Dan Gakeler

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-6, 215lb (198cm, 97kg)

Born: May 1, 1964 in Mount Holly, NJ us

Draft: Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 31st round of the 1983 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mercer County Community College (West Windsor, NJ) and the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (3rd) of the 1984 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Mercer County Community College (West Windsor, NJ).

High School: Rancocas Valley Regional HS (Mount Holly, NJ)

School: Mercer County Community College (West Windsor, NJ)

Debut: June 9, 1991 (Age 27-039d, 15,955th in major league history)
vs. CAL 3.0 IP, 7 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 5 ER, L

Last Game: October 5, 1991 (Age 27-157d)
vs. BAL 0.1 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1991 season

Full Name: Daniel Michael Gakeler

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.3

ERA

5.74

73.2

WHIP

1.520

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1984	20	BOS-min	A-	4	6	.400	4.11	14	13	1	0	0	0	76.2	67	47	35	9	41	3	54	7	2	2				1.409	7.9	1.1	4.8	6.3	1.32	ELM NYPL
1985	21	BOS-min	A	7	5	.583	5.50	23	16	2	3	1	0	108.0	135	86	66	8	54	0	51	3	0	4				1.750	11.3	0.7	4.5	4.3	0.94	GBO SALL
1986	22	BOS-min	A	7	6	.538	3.32	24	23	1	5	1	1	154.1	158	73	57	6	69	1	154	4	2	11				1.471	9.2	0.3	4.0	9.0	2.23	GBO SALL
1987	23	BOS-min	AA	8	13	.381	4.63	30	25	3	5	1	0	173.0	188	112	89	14	63	5	90	7	3	7				1.451	9.8	0.7	3.3	4.7	1.43	NBR EL
1988	24	BOS-min	AA	6	13	.316	3.69	26	25	0	5	2	0	153.2	157	74	63	4	54	1	110	5	3	9				1.373	9.2	0.2	3.2	6.4	2.04	NBR EL
1989	25	MON-min	AA,AAA	8	10	.444	2.71	25	25	0	3	1	0	153.0	123	60	46	2	67	2	117	6	1	10				1.242	7.2	0.1	3.9	6.9	1.75	JCK,INA SOUL,AA
1990	26	MON-min	AAA	5	5	.500	3.22	22	21	0	1	1	0	120.0	101	55	43	2	55	1	89	7	0	7				1.300	7.6	0.2	4.1	6.7	1.62	INA AA
1991	27	DET-min	AAA	2	3	.400	3.50	23	2	12	0	0	4	43.2	44	22	17	0	13	1	32	1	0	3	187			1.305	9.1	0.0	2.7	6.6	2.46	TOL IL
1991	27	DET	AL	1	4	.200	5.74	31	7	11	0	0	2	73.2	73	52	47	5	39	6	43	1	0	7	331	73	4.20	1.520	8.9	0.6	4.8	5.3	1.10
1992	28	DET-min	AAA,AA	0	1	.000	6.14	4	4	0	0	0	0	14.2	17	10	10	3	5	0	12	1	0	2	66			1.500	10.4	1.8	3.1	7.4	2.40	TOL,LON IL,EL
1993	29	BOS-min	A+,AAA	3	4	.429	2.82	36	0	22	0	0	9	54.1	52	24	17	4	20	0	36	2	1	4	228			1.325	8.6	0.7	3.3	6.0	1.80	LBG,PAW CARL,IL
1994	30	BOS-min	AA,AAA	9	13	.409	4.54	28	27	0	2	0	0	168.2	182	103	85	10	56	0	117	5	0	7	733			1.411	9.7	0.5	3.0	6.2	2.09	NBR,PAW EL,IL
1995	31	BOS-min	AAA	0	2	.000	6.10	4	4	0	0	0	0	20.2	24	14	14	2	9	1	13	2	0	3	97			1.597	10.5	0.9	3.9	5.7	1.44	PAW IL
1 Yr				1	4	.200	5.74	31	7	11	0	0	2	73.2	73	52	47	5	39	6	43	1	0	7	331	73	4.20	1.520	8.9	0.6	4.8	5.3	1.10
162 Game Avg.				2	7	.200	5.74	55	13	20	0	0	4	132	131	93	84	9	70	11	77	2	0	13	592	73	4.20	1.520	8.9	0.6	4.8	5.3	1.10

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