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Gabe Kapler CF

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Career Summary
Years PA AVG OBP SLG DRC+ WARP
15 3314 .268 .329 .420 93 5.9
Birth Date7-31-1975
Height6' 2"
Weight190 lbs
Age48 years, 8 months, 24 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

YEAR TEAM AGE G PA H 2B 3B HR BB SO HBP SB CS AVG OBP SLG DRC+ DRAA BRR FRAA BWARP
1998 DET 22 7 26 5 0 1 0 1 4 0 2 0 .200 .231 .280 81 -0.6 0.0 0.3 0.0
1999 DET 23 130 468 102 22 4 18 42 74 2 11 5 .245 .315 .447 90 -3.8 5.0 -8.6 0.6
2000 TEX 24 116 491 134 32 1 14 42 57 0 8 4 .302 .360 .473 105 6.6 0.2 5.3 2.5
2001 TEX 25 134 556 129 29 1 17 61 70 3 23 6 .267 .348 .437 108 8.2 0.6 -4.2 2.2
2002 COL 26 40 128 37 4 3 2 8 23 1 6 2 .311 .359 .445 76 -3.2 -0.5 -0.3 -0.1
2002 TEX 26 72 214 51 12 1 0 8 30 0 5 2 .260 .285 .332 76 -5.3 2.3 1.4 0.4
2003 BOS 27 68 172 46 11 1 4 14 23 0 4 2 .291 .349 .449 82 -3.3 -0.4 -1.7 -0.2
2003 COL 27 39 75 15 2 0 0 8 18 0 2 0 .224 .307 .254 82 -1.5 -0.2 1.9 0.2
2004 BOS 28 136 310 79 14 1 6 15 49 2 5 4 .272 .311 .390 77 -8.4 1.1 1.0 0.0
2005 BOS 29 36 104 24 7 0 1 3 15 2 1 0 .247 .282 .351 73 -3.3 -0.2 0.3 -0.1
2006 BOS 30 72 147 33 7 0 2 14 15 3 1 1 .254 .340 .354 96 -0.1 1.8 -0.7 0.4
2008 MIL 32 96 245 69 17 2 8 13 39 1 3 1 .301 .340 .498 99 0.4 -0.9 -3.0 0.3
2009 TBA 33 99 238 49 15 1 8 29 39 0 5 2 .239 .329 .439 101 1.0 -3.2 -0.5 0.2
2010 TBA 34 59 140 26 4 0 2 11 24 3 1 1 .210 .288 .290 77 -3.5 -0.9 -4.2 -0.6
Career110433147991761682269480177730.268.329.42093-16.84.7-12.95.9

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
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YEAR Team Lg LG G PA oppAVG oppOBP oppSLG BABIP BPF BRAA repLVL POS_ADJ DRC+ DRC+ SD FRAA BRR DRAA BWARP
1995 JAM A- NYP 63 265 .000 .000 .000 .328 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1996 FAY A SAL 138 601 .000 .000 .000 .306 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1997 LAK A+ FSL 0 578 .000 .000 .000 .310 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1998 DET MLB AL 7 26 .253 .317 .410 .238 96 -2.1 0.7 -0.3 81 10 0.3 0.0 -0.6 0.0
1998 JAX AA SOU 0 618 .000 .000 .000 .347 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1999 DET MLB AL 130 468 .274 .345 .434 .256 99 -2.5 13.1 0.5 90 10 -8.6 5.0 -3.8 0.6
1999 TOL AAA INT 0 63 .000 .000 .000 .341 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2000 TEX MLB AL 116 491 .270 .340 .436 .319 94 15.6 15.5 -0.7 105 10 5.3 0.2 6.6 2.5
2000 TUL AA TXS 0 13 .000 .000 .000 .667 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2000 OKL AAA PCL 0 12 .000 .000 .000 .429 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2001 TEX MLB AL 134 556 .265 .329 .427 .278 104 6.4 16.6 1.4 108 10 -4.2 0.6 8.2 2.2
2001 TUL AA TXS 5 21 .000 .000 .000 .357 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2002 COL MLB NL 40 128 .258 .325 .408 .372 121 -1.9 3.7 -1.1 76 8 -0.3 -0.5 -3.2 -0.1
2002 TEX MLB AL 72 214 .262 .325 .417 .302 108 -6.4 6.2 -0.8 76 8 1.4 2.3 -5.3 0.4
2002 OKL AAA PCL 5 20 .000 .000 .000 .500 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 BOS MLB AL 68 172 .262 .330 .415 .321 102 -0.3 4.7 -1.2 82 11 -1.7 -0.4 -3.3 -0.2
2003 COL MLB NL 39 75 .252 .324 .403 .306 111 -5.9 2.0 -0.5 82 11 1.9 -0.2 -1.5 0.2
2003 LOW A- NYP 1 4 .000 .000 .000 .667 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 PME AA EAS 1 3 .000 .000 .000 .500 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 CSP AAA PCL 13 45 .000 .000 .000 .240 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 BOS MLB AL 136 310 .267 .335 .427 .308 111 -9.8 9.2 -2.7 77 11 1.0 1.1 -8.4 0.0
2005 BOS MLB AL 36 104 .265 .326 .416 .280 105 -0.8 3.0 -0.6 73 14 0.3 -0.2 -3.3 -0.1
2005 LOW A- NYP 2 9 .268 .339 .374 .200 105 -1.1 0.3 -0.2 35 0 0.0 -0.4 -0.6 -0.1
2005 PAW AAA INT 6 22 .269 .324 .419 .706 113 6.7 0.7 0 258 0 0.7 0.3 4.0 0.5
2006 BOS MLB AL 72 147 .272 .340 .435 .274 105 -0.1 4.4 -0.9 96 16 -0.7 1.8 -0.1 0.4
2006 PME AA EAS 3 11 .000 .000 .000 .500 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 PAW AAA INT 4 16 .286 .343 .424 .273 85 -1.8 0.5 -0.2 25 0 -1.2 0.0 -0.9 -0.2
2008 MIL MLB NL 96 245 .258 .330 .412 .333 99 8.2 7.1 -0.4 99 13 -3.0 -0.9 0.4 0.3
2009 TBA MLB AL 99 238 .259 .329 .411 .255 105 -1.2 6.8 -1.8 101 9 -0.5 -3.2 1.0 0.2
2010 TBA MLB AL 59 140 .254 .320 .394 .242 106 -6 3.9 -1.2 77 12 -4.2 -0.9 -3.5 -0.6
2010 PCH A+ FSL 4 14 .234 .309 .330 .100 93 -1.8 0.4 -0.1 34 0 -0.2 0.3 -0.9 -0.1

Statistics For All Levels

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Year Team lvl LG PA AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG ISO SF SH
1995 JAM A- NYP 265 236 38 68 19 4 4 107 34 23 37 1 2 .288 .356 .453 .165 0 0
1996 FAY A SAL 601 524 81 157 45 0 26 280 99 62 73 14 4 .300 .379 .534 .235 3 3
1997 LAK A+ FSL 578 519 87 153 40 6 19 262 87 54 68 8 6 .295 .367 .505 .210 0 0
1998 DET MLB AL 26 25 3 5 0 1 0 7 0 1 4 2 0 .200 .231 .280 .080 0 0
1998 JAX AA SOU 618 547 113 176 47 6 28 319 146 66 93 6 4 .322 .400 .583 .261 0 0
1999 DET MLB AL 468 416 60 102 22 4 18 186 49 42 74 11 5 .245 .315 .447 .202 4 4
1999 TOL AAA INT 63 54 11 17 6 2 3 36 14 9 10 0 1 .315 .413 .667 .352 0 0
2000 TEX MLB AL 491 444 59 134 32 1 14 210 66 42 57 8 4 .302 .360 .473 .171 3 2
2000 OKL AAA PCL 12 9 3 3 0 0 0 3 0 3 2 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .000 0 0
2000 TUL AA TXS 13 12 3 7 0 0 1 10 4 1 2 0 0 .583 .615 .833 .250 0 0
2001 TUL AA TXS 21 15 2 5 1 0 0 6 0 6 1 0 1 .333 .524 .400 .067 0 0
2001 TEX MLB AL 556 483 77 129 29 1 17 211 72 61 70 23 6 .267 .348 .437 .170 7 2
2002 TEX MLB AL 214 196 25 51 12 1 0 65 17 8 30 5 2 .260 .285 .332 .071 3 7
2002 OKL AAA PCL 20 17 6 8 2 0 1 13 5 3 2 1 0 .471 .550 .765 .294 0 0
2002 COL MLB NL 128 119 12 37 4 3 2 53 17 8 23 6 2 .311 .359 .445 .134 0 0
2003 LOW A- NYP 4 3 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 .667 .750 .667 .000 0 0
2003 PME AA EAS 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .333 .667 .333 0 0
2003 CSP AAA PCL 45 35 5 6 2 1 0 10 2 8 10 4 0 .171 .341 .286 .114 0 0
2003 COL MLB NL 75 67 10 15 2 0 0 17 4 8 18 2 0 .224 .307 .254 .030 0 0
2003 BOS MLB AL 172 158 29 46 11 1 4 71 23 14 23 4 2 .291 .349 .449 .158 0 0
2004 BOS MLB AL 310 290 51 79 14 1 6 113 33 15 49 5 4 .272 .311 .390 .117 2 1
2005 BOS MLB AL 104 97 15 24 7 0 1 34 9 3 15 1 0 .247 .282 .351 .103 1 1
2005 LOW A- NYP 9 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 .125 .222 .125 .000 0 0
2005 PAW AAA INT 22 22 7 14 3 1 2 25 6 0 3 0 0 .636 .636 1.136 .500 0 0
2006 PAW AAA INT 16 15 0 3 1 0 0 4 2 1 4 0 0 .200 .250 .267 .067 0 0
2006 PME AA EAS 11 10 2 4 3 1 0 9 2 1 2 0 0 .400 .455 .900 .500 0 0
2006 BOS MLB AL 147 130 21 33 7 0 2 46 12 14 15 1 1 .254 .340 .354 .100 0 0
2008 MIL MLB NL 245 229 36 69 17 2 8 114 38 13 39 3 1 .301 .340 .498 .197 1 1
2009 TBA MLB AL 238 205 26 49 15 1 8 90 32 29 39 5 2 .239 .329 .439 .200 3 1
2010 PCH A+ FSL 14 13 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 .077 .143 .077 .000 0 0
2010 TBA MLB AL 140 124 19 26 4 0 2 36 14 11 24 1 1 .210 .288 .290 .081 1 1

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr% CSAA
2008 942 0.5170 0.4395 0.8551 0.5832 0.2857 0.9049 0.7462 0.1449 0.0077
2009 971 0.5108 0.4346 0.8294 0.6250 0.2358 0.8806 0.6875 0.1706 0.0005
2010 591 0.5228 0.4484 0.8528 0.6019 0.2801 0.8978 0.7468 0.1472 -0.0004
Career25040.51600.43970.84460.60380.26500.89380.72360.15540.0030

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2010-08-15 2010-10-13 15-DL 59 46 Right Ankle Sprain -
2010-06-12 2010-06-30 15-DL 18 15 Right Hip Strain Hip Flexor -
2010-03-21 2010-03-24 Camp 3 0 Right Hip Tightness -
2008-09-11 2008-10-06 DTD 25 16 Right Shoulder Strain Torn Muscle -
2008-04-14 2008-04-17 DTD 3 2 Right Shoulder Contusion -
2006-06-29 2006-06-29 DTD 0 0 General Medical Gastrointestinal GI -
2005-09-15 2005-10-08 DTD 23 17 Left Lower Leg Surgery Achilles Tendon 2005-09-20
2005-07-15 2005-07-30 15-DL 15 14 Low Back Strain -
2002-06-24 2002-07-16 15-DL 22 19 Left Wrist Inflammation -
2001-04-01 2001-04-22 15-DL 21 19 Right Thigh Strain Quadriceps - -
2000-05-03 2000-06-09 15-DL 37 33 Right Thigh Strain Quadriceps - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2010 TBA $1,054,000
2009 TBA $1,000,018
2008 MIL $800,000
2004 BOS $750,000
2003 COL $3,425,000
2002 TEX $1,850,000
2001 TEX $450,000
2000 TEX $280,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
8 yrPrevious$9,609,018
8 yrTotal$9,609,018

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
10 y 25 dPaul Cohen2011

Details
  • 1 year (2011). Signed by LA Dodgers as a free agent 1/18/11 (minor-league contract). Released by LA Dodgers 3/31/11.
  • 1 year/$1.054M (2010). Signed extension with Tampa Bay 10/27/09.
  • 1 year/$1,000,018 (2009). Signed by Tampa Bay as a free agent 1/12/09.
  • 1 year/$0.8M (2008). Signed by Milwaukee as a free agent 12/20/07.
  • 2007. Managed Class A Greenville.
  • 1 year (2006). Re-signed by Boston as a free agent 1/06 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased by Boston 6/06. Retired 11/06
  • 1 year (2005). Signed by Boston as a free agent 7/15/05 after being released from Tokyo club. Released by Boston 11/05.
  • 1 year/$0.75M (2004). Re-signed by Boston as a free agent 12/22/03.
  • 3 years/$5.6M (2001-03). Signed extension with Texas 2/10/01. $0.15M signing bonus. 01:$0.4M, 02:$1.8M, 03:$3.25M. $0.25M annually in performance bonuses. Acquired by Colorado in trade from Texas 7/31/02, with Rangers paying $1M of 2003 salary. Released by Colorado 6/19/03. Signed by Boston as a free agent 6/24/03 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased by Boston 6/28/03. Non-tendered by Boston 12/21/03.
  • 1 year/$0.28M (2000). Signed by Texas 2/00.
  • 1 year/$0.2M (1999). Re-signed by Detroit 2/99. Acquired by Texas in trade from Detroit 11/99.
  • 1 year (1998). Re-signed by Detroit 1/9/98.
  • Drafted by Detroit 1995 (57-1,487) (Moorpark College).

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

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DateQuestionAnswer
2018-04-05 20:00:00 (link to chat)I was thinking the other day about how bad of a job Gabe Kapler has done in his brief managing audition, and I immediately wondered what manager in MLB history managed the fewest amount of games before being fired. Does Kapler have a chance at being the shortest tenured manager ever?
(Mr. Fister from Arlington)		I'm guessing no. Either George Steinbrenner or some old timey owner fired someone very quickly. (Mike Gianella)
2017-09-18 23:00:00 (link to chat)Hey Wilson, hope you are doing well. I'm wondering if you've noticed any on or off the field effects of teams such as the Dodgers (and I think a few more) that have focused on improving their players' life's? Ie. Better food options in the minors, providing better services for their players etc. So that the player can just focus on playing baseball and improving as a player. Thanks!
(Andrew from SD)		I am, thank you! I'm speaking entirely off the cuff with no evidence at all to back this up (this is always a good idea!), but I've wondered if some of the youth movement in the game over the last few years isn't tied at least in part to this. Teams are unquestionably devoting more time, energy, and capital to developing their players as people, accommodating transition and growth, and evolving into adults with guidance. Dodgers have definitely been at the forefront of this - some interesting stuff on this subject in this interview I did with Gabe Kapler last year: http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=29055 (Wilson Karaman)
2015-06-25 13:00:00 (link to chat)Other than installing Spanish speaking coaches at all levels of the minors, do you know any more about what Gabe Kapler is doing to for the Dodgers farm? Miss him on the site.
(brentdaily from colorado)		I think he's making sure they are fed properly. That's a big thing for Gabe and I'd be utterly shocked if that hasn't been a focus of his efforts. (Harry Pavlidis)
2014-11-12 13:00:00 (link to chat)Who would you put on your All-Time Jewish Baseball team?
(Chaim from Synagogue)		This one was for... Gabe, I think. My All-Time Jewish Baseball team:

LF: Gabe Kapler
All the other positions: This guy: http://bit.ly/1xhLWEo (Sam Miller)
2014-11-12 13:00:00 (link to chat)If you need a 19 year old who loves scouting and player development to help in Los Angeles, here I am! Hit me up!
(Leo from Can be anywhere at any time)		Thanks! I don't, but I'll see if my friend Gabe Kapler does. (Sam Miller)
2014-07-11 13:00:00 (link to chat)During your tenure at BP, What was your favorite article that you wrote? Favorite piece you edited?
(Dylan from Boston)		Probably some of the less serious ones. This, for instance: http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19397. Or Internet Commenters Try to Trade for Giancarlo Stanton. I think about this one a lot: http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=15661. Wasn't the best, but was kind of a turning point, in terms of convincing me that it was okay to cut loose and have fun. My girlfriend gave me the idea, so I owe her for that.

Favorite edit is tough. I edited everything Sam wrote, and everything Sam wrote was great, but it was great when I got it. As an editor, it's always nice to feel like you made a difference in improving an article, and Sam selfishly robbed me of that joy by turning in such clean copy. Maybe Gabe Kapler's piece about "Giving Up the PED Guessing Game": http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=21574. Gabe's raw copy wasn't difficult to work with either, but I encouraged him to write it and made a few useful suggestions, and it was a huge hit. Happy that BP played a part in introducing him to a larger audience. (Ben Lindbergh)
2013-07-16 13:00:00 (link to chat)Sam! Saw Gabe Kapler interacting with you (and Benjamin) on Twitter. Have any other players admitted to listening to the podcast? (Big fan btw)
(The Wolf from Noggin)		No, but we don't care about other players, because Gabe Kapler is our favorite baseball player. We occasionally find out that some scout is listening, or some writer/podcaster/colleague who we admire, and it sends us into a few days of self-conscious tizzy. It's better for all involved when we forget that anybody listens to us.

It really is flattering, though. We are fully aware that we haven't got nearly the knowledge to hang with a player's knowledge, but it's nice to think we are thought-provoking in our search for more knowledge. (Sam Miller)
2010-03-26 13:00:00 (link to chat)wher do you see sean rodriguez fitting in tampa?
(mjk415 from elmhurst,ill)		The Rays seem to be bursting at the seams with talent right now. Joe Maddon has some interesting options when it comes to where Ben Zobrist plays, and who that leaves in the mix. If Zobrist is a second baseman, Rodriguez and Reid Brignac probably compete for the final utility spot and the Matt Joyce/Gabe Kapler platoon goes off as planned. If Zobrist is a right fielder, Rodriguez has a shot at winning the second base job.

The fact that he can play the outfield as well as the other infield positions certainly works in his favor if he goes the utility route.

Oh, and an aside to a reader whom I'll leave unidentified: the surest way for me to ignore any question you ever ask in a chat until the end of time is to complain about the pace of things in my chat. I'm not Keith Law firing off two-syllable answers, though I'll gladly give you one: GET BENT. (Jay Jaffe)
2010-03-24 11:00:00 (link to chat)I find it almost shocking that the Rays may indeed find a way to fit Hank Blalock onto the Opening Day line-up. Does it mean that Wily Aybar is on the "outs" or the last days of Gabe Kapler are among us, with Zobrist, Rodriguez and Joyce alternating spots?
(jlarsen from Chicago)		It's weird that Hank Blalock is probably going to find a roster spot with the Rays. If they have one thing in spades I would have said it was roster flexibility. Why you need a first baseman likely to OBP around .300 is a mystery to me. (Tommy Bennett)
2010-02-26 13:00:00 (link to chat)Can you name some players you have interviewed who seem to be well-read? I don't mean players who read, I mean players who have likely read and enjoyed Hemingway or Faulkner?
(marmour from Corvallis OR)		Fernando Perez is an obvious answer. Gabe Kapler, certainly. I'd have to think about it a little to really pull out a bunch of names, but not because there aren't a number of players who are well read. Many are. There are some smart guys out there and a lot of plane rides -- bus rides in the minors -- and they don't all read comic books. Craig Breslow. Kevin Slowey. As I type, I find myself wondering what Lastings Millege reads. He struck me as being thoughtful when I spoke to him last summer, so he may be into things far different than what his image conveys. (David Laurila)
2008-04-17 13:00:00 (link to chat)Have two Jewish outfielders ever started a game for the same team, as Ryan Braun and Gabe Kapler have done recently for the Brewers? My Jewish friend in NYC thinks not, and advises the Brewers to bring Shaun Green out of retirement for the troika!
(Mr. Know from in Chica-GO)		I also noticed that when the Cubs were playing the Brewers, you had two guys wearing uniform #1 starting in right field. That has to be pretty unusual too. (Nate Silver)
2008-04-17 13:00:00 (link to chat)On the Jewish question -- there was an August 2006 game between the Red Sox and Tigers where Boston had Gabe Kapler and Adam Stern starting in the outfield.... and Kevin Youkilis (who's Jewish/Romanian and not actually Greek) starting in the infield. Alas, God apparently did not approve, and the game was rained out after four innings.
(Member of (non-Cleveland) Tribe from Medford, MA)		Just passing this on. (Nate Silver)
2008-04-15 13:00:00 (link to chat)Hey Will, I've got to ask about Prince Fielder, what gives? It can't really be because he isn't eating cheeseburgers, can it? It's just small sample size and his power will pick back up, correct??
(Otocinclus from NYC)		One would think. No one seems concerned, including Prince. Even if his power is off slightly from last year's high, I don't think we can make much of it. I mean, Gabe Kapler has a wad of homers. Are we going to revisit the wild steroid rumors or say it's because he's taken to the beer and brats lifestyle of Wisconsin? (Will Carroll)


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