What years did John Gelnar play?

John Gelnar played in Major League Baseball from 1964 to 1971.

Was John Gelnar a pitcher?

Yes. John Gelnar pitched in the major leagues, recording 7 wins and 126 strikeouts.

How many home runs did John Gelnar hit?

John Gelnar hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.

John Gelnar

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1964-1971)

W–L 7–14

ERA 4.18

WHIP 1.33

SO 126

Pitcher PIV 1151.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 185 lb
Born: 6/25/1943 in Granite, OK, USA
MLB Debut: 1964-08-04
Last Game: 1971-04-30

Full name: John Richard Gelnar

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
7	14	111	11	0	0	7	230.3	245	107	20	62	126	4.18	1151.1

Career ERA 4.18 vs. league average 3.58 across their career seasons — 16.8% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1964	PIT	NL	0	0	7	0	0	9.0	11	5	1	4	5.00	3.58 (-40%)	0.0
1967	PIT	NL	0	1	10	1	0	19.0	30	17	11	5	8.05	3.30 (-144%)	-1661.9
1969	SE1	AL	3	10	39	10	3	108.7	103	40	26	69	3.31	3.61 (+8%)	1891.2
1970	ML4	AL	4	3	53	0	4	92.3	98	43	23	48	4.19	3.89 (-8%)	921.8
1971	ML4	AL	0	0	2	0	0	1.3	3	2	1	0	13.50	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			7	14	111	11	7	230.1	245	107	62	126	4.18	—	1,151

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
112	37	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	16	.081	.128	.081	.209	0

Career AVG .081 vs. league average .249 across their career seasons — 67.4% below league average.

Career OBP .128 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — 59.5% below league average.

Career SLG .081 vs. league average .371 across their career seasons — 78.2% below league average.

Career OPS .209 vs. league average .688 across their career seasons — 69.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1964	PIT	NL	7	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1967	PIT	NL	10	6	2	1	1	2	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1969	SE1	AL	40	19	0	1	0	8	.053	—	—	—	—	0.0
1970	ML4	AL	53	12	1	1	1	6	.083	—	—	—	—	0.0
1971	ML4	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			112	37	3	3	2	16	.081	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	62	24	2	2	0	0	.083
Away	50	13	1	1	0	0	.077

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	61	140.0	143	55	35	86	3.54
Away	50	90.1	104	52	27	40	5.18

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB
1971-04-30	MIL	NYY	L	0
1971-04-28	MIL	BOS	L	0
1970-09-25	MIL	CHW	W	0
1970-09-24	MIL	LAA	W	0
1970-09-21	MIL	LAA	L	0
1970-09-19	MIL	KCR	L	0
1970-09-16	MIL	OAK	L	0
1970-09-15	MIL	OAK	L	0
1970-09-12	MIL	LAA	W	1
1970-09-07	MIL	MIN	L	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1971-04-30	MIL	NYY	—	0.1	2	2	2	1	0	0
1971-04-28	MIL	BOS	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1970-09-25	MIL	CHW	—	0.2	2	1	1	1	1	1
1970-09-24	MIL	LAA	—	2.0	2	0	0	0	2	0
1970-09-21	MIL	LAA	—	1.2	0	0	0	0	1	0
1970-09-19	MIL	KCR	—	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	0
1970-09-16	MIL	OAK	—	2.0	1	1	1	0	1	1
1970-09-15	MIL	OAK	—	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0
1970-09-12	MIL	LAA	W	3.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1970-09-07	MIL	MIN	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	5	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	111	11	14	41	2	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1964	PIT	P	7	0	1	1	1	0
1967	PIT	P	10	1	0	5	0	0
1969	SE1	P	39	10	7	14	0	0
1970	ML4	P	53	0	6	20	1	2
1971	ML4	P	2	0	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	111

Frequently Asked Questions about John Gelnar

What years did John Gelnar play?: John Gelnar played in Major League Baseball from 1964 to 1971.
Was John Gelnar a pitcher?: Yes. John Gelnar pitched in the major leagues, recording 7 wins and 126 strikeouts.
How many home runs did John Gelnar hit?: John Gelnar hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.