News: s-r blog:Player Birthdays

 

Photo of Jack Pfiester


Jack Pfiester

John Albert Pfiester (Jack The Giant Killer)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: May 24, 1878 in Cincinnati, OH (All Transactions)
Debut: September 8, 1903
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Pirates 1903-1911

Final Game: May 10, 1911
Died: September 3, 1953 in Loveland, OH
Buried: Union Cemetery, Montgomery, OH
View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject
    About biographical information

View team uniforms at Dressed to the Nines a Baseball Hall of Fame on-line exhibit / Report an error

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
1903 25 PIT NL 0 3 .000 6.16 3 3 0 2 0 0 19.0 26 21 13 0 10 15 2 0 0 93 54 1.895 12.3 0.0 4.7 7.1 1.50
1904 26 PIT NL 1 1 .500 7.20 3 2 0 1 0 0 20.0 28 18 16 0 9 6 0 0 1 97 39 1.850 12.6 0.0 4.1 2.7 0.67
1906 28 CHC NL 20 8 .714 1.51 31 29 2 20 4 0 250.2 173 63 42 3 63 153 13 1 4 966 174 0.941 6.2 0.1 2.3 5.5 2.43
1907 29 CHC NL 14 9 .609 1.15 30 22 5 13 3 0 195.0 143 61 25 1 48 90 5 0 2 745 216 0.979 6.6 0.0 2.2 4.2 1.88
1908 30 CHC NL 12 10 .545 2.00 33 29 1 18 3 0 252.0 204 82 56 1 70 117 11 0 5 994 118 1.087 7.3 0.0 2.5 4.2 1.67
1909 31 CHC NL 17 6 .739 2.43 29 25 4 13 5 0 196.2 179 67 53 1 49 73 5 1 3 800 105 1.159 8.2 0.0 2.2 3.3 1.49
1910 32 CHC NL 6 3 .667 1.79 14 13 0 5 2 0 100.1 82 28 20 0 26 34 1 1 0 391 161 1.076 7.4 0.0 2.3 3.0 1.31
1911 33 CHC NL 1 4 .200 4.01 6 5 0 3 0 0 33.2 34 25 15 0 18 15 2 0 1 150 83 1.545 9.1 0.0 4.8 4.0 0.83
8 Yrs 71 44 .617 2.02 149 128 12 75 17 0 1067.1 869 365 240 6 293 503 39 3 16 4236 128 1.089 7.3 0.1 2.5 4.2 1.72
162 Game Avg. 17 11 .617 2.02 37 31 3 18 4 0 262 213 90 59 1 72 123 10 1 4 1040 128 1.089 7.3 0.1 2.5 4.2 1.72
CHC (6 yrs) 70 40 .636 1.85 143 123 12 72 17 0 1028.1 815 326 211 6 274 482 37 3 15 4046 139 1.059 7.1 0.1 2.4 4.2 1.76
PIT (2 yrs) 1 4 .200 6.69 6 5 0 3 0 0 39.0 54 39 29 0 19 21 2 0 1 190 46 1.872 12.5 0.0 4.4 4.8 1.11

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
1903 25 PIT NL 19.0 3 3 21 9.95 4.65 0.32 0.00 100.0 4.34 -12 -0.8 -0.0 -0.7 -10 .224 .495 $
1904 26 PIT NL 20.0 3 2 18 8.10 3.85 0.12 0.00 100.0 3.73 -10 -0.8 1.0 -0.0 -0.6 -8 .237 .495 $
1906 28 CHC NL 250.2 31 29 63 2.26 3.43 0.52 0.00 100.0 2.90 21 2.7 1.0 -0.2 4.5 37 .587 .517 $
1907 29 CHC NL 195.0 30 22 61 2.82 3.36 0.55 0.00 101.0 2.83 3 0.4 1.0 -0.2 1.8 15 .512 .502 $
1908 30 CHC NL 252.0 33 29 82 2.93 3.23 0.26 0.00 100.0 2.98 2 0.3 1.0 -0.2 2.0 19 .508 .502 $
1909 31 CHC NL 196.2 29 25 67 3.07 3.60 0.23 0.00 98.0 3.30 4 0.5 1.0 -0.2 1.8 20 .516 .503 $
1910 32 CHC NL 100.1 14 13 28 2.51 3.95 0.16 0.00 95.0 3.60 12 1.4 1.0 -0.1 2.1 20 .603 .509 $
1911 33 CHC NL 33.2 6 5 25 6.68 4.36 0.26 0.00 97.0 3.97 -10 -0.9 1.0 -0.0 -0.7 -7 .351 .494 $
8 Seasons 1067.1 149 128 365 3.08 3.51 0.36 0.00 99.2 3.12 10 2.7 1.0 -0.9 10.2 86 .518 .502 $
CHC (6 yrs) 1028.1 143 123 326 2.85 3.48 0.36 0.00 99.2 3.09 32 4.3 1.0 -0.9 11.5 104 .530 .504 $
PIT (2 yrs) 39.0 6 5 39 9.00 4.24 0.22 0.00 100.0 4.03 -21 -1.6 1.0 -0.0 -1.3 -18 .230 .495 $

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1906 28 CHC NL WS L CHW 0 2 .000 6.10 2 1 0 1 0 0 10.1 7 7 7 0 3 0 11 2 0 0 43 0.968 6.1 0.0 2.6 9.6 3.67
1907 29 CHC NL WS W DET 1 0 1.000 1.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 10 1 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 34 1.222 10.0 0.0 1.0 3.0 3.00
1908 30 CHC NL WS W DET 0 1 .000 7.88 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.0 11 8 7 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 37 1.750 12.4 0.0 3.4 1.1 0.33
1910 32 CHC NL WS L PHA 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.2 10 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 31 1.650 13.5 0.0 1.4 1.4 1.00
4 Yrs (4 Series) 1 3 .250 3.97 5 3 1 2 0 0 34.0 38 21 15 0 8 0 16 3 0 0 145 1.353 10.1 0.0 2.1 4.2 2.00
4 WS 1 3 .250 3.97 5 3 1 2 0 0 34.0 38 21 15 0 8 0 16 3 0 0 145 1.353 10.1 0.0 2.1 4.2 2.00

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+
1903 25 0 3 .000 6.16 3 3 0 2 0 0 19.0 26 21 13 0 10 15 2 0 0 93 54 1.895 12.3 0.0 4.7 7.1 1.50 54
1904 26 1 4 .200 6.69 6 5 0 3 0 0 39.0 54 39 29 0 19 21 2 0 1 190 46 1.872 12.5 0.0 4.4 4.8 1.11 46
1905 27 1 4 .200 6.69 6 5 0 3 0 0 39.0 54 39 29 0 19 21 2 0 1 190 46 1.872 12.5 0.0 4.4 4.8 1.11 46
1906 28 21 12 .636 2.21 37 34 2 23 4 0 289.2 227 102 71 3 82 174 15 1 5 1156 122 1.067 7.1 0.1 2.5 5.4 2.12 122
1907 29 35 21 .625 1.78 67 56 7 36 7 0 484.2 370 163 96 4 130 264 20 1 7 1901 147 1.032 6.9 0.1 2.4 4.9 2.03 147
1908 30 47 31 .603 1.86 100 85 8 54 10 0 736.2 574 245 152 5 200 381 31 1 12 2895 136 1.051 7.0 0.1 2.4 4.7 1.91 136
1909 31 64 37 .634 1.98 129 110 12 67 15 0 933.1 753 312 205 6 249 454 36 2 15 3695 128 1.074 7.3 0.1 2.4 4.4 1.82 128
1910 32 70 40 .636 1.96 143 123 12 72 17 0 1033.2 835 340 225 6 275 488 37 3 15 4086 131 1.074 7.3 0.1 2.4 4.2 1.77 131
1911 33 71 44 .617 2.02 149 128 12 75 17 0 1067.1 869 365 240 6 293 503 39 3 16 4236 128 1.089 7.3 0.1 2.5 4.2 1.72 128

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
1903 25 1 1 .500 5.73 22.0 29 16 14 0 11 17 2 1.818 11.9 4.5 7.0 1.55 0.0 3
1904 26 0 2 .000 8.55 20.0 31 21 19 0 10 6 0 2.050 14.0 4.5 2.7 0.60 0.0 3
1906 28 21 5 .808 2.05 241.0 203 61 55 4 74 147 15 1.149 7.6 2.8 5.5 1.99 0.1 31
1907 29 17 3 .850 1.67 183.0 171 38 34 1 57 85 6 1.246 8.4 2.8 4.2 1.49 0.0 30
1908 30 16 9 .640 3.01 230.0 244 86 77 1 84 107 13 1.426 9.5 3.3 4.2 1.27 0.0 33
1909 31 12 8 .600 3.24 189.0 207 76 68 1 57 70 6 1.397 9.9 2.7 3.3 1.23 0.0 29
1910 32 8 2 .800 2.25 96.0 92 27 24 0 29 32 1 1.260 8.6 2.7 3.0 1.10 0.0 14
1911 33 1 2 .333 4.36 33.0 36 18 16 0 19 15 2 1.667 9.8 5.2 4.1 0.79 0.0 6
8 Yrs 76 32 .704 2.72 1014.0 1013 343 307 7 341 479 45 1.335 9.0 4.3 1.40 0.1 149

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1906 NL  4.5 (8th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1906 NL  1.51 (2nd)
1907 NL  1.15 (1st)
1908 NL  2.00 (9th)
Career  2.02 (4th)

Wins s c a p y
1906 NL  20 (6th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1906 NL  .714 (5th)
1907 NL  .609 (10th)
1909 NL  .739 (4th)
Career  .617 (78th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1906 NL  0.941 (2nd)
1907 NL  0.979 (3rd)
Career  1.089 (14th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1906 NL  6.211 (2nd)
1907 NL  6.600 (2nd)
Career  7.328 (24th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1907 NL  2.215 (10th)
1909 NL  2.242 (8th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1906 NL  5.493 (3rd)
1907 NL  4.154 (9th)
1908 NL  4.179 (7th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1906 NL  153 (4th)
1908 NL  117 (9th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1909 NL  5 (8th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1906 NL  2.429 (2nd)
1907 NL  1.875 (6th)
1908 NL  1.671 (5th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1907 NL  0.046 (9th)
1908 NL  0.036 (5th)
1909 NL  0.046 (10th)
Career  0.051 (5th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1906 NL  13 (7th)
1908 NL  11 (7th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1906 NL  174 (2nd)
1907 NL  216 (1st)
1908 NL  118 (9th)
Career  128 (47th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1906 NL  30 (3rd)
1907 NL  20 (6th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1906 NL  3.5 (3rd)
1907 NL  2.4 (6th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 4 (471), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 42 (602), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 37 (363), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 32 (130), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Pitchers 
 View Similar Player Links in Pop-up
 Compare Stats to Similars
  1. Ed Summers (942)
  2. Ernie Shore (936)
  3. Lady Baldwin (932)
  4. Harry Coveleski (928)
  5. Rube Foster (924)
  6. Bob Wicker (921)
  7. Reb Russell (918)
  8. Andy Coakley (915)
  9. Hod Eller (913)
  10. Babe Ruth (910) *
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Most Similar by Ages 
 View Similar Player Links in Pop-up
 Hold mouse over #'s to see names
  1. Mellie Wolfgang (961)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Jesse Duryea (938)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Jake Weimer (949)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Jake Weimer (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Harry Brecheen (948)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Babe Ruth (917) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Other Resources & Links

Error?     Compare     Search SABR's Baseball Index     Other Links@google.com     Baseball Library     Baseball-Almanac.com     DeadBallEra Obituary     Retrosheet     SABR BioProject     The Baseball Cube     The Baseball Page     WhatIfSports: Jack Pfiester    

Viewed 11,904 times through June 1, 2012.
Name and misspellings: Jack The Giant John Killer joe jakie Jack jach Albert pfeister Pfiester

Player Page Tricks and Tips

Sum any set of rows by clicking anywhere (not red or blue) on the first and last rows of your selection. We will then compute the totals for the player between and including those two seasons.
Default Setting for this feature: Turn On / Turn Off
Summation of season totals only works for the initial case when the table is in year order. On a sorted table the results may get a bit goofy.

HIGHLIGHTING: Adding a range or series of player's career seasons or career game numbers (like '#1972:batting_standard', '#1970-1980-sum:batting_standard', or '#1998,1999,2001,2002,sum:pitching_standard') onto the end of a player page url causes the seasons to the highlighted and summed. After changing address bar, reload the page to see highlighting. This will work even in links e-mailed to others. Note that for tables with multiple pages the first table is the default. If you want to create a sum for a table other than the first one, select the rows and after the summation window appears click on "permanent link" link.

The play-by-play information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet.