George Gabler  
Starting Pitcher | Houston Astros

Pitching
He's got a really stong arm, so he can blow it by you on occasion. His curveball is solid; he throws it better than your average starter. He struggles with his command at times and is still learning to mix his pitches and set up hitters. Gabler's fastball is a tick above average, in the 90-91 MPH range on most nights. Gabler also has a decent changeup. He's almost as effective against lefthanders as he is versus righthanders.

Defense & Hitting
He has a quick release to the plate, which allows catchers a chance to throw out basestealers. He tends to fall off slightly to the first-base side of the mound, making him vulnerable to bunts toward third base. He makes up for that minor flaw by being aggressive in fielding his position. Gabler is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Gabler has some pop in his swing.

          -- Moostard Nyman
 

 

Year Team AS EN CO HR GF vL Hm Sc CL FB CU SI SL CB SC KN Age Exp Delivery Slot CH PH SP FA Nyman Rating
2000 LA 76 61 39 36 52 46 49 48 52 55 50 0 0 68 0 0 22 0 Overhand Low Minors 1 11 39 44 237
2001 LA 82 59 48 38 52 46 49 48 52 55 53 0 0 68 0 0 23 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 7 41 266
2002 LA 86 67 61 35 52 46 49 48 52 62 54 0 0 68 0 0 24 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 39 290
2003 NYM 89 71 70 39 52 46 49 48 52 62 54 0 0 80 0 0 25 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 43 328
2004 NYM 90 78 77 41 52 46 49 48 52 66 54 0 0 80 0 0 26 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 49 350
2005 MIL 91 79 77 44 52 46 49 48 52 69 55 0 0 80 0 0 27 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 51 358
2006 MIL 92 80 77 45 52 46 49 48 52 69 55 0 0 80 0 0 28 0 Overhand Active 0 0 0 66 360
2007 HOU 90 82 77 47 52 46 49 48 52 69 55 0 0 87 0 0 29 1 Overhand Active 0 0 0 69 370
2008 HOU 92 82 77 48 52 46 49 48 52 70 55 0 0 91 0 0 30 2 Overhand Active 0 0 0 69 379
2009 HOU 92 82 77 52 52 46 49 48 52 70 55 0 0 94 0 0 31 3 Overhand Active 0 0 0 69 386
2010 HOU 95 82 77 53 52 46 49 48 52 71 55 0 0 95 0 0 31 4 Overhand Active 0 0 0 69 394
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History generated by Biorhythm v2.6.86 on Sun Nov 14 13:28:08 EST 2004

Data printed in red denotes that player was in the top two percent for that category and year. Blue data denotes membership to the bottom two percent.