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Ed Karger
Edwin Karger (Loose)
Bats: Right , Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: May 6, 1883 in San Angelo, TX (All Transactions)
Debut: April 15, 1906
Final Game: September 4, 1911
Died: September 9, 1957 in Delta, CO
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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
1906 23 TOT NL 7 19 .269 2.62 31 22 9 17 0 1 219.2 214 96 64 0 52 81 9 0 3 875 100 1.211 8.8 0.0 2.1 3.3 1.56
1906 23 PIT NL 2 3 .400 1.93 6 2 4 0 0 0 28.0 21 11 6 0 9 8 2 0 0 114 139 1.071 6.8 0.0 2.9 2.6 0.89
1906 23 STL NL 5 16 .238 2.72 25 20 5 17 0 1 191.2 193 85 58 0 43 73 7 0 3 761 96 1.231 9.1 0.0 2.0 3.4 1.70
1907 24 STL NL 15 19 .441 2.04 39 32 6 29 6 1 314.0 257 100 71 2 65 137 10 0 8 1227 122 1.025 7.4 0.1 1.9 3.9 2.11
1908 25 STL NL 4 9 .308 3.06 22 15 6 9 1 0 141.1 148 77 48 1 50 34 2 0 4 621 77 1.401 9.4 0.1 3.2 2.2 0.68
1909 26 TOT MLB 6 5 .545 3.61 21 11 8 4 0 0 102.1 97 51 41 0 52 25 5 0 4 437 70 1.456 8.5 0.0 4.6 2.2 0.48
1909 26 CIN NL 1 3 .250 4.46 9 5 3 1 0 0 34.1 26 22 17 0 30 8 2 0 2 152 58 1.631 6.8 0.0 7.9 2.1 0.27
1909 26 BOS AL 5 2 .714 3.18 12 6 5 3 0 0 68.0 71 29 24 0 22 17 3 0 2 285 79 1.368 9.4 0.0 2.9 2.3 0.77
1910 27 BOS AL 11 7 .611 3.19 27 25 2 16 1 1 183.1 162 75 65 5 53 81 5 0 5 764 80 1.173 8.0 0.2 2.6 4.0 1.53
1911 28 BOS AL 5 8 .385 3.37 25 18 6 6 1 0 131.0 134 70 49 4 42 57 4 0 4 539 97 1.344 9.2 0.3 2.9 3.9 1.36
6 Seasons 48 67 .417 2.79 165 123 37 81 9 3 1091.2 1012 469 338 12 314 415 35 0 28 4463 93 1.215 8.3 0.1 2.6 3.4 1.32
162 Game Avg. 11 16 .417 2.79 39 29 9 19 2 1 258 239 111 80 3 74 98 8 0 7 1054 93 1.215 8.3 0.1 2.6 3.4 1.32
STL (3 yrs) 24 44 .353 2.46 86 67 17 55 7 2 647.0 598 262 177 3 158 244 19 0 15 2609 101 1.168 8.3 0.0 2.2 3.4 1.54
BOS (3 yrs) 21 17 .553 3.25 64 49 13 25 2 1 382.1 367 174 138 9 117 155 12 0 11 1588 86 1.266 8.6 0.2 2.8 3.6 1.32
PIT (1 yr) 2 3 .400 1.93 6 2 4 0 0 0 28.0 21 11 6 0 9 8 2 0 0 114 139 1.071 6.8 0.0 2.9 2.6 0.89
CIN (1 yr) 1 3 .250 4.46 9 5 3 1 0 0 34.1 26 22 17 0 30 8 2 0 2 152 58 1.631 6.8 0.0 7.9 2.1 0.27
NL (4 yrs) 27 50 .351 2.54 101 74 24 56 7 2 709.1 645 295 200 3 197 260 23 0 17 2875 99 1.187 8.2 0.0 2.5 3.3 1.32
AL (3 yrs) 21 17 .553 3.25 64 49 13 25 2 1 382.1 367 174 138 9 117 155 12 0 11 1588 86 1.266 8.6 0.2 2.8 3.6 1.32

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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
1906 23 TOT NL 31 85 84 3 18 4 1 1 5 0 1 .214 .224 .321 .545 72 27 0 0 1
1906 23 PIT NL 6 11 11 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .091 .091 .182 .273 -17 2 0 0 /1
1906 23 STL NL 25 74 73 2 17 3 1 1 3 0 1 .233 .243 .342 .586 86 25 0 0 1
1907 24 STL NL 39 120 112 9 20 2 0 2 9 0 2 .179 .207 .250 .457 45 28 2 4 1
1908 25 STL NL 24 56 54 4 13 1 1 0 3 1 0 .241 .268 .296 .564 84 16 2 0 1
1909 26 TOT MLB 21 41 35 0 6 2 0 0 4 0 3 .171 .275 .229 .504 58 8 2 1 1
1909 26 CIN NL 9 14 11 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 .273 .429 .364 .792 147 4 1 0 /1
1909 26 BOS AL 12 27 24 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 .125 .192 .167 .359 12 4 1 1 1
1910 27 BOS AL 27 76 68 11 20 2 0 2 8 0 3 .294 .342 .412 .754 134 28 2 3 1
1911 28 BOS AL 25 54 47 4 11 3 0 1 6 0 3 .234 .308 .362 .669 87 17 2 2 1
6 Seasons 167 432 400 31 88 14 2 6 35 1 12 .220 .261 .310 .571 78 124 10 10
162 Game Avg. 162 419 388 30 85 14 2 6 34 1 12 .220 .261 .310 .571 78 120 10 10
STL (3 yrs) 88 250 239 15 50 6 2 3 15 1 3 .209 .232 .289 .520 66 69 4 4
BOS (3 yrs) 64 157 139 15 34 6 0 3 16 0 7 .245 .305 .353 .657 97 49 5 6
PIT (1 yr) 6 11 11 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .091 .091 .182 .273 -17 2 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 9 14 11 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 .273 .429 .364 .792 147 4 1 0
NL (4 yrs) 103 275 261 16 54 8 2 3 19 1 5 .207 .236 .287 .524 67 75 5 4
AL (3 yrs) 64 157 139 15 34 6 0 3 16 0 7 .245 .305 .353 .657 97 49 5 6

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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
1906 TOT NL 23 P 31 107 21 81 5 2 .953 3.29 .948 2.40
1906 PIT NL 23 P 6 17 2 14 1 0 .941 2.67 .947 2.40
1906 STL NL 23 P 25 90 19 67 4 2 .956 3.44 .948 2.40
1907 STL NL 24 P 39 131 29 96 6 4 .954 3.21 .950 2.27
1908 STL NL 25 P 22 45 10 33 2 5 .956 1.95 .953 2.13
1909 TOT MLB 26 P 21 44 5 33 6 0 .864 1.81 .948 2.12
1909 CIN NL 26 P 9 18 1 12 5 0 .722 1.44 .956 1.96
1909 BOS AL 26 P 12 26 4 21 1 0 .962 2.08 .942 2.25
1910 BOS AL 27 P 27 56 7 47 2 2 .964 2.00 .941 2.35
1911 BOS AL 28 P 25 44 6 35 3 2 .932 1.64 .939 1.89
6 Seasons P 165 427 78 325 24 15 .944 2.44 .947 2.21
6 Seasons TOT 165 427 78 325 24 15 .944 2.44 .891 2.21

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1907 NL  2.035 (10th)
Career  2.787 (98th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1910 AL  .611 (8th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1907 NL  1.026 (5th)
Career  1.215 (166th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
Career  8.343 (247th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1907 NL  1.863 (6th)

Games Played s c a p y
1907 NL  39 (7th)

Saves s c a p y
1907 NL  1 (8th)
1910 AL  1 (9th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1907 NL  314.0 (4th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1907 NL  137 (6th)

Games Started s c a p y
1907 NL  32 (7th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1907 NL  29 (4th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1907 NL  6 (4th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1910 AL  5 (6th)

Hits s c a p y
1907 NL  257 (7th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1907 NL  2.108 (3rd)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1906 NL  0.00 (1st)
Career  .099 (31st)

Losses s c a p y
1906 NL  19 (7th)
1907 NL  19 (3rd)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1910 AL  65 (10th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1907 NL  8 (6th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1907 NL  1227 (5th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1906 NL  9 (4th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1907 NL  122 (9th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 27 (856), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 4 (1351), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 15 (484), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  2. George Bell (956)
  3. Lew Moren (955)
  4. Frank Miller (954)
  5. Fred Glade (953)
  6. Nick Cullop (952)
  7. Al Schulz (945)
  8. Jesse Flores (945)
  9. Fred Anderson (945)
  10. Doc Newton (942)
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  1. Art Fromme (973)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Jesse Barnes (971)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Jesse Barnes (959)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Jim Pastorius (966)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Frank Allen (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Frank Allen (972)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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Transactions

June 3, 1906: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the St. Louis Cardinals for Chappie McFarland.

December 12, 1908: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Art Fromme to the Cincinnati Reds for Admiral Schlei.

June 9, 1909: Purchased by St Paul (American Association) from the Cincinnati Reds.

July 26, 1909: Traded by St Paul (American Association) with Charley Hall to the Boston Red Sox for Charlie Chech, Jack Ryan and cash.

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