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Al Gettel
Allen Jones Gettel (Two Gun)

Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 200 lb.

Born: September 17, 1917 in Norfolk, VA
High School: Kempsville (Kempsville, VA)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1936. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 20, 1945
Final Game: September 5, 1955
Died: April 8, 2005 in Norfolk, VA
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Standard Pitching

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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
1945	27	NYY	AL	9	8	.529	3.90	27	17	7	9	0	3	154.2	141	70	67	11	53		67	7	0	0	652	89	1.254	8.2	0.6	3.1	3.9	1.26
1946	28	NYY	AL	6	7	.462	2.97	26	11	8	5	2	0	103.0	89	40	34	6	40		54	2	0	0	435	117	1.252	7.8	0.5	3.5	4.7	1.35
1947	29	CLE	AL	11	10	.524	3.20	31	21	5	9	2	0	149.0	122	54	53	12	62		64	3	2	3	611	109	1.235	7.4	0.7	3.7	3.9	1.03
1948	30	TOT	AL	8	11	.421	4.68	27	21	3	7	0	1	155.2	169	91	81	9	70		53	5	3	2	696	90	1.535	9.8	0.5	4.0	3.1	0.76
1948	30	CLE	AL	0	1	.000	17.61	5	2	1	0	0	0	7.2	15	15	15	2	10		4	1	0	0	50	23	3.261	17.6	2.3	11.7	4.7	0.40
1948	30	CHW	AL	8	10	.444	4.01	22	19	2	7	0	1	148.0	154	76	66	7	60		49	4	3	2	646	106	1.446	9.4	0.4	3.6	3.0	0.82
1949	31	TOT	AL	2	7	.222	6.08	35	8	14	1	1	2	97.2	112	72	66	16	50		29	2	0	1	441	69	1.659	10.3	1.5	4.6	2.7	0.58
1949	31	CHW	AL	2	5	.286	6.43	19	7	6	1	1	1	63.0	69	48	45	12	26		22	2	0	1	275	65	1.508	9.9	1.7	3.7	3.1	0.85
1949	31	WSH	AL	0	2	.000	5.45	16	1	8	0	0	1	34.2	43	24	21	4	24		7	0	0	0	166	78	1.933	11.2	1.0	6.2	1.8	0.29

1951	33	NYG	NL	1	2	.333	4.87	30	1	11	0	0	0	57.1	52	37	31	12	25		36	0	0	1	246	81	1.343	8.2	1.9	3.9	5.7	1.44

1955	37	STL	NL	1	0	1.000	9.00	8	0	4	0	0	0	17.0	26	18	17	6	10	0	7	0	0	3	86	45	2.118	13.8	3.2	5.3	3.7	0.70
7 Seasons				38	45	.458	4.28	184	79	52	31	5	6	734.1	711	382	349	72	310	0	310	19	5	10	3167	88	1.390	8.7	0.9	3.8	3.8	1.00
162 Game Avg.				10	12	.458	4.28	48	20	13	8	1	2	190	184	99	90	19	80		80	5	1	3	819	88	1.390	8.7	0.9	3.8	3.8	1.00

CLE (2 yrs)				11	11	.500	3.91	36	23	6	9	2	0	156.2	137	69	68	14	72		68	4	2	3	661	90	1.334	7.9	0.8	4.1	3.9	0.94
NYY (2 yrs)				15	15	.500	3.53	53	28	15	14	2	3	257.2	230	110	101	17	93		121	9	0	0	1087	98	1.254	8.0	0.6	3.2	4.2	1.30
CHW (2 yrs)				10	15	.400	4.73	41	26	8	8	1	2	211.0	223	124	111	19	86		71	6	3	3	921	89	1.464	9.5	0.8	3.7	3.0	0.83
WSH (1 yr)				0	2	.000	5.45	16	1	8	0	0	1	34.2	43	24	21	4	24		7	0	0	0	166	78	1.933	11.2	1.0	6.2	1.8	0.29
NYG (1 yr)				1	2	.333	4.87	30	1	11	0	0	0	57.1	52	37	31	12	25		36	0	0	1	246	81	1.343	8.2	1.9	3.9	5.7	1.44
STL (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	9.00	8	0	4	0	0	0	17.0	26	18	17	6	10	0	7	0	0	3	86	45	2.118	13.8	3.2	5.3	3.7	0.70

AL (5 yrs)				36	43	.456	4.10	146	78	37	31	5	6	660.0	633	327	301	54	275		267	19	5	6	2835	92	1.376	8.6	0.7	3.8	3.6	0.97
NL (2 yrs)				2	2	.500	5.81	38	1	15	0	0	0	74.1	78	55	48	18	35	0	43	0	0	4	332	68	1.520	9.4	2.2	4.2	5.2	1.23

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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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
1955	37	STL	NL	8	86	72	18	26	0	0	6	1	1	10	7	.361	.429	.611	1.040	.328	44	0	0	2	2	0
1 Season				8	86	72	18	26	0	0	6	1	1	10	7	.361	.429	.611	1.040	.328	44	0	0	2	2	0
162 Game Avg.				68	731	612	153	221	0	0	51	9	9	85	60	.361	.429	.611	1.040	.328	374	0	0	17	17
MLB Averages

Reliever Pitching*

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SV%	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR	Pit/GR
1955	37	STL	NL	8	8	4	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	3	1	33%		0.948	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	2	1	2	6.4
1 Season				8	8	4	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	3	1	33%		0.948	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	2	1	2	6.4

Ratio Pitching*

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	GO/AO	IP%	DPopp	DPs	DP%
1945	27	NYY	AL
1946	28	NYY	AL
1947	29	CLE	AL
1948	30	TOT	AL
1948	30	CLE	AL
1948	30	CHW	AL
1949	31	TOT	AL
1949	31	CHW	AL
1949	31	WSH	AL

1951	33	NYG	NL

1955	37	STL	NL	86	29%	7.0%	8.1%	11.6%	7.0%	23%	0.50	71%	9	0	0%
7 Seasons				86	29%	83.7%	360.5%	360.5%	7.0%	1%	0.50	71%	9	0	0%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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					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
1945	27	NYY	AL		141			11												0
1946	28	NYY	AL		89			6												0
1947	29	CLE	AL		122			12												3
1948	30	TOT	AL		169			9												2
1948	30	CLE	AL		15			2												0
1948	30	CHW	AL		154			7												2
1949	31	TOT	AL		112			16												1
1949	31	CHW	AL		69			12												1
1949	31	WSH	AL		43			4												0

1951	33	NYG	NL		52			12												1

1955	37	STL	NL	45	26			6	0	1	4	1	0	5	1	1	0	100%	1	3	0	22	1	1	50%	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	41
7 Seasons				45	711			72	0	1	4	1	0	5	1	1	0	100%	1	10	0	22	1	1	50%	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	41
MLB Averages

Cumulative Pitching

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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+
1945	27	9	8	.529	3.90	27	17	7	9	0	3	154.2	141	70	67	11	53		67	7	0	0	652	89	1.254	8.2	0.6	3.1	3.9	1.26	89
1946	28	15	15	.500	3.53	53	28	15	14	2	3	257.2	230	110	101	17	93		121	9	0	0	1087	98	1.254	8.0	0.6	3.2	4.2	1.30	98
1947	29	26	25	.510	3.41	84	49	20	23	4	3	406.2	352	164	154	29	155		185	12	2	3	1698	102	1.247	7.8	0.6	3.4	4.1	1.19	102
1948	30	34	36	.486	3.76	111	70	23	30	4	4	562.1	521	255	235	38	225		238	17	5	5	2394	98	1.327	8.3	0.6	3.6	3.8	1.06	98
1949	31	36	43	.456	4.10	146	78	37	31	5	6	660.0	633	327	301	54	275		267	19	5	6	2835	92	1.376	8.6	0.7	3.8	3.6	0.97	92
1950	32	36	43	.456	4.10	146	78	37	31	5	6	660.0	633	327	301	54	275		267	19	5	6	2835	92	1.376	8.6	0.7	3.8	3.6	0.97	92
1951	33	37	45	.451	4.17	176	79	48	31	5	6	717.1	685	364	332	66	300		303	19	5	7	3081	91	1.373	8.6	0.8	3.8	3.8	1.01	91
1952	34	37	45	.451	4.17	176	79	48	31	5	6	717.1	685	364	332	66	300		303	19	5	7	3081	91	1.373	8.6	0.8	3.8	3.8	1.01	91
1953	35	37	45	.451	4.17	176	79	48	31	5	6	717.1	685	364	332	66	300		303	19	5	7	3081	91	1.373	8.6	0.8	3.8	3.8	1.01	91
1954	36	37	45	.451	4.17	176	79	48	31	5	6	717.1	685	364	332	66	300		303	19	5	7	3081	91	1.373	8.6	0.8	3.8	3.8	1.01	91
1955	37	38	45	.458	4.28	184	79	52	31	5	6	734.1	711	382	349	72	310	0	310	19	5	10	3167	88	1.390	8.7	0.9	3.8	3.8	1.00	88

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1945	27	7	10	.412	4.53	155.0	157	87	78	12	59	67	8	1.394	9.1	3.4	3.9	1.14	0.7	27
1946	28	6	5	.545	3.38	104.0	98	43	39	7	44	55	2	1.365	8.5	3.8	4.8	1.25	0.6	26
1947	29	8	7	.533	3.90	143.0	134	69	62	13	68	61	3	1.413	8.4	4.3	3.8	0.90	0.8	31
1948	30	7	10	.412	4.50	160.0	172	89	80	9	71	54	5	1.519	9.7	4.0	3.0	0.76	0.5	27
1949	31	3	7	.300	5.97	98.0	114	72	65	16	51	29	2	1.684	10.5	4.7	2.7	0.57	1.5	35

1951	33	2	4	.333	5.21	57.0	56	37	33	13	27	36	0	1.456	8.8	4.3	5.7	1.33	2.1	30

1955	37	0	1	.000	9.53	17.0	28	20	18	6	11	7	0	2.294	14.8	5.8	3.7	0.64	3.2	8
7 Seasons		33	44	.429	4.60	734.0	759	417	375	76	331	309	20	1.485	9.3		3.8	0.93	0.9	184

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 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.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y 1945 AL--1.254--10th	Hits per 9 IP s c a p y 1945 AL--8.205--6th	Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y 1945 AL--3.899--10th	Saves s c a p y 1945 AL--3--8th
Home Runs s c a p y 1945 AL--11--5th	Hit By Pitch s c a p y 1945 AL--7--3rd 1948 AL--5--8th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray Ink Pitching - 3 (1834), Average HOFer ≈ 185

Hall of Fame Standards Pitching - 4 (1498), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores

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Gray Ink	Pitching - 3 (1834), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame Standards	Pitching - 4 (1498), Average HOFer ≈ 50