Pretzels Getzien

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 172lb (178cm, 78kg)

Born: February 14, 1864 in Germany de

Died: June 19, 1932 in Chicago, IL

Buried: Concordia Cemetery, Forest Park, IL

Debut: August 13, 1884 (Age 20-181d, 972nd in major league history)

Last Game: July 19, 1892 (Age 28-156d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1884 season

Full Name: Charles H. Getzien

Nicknames: Pretzels

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1887 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

18.0

145

139

ERA

3.46

296

292

2539.2

1070

WHIP

1.288

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	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1884	20	DTN	NL	5	12	.294	1.95	17	17	0	17	1	0	147.1	118	73	32	2	25	107		0	9	604	147	2.51	0.971	7.2	0.1	1.5	6.5	4.28
1885	21	DTN	NL	12	25	.324	3.03	37	37	0	37	1	0	330.0	360	222	111	8	92	110		0	13	1455	94	3.37	1.370	9.8	0.2	2.5	3.0	1.20
1886	22	DTN	NL	30	11	.732	3.03	43	43	0	42	1	0	386.2	388	203	130	6	85	172		0	19	1640	107	3.07	1.223	9.0	0.1	2.0	4.0	2.02
1887	23	DTN	NL	29	13	.690	3.73	43	42	1	41	2	0	366.2	373	217	152	24	106	135	2	0	18	1578	109	4.28	1.306	9.2	0.6	2.6	3.3	1.27
1888	24	DTN	NL	19	25	.432	3.05	46	46	0	45	2	0	404.0	411	225	137	13	54	202	8	0	23	1697	90	2.46	1.151	9.2	0.3	1.2	4.5	*3.74*
1889	25	IND	NL	18	22	.450	4.54	45	44	1	36	0	1	349.0	395	256	176	27	100	139	9	0	14	1535	91	4.15	1.418	10.2	0.7	2.6	3.6	1.39
1890	26	BSN	NL	23	17	.575	3.19	40	40	0	39	4	0	350.0	342	201	124	5	82	140	3	0	8	1466	119	3.03	1.211	8.8	0.1	2.1	3.6	1.71
1891	27	TOT	NL	4	6	.400	4.22	12	10	2	8	0	0	98.0	124	71	46	5	27	33	0	0	3	444	86	3.35	1.541	11.4	0.5	2.5	3.0	1.22
1891	27	BSN	NL	4	5	.444	3.84	11	9	2	7	0	0	89.0	112	62	38	4	23	29	0	0	2	401	94	3.24	1.517	11.3	0.4	2.3	2.9	1.26
1891	27	CLV	NL	0	1	.000	8.00	1	1	0	1	0	0	9.0	12	9	8	1	4	4	0	0	1	43	45	4.42	1.778	12.0	1.0	4.0	4.0	1.00
1892	28	STL	NL	5	8	.385	5.67	13	13	0	12	0	0	108.0	159	87	68	5	31	32	6	0	4	520	61	3.47	1.759	13.3	0.4	2.6	2.7	1.03
9 Yrs				145	139	.511	3.46	296	292	4	277	11	1	2539.2	2670	1555	976	95	602	1070	28	0	111	10939	99	3.32	1.288	9.5	0.3	2.1	3.8	1.78
162 Game Avg.				17	16	.511	3.46	34	34	0	32	1	0	294	309	180	113	11	70	124	3	0	13	1265	99	3.32	1.288	9.5	0.3	2.1	3.8	1.78

DTN (5 yrs)				95	86	.525	3.09	186	185	1	182	7	0	1634.2	1650	940	562	53	362	726	10	0	82	6974	103	3.20	1.231	9.1	0.3	2.0	4.0	2.01
BSN (2 yrs)				27	22	.551	3.32	51	49	2	46	4	0	439.0	454	263	162	9	105	169	3	0	10	1867	113	3.07	1.273	9.3	0.2	2.2	3.5	1.61
STL (1 yr)				5	8	.385	5.67	13	13	0	12	0	0	108.0	159	87	68	5	31	32	6	0	4	520	61	3.47	1.759	13.3	0.4	2.6	2.7	1.03
CLV (1 yr)				0	1	.000	8.00	1	1	0	1	0	0	9.0	12	9	8	1	4	4	0	0	1	43	45	4.42	1.778	12.0	1.0	4.0	4.0	1.00
IND (1 yr)				18	22	.450	4.54	45	44	1	36	0	1	349.0	395	256	176	27	100	139	9	0	14	1535	91	4.15	1.418	10.2	0.7	2.6	3.6	1.39

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