John
Gabler
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 170
 
Born: October 2, 1930 in Usa, MO, KANSAS CITY
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1959 28 DET AL $ 300,000 6 3 3 3 4 5 5 8 8 8
1960 29 DET AL $ 300,000 6 3 4 3 4 5 4 8 8 8
1961 30 DET AL $ 300,000 6 4 5 4 4 5 4 8 8 8
1962 31 DET AL $ 350,000 6 4 5 4 3 4 4 8 8 8
1963 32 DET AL $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 3 4 4 7 8 7
1964 33 DET AL $ 350,000 5 4 4 4 3 4 4 6 7 7
1965 34 KCR AL $ 350,000 5 3 4 4 3 4 3 5 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 5 3 3 3 3 4 3 5 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000 6 4 5 4 4 5 5 8 8 8
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1959 28 DET AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1960 29 DET AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1961 30 DET AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1962 31 DET AL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1963 32 DET AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1964 33 DET AL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1965 34 KCR AL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1959 28 DET AL 4 6 .400 56 6 0 0 4 105.7 105 49 12 50 37 4.17 .258 .339 .400 .740 4.8
1960 29 DET AL 3 4 .429 25 1 0 0 4 35.0 38 20 4 22 16 5.14 .279 .380 .449 .828 1.0
1961 30 DET AL 2 0 1.000 19 1 0 0 0 27.3 30 17 5 8 11 5.60 .280 .328 .486 .814 0.1
1962 31 DET AL 8 4 .667 40 0 0 0 4 50.7 49 24 7 29 27 4.26 .261 .359 .431 .790 4.2
    AAA   2 9 .182 17 17 1 1 0 113.3 136 52 9 43 111 4.13 .298 .358 .416 .774  
1963 32 DET AL 2 2 .500 15 2 0 0 2 32.3 25 11 2 18 14 3.06 .217 .321 .313 .634 3.1
1964 33 DET AL 0 0 .000 6 0 0 0 0 4.3 4 2 0 0 1 4.16 .235 .235 .294 .529 0.2
1965 34 A   3 4 .429 50 0 0 0 8 53.7 46 13 0 15 58 2.18 .230 .284 .270 .554  
6 Years Sim 19 16 .543 161 10 0 0 14 255.3 251 123 30 127 106 4.34 .259 .344 .410 .754 13.5
1 Years AAA 2 9 .182 17 17 1 1 0 113.3 136 52 9 43 111 4.13 .298 .358 .416 .774  
1 Years A 3 4 .429 50 0 0 0 8 53.7 46 13 0 15 58 2.18 .230 .284 .270 .554  
2 Years Minors 5 13 .278 67 17 1 1 8 167.0 182 65 9 58 169 3.50 .277 .336 .371 .707  
Season Average 3 2 .600 26 1 0 0 2 42.6 41 20 5 21 17 4.34 .259 .344 .410 .754  
Career Highs 8 6 1.000 56 6 0 0 4 105.7 105 49 12 50 37 5.60 .280 .380 .486 .828  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   136 67 17 62 60   .252 .329 .406 .734
vs LH   115 56 13 65 46   .267 .364 .416 .780
Home 11 9 .550 84 3 0 0 6 133.0 122 60 14 64 52 4.06 .248 .335 .392 .727
Away 8 7 .533 77 7 0 0 8 122.3 129 63 16 63 54 4.64 .270 .355 .429 .784
Mar/Apr 0 0 .000 9 0 0 0 0 13.3 10 5 3 5 5 3.38 .217 .294 .457 .751
May 1 1 .500 16 0 0 0 3 21.0 11 1 1 7 12 0.43 .145 .217 .197 .414
June 3 2 .600 21 1 0 0 1 36.3 47 19 5 21 18 4.71 .315 .400 .456 .856
July 7 2 .778 27 1 0 0 3 43.7 42 14 5 15 19 2.89 .259 .322 .414 .736
August 3 3 .500 46 1 0 0 3 58.6 49 30 4 31 14 4.60 .236 .335 .351 .686
Sep/Oct 5 8 .385 42 7 0 0 4 82.3 92 54 12 48 38 5.91 .280 .371 .468 .839
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1959 28 DET AL 58 21 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 .000 .000 .000 .000 -2.3 0.0
1960 29 DET AL 31 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2 0.0
1961 30 DET AL 26 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6 0.0
1962 31 DET AL 43 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 0.3 0.0
1963 32 DET AL 22 10 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .100 .100 .100 .200 -0.3 0.0
1964 33 DET AL 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1965 34 A   12 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000 1.1  
6 Years Sim 188 43 9 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 18 .047 .068 .047 .115 -2.8 0.0
1 Years A 12 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000 1.1  
162 Game Average 37 7 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 .047 .068 .047 .115 -2.4  
Career Highs 58 21 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 12 .250 1.000 .250 1.000 0.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   32 5 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 12 .063 .091 .063 .153 -1.5
vs LH   11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.1
Home 76 22 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 11 .091 .091 .091 .182 -0.9
Away 87 21 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .000 .045 .000 .045 -1.7
RISP   10 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .100 .100 .100 .200 -0.4
Close/Late   5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .167 .000 .167 -0.1
Mar/Apr 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
June 27 10 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .100 .100 .100 .200 -0.4
July 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
August 24 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.1
Sep/Oct 32 20 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 .000 .048 .000 .048 -1.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1959 28 DET AL P 56 6 105.7 6 14 0 0 1.000 1.70    
1960 29 DET AL P 25 1 35.0 2 6 1 0 .889 2.06    
1961 30 DET AL P 19 1 27.3 2 9 0 0 1.000 3.62    
    CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    1B 1 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 18.00   0.0
1962 31 DET AL P 40 0 50.7 0 8 0 3 1.000 1.42    
    RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1963 32 DET AL P 15 2 32.3 1 6 0 0 1.000 1.95    
    1B 1 0 2.0 2 1 0 1 1.000 13.50   0.0
1964 33 DET AL P 6 0 4.3 1 3 0 0 1.000 8.31    
    2B 1 0 1.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  P 161 10 255.3 12 46 1 3 .983 2.04    
  1B 2 0 3.0 4 1 0 1 1.000 15.00   0.0
  2B 1 0 1.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   166 10 261.6 16 47 1 4 .984 2.17    
Career Highs   56 6 105.7 6 14 1 3 1.000 6.36    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1962 31 DET AL 0 2 .000 3 0 0 0 0 5.7 6 3 1 3 4 4.77 .273 .360 .455 .815
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 2 .000 3 0 0 0 0 5.7 6 3 1 3 4 4.77 .273 .360 .455 .815
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1962 31 DET AL 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
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History
Drafted in 4th round, 58th overall pick, by Detroit in 1959
Earned first career win on 6/8/1959
Had first career hit on 8/22/1960, off Bob Blaylock (STL)
2/1/1962: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
5/1/1962: Signed a minor league contract extension with Detroit
2/1/1964: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1965: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Traded from Detroit to Kansas City on 3/3/1965 (Going to KCR: P Bennie Daniels, RF Bob Skinner, P Jackie Collum, P John Gabler. Going to DET: RF Duke Snider)
Injured on 7/29/1965 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks