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John Gelnar

John Richard Gelnar

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: June 25, 1943 in Granite, OK
High School: Granite HS (Granite, OK)
School: University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK)
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1963. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 4, 1964
Teams (by GP): Brewers/Pilots/Pirates 1964-1971

Final Game: April 30, 1971
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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+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1964 21 PIT NL 0 0 5.00 7 0 4 0 0 0 9.0 11 5 5 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 38 73 1.333 11.0 2.0 1.0 4.0 4.00
1967 24 PIT NL 0 1 .000 8.05 10 1 1 0 0 0 19.0 30 18 17 4 11 1 5 2 0 0 100 43 2.158 14.2 1.9 5.2 2.4 0.45
1969 26 SEP AL 3 10 .231 3.31 39 10 10 0 0 3 108.2 103 49 40 7 26 5 69 5 1 0 454 109 1.187 8.5 0.6 2.2 5.7 2.65
1970 27 MIL AL 4 3 .571 4.19 53 0 23 0 0 4 92.1 98 46 43 7 23 5 48 5 1 1 394 90 1.310 9.6 0.7 2.2 4.7 2.09
1971 28 MIL AL 0 0 13.50 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 34 3.000 20.3 0.0 6.8 0.0 0.00
5 Yrs 7 14 .333 4.18 111 11 38 0 0 7 230.1 245 120 107 20 62 11 126 12 2 1 994 88 1.333 9.6 0.8 2.4 4.9 2.03
162 Game Avg. 4 8 .333 4.18 62 6 21 0 0 4 128 137 67 60 11 35 6 70 7 1 1 554 88 1.333 9.6 0.8 2.4 4.9 2.03
MIL (3 yrs) 7 13 .350 3.78 94 10 33 0 0 7 202.1 204 97 85 14 50 10 117 10 2 1 856 98 1.255 9.1 0.6 2.2 5.2 2.34
PIT (2 yrs) 0 1 .000 7.07 17 1 5 0 0 0 28.0 41 23 22 6 12 1 9 2 0 0 138 50 1.893 13.2 1.9 3.9 2.9 0.75
AL (3 yrs) 7 13 .350 3.78 94 10 33 0 0 7 202.1 204 97 85 14 50 10 117 10 2 1 856 98 1.255 9.1 0.6 2.2 5.2 2.34
NL (2 yrs) 0 1 .000 7.07 17 1 5 0 0 0 28.0 41 23 22 6 12 1 9 2 0 0 138 50 1.893 13.2 1.9 3.9 2.9 0.75

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1964 21 PIT NL 9.0 7 0 5 5.00 4.14 -0.15 -0.17 98.8 4.07 -1 -0.1 .1 0.0 0.0 -0 .484 .499 $
1967 24 PIT NL 19.0 10 1 18 8.53 3.89 -0.03 -0.15 102.8 3.88 -10 -1.1 .8 0.1 -0.8 -8 .394 .493 $
1969 26 SEP AL 108.2 39 10 49 4.06 4.05 -0.51 -0.05 97.7 4.40 5 0.6 1.4 -0.1 1.3 14 .514 .503 $12,000
1970 27 MIL AL 92.1 53 0 46 4.48 4.24 -0.23 -0.17 101.8 4.38 -0 -0.0 1.1 -0.2 0.6 8 .499 .500 $
1971 28 MIL AL 1.1 2 0 2 13.50 4.07 0.43 -0.18 101.0 3.50 -1 -0.2 .2 0.1 -0.1 -1 .420 .499 $17,500
5 Seasons 230.1 111 11 120 4.69 4.12 -0.34 -0.11 99.8 4.33 -8 -0.8 1.1 -0.1 1.0 13 .493 .499 $29,500
MIL (3 yrs) 202.1 94 10 97 4.31 4.14 -0.38 -0.11 99.6 4.38 3 0.4 1.2 -0.2 1.8 21 .504 .501 $29,500
PIT (2 yrs) 28.0 17 1 23 7.39 3.97 -0.07 -0.16 101.5 3.94 -11 -1.2 .5 0.1 -0.8 -8 .431 .496 $

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB ROE
1964 21 PIT NL 7 38 35 5 11 1 0 2 0 0 1 4 .314 .333 .514 .848 .310 18 1 0 2 0 0 1
1967 24 PIT NL 10 100 80 18 30 4 1 4 0 2 11 5 .375 .453 .600 1.053 .356 48 0 2 5 2 1 3
1969 26 SEP AL 39 453 412 49 103 17 2 7 6 0 26 69 .250 .299 .352 .651 .282 145 8 5 5 5 5 7
1970 27 MIL AL 53 393 354 46 98 14 1 7 6 2 23 48 .277 .326 .381 .707 .299 135 9 5 7 5 5 5
1971 28 MIL AL 2 8 7 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .429 .500 .714 1.214 .429 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Yrs 111 992 888 120 245 38 4 20 12 4 62 126 .276 .328 .395 .723 .298 351 18 12 19 12 11 16
162 Game Avg. 62 553 495 67 137 21 2 11 7 2 35 70 .276 .328 .395 .723 .298 196 10 7 11 7 6 9
MLB Averages .247 .313 .368 .681 .276

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1964 21 PIT NL -1.0 -0.1 39 -0.0 0.0 -0.1 .08 -0.2 -0.3 0.2 0.0 0.08 -1.6 0 0 6
1967 24 PIT NL -9.3 -1.0 102 -0.9 0.7 -1.6 .60 -0.8 -0.6 -10.4 -1.1 0.60 -11.1 1 4 3
1969 26 SEP AL 2.3 0.2 460 -0.5 6.9 -7.4 .94 0.3 -0.8 2.5 0.3 0.94 3.8 9 4 15
1970 27 MIL AL -3.2 -0.3 404 -0.8 4.5 -5.3 .73 0.0 -1.1 -3.2 -0.3 0.73 0.2 13 12 28
1971 28 MIL AL -1.2 -0.1 8 -0.0 0.0 -0.1 .26 -0.1 -0.0 -1.4 -0.1 0.26 -1.1 0 0 2
5 Yrs -12.5 -1.3 1013 -2.2 12.2 -14.4 .78 -0.8 -2.0 -12.4 -1.3 0.78 -9.8 23 20 54

Starting Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1967 24 PIT NL 10 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 30.0 30 30 6 3 0 1 4.0 9.0 1.3
1969 26 SEP AL 39 10 1 7 2 0 4 2 8 .200 1 1 0 0 5 50% 46.9 59 25 16 8 3 3 2.5 1.7 5.3
2 Yrs 49 11 1 8 2 0 4 2 9 .182 1 1 0 0 5 45% 45 59 25 22 11 3 4 2.7 1.9 4.9
MLB Averages .500 56% 54 116 0 4.0 3.9 6.4

Reliever Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1964 21 PIT NL 7 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0% 8 .079 0 0 6 0 0 7 2 5 3 2 3 1 3.9
1967 24 PIT NL 10 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 6 55% 1 .600 1 4 3 0 1 8 6 3 7 1 7 1 5.9
1969 26 SEP AL 39 29 10 2 3 5 3 2 60% 5 0 24 9 38% 8 .942 9 4 15 5 4 20 12 17 20 4 20 6 5.8
1970 27 MIL AL 53 53 23 4 3 6 4 2 67% 9 3 54 18 33% 7 .726 13 12 28 9 5 39 30 23 38 7 39 12 5.2
1971 28 MIL AL 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .264 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 2.0
5 Yrs 111 100 38 6 6 11 7 4 64% 14 3 94 33 35% .783 23 20 54 14 10 76 50 50 68 15 69 20 5.3

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1964 21 PIT NL 38 61% 5.3% 10.5% 2.6% 7.9% 27% 0.77 76% 9 1 11%
1967 24 PIT NL 100 69% 4.0% 5.0% 11.0% 9.0% 30% 1.17 73% 29 0 0%
1969 26 SEP AL 453 59% 1.6% 15.2% 5.7% 5.7% 25% 1.18 75% 77 8 10%
1970 27 MIL AL 394 59% 1.8% 12.2% 5.9% 5.6% 22% 1.38 77% 85 9 11%
1971 28 MIL AL 8 75% 0.0% 0.0% 12.5% 25.0% 67% 1.00 88% 2 0 0%
5 Yrs 993 60% 2.0% 12.7% 6.3% 6.3% 25% 1.23 76% 202 18 9%
MLB Averages 47% 2.1% 15.5% 8.4% 6.1% 27% 1.11 73% 11%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1964 21 PIT NL 38 11 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0% 1 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 24 PIT NL 100 30 4 0 5 2 2 0 4 12 8 0 67% 3 0 0 49 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
1969 26 SEP AL 453 103 7 0 9 5 2 6 1 24 14 5 58% 7 0 0 172 6 0 100% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
1970 27 MIL AL 393 98 7 0 14 6 2 3 5 27 19 2 70% 5 1 0 165 6 2 75% 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
1971 28 MIL AL 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Yrs 992 245 20 0 29 15 6 10 11 64 41 7 64% 16 1 0 410 12 4 75% 12 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 1
MLB Averages 49% 62%

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1964 21 0 0 5.00 7 0 4 0 0 0 9.0 11 5 5 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 38 73 1.333 11.0 2.0 1.0 4.0 4.00 73
1965 22 0 0 5.00 7 0 4 0 0 0 9.0 11 5 5 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 38 73 1.333 11.0 2.0 1.0 4.0 4.00 73
1966 23 0 0 5.00 7 0 4 0 0 0 9.0 11 5 5 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 38 73 1.333 11.0 2.0 1.0 4.0 4.00 73
1967 24 0 1 .000 7.07 17 1 5 0 0 0 28.0 41 23 22 6 12 1 9 2 0 0 138 50 1.893 13.2 1.9 3.9 2.9 0.75 50
1968 25 0 1 .000 7.07 17 1 5 0 0 0 28.0 41 23 22 6 12 1 9 2 0 0 138 50 1.893 13.2 1.9 3.9 2.9 0.75 50
1969 26 3 11 .214 4.08 56 11 15 0 0 3 136.2 144 72 62 13 38 6 78 7 1 0 592 88 1.332 9.5 0.9 2.5 5.1 2.05 88
1970 27 7 14 .333 4.13 109 11 38 0 0 7 229.0 242 118 105 20 61 11 126 12 2 1 986 89 1.323 9.5 0.8 2.4 5.0 2.07 89
1971 28 7 14 .333 4.18 111 11 38 0 0 7 230.1 245 120 107 20 62 11 126 12 2 1 994 88 1.333 9.6 0.8 2.4 4.9 2.03 88

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1964 21 0 0 6.75 8.0 12 7 6 2 1 4 0 1.625 13.5 1.1 4.5 4.00 2.3 7
1967 24 0 2 .000 10.00 18.0 32 22 20 4 12 5 2 2.444 16.0 6.0 2.5 0.42 2.0 10
1969 26 6 5 .545 3.77 105.0 108 49 44 7 27 66 5 1.286 9.3 2.3 5.7 2.44 0.6 39
1970 27 4 5 .444 4.60 88.0 101 50 45 7 24 46 5 1.420 10.3 2.5 4.7 1.92 0.7 53
1971 28 0 0 18.00 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 4.000 27.0 9.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 2
5 Yrs 10 12 .455 4.79 220.0 256 130 117 20 65 121 12 1.459 10.5 5.0 1.86 0.8 111

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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