How Al Gettel's Games Finished Compares to Similar Players

Al Gettel totaled 52 career Games Finished, well above the starting pitcher average of 24.3 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Games Finished season came in 1949, posting 14, well above the starting pitcher average of 6.6 that year. The lowest point came in 1948 at 3, well below the starting pitcher average of 4.9 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Games Finished total went from 14 in 1949 to 11 in 1951 and 4 in 1955, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Games Finished profile — ranging from 3 to 14 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Al Gettel Lifetime Games Finished

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Al Gettel Games Finished Per Season

Al Gettel's Games Finished for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Al Gettel Games Finished per season line chart

Al Gettel Games Finished by Team

Al Gettel's career Games Finished totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Al Gettel career Games Finished by team bar chart

Al Gettel Cumulative Games Finished — Career Progression

A running total of Al Gettel's career Games Finished, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Al Gettel Games Finished year-over-year waterfall chart

Al Gettel Games Finished Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Al Gettel's seasonal Games Finished alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Al Gettel Games Finished distribution box chart versus comparable players

Al Gettel Games Finished — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Al Gettel's MLB career with Games Finished alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Al Gettel Games Finished season-by-season breakdown table