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Nathan Gerbe

#24 · Centre · Columbus Blue Jackets

Born Jul 24, 1987 in Oxford, Michigan, USA · 5'4", 176 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 142nd overall in 2005 by BUF (round 5)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2010-11. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Jason Arnott WSH · 31 P in 73 GP Daniel Alfredsson OTT · 31 P in 54 GP Joffrey Lupul TOR · 31 P in 54 GP Matt Stajan CGY · 31 P in 76 GP Taylor Pyatt PHX · 31 P in 76 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

01020302008-09: 1 points108-092009-10: 5 points509-102010-11: 31 points3110-112011-12: 25 points2511-122012-13: 10 points1012-132013-14: 31 points3113-142014-15: 28 points2814-152015-16: 7 points715-162017-18: 0 points017-182019-20: 10 points1019-202020-21: 3 points320-21

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2008-09 BUF 10 0 1 1 3 4 24 11 0.10
2009-10 BUF 10 2 3 5 1 4 29 5 0.50
2010-11 BUF 64 16 15 31 11 34 171 53 0.48
2011-12 BUF 62 6 19 25 2 32 137 53 0.40 $1.45M
2012-13 BUF 42 5 5 10 -3 14 64 32 0.24 $1.45M
2013-14 CAR 81 16 15 31 -6 36 221 53 0.38 $550K
2014-15 CAR 78 10 18 28 -14 34 235 73 0.36 $1.75M
2015-16 CAR 47 3 4 7 -15 14 73 54 0.15 $1.75M
2017-18 CBJ 2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 0.00 $750K
2019-20 CBJ 30 4 6 10 -7 22 55 46 0.33 $675K
2020-21 CBJ 9 1 2 3 0 2 9 8 0.33 $750K
11 seasons Career 435 63 88 151 -29 196 1019 392 0.35

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2009-10 BUF 2 1 1 2 2 0 6 4 1.00
2010-11 BUF 7 2 0 2 -1 18 19 20 0.29
2019-20 CBJ 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0.00
3 seasons Playoffs 11 3 1 4 1 18 27 30 0.36

2010-11 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
64 16 15 31 11 34 171 53 0.48 9.4 13:20

Contract

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2020-21 to 2021-22 $750K
2019-20 to 2019-20 $675K
2017-18 to 2017-18 $750K
2014-15 to 2015-16 $1.75M
2013-14 to 2013-14 $550K
2012-13 to 2012-13 $1.45M
2011-12 to 2013-14 $1.45M

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2010-11 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2010-11 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+4.9Goals above replacement205th of 672 skaters, 161st of 439 forwards
+0.8Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+2.5Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 439 ranked forwards: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence+0.4 54th percentileEven-strength defence+1.5 80th percentilePower play-0.5 14th percentilePenalty kill-0.1 23rd percentilePenalties+1.1 74th percentile

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater, and the rank beside it is among forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

-4-202462010-112012-132014-152017-182020-21Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

53.8Corsi for %739 attempts for, 634 against
+3.5CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.9Expected goals for %28.6 expected for, 24.5 against
+2.2xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
55.2Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
54.7Goals for %29 for, 24 against
99.5PDO6.9% shooting + 92.6% saves
230Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 569 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Paul Gaustad · Patrick Kaleta · Nathan Gerbe25149:1858.465.86-3
Paul Gaustad · Mark Mancari · Nathan Gerbe15117:0354.258.75-3
Paul Gaustad · Cody McCormick · Nathan Gerbe1772:4856.660.63-2
Derek Roy · Thomas Vanek · Nathan Gerbe1161:4155.356.64-3

The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

14Goalsnot counting empty-netters
12.1Expected goalsfrom 215 unblocked attempts
+1.9Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.85 expected goals per 60 minutes72nd
Shot quality 5.6% chance per attempt5th
Finishing +1.9 goals above expected73rdOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 406 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 14Expected 12.1

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 9, 2011 @ CBJ W 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 14:40
Apr 8, 2011 vs PHI W 4-3 (OT) 2 0 2 2 0 6 2 16:41
Apr 5, 2011 vs TBL W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 15:08
Apr 3, 2011 @ CAR W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 14:17
Apr 2, 2011 @ WSH L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 5 17:49
Mar 30, 2011 vs NYR W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 15:38
Mar 29, 2011 @ TOR L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 11:34
Mar 26, 2011 vs NJD W 2-0 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 16:32
Mar 25, 2011 vs FLA W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 15:22
Mar 22, 2011 @ MTL W 2-0 2 0 2 2 0 3 0 13:06
Mar 20, 2011 vs NSH L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 6 0 13:18
Mar 19, 2011 vs ATL W 8-2 1 1 2 1 2 4 0 12:42
Mar 15, 2011 vs CAR L 0-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 10:31
Mar 13, 2011 vs OTT W 6-4 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 13:39
Mar 12, 2011 @ TOR L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 11:27
Mar 10, 2011 @ BOS W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 4 3 12:43
Mar 8, 2011 @ PIT L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 11:27
Mar 6, 2011 @ MIN W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:55
Mar 5, 2011 @ PHI W 5-3 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 10:47
Mar 3, 2011 @ CAR L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 13:31
Feb 26, 2011 vs DET L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 15:52
Feb 25, 2011 vs OTT W 4-2 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 13:00
Feb 23, 2011 vs ATL W 4-1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 16:50
Feb 20, 2011 vs WSH L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 07:56
Feb 18, 2011 vs STL L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 13:37
Feb 16, 2011 vs TOR L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 15:43
Feb 15, 2011 @ MTL W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 4 2 15:07
Feb 13, 2011 vs NYI L 6-7 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 11:51
Feb 10, 2011 @ FLA W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 13:53
Feb 8, 2011 @ TBL W 7-4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 12:02
Feb 5, 2011 vs TOR W 6-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 11:13
Feb 4, 2011 @ PIT L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 07:17
Jan 25, 2011 @ OTT W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 15:21
Jan 23, 2011 @ NYI W 5-3 1 1 2 2 0 4 2 14:09
Jan 21, 2011 vs NYI L 2-5 2 0 2 1 2 8 1 20:22
Jan 20, 2011 @ BOS W 4-2 1 0 1 1 2 6 0 17:02
Jan 18, 2011 vs MTL W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 4 3 2 12:52
Jan 15, 2011 @ NYI L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 16:01
Jan 13, 2011 vs CAR W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 15:32
Jan 11, 2011 vs PHI L 2-5 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 14:21
Dec 28, 2010 @ EDM W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 11:29
Dec 27, 2010 @ CGY L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 11:01
Dec 23, 2010 vs FLA L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 15:55
Dec 21, 2010 vs ANA W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 14:50
Dec 11, 2010 vs PIT L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 11:28
Dec 9, 2010 vs SJS W 6-3 0 2 2 2 0 5 1 14:07
Dec 7, 2010 @ BOS L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 14:35
Dec 4, 2010 @ OTT W 1-0 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 19:00
Dec 3, 2010 vs CBJ W 5-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:19
Nov 27, 2010 @ MTL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 11:39
Nov 26, 2010 vs TOR W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11:03
Nov 24, 2010 vs PIT L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 15:06
Nov 20, 2010 vs TBL L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 09:03
Nov 19, 2010 vs LAK W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 13:38
Nov 17, 2010 @ WSH L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 09:56
Oct 29, 2010 @ ATL L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 09:06
Oct 26, 2010 @ PHI L 3-6 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 10:23
Oct 23, 2010 @ NJD W 6-1 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 12:44
Oct 22, 2010 vs OTT L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 10:27
Oct 20, 2010 @ ATL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:29
Oct 16, 2010 @ CHI L 3-4 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 12:10
Oct 15, 2010 vs MTL L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 10:48
Oct 13, 2010 vs NJD L 0-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:48
Oct 9, 2010 vs NYR L 3-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:27