George Zettlein

Positions: Pitcher, Rightfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 162lb (175cm, 73kg)

Born: July 12, 1844 in Williamsburg, NY us

Died: May 22, 1905 in Patchogue, NY

Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY

Debut: May 8, 1871 (Age 26-300d, 47th in major league history)

Last Game: September 16, 1876 (Age 32-066d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1871 season

Full Name: George Zettlein

Nicknames: Charmer

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

27.4

129

112

ERA

2.55

250

244

2176.2

143

WHIP

1.297

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	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1871	26	CHI	NA	18	9	.667	*2.73*	28	28	0	25	0	0	240.2	298	233	73	6	25	22	0	24	1143	*161*	4.03	*1.342*	11.1	0.2	*0.9*	0.8	*0.88*
1872	27	TOT	NA	15	16	.484	2.57	34	31	4	25	2	1	263.0	313	194	75	3	14	25	0	9	1196	138	3.55	1.243	10.7	0.1	0.5	0.9	1.79
1872	27	TRO	NA	14	8	.636	2.16	25	22	4	17	2	1	187.2	207	132	45	2	8	17	0	3	836	166	3.52	1.146	9.9	0.1	0.4	0.8	2.13
1872	27	ECK	NA	1	8	.111	3.58	9	9	0	8	0	0	75.1	106	62	30	1	6	8	0	6	360	96	3.63	1.487	12.7	0.1	0.7	1.0	1.33
1873	28	PHI	NA	36	15	.706	2.86	51	51	0	49	0	0	460.0	594	368	146	3	41	29	0	13	2133	120	3.33	1.380	11.6	0.1	0.8	0.6	0.71
1874	29	CHI	NA	27	30	.474	2.43	57	57	0	57	3	0	515.2	640	439	*139*	3	43	26	0	6	2385	90	2.29	1.324	11.2	0.1	0.8	0.5	0.60
1875	30	TOT	NA	29	22	.569	1.59	52	52	0	49	7	0	463.1	475	263	82	0	16	31	0	16	1966	144	2.21	1.060	9.2	*0.0*	0.3	0.6	1.94
1875	30	CHI	NA	17	14	.548	1.28	31	31	0	29	6	0	282.0	266	142	40	0	6	18	0	12	1163	178	2.18	0.965	8.5	0.0	0.2	0.6	3.00
1875	30	PHI	NA	12	8	.600	2.08	21	21	0	20	1	0	181.1	209	121	42	0	10	13	0	4	803	110	2.26	1.208	10.4	0.0	0.5	0.6	1.30
1876	31	ATH	NL	4	20	.167	3.88	28	25	4	23	1	2	234.0	358	212	101	2	6	10	0	4	1089	61	2.34	1.556	13.8	0.1	*0.2*	0.4	1.67
6 Yrs				129	112	.535	2.55	250	244	8	228	13	3	2176.2	2678	1709	616	17	145	143	0	72	9912	114	2.84	1.297	11.1	0.1	0.6	0.6	0.99
162 Game Avg.				18	15	.535	2.55	34	34	1	31	2	0	300	369	235	85	2	20	20	0	10	1364	114	2.84	1.297	11.1	0.1	0.6	0.6	0.99

CHI (3 yrs)				62	53	.539	2.18	116	116	0	111	9	0	1038.1	1204	814	252	9	74	66	0	42	4691	125	2.66	1.231	10.4	0.1	0.6	0.6	0.89
PHI (2 yrs)				48	23	.676	2.64	72	72	0	69	1	0	641.1	803	489	188	3	51	42	0	17	2936	118	3.03	1.332	11.3	0.0	0.7	0.6	0.82
TRO (1 yr)				14	8	.636	2.16	25	22	4	17	2	1	187.2	207	132	45	2	8	17	0	3	836	166	3.52	1.146	9.9	0.1	0.4	0.8	2.13
ATH (1 yr)				4	20	.167	3.88	28	25	4	23	1	2	234.0	358	212	101	2	6	10	0	4	1089	61	2.34	1.556	13.8	0.1	0.2	0.4	1.67
ECK (1 yr)				1	8	.111	3.58	9	9	0	8	0	0	75.1	106	62	30	1	6	8	0	6	360	96	3.63	1.487	12.7	0.1	0.7	1.0	1.33

NA (5 yrs)				125	92	.576	2.39	222	219	4	205	12	1	1942.2	2320	1497	515	15	139	133	0	68	8823	124	2.90	1.266	10.7	0.1	0.6	0.6	0.96
NL (1 yr)				4	20	.167	3.88	28	25	4	23	1	2	234.0	358	212	101	2	6	10	0	4	1089	61	2.34	1.556	13.8	0.1	0.2	0.4	1.67

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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