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Elmer Knetzer
Elmer Ellsworth Knetzer (Baron)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: July 22, 1885 in Carrick, PA (All Transactions)
Debut: September 11, 1909
Final Game: June 18, 1917
Died: October 3, 1975 in Pittsburgh, PA
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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
1909 23 BRO NL 1 3 .250 3.03 5 4 0 3 0 0 35.2 33 22 12 2 22 7 0 0 1 153 85 1.542 8.3 0.5 5.6 1.8 0.32
1910 24 BRO NL 7 5 .583 3.19 20 15 4 10 3 0 132.2 122 63 47 1 60 56 1 0 7 540 95 1.372 8.3 0.1 4.1 3.8 0.93
1911 25 BRO NL 11 12 .478 3.49 35 20 11 11 3 0 204.0 202 101 79 1 93 66 1 0 3 824 95 1.446 8.9 0.0 4.1 2.9 0.71
1912 26 BRO NL 7 9 .438 4.55 33 16 10 4 1 0 140.1 135 86 71 6 70 61 4 1 5 615 73 1.461 8.7 0.4 4.5 3.9 0.87
1914 28 PBS FL 20 12 .625 2.88 37 30 6 20 3 1 272.0 257 123 87 9 88 146 2 0 2 1103 110 1.268 8.5 0.3 2.9 4.8 1.66
1915 29 PBS FL 18 14 .563 2.58 41 33 8 22 3 3 279.0 256 105 80 5 89 120 1 0 4 1111 116 1.237 8.3 0.2 2.9 3.9 1.35
1916 30 TOT NL 5 14 .263 3.01 38 16 14 12 0 1 176.1 172 85 59 6 50 72 3 0 4 736 86 1.259 8.8 0.3 2.6 3.7 1.44
1916 30 BSN NL 0 2 .000 7.20 2 0 1 0 0 0 5.0 11 9 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 24 34 2.600 19.8 0.0 3.6 3.6 1.00
1916 30 CIN NL 5 12 .294 2.89 36 16 13 12 0 1 171.1 161 76 55 6 48 70 3 0 3 712 90 1.220 8.5 0.3 2.5 3.7 1.46
1917 31 CIN NL 0 0 2.96 11 0 6 0 0 1 27.1 29 18 9 0 12 7 2 0 1 128 88 1.500 9.5 0.0 4.0 2.3 0.58
8 Seasons 69 69 .500 3.15 220 134 59 82 13 6 1267.1 1206 603 444 30 484 535 14 1 27 5210 97 1.334 8.6 0.2 3.4 3.8 1.11
162 Game Avg. 13 13 .500 3.15 42 26 11 16 2 1 243 232 116 85 6 93 103 3 0 5 1001 97 1.334 8.6 0.2 3.4 3.8 1.11
BRO (4 yrs) 26 29 .473 3.67 93 55 25 28 7 0 512.2 492 272 209 10 245 190 6 1 16 2132 87 1.438 8.6 0.2 4.3 3.3 0.78
PBS (2 yrs) 38 26 .594 2.73 78 63 14 42 6 4 551.0 513 228 167 14 177 266 3 0 6 2214 113 1.252 8.4 0.2 2.9 4.3 1.50
CIN (2 yrs) 5 12 .294 2.90 47 16 19 12 0 2 198.2 190 94 64 6 60 77 5 0 4 840 89 1.258 8.6 0.3 2.7 3.5 1.28
BSN (1 yr) 0 2 .000 7.20 2 0 1 0 0 0 5.0 11 9 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 24 34 2.600 19.8 0.0 3.6 3.6 1.00
NL (6 yrs) 31 43 .419 3.48 142 71 45 40 7 2 716.1 693 375 277 16 307 269 11 1 21 2996 87 1.396 8.7 0.2 3.9 3.4 0.88
FL (2 yrs) 38 26 .594 2.73 78 63 14 42 6 4 551.0 513 228 167 14 177 266 3 0 6 2214 113 1.252 8.4 0.2 2.9 4.3 1.50

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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
1909 23 BRO NL 5 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /1
1910 24 BRO NL 20 47 38 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 16 .053 .182 .053 .234 -30 2 2 3 1
1911 25 BRO NL 35 70 62 2 6 0 1 0 1 0 2 34 .097 .138 .129 .267 -24 8 1 5 1
1912 26 BRO NL 33 46 37 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 4 14 .135 .238 .135 .373 5 5 1 4 1
1914 28 PBS FL 37 101 91 6 9 1 0 0 3 0 1 35 .099 .109 .110 .219 -38 10 0 9 1
1915 29 PBS FL 41 101 91 8 12 1 0 0 2 0 1 27 .132 .151 .143 .293 -13 13 1 8 1
1916 30 TOT NL 39 57 52 0 8 0 1 0 2 0 0 18 .154 .170 .192 .362 12 10 1 4 1
1916 30 BSN NL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 0 /1
1916 30 CIN NL 37 56 52 0 8 0 1 0 2 0 0 18 .154 .154 .192 .346 7 10 0 4 1
1917 31 CIN NL 11 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1
8 Seasons 221 437 386 23 42 2 2 0 10 1 12 144 .109 .149 .124 .273 -20 48 6 33
162 Game Avg. 162 320 283 17 31 1 1 0 7 1 9 .109 .149 .124 .273 -20 35 4 24
BRO (4 yrs) 93 175 149 9 13 0 1 0 3 1 10 64 .087 .166 .101 .266 -23 15 4 12
PBS (2 yrs) 78 202 182 14 21 2 0 0 5 0 2 62 .115 .130 .126 .256 -26 23 1 17
CIN (2 yrs) 48 59 55 0 8 0 1 0 2 0 0 18 .145 .145 .182 .327 1 10 0 4
BSN (1 yr) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 0
NL (6 yrs) 143 235 204 9 21 0 2 0 5 1 10 82 .103 .164 .123 .287 -15 25 5 16
FL (2 yrs) 78 202 182 14 21 2 0 0 5 0 2 62 .115 .130 .126 .256 -26 23 1 17

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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
1909 BRO NL 23 P 5 17 2 14 1 0 .941 3.20 .941 1.96
1910 BRO NL 24 P 20 39 3 32 4 0 .897 1.75 .949 1.77
1911 BRO NL 25 P 35 61 7 51 3 2 .951 1.66 .943 1.72
1912 BRO NL 26 P 33 40 4 34 2 0 .950 1.15 .948 1.55
1914 PBS FL 28 P 37 100 6 88 6 2 .940 2.54 .947 1.95
1915 PBS FL 29 P 41 95 12 80 3 2 .968 2.24 .956 1.97
1916 TOT NL 30 P 38 70 5 63 2 1 .971 1.79 .959 1.63
1916 BSN NL 30 P 2 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 2.00 .950 1.65
1916 CIN NL 30 P 36 66 5 59 2 1 .970 1.78 .959 1.63
1917 CIN NL 31 P 11 12 2 9 1 0 .917 1.00 .967 1.78
8 Seasons P 220 434 41 371 22 7 .949 1.87 .951 1.78
8 Seasons TOT 220 434 41 371 22 7 .949 1.87 .900 1.78

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
Career--3.153--228th

Wins s c a p y
1914 FL--20--7th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1914 FL--.625--7th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1914 FL--4.831--7th

Saves s c a p y
1915 FL--3--8th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1915 FL--279.0--10th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1914 FL--146--9th
1915 FL--120--9th

Games Started s c a p y
1915 FL--33--7th

Complete Games s c a p y
1915 FL--22--8th

Shutouts s c a p y
1911 NL--3--9th

Home Runs s c a p y
1914 FL--9--3rd
1916 NL--6--8th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1914 FL--88--9th
1915 FL--89--9th

Hits s c a p y
1915 FL--256--10th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1911 NL--.044--2nd
Career--.213--184th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1910 NL--7--7th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1915 FL--1111--10th

Games Finished s c a p y
1916 NL--14--8th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 25 (941), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 12 (833), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 9 (907), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

July 28, 1909: Purchased by the Brooklyn Superbas from Lawrence (New England).

February 10, 1916: Purchased by the Boston Braves from the Pittsburgh Rebels.

April 30, 1916: Purchased by the Cincinnati Reds from the Boston Braves.

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