6	1	10	0	11	1	1	85	133	1.603	9.8	0.5	4.7	5.1	1.10	133
1960	29	4	4	.500	3.79	24	5	5	1	71.1	67	33	30	3	42	1	30	1	5	313	96	1.528	8.5	0.4	5.3	3.8	0.71	96
1961	30	7	12	.368	4.39	53	14	16	5	164.0	171	94	80	8	79	4	63	2	12	724	87	1.524	9.4	0.4	4.3	3.5	0.80	87

Neutralized Pitching

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Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
1959	28	1	1	.500	3.50	18.0	23	8	7	1	11	10	1	1.889	11.5	5.5	5.0	0.91	0.5	3
1960	29	2	3	.400	4.67	52.0	50	30	27	2	35	19	0	1.635	8.7	6.1	3.3	0.54	0.3	21
1961	30	3	6	.333	5.00	90.0	104	56	50	5	37	32	1	1.567	10.4	3.7	3.2	0.86	0.5	29
3 Yrs		6	10	.375	4.73	160.0	177	94	84	8	83	61	2	1.625	10.0		3.4	0.73	0.5	53

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