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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 (Age 24)
Teams (by GP): Naps/Reds/Cubs 1910-1914

Final Game: July 1, 1914 (Age 28)
Died: October 27, 1959 in Fairbury, IL
Buried: Calvary Cemetery, Piper City, IL
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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	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1907	21	BMG	B	11	20	.355		34							194	102			104													BMG · IIIL
1908	22	LOS	A	11	23	.324	2.92	38	32					283.1	255	131	92		107							1.278	8.1		3.4			LOS · PCL
1909	23	LOS	A	19	16	.543	2.69	40	39					317.1	256	134	95		132							1.223	7.3		3.7			LOS · PCL
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

1911	25	POR	A	25	15	.625	2.62	54	41					404.2	333	159	118		127							1.137	7.4		2.8			POR · PCL
1912	26	POR	AA	16	24	.400	3.39	52	39					344.2	352	176	130		113							1.349	9.2		3.0			POR · PCL
1913	27	VEN	AA	24	26	.480	2.65	55	49					411.0	362	171	121		130							1.197	7.9		2.8			VEN · PCL
1914	28	VEN	AA	3	9	.250	3.99	21						126.1	136	63	56		57							1.528	9.7		4.1			VEN · PCL
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
1916	30	STJ,WCH	A	16	19	.457	2.92	48						311.0	294		101		126							1.350	8.5		3.6			STJ,WCH · WL
1917	31	WCH	A	18	18	.500		46						329.0	313				151							1.410	8.6		4.1			WCH · WL
1918	32	WCH,INA	A,AA	10	2	.833		15						114.0					46										3.6			WCH,INA · WL,AA
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 (v2.2): 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%
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	-0.3	-3	.439	.490

1914	28	CHC	NL	6.1	4	0	5	7.11	3.83	-0.03	0.00	100.0	3.86	-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	105.0	4.06	-7	-0.7	1.0	-0.0	-0.5	-5	.365	.496
2 Seasons				169.2	36	14	96	5.09	3.71	0.04	0.00	103.1	3.79	-23	-2.6	1.0	-0.2	-1.0	-11	.428	.495

CIN (1 yr)				18.1	5	1	15	7.36	3.90	0.04	0.00	105.0	4.06	-7	-0.7	1.0	-0.0	-0.5	-5	.365	.496
CHC (1 yr)				6.1	4	0	5	7.11	3.83	-0.03	0.00	100.0	3.86	-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	-0.3	-3	.439	.490

Standard Batting

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	HBP	SH	Pos	Awards
1907	21	BMG	B	34	124	124		20								.161	.161								BMG · IIIL
1908	22	LOS	A	38	112	112		31	3	1	0					.277	.277	.321	.598		36				LOS · PCL
1909	23	LOS	A	45	133	133		32	4	2	0					.241	.241	.301	.541		40				LOS · PCL
1910	24	CLE	AL	27	54	48	4	15	1	0	0	3	2	0	11	.313	.313	.333	.646	101	16	0	6	1

1911	25	POR	A	58	167	167		36	1	0	0					.216	.216	.222	.437		37				POR · PCL
1912	26	POR	AA	53	134	134		32	3	1	0					.239	.239	.276	.515		37				POR · PCL
1913	27	VEN	AA	57	143	143		34	1	0	0					.238	.238	.245	.483		35				VEN · PCL
1914	28	VEN	AA	21	38	38		7	0	0	0					.184	.184	.184	.368		7				VEN · PCL
1914	28	TOT	NL	9	6	6	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.500	.833	145	3	0	0	/1
1914	28	CHC	NL	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	/1
1914	28	CIN	NL	5	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.600	1.000	193	3	0	0	/1
1916	30	WCH,STJ	A	53	121	121		31	8	0	0					.256	.256	.322	.579		39				WCH,STJ · WL
1917	31	WCH	A	65	170	170		45	4	0	0					.265	.265	.288	.553		49				WCH · WL
1918	32	WCH,INA	A,AA	27	89	89		27	0	0	0					.303	.303	.011	.315		1				WCH,INA · WL,AA
2 Yrs				36	60	54	4	17	2	0	0	3	2	0	11	.315	.315	.352	.667	106	19	0	6
162 Game Avg.				162	270	243	18	77	9	0	0	14	9	0	50	.315	.315	.352	.667	106	86	0	27

CIN (1 yr)				5	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.600	1.000	193	3	0	0
CHC (1 yr)				4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0
CLE (1 yr)				27	54	48	4	15	1	0	0	3	2	0	11	.313	.313	.333	.646	101	16	0	6

NL (1 yr)				9	6	6	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.500	.833	145	3	0	0
AL (1 yr)				27	54	48	4	15	1	0	0	3	2	0	11	.313	.313	.333	.646	101	16	0	6

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Pos
1910	24	CLE	AL	27	54	-0	-0	0	0	4	3	0.4	2	5	0.4	.514	.502	0.4	-0.0	5	1

1914	28	CHC	NL	4	1	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	-0.0	.496	.500	-0.0	0.0	-0	/1
1914	28	CIN	NL	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.1	0	1	0.1	.521	.501	0.1	0.0	1	/1
2 Seasons				36	60	-0	-0	0	0	4	4	0.5	2	6	0.5	.513	.501	0.5	-0.0	6

CIN (1 yr)				5	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.1	0	1	0.1	.521	.501	0.1	0.0	1
CHC (1 yr)				4	1	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	-0.0	.496	.500	-0.0	0.0	-0
CLE (1 yr)				27	54	-0	-0	0	0	4	3	0.4	2	5	0.4	.514	.502	0.4	-0.0	5

Standard Fielding

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG
1910	CLE	AL	24	P	27	145.0	54	9	41	4	3	.926	3.10	1.85	.942	3.29	3.28
1914	TOT	NL	28	P	9	24.2	8	1	6	1	1	.875	2.55	0.78	.942	2.66	2.66
1914	CHC	NL	28	P	4	6.1	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	1.42	0.25	.940	2.70	2.65
1914	CIN	NL	28	P	5	18.1	7	1	5	1	1	.857	2.95	1.20	.943	2.65	2.66
	2 Seasons			P	36	169.2	62	10	47	5	4	.919	3.02	1.58	.942	3.20	3.12
	2 Seasons			TOT	36	169.2	62	10	47	5	4	.919	3.02	1.58	.942	3.20	3.12

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

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1910 AL 13 (4th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray Ink	Pitching - 3 (2159), Average HOFer ≈ 185
JAWS	Starting Pitcher (2855th), -0.6 career WAR/-0.6 7yr-peak WAR/-0.6 JAWS Average HOF P (out of 57) = 72.6 career WAR/50.0 7yr-peak WAR/61.3 JAWS

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Transactions

July 6, 1909: Purchased by the Cleveland Naps from Los Angeles (PCL).
September, 1913: Drafted by the Brooklyn Superbas from Venice (PCL) in the 1913 rule 5 draft.
September, 1913: Purchased by the Chicago Cubs from the Brooklyn Superbas.
June 1, 1914: Selected off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds from the Chicago Cubs.

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