Elmer Jacobs
William Elmer Jacobs
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 165 lb.

Born: August 10, 1892 in Salem, MO (All Transactions)
Debut: April 23, 1914
Final Game: September 13, 1927
Died: February 10, 1958 in Salem, MO
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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
1914 21 PHI NL 1 3 .250 4.80 14 7 6 1 0 0 50.2 65 35 27 2 20 17 3 0 3 225 61 1.678 11.5 0.4 3.6 3.0 0.85
1916 23 PIT NL 6 10 .375 2.94 34 17 8 8 0 0 153.0 151 70 50 2 38 46 4 1 2 647 91 1.235 8.9 0.1 2.2 2.7 1.21
1917 24 PIT NL 6 19 .240 2.81 38 25 12 10 1 2 227.1 214 87 71 3 76 58 5 2 1 941 101 1.276 8.5 0.1 3.0 2.3 0.76
1918 25 TOT NL 9 6 .600 2.95 26 18 3 12 4 1 146.1 122 57 48 3 56 35 4 0 2 606 100 1.216 7.5 0.2 3.4 2.2 0.63
1918 25 PIT NL 0 1 .000 5.79 8 4 1 0 0 0 23.1 31 18 15 0 14 2 0 0 0 111 50 1.929 12.0 0.0 5.4 0.8 0.14
1918 25 PHI NL 9 5 .643 2.41 18 14 2 12 4 1 123.0 91 39 33 3 42 33 4 0 2 495 124 1.081 6.7 0.2 3.1 2.4 0.79
1919 26 TOT NL 9 16 .360 3.32 34 23 9 17 1 1 214.0 231 96 79 7 69 68 11 3 4 903 91 1.402 9.7 0.3 2.9 2.9 0.99
1919 26 PHI NL 6 10 .375 3.85 17 15 2 13 0 0 128.2 150 66 55 5 44 37 6 2 2 557 83 1.508 10.5 0.3 3.1 2.6 0.84
1919 26 STL NL 3 6 .333 2.53 17 8 7 4 1 1 85.1 81 30 24 2 25 31 5 1 2 346 110 1.242 8.5 0.2 2.6 3.3 1.24
1920 27 STL NL 4 8 .333 5.21 23 9 7 1 0 1 77.2 91 56 45 2 33 21 5 1 4 359 59 1.597 10.5 0.2 3.8 2.4 0.64
1924 31 CHC NL 11 12 .478 3.74 38 22 11 13 1 1 190.1 181 93 79 9 72 50 2 1 5 792 105 1.329 8.6 0.4 3.4 2.4 0.69
1925 32 CHC NL 2 3 .400 5.17 18 4 8 1 1 1 55.2 63 37 32 9 22 19 1 0 3 255 84 1.527 10.2 1.5 3.6 3.1 0.86
1927 34 CHW AL 2 4 .333 4.60 25 8 10 2 1 0 74.1 105 49 38 3 37 22 4 1 0 353 88 1.910 12.7 0.4 4.5 2.7 0.59
9 Seasons 50 81 .382 3.55 250 133 74 65 9 7 1189.1 1223 580 469 40 423 336 39 9 24 5081 90 1.384 9.3 0.3 3.2 2.5 0.79
162 Game Avg. 9 14 .382 3.55 44 24 13 12 2 1 211 217 103 83 7 75 60 7 2 4 902 90 1.384 9.3 0.3 3.2 2.5 0.79
PIT (3 yrs) 12 30 .286 3.03 80 46 21 18 1 2 403.2 396 175 136 5 128 106 9 3 3 1699 92 1.298 8.8 0.1 2.9 2.4 0.83
PHI (3 yrs) 16 18 .471 3.42 49 36 10 26 4 1 302.1 306 140 115 10 106 87 13 2 7 1277 90 1.363 9.1 0.3 3.2 2.6 0.82
STL (2 yrs) 7 14 .333 3.81 40 17 14 5 1 2 163.0 172 86 69 4 58 52 10 2 6 705 77 1.411 9.5 0.2 3.2 2.9 0.90
CHC (2 yrs) 13 15 .464 4.06 56 26 19 14 2 2 246.0 244 130 111 18 94 69 3 1 8 1047 99 1.374 8.9 0.7 3.4 2.5 0.73
CHW (1 yr) 2 4 .333 4.60 25 8 10 2 1 0 74.1 105 49 38 3 37 22 4 1 0 353 88 1.910 12.7 0.4 4.5 2.7 0.59
NL (8 yrs) 48 77 .384 3.48 225 125 64 63 8 7 1115.0 1118 531 431 37 386 314 35 8 24 4728 90 1.349 9.0 0.3 3.1 2.5 0.81
AL (1 yr) 2 4 .333 4.60 25 8 10 2 1 0 74.1 105 49 38 3 37 22 4 1 0 353 88 1.910 12.7 0.4 4.5 2.7 0.59

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+
1914 21 1 3 .250 4.80 14 7 6 1 0 0 50.2 65 35 27 2 20 17 3 0 3 225 61 1.678 11.5 0.4 3.6 3.0 0.85 61
1915 22 1 3 .250 4.80 14 7 6 1 0 0 50.2 65 35 27 2 20 17 3 0 3 225 61 1.678 11.5 0.4 3.6 3.0 0.85 61
1916 23 7 13 .350 3.40 48 24 14 9 0 0 203.2 216 105 77 4 58 63 7 1 5 872 80 1.345 9.5 0.2 2.6 2.8 1.09 80
1917 24 13 32 .289 3.09 86 49 26 19 1 2 431.0 430 192 148 7 134 121 12 3 6 1813 90 1.309 9.0 0.1 2.8 2.5 0.90 90
1918 25 22 38 .367 3.06 112 67 29 31 5 3 577.1 552 249 196 10 190 156 16 3 8 2419 93 1.285 8.6 0.2 3.0 2.4 0.82 93
1919 26 31 54 .365 3.13 146 90 38 48 6 4 791.1 783 345 275 17 259 224 27 6 12 3322 92 1.317 8.9 0.2 2.9 2.5 0.86 92
1920 27 35 62 .361 3.31 169 99 45 49 6 5 869.0 874 401 320 19 292 245 32 7 16 3681 88 1.342 9.1 0.2 3.0 2.5 0.84 88
1921 28 35 62 .361 3.31 169 99 45 49 6 5 869.0 874 401 320 19 292 245 32 7 16 3681 88 1.342 9.1 0.2 3.0 2.5 0.84 88
1922 29 35 62 .361 3.31 169 99 45 49 6 5 869.0 874 401 320 19 292 245 32 7 16 3681 88 1.342 9.1 0.2 3.0 2.5 0.84 88
1923 30 35 62 .361 3.31 169 99 45 49 6 5 869.0 874 401 320 19 292 245 32 7 16 3681 88 1.342 9.1 0.2 3.0 2.5 0.84 88
1924 31 46 74 .383 3.39 207 121 56 62 7 6 1059.1 1055 494 399 28 364 295 34 8 21 4473 91 1.340 9.0 0.2 3.1 2.5 0.81 91
1925 32 48 77 .384 3.48 225 125 64 63 8 7 1115.0 1118 531 431 37 386 314 35 8 24 4728 90 1.349 9.0 0.3 3.1 2.5 0.81 90
1926 33 48 77 .384 3.48 225 125 64 63 8 7 1115.0 1118 531 431 37 386 314 35 8 24 4728 90 1.349 9.0 0.3 3.1 2.5 0.81 90
1927 34 50 81 .382 3.55 250 133 74 65 9 7 1189.1 1223 580 469 40 423 336 39 9 24 5081 90 1.384 9.3 0.3 3.2 2.5 0.79 90

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1914 21 2 3 .400 5.94 47.0 69 34 31 2 21 16 3 1.915 13.2 4.0 3.1 0.76 0.4 14
1916 23 8 8 .500 3.93 149.0 176 72 65 2 44 45 5 1.477 10.6 2.7 2.7 1.02 0.1 34
1917 24 12 11 .522 3.67 216.0 239 98 88 3 85 55 6 1.500 10.0 3.5 2.3 0.65 0.1 38
1918 25 11 8 .579 3.53 176.0 164 77 69 4 75 42 5 1.358 8.4 3.8 2.1 0.56 0.2 26
1919 26 11 13 .458 4.30 222.0 281 118 106 9 84 71 13 1.644 11.4 3.4 2.9 0.85 0.4 34
1920 27 2 6 .250 6.31 77.0 103 60 54 2 37 21 6 1.818 12.0 4.3 2.5 0.57 0.2 23
1924 31 11 10 .524 3.77 191.0 185 89 80 9 74 50 2 1.356 8.7 3.5 2.4 0.68 0.4 38
1925 32 3 3 .500 4.28 61.0 63 32 29 9 22 21 1 1.393 9.3 3.2 3.1 0.95 1.3 18
1927 34 4 4 .500 4.44 75.0 104 41 37 3 37 22 4 1.880 12.5 4.4 2.6 0.59 0.4 25
9 Seasons 64 66 .492 4.14 1214.0 1384 621 559 43 479 343 45 1.535 10.3 2.5 0.72 0.3 250

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1918 NL--.600--9th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1918 NL--7.503--5th
1924 NL--8.559--6th

Games Played s c a p y
1924 NL--38--5th

Saves s c a p y
1917 NL--2--7th

Shutouts s c a p y
1918 NL--4--5th

Home Runs s c a p y
1918 NL--3--10th
1919 NL--7--6th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1917 NL--76--7th
1919 NL--69--5th
1924 NL--72--8th

Hits s c a p y
1919 NL--231--5th

Losses s c a p y
1917 NL--19--5th
1919 NL--16--3rd

Earned Runs s c a p y
1919 NL--79--2nd

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1924 NL--5--4th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1919 NL--11--4th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 5 (1584), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 2 (1623), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 6 (1212), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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