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Gabe Kapler
Gabriel Stefan Kapler
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 208 lb.

Born: August 31, 1975 in Hollywood, CA
High School: Taft (Woodland Hills, CA)
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 57th round of the 1995 amateur draft.
Signed June 10, 1995. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 20, 1998
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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
1998 22 DET AL 7 26 25 3 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 4 .200 .231 .280 .511 33 7 0 0 0 0 0 /9D
1999 23 DET AL 130 468 416 60 102 22 4 18 49 11 5 42 74 .245 .315 .447 .762 93 186 7 2 4 4 0 *89/D
2000 24 TEX AL 116 491 444 59 134 32 1 14 66 8 4 42 57 .302 .360 .473 .833 108 210 12 0 2 3 2 *89
2001 25 TEX AL 134 556 483 77 129 29 1 17 72 23 6 61 70 .267 .348 .437 .785 103 211 10 3 2 7 2 *8/D
2002 26 TOT MLB 112 342 315 37 88 16 4 2 34 11 4 16 53 .279 .313 .375 .688 75 118 5 1 7 3 0 798/3D
2002 26 TEX AL 72 214 196 25 51 12 1 0 17 5 2 8 30 .260 .285 .332 .617 60 65 3 0 7 3 0 789/3D
2002 26 COL NL 40 128 119 12 37 4 3 2 17 6 2 8 23 .311 .359 .445 .805 98 53 2 1 0 0 0 97/8
2003 27 TOT MLB 107 247 225 39 61 13 1 4 27 6 2 22 41 .271 .336 .391 .727 85 88 8 0 0 0 1 978/3D
2003 27 COL NL 39 75 67 10 15 2 0 0 4 2 0 8 18 .224 .307 .254 .560 41 17 3 0 0 0 1 79/8
2003 27 BOS AL 68 172 158 29 46 11 1 4 23 4 2 14 23 .291 .349 .449 .798 105 71 5 0 0 0 0 97/83D
2004 28 BOS AL 136 310 290 51 79 14 1 6 33 5 4 15 49 .272 .311 .390 .700 77 113 5 2 1 2 0 *978/D
2005 29 BOS AL 36 104 97 15 24 7 0 1 9 1 0 3 15 .247 .282 .351 .632 65 34 1 2 1 1 0 98/7
2006 30 BOS AL 72 147 130 21 33 7 0 2 12 1 1 14 15 .254 .340 .354 .694 77 46 5 3 0 0 0 978/D
2008 32 MIL NL 96 245 229 36 69 17 2 8 38 3 1 13 39 .301 .340 .498 .838 119 114 3 1 1 1 0 879
2009 33 TBR AL 99 238 205 26 49 15 1 8 32 5 2 29 39 .239 .329 .439 .768 99 90 9 0 1 3 1 978
11 Seasons 1045 3174 2859 424 773 172 16 80 372 76 29 258 456 .270 .331 .426 .757 93 1217 65 14 19 24 6
162 Game Avg. 162 492 443 66 120 27 2 12 58 12 4 40 71 .270 .331 .426 .757 93 189 10 2 3 4 1
BOS (4 yrs) 312 733 675 116 182 39 2 13 77 11 7 46 102 .270 .321 .391 .713 82 264 16 7 2 3 0
TEX (3 yrs) 322 1261 1123 161 314 73 3 31 155 36 12 111 157 .280 .342 .433 .775 98 486 25 3 11 13 4
COL (2 yrs) 79 203 186 22 52 6 3 2 21 8 2 16 41 .280 .340 .376 .716 77 70 5 1 0 0 1
DET (2 yrs) 137 494 441 63 107 22 5 18 49 13 5 43 78 .243 .310 .438 .748 90 193 7 2 4 4 0
TBR (1 yr) 99 238 205 26 49 15 1 8 32 5 2 29 39 .239 .329 .439 .768 99 90 9 0 1 3 1
MIL (1 yr) 96 245 229 36 69 17 2 8 38 3 1 13 39 .301 .340 .498 .838 119 114 3 1 1 1 0
AL (10 yrs) 870 2726 2444 366 652 149 11 70 313 65 26 229 376 .267 .330 .423 .752 92 1033 57 12 18 23 5
NL (3 yrs) 175 448 415 58 121 23 5 10 59 11 3 29 80 .292 .340 .443 .783 100 184 8 2 1 1 1

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2003 27 BOS AL ALDS OAK W 4 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 0 0 0 0
2003 27 BOS AL ALCS NYY L 3 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 .125 .125 .125 .250 1 1 0 0 0 0
2004 28 BOS AL ALDS ANA W 2 5 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 1 0 0 0 0 0
2004 28 BOS AL ALCS NYY W 2 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 1 0 0 0 0 0
2004 28 BOS AL WS STL W 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (5 Series) 15 27 27 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 .111 .111 .111 .222 3 2 0 0 0 0
2 ALDS 6 14 14 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .071 .071 .071 .143 1 1 0 0 0 0
2 ALCS 5 11 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 .182 .182 .182 .364 2 1 0 0 0 0
1 WS 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1998 DET AL 22 OF 6 6 53.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -6.8 -1.3 -1.5 0.2 1 1.53 1.50 .989 2.31 2.02
1998 DET AL 22 RF 6 6 53.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -6.8 -1.3 -1.5 0.2 1 1.53 1.50 .978 2.14 1.82
1998 DET AL 22 DH 1
1999 DET AL 23 OF 128 118 1056.0 311 301 4 6 2 .981 8.2 9.3 14.2 8.9 5.3 -6 2.60 2.38 .984 2.30 2.03
1999 DET AL 23 CF 114 106 916.0 273 266 3 4 1 .985 8.8 11.5 14.8 7.5 7.3 -6 2.64 2.36 .985 2.72 2.36
1999 DET AL 23 RF 32 12 140.0 38 35 1 2 1 .947 -0.6 -5.1 -0.6 1.4 -2.0 0 2.31 1.13 .982 2.11 1.82
1999 DET AL 23 DH 2
2000 TEX AL 24 OF 116 115 999.2 321 306 5 10 4 .969 -10.5 -12.6 -7.5 -5.6 -1.9 -3 2.80 2.68 .985 2.36 2.02
2000 TEX AL 24 CF 84 82 701.1 233 221 4 8 3 .966 -12.9 -22.1 -9.9 -7.2 -2.7 -3 2.89 2.68 .986 2.76 2.44
2000 TEX AL 24 RF 40 33 298.1 89 86 1 2 1 .978 2.4 9.7 2.4 1.6 0.8 0 2.62 2.18 .983 2.16 1.76
2001 TEX AL 25 CF 133 130 1156.1 354 345 8 1 3 .997 -17.0 -17.6 -16.0 -8.6 -7.5 -1 2.75 2.65 .988 2.67 2.39
2001 TEX AL 25 OF 133 130 1156.1 353 344 8 1 3 .997 -17.0 -17.6 -16.0 -8.6 -7.5 -1 2.74 2.65 .984 2.30 2.01
2001 TEX AL 25 DH 1
2002 TOT MLB 26 OF 102 72 699.4 193 180 10 3 0 .984 2.2 3.8 3.2 0.2 3.1 -1 2.45 1.86 .984 2.29 1.97
2002 TOT MLB 26 LF 46 31 288.0 78 74 3 1 0 .987 3.5 14.6 4.5 0.8 3.7 -1 2.41 1.67 .982 2.08 1.66
2002 TOT MLB 26 RF 41 25 255.1 70 65 3 2 0 .971 0.8 3.8 1.8 -0.3 2.2 -1 2.40 1.66 .983 2.09 1.74
2002 TOT MLB 26 CF 24 16 156.0 46 42 4 0 0 1.000 -2.1 -16.2 -3.1 -0.3 -2.8 1 2.65 1.92 .989 2.78 2.48
2002 TEX AL 26 OF 64 48 443.2 128 118 7 3 0 .977 -1.0 -2.7 -1.0 -1.0 0.1 0 2.54 1.95 .985 2.35 2.05
2002 TEX AL 26 LF 31 23 206.1 60 57 2 1 0 .983 2.6 15.1 3.6 1.3 2.3 -1 2.57 1.90 .983 2.14 1.74
2002 TEX AL 26 CF 23 16 154.0 45 41 4 0 0 1.000 -2.1 -16.4 -3.1 -0.3 -2.8 1 2.63 1.96 .989 2.78 2.49
2002 TEX AL 26 RF 18 9 83.1 24 21 1 2 0 .917 -1.5 -21.6 -1.5 -2.0 0.6 0 2.38 1.22 .983 2.12 1.82
2002 TEX AL 26 1B 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.00 1.00 1.000 9.00 8.00
2002 TEX AL 26 DH 1
2002 COL NL 26 OF 38 24 255.2 65 62 3 0 0 1.000 3.2 15.0 4.2 1.2 3.0 -1 2.29 1.71 .983 2.19 1.84
2002 COL NL 26 RF 23 16 172.0 46 44 2 0 0 1.000 2.3 16.0 3.3 1.7 1.6 -1 2.41 2.00 .983 2.07 1.67
2002 COL NL 26 LF 15 8 81.2 18 17 1 0 0 1.000 0.9 13.2 0.9 -0.5 1.4 0 1.98 1.20 .978 1.92 1.51
2002 COL NL 26 CF 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 2.70 2.10
2003 TOT MLB 27 OF 90 53 530.2 121 106 8 7 2 .942 -4.8 -10.9 -5.8 -2.8 -3.0 1 1.93 1.27 .986 2.30 2.01
2003 TOT MLB 27 RF 43 32 302.0 65 57 4 4 1 .938 0.7 2.8 -0.3 -1.2 0.9 1 1.82 1.42 .982 2.10 1.77
2003 TOT MLB 27 LF 40 12 150.0 30 27 2 1 1 .967 -2.8 -22.4 -2.8 -0.1 -2.7 0 1.74 0.73 .983 2.10 1.73
2003 TOT MLB 27 CF 10 9 78.2 26 22 2 2 0 .923 -2.7 -41.2 -2.7 -1.5 -1.2 0 2.75 2.40 .988 2.72 2.39
2003 COL NL 27 OF 29 12 132.0 33 29 3 1 1 .970 3.3 30.0 1.3 1.4 -0.1 2 2.18 1.10 .985 2.17 1.85
2003 COL NL 27 LF 15 3 40.0 7 6 1 0 1 1.000 -0.4 -12.0 -0.4 -0.1 -0.3 0 1.58 0.47 .971 1.91 1.54
2003 COL NL 27 RF 13 7 76.0 20 17 2 1 0 .950 3.2 50.5 1.2 0.8 0.4 2 2.25 1.46 .985 2.08 1.72
2003 COL NL 27 CF 2 2 16.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 37.5 0.5 0.7 -0.2 0 3.38 3.00 .983 2.48 2.15
2003 BOS AL 27 OF 61 41 398.2 88 77 5 6 1 .932 -8.1 -24.4 -7.1 -4.2 -2.9 -1 1.85 1.34 .986 2.35 2.08
2003 BOS AL 27 RF 30 25 226.0 45 40 2 3 1 .933 -2.5 -13.3 -1.5 -2.0 0.5 -1 1.67 1.40 .980 2.11 1.79
2003 BOS AL 27 LF 25 9 110.0 23 21 1 1 0 .957 -2.4 -26.2 -2.4 0.0 -2.4 0 1.80 0.88 .987 2.17 1.84
2003 BOS AL 27 CF 8 7 62.2 20 16 2 2 0 .900 -3.2 -61.3 -3.2 -2.2 -1.0 0 2.59 2.25 .990 2.79 2.45
2003 BOS AL 27 1B 1 0 2.2 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.12 3.00 1.000 9.79 8.30
2003 BOS AL 27 DH 1
2004 BOS AL 28 OF 127 73 747.0 180 170 6 4 0 .978 0.7 1.1 0.7 -0.1 0.8 0 2.12 1.39 .985 2.30 2.05
2004 BOS AL 28 RF 101 59 590.2 140 133 5 2 0 .986 0.8 1.6 0.8 0.4 0.4 0 2.10 1.37 .983 2.22 1.92
2004 BOS AL 28 LF 18 5 64.1 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 1.7 31.7 1.7 1.0 0.7 0 1.82 0.72 .985 2.04 1.73
2004 BOS AL 28 CF 17 9 92.0 27 24 1 2 0 .926 -1.8 -23.5 -1.8 -1.5 -0.3 0 2.45 1.47 .989 2.64 2.35
2004 BOS AL 28 DH 2
2005 BOS AL 29 OF 36 25 239.2 65 65 0 0 0 1.000 -2.9 -14.5 -1.9 0.8 -2.7 -1 2.44 1.81 .986 2.30 2.05
2005 BOS AL 29 RF 22 16 144.2 45 45 0 0 0 1.000 -3.1 -25.7 -2.1 -1.8 -0.3 -1 2.80 2.05 .982 2.12 1.83
2005 BOS AL 29 CF 12 9 80.0 19 19 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 6.0 0.4 2.8 -2.4 0 2.14 1.58 .989 2.69 2.38
2005 BOS AL 29 LF 8 0 15.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -16.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 0.60 0.13 1.000 2.10 1.79
2006 BOS AL 30 OF 68 32 335.2 87 83 4 0 1 1.000 -1.3 -4.6 -1.3 -4.2 2.9 0 2.33 1.28 .986 2.30 1.99
2006 BOS AL 30 RF 37 17 177.2 50 48 2 0 1 1.000 2.0 13.5 2.0 -2.3 4.3 0 2.53 1.35 .984 2.20 1.85
2006 BOS AL 30 LF 21 4 63.0 20 18 2 0 0 1.000 1.2 22.9 0.2 0.4 -0.2 1 2.86 0.95 .985 2.06 1.69
2006 BOS AL 30 CF 14 11 95.0 17 17 0 0 0 1.000 -4.5 -56.8 -3.5 -2.3 -1.2 -1 1.61 1.21 .988 2.65 2.29
2006 BOS AL 30 DH 1
2008 MIL NL 32 OF 66 43 435.1 103 101 1 1 0 .990 1.9 5.2 1.9 -1.0 2.9 0 2.11 1.55 .984 2.21 1.91
2008 MIL NL 32 CF 36 25 251.0 71 70 0 1 0 .986 2.1 10.0 3.1 -0.3 3.4 -1 2.51 1.94 .990 2.61 2.26
2008 MIL NL 32 LF 17 12 118.1 23 22 1 0 0 1.000 0.6 6.1 -0.4 0.3 -0.7 1 1.75 1.35 .983 1.90 1.47
2008 MIL NL 32 RF 14 6 66.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 -0.8 -14.5 -0.8 -1.0 0.2 0 1.23 0.64 .978 2.11 1.83
2009 TBR AL 33 OF 88 66 556.0 150 143 5 2 0 .987 2.40 1.68 .987 2.33 2.04
2009 TBR AL 33 RF 66 53 414.1 114 108 4 2 0 .982 2.43 1.70 .982 2.13 1.75
2009 TBR AL 33 LF 14 7 73.2 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 0.98 0.57 .988 2.13 1.80
2009 TBR AL 33 CF 12 6 68.0 28 27 1 0 0 1.000 3.71 2.33 .993 2.73 2.38
11 Seasons OF 960 733 6808.2 1893 1808 51 34 12 .982 -23.8 -4.2 -13.8 -13.9 0.1 -10 2.46 1.94 .985 2.31 2.01
10 Seasons CF 456 403 3594.1 1094 1053 23 18 7 .984 -29.7 -9.9 -18.7 -11.4 -7.4 -11 2.69 2.36 .987 2.70 2.38
10 Seasons RF 402 259 2442.0 629 595 20 14 4 .978 1.9 0.9 1.9 -4.7 6.7 0 2.27 1.53 .982 2.15 1.82
7 Seasons LF 164 71 772.1 173 163 8 2 1 .988 4.0 6.2 3.0 2.2 0.8 1 1.99 1.04 .983 2.06 1.69
7 Seasons DH 9
2 Seasons 1B 2 0 3.2 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.82 2.00 1.000 9.57 8.15
11 Seasons TOT 1024 733 6812.1 1900 1815 51 34 12 .982 -23.8 -4.2 -13.8 -13.9 0.1 -10 2.47 1.82 .967 2.43 2.06
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 4 (1604), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 13 (1194), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 1, 1995: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 57th round of the 1995 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1995.

November 2, 1999: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with Alan Webb (minors), Frank Catalanotto, Francisco Cordero, Bill Haselman and Justin Thompson to the Texas Rangers for Juan Gonzalez, Danny Patterson and Gregg Zaun.

July 31, 2002: Traded by the Texas Rangers with Jason Romano and cash to the Colorado Rockies for Todd Hollandsworth and Dennys Reyes.

June 28, 2003: Purchased by the Boston Red Sox from the Colorado Rockies.

December 21, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

December 22, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

October 28, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

July 15, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

November 18, 2005: Released by the Boston Red Sox.

January 23, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

October 31, 2006: Granted Free Agency.

December 20, 2007: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

October 30, 2008: Granted Free Agency.

January 12, 2009: Signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1999Detroit Tigers$200,000
2000Texas Rangers$280,000
2001Texas Rangers$450,000
2002Texas Rangers$1,850,000
2003Colorado Rockies$3,425,000
2004Boston Red Sox$750,000
2008Milwaukee Brewers$800,000
2009Tampa Bay Rays$1,000,018
Career (may be incomplete)$8,755,018
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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