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Al Gettel

Allen Jones Gettel (Two Gun)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: September 17, 1917 in Norfolk, VA
High School: Kempsville HS (Kempsville, VA)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1936. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 20, 1945
Teams (by GP): Yankees/WhiteSox/Indians/Giants/Senators/... 1945-1955

Final Game: September 12, 1955
Died: April 8, 2005 in Norfolk, VA
Buried: Emmanuel Episcopal Church Cemetery, Virginia Beach, VA
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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
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 0 435 116 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 91 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 24 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 79 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 46 2.118 13.8 3.2 5.3 3.7 0.70
7 Yrs 38 45 .458 4.28 184 79 52 31 5 6 734.1 711 382 349 72 310 0 310 19 5 10 3167 89 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 89 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 79 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 46 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 69 1.520 9.4 2.2 4.2 5.2 1.23

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
1945 27 NYY AL 154.2 27 17 70 4.07 3.86 0.21 0.00 102.5 3.74 -5 -0.6 1.0 -0.1 0.2 4 .478 .496 $
1946 28 NYY AL 103.0 26 11 40 3.50 3.90 0.32 0.00 98.1 3.52 0 0.0 1.0 -0.1 0.7 8 .501 .500 $
1947 29 CLE AL 149.0 31 21 54 3.26 4.05 0.40 0.00 95.0 3.47 4 0.4 1.0 -0.1 1.4 15 .514 .503 $
1948 30 CLE AL 7.2 5 2 15 17.61 5.38 0.69 0.00 97.6 4.58 -11 -0.9 1.1 -0.0 -0.9 -10 .316 .494 $
1948 30 CHW AL 148.0 22 19 76 4.62 4.92 -0.04 0.00 99.8 4.95 5 0.5 .7 -0.1 1.5 19 .524 .503 $
1949 31 CHW AL 63.0 19 7 48 6.86 4.87 0.15 0.00 99.0 4.67 -15 -1.4 1.2 -0.1 -1.1 -10 .425 .491 $
1949 31 WSH AL 34.2 16 1 24 6.23 4.63 -0.36 0.00 100.7 5.02 -5 -0.5 .7 -0.0 -0.2 -2 .472 .497 $
1951 33 NYG NL 57.1 30 1 37 5.81 4.52 0.19 0.00 100.2 4.34 -9 -1.0 1.0 -0.1 -0.5 -3 .468 .494 $
1955 37 STL NL 17.0 8 0 18 9.53 4.28 0.18 0.00 99.3 4.07 -10 -0.9 1.2 -0.1 -0.9 -8 .384 .494 $
7 Seasons 734.1 184 79 382 4.68 4.32 0.18 0.00 99.1 4.10 -46 -4.3 1.0 -0.7 0.2 13 .477 .497 $
CLE (2 yrs) 156.2 36 23 69 3.96 4.11 0.42 0.00 95.2 3.52 -7 -0.5 1.0 -0.1 0.5 5 .487 .499 $
NYY (2 yrs) 257.2 53 28 110 3.84 3.88 0.25 0.00 100.7 3.65 -5 -0.6 1.0 -0.2 0.9 12 .489 .498 $
CHW (2 yrs) 211.0 41 26 124 5.29 4.91 0.02 0.00 99.5 4.87 -10 -0.9 1.1 -0.2 0.4 9 .478 .497 $
WSH (1 yr) 34.2 16 1 24 6.23 4.63 -0.36 0.00 100.7 5.02 -5 -0.5 .7 -0.0 -0.2 -2 .472 .497 $
NYG (1 yr) 57.1 30 1 37 5.81 4.52 0.19 0.00 100.2 4.34 -9 -1.0 1.0 -0.1 -0.5 -3 .468 .494 $
STL (1 yr) 17.0 8 0 18 9.53 4.28 0.18 0.00 99.3 4.07 -10 -0.9 1.2 -0.1 -0.9 -8 .384 .494 $

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
1948 30 TOT AL 27 314 613 91 169 21 8 9 1 2 70 53 .276 .355 .380 .735 .290 233 3 5 8 0 7
1948 30 CHW AL 22 264 574 76 154 20 7 7 1 2 60 49 .268 .342 .364 .706 .284 209 3 4 8 0 7
1948 30 CLE AL 5 50 39 15 15 1 1 2 0 0 10 4 .385 .520 .615 1.135 .394 24 0 1 0 0 0
1949 31 TOT AL 35 338 381 72 112 12 4 16 1 3 50 29 .294 .379 .472 .851 .286 180 9 2 8 0 8
1949 31 CHW AL 19 172 244 48 69 7 2 12 0 2 26 22 .283 .357 .475 .832 .271 116 6 2 3 0 4
1949 31 WSH AL 16 166 137 24 43 5 2 4 1 1 24 7 .314 .416 .467 .883 .310 64 3 0 5 0 4
1951 33 NYG NL 30 192 214 37 52 2 1 12 3 1 25 36 .243 .322 .430 .752 .241 92 2 0 4 0 4
1955 37 STL NL 8 74 72 18 26 0 0 6 1 2 10 7 .361 .429 .611 1.040 .328 44 0 0 2 2 0 1
4 Yrs 100 918 1280 218 359 35 13 43 6 8 155 125 .280 .361 .429 .790 .284 549 14 7 22 2 0 20
162 Game Avg. 52 480 670 114 188 18 7 22 3 4 81 65 .280 .361 .429 .790 .284 287 7 4 12 1 10
MLB Averages .260 .335 .363 .698 .277

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1948 30 TOT AL -8.2 -0.7 320 -1.4 4.3 -5.7 .93 -0.7 -0.7 -17.1 -1.6 0.93 -12.3 1 2 2
1948 30 CLE AL -11.1 -1.0 50 -1.0 0.6 -1.7 1.15 -0.6 -0.3 -11.4 -1.0 1.15 -7.6 1 1 1
1948 30 CHW AL 2.9 0.3 270 -0.3 3.7 -4.0 .89 -0.2 -0.2 -5.7 -0.5 0.89 -4.7 0 1 1
1949 31 TOT AL -19.1 -1.8 363 -2.0 4.0 -6.0 .70 -1.4 -1.4 -20.7 -2.0 0.71 -14.4 5 4 13
1949 31 CHW AL -14.6 -1.4 191 -0.9 2.8 -3.8 .86 -0.6 -0.5 -10.1 -1.0 0.85 -5.7 3 1 4
1949 31 WSH AL -4.6 -0.4 172 -1.0 1.2 -2.2 .55 -0.8 -1.1 -10.6 -1.0 0.55 -8.7 2 3 9
1951 33 NYG NL -6.8 -0.7 200 0.1 2.9 -2.8 .83 0.4 -0.3 3.4 0.3 0.82 0.6 5 6 14
1955 37 STL NL -8.6 -0.8 80 -0.2 1.2 -1.4 .94 -0.8 0.6 -8.8 -0.8 0.94 -9.3 1 3 2
7 Yrs -33.0 -2.9 963 -3.4 12.5 -15.9 .83 -2.6 -1.5 -43.2 -4.0 0.82 -35.5 12 15 31

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
1945 27 NYY AL 27 17 9 8 0 1 1 9 8 .529 0 0 9 0 9 53% 50.4 73 4 3 9 3.9 7.4
1946 28 NYY AL 26 11 3 7 1 0 2 4 7 .364 0 0 5 2 5 45% 51.6 85 27 1 6 3.3 5.9
1947 29 CLE AL 31 21 10 8 3 2 3 10 11 .476 0 0 9 2 12 57% 54.7 86 21 7 8 3.8 6.2
1948 30 TOT AL 27 21 8 9 4 0 3 12 9 .571 0 2 7 0 11 52% 47.3 75 8 8 2 5 11 5.1 5.2 6.9
1948 30 CLE AL 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 0 1 0 0 0 0% 30.5 31 30 7 2 0 2 9.5 14.4 2.0
1948 30 CHW AL 22 19 8 9 2 0 3 10 9 .526 0 1 7 0 11 58% 49.1 75 8 1 0 5 9 4.7 4.2 7.4
1949 31 TOT AL 35 8 1 3 4 0 0 4 4 .500 0 3 1 1 1 13% 42.5 78 24 15 4 6 2 4.6 3.1 5.1
1949 31 CHW AL 19 7 1 3 3 0 0 4 3 .571 0 2 1 1 1 14% 43.4 78 24 9 3 5 2 4.6 2.7 5.3
1949 31 WSH AL 16 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0 1 0 0 0 0% 36.0 36 36 6 1 1 0 5.0 5.4 4.0
1951 33 NYG NL 30 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 43.0 43 43 5 4 0 0 6.3 7.0
6 Yrs 176 79 31 35 13 3 9 40 39 .506 0 5 31 5 38 48% 50 86 4 28 10 22 36 4.2 4.4 6.5
MLB Averages .500 51% 50 118 -11 4.5 4.5 6.7

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
1945 27 NYY AL 27 10 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 8 2 2 8.6
1946 28 NYY AL 26 15 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2 0 7.6
1947 29 CLE AL 31 10 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 2 5.8
1948 30 TOT AL 27 6 3 0 2 1 1 0 100% 1 0 4 2 50% .933 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 3 4 1 3 2 5.8
1948 30 CLE AL 5 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 50% 1 1.152 1 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 3.7
1948 30 CHW AL 22 3 2 0 1 1 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 .892 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 2 1 8.0
1949 31 TOT AL 35 27 14 1 4 1 2 0 200% 1 0 23 10 43% .704 5 4 13 2 4 17 14 9 17 8 16 7 6.3
1949 31 CHW AL 19 12 6 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 11 3 27% .855 3 1 4 0 3 5 7 1 8 3 6 3 6.5
1949 31 WSH AL 16 15 8 0 2 1 1 0 100% 1 0 12 7 58% 6 .548 2 3 9 2 1 12 7 8 9 5 10 4 6.1
1951 33 NYG NL 30 29 11 1 2 1 0 1 0% 1 0 26 7 27% 6 .827 5 6 14 1 2 22 14 11 15 8 14 6 5.2
1955 37 STL NL 8 8 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25% .936 1 3 2 1 1 4 3 3 3 2 3 2 6.4
7 Yrs 184 105 52 7 10 3 6 1 200% 3 0 57 20 35% .827 12 15 31 5 9 45 33 26 61 24 36 21 6.3

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%
1945 27 NYY AL 652 1.7% 10.3% 8.1% 2.9% 14% 77%
1946 28 NYY AL 435 1.4% 12.4% 9.2% 2.5% 12% 75%
1947 29 CLE AL 611 2.0% 10.5% 10.2% 3.6% 18% 75%
1948 30 TOT AL 696 54% 2.9% 16.9% 22.3% 12.1% 23% 0.80 175% 88 3 3%
1948 30 CLE AL 50 60% 4.0% 8.0% 20.0% 8.0% 27% 0.58 66% 17 0 0%
1948 30 CHW AL 646 53% 2.7% 18.6% 22.7% 12.9% 22% 0.83 196% 71 3 4%
1949 31 TOT AL 441 56% 4.7% 8.6% 14.8% 9.5% 29% 0.98 99% 70 9 13%
1949 31 CHW AL 275 53% 7.0% 12.8% 15.1% 12.2% 30% 0.92 122% 37 6 16%
1949 31 WSH AL 166 58% 2.4% 4.2% 14.5% 6.6% 26% 1.04 76% 33 3 9%
1951 33 NYG NL 243 67% 6.3% 18.8% 13.0% 7.8% 29% 0.89 86% 37 2 5%
1955 37 STL NL 86 74% 8.1% 9.5% 13.5% 8.1% 23% 0.61 82% 15 0 0%
7 Yrs 3164 59% 2.8% 11.9% 11.9% 5.5% 20% 0.87 92% 210 14 7%
MLB Averages 50% 2.1% 11.5% 11.0% 5.6% 21% 0.95 88% 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
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 314 169 9 0 9 3 2 0 5 25 13 3 52% 7 2 0 139 1 2 33% 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 382
1948 30 CLE AL 50 15 2 0 5 0 2 0 2 9 3 1 33% 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1948 30 CHW AL 264 154 7 0 4 3 0 0 3 16 10 2 63% 7 2 0 116 1 2 33% 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 382
1949 31 TOT AL 338 112 16 1 12 7 5 3 9 16 12 0 75% 8 1 0 130 1 3 25% 1 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 103
1949 31 CHW AL 172 69 12 0 4 5 3 2 6 7 7 0 100% 4 1 0 60 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 103
1949 31 WSH AL 166 43 4 1 8 2 2 1 3 9 5 0 56% 4 0 0 70 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 0
1951 33 NYG NL 192 52 12 0 9 5 3 7 1 16 8 4 50% 4 1 0 68 3 1 75% 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 51
1955 37 STL NL 74 26 6 0 1 5 1 1 5 4 3 0 75% 1 3 0 34 1 2 33% 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 12
7 Yrs 918 711 72 1 31 20 11 11 20 61 36 7 59% 20 10 0 371 6 8 43% 6 7 0 1 0 0 6 1 13 548
MLB Averages 52% 55%

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+
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 89 1.390 8.7 0.9 3.8 3.8 1.00 89

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
1945 27 7 10 .412 4.50 156.0 156 87 78 12 59 67 8 1.378 9.0 3.4 3.9 1.14 0.7 27
1946 28 6 5 .545 3.46 104.0 98 44 40 7 44 54 2 1.365 8.5 3.8 4.7 1.23 0.6 26
1947 29 8 7 .533 3.97 143.0 135 70 63 13 69 61 3 1.427 8.5 4.3 3.8 0.88 0.8 31
1948 30 7 10 .412 4.50 160.0 171 89 80 9 71 54 5 1.513 9.6 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 5.12 58.0 54 37 33 12 26 37 0 1.379 8.4 4.0 5.7 1.42 1.9 30
1955 37 0 1 .000 8.50 18.0 27 19 17 6 10 7 0 2.056 13.5 5.0 3.5 0.70 3.0 8
7 Yrs 33 44 .429 4.59 737.0 755 418 376 75 330 309 20 1.472 9.2 3.8 0.94 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 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.

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

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 5 (1889), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 4 (1539), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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