John Gelnar

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 185lb (188cm, 83kg)

Born: June 25, 1943 in Granite, OK us

High School: Granite HS (Granite, OK)

School: University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK)

Debut: August 4, 1964 (Age 21-040d, 9,879th in MLB history)
vs. LAD 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: April 30, 1971 (Age 27-309d)
vs. NYY 0.1 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1969 season

Full Name: John Richard Gelnar

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.1

W

L

ERA

4.18

G

111

GS

SV

IP

230.1

SO

126

WHIP

1.333

Standard Pitching

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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1963	20	PIT-min	AA	12	5	.706	3.04	27	27		8	2		169.0	158	69	57	12	67	8	134	2	2	3				1.331	8.4	0.6	3.6	7.1	2.00	AVL SALL
1964	21	PIT-min	AA,WRk,AAA	9	3	.750	3.23	16	15		3	1		92.0	72	42	33	10	26	3	70	1	0	0				1.065	7.0	1.0	2.5	6.8	2.69	AVL,PIR,CLB SOUL,FECI,IL
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	4.94	1.333	11.0	2.0	1.0	4.0	4.00

1965	22	PIT-min	AAA	9	7	.563	2.84	28	28		4	1		190.0	174	63	60	13	42	1	107	3	0	3				1.137	8.2	0.6	2.0	5.1	2.55	CLB IL
1966	23	PIT-min	AAA	12	9	.571	3.54	27	27		6	0		183.0	197	82	72	21	49	3	97	7	0	2				1.344	9.7	1.0	2.4	4.8	1.98	CLB IL
1967	24	PIT-min	AAA	10	4	.714	2.80	23	20		6	2		148.0	144	52	46	6	29	8	71	4	1	1				1.169	8.8	0.4	1.8	4.3	2.45	CLB IL
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	6.80	2.158	14.2	1.9	5.2	2.4	0.45

1968	25	PIT-min	AAA	10	10	.500	3.10	25	25		9	1		183.0	186	71	63	18	29	5	97	3	1	1				1.175	9.1	0.9	1.4	4.8	3.34	CLB IL
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	2.93	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	3.49	1.310	9.6	0.7	2.2	4.7	2.09
1971	28	DET-min	AAA	4	9	.308	4.18	26	16		3	2	0	125.0	145	65	58	15	31	3	93	5	0	1				1.408	10.4	1.1	2.2	6.7	3.00	TOL IL
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	4.70	3.000	20.3	0.0	6.8	0.0	0.00
1972	29	MIN-min	AAA	3	7	.300	4.31	22	16		1	1	0	94.0	119	61	45	14	23	2	54	5	1	3				1.511	11.4	1.3	2.2	5.2	2.35	TAC PCL
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	3.57	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	3.57	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	3.20	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	6.20	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	3.20	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	6.20	1.893	13.2	1.9	3.9	2.9	0.75

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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