What years did John Gabler play?

John Gabler played in Major League Baseball from 1959 to 1961.

Was John Gabler a pitcher?

Yes. John Gabler pitched in the major leagues, recording 7 wins and 63 strikeouts.

How many home runs did John Gabler hit?

John Gabler hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.

John Gabler

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1959-1961)

W–L 7–12

ERA 4.39

WHIP 1.52

SO 63

Pitcher PIV 185.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 165 lb
Born: 10/2/1930 in Kansas City, MO, USA
Died: 2/7/2009 in Overland Park, KS, USA
MLB Debut: 1959-09-18
Last Game: 1961-09-17

Full name: John Richard Gabler

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
7	12	53	14	0	0	5	164.0	171	80	8	79	63	4.39	185.2

Career ERA 4.39 vs. league average 3.92 across their career seasons — 12.0% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1959	NYA	AL	1	1	3	1	0	19.3	21	6	10	11	2.79	3.90 (+28%)	58.0
1960	NYA	AL	3	3	21	4	1	52.0	46	24	32	19	4.15	3.82 (-9%)	-422.8
1961	WS2	AL	3	8	29	9	4	92.7	104	50	37	33	4.86	4.03 (-21%)	550.0
Career · 3 seasons			7	12	53	14	5	164.0	171	80	79	63	4.39	—	185

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
58	42	3	6	0	1	0	2	1	2	15	.143	.182	.190	.372	0

Career AVG .143 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — 44.4% below league average.

Career OBP .182 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 44.1% below league average.

Career SLG .190 vs. league average .393 across their career seasons — 51.6% below league average.

Career OPS .372 vs. league average .719 across their career seasons — 48.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	3B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1959	NYA	AL	3	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1960	NYA	AL	21	11	0	1	0	1	0	1	3	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
1961	WS2	AL	34	25	3	5	1	1	1	1	11	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			58	42	3	6	1	2	1	2	15	.143	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	26	15	2	1	0	1	.067
Away	32	27	1	5	0	1	.185

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	22	66.2	81	37	24	30	5.00
Away	31	97.1	90	43	55	33	3.98

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	SO
1961-09-17	TEX	KC1	L	0	0	0
1961-09-08	TEX	BAL	L	0	0	0
1961-09-08	TEX	BAL	L	0	0	0
1961-09-07	TEX	BAL	L	0	0	0
1961-09-03	TEX	CHW	L	2	0	1
1961-09-02	TEX	CHW	L	0	1	0
1961-09-01	TEX	CHW	L	0	0	0
1961-08-30	TEX	CLE	L	1	0	0
1961-08-25	TEX	DET	L	1	0	1
1961-08-14	TEX	LAA	L	1	0	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1961-09-17	TEX	KC1	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
1961-09-08	TEX	BAL	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
1961-09-07	TEX	BAL	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	0
1961-09-03	TEX	CHW	L	6.2	11	4	4	2	1
1961-08-30	TEX	CLE	L	3.1	4	6	5	4	0
1961-08-25	TEX	DET	L	5.1	5	5	3	2	2
1961-08-14	TEX	LAA	L	5.0	7	4	3	1	4
1961-08-09	TEX	CLE	L	7.0	8	3	3	1	3
1961-08-05	TEX	CHW	—	6.0	5	3	0	3	2
1961-07-29	TEX	KC1	L	6.1	8	2	2	2	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	53	14	16	32	2	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1959	NYA	P	3	1	1	3	0	1
1960	NYA	P	21	4	4	9	1	0
1961	WS2	P	29	9	11	20	1	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	53

Frequently Asked Questions about John Gabler

What years did John Gabler play?: John Gabler played in Major League Baseball from 1959 to 1961.
Was John Gabler a pitcher?: Yes. John Gabler pitched in the major leagues, recording 7 wins and 63 strikeouts.
How many home runs did John Gabler hit?: John Gabler hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.