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Len Gabrielson

Leonard Gary Gabrielson

Positions: Outfielder, Pinch Hitter and First Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: February 14, 1940 in Oakland, CA
High School: Oakland Technical (Oakland, CA)
School: University of Southern California
Signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent in 1959. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 9, 1960
Teams (by GP): Dodgers/Giants/Cubs/Braves/Angels 1960-1970

Final Game: September 30, 1970
Relatives: Son of Len Gabrielson
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All-Time Rank (among Batters): #1. Babe Ruth… #2. Ted Williams… #3. Willie Mays… #4. Ty Cobb… #5. Lou Gehrig… #6. Rogers Hornsby… #7. Stan Musial… 

Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1960 20 MLN NL 4 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 -22 0 0 0 0 0 0 /7
1963 23 MLN NL 46 129 120 14 26 5 0 3 15 1 1 8 23 .217 .264 .333 .597 72 40 0 0 0 1 1 73/859
1964 24 TOT NL 113 332 310 22 74 13 2 5 24 10 4 20 45 .239 .287 .342 .629 74 106 1 1 1 0 1 938
1964 24 MLN NL 24 39 38 0 7 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 8 .184 .205 .237 .442 24 9 0 0 0 0 0 3/9
1964 24 CHC NL 89 293 272 22 67 11 2 5 23 9 4 19 37 .246 .298 .357 .655 81 97 1 1 1 0 1 98/3
1965 25 TOT NL 116 356 317 40 93 6 5 7 31 4 2 33 64 .293 .362 .410 .772 114 130 3 2 2 2 7 79/38
1965 25 CHC NL 28 55 48 4 12 0 0 3 5 0 2 7 16 .250 .345 .438 .783 118 21 0 0 0 0 2 9/83
1965 25 SFG NL 88 301 269 36 81 6 5 4 26 4 0 26 48 .301 .365 .405 .770 114 109 3 2 2 2 5 7/93
1966 26 SFG NL 94 267 240 27 52 7 0 4 16 0 1 21 51 .217 .278 .296 .573 57 71 2 0 4 2 3 7/93
1967 27 TOT MLB 101 271 250 22 63 10 3 7 31 3 1 17 45 .252 .302 .400 .702 108 100 4 1 3 0 3 79/8
1967 27 CAL AL 11 14 12 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 .083 .214 .083 .298 -7 1 0 0 0 0 0 /7
1967 27 LAD NL 90 257 238 20 62 10 3 7 29 3 1 15 41 .261 .307 .416 .723 114 99 4 1 3 0 3 79/8
1968 28 LAD NL 108 343 304 38 82 16 1 10 35 1 1 32 47 .270 .337 .428 .765 137 130 7 0 5 2 4 79
1969 29 LAD NL 83 194 178 13 48 5 1 1 18 1 2 12 25 .270 .313 .326 .638 85 58 4 0 2 2 1 97/3
1970 30 LAD NL 43 44 42 1 8 2 0 0 6 0 0 1 15 .190 .205 .238 .443 21 10 0 0 0 1 0 /73
9 Seasons 708 1940 1764 178 446 64 12 37 176 20 12 145 315 .253 .309 .366 .675 93 645 21 4 17 10 20
162 Game Avg. 162 444 404 41 102 15 3 8 40 5 3 33 72 .253 .309 .366 .675 93 148 5 1 4 2 5
LAD (4 yrs) 324 838 762 72 200 33 5 18 88 5 4 60 128 .262 .315 .390 .705 111 297 15 1 10 5 8
MLN (3 yrs) 74 172 161 15 33 7 0 3 16 2 1 10 31 .205 .250 .304 .554 59 49 0 0 0 1 1
SFG (2 yrs) 182 568 509 63 133 13 5 8 42 4 1 47 99 .261 .324 .354 .677 87 180 5 2 6 4 8
CHC (2 yrs) 117 348 320 26 79 11 2 8 28 9 6 26 53 .247 .305 .369 .674 87 118 1 1 1 0 3
CAL (1 yr) 11 14 12 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 .083 .214 .083 .298 -7 1 0 0 0 0 0
NL (9 yrs) 697 1926 1752 176 445 64 12 37 174 20 12 143 311 .254 .310 .368 .678 94 644 21 4 17 10 20
AL (1 yr) 11 14 12 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 .083 .214 .083 .298 -7 1 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1960 20 MLN NL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /7
1963 23 MLN NL 129 -4 1 0 1 1 -1 5 3 0.2 2 0.2 0.0 $ 73/859
1964 24 MLN NL 39 -4 0 0 0 -0 0 1 -3 -0.3 -3 -0.3 0.0 $ 3/9
1964 24 CHC NL 293 -9 -1 0 2 -3 -4 10 -6 -0.7 -2 -0.2 -0.5 $ 98/3
1965 25 CHC NL 55 1 -1 0 0 -2 -1 2 -1 -0.1 1 0.1 -0.2 $ 9/83
1965 25 SFG NL 301 7 3 -2 0 2 -4 10 16 1.7 14 1.6 0.1 $ 7/93
1966 26 SFG NL 267 -12 1 -1 1 -2 -4 9 -8 -0.9 -6 -0.6 -0.3 $ 7/93
1967 27 CAL AL 14 -2 0 0 0 -0 0 0 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $16,000 /7
1967 27 LAD NL 257 2 0 0 0 -2 -3 9 6 0.6 8 0.9 -0.3 $ 79/8
1968 28 LAD NL 343 13 2 -2 1 -6 -4 12 16 2.0 22 2.6 -0.6 $ 79
1969 29 LAD NL 194 -3 -1 -1 1 -3 -2 7 -3 -0.4 1 0.1 -0.5 $ 97/3
1970 30 LAD NL 44 -5 0 0 0 1 0 1 -3 -0.3 -4 -0.4 0.1 $ /73
9 Seasons 1940 -16 4 -6 6 -13 -23 66 15 1.6 31 3.8 -2.2 $16,000
LAD (4 yrs) 838 7 1 -3 2 -10 -9 29 16 1.9 27 3.2 -1.3 $
MLN (3 yrs) 172 -8 1 0 1 1 -1 6 0 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $
SFG (2 yrs) 568 -5 4 -3 1 1 -8 19 8 0.8 8 1.0 -0.2 $
CHC (2 yrs) 348 -8 -2 0 2 -5 -5 12 -7 -0.8 -1 -0.1 -0.7 $
CAL (1 yr) 14 -2 0 0 0 -0 0 0 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $16,000

Standard Fielding

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1960 MLN NL 20 LF 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 2.00
1960 MLN NL 20 OF 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.25 2.20
1963 MLN NL 23 OF 22 14 8 133.1 32 32 0 0 0 1.000 1 7 2.16 1.45 .977 2.01 2.00
1963 MLN NL 23 LF 18 9 7 98.1 20 20 0 0 0 1.000 1 11 1.83 1.11 .971 1.80 1.79
1963 MLN NL 23 1B 16 13 8 104.0 124 111 9 4 5 .968 0 3 10.38 7.50 .989 9.81 9.78
1963 MLN NL 23 CF 6 5 1 32.0 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 3.09 1.83 .982 2.36 2.37
1963 MLN NL 23 3B 3 0 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.88 2.93
1963 MLN NL 23 RF 1 0 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -40 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.80
1964 TOT NL 24 OF 70 66 49 562.0 125 118 5 2 0 .984 -4 -9 1.97 1.76 .973 1.99 1.98
1964 TOT NL 24 RF 60 56 40 477.2 94 89 3 2 0 .979 -3 -8 1.73 1.53 .973 1.89 1.87
1964 TOT NL 24 1B 20 10 6 107.2 129 122 7 0 16 1.000 1 7 10.78 6.45 .990 10.02 9.95
1964 MLN NL 24 1B 12 4 4 54.2 61 59 2 0 9 1.000 -1 -15 10.04 5.08 .990 10.03 9.95
1964 MLN NL 24 OF 2 1 0 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 67 2.00 1.00 .975 2.00 2.00
1964 MLN NL 24 RF 2 1 0 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 67 2.00 1.00 .975 1.90 1.85
1964 CHC NL 24 OF 68 65 49 553.0 123 116 5 2 0 .984 -5 -10 1.97 1.78 .973 1.99 1.98
1964 CHC NL 24 RF 58 55 40 468.2 92 87 3 2 0 .978 -4 -9 1.73 1.55 .973 1.89 1.87
1964 CHC NL 24 CF 13 10 9 84.1 21 20 1 0 0 1.000 -1 -14 2.24 1.62 .977 2.35 2.33
1964 CHC NL 24 1B 8 6 2 53.0 68 63 5 0 7 1.000 1 29 11.55 8.50 .990 10.02 9.95
1965 TOT NL 25 OF 91 81 58 702.1 132 126 3 3 1 .977 1 1 1.65 1.42 .975 2.00 2.00
1965 TOT NL 25 RF 21 15 11 130.1 21 20 1 0 0 1.000 -2 -18 1.45 1.00 .975 1.95 1.95
1965 TOT NL 25 1B 6 2 1 36.0 37 31 6 0 4 1.000 0 13 9.25 6.17 .990 10.02 10.03
1965 CHC NL 25 OF 14 8 8 87.1 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -16 1.44 1.00 .975 2.00 2.00
1965 CHC NL 25 RF 12 8 8 80.1 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 -2 -22 1.23 0.92 .975 1.95 1.95
1965 CHC NL 25 CF 2 0 0 7.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0 51 3.86 1.50 .980 2.31 2.30
1965 CHC NL 25 1B 1 1 0 5.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -72 1.80 1.00 .990 10.08 10.00
1965 SFG NL 25 OF 77 73 50 615.0 118 112 3 3 1 .975 2 4 1.68 1.49 .975 2.00 2.00
1965 SFG NL 25 LF 70 66 47 565.0 111 106 2 3 1 .973 2 5 1.72 1.54 .966 1.71 1.71
1965 SFG NL 25 RF 9 7 3 50.0 10 9 1 0 0 1.000 -0 -12 1.80 1.11 .975 1.94 1.96
1965 SFG NL 25 1B 5 1 1 31.0 36 30 6 0 4 1.000 1 27 10.45 7.20 .990 10.02 10.04
1966 SFG NL 26 OF 67 56 29 480.1 77 72 1 4 0 .948 -1 -3 1.37 1.09 .974 2.03 2.03
1966 SFG NL 26 LF 61 48 27 420.1 70 65 1 4 0 .943 -1 -3 1.41 1.08 .963 1.74 1.74
1966 SFG NL 26 RF 9 8 2 60.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -2 1.50 1.11 .978 1.95 1.96
1966 SFG NL 26 1B 6 3 2 43.0 48 44 4 0 5 1.000 -0 -14 10.05 8.00 .989 9.90 9.88
1967 TOT MLB 27 OF 69 63 41 526.2 101 92 7 2 0 .980 -2 -6 1.69 1.43 .976 2.03 2.03
1967 TOT MLB 27 LF 48 40 29 347.0 70 64 4 2 0 .971 0 2 1.76 1.42 .969 1.74 1.74
1967 CAL AL 27 LF 1 1 1 8.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -60 0.00 0.00 1.91 1.90
1967 CAL AL 27 OF 1 1 1 8.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -60 0.00 0.00 2.02 2.10
1967 LAD NL 27 OF 68 62 40 518.2 101 92 7 2 0 .980 -2 -5 1.72 1.46 .976 2.03 2.03
1967 LAD NL 27 LF 47 39 28 339.0 70 64 4 2 0 .971 1 3 1.81 1.45 .969 1.74 1.74
1967 LAD NL 27 RF 26 23 12 177.2 29 27 2 0 0 1.000 -3 -20 1.47 1.12 .976 2.03 2.03
1967 LAD NL 27 CF 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -60 0.00 0.00 2.25 2.30
1968 LAD NL 28 OF 86 78 52 659.1 123 114 6 3 1 .976 -6 -11 1.64 1.40 .975 2.02 2.03
1968 LAD NL 28 LF 57 50 33 435.1 78 72 3 3 0 .962 -6 -17 1.55 1.32 .963 1.64 1.65
1968 LAD NL 28 RF 30 28 19 224.0 45 42 3 0 1 1.000 0 3 1.81 1.50 .981 2.01 2.02
1969 LAD NL 29 OF 47 41 18 318.0 52 50 1 1 0 .981 -3 -12 1.44 1.09 .973 2.02 2.01
1969 LAD NL 29 RF 31 28 11 210.0 36 35 1 0 0 1.000 -0 -3 1.54 1.16 .975 1.83 1.82
1969 LAD NL 29 LF 15 13 7 108.0 18 17 0 1 0 .944 -3 -31 1.42 1.13 .963 1.69 1.67
1969 LAD NL 29 1B 2 1 1 9.2 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 0 37 10.24 5.50 .992 9.87 9.75
1970 LAD NL 30 LF 2 0 0 6.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1 160 1.50 0.50 .970 1.80 1.75
1970 LAD NL 30 OF 2 0 0 6.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1 160 1.50 0.50 .980 2.10 2.05
1970 LAD NL 30 1B 1 0 0 2.1 3 2 1 0 1 1.000 0 154 11.57 3.00 .993 9.64 9.60
9 Seasons OF 455 399 255 3390.0 643 605 23 15 2 .977 -15 -5 1.67 1.38 .975 2.01 2.01
8 Seasons LF 272 226 150 1982.0 368 345 10 13 1 .965 -6 -3 1.61 1.31 .965 1.71 1.71
7 Seasons RF 178 158 95 1282.2 235 223 10 2 1 .991 -8 -8 1.63 1.31 .976 1.93 1.92
6 Seasons 1B 51 29 18 302.2 352 321 27 4 31 .989 1 6 10.35 6.82 .990 9.93 9.88
4 Seasons CF 22 15 10 125.1 35 34 1 0 0 1.000 -1 -8 2.51 1.59 .979 2.35 2.34
1 Season 3B 3 0 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.88 2.93
9 Seasons TOT 509 428 273 3697.2 995 926 50 19 33 .981 -13 -4 2.38 1.92 .980 2.66 2.81
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (2719), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Salaries

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Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
196727California Angels$16,000Noll/Fort/Hylan database
Career to date (may be incomplete)$16,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
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