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Kid Elberfeld
Norman Arthur Elberfeld (The Tabasco Kid)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 7" , Weight: 158 lb.

Born: April 13, 1875 in Pomeroy, OH (All Transactions)
Debut: May 30, 1898
Final Game: September 24, 1914
Died: January 13, 1944 in Chattanooga, TN
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1898 23 PHI NL 14 52 38 1 9 4 0 0 7 0 5 .237 .420 .342 .762 122 13 7 2 5
1899 24 CIN NL 41 166 138 23 36 4 2 0 22 5 15 .261 .378 .319 .697 90 44 11 2 65
1901 26 DET AL 121 508 432 76 133 21 11 3 76 23 57 .308 .397 .428 .825 124 185 7 12 *6
1902 27 DET AL 130 562 488 70 127 17 6 1 64 19 55 .260 .348 .326 .674 84 159 11 8 *6
1903 28 TOT AL 125 534 481 78 145 23 8 0 64 22 33 .301 .365 .383 .747 121 184 15 5 *6/5
1903 28 DET AL 35 149 132 29 45 5 3 0 19 6 11 .341 .412 .424 .836 156 56 5 1 6/5
1903 28 NYY AL 90 385 349 49 100 18 5 0 45 16 22 .287 .346 .367 .713 109 128 10 4 6
1904 29 NYY AL 122 511 445 55 117 13 5 2 46 18 37 .263 .337 .328 .665 106 146 13 16 *6
1905 30 NYY AL 111 449 390 48 102 18 2 0 53 18 23 .262 .329 .318 .647 96 124 16 20 *6
1906 31 NYY AL 99 393 346 59 106 11 5 2 31 19 30 .306 .378 .384 .763 129 133 10 7 6
1907 32 NYY AL 120 505 447 61 121 17 6 0 51 22 36 .271 .343 .336 .678 109 150 13 9 *6
1908 33 NYY AL 19 69 56 11 11 3 0 0 5 1 6 .196 .328 .250 .578 88 14 5 2 6
1909 34 NYY AL 106 431 379 47 90 9 5 0 26 23 28 .237 .314 .288 .601 89 109 14 10 65
1910 35 WSH AL 127 515 455 53 114 9 2 2 42 19 35 .251 .322 .292 .614 97 133 13 12 *54/6
1911 36 WSH AL 127 507 404 58 110 19 4 0 47 24 65 .272 .405 .339 .744 110 137 25 13 45
1914 39 BRO NL 30 70 62 7 14 1 0 0 1 0 2 4 .226 .304 .242 .546 62 15 5 1 6/4
14 Seasons 1292 5272 4561 647 1235 169 56 10 535 213 427 4 .271 .355 .339 .694 105 1546 165 119
162 Game Avg. 162 661 572 81 155 21 7 1 67 27 54 .271 .355 .339 .694 105 194 21 15
NYY (7 yrs) 667 2743 2412 330 647 89 28 4 257 117 182 .268 .340 .333 .674 106 804 81 68
DET (3 yrs) 286 1219 1052 175 305 43 20 4 159 48 123 .290 .376 .380 .757 109 400 23 21
WSH (2 yrs) 254 1022 859 111 224 28 6 2 89 43 100 .261 .363 .314 .677 104 270 38 25
PHI (1 yr) 14 52 38 1 9 4 0 0 7 0 5 .237 .420 .342 .762 122 13 7 2
BRO (1 yr) 30 70 62 7 14 1 0 0 1 0 2 4 .226 .304 .242 .546 62 15 5 1
CIN (1 yr) 41 166 138 23 36 4 2 0 22 5 15 .261 .378 .319 .697 90 44 11 2
AL (11 yrs) 1207 4984 4323 616 1176 160 54 10 505 208 405 .272 .354 .341 .695 106 1474 142 114
NL (3 yrs) 85 288 238 31 59 9 2 0 30 5 22 4 .248 .367 .303 .670 89 72 23 5
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1898 PHI NL 23 3B 14 39 13 18 8 1 .795 2.21 .913 3.42
1899 CIN NL 24 SS 24 131 48 67 16 6 .878 4.79 .913 5.53
1899 CIN NL 24 3B 18 76 26 41 9 3 .882 3.72 .905 3.52
1901 DET AL 26 SS 121 819 332 411 76 62 .907 6.14 .897 5.27
1902 DET AL 27 SS 130 852 326 459 67 63 .921 6.04 .929 5.68
1903 TOT AL 28 SS 124 767 295 410 62 51 .919 5.69 .912 5.21
1903 DET AL 28 SS 34 206 73 119 14 11 .932 5.65 .911 5.21
1903 DET AL 28 3B 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 .900 3.10
1903 NYY AL 28 SS 90 561 222 291 48 40 .914 5.70 .913 5.21
1904 NYY AL 29 SS 122 717 237 432 48 44 .933 5.48 .934 5.23
1905 NYY AL 30 SS 108 618 244 317 57 35 .908 5.19 .933 5.20
1906 NYY AL 31 SS 98 559 200 317 42 18 .925 5.28 .935 5.41
1907 NYY AL 32 SS 118 747 295 400 52 31 .930 5.89 .935 5.44
1908 NYY AL 33 SS 17 95 36 51 8 2 .916 5.12 .927 5.42
1909 NYY AL 34 SS 61 331 134 178 19 24 .943 5.11 .924 5.15
1909 NYY AL 34 3B 44 160 62 91 7 6 .956 3.48 .929 3.33
1910 WSH AL 35 3B 113 384 139 223 22 15 .943 3.20 .930 3.38
1910 WSH AL 35 2B 10 41 21 17 3 1 .927 3.80 .946 4.91
1910 WSH AL 35 SS 3 15 6 5 4 1 .733 3.67 .940 5.20
1911 WSH AL 36 2B 68 347 146 186 15 23 .957 4.88 .949 4.94
1911 WSH AL 36 3B 52 219 87 116 16 11 .927 3.90 .929 3.26
1914 BRO NL 39 SS 18 71 31 33 7 6 .901 3.56 .927 5.08
1914 BRO NL 39 2B 1 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 4.00 .950 4.90
12 Seasons SS 944 5722 2184 3080 458 343 .920 5.58 .924 5.34
6 Seasons 3B 242 879 328 489 62 36 .929 3.38 .927 3.36
3 Seasons 2B 79 392 169 205 18 24 .954 4.73 .948 4.94
14 Seasons TOT 1265 6993 2681 3774 538 403 .923 5.10 .849 4.93
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Batting Average s c a p y
1903 AL--.301--10th
1906 AL--.306--9th

On-Base% s c a p y
1901 AL--.397--6th
1903 AL--.365--10th
1906 AL--.378--3rd
1911 AL--.405--10th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1901 AL--.825--9th
1906 AL--.763--6th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1901 AL--57--7th
1902 AL--55--10th
1911 AL--65--7th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1901 AL--.649--10th
1906 AL--.703--6th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1902 AL--11--2nd
1903 AL--15--1st
1904 AL--13--3rd
1905 AL--16--2nd
1906 AL--10--3rd
1907 AL--13--3rd
1909 AL--14--4th
1910 AL--13--5th
1911 AL--25--1st
Career--165--14th

Oldest s c a p y
1911 AL--born 1875-04-13--9th
1914 NL--born 1875-04-13--3rd

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 14 (1193), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 5 (1495), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 16 (842), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  5. Johnny Kling (939)
  6. Jerry Remy (939)
  7. Buck Weaver (938)
  8. Muddy Ruel (937)
  9. Art Devlin (936)
  10. Ski Melillo (936)
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  6. Johnny Kling (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Phil Rizzuto (965) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Johnny Kling (963)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Wilbert Robinson (963) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Wilbert Robinson (954) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Wilbert Robinson (949) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Heinie Peitz (940)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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Transactions

September 8, 1897: Purchased by the Philadelphia Phillies from Richmond (Atlantic).

July 12, 1898: Sent from the Philadelphia Phillies to Detroit (Western) in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

August, 1899: Sent to the Cincinnati Reds by Detroit (Western) as part of a conditional deal.

January 13, 1900: Returned by the Cincinnati Reds to Detroit (American) as part of a conditional deal.

June 10, 1903: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the New York Highlanders for Ernie Courtney and Herman Long.

December 14, 1909: Purchased by the Washington Senators from the New York Highlanders for $5,000.

February 14, 1914: Signed as a Free Agent with the Brooklyn Robins.

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