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Elmer Knetzer
Elmer Ellsworth Knetzer (Baron)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 180 lb.

Debut September 11, 1909
Final Game June 18, 1917
Born July 22, 1885 in Carrick, PA
Died October 3, 1975 in Pittsburgh, PA

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1909 23 BRO NL   1   3   5   4   3   0   0  0   35.7   33   22   12   2   22    7   0   1   153       0  3.03  2.59   85 1.542
 1910 24 BRO NL   7   5  20  15  10   3   4  0  132.7  122   63   47   1   60   56   1   7   540       0  3.19  3.02   95 1.372
 1911 25 BRO NL  11  12  35  20  11   3  11  0  204.0  202  101   79   1   93   66   1   3   824       0  3.49  3.32   95 1.446
 1912 26 BRO NL   7   9  33  16   4   1  10  0  140.3  135   86   71   6   70   61   4   5   615       1  4.55  3.33   73 1.461
 1914 28 PBS FL  20  12  37  30  20   3   6  1  272.0  257  123   87   9   88  146   2   2  1103       0  2.88  3.17  110 1.268
 1915 29 PBS FL  18  14  41  33  22   3   8  3  279.0  256  105   80   5   89  120   1   4  1111       0  2.58  3.00  116 1.237
 1916 30 TOT NL   5  14  38  16  12   0  14  1  176.3  172   85   59   6   50   72   3   4   736       0  3.01  2.58   86 1.259
         BSN NL   0   2   2   0   0   0   1  0    5.0   11    9    4   0    2    2   0   1    24       0  7.20  2.46   34 2.600
         CIN NL   5  12  36  16  12   0  13  1  171.3  161   76   55   6   48   70   3   3   712       0  2.89  2.59   90 1.220
 1917 31 CIN NL   0   0  11   0   0   0   6  1   27.3   29   18    9   0   12    7   2   1   128       0  2.96  2.62   88 1.500
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  8 Yr WL% .500  69  69 220 134  82  13  59  6 1267.3 1206  603  444  30  484  535  14  27  5210       1  3.15  3.05   97 1.334
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    13  13  42  25  15   2  11  1  243.3  231  115   85   5   92  102   2   5  1000   0   0  3.15  3.05   97 1.334
 Career High     20  14  41  33  22   3  14  3  279.0  257  123   87   9   93  146   4   7  1111   0   1  2.58  3.33  116 1.237

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1909 23 BRO NL   5   12    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      0      .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0    
 1910 24 BRO NL  20   38    5    2   0  0   0    0   1      4  16  .053  .182  .053  -30    2   3           2    
 1911 25 BRO NL  35   62    2    6   0  1   0    1   0      2  34  .097  .138  .129  -24    8   5           1    
 1912 26 BRO NL  33   37    2    5   0  0   0    2   0      4  14  .135  .238  .135    5    5   4           1    
 1914 28 PBS FL  37   91    6    9   1  0   0    3   0      1  35  .099  .109  .110  -38   10   9           0    
 1915 29 PBS FL  41   91    8   12   1  0   0    2   0      1  27  .132  .151  .143  -13   13   8           1    
 1916 30 TOT NL  39   52    0    8   0  1   0    2   0      0  18  .154  .170  .192   12   10   4           1    
         BSN NL   2    0    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      0   0       1.000               0   0           1    
         CIN NL  37   52    0    8   0  1   0    2   0      0  18  .154  .154  .192    7   10   4           0    
 1917 31 CIN NL  11    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      221  386   23   42   2  2   0   10   1  0  12 144  .109  .149  .124  -20   48  33   0   0   6   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        283   17   31   1  1   0    7   1  0   9 106  .109  .149  .124  -20   35  24   0   0   4   0
 Career High     41   91    8   12   1  1   0    3   1  0   4  35                          13   9   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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1909 23 BRO NL   12   12    0   0.0    74| .000  .248| .000  .315| .000  .319| .000  .634|-100  .000  -2.8  -0.3     
 1910 24 BRO NL   47   39    0   0.0    85| .053  .259| .182  .333| .053  .344| .235  .677| -30  .000  -6.2  -0.7     
 1911 25 BRO NL   70   61    1   0.4    92| .097  .263| .138  .340| .129  .363| .267  .703| -24  .017 -10.5  -1.1     
 1912 26 BRO NL   46   36    1   0.7    97| .135  .275| .238  .345| .135  .375| .373  .719|   5  .039  -4.7  -0.5     
 1914 28 PBS FL  101   91    1   0.3    92| .099  .270| .109  .336| .110  .365| .219  .701| -38  .009 -15.8  -1.7     
 1915 29 PBS FL  101   87    2   0.6    85| .132  .261| .151  .328| .143  .350| .294  .678| -13  .038 -12.4  -1.4     
 1916 30 TOT NL   57   48    2   1.1    77| .154  .252| .170  .310| .192  .336| .362  .646|  12  .123  -5.6  -0.7     
         BSN NL    1    0    0            |           |1.000  .306|           |           |             0.3   0.0     
         CIN NL   56   48    2   1.1    77| .154  .252| .154  .310| .192  .336| .346  .646|   7  .123  -5.9  -0.7     
 1917 31 CIN NL    3    3    0   0.0    75| .000  .252| .000  .309| .000  .333| .000  .641|-100  .000  -0.7  -0.1     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons       437  377    7   0.5    87| .109  .263| .149  .331| .124  .354| .273  .686| -20  .024 -58.6  -6.5     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1909 23 BRO NL P 5 2 14 1 0 .941 .941 3.20 1.96 4.03 2.85 4 35.7 1910 24 BRO NL P 20 3 32 4 0 .897 .946 1.75 1.77 2.37 2.82 15 132.7 1911 25 BRO NL P 35 7 51 3 2 .951 .943 1.66 1.72 2.56 2.77 20 204.0 1912 26 BRO NL P 33 4 34 2 0 .950 .948 1.15 1.55 2.44 2.54 16 140.3 1914 28 PBS FL P 37 6 88 6 2 .940 .947 2.54 1.95 3.11 3.04 30 272.0 1915 29 PBS FL P 41 12 80 3 2 .968 .956 2.24 1.97 2.97 3.08 33 279.0 1916 30 TOT NL P 38 5 63 2 1 .971 .959 1.79 1.63 3.47 2.67 16 176.3 BSN NL P 2 0 4 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 1.65 7.20 2.70 0 5.0 CIN NL P 36 5 59 2 1 .970 .960 1.78 1.63 3.36 2.67 16 171.3 1917 31 CIN NL P 11 2 9 1 0 .917 .965 1.00 1.78 3.63 2.84 0 27.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1909 23 BRO NL P 5 2 14 1 0 .941 .941 3.20 1.96 4.03 2.85 4 35.7 1910 24 BRO NL P 20 3 32 4 0 .897 .946 1.75 1.77 2.37 2.82 15 132.7 1911 25 BRO NL P 35 7 51 3 2 .951 .943 1.66 1.72 2.56 2.77 20 204.0 1912 26 BRO NL P 33 4 34 2 0 .950 .948 1.15 1.55 2.44 2.54 16 140.3 1914 28 PBS FL P 37 6 88 6 2 .940 .947 2.54 1.95 3.11 3.04 30 272.0 1915 29 PBS FL P 41 12 80 3 2 .968 .956 2.24 1.97 2.97 3.08 33 279.0 1916 30 TOT NL P 38 5 63 2 1 .971 .959 1.79 1.63 3.47 2.67 16 176.3 BSN NL P 2 0 4 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 1.65 7.20 2.70 0 5.0 CIN NL P 36 5 59 2 1 .970 .960 1.78 1.63 3.36 2.67 16 171.3 1917 31 CIN NL P 11 2 9 1 0 .917 .965 1.00 1.78 3.63 2.84 0 27.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 220 41 371 22 7 .949 .951 1.87 1.78 2.93 2.87 134 1267.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 220 41 371 22 7 .949 .951 1.87 1.78 2.93 2.87 134 1267
An Important note about our fielding stats

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.

Wins
1914 FL-20-7

Won-Loss %
1914 FL-.625-8

Strikeouts/9IP
1914 FL-4.83-7

Saves
1915 FL-3-8

Innings
1915 FL-279.0-10

Strikeouts
1914 FL-146-9
1915 FL-120-9

Games Started
1915 FL-33-7

Comp. Games
1915 FL-22-8

Shutouts
1911 NL-3-9

Home Runs Allow.
1914 FL-9-3
1916 NL-6-8

Bases On Balls Allow.
1914 FL-88-9
1915 FL-89-9

Hits Allowed
1915 FL-256-10

Wild Pitches
1910 NL-7-7

Batters Faced
1915 FL-1111-10

Games Finished
1916 NL-14-8

     

Gray Ink: Pitching - 25 (913) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 9.0 (887) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 12.0 (818) (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.


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Transactions 

February 10, 1916: Purchased by the Boston Braves from the Pittsburgh Rebels.

April, 1916: Purchased by the Cincinnati Reds from the Boston Braves.


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