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Big Jeff Pfeffer

Francis Xavier Pfeffer

Positions: Pitcher and Outfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: March 31, 1882 in Champaign, IL
School: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, IL)(All Transactions)
Debut: April 15, 1905
Teams (by GP): Beaneaters/Rustlers/Cubs/Doves 1905-1911

Final Game: October 9, 1911
Died: December 19, 1954 in Kankakee, IL
Buried: St. Mary Cemetery, Champaign, IL
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Standard Batting

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
1905 23 CHC NL 15 41 40 4 8 3 0 0 3 2 0 10 .200 .200 .275 .475 39 11 0 1 1
1906 24 BSN NL 60 172 158 10 31 3 3 1 11 2 5 29 .196 .253 .272 .525 66 43 7 2 1O
1907 25 BSN NL 21 64 60 1 15 3 0 0 6 0 2 6 .250 .286 .300 .586 84 18 1 1 1
1908 26 BSN NL 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /1
1910 28 CHC NL 14 19 17 1 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 .176 .222 .353 .575 68 6 0 1 1/O
1911 29 BSN NL 33 52 46 4 9 2 0 1 6 0 5 7 .196 .288 .304 .593 62 14 1 0 1/O3
6 Yrs 147 350 323 20 66 12 4 2 28 4 13 54 .204 .255 .285 .540 64 92 9 5
162 Game Avg. 162 386 356 22 73 13 4 2 31 4 14 60 .204 .255 .285 .540 64 101 10 6
BSN (4 yrs) 118 290 266 15 55 8 3 2 23 2 12 43 .207 .265 .282 .547 68 75 9 3
CHC (2 yrs) 29 60 57 5 11 4 1 0 5 2 1 11 .193 .207 .298 .505 47 17 0 2

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 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 Salary Pos Awards
1905 23 CHC NL 15 41 -3 0 0 0 3 0 0.0 1 1 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $ 1
1906 24 BSN NL 60 172 -6 -0 0 0 9 3 0.3 5 8 0.3 .506 .502 0.3 -0.1 8 $ 1O
1907 25 BSN NL 21 64 -1 0 0 0 4 3 0.4 2 5 0.4 .519 .503 0.4 -0.0 5 $ 1
1908 26 BSN NL 4 2 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .490 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /1
1910 28 CHC NL 14 19 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 1 0.0 .503 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $ 1/O
1911 29 BSN NL 33 52 -2 0 0 -1 4 1 0.1 1 3 0.1 .504 .501 0.2 -0.1 4 $ 1/O3
6 Seasons 147 350 -14 0 0 -1 22 8 0.9 11 18 0.8 .506 .501 0.9 -0.3 19 $
BSN (4 yrs) 118 290 -10 0 0 -1 18 7 0.8 9 16 0.8 .507 .501 0.9 -0.3 17 $
CHC (2 yrs) 29 60 -4 0 0 0 4 1 0.0 2 2 0.0 .502 .500 0.0 0.0 2 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1905 23 CHC NL 41 33 2 1.6 87 .267 .200 .269 .200 .332 .275 .351 .475 .683 39 .193 -3.1 -0.4 .406 .125 .075 .0
1906 24 BSN NL 172 129 9 1.8 74 .234 .196 .249 .253 .316 .272 .318 .525 .633 66 .272 -6.9 -0.8 .449 .120 .076 1.3
1907 25 BSN NL 64 46 5 2.9 74 .278 .250 .251 .286 .317 .300 .319 .586 .636 84 .469 -1.2 -0.1 .467 .083 .050
1908 26 BSN NL 2 2 0 0.0 70 .000 .000 .244 .000 .306 .000 .315 .000 .621 -100 .000 -0.4 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1910 28 CHC NL 19 15 1 1.8 87 .188 .176 .262 .222 .336 .353 .347 .575 .683 68 .213 -0.9 -0.1 .500 .235 .176
1911 29 BSN NL 52 37 4 2.9 100 .211 .196 .275 .288 .354 .304 .379 .593 .733 62 .358 -2.4 -0.3 .541 .217 .109 .0
6 Yrs 350 262 21 2.1 80 .240 .204 .256 .255 .324 .285 .332 .540 .657 64 .304 -14.9 -1.7 .459 .133 .080 2.7
162 Game Avg. 386 289 23 2.1 80 .240 .204 .256 .255 .324 .285 .332 .540 .657 64 .304 -14.9 -1.7 .459 .133 .080 3
BSN (4 yrs) 290 214 18 2.2 78 .240 .207 .254 .265 .323 .282 .329 .547 .651 68 .330 -10.9 -1.3 .464 .128 .075 2.0
CHC (2 yrs) 60 48 3 1.7 87 .239 .193 .267 .207 .333 .298 .350 .505 .683 47 .199 -4.0 -0.5 .435 .158 .105 .0

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1905 23 15 41 40 4 8 3 0 0 3 2 0 10 .200 .200 .275 .475 39 11 0 1
1906 24 75 213 198 14 39 6 3 1 14 4 5 39 .197 .243 .273 .516 60 54 7 3
1907 25 96 277 258 15 54 9 3 1 20 4 7 45 .209 .253 .279 .532 66 72 8 4
1908 26 100 279 260 15 54 9 3 1 20 4 7 46 .208 .251 .277 .528 65 72 8 4
1909 27 100 279 260 15 54 9 3 1 20 4 7 46 .208 .251 .277 .528 65 72 8 4
1910 28 114 298 277 16 57 10 4 1 22 4 8 47 .206 .249 .282 .531 65 78 8 5
1911 29 147 350 323 20 66 12 4 2 28 4 13 54 .204 .255 .285 .540 64 92 9 5

Neutralized Batting

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 G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1905 23 16 42 41 4 8 3 0 0 3 2 0 10 .195 .195 .268 .463 2 15
1906 24 63 187 171 13 37 4 4 1 15 2 6 31 .216 .276 .304 .580 13 60
1907 25 22 69 65 1 18 4 0 0 8 0 2 6 .277 .309 .338 .647 6 21
1908 26 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 4
1910 28 15 20 18 1 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 .167 .211 .333 .544 1 14
1911 29 34 55 48 4 10 2 0 1 6 0 6 7 .208 .309 .313 .622 4 33
6 Yrs 154 375 345 23 76 14 5 2 34 4 15 56 .220 .273 .307 .580 26 147
162 Game Avg. 162 394 363 24 80 15 5 2 36 4 16 59 .220 .273 .307 .580 27 147

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