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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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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

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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
1890 21 TOT MLB 25 89 87 13 22 3 2 0 13 1 2 .253 .270 .333 .603 78 29 0 1
1890 21 TOT NL 7 26 26 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 12 .154 .154 .192 .346 1 5 0 /1
1890 21 PHA AA 18 63 61 11 18 2 2 0 11 1 2 .295 .317 .393 .711 111 24 0 1
1890 21 PIT NL 2 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 -12 1 0 /1
1890 21 PHI NL 5 19 19 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 10 .158 .158 .211 .368 6 4 0 /1
1891 22 PHI NL 39 130 123 18 27 4 1 0 9 1 7 19 .220 .262 .268 .530 52 33 0 1
1892 23 TOT NL 26 82 79 8 17 2 0 1 12 1 2 20 .215 .244 .278 .522 58 22 1 1/O
1892 23 PHI NL 23 73 70 8 17 2 0 1 11 1 2 18 .243 .274 .314 .588 78 22 1 1/O
1892 23 PIT NL 3 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 /1
1893 24 WHS NL 42 158 143 15 41 6 3 0 24 0 14 12 .287 .354 .371 .725 95 53 1 1
1894 25 TOT NL 35 107 99 16 24 6 2 1 10 0 8 8 .242 .299 .374 .673 61 37 0 1/O
1894 25 WHS NL 19 58 54 7 14 3 1 1 4 0 4 7 .259 .310 .407 .718 74 22 0 1/O
1894 25 BLN NL 16 49 45 9 10 3 1 0 6 0 4 1 .222 .286 .333 .619 46 15 0 1
1895 26 BLN NL 34 98 90 7 16 2 0 0 2 0 4 12 .178 .229 .200 .429 10 18 2 2 1
1896 27 BLN NL 20 68 66 7 13 3 1 0 5 0 1 8 .197 .209 .273 .482 25 18 0 1 1
1897 28 STL NL 8 26 25 2 8 0 0 0 3 0 1 .320 .346 .320 .666 78 8 0 0 /1
1898 29 STL NL 11 28 27 1 10 0 0 0 5 0 1 .370 .393 .370 .763 117 10 0 0 1
9 Seasons 240 786 739 87 178 26 9 2 83 3 40 79 .241 .284 .309 .592 61 228 4 3
162 Game Avg. 162 531 499 59 120 18 6 1 56 2 27 .241 .284 .309 .592 61 154 3
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
PHI (3 yrs) 67 222 212 28 47 7 1 1 22 2 9 47 .222 .257 .278 .535 56 59 1
BLN (3 yrs) 70 215 201 23 39 8 2 0 13 0 9 21 .194 .236 .254 .490 24 51 2 3
PIT (2 yrs) 5 16 16 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 .063 .063 .063 .125 -62 1 0
WHS (2 yrs) 61 216 197 22 55 9 4 1 28 0 18 19 .279 .343 .381 .723 89 75 1
STL (2 yrs) 19 54 52 3 18 0 0 0 8 0 2 .346 .370 .346 .717 97 18 0 0
PHA (1 yr) 18 63 61 11 18 2 2 0 11 1 2 .295 .317 .393 .711 111 24 0
NL (9 yrs) 222 723 678 76 160 24 7 2 72 2 38 91 .236 .281 .301 .581 57 204 4 3
AA (1 yr) 18 63 61 11 18 2 2 0 11 1 2 .295 .317 .393 .711 111 24 0

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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 LF-CF-RF Awards
1890 TOT MLB 21 P 25 61 12 46 3 3 .951 2.32 .900 1.96
1890 TOT NL 21 P 7 20 7 12 1 1 .950 2.71 .895 2.00
1890 PHA AA 21 P 18 41 5 34 2 2 .951 2.17 .902 1.94
1890 PIT NL 21 P 2 8 5 3 0 0 1.000 4.00 .888 2.00
1890 PHI NL 21 P 5 12 2 9 1 1 .917 2.20 .900 2.00
1891 PHI NL 22 P 39 75 4 67 4 2 .947 1.82 .912 1.96
1892 TOT NL 23 P 24 45 8 36 1 1 .978 1.83 .893 2.17
1892 PHI NL 23 P 21 41 7 33 1 1 .976 1.90 .893 2.17
1892 PHI NL 23 OF 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 .900 1.90 1-0-0
1892 PIT NL 23 P 3 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 1.33 .900 2.17
1893 WHS NL 24 P 42 102 14 79 9 0 .912 2.21 .913 2.07
1894 TOT NL 25 P 34 56 13 42 1 2 .982 1.62 .905 1.74
1894 WHS NL 25 P 18 27 5 21 1 1 .963 1.44 .907 1.74
1894 WHS NL 25 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0-0-1
1894 BLN NL 25 P 16 29 8 21 0 1 1.000 1.81 .903 1.74
1895 BLN NL 26 P 34 54 5 43 6 0 .889 1.41 .920 2.01
1896 BLN NL 27 P 20 37 4 32 1 0 .973 1.80 .911 2.20
1897 STL NL 28 P 8 24 5 19 0 0 1.000 3.00 .912 2.10
1898 STL NL 29 P 10 20 2 17 1 0 .950 1.90 .915 2.25
9 Seasons P 236 474 67 381 26 8 .945 1.90 .909 2.01
2 Seasons OF 2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.50 .900 2.05 1-0-1
9 Seasons TOT 238 475 67 382 26 8 .945 1.89 .854 2.01 1-0-1
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

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

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Transactions

August 2, 1890: Released by the Philadelphia Athletics.

July 23, 1894: Purchased by the Baltimore Orioles from the Washington Senators.

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