Jack Pfiester
John Albert Pfiester (Jack The Giant Killer)
Bats: Right , Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: May 24, 1878 in Cincinnati, OH (All Transactions)
Debut: September 8, 1903
Final Game: May 10, 1911
Died: September 3, 1953 in Loveland, OH
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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 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 52 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 38 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 4 956 174 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 80 56 1 70 117 11 0 5 994 117 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 0 391 160 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 82 1.545 9.1 0.0 4.8 4.0 0.83
8 Seasons 71 44 .617 2.02 149 128 12 75 17 0 1067.1 869 363 240 6 293 503 39 3 16 4226 127 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 89 59 1 72 123 10 1 4 1037 127 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 1028.1 815 324 211 6 274 482 37 3 15 4036 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 44 1.872 12.5 0.0 4.4 4.8 1.11

Postseason Pitching

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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 Seasons (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

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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 52 1.895 12.3 0.0 4.7 7.1 1.50 52
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 44 1.872 12.5 0.0 4.4 4.8 1.11 44
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 44 1.872 12.5 0.0 4.4 4.8 1.11 44
1906 28 21 12 .636 2.21 37 34 2 23 4 0 289.2 227 102 71 3 82 174 15 1 5 1146 121 1.067 7.1 0.1 2.5 5.4 2.12 121
1907 29 35 21 .625 1.78 67 56 7 36 7 0 484.2 370 163 96 4 130 264 20 1 7 1891 146 1.032 6.9 0.1 2.4 4.9 2.03 146
1908 30 47 31 .603 1.86 100 85 8 54 10 0 736.2 574 243 152 5 200 381 31 1 12 2885 135 1.051 7.0 0.1 2.4 4.7 1.91 135
1909 31 64 37 .634 1.98 129 110 12 67 15 0 933.1 753 310 205 6 249 454 36 2 15 3685 127 1.074 7.3 0.1 2.4 4.4 1.82 127
1910 32 70 40 .636 1.96 143 123 12 72 17 0 1033.2 835 338 225 6 275 488 37 3 15 4076 130 1.074 7.3 0.1 2.4 4.2 1.77 130
1911 33 71 44 .617 2.02 149 128 12 75 17 0 1067.1 869 363 240 6 293 503 39 3 16 4226 127 1.089 7.3 0.1 2.5 4.2 1.72 127

Neutralized Pitching

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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 8.10 20.0 30 20 18 0 10 6 0 2.000 13.5 4.5 2.7 0.60 0.0 3
1906 28 21 5 .808 2.06 240.0 198 61 55 3 72 146 15 1.125 7.4 2.7 5.5 2.03 0.1 31
1907 29 17 3 .850 1.65 185.0 168 38 34 1 56 85 6 1.211 8.2 2.7 4.1 1.52 0.0 30
1908 30 16 9 .640 2.97 233.0 239 86 77 1 82 108 13 1.378 9.2 3.2 4.2 1.32 0.0 33
1909 31 12 9 .571 3.27 190.0 205 77 69 1 56 71 6 1.374 9.7 2.7 3.4 1.27 0.0 29
1910 32 8 2 .800 2.25 96.0 90 27 24 0 29 33 1 1.240 8.4 2.7 3.1 1.14 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 Seasons 76 33 .697 2.71 1019.0 995 343 307 6 335 481 45 1.305 8.8 4.2 1.44 0.1 149

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1906 NL--1.508--2nd
1907 NL--1.154--1st
1908 NL--2.000--9th
Career--2.024--3rd

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--74th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1906 NL--.941--2nd
1907 NL--.980--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--.046--9th
1908 NL--.036--5th
1909 NL--.046--10th
Career--.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--117--9th
Career--127--49th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 4 (461), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 42 (585), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 37 (356), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 32 (127), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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