How Al Gettel's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Al Gettel totaled 79 career Starts, well below the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Starts season came in 1947, posting 21, well above the starting pitcher average of 11.1 that year. The lowest point came in 1955 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 14.6 that year, a partial season. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 8 in 1949 to 1 in 1951 and 0 in 1955, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 0 to 21 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Al Gettel Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Al Gettel Starts Per Season

Al Gettel's Starts 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 Starts per season line chart

Al Gettel Starts by Team

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

Al Gettel Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Al Gettel's career Starts, 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 Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Al Gettel Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Al Gettel's seasonal Starts 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 Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Al Gettel Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Al Gettel's MLB career with Starts 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 Starts season-by-season breakdown table