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Charlie Getzien
Charles H. Getzien (Pretzels)
commonly misspelled Getzein

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 172 lb.

Debut August 13, 1884
Final Game July 19, 1892
Born February 14, 1864 in Germany
Died June 19, 1932 in Chicago, IL

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Pitching Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1884 20 DTN NL   5  12  17  17  17   1   0  0  147.3  118   73   32   2   25  107   0   9   604       0  1.95  2.89  148 0.971
 1885 21 DTN NL  12  25  37  37  37   1   0  0  330.0  360  222  111   8   92  110   0  13  1455       0  3.03  2.84   94 1.370
 1886 22 DTN NL  30  11  43  43  42   1   0  0  386.7  388  203  130   6   85  172   0  19  1640       0  3.03  3.29  109 1.223
 1887 23 DTN NL  29  13  43  42  41   2   1  0  366.7  373  217  152  24  106  135   2  18  1578       0  3.73  4.05  108 1.306
 1888 24 DTN NL  19  25  46  46  45   2   0  0  404.0  411  225  137  13   54  202   8  23  1697       0  3.05  2.75   90 1.151
 1889 25 IND NL  18  22  45  44  36   0   1  1  349.0  395  256  176  27  100  139   9  14  1655       0  4.54  4.18   92 1.418
 1890 26 BSN NL  23  17  40  40  39   4   0  0  350.0  342  201  124   5   82  140   0   8     0       0  3.19  3.74  117 1.211
 1891 27 TOT NL   4   6  12  10   8   0   2  0   98.0  124   71   46   5   27   33   0   3     0       0  4.22  3.63   86 1.541
         BSN NL   4   5  11   9   7   0   2  0   89.0  112   62   38   4   23   29   0   2     0       0  3.84  3.65   95 1.517
         CLV NL   0   1   1   1   1   0   0  0    9.0   12    9    8   1    4    4   0   1     0       0  8.00  3.44   43 1.778
 1892 28 STL NL   5   8  13  13  12   0   0  0  108.0  159   87   68   5   31   32   0   4     0       0  5.67  3.42   60 1.759
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  9 Yr WL% .511 145 139 296 292 277  11   4  1 2539.7 2670 1555  976  95  602 1070  19 111  8629       0  3.46  3.43   99 1.288
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    16  16  34  33  32   1   0  0  293.7  308  179  112  10   69  123   2  12   997   0   0  3.46  3.43   99 1.288
 Career High     30  25  46  46  45   4   2  1  404.0  411  256  176  27  106  202   9  23  1697   0   0  1.95  4.18  148 0.971

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1884 20 DTN NL  17   55    4    6   0  0   0    1          5  20  .109  .183  .109   -3    6                    
 1885 21 DTN NL  40  137    9   29   3  0   0   16          4  27  .212  .234  .234   51   32                    
 1886 22 DTN NL  43  165   14   29   3  3   0   19   3      6  46  .176  .205  .230   30   38                    
 1887 23 DTN NL  43  156   19   29   4  5   1   14   2     10  32  .186  .240  .295   45   46               1    
 1888 24 DTN NL  46  167   14   41   2  2   1   10   6     12  30  .246  .300  .299   91   50               1    
 1889 25 IND NL  45  139   20   25   4  2   2   14   2     15  38  .180  .269  .281   52   39               2    
 1890 26 BSN NL  41  147   27   34   9  2   2   25   4     16  25  .231  .315  .361   90   53               2    
 1891 27 TOT NL  15   45    4    7   2  1   1    6   0      7  19  .156  .269  .311   61   14               0    
         BSN NL  14   41    4    7   2  1   1    6   0      7  18  .171  .292  .341   75   14               0    
         CLV NL   1    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0               0    
 1892 28 STL NL  13   45    3    9   0  0   1    4   0      3  10  .200  .250  .267   53   12               0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      303 1056  114  209  27 15   8  109  17  0  78 247  .198  .257  .275   57  290   0   0   0   6   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        565   61  112  14  8   4   58   9  0  42 132  .198  .257  .275   57  155   0   0   0   3   0
 Career High     46  167   27   41   9  5   2   25   6  0  16  46                          53   0   0   0   2   0

Special Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1884 20 DTN NL   60   49    1   0.5    69| .109  .244| .183  .283| .109  .337| .292  .621|  -3  .029  -6.2  -0.7     
 1885 21 DTN NL  141  108    7   1.7    69| .212  .247| .234  .290| .234  .330| .468  .620|  51  .223  -7.4  -0.9     
 1886 22 DTN NL  171  136    8   1.5    82| .176  .261| .205  .311| .230  .358| .435  .668|  30  .165 -14.3  -1.6     
 1887 23 DTN NL  167  127   11   2.3   100| .186  .279| .240  .338| .295  .397| .535  .735|  45  .227 -12.5  -1.3     
 1888 24 DTN NL  180  126   15   3.1    72| .246  .246| .300  .294| .299  .337| .599  .630|  91  .484  -1.6  -0.2     
 1889 25 IND NL  156  114   10   2.3    97| .180  .275| .269  .347| .281  .376| .550  .722|  52  .243  -9.4  -1.0     
 1890 26 BSN NL  165  113   16   3.7    94| .231  .268| .315  .346| .361  .363| .676  .709|  90  .475  -1.9  -0.2     
 1891 27 TOT NL   52   38    4   2.8    97| .156  .272| .269  .348| .311  .371| .580  .719|  61  .346  -2.4  -0.2     
         BSN NL   48   34    4   3.1    97| .171  .273| .292  .349| .341  .372| .633  .721|  75  .394  -1.4  -0.1     
         CLV NL    4    4    0   0.0    91| .000  .264| .000  .339| .000  .360| .000  .699|-100  .000  -1.0  -0.1     
 1892 28 STL NL   48   36    3   2.2    85| .200  .257| .250  .331| .267  .344| .517  .676|  53  .283  -2.8  -0.3     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons      1140  847   75   2.3    85| .198  .262| .257  .321| .275  .359| .532  .679|  57  .286 -58.5  -6.4     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1884 20 DTN NL   P   17      3   22    7    1  .781  .893  1.47  2.12  1.53  2.29   17  147.3
 1885 21 DTN NL   P   37     17   66    8    0  .912  .899  2.24  2.30  2.26  2.43   37  330.0
                 OF    2      1    0    2    0  .333  .909  0.50  1.80                            1    1    0
 1886 22 DTN NL   P   43     16   65    1    3  .988  .915  1.88  2.07  1.89  2.26   43  386.7
                 OF    1      1    0    0    0 1.000  .909  1.00  1.70                            1    0    0
 1887 23 DTN NL   P   43     23   58    3    1  .964  .902  1.88  1.86  1.99  2.02   42  366.7
                 OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.90                            1    0    0
 1888 24 DTN NL   P   46     29   70   16    5  .861  .895  2.15  2.23  2.21  2.36   46  404.0
 1889 25 IND NL   P   45     22   50   10    0  .878  .905  1.60  1.93  1.86  2.22   44  349.0
 1890 26 BSN NL   P   40     14   63   19    2  .802  .898  1.93  2.01  1.98  2.24   40  350.0
                 OF    1      1    0    1    0  .500  .909  1.00  1.90                            1    0    0
 1891 27 TOT NL   P   12      4   22    2    1  .929  .915  2.17  1.97  2.39  2.29   10   98.0
         BSN NL   P   11      4   22    1    1  .963  .915  2.36  1.96  2.63  2.29    9   89.0
                 OF    3      2    0    1    0  .667  .909  0.67  1.87                            2    0    1
         CLV NL   P    1      0    0    1    0  .000        0.00  2.00  0.00  2.30    1    9.0
 1892 28 STL NL   P   13      7   18    2    0  .926  .903  1.92  2.17  2.08  2.49   13  108.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1885 21 DTN NL  OF    2      1    0    2    0  .333  .909  0.50  1.80                            1    1    0
 1886 22 DTN NL  OF    1      1    0    0    0 1.000  .909  1.00  1.70                            1    0    0
 1887 23 DTN NL  OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.90                            1    0    0
 1890 26 BSN NL  OF    1      1    0    1    0  .500  .909  1.00  1.90                            1    0    0
 1891 27 BSN NL  OF    3      2    0    1    0  .667  .909  0.67  1.87                            2    0    1

 1884 20 DTN NL   P   17      3   22    7    1  .781  .893  1.47  2.12  1.53  2.29   17  147.3
 1885 21 DTN NL   P   37     17   66    8    0  .912  .899  2.24  2.30  2.26  2.43   37  330.0
 1886 22 DTN NL   P   43     16   65    1    3  .988  .915  1.88  2.07  1.89  2.26   43  386.7
 1887 23 DTN NL   P   43     23   58    3    1  .964  .902  1.88  1.86  1.99  2.02   42  366.7
 1888 24 DTN NL   P   46     29   70   16    5  .861  .895  2.15  2.23  2.21  2.36   46  404.0
 1889 25 IND NL   P   45     22   50   10    0  .878  .905  1.60  1.93  1.86  2.22   44  349.0
 1890 26 BSN NL   P   40     14   63   19    2  .802  .898  1.93  2.01  1.98  2.24   40  350.0
 1891 27 TOT NL   P   12      4   22    2    1  .929  .915  2.17  1.97  2.39  2.29   10   98.0
         BSN NL   P   11      4   22    1    1  .963  .915  2.36  1.96  2.63  2.29    9   89.0
         CLV NL   P    1      0    0    1    0  .000        0.00  2.00  0.00  2.30    1    9.0
 1892 28 STL NL   P   13      7   18    2    0  .926  .903  1.92  2.17  2.08  2.49   13  108.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Position Total   P* 296    135  434   68   13  .893  .902  1.92  2.07              292 2539.7
                 OF    8      5    0    4    0  .556  .909  0.62  1.84                            6    1    1
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Overall Total       304    140  434   72   13  .889  .902  1.89  2.06

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1887   WS    DTN STL     W   6   6   2.48  4  2  0  6  58    61  16  15  17 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1887   WS    DTN STL     W   6  20   5   6  2  0  0   2   3   6  .300  .391  .400   1                
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

ERA
1884 NL-1.95-3

Wins
1886 NL-30-6
1887 NL-29-3
1888 NL-19-9
1890 NL-23-10

Won-Loss %
1886 NL-.732-5
1887 NL-.690-2

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1884 NL-.971-4
1886 NL-1.223-8
1887 NL-1.306-10
1890 NL-1.211-7

Hits Allowed/9IP
1884 NL-7.21-4
1887 NL-9.16-10

Bases on Balls/9IP
1884 NL-1.53-8
1886 NL-1.98-8
1888 NL-1.20-4
1889 NL-2.58-8
1890 NL-2.11-3

Strikeouts/9IP
1884 NL-6.54-3
1887 NL-3.31-8
1888 NL-4.50-5
1889 NL-3.58-9

Games
1887 NL-43-7
1888 NL-46-6
1889 NL-45-6

Saves
1889 NL-1-4

Innings
1886 NL-386.7-9
1887 NL-366.7-7
1888 NL-404.0-6
1889 NL-349.0-8

Strikeouts
1887 NL-135-6
1888 NL-202-3
1889 NL-139-5
1890 NL-140-9

Games Started
1887 NL-42-7
1888 NL-46-6
1889 NL-44-5

Comp. Games
1886 NL-42-9
1887 NL-41-7
1888 NL-45-7
1889 NL-36-9
1890 NL-39-9
Car-277-58

Shutouts
1887 NL-2-5
1890 NL-4-5

Home Runs Allow.
1885 NL-8-7
1887 NL-24-1
1888 NL-13-6
1889 NL-27-1

Bases On Balls Allow.
1885 NL-92-7
1887 NL-106-8

Hits Allowed
1885 NL-360-7
1886 NL-388-7
1887 NL-373-10
1888 NL-411-4
1889 NL-395-5
1890 NL-342-9

SO to Walk
1884 NL-4.28-6
1886 NL-2.02-8
1887 NL-1.27-8
1888 NL-3.74-1
1889 NL-1.39-3
1890 NL-1.71-3

Losses
1885 NL-25-4
1888 NL-25-2
1889 NL-22-3
1890 NL-17-8

Earned Runs Allow.
1885 NL-111-9
1886 NL-130-8
1887 NL-152-7
1888 NL-137-5
1889 NL-176-2
1890 NL-124-7

Wild Pitches
1887 NL-18-9
1888 NL-23-3
Car-111-60

Batters Faced
1886 NL-1640-8
1887 NL-1578-7
1888 NL-1697-6
1889 NL-1655-6

Games Finished
1887 NL-1-10

Adjusted ERA+
1884 NL-148-4
1890 NL-117-10

Gray Ink: Pitching - 89 (252) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 15.0 (475) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 65.0 (179) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.

Transactions
March 5, 1889: Purchased by the Indianapolis Hoosiers from the Detroit Wolverines.
March 22, 1890: Under league control and obtained by the Boston Beaneaters.
March 22, 1890: Returned to league control by the Indianapolis Hoosiers.
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Uniforms
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ERA 1884 NL-1.95-3	Wins 1886 NL-30-6 1887 NL-29-3 1888 NL-19-9 1890 NL-23-10	Won-Loss % 1886 NL-.732-5 1887 NL-.690-2	BB + H per IP (WHIP) 1884 NL-.971-4 1886 NL-1.223-8 1887 NL-1.306-10 1890 NL-1.211-7	Hits Allowed/9IP 1884 NL-7.21-4 1887 NL-9.16-10	Bases on Balls/9IP 1884 NL-1.53-8 1886 NL-1.98-8 1888 NL-1.20-4 1889 NL-2.58-8 1890 NL-2.11-3
Strikeouts/9IP 1884 NL-6.54-3 1887 NL-3.31-8 1888 NL-4.50-5 1889 NL-3.58-9	Games 1887 NL-43-7 1888 NL-46-6 1889 NL-45-6	Saves 1889 NL-1-4	Innings 1886 NL-386.7-9 1887 NL-366.7-7 1888 NL-404.0-6 1889 NL-349.0-8	Strikeouts 1887 NL-135-6 1888 NL-202-3 1889 NL-139-5 1890 NL-140-9	Games Started 1887 NL-42-7 1888 NL-46-6 1889 NL-44-5
Comp. Games 1886 NL-42-9 1887 NL-41-7 1888 NL-45-7 1889 NL-36-9 1890 NL-39-9 Car-277-58	Shutouts 1887 NL-2-5 1890 NL-4-5	Home Runs Allow. 1885 NL-8-7 1887 NL-24-1 1888 NL-13-6 1889 NL-27-1	Bases On Balls Allow. 1885 NL-92-7 1887 NL-106-8	Hits Allowed 1885 NL-360-7 1886 NL-388-7 1887 NL-373-10 1888 NL-411-4 1889 NL-395-5 1890 NL-342-9	SO to Walk 1884 NL-4.28-6 1886 NL-2.02-8 1887 NL-1.27-8 1888 NL-3.74-1 1889 NL-1.39-3 1890 NL-1.71-3
Losses 1885 NL-25-4 1888 NL-25-2 1889 NL-22-3 1890 NL-17-8	Earned Runs Allow. 1885 NL-111-9 1886 NL-130-8 1887 NL-152-7 1888 NL-137-5 1889 NL-176-2 1890 NL-124-7	Wild Pitches 1887 NL-18-9 1888 NL-23-3 Car-111-60	Batters Faced 1886 NL-1640-8 1887 NL-1578-7 1888 NL-1697-6 1889 NL-1655-6	Games Finished 1887 NL-1-10	Adjusted ERA+ 1884 NL-148-4 1890 NL-117-10