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Elmer Koestner

Elmer Joseph Koestner (Bob)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: November 30, 1885 in Piper City, IL (All Transactions)
Debut: April 23, 1910
Teams (by GP): Naps/Reds/Cubs 1910-1914

Final Game: July 1, 1914
Died: October 27, 1959 in Fairbury, IL
Buried: Calvary Cemetery, Piper City, IL
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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
1910 24 CLE AL 5 10 .333 3.04 27 13 13 8 1 2 145.0 145 76 49 0 63 44 6 0 7 583 86 1.434 9.0 0.0 3.9 2.7 0.70
1914 28 TOT NL 0 0 4.01 9 1 7 0 0 0 24.2 24 20 11 0 13 12 0 0 2 112 74 1.500 8.8 0.0 4.7 4.4 0.92
1914 28 CHC NL 0 0 2.84 4 0 3 0 0 0 6.1 6 5 2 0 4 6 0 0 2 30 106 1.579 8.5 0.0 5.7 8.5 1.50
1914 28 CIN NL 0 0 4.42 5 1 4 0 0 0 18.1 18 15 9 0 9 6 0 0 0 82 67 1.473 8.8 0.0 4.4 2.9 0.67
2 Yrs 5 10 .333 3.18 36 14 20 8 1 2 169.2 169 96 60 0 76 56 6 0 9 695 84 1.444 9.0 0.0 4.0 3.0 0.74
162 Game Avg. 7 14 .333 3.18 49 19 27 11 1 3 231 230 131 82 0 103 76 8 0 12 945 84 1.444 9.0 0.0 4.0 3.0 0.74
CIN (1 yr) 0 0 4.42 5 1 4 0 0 0 18.1 18 15 9 0 9 6 0 0 0 82 67 1.473 8.8 0.0 4.4 2.9 0.67
CHC (1 yr) 0 0 2.84 4 0 3 0 0 0 6.1 6 5 2 0 4 6 0 0 2 30 106 1.579 8.5 0.0 5.7 8.5 1.50
CLE (1 yr) 5 10 .333 3.04 27 13 13 8 1 2 145.0 145 76 49 0 63 44 6 0 7 583 86 1.434 9.0 0.0 3.9 2.7 0.70
NL (1 yr) 0 0 4.01 9 1 7 0 0 0 24.2 24 20 11 0 13 12 0 0 2 112 74 1.500 8.8 0.0 4.7 4.4 0.92
AL (1 yr) 5 10 .333 3.04 27 13 13 8 1 2 145.0 145 76 49 0 63 44 6 0 7 583 86 1.434 9.0 0.0 3.9 2.7 0.70

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
1910 24 CLE AL 145.0 27 13 76 4.72 3.68 0.04 0.00 103.0 3.75 -14 -1.7 1.0 -0.1 -0.5 -3 .439 .490 $
1914 28 CHC NL 6.1 4 0 5 7.11 3.83 -0.03 0.00 99.0 3.82 -2 -0.2 1.0 -0.0 -0.2 -2 .438 .498 $
1914 28 CIN NL 18.1 5 1 15 7.36 3.90 0.04 0.00 104.0 4.02 -7 -0.7 1.0 -0.0 -0.6 -5 .364 .496 $
2 Seasons 169.2 36 14 96 5.09 3.71 0.04 0.00 103.0 3.78 -23 -2.6 1.0 -0.2 -1.3 -10 .428 .495 $
CIN (1 yr) 18.1 5 1 15 7.36 3.90 0.04 0.00 104.0 4.02 -7 -0.7 1.0 -0.0 -0.6 -5 .364 .496 $
CHC (1 yr) 6.1 4 0 5 7.11 3.83 -0.03 0.00 99.0 3.82 -2 -0.2 1.0 -0.0 -0.2 -2 .438 .498 $
CLE (1 yr) 145.0 27 13 76 4.72 3.68 0.04 0.00 103.0 3.75 -14 -1.7 1.0 -0.1 -0.5 -3 .439 .490 $

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+
1910 24 5 10 .333 3.04 27 13 13 8 1 2 145.0 145 76 49 0 63 44 6 0 7 583 86 1.434 9.0 0.0 3.9 2.7 0.70 86
1911 25 5 10 .333 3.04 27 13 13 8 1 2 145.0 145 76 49 0 63 44 6 0 7 583 86 1.434 9.0 0.0 3.9 2.7 0.70 86
1912 26 5 10 .333 3.04 27 13 13 8 1 2 145.0 145 76 49 0 63 44 6 0 7 583 86 1.434 9.0 0.0 3.9 2.7 0.70 86
1913 27 5 10 .333 3.04 27 13 13 8 1 2 145.0 145 76 49 0 63 44 6 0 7 583 86 1.434 9.0 0.0 3.9 2.7 0.70 86
1914 28 5 10 .333 3.18 36 14 20 8 1 2 169.2 169 96 60 0 76 56 6 0 9 695 84 1.444 9.0 0.0 4.0 3.0 0.74 84

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
1910 24 6 7 .462 4.39 121.0 162 66 59 0 70 37 7 1.917 12.0 5.2 2.8 0.53 0.0 27
1914 28 1 1 .500 4.68 25.0 26 14 13 0 14 12 0 1.600 9.4 5.0 4.3 0.86 0.0 9
2 Yrs 7 8 .467 4.44 146.0 188 80 72 0 84 49 7 1.863 11.6 3.0 0.58 0.0 36

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Saves s c a p y
1910 AL  2 (3rd)

Games Finished s c a p y
1910 AL  13 (4th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 3 (2136), Average HOFer ≈ 185

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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