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Duke Esper

Charles H. Esper
born Charles Esbacher

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Unknown, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: July 28, 1867 in Salem, NJ (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1890
Teams (by GP): Orioles/Phillies/Senators/Browns/Athletics/... 1890-1898

Final Game: July 12, 1898
Died: August 31, 1910 in Philadelphia, PA
Buried: Northwood Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA
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Standard Pitching

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
1890 22 TOT MLB 13 11 .542 4.55 25 23 2 20 1 0 201.2 234 137 102 2 93 88 6 0 3 931 83 1.621 10.4 0.1 4.2 3.9 0.95
1890 22 TOT NL 5 2 .714 3.72 7 7 0 6 0 0 58.0 58 38 24 1 26 27 1 0 2 257 97 1.448 9.0 0.2 4.0 4.2 1.04
1890 22 PHA AA 8 9 .471 4.89 18 16 2 14 1 0 143.2 176 99 78 1 67 61 5 0 1 674 79 1.691 11.0 0.1 4.2 3.8 0.91
1890 22 PIT NL 0 2 .000 5.29 2 2 0 2 0 0 17.0 18 16 10 0 10 9 1 0 2 79 64 1.647 9.5 0.0 5.3 4.8 0.90
1890 22 PHI NL 5 0 1.000 3.07 5 5 0 4 0 0 41.0 40 22 14 1 16 18 0 0 0 178 121 1.366 8.8 0.2 3.5 4.0 1.13
1891 23 PHI NL 20 15 .571 3.56 39 36 2 25 1 1 296.0 302 185 117 8 121 108 7 0 5 1315 94 1.429 9.2 0.2 3.7 3.3 0.89
1892 24 TOT NL 13 6 .684 3.63 24 21 3 15 0 1 178.2 189 97 72 2 72 50 1 0 2 798 90 1.461 9.5 0.1 3.6 2.5 0.69
1892 24 PHI NL 11 6 .647 3.42 21 18 3 14 0 1 160.1 171 84 61 2 60 45 1 0 0 713 95 1.441 9.6 0.1 3.4 2.5 0.75
1892 24 PIT NL 2 0 1.000 5.40 3 3 0 1 0 0 18.1 18 13 11 0 12 5 0 0 2 85 62 1.636 8.8 0.0 5.9 2.5 0.42
1893 25 WHS NL 12 28 .300 4.71 42 36 6 34 0 0 334.1 442 277 175 14 156 78 12 0 6 1599 98 1.789 11.9 0.4 4.2 2.1 0.50
1894 26 TOT NL 15 12 .556 5.81 34 23 10 15 0 2 217.0 284 188 140 9 75 49 3 0 1 987 92 1.654 11.8 0.4 3.1 2.0 0.65
1894 26 WHS NL 5 10 .333 7.45 18 14 4 7 0 0 116.0 177 132 96 8 39 24 2 0 0 552 71 1.862 13.7 0.6 3.0 1.9 0.62
1894 26 BLN NL 10 2 .833 3.92 16 9 6 8 0 2 101.0 107 56 44 1 36 25 1 0 1 435 139 1.416 9.5 0.1 3.2 2.2 0.69
1895 27 BLN NL 10 12 .455 3.92 34 25 9 16 1 1 218.1 248 132 95 2 79 39 0 0 4 960 122 1.498 10.2 0.1 3.3 1.6 0.49
1896 28 BLN NL 14 5 .737 3.58 20 18 2 14 1 0 155.2 168 80 62 3 39 19 2 0 1 656 119 1.330 9.7 0.2 2.3 1.1 0.49
1897 29 STL NL 1 6 .143 5.28 8 8 0 7 0 0 61.1 95 51 36 5 12 8 1 0 0 284 84 1.745 13.9 0.7 1.8 1.2 0.67
1898 30 STL NL 3 5 .375 5.98 10 8 1 6 0 0 64.2 86 49 43 1 22 14 0 0 2 294 64 1.670 12.0 0.1 3.1 1.9 0.64
9 Yrs 101 100 .502 4.39 236 198 35 152 4 5 1727.2 2048 1196 842 46 669 453 32 0 24 7824 96 1.573 10.7 0.2 3.5 2.4 0.68
162 Game Avg. 16 16 .502 4.39 37 31 5 24 1 1 271 321 187 132 7 105 71 5 0 4 1226 96 1.573 10.7 0.2 3.5 2.4 0.68
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
PHI (3 yrs) 36 21 .632 3.47 65 59 5 43 1 2 497.1 513 291 192 11 197 171 8 0 5 2206 96 1.428 9.3 0.2 3.6 3.1 0.87
BLN (3 yrs) 34 19 .642 3.81 70 52 17 38 2 3 475.0 523 268 201 6 154 83 3 0 6 2051 125 1.425 9.9 0.1 2.9 1.6 0.54
PIT (2 yrs) 2 2 .500 5.35 5 5 0 3 0 0 35.1 36 29 21 0 22 14 1 0 4 164 63 1.642 9.2 0.0 5.6 3.6 0.64
WHS (2 yrs) 17 38 .309 5.42 60 50 10 41 0 0 450.1 619 409 271 22 195 102 14 0 6 2151 88 1.808 12.4 0.4 3.9 2.0 0.52
STL (2 yrs) 4 11 .267 5.64 18 16 1 13 0 0 126.0 181 100 79 6 34 22 1 0 2 578 73 1.706 12.9 0.4 2.4 1.6 0.65
PHA (1 yr) 8 9 .471 4.89 18 16 2 14 1 0 143.2 176 99 78 1 67 61 5 0 1 674 79 1.691 11.0 0.1 4.2 3.8 0.91
NL (9 yrs) 93 91 .505 4.34 218 182 33 138 3 5 1584.0 1872 1097 764 45 602 392 27 0 23 7150 98 1.562 10.6 0.3 3.4 2.2 0.65
AA (1 yr) 8 9 .471 4.89 18 16 2 14 1 0 143.2 176 99 78 1 67 61 5 0 1 674 79 1.691 11.0 0.1 4.2 3.8 0.91

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1890 22 PHA AA 143.2 18 16 99 6.20 5.63 -0.62 0.00 100.0 6.25 6 0.5 1.0 -0.2 1.1 10 .528 .503 $
1890 22 PIT NL 17.0 2 2 16 8.47 5.76 -0.68 0.00 93.0 5.98 -4 -0.3 -0.0 -0.2 -3 .340 .498 $
1890 22 PHI NL 41.0 5 5 22 4.83 5.49 -0.04 0.00 103.0 5.70 5 0.5 -0.1 0.8 9 .599 .503 $
1891 23 PHI NL 296.0 39 36 185 5.63 5.55 0.13 0.00 100.0 5.41 -0 -0.0 1.0 -0.2 2.3 26 .500 .500 $
1892 24 PHI NL 160.1 21 18 84 4.72 5.06 0.23 0.00 99.0 4.78 4 0.4 1.0 -0.1 1.6 20 .518 .502 $
1892 24 PIT NL 18.1 3 3 13 6.38 5.09 0.18 0.00 100.0 4.91 -3 -0.2 -0.0 -0.1 -1 .421 .499 $
1893 25 WHS NL 334.1 42 36 277 7.46 6.66 -0.68 0.00 99.0 7.27 -2 -0.1 1.0 -0.3 2.4 35 .497 .499 $
1894 26 WHS NL 116.0 18 14 132 10.24 7.44 -0.46 0.00 99.0 7.83 -27 -1.8 1.0 -0.1 -0.9 -13 .400 .489 $
1894 26 BLN NL 101.0 16 9 56 4.99 7.23 0.39 0.00 102.0 6.98 26 1.9 1.0 -0.1 2.8 38 .622 .512 $
1895 27 BLN NL 218.1 34 25 132 5.44 6.48 0.54 0.00 100.0 5.95 19 1.5 1.0 -0.2 3.1 40 .544 .509 $
1896 28 BLN NL 155.2 20 18 80 4.63 5.90 0.16 0.00 98.0 5.63 21 1.9 1.0 -0.1 3.0 36 .593 .511 $
1897 29 STL NL 61.1 8 8 51 7.48 6.01 -0.46 0.00 102.0 6.60 -4 -0.3 -0.0 0.1 1 .457 .498 $
1898 30 STL NL 64.2 10 8 49 6.82 5.07 -0.29 0.00 105.0 5.63 -7 -0.6 1.0 -0.1 -0.1 -1 .435 .496 $
9 Seasons 1727.2 236 198 1196 6.23 6.09 -0.10 0.00 99.8 6.18 33 3.2 1.0 -1.7 15.9 197 .513 .502 $
PHI (3 yrs) 497.1 65 59 291 5.27 5.38 0.15 0.00 99.9 5.23 9 0.9 1.0 -0.4 4.7 55 .513 .502 $
BLN (3 yrs) 475.0 70 52 268 5.08 6.45 0.38 0.00 99.8 6.06 66 5.3 1.0 -0.4 8.9 114 .576 .511 $
PIT (2 yrs) 35.1 5 5 29 7.39 5.41 -0.23 0.00 96.6 5.42 -7 -0.6 -0.0 -0.3 -4 .389 .498 $
WHS (2 yrs) 450.1 60 50 409 8.17 6.86 -0.63 0.00 99.0 7.42 -29 -1.9 1.0 -0.4 1.5 22 .468 .494 $
STL (2 yrs) 126.0 18 16 100 7.14 5.53 -0.38 0.00 103.5 6.10 -11 -1.0 1.0 -0.1 0.0 -0 .445 .497 $
PHA (1 yr) 143.2 18 16 99 6.20 5.63 -0.62 0.00 100.0 6.25 6 0.5 1.0 -0.2 1.1 10 .528 .503 $

Cumulative Pitching

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+
1890 22 13 11 .542 4.55 25 23 2 20 1 0 201.2 234 137 102 2 93 88 6 0 3 931 83 1.621 10.4 0.1 4.2 3.9 0.95 83
1891 23 33 26 .559 3.96 64 59 4 45 2 1 497.2 536 322 219 10 214 196 13 0 8 2246 89 1.507 9.7 0.2 3.9 3.5 0.92 89
1892 24 46 32 .590 3.87 88 80 7 60 2 2 676.1 725 419 291 12 286 246 14 0 10 3044 89 1.495 9.6 0.2 3.8 3.3 0.86 89
1893 25 58 60 .492 4.15 130 116 13 94 2 2 1010.2 1167 696 466 26 442 324 26 0 16 4643 93 1.592 10.4 0.2 3.9 2.9 0.73 93
1894 26 73 72 .503 4.44 164 139 23 109 2 4 1227.2 1451 884 606 35 517 373 29 0 17 5630 93 1.603 10.6 0.3 3.8 2.7 0.72 93
1895 27 83 84 .497 4.36 198 164 32 125 3 5 1446.0 1699 1016 701 37 596 412 29 0 21 6590 97 1.587 10.6 0.2 3.7 2.6 0.69 97
1896 28 97 89 .522 4.29 218 182 34 139 4 5 1601.2 1867 1096 763 40 635 431 31 0 22 7246 98 1.562 10.5 0.2 3.6 2.4 0.68 98
1897 29 98 95 .508 4.32 226 190 34 146 4 5 1663.0 1962 1147 799 45 647 439 32 0 22 7530 98 1.569 10.6 0.2 3.5 2.4 0.68 98
1898 30 101 100 .502 4.39 236 198 35 152 4 5 1727.2 2048 1196 842 46 669 453 32 0 24 7824 96 1.573 10.7 0.2 3.5 2.4 0.68 96

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

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
1890 22 17 13 .567 3.42 276.0 271 117 105 2 108 121 7 1.373 8.8 3.5 3.9 1.12 0.1 25
1891 23 27 13 .675 2.69 365.0 316 121 109 8 127 133 7 1.214 7.8 3.1 3.3 1.05 0.2 39
1892 24 13 8 .619 3.12 193.0 187 74 67 2 71 54 1 1.337 8.7 3.3 2.5 0.76 0.1 24
1893 25 32 18 .640 2.93 452.0 450 163 147 14 159 105 12 1.347 9.0 3.2 2.1 0.66 0.3 42
1894 26 19 12 .613 3.17 287.0 267 112 101 8 71 65 3 1.178 8.4 2.2 2.0 0.92 0.3 34
1895 27 22 9 .710 2.47 281.0 247 86 77 2 79 50 0 1.160 7.9 2.5 1.6 0.63 0.1 34
1896 28 15 6 .714 2.63 195.0 178 63 57 3 41 24 2 1.123 8.2 1.9 1.1 0.59 0.1 20
1897 29 4 4 .500 3.74 77.0 98 36 32 5 12 10 1 1.429 11.5 1.4 1.2 0.83 0.6 8
1898 30 3 4 .429 5.03 68.0 83 42 38 1 21 15 0 1.529 11.0 2.8 2.0 0.71 0.1 10
9 Yrs 152 87 .636 3.01 2194.0 2097 814 733 45 689 577 33 1.270 8.6 2.4 0.84 0.2 236

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1895 NL  3.92 (10th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1891 NL  .571 (8th)
1892 NL  .684 (8th)
1896 NL  .737 (2nd)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1896 NL  1.330 (6th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1896 NL  9.713 (10th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1896 NL  2.255 (9th)

Saves s c a p y
1891 NL  1 (5th)
1892 NL  1 (3rd)
1894 NL  2 (4th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1893 NL  34 (10th)
Career  152 (222nd)

Home Runs s c a p y
1893 NL  14 (9th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1893 NL  156 (7th)

Hits s c a p y
1893 NL  442 (3rd)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1890 AA  0.063 (2nd)
1892 NL  0.101 (2nd)
1895 NL  0.082 (2nd)
Career  0.240 (221st)

Losses s c a p y
1893 NL  28 (1st)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1893 NL  175 (7th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1893 NL  1,599 (10th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1894 NL  10 (1st)
1895 NL  9 (4th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 28 (847), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 10 (961), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 1 (1990), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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