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Elmer Jacobs

William Elmer Jacobs

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: August 10, 1892 in Salem, MO (All Transactions)
Debut: April 23, 1914
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Cubs/Phillies/Cardinals/WhiteSox 1914-1927

Final Game: September 13, 1927
Died: February 10, 1958 in Salem, MO
Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Salem, MO
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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
1914 21 PHI NL 1 3 .250 4.80 14 7 6 1 0 0 50.2 65 38 27 2 20 17 3 0 3 225 62 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 2 606 101 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 51 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 92 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 2 346 112 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 5 792 104 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 8 22 19 1 0 3 255 85 1.527 10.2 1.3 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 89 1.910 12.7 0.4 4.5 2.7 0.59
9 Yrs 50 81 .382 3.55 250 133 74 65 9 7 1189.1 1223 583 469 39 423 336 39 9 24 5081 91 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 1 211 217 104 83 7 75 60 7 2 4 902 91 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 1 302.1 306 143 115 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 78 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 17 94 69 3 1 8 1047 98 1.374 8.9 0.6 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 89 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 534 431 36 386 314 35 8 24 4728 91 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 89 1.910 12.7 0.4 4.5 2.7 0.59

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
1914 21 PHI NL 50.2 14 7 38 6.75 3.78 -0.52 0.00 105.0 4.52 -12 -1.3 1.0 -0.0 -0.9 -9 .407 .492 $
1916 23 PIT NL 153.0 34 17 70 4.12 3.50 -0.24 0.00 102.0 3.82 -5 -0.7 1.0 -0.1 0.4 5 .480 .496 $
1917 24 PIT NL 227.1 38 25 87 3.44 3.61 -0.18 0.00 105.0 3.98 13 1.7 1.0 -0.1 3.2 30 .544 .510 $
1918 25 PIT NL 23.1 8 4 18 6.94 3.50 0.30 0.00 107.4 3.43 -9 -1.0 1.0 -0.0 -0.8 -8 .377 .494 $
1918 25 PHI NL 122.0 18 14 39 2.88 3.52 -0.05 0.00 107.6 3.85 13 1.7 1.0 -0.1 2.5 20 .596 .511 $
1919 26 PHI NL 128.2 17 15 66 4.62 3.70 -0.37 0.00 110.2 4.49 -1 -0.1 1.0 -0.1 0.7 7 .493 .499 $
1919 26 STL NL 85.1 17 8 30 3.16 3.62 0.19 0.00 98.4 3.38 3 0.3 1.0 -0.1 0.9 8 .519 .502 $
1920 27 STL NL 77.2 23 9 56 6.49 3.83 -0.10 0.00 101.3 3.98 -21 -2.2 1.0 -0.0 -1.7 -15 .402 .486 $
1924 31 CHC NL 190.1 38 22 93 4.40 4.45 0.15 0.00 102.7 4.42 2 0.2 1.0 -0.1 1.6 19 .504 .501 $
1925 32 CHC NL 55.2 18 4 37 5.98 5.18 0.19 0.00 103.9 5.18 -5 -0.5 1.0 -0.0 0.0 1 .474 .497 $
1927 34 CHW AL 74.1 25 8 49 5.93 4.82 0.13 0.00 98.8 4.63 -11 -1.0 1.0 -0.0 -0.4 -2 .459 .494 $
9 Seasons 1188.1 250 133 583 4.42 3.90 -0.08 0.00 104.0 4.14 -35 -2.9 1.0 -0.8 5.5 56 .488 .498 $
PIT (3 yrs) 403.2 80 46 175 3.90 3.56 -0.18 0.00 104.0 3.89 -1 0.0 1.0 -0.2 2.8 27 .500 .500 $
PHI (3 yrs) 301.1 49 36 143 4.27 3.64 -0.27 0.00 108.3 4.23 0 0.3 1.0 -0.2 2.3 18 .506 .501 $
STL (2 yrs) 163.0 40 17 86 4.75 3.72 0.05 0.00 99.8 3.67 -19 -1.9 1.0 -0.1 -0.8 -8 .452 .494 $
CHC (2 yrs) 246.0 56 26 130 4.76 4.61 0.15 0.00 102.9 4.59 -3 -0.3 1.0 -0.1 1.6 20 .495 .499 $
CHW (1 yr) 74.1 25 8 49 5.93 4.82 0.13 0.00 98.8 4.63 -11 -1.0 1.0 -0.0 -0.4 -2 .459 .494 $

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1918 25 TOT NL 606 0.5% 5.8% 9.2% 2.5% 12% 80%
1918 25 PIT NL 111 0.0% 1.8% 12.6% 79%
1918 25 PHI NL 495 0.6% 6.7% 8.5% 3.0% 17% 80%
1919 26 TOT NL 903 0.8% 7.5% 7.6% 3.8% 15% 80%
1919 26 PHI NL 557 0.9% 6.6% 7.9% 5.0% 19% 81%
1919 26 STL NL 346 0.6% 9.0% 7.2% 1.7% 7% 79%
1920 27 STL NL 359 0.6% 5.9% 9.2% 0.6% 2% 79%
1924 31 CHC NL 793 1.1% 6.3% 9.1% 3.4% 15% 81%
1925 32 CHC NL 246 3.3% 7.7% 8.9% 3.7% 14% 78%
1927 34 CHW AL 356 0.8% 6.2% 10.4% 1.1% 4% 76%
6 Yrs 3263 1.0% 6.6% 8.9% 2.8% 12% 80%
MLB Averages 0.9% 7.4% 7.6% 2.8% 11% 81%

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+
1914 21 1 3 .250 4.80 14 7 6 1 0 0 50.2 65 38 27 2 20 17 3 0 3 225 62 1.678 11.5 0.4 3.6 3.0 0.85 62
1915 22 1 3 .250 4.80 14 7 6 1 0 0 50.2 65 38 27 2 20 17 3 0 3 225 62 1.678 11.5 0.4 3.6 3.0 0.85 62
1916 23 7 13 .350 3.40 48 24 14 9 0 0 203.2 216 108 77 4 58 63 7 1 5 872 81 1.345 9.5 0.2 2.6 2.8 1.09 81
1917 24 13 32 .289 3.09 86 49 26 19 1 2 431.0 430 195 148 7 134 121 12 3 6 1813 91 1.309 9.0 0.1 2.8 2.5 0.90 91
1918 25 22 38 .367 3.06 112 67 29 31 5 3 577.1 552 252 196 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 4 791.1 783 348 275 17 259 224 27 6 12 3322 93 1.317 8.9 0.2 2.9 2.5 0.86 93
1920 27 35 62 .361 3.31 169 99 45 49 6 5 869.0 874 404 320 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 5 869.0 874 404 320 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 5 869.0 874 404 320 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 5 869.0 874 404 320 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 497 399 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 534 431 36 386 314 35 8 24 4728 91 1.349 9.0 0.3 3.1 2.5 0.81 91
1926 33 48 77 .384 3.48 225 125 64 63 8 7 1115.0 1118 534 431 36 386 314 35 8 24 4728 91 1.349 9.0 0.3 3.1 2.5 0.81 91
1927 34 50 81 .382 3.55 250 133 74 65 9 7 1189.1 1223 583 469 39 423 336 39 9 24 5081 91 1.384 9.3 0.3 3.2 2.5 0.79 91

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
1914 21 2 3 .400 6.07 46.0 70 34 31 2 22 16 3 2.000 13.7 4.3 3.1 0.73 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 3.70 214.0 242 98 88 3 86 55 6 1.533 10.2 3.6 2.3 0.64 0.1 38
1918 25 10 9 .526 3.60 175.0 166 78 70 4 76 42 5 1.383 8.5 3.9 2.2 0.55 0.2 26
1919 26 11 13 .458 4.36 219.0 288 118 106 9 86 70 14 1.708 11.8 3.5 2.9 0.81 0.4 34
1920 27 2 6 .250 6.23 78.0 102 60 54 2 37 21 6 1.782 11.8 4.3 2.4 0.57 0.2 23
1924 31 11 10 .524 3.86 189.0 188 90 81 9 75 50 2 1.392 9.0 3.6 2.4 0.67 0.4 38
1925 32 3 3 .500 4.21 62.0 62 32 29 8 22 21 1 1.355 9.0 3.2 3.0 0.95 1.2 18
1927 34 4 4 .500 4.38 74.0 105 40 36 3 37 22 4 1.919 12.8 4.5 2.7 0.59 0.4 25
9 Yrs 63 67 .485 4.18 1206.0 1399 622 560 42 485 342 46 1.562 10.4 2.6 0.71 0.3 250

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1917 NL  3.2 (9th)

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 - 12 (1363), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 2 (1697), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 6 (1243), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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