Gabe Kapler
[edit] Biography
Gabe Kapler (Gabriel Stefan Kapler) was born on July 31, 1975 in Hollywood, California. He made his Major League debut on September 20, 1998 for the Detroit Tigers. In 1999, his rookie year, he hit .245 with 18 home runs and 49 RBI. Kapler played for the Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, Colorado Rockies and Boston Red Sox over the course of his 9 year career.
Most people believe that Gabe Kapler's best season was 2001, when he slugged 17 home runs and knocked in 72 runs.
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[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1998
| DET
| A
| 7
| 25
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .231
| .280
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| DET
| A
| 130
| 416
| 60
| 102
| 18
| 49
| .245
| .315
| .447
| 22
| 4
| 42
| 74
| 2
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 7
|
| 2000
| TEX
| A
| 116
| 444
| 59
| 134
| 14
| 66
| .302
| .360
| .473
| 32
| 1
| 42
| 57
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 2
| 12
|
| 2001
| TEX
| A
| 134
| 483
| 77
| 129
| 17
| 72
| .267
| .348
| .437
| 29
| 1
| 61
| 70
| 3
| 2
| 23
| 2
| 10
|
| 2002
| TEX
| A
| 72
| 196
| 25
| 51
| 0
| 17
| .260
| .285
| .332
| 12
| 1
| 8
| 30
| 0
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 3
|
| 2002
| COL
| N
| 40
| 119
| 12
| 37
| 2
| 17
| .311
| .359
| .445
| 4
| 3
| 8
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 2
|
| 2002
| Total
|
| 112
| 315
| 37
| 88
| 2
| 34
| .279
| .313
| .375
| 16
| 4
| 16
| 53
| 1
| 7
| 11
| 0
| 5
|
| 2003
| COL
| N
| 39
| 67
| 10
| 15
| 0
| 4
| .224
| .307
| .254
| 2
| 0
| 8
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 3
|
| 2003
| BOS
| A
| 68
| 158
| 29
| 46
| 4
| 23
| .291
| .349
| .449
| 11
| 1
| 14
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 5
|
| 2003
| Total
|
| 107
| 225
| 39
| 61
| 4
| 27
| .271
| .336
| .391
| 13
| 1
| 22
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 8
|
| 2004
| BOS
| A
| 136
| 290
| 51
| 79
| 6
| 33
| .272
| .311
| .390
| 14
| 1
| 15
| 49
| 2
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 5
|
| 2005
| BOS
| A
| 36
| 97
| 15
| 24
| 1
| 9
| .247
| .282
| .351
| 7
| 0
| 3
| 15
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 2006
| BOS
| A
| 72
| 130
| 21
| 33
| 2
| 12
| .254
| .340
| .354
| 7
| 0
| 14
| 15
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 5
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 79
| 186
| 22
| 52
| 2
| 21
| .280
| .340
| .376
| 6
| 3
| 16
| 41
| 1
| 0
| 8
| 1
| 5
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 771
| 2239
| 340
| 603
| 62
| 281
| .269
| .330
| .421
| 134
| 10
| 200
| 337
| 12
| 17
| 60
| 4
| 48
|
| Total
|
|
| 850
| 2425
| 362
| 655
| 64
| 302
| .270
| .331
| .418
| 140
| 13
| 216
| 378
| 13
| 17
| 68
| 5
| 53
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1998
| DET
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1998
| DET
| A
| OF
| 6
| 6
| 53
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| DET
| A
| RF
| 6
| 6
| 53
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| DET
| A
| RF
| 32
| 12
| 140
| 35
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1999
| DET
| A
| OF
| 128
| 118
| 1056
| 302
| 4
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1999
| DET
| A
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1999
| DET
| A
| CF
| 114
| 106
| 916
| 266
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 2000
| TEX
| A
| CF
| 84
| 82
| 701.1
| 220
| 4
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 2000
| TEX
| A
| RF
| 40
| 33
| 298.1
| 86
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 2000
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 116
| 115
| 999.2
| 306
| 5
| 10
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 2001
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 133
| 130
| 1156.1
| 344
| 8
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .997
|
| 2001
| TEX
| A
| CF
| 133
| 130
| 1156.1
| 344
| 8
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .997
|
| 2001
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2002
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 64
| 48
| 443.2
| 118
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 2002
| TEX
| A
| RF
| 18
| 9
| 83.1
| 21
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| 2002
| TEX
| A
| LF
| 31
| 23
| 206.1
| 56
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 2002
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2002
| TEX
| A
| CF
| 23
| 16
| 154
| 41
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| TEX
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| COL
| N
| OF
| 38
| 24
| 255.2
| 62
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| COL
| N
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| COL
| N
| RF
| 23
| 16
| 172
| 44
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| COL
| N
| LF
| 15
| 8
| 81.2
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| Total
|
| LF
| 46
| 31
| 288
| 73
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 2002
| Total
|
| OF
| 102
| 72
| 699.1
| 180
| 10
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 2002
| Total
|
| CF
| 24
| 16
| 156
| 42
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| Total
|
| RF
| 41
| 25
| 255.1
| 65
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 2003
| COL
| N
| RF
| 13
| 7
| 76
| 17
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 2003
| COL
| N
| OF
| 29
| 12
| 132
| 29
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 2003
| COL
| N
| CF
| 2
| 2
| 16
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| COL
| N
| LF
| 15
| 3
| 40
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| BOS
| A
| RF
| 30
| 25
| 226
| 40
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 2003
| BOS
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2003
| BOS
| A
| LF
| 25
| 9
| 110
| 21
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 2003
| BOS
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 2.2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 61
| 41
| 398.2
| 77
| 5
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .932
|
| 2003
| BOS
| A
| CF
| 8
| 7
| 62.2
| 16
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 2003
| Total
|
| CF
| 10
| 9
| 78.2
| 22
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 2003
| Total
|
| RF
| 43
| 32
| 302
| 57
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 2003
| Total
|
| LF
| 40
| 12
| 150
| 27
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 2003
| Total
|
| OF
| 90
| 53
| 530.2
| 106
| 8
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .942
|
| 2004
| BOS
| A
| RF
| 101
| 59
| 590.2
| 133
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 2004
| BOS
| A
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2004
| BOS
| A
| LF
| 18
| 5
| 64.1
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2004
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 127
| 73
| 747
| 170
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 2004
| BOS
| A
| CF
| 17
| 9
| 92
| 24
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .926
|
| 2005
| BOS
| A
| CF
| 12
| 9
| 80
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2005
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 36
| 25
| 239.2
| 65
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2005
| BOS
| A
| LF
| 8
| 0
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2005
| BOS
| A
| RF
| 22
| 16
| 144.2
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2006
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 68
| 32
| 335.2
| 83
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2006
| BOS
| A
| CF
| 14
| 11
| 95
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2006
| BOS
| A
| RF
| 37
| 17
| 177.2
| 48
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2006
| BOS
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2006
| BOS
| A
| LF
| 21
| 4
| 63
| 18
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 408
| 372
| 3275.1
| 954
| 22
| 17
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 806
| 624
| 5817.1
| 1565
| 45
| 31
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 322
| 200
| 1961.2
| 478
| 16
| 12
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 3.2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 133
| 52
| 580.1
| 132
| 7
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Detroit Tigers in the 57th round of the free-agent draft (June 1, 1995 - signed June 10, 1995).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers with Frank Catalanotto, Francisco Cordero, Bill Haselman, Justin Thompson and Alan Webb to Texas Rangers in exchange for Juan Gonzalez, Danny Patterson and Greg Zaun (November 2, 1999).
- Traded by Texas Rangers with Jason Romano and cash to Colorado Rockies in exchange for Dennys Reyes and Todd Hollandsworth (July 31, 2002).
- Sold by Colorado Rockies to Boston Red Sox (June 28, 2003).
- Granted free agency (December 21, 2003).
- Signed by Boston Red Sox (December 22, 2003).
- Granted free agency (October 28, 2004).
- Signed by Boston Red Sox (July 15, 2005).
- Released by Boston Red Sox (November 18, 2005).
- Signed by Boston Red Sox (January 23, 2006).
- Granted free agency (October 31, 2006).
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