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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 (Age 27)
Teams (by GP): Yankees/WhiteSox/Indians/Giants/Senators/... 1945-1955

Final Game: September 12, 1955 (Age 37)
Died: April 8, 2005 in Norfolk, VA
Buried: Emmanuel Episcopal Church Cemetery, Virginia Beach, VA
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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 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 (v2.2): 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 0.00 102.7 3.75 -5 -0.6 1.1 -0.1 0.5 5 .479 .496
1946 28 NYY AL 103.0 26 11 40 3.50 3.89 0.32 0.00 98.1 3.51 -0 -0.0 1.0 -0.1 0.8 8 .500 .500
1947 29 CLE AL 149.0 31 21 54 3.26 4.04 0.40 0.00 95.3 3.46 4 0.4 2.3 -0.1 1.6 14 .514 .503
1948 30 CLE AL 7.2 5 2 15 17.61 5.37 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 4.94 5 0.5 .7 -0.1 1.6 18 .524 .503
1949 31 CHW AL 63.0 19 7 48 6.86 4.86 0.15 0.00 99.0 4.66 -15 -1.4 1.2 -0.1 -1.0 -10 .424 .491
1949 31 WSH AL 34.2 16 1 24 6.23 4.61 -0.36 0.00 100.8 5.01 -5 -0.5 .7 -0.0 -0.2 -2 .471 .497
1951 33 NYG NL 57.1 30 1 37 5.81 4.51 0.19 0.00 100.2 4.34 -9 -1.0 .9 -0.1 -0.4 -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 -9 .384 .494
7 Seasons 734.1 184 79 382 4.68 4.31 0.18 0.00 99.2 4.10 -47 -4.3 1.1 -0.7 1.1 10 .476 .497
CLE (2 yrs) 156.2 36 23 69 3.96 4.10 0.42 0.00 95.4 3.51 -7 -0.5 2.0 -0.1 0.7 4 .486 .498
NYY (2 yrs) 257.2 53 28 110 3.84 3.87 0.25 0.00 100.9 3.65 -5 -0.6 1.0 -0.2 1.3 13 .489 .498
CHW (2 yrs) 211.0 41 26 124 5.29 4.90 0.02 0.00 99.5 4.86 -10 -0.9 1.1 -0.2 0.6 7 .478 .497
WSH (1 yr) 34.2 16 1 24 6.23 4.61 -0.36 0.00 100.8 5.01 -5 -0.5 .7 -0.0 -0.2 -2 .471 .497
NYG (1 yr) 57.1 30 1 37 5.81 4.51 0.19 0.00 100.2 4.34 -9 -1.0 .9 -0.1 -0.4 -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 -9 .384 .494

Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1945 27 NYY AL 27 60 57 8 16 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 3 .281 .293 .316 .609 74 18 1 0 2 1
1946 28 NYY AL 26 35 32 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .125 .125 .125 .250 -30 4 0 0 3 1
1947 29 CLE AL 34 54 51 7 15 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 4 .294 .308 .373 .680 91 19 3 1 2 1
1948 30 TOT AL 29 60 57 5 13 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 .228 .228 .263 .491 33 15 3 0 3 1/4
1948 30 CLE AL 5 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /1
1948 30 CHW AL 24 57 54 4 13 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 .241 .241 .278 .519 40 15 3 0 3 1/4
1949 31 TOT AL 35 29 26 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 .115 .207 .115 .322 -12 3 1 0 0 1
1949 31 CHW AL 19 20 18 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .167 .250 .167 .417 13 3 1 0 0 1
1949 31 WSH AL 16 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .000 .111 .000 .111 -69 0 0 0 0 1
1951 33 NYG NL 30 12 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .083 .083 .083 .167 -55 1 0 0 0 1
1955 37 STL NL 8 6 6 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .667 1.167 208 4 0 0 0 0 0 /1
7 Yrs 189 256 241 23 55 7 1 0 14 0 0 4 25 .228 .244 .266 .509 41 64 8 1 10 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 219 207 20 47 6 1 0 12 0 0 3 21 .228 .244 .266 .509 41 55 7 1 9
CLE (2 yrs) 39 57 54 8 15 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 4 .278 .291 .352 .643 80 19 3 1 2
NYY (2 yrs) 53 95 89 8 20 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 8 .225 .233 .247 .481 36 22 1 0 5
CHW (2 yrs) 43 77 72 6 16 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 8 .222 .243 .250 .493 33 18 4 0 3
WSH (1 yr) 16 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .000 .111 .000 .111 -69 0 0 0 0
NYG (1 yr) 30 12 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .083 .083 .083 .167 -55 1 0 0 0
STL (1 yr) 8 6 6 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .667 1.167 208 4 0 0 0 0 0
AL (5 yrs) 151 238 223 22 51 6 1 0 12 0 0 4 22 .229 .246 .265 .510 42 59 8 1 10
NL (2 yrs) 38 18 18 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .222 .222 .278 .500 33 5 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1945 27 NYY AL 27 60 -2 0 0 0 5 3 0.4 2 5 0.4 .514 .502 0.4 -0.0 5 1
1946 28 NYY AL 26 35 -6 0 0 0 3 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .491 .498 -0.2 0.0 -1 1
1947 29 CLE AL 34 54 -1 0 0 0 6 5 0.5 2 7 0.5 .516 .503 0.6 -0.0 7 1
1948 30 CLE AL 5 3 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 -0.0 .494 .500 -0.0 0.0 -0 /1
1948 30 CHW AL 24 57 -5 0 -0 0 6 1 0.1 2 3 0.1 .504 .501 0.1 0.0 3 1/4
1949 31 CHW AL 19 20 -2 0 -0 0 2 -0 -0.0 1 0 -0.0 .500 .500 -0.0 0.0 0 1
1949 31 WSH AL 16 9 -2 -0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .494 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 1
1951 33 NYG NL 30 12 -3 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .496 .499 -0.1 -0.0 -1 1
1955 37 STL NL 8 6 1 -0 0 0 1 2 0.2 0 2 0.2 .520 .501 0.2 -0.0 2 /1
7 Seasons 189 256 -20 0 0 0 26 6 0.7 8 14 0.7 .504 .500 0.7 -0.0 14
CLE (2 yrs) 39 57 -2 0 0 0 6 5 0.5 2 6 0.5 .513 .502 0.5 -0.0 6
NYY (2 yrs) 53 95 -8 0 0 0 9 1 0.1 3 4 0.1 .503 .500 0.1 -0.0 4
CHW (2 yrs) 43 77 -7 0 -1 0 8 1 0.1 2 3 0.1 .502 .500 0.1 0.0 3
WSH (1 yr) 16 9 -2 -0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .494 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1
NYG (1 yr) 30 12 -3 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .496 .499 -0.1 -0.0 -1
STL (1 yr) 8 6 1 -0 0 0 1 2 0.2 0 2 0.2 .520 .501 0.2 -0.0 2

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
1945 NYY AL 27 P 27 17 9 154.2 29 4 24 1 3 .966 1.63 1.04 .955 2.24 2.23 2 1 33% 0
1946 NYY AL 28 P 26 11 5 103.0 23 5 18 0 2 1.000 2.01 0.88 .951 2.01 1.99 0 1 100% 0
1947 CLE AL 29 P 31 21 9 149.0 35 7 28 0 1 1.000 2.11 1.13 .955 1.92 1.90 4 4 50% 1
1948 TOT AL 30 P 27 21 7 155.2 28 5 23 0 2 1.000 1.62 1.04 .963 2.02 1.99 1 2 67% 0
1948 CLE AL 30 P 5 2 0 7.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.00 2.00 0 0 0
1948 CHW AL 30 P 22 19 7 148.0 28 5 23 0 2 1.000 1.70 1.27 .963 2.02 1.99 1 2 67% 0
1948 CHW AL 30 2B 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 1.000 3.00 .977 5.60
1949 TOT AL 31 P 35 8 1 97.2 23 5 18 0 1 1.000 2.12 0.66 .962 2.12 2.09 1 3 75% 46% 3
1949 CHW AL 31 P 19 7 1 63.0 12 4 8 0 1 1.000 1.71 0.63 .962 2.11 2.09 0 2 100% 46% 0
1949 WSH AL 31 P 16 1 0 34.2 11 1 10 0 0 1.000 2.86 0.69 .962 2.13 2.09 1 1 50% 46% 3
1951 NYG NL 33 P 30 1 0 57.1 18 4 13 1 0 .944 2.67 0.57 .962 2.13 2.14 3 1 25% 43% 1
1955 STL NL 37 P 8 0 0 17.0 4 1 1 2 0 .500 1.06 0.25 .950 2.06 2.02 1 2 67% 44% 0
7 Seasons P 184 79 31 734.1 160 31 125 4 9 .975 1.91 0.85 .957 2.07 2.05 12 14 54% 19% 5
1 Season 2B 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 1.000 3.00 .977 5.60
7 Seasons TOT 185 79 31 734.1 163 31 128 4 10 .975 1.91 0.86 .958 2.07 2.07 12 14 54% 19% 5
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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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)

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)† s c a p y
1945 AL  10.55 (7th)
1947 AL  13.55 (8th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
1945 AL  1.3 (7th)

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
1945 AL  0.9 (8th)

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)† s c a p y
1945 AL  1.1 (7th)
1947 AL  1.5 (8th)

Fielding % as P s c a p y
1948 AL  1.000 (1st)

             

† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1945-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 5 (1909), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 4 (1566), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Relief Pitcher (850th), 1.8 career WAR/3.8 7yr-peak WAR/2.8 JAWS
Average HOF RP (out of 5) = 40.6 career WAR/27.9 7yr-peak WAR/34.3 JAWS

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Transactions

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Salaries

 Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
194123New York Yankees$2,400Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts
194224New York Yankees$3,600Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts
Career to date (may be incomplete)$6,000
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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