Elton Chamberlain
Elton P. Chamberlain (Icebox)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Chamberlain alternated arms during at least one game.
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 168 lb.

Born: November 5, 1867 in Buffalo, NY (All Transactions)
Debut: September 13, 1886
Final Game: May 13, 1896
Died: September 22, 1929 in Baltimore, MD
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1886 18 LOU AA 0 3 .000 6.61 4 4 0 4 0 0 31.1 39 43 23 0 17 18 0 0 0 153 55 1.787 11.2 0.0 4.9 5.2 1.06
1887 19 LOU AA 18 16 .529 3.79 36 36 0 35 1 0 309.0 340 226 130 8 117 118 14 0 0 1374 116 1.479 9.9 0.2 3.4 3.4 1.01
1888 20 TOT AA 25 11 .694 2.19 38 38 0 34 2 0 308.0 238 157 75 3 86 176 0 0 0 816 143 1.052 7.0 0.1 2.5 5.1 2.05
1888 20 LOU AA 14 9 .609 2.53 24 24 0 21 1 0 196.0 177 123 55 2 59 119 0 0 0 816 121 1.204 8.1 0.1 2.7 5.5 2.02
1888 20 STL AA 11 2 .846 1.61 14 14 0 13 1 0 112.0 61 34 20 1 27 57 0 0 0 0 202 0.786 4.9 0.1 2.2 4.6 2.11
1889 21 STL AA 34 15 .694 2.97 54 52 2 45 3 1 421.2 376 220 139 18 165 202 0 0 17 1818 143 1.283 8.0 0.4 3.5 4.3 1.22
1890 22 TOT AA 15 7 .682 2.83 30 26 3 22 6 0 210.0 175 106 66 3 96 128 7 0 14 765 131 1.290 7.5 0.1 4.1 5.5 1.33
1890 22 STL AA 3 1 .750 5.91 5 5 0 3 0 0 35.0 47 37 23 1 26 14 7 0 14 73 2.086 12.1 0.3 6.7 3.6 0.54
1890 22 COL AA 12 6 .667 2.21 25 21 3 19 6 0 175.0 128 69 43 2 70 114 0 0 0 765 162 1.131 6.6 0.1 3.6 5.9 1.63
1891 23 PHA AA 22 23 .489 4.22 49 46 3 44 0 0 405.2 397 263 190 10 206 204 0 0 22 1760 91 1.486 8.8 0.2 4.6 4.5 0.99
1892 24 CIN NL 19 23 .452 3.39 52 49 3 43 2 0 406.1 391 230 153 8 170 169 0 0 16 0 96 1.381 8.7 0.2 3.8 3.7 0.99
1893 25 CIN NL 16 12 .571 3.73 34 27 7 19 1 0 241.0 248 148 100 3 112 59 0 0 15 0 129 1.494 9.3 0.1 4.2 2.2 0.53
1894 26 CIN NL 10 9 .526 5.77 23 22 1 18 1 0 177.2 220 155 114 10 91 57 0 0 11 0 96 1.750 11.1 0.5 4.6 2.9 0.63
1896 28 CLV NL 0 1 .000 7.36 2 2 0 1 0 0 11.0 21 12 9 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 62 2.364 17.2 0.0 4.1 1.6 0.40
10 Seasons 159 120 .570 3.57 322 302 19 265 16 1 2521.2 2445 1560 999 63 1065 1133 21 0 95 6686 112 1.392 8.7 0.2 3.8 4.0 1.06
162 Game Avg. 17 13 .570 3.57 35 33 2 29 2 0 275 266 170 109 7 116 123 2 0 10 112 1.392 8.7 0.2 3.8 4.0 1.06
LOU (3 yrs) 32 28 .533 3.49 64 64 0 60 2 0 536.1 556 392 208 10 193 255 14 0 0 2343 110 1.397 9.3 0.2 3.2 4.3 1.32
STL (3 yrs) 48 18 .727 2.88 73 71 2 61 4 1 568.2 484 291 182 20 218 273 7 0 31 1818 140 1.234 7.7 0.3 3.5 4.3 1.25
CIN (3 yrs) 45 44 .506 4.00 109 98 11 80 4 0 825.0 859 533 367 21 373 285 0 0 42 0 105 1.493 9.4 0.2 4.1 3.1 0.76
CLV (1 yr) 0 1 .000 7.36 2 2 0 1 0 0 11.0 21 12 9 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 62 2.364 17.2 0.0 4.1 1.6 0.40
COL (1 yr) 12 6 .667 2.21 25 21 3 19 6 0 175.0 128 69 43 2 70 114 0 0 0 765 162 1.131 6.6 0.1 3.6 5.9 1.63
PHA (1 yr) 22 23 .489 4.22 49 46 3 44 0 0 405.2 397 263 190 10 206 204 0 0 22 1760 91 1.486 8.8 0.2 4.6 4.5 0.99
AA (6 yrs) 114 75 .603 3.33 211 202 8 184 12 1 1685.2 1565 1015 623 42 687 846 21 0 53 6686 117 1.336 8.4 0.2 3.7 4.5 1.23
NL (4 yrs) 45 45 .500 4.05 111 100 11 81 4 0 836.0 880 545 376 21 378 287 0 0 42 0 104 1.505 9.5 0.2 4.1 3.1 0.76

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1888 20 STL AA WS L NYG 2 3 .400 5.32 5 5 0 5 1 0 44.0 52 36 26 3 16 13 1.545 10.6 0.6 3.3 2.7 0.81
1 WS 2 3 .400 5.32 5 5 0 5 1 0 44.0 52 36 26 3 16 13 1.545 10.6 0.6 3.3 2.7 0.81

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1886 18 0 3 .000 6.61 4 4 0 4 0 0 31.1 39 43 23 0 17 18 0 0 0 153 55 1.787 11.2 0.0 4.9 5.2 1.06 55
1887 19 18 19 .486 4.05 40 40 0 39 1 0 340.1 379 269 153 8 134 136 14 0 0 1527 107 1.507 10.0 0.2 3.5 3.6 1.01 107
1888 20 43 30 .589 3.17 78 78 0 73 3 0 648.1 617 426 228 11 220 312 14 0 0 2343 118 1.291 8.6 0.2 3.1 4.3 1.42 118
1889 21 77 45 .631 3.09 132 130 2 118 6 1 1070.0 993 646 367 29 385 514 14 0 17 4161 128 1.288 8.4 0.2 3.2 4.3 1.34 128
1890 22 92 52 .639 3.04 162 156 5 140 12 1 1280.0 1168 752 433 32 481 642 21 0 31 4926 128 1.288 8.2 0.2 3.4 4.5 1.33 128
1891 23 114 75 .603 3.33 211 202 8 184 12 1 1685.2 1565 1015 623 42 687 846 21 0 53 6686 117 1.336 8.4 0.2 3.7 4.5 1.23 117
1892 24 133 98 .576 3.34 263 251 11 227 14 1 2092.0 1956 1245 776 50 857 1015 21 0 69 6686 113 1.345 8.4 0.2 3.7 4.4 1.18 113
1893 25 149 110 .575 3.38 297 278 18 246 15 1 2333.0 2204 1393 876 53 969 1074 21 0 84 6686 114 1.360 8.5 0.2 3.7 4.1 1.11 114
1894 26 159 119 .572 3.55 320 300 19 264 16 1 2510.2 2424 1548 990 63 1060 1131 21 0 95 6686 112 1.388 8.7 0.2 3.8 4.1 1.07 112
1895 27 159 119 .572 3.55 320 300 19 264 16 1 2510.2 2424 1548 990 63 1060 1131 21 0 95 6686 112 1.388 8.7 0.2 3.8 4.1 1.07 112
1896 28 159 120 .570 3.57 322 302 19 265 16 1 2521.2 2445 1560 999 63 1065 1133 21 0 95 6686 112 1.392 8.7 0.2 3.8 4.0 1.06 112

Neutralized Pitching

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1886 18 2 2 .500 4.39 41.0 39 22 20 0 17 24 0 1.366 8.6 3.7 5.3 1.41 0.0 4
1887 19 32 11 .744 2.31 389.0 322 111 100 8 111 149 13 1.113 7.4 2.6 3.4 1.34 0.2 36
1888 20 16 9 .640 2.89 227.0 208 81 73 3 75 130 0 1.247 8.2 3.0 5.2 1.73 0.1 38
1889 21 48 10 .828 1.82 529.0 359 119 107 17 158 253 0 0.977 6.1 2.7 4.3 1.60 0.3 54
1890 22 18 8 .692 2.74 240.0 197 81 73 3 108 146 8 1.271 7.4 4.1 5.5 1.35 0.1 30
1891 23 38 22 .633 3.01 544.0 439 202 182 11 228 274 0 1.226 7.3 3.8 4.5 1.20 0.2 49
1892 24 0.00 0.0 0 157 141 0 0 0 0 52
1893 25 0.00 0.0 0 90 81 0 0 0 0 34
1894 26 0.00 0.0 0 89 80 0 0 0 0 23
1896 28 0.00 0.0 0 8 7 0 0 0 0 2
10 Seasons 154 62 .713 3.95 1970.0 1564 960 864 42 697 976 21 1.148 7.1 4.5 1.40 0.2 322

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1887 AA--3.786--8th
1888 AA--2.192--5th
1889 AA--2.967--5th
1890 AA--2.829--4th
1893 NL--3.734--9th

Wins s c a p y
1888 AA--25--7th
1889 AA--34--2nd
1891 AA--22--7th
Career--159--213th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1887 AA--.529--10th
1888 AA--.694--2nd
1889 AA--.694--2nd
1890 AA--.682--2nd
Career--.570--217th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1888 AA--1.052--7th
1889 AA--1.283--8th
1890 AA--1.290--10th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1888 AA--6.955--4th
1889 AA--8.025--6th
1890 AA--7.500--4th
1891 AA--8.808--9th
1893 NL--9.261--10th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1887 AA--3.437--7th
1888 AA--5.143--3rd
1890 AA--5.486--4th
1891 AA--4.526--5th
1894 NL--2.887--5th

Games Played s c a p y
1889 AA--54--5th
1891 AA--49--7th
1892 NL--52--10th

Saves s c a p y
1889 AA--1--2nd

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1889 AA--421.7--6th
1891 AA--405.7--6th
1892 NL--406.3--10th
Career--2521.7--227th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1888 AA--176--8th
1889 AA--202--4th
1891 AA--204--5th
1892 NL--169--9th

Games Started s c a p y
1889 AA--52--4th
1891 AA--46--7th
1892 NL--49--6th

Complete Games s c a p y
1889 AA--45--6th
1891 AA--44--5th
Career--265--64th

Shutouts s c a p y
1887 AA--1--10th
1889 AA--3--6th
1890 AA--6--1st
1893 NL--1--9th
1894 NL--1--7th

Home Runs s c a p y
1889 AA--18--2nd
1891 AA--10--9th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1889 AA--165--3rd
1891 AA--206--3rd
1892 NL--170--8th
Career--1065--87th

Hits s c a p y
1889 AA--376--10th
1891 AA--397--5th
Career--2445--248th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1888 AA--.088--5th
1890 AA--.129--10th
1893 NL--.112--3rd
Career--.225--198th

Losses s c a p y
1891 AA--23--4th
1892 NL--23--10th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1891 AA--190--2nd
1892 NL--153--7th
Career--999--227th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1891 AA--22--4th
1892 NL--16--10th
1893 NL--15--6th
Career--95--94th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1889 AA--1818--7th
1891 AA--1760--3rd

Games Finished s c a p y
1890 AA--3--9th
1893 NL--7--5th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1887 AA--116--9th
1888 AA--143--5th
1889 AA--143--3rd
1890 AA--131--5th
1893 NL--129--7th

Youngest s c a p y
1886 AA--born 1867-11-05--5th
1887 AA--born 1867-11-05--10th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 1 (816), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 97 (218), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 71 (162), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 19 (320), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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