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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 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
1905 23 CHC NL 4 4 .500 2.50 15 11 4 9 0 0 101.0 84 36 28 2 36 56 4 0 4 390 119 1.188 7.5 0.2 3.2 5.0 1.56
1906 24 BSN NL 13 22 .371 2.95 36 36 0 33 4 0 302.1 270 138 99 4 114 158 16 1 3 1229 91 1.270 8.0 0.1 3.4 4.7 1.39
1907 25 BSN NL 6 8 .429 3.00 19 16 1 12 1 0 144.0 129 62 48 3 61 65 7 0 2 577 85 1.319 8.1 0.2 3.8 4.1 1.07
1908 26 BSN NL 0 0 12.60 4 0 3 0 0 0 10.0 18 16 14 1 8 3 0 0 0 55 20 2.600 16.2 0.9 7.2 2.7 0.38
1910 28 CHC NL 1 0 1.000 3.27 13 1 10 1 0 0 41.1 43 31 15 1 16 11 1 0 1 170 89 1.427 9.4 0.2 3.5 2.4 0.69
1911 29 BSN NL 7 5 .583 4.73 26 6 16 4 1 2 97.0 116 74 51 3 57 24 0 0 1 442 80 1.784 10.8 0.3 5.3 2.2 0.42
6 Yrs 31 39 .443 3.30 113 70 34 59 6 2 695.2 660 357 255 14 292 317 28 1 11 2863 87 1.368 8.5 0.2 3.8 4.1 1.09
162 Game Avg. 12 14 .443 3.30 42 26 13 22 2 1 259 245 133 95 5 109 118 10 0 4 1064 87 1.368 8.5 0.2 3.8 4.1 1.09
BSN (4 yrs) 26 35 .426 3.45 85 58 20 49 6 2 553.1 533 290 212 11 240 250 23 1 6 2303 82 1.397 8.7 0.2 3.9 4.1 1.04
CHC (2 yrs) 5 4 .556 2.72 28 12 14 10 0 0 142.1 127 67 43 3 52 67 5 0 5 560 109 1.258 8.0 0.2 3.3 4.2 1.29

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
1905 23 CHC NL 101.0 15 11 36 3.21 4.08 0.38 0.00 99.0 3.66 5 0.6 1.0 -0.1 1.3 14 .541 .504 $
1906 24 BSN NL 302.1 36 36 138 4.11 3.69 -0.24 0.00 102.0 4.01 0 0.0 -0.2 2.2 20 .501 .500 $
1907 25 BSN NL 144.0 19 16 62 3.88 3.41 -0.09 0.00 103.0 3.61 -2 -0.3 1.0 -0.1 0.7 6 .484 .498 $
1908 26 BSN NL 10.0 4 0 16 14.40 3.31 0.09 0.00 102.0 3.28 -12 -1.1 1.0 -0.0 -1.0 -12 .222 .493 $
1910 28 CHC NL 41.1 13 1 31 6.75 3.95 0.16 0.00 95.0 3.60 -15 -1.5 1.0 -0.0 -1.2 -11 .387 .491 $
1911 29 BSN NL 97.0 26 6 74 6.87 4.41 -0.52 0.00 111.0 5.47 -14 -1.4 1.0 -0.1 -0.8 -6 .446 .491 $
6 Seasons 695.2 113 70 357 4.62 3.80 -0.13 0.00 102.6 4.04 -38 -3.7 1.0 -0.5 1.2 11 .468 .496 $
BSN (4 yrs) 553.1 85 58 290 4.72 3.74 -0.24 0.00 103.8 4.15 -29 -2.8 1.0 -0.4 1.1 8 .467 .496 $
CHC (2 yrs) 142.1 28 12 67 4.24 4.04 0.31 0.00 97.8 3.64 -9 -0.8 1.0 -0.1 0.1 3 .470 .497 $

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+
1905 23 4 4 .500 2.50 15 11 4 9 0 0 101.0 84 36 28 2 36 56 4 0 4 390 119 1.188 7.5 0.2 3.2 5.0 1.56 119
1906 24 17 26 .395 2.83 51 47 4 42 4 0 403.1 354 174 127 6 150 214 20 1 7 1619 97 1.250 7.9 0.1 3.3 4.8 1.43 97
1907 25 23 34 .404 2.88 70 63 5 54 5 0 547.1 483 236 175 9 211 279 27 1 9 2196 94 1.268 7.9 0.1 3.5 4.6 1.32 94
1908 26 23 34 .404 3.05 74 63 8 54 5 0 557.1 501 252 189 10 219 282 27 1 9 2251 88 1.292 8.1 0.2 3.5 4.6 1.29 88
1909 27 23 34 .404 3.05 74 63 8 54 5 0 557.1 501 252 189 10 219 282 27 1 9 2251 88 1.292 8.1 0.2 3.5 4.6 1.29 88
1910 28 24 34 .414 3.07 87 64 18 55 5 0 598.2 544 283 204 11 235 293 28 1 10 2421 88 1.301 8.2 0.2 3.5 4.4 1.25 88
1911 29 31 39 .443 3.30 113 70 34 59 6 2 695.2 660 357 255 14 292 317 28 1 11 2863 87 1.368 8.5 0.2 3.8 4.1 1.09 87

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
1905 23 6 4 .600 3.16 91.0 91 36 32 2 39 51 4 1.429 9.0 3.9 5.0 1.31 0.2 15
1906 24 14 16 .467 4.14 276.0 313 141 127 5 132 144 19 1.612 10.2 4.3 4.7 1.09 0.2 36
1907 25 6 7 .462 4.61 125.0 152 71 64 4 72 56 8 1.792 10.9 5.2 4.0 0.78 0.3 19
1908 26 0 0 21.38 8.0 22 21 19 1 10 2 0 4.000 24.8 11.3 2.3 0.20 1.1 4
1910 28 2 2 .500 4.38 37.0 48 20 18 1 18 10 1 1.784 11.7 4.4 2.4 0.56 0.2 13
1911 29 4 6 .400 4.50 96.0 114 53 48 3 56 24 0 1.771 10.7 5.3 2.3 0.43 0.3 26
6 Yrs 32 35 .478 4.38 633.0 740 342 308 16 327 287 32 1.686 10.5 4.1 0.88 0.2 113

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1906 NL  4.703 (6th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1906 NL  302.3 (7th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1906 NL  158 (2nd)

Games Started s c a p y
1906 NL  36 (5th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1906 NL  33 (2nd)

Home Runs s c a p y
1906 NL  4 (5th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1906 NL  114 (3rd)

Hits s c a p y
1906 NL  270 (7th)

Losses s c a p y
1906 NL  22 (4th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1906 NL  99 (4th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1906 NL  16 (2nd)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1906 NL  1,229 (6th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1911 NL  16 (3rd)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 10 (1481), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1951), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 7 (1122), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  5. Cecil Ferguson (978)
  6. Jack Sutthoff (977)
  7. Marty O'Toole (974)
  8. George Baumgardner (974)
  9. Ed Lafitte (969)
  10. Roy Mitchell (969)
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  3. Henry Gruber (982)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Joe Oeschger (979)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Hal White (965)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Ed Lafitte (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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