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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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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

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	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1907	21	-min	B	11	20	.355		34							194	102			104													BMG · IIIL
1908	22	-min	A	11	23	.324	2.92	38	32					283.1	255	131	92		107							1.278	8.1		3.4			LOS · PCL
1909	23	-min	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

1914	28	-min	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	75	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	68	1.473	8.8	0.0	4.4	2.9	0.67
1916	30	-min	A	16	19	.457	2.92	48						311.0	294		101		126							1.350	8.5		3.6			STJ,WCH · WL
1917	31	-min	A	18	18	.500		46						329.0	313				151							1.410	8.6		4.1			WCH · WL
1918	32	-min	A,AA	10	2	.833		15						114.0					46										3.6			WCH,INA · WL,AA
2 Seasons				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	68	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)			NL	0	0		4.01	9	1	7	0	0	0	24.2	24	20	11	0	13	12	0	0	2	112	75	1.500	8.8	0.0	4.7	4.4	0.92
AL (1 yr)			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

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	GS	R	Rrep	Rdef	aLI	RAR	WAR	Salary
1910	24	CLE	AL	145.0	13	76	67	0	1.0	-9	-0.8	$

1914	28	CHC	NL	6.1	0	5	3	0	1.0	-2	-0.2	$
1914	28	CIN	NL	18.1	1	15	9	0	1.0	-6	-0.6	$
2 Seasons				169.2	14	96	79	0	1.0	-17	-1.6	$

CIN (1 yr)				18.1	1	15	9	0	1.0	-6	-0.6	$
CHC (1 yr)				6.1	0	5	3	0	1.0	-2	-0.2	$
CLE (1 yr)				145.0	13	76	67	0	1.0	-9	-0.8	$

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
1907	21	-min	B	34	124	124		20								.161	.161							BMG · IIIL
1908	22	-min	A	38	112	112		31	3	1	0					.277	.277	.321	.598		36			LOS · PCL
1909	23	-min	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

1914	28	-min	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	144	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	192	3	0	0	/1
1916	30	-min	A	53	121	121		31	8	0	0					.256	.256	.322	.579		39			WCH,STJ · WL
1917	31	-min	A	65	170	170		45	4	0	0					.265	.265	.288	.553		49			WCH · WL
1918	32	-min	A,AA	27	89	89		27	0	0	0					.303	.303	.011	.315		1			WCH,INA · WL,AA
2 Seasons				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	192	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	144	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: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rroe	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	Rrep	RAR	WAR	oRAR	oWAR	dWAR	Salary	Pos
1910	24	CLE	AL	54	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	0.4	4	0.5	-0.1	$	1

1914	28	CHC	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	/1
1914	28	CIN	NL	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.1	1	0.1	0.0	$	/1
2 Seasons				60	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	5	0.5	5	0.6	-0.1	$

CIN (1 yr)				5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.1	1	0.1	0.0	$
CHC (1 yr)				1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$
CLE (1 yr)				54	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	0.4	4	0.5	-0.1	$

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

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1910 AL 2 (3rd)

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Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray Ink

Pitching - 3 (2106), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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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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