How Al Gettel's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Al Gettel posted a career WHIP of 1.39, near the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest WHIP season came in 1947, posting 1.24, below the starting pitcher average of 1.41 that year. The highest point came in 1955 at 2.12, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.38 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.66 in 1949 to 1.34 in 1951 and 2.12 in 1955. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 7 seasons.

Al Gettel Lifetime WHIP

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Al Gettel
WHIP
Career1.39
Season Avg.1.39
162 Game Avg.1.39
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Al Gettel WHIP Per Season

Al Gettel's WHIP 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 WHIP per season line chart

Al Gettel WHIP by Team

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

Al Gettel WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Al Gettel's career WHIP shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Al Gettel WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Al Gettel WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Al Gettel WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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