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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 2013-14. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Eric Fehr WSH · 31 P in 73 GP Kyle Palmieri ANA · 31 P in 71 GP Alex Galchenyuk MTL · 31 P in 65 GP Patrik Berglund STL · 32 P in 78 GP Dwight King LAK · 30 P in 77 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

2013-14 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
81 16 15 31 -6 36 221 53 0.38 7.2 16:24

Contract

$550KCap hit2013-14
$18KCap dollars per point31 points in 81 games
$104KCap dollars per goal above replacement5.3 goals above replacement
$3.6MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$3MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 641 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. When it ends is not known.

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 2013-14 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.

2013-14 analytics

Rating

+5.3Goals above replacement193rd of 672 skaters, 140th of 438 forwards
+0.9Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+1.6Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 438 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+1.0 63rd percentileEven-strength defence+0.1 47th percentilePower play-0.6 12th percentilePenalty kill+0.0 63rd percentilePenalties+1.0 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

51.7Corsi for %1079 attempts for, 1010 against
+2.1CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.8Expected goals for %48.1 expected for, 43.0 against
+6.0xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.4Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
45.9Goals for %28 for, 33 against
99.0PDO4.9% shooting + 94.1% saves
303Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 567 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
Patrick Dwyer · Nathan Gerbe · Jordan Staal46376:1251.152.56-8
Alexander Semin · Nathan Gerbe · Jordan Staal32153:2056.963.36-4
Patrick Dwyer · Nathan Gerbe · Riley Nash2160:0754.375.91-2
Manny Malhotra · Patrick Dwyer · Nathan Gerbe1954:3835.234.91-3

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.

15Goalsnot counting empty-netters
18.2Expected goalsfrom 297 unblocked attempts
-3.2Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.82 expected goals per 60 minutes71st
Shot quality 6.1% chance per attempt16th
Finishing -3.2 goals above expected20thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 403 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

051015Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Expected 18.2Goals 15

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 13, 2014 @ PHI W 6-5 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:38
Apr 11, 2014 @ DET W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:44
Apr 8, 2014 @ NYR L 1-4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 17:09
Apr 5, 2014 vs NJD L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 12:24
Apr 3, 2014 vs DAL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 15:50
Apr 1, 2014 @ PIT W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 16:52
Mar 31, 2014 @ OTT L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 12:45
Mar 29, 2014 vs CBJ L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18:50
Mar 27, 2014 @ FLA W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 12:57
Mar 25, 2014 vs NYI L 4-5 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 14:43
Mar 22, 2014 @ WPG W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 17:19
Mar 21, 2014 @ CHI L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 14:06
Mar 18, 2014 @ CBJ W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 16:43
Mar 16, 2014 vs EDM L 1-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 19:34
Mar 15, 2014 @ BOS L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 16:18
Mar 13, 2014 vs BUF W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 3 13:40
Mar 11, 2014 vs NYR W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 15:32
Mar 8, 2014 @ NJD L 4-5 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 13:12
Mar 7, 2014 vs NYR L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 14:43
Mar 4, 2014 @ SJS W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 10:55
Mar 2, 2014 @ ANA L 3-5 0 1 1 0 0 7 2 13:02
Mar 1, 2014 @ LAK L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 09:58
Feb 27, 2014 @ DAL L 1-4 0 0 0 -3 0 2 1 11:02
Feb 25, 2014 @ BUF L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:06
Feb 8, 2014 vs MTL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 11:36
Feb 7, 2014 vs FLA W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12:08
Feb 4, 2014 vs WPG L 1-2 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 15:02
Jan 31, 2014 vs STL W 3-1 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 17:05
Jan 28, 2014 @ MTL L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 13:41
Jan 27, 2014 vs CBJ W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17:47
Jan 25, 2014 vs OTT W 6-3 1 2 3 2 0 1 0 15:18
Jan 23, 2014 @ BUF W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:30
Jan 22, 2014 @ PHI W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 15:07
Jan 19, 2014 vs TBL L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 14:24
Jan 18, 2014 vs FLA W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 15:55
Jan 13, 2014 vs CGY L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 18:59
Jan 10, 2014 @ CBJ L 0-3 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 20:00
Jan 9, 2014 vs TOR W 6-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 14:45
Jan 5, 2014 vs NSH W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:05
Jan 4, 2014 @ NYI W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 16:56
Jan 2, 2014 @ WSH W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 19:51
Dec 31, 2013 vs MTL W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 18:44
Dec 29, 2013 @ TOR L 2-5 1 0 1 1 2 4 1 16:41
Dec 27, 2013 vs PIT L 3-4 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 5 1 19:10
Dec 23, 2013 vs CBJ L 3-4 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 15:18
Dec 21, 2013 @ TBL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 14:20
Dec 20, 2013 vs WSH L 2-4 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 18:07
Dec 14, 2013 @ PHX W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 19:55
Dec 12, 2013 @ CGY L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 20:28
Dec 10, 2013 @ EDM L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 2 4 1 17:36
Dec 9, 2013 @ VAN L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15:50
Dec 6, 2013 vs SJS W 5-3 0 1 1 1 0 6 0 16:52
Dec 5, 2013 @ NSH W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 4 2 0 16:35
Dec 3, 2013 @ WSH W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 11:49
Dec 1, 2013 vs VAN L 2-3 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 20:04
Nov 29, 2013 vs NJD L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15:17
Nov 27, 2013 @ NJD W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:27
Nov 24, 2013 vs OTT W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 17:52
Nov 23, 2013 @ BOS L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 15:58
Nov 21, 2013 @ DET L 3-4 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 19:49
Nov 18, 2013 vs BOS L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 19:08
Nov 16, 2013 @ STL L 2-4 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 17:06
Nov 15, 2013 vs ANA W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 19:45
Nov 12, 2013 vs COL W 2-1 0 2 2 2 0 5 1 15:19
Nov 9, 2013 vs MIN L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 17:28
Nov 7, 2013 vs NYI W 1-0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 13:19
Nov 5, 2013 vs PHI W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 4 5 1 16:14
Nov 2, 2013 @ NYR L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 2 2 3 17:39
Nov 1, 2013 vs TBL L 0-3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 20:06
Oct 28, 2013 vs PIT L 1-3 1 0 1 -1 2 5 0 22:29
Oct 25, 2013 @ COL L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16:47
Oct 24, 2013 @ MIN L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 20:51
Oct 19, 2013 @ NYI W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 18:03
Oct 17, 2013 @ TOR W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 16:50
Oct 15, 2013 vs CHI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 18:50
Oct 13, 2013 vs PHX L 3-5 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 17:49
Oct 11, 2013 vs LAK L 1-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 19:38
Oct 10, 2013 @ WSH W 3-2 1 0 1 0 2 7 1 15:16
Oct 8, 2013 @ PIT L 2-5 1 0 1 0 2 5 0 17:46
Oct 6, 2013 vs PHI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 18:48
Oct 4, 2013 vs DET L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 20:16