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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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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

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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
1914 21 PHI NL 14 15 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .000 .067 .000 .067 -80 0 0 0 1
1916 23 PIT NL 34 45 40 3 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 13 .075 .159 .125 .284 -13 5 1 1 1
1917 24 PIT NL 38 72 67 3 12 2 0 0 0 0 1 26 .179 .203 .209 .412 25 14 1 3 1
1918 25 TOT NL 26 49 45 1 8 0 1 0 2 0 2 17 .178 .213 .222 .435 29 10 0 2 1
1918 25 PIT NL 8 7 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286 .286 .286 .571 72 2 0 0 /1
1918 25 PHI NL 18 42 38 1 6 0 1 0 2 0 2 14 .158 .200 .211 .411 22 8 0 2 1
1919 26 TOT NL 34 72 68 5 16 4 1 0 1 0 2 13 .235 .257 .324 .581 72 22 0 2 1
1919 26 PHI NL 17 47 45 5 8 2 0 0 1 0 1 9 .178 .196 .222 .418 22 10 0 1 1
1919 26 STL NL 17 25 23 0 8 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 .348 .375 .522 .897 175 12 0 1 1
1920 27 STL NL 23 30 26 2 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 7 .192 .222 .231 .453 31 6 0 3 1
1924 31 CHC NL 38 63 54 3 6 0 0 0 5 0 0 3 13 .111 .158 .111 .269 -27 6 0 6 1
1925 32 CHC NL 18 13 13 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .231 .231 .462 17 3 0 0 1
1927 34 CHW AL 25 25 20 4 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 5 .150 .190 .150 .340 -10 3 0 4 1
9 Seasons 250 384 347 22 56 7 3 0 13 0 1 14 101 .161 .198 .199 .397 15 69 2 21
162 Game Avg. 162 249 225 14 36 5 2 0 8 0 9 65 .161 .198 .199 .397 15 45 1 14
PIT (3 yrs) 80 124 114 6 17 2 1 0 1 0 4 42 .149 .192 .184 .376 14 21 2 4
PHI (3 yrs) 49 104 97 7 14 2 1 0 3 0 4 30 .144 .178 .186 .364 7 18 0 3
STL (2 yrs) 40 55 49 2 13 3 1 0 2 0 0 2 11 .265 .294 .367 .661 96 18 0 4
CHC (2 yrs) 56 76 67 3 9 0 0 0 5 0 0 3 13 .134 .171 .134 .306 -18 9 0 6
CHW (1 yr) 25 25 20 4 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 5 .150 .190 .150 .340 -10 3 0 4
NL (8 yrs) 225 359 327 18 53 7 3 0 11 0 0 13 96 .162 .199 .202 .401 17 66 2 17
AL (1 yr) 25 25 20 4 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 5 .150 .190 .150 .340 -10 3 0 4

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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 Awards
1914 PHI NL 21 P 14 18 1 16 1 0 .944 1.21 .944 1.65
1916 PIT NL 23 P 34 42 3 37 2 0 .952 1.18 .960 1.63
1917 PIT NL 24 P 38 85 8 75 2 3 .976 2.18 .960 1.78
1918 TOT NL 25 P 26 48 12 36 0 1 1.000 1.85 .965 2.03
1918 PIT NL 25 P 8 14 3 11 0 0 1.000 1.75 .964 2.02
1918 PHI NL 25 P 18 34 9 25 0 1 1.000 1.89 .965 2.03
1919 TOT NL 26 P 34 77 6 68 3 1 .961 2.18 .960 1.89
1919 PHI NL 26 P 17 52 3 46 3 0 .942 2.88 .962 1.89
1919 STL NL 26 P 17 25 3 22 0 1 1.000 1.47 .960 1.89
1920 STL NL 27 P 23 33 3 28 2 1 .939 1.35 .958 1.75
1924 CHC NL 31 P 38 65 9 54 2 0 .969 1.66 .965 1.42
1925 CHC NL 32 P 18 15 1 14 0 1 1.000 0.83 .953 1.35
1927 CHW AL 34 P 25 32 3 27 2 1 .938 1.20 .959 1.40
9 Seasons P 250 415 46 355 14 8 .966 1.60 .960 1.67
9 Seasons TOT 250 415 46 355 14 8 .966 1.60 .926 1.67

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 - 12 (1334), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 2 (1632), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 6 (1212), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

December, 1915: Purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Philadelphia Phillies.

July 1, 1918: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Philadelphia Phillies for Erskine Mayer.

July 14, 1919: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Doug Baird and Frank Woodward to the St. Louis Cardinals for Lee Meadows and Gene Paulette.

October 1, 1926: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox from Los Angeles (PCL) in the 1926 rule 5 draft.

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