Duke Esper
Charles H. Esper
born Charles Esbacher
Bats: Unknown , Throws: Left
Weight: 185 lb.

Born: July 28, 1868 in Salem, NJ (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1890
Final Game: July 12, 1898
Died: August 31, 1910 in Philadelphia, PA
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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
1890 21 TOT MLB 13 11 .542 4.55 25 23 2 20 1 0 201.2 234 137 102 2 93 88 6 0 4 947 82 1.621 10.4 0.1 4.2 3.9 0.95
1890 21 TOT NL 5 2 .714 3.72 7 7 0 6 0 0 58.0 58 38 24 1 26 27 1 0 2 262 95 1.448 9.0 0.2 4.0 4.2 1.04
1890 21 PHA AA 8 9 .471 4.89 18 16 2 14 1 0 143.2 176 99 78 1 67 61 5 0 2 685 78 1.691 11.0 0.1 4.2 3.8 0.91
1890 21 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 62 1.647 9.5 0.0 5.3 4.8 0.90
1890 21 PHI NL 5 0 1.000 3.07 5 5 0 4 0 0 41.0 40 22 14 1 16 18 0 0 0 183 118 1.366 8.8 0.2 3.5 4.0 1.13
1891 22 PHI NL 20 15 .571 3.56 39 36 2 25 1 1 296.0 302 185 117 8 121 108 0 0 5 0 96 1.429 9.2 0.2 3.7 3.3 0.89
1892 23 TOT NL 13 6 .684 3.63 24 21 3 15 0 1 178.2 189 97 72 2 70 50 0 0 2 0 90 1.450 9.5 0.1 3.5 2.5 0.71
1892 23 PHI NL 11 6 .647 3.42 21 18 3 14 0 1 160.1 171 84 61 2 58 45 0 0 0 0 95 1.428 9.6 0.1 3.3 2.5 0.78
1892 23 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 0 61 1.636 8.8 0.0 5.9 2.5 0.42
1893 24 WHS NL 12 28 .300 4.71 42 36 6 34 0 0 334.1 442 277 175 14 156 78 0 0 6 0 98 1.789 11.9 0.4 4.2 2.1 0.50
1894 25 TOT NL 15 12 .556 5.81 34 23 10 15 0 2 217.0 284 195 140 9 75 49 0 0 1 0 92 1.654 11.8 0.4 3.1 2.0 0.65
1894 25 WHS NL 5 10 .333 7.45 18 14 3 7 0 0 116.0 177 139 96 8 39 24 0 0 0 0 71 1.862 13.7 0.6 3.0 1.9 0.62
1894 25 BLN NL 10 2 .833 3.92 16 9 7 8 0 2 101.0 107 56 44 1 36 25 0 0 1 0 140 1.416 9.5 0.1 3.2 2.2 0.69
1895 26 BLN NL 10 12 .455 3.92 34 25 9 16 1 1 218.1 248 132 95 2 79 39 0 0 4 0 122 1.498 10.2 0.1 3.3 1.6 0.49
1896 27 BLN NL 14 5 .737 3.58 20 18 2 14 1 0 155.2 168 80 62 3 39 19 0 0 1 0 119 1.330 9.7 0.2 2.3 1.1 0.49
1897 28 STL NL 1 6 .143 5.28 8 8 0 7 0 0 61.1 95 51 36 5 12 8 1 0 0 0 83 1.745 13.9 0.7 1.8 1.2 0.67
1898 29 STL NL 3 5 .375 5.98 10 8 1 6 0 0 64.2 86 49 43 1 22 14 0 0 2 0 63 1.670 12.0 0.1 3.1 1.9 0.64
9 Seasons 101 100 .502 4.39 236 198 35 152 4 5 1727.2 2048 1203 842 46 667 453 7 0 25 947 96 1.571 10.7 0.2 3.5 2.4 0.68
162 Game Avg. 16 16 .502 4.39 37 31 5 24 1 1 271 321 188 132 7 105 71 1 0 4 148 96 1.571 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 11 195 171 0 0 5 183 97 1.424 9.3 0.2 3.5 3.1 0.88
BLN (3 yrs) 34 19 .642 3.81 70 52 18 38 2 3 475.0 523 268 201 6 154 83 0 0 6 0 125 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 79 61 1.642 9.2 0.0 5.6 3.6 0.64
WHS (2 yrs) 17 38 .309 5.42 60 50 9 41 0 0 450.1 619 416 271 22 195 102 0 0 6 0 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 0 72 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 2 685 78 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 1104 764 45 600 392 2 0 23 262 98 1.561 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 2 685 78 1.691 11.0 0.1 4.2 3.8 0.91

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+
1890 21 13 11 .542 4.55 25 23 2 20 1 0 201.2 234 137 102 2 93 88 6 0 4 947 82 1.621 10.4 0.1 4.2 3.9 0.95 82
1891 22 33 26 .559 3.96 64 59 4 45 2 1 497.2 536 322 219 10 214 196 6 0 9 947 89 1.507 9.7 0.2 3.9 3.5 0.92 89
1892 23 46 32 .590 3.87 88 80 7 60 2 2 676.1 725 419 291 12 284 246 6 0 11 947 90 1.492 9.6 0.2 3.8 3.3 0.87 90
1893 24 58 60 .492 4.15 130 116 13 94 2 2 1010.2 1167 696 466 26 440 324 6 0 17 947 93 1.590 10.4 0.2 3.9 2.9 0.74 93
1894 25 73 72 .503 4.44 164 139 23 109 2 4 1227.2 1451 891 606 35 515 373 6 0 18 947 93 1.601 10.6 0.3 3.8 2.7 0.72 93
1895 26 83 84 .497 4.36 198 164 32 125 3 5 1446.0 1699 1023 701 37 594 412 6 0 22 947 97 1.586 10.6 0.2 3.7 2.6 0.69 97
1896 27 97 89 .522 4.29 218 182 34 139 4 5 1601.2 1867 1103 763 40 633 431 6 0 23 947 98 1.561 10.5 0.2 3.6 2.4 0.68 98
1897 28 98 95 .508 4.32 226 190 34 146 4 5 1663.0 1962 1154 799 45 645 439 7 0 23 947 98 1.568 10.6 0.2 3.5 2.4 0.68 98
1898 29 101 100 .502 4.39 236 198 35 152 4 5 1727.2 2048 1203 842 46 667 453 7 0 25 947 96 1.571 10.7 0.2 3.5 2.4 0.68 96

Neutralized Pitching

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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 21 18 13 .581 3.41 282.0 275 119 107 2 109 123 7 1.362 8.8 3.5 3.9 1.13 0.1 25
1891 22 0.00 0.0 0 119 107 0 0 0 0 39
1892 23 0.00 0.0 0 73 66 0 0 0 0 24
1893 24 0.00 0.0 0 164 148 0 0 0 0 42
1894 25 0.00 0.0 0 114 103 0 0 0 0 34
1895 26 0.00 0.0 0 86 77 0 0 0 0 34
1896 27 0.00 0.0 0 63 57 0 0 0 0 20
1897 28 0.00 0.0 0 36 32 0 0 0 0 8
1898 29 0.00 0.0 0 42 38 0 0 0 0 10
9 Seasons 18 13 .581 23.46 282.0 275 816 735 2 109 123 7 1.362 8.8 3.9 1.13 0.1 236

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1895 NL--3.916--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--.063--2nd
1892 NL--.101--2nd
1895 NL--.082--2nd
Career--.240--220th

Losses s c a p y
1893 NL--28--1st

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

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 (830), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 10 (925), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 1 (1927), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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