Gabe Kapler stats
Bio
- Age
- 51 yearsJul 31, 1975
- Height
- 6' 2"
Gabe Kapler played 12 MLB seasons, 1998 to 2010.
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,104
- AB
- 2,983
- R
- 443
- H
- 799
- HR
- 82
- RBI
- 386
- SB
- 77
- AVG
- .268
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | DET | 7 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 |
| 1999 | DET | 130 | 416 | 60 | 102 | 18 | 49 | 11 | .245 |
| 2000 | TEX | 116 | 444 | 59 | 134 | 14 | 66 | 8 | .302 |
| 2001 | TEX | 134 | 483 | 77 | 129 | 17 | 72 | 23 | .267 |
| 2002 |  TEX/COL | 112 | 315 | 37 | 88 | 2 | 34 | 11 | .279 |
| 2003 |  COL/BOS | 107 | 225 | 39 | 61 | 4 | 27 | 6 | .271 |
| 2004 | BOS | 136 | 290 | 51 | 79 | 6 | 33 | 5 | .272 |
| 2005 | BOS | 36 | 97 | 15 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .247 |
| 2006 | BOS | 72 | 130 | 21 | 33 | 2 | 12 | 1 | .254 |
| 2008 | MIL | 96 | 229 | 36 | 69 | 8 | 38 | 3 | .301 |
| 2009 | TB | 99 | 205 | 26 | 49 | 8 | 32 | 5 | .239 |
| 2010 | TB | 59 | 124 | 19 | 26 | 2 | 14 | 1 | .210 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 15
- AB
- 27
- R
- 2
- H
- 3
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 0
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .111
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 3,315
- TB
- 1,253
- XBH
- 274
- HBP
- 17
- IBB
- 6
- GIDP
- 68
- P/PA
- 2.11
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | DET | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | DET | 468 | 186 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | TEX | 491 | 210 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | TEX | 556 | 211 | 47 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| 2002 | TEX/COL | 342 | 118 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3.8 |
| 2003 | COL/BOS | 248 | 88 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4.1 |
| 2004 | BOS | 310 | 113 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3.8 |
| 2005 | BOS | 104 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3.7 |
| 2006 | BOS | 147 | 46 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3.9 |
| 2008 | MIL | 245 | 114 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4.0 |
| 2009 | TB | 238 | 90 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4.1 |
| 2010 | TB | 140 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4.2 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 7.1
- RC
- 413.1
- RC/27
- 4.80
- ISOP
- .152
- SECA
- .258
- BB/K
- 0.56
- AB/HR
- 36.4
- GO/FO
- 0.90
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | DET | -0.2 | 1.9 | 2.5 | .080 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | DET | 1.6 | 59.5 | 4.8 | .202 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 23.1 | 0 |
| 2000 | TEX | 1.3 | 73 | 6 | .171 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 31.7 | 0 |
| 2001 | TEX | 1.0 | 77.4 | 5.5 | .170 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 28.4 | 0 |
| 2002 | TEX/COL | 0.4 | 37.5 | 4.1 | .095 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 157.5 | 0 |
| 2003 | COL/BOS | 0.2 | 28.5 | 4.4 | .120 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 56.3 | 0 |
| 2004 | BOS | 0.0 | 34 | 4.1 | .117 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 48.3 | 1 |
| 2005 | BOS | 0.5 | 9.8 | 3.5 | .103 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 97 | 1.3 |
| 2006 | BOS | 0.4 | 15.1 | 4 | .100 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 65 | 0.9 |
| 2008 | MIL | 1.9 | 38 | 6.2 | .197 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 28.6 | 0.9 |
| 2009 | TB | 0.4 | 28.8 | 4.6 | .200 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 25.6 | 0.6 |
| 2010 | TB | -0.4 | 10 | 2.6 | .081 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 62 | 0.7 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO
Bio
- Age
- 51 yearsJul 31, 1975
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1998
- Birthplace
- Hollywood, CA
- Draft
- 1995Rd 57, Pk 1
- College
- Cal State Fullerton
Latest performance
Gabe Kapler
Aug 14 · vs BAL · W 7-3
- AB
- 2
- R
- 0
- H
- 1
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 0
- BB
- 0
- SO
- 0
- AVG
- .210
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | AB | R | H | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Aug 14 | vs BALW 7-3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri, Aug 13 | vsBALL 5-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat, Aug 07 | at TORL 17-11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Fri, Aug 06 | atTORL 2-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed, Aug 04 | vs MINL 2-1 F/13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tue, Aug 03 | vsMINW 6-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What were Gabe Kapler's career stats?
Gabe Kapler played 12 seasons for the Tigers, the Rangers, the Red Sox, the Brewers and the Rays. He was a career .268 hitter with 799 hits, 82 home runs and 386 RBI. His best season was 2000: a .302 batting average, 14 home runs and 66 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
12 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1998 to 2010
Championships
- 2004 World Series with the Boston Red Sox
More on Gabe Kapler
Playoff series
Gabe Kapler played 8 games across 2 MLB postseasons in 4 series — 3 won, 1 lost.
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 |  LAA | Won 1-0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 |  STL | Won 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 |  ATH | Won 2-1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 |  NYY | Lost 1-2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Gabe Kapler’s playoff series, round by round
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Gabe Kapler against each club
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (69)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (66)
- vs New York Yankees (66)
- vs Athletics (56)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (45)
- vs Chicago White Sox (44)
- vs Seattle Mariners (44)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (40)
- vs Minnesota Twins (37)
- vs Detroit Tigers (36)
- vs Kansas City Royals (35)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (31)
- vs Houston Astros (22)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (22)
- vs Boston Red Sox (21)
- vs San Francisco Giants (19)
- vs Texas Rangers (19)
- vs Miami Marlins (18)
- vs San Diego Padres (18)
- vs Chicago Cubs (17)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (16)
- vs Washington Nationals (16)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (15)
- vs New York Mets (14)
- vs Atlanta Braves (13)
- vs Colorado Rockies (13)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (13)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (11)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (8)
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