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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

Standard Batting

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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
1903 25 PIT NL 3 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /1
1904 26 PIT NL 3 8 7 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .286 .375 .571 .946 187 4 0 0 /1
1906 28 CHC NL 31 90 84 5 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .048 .091 .048 .139 -58 4 1 2 1
1907 29 CHC NL 30 77 64 4 6 1 0 0 1 0 5 .094 .159 .109 .269 -18 7 0 8 1
1908 30 CHC NL 33 86 79 2 8 1 0 0 2 1 3 .101 .134 .114 .248 -22 9 0 4 1
1909 31 CHC NL 29 73 65 5 11 1 0 0 4 1 5 .169 .229 .185 .413 27 12 0 3 1
1910 32 CHC NL 14 36 33 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 12 .091 .143 .091 .234 -31 3 0 1 1
1911 33 CHC NL 6 13 11 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 5 .182 .250 .182 .432 22 2 0 1 /1
8 Seasons 149 389 349 18 36 3 1 0 14 2 20 17 .103 .154 .117 .272 -17 41 1 19
162 Game Avg. 162 423 379 20 39 3 1 0 15 2 22 .103 .154 .117 .272 -17 45 1 21
CHC (6 yrs) 143 375 336 17 34 3 0 0 12 2 19 17 .101 .152 .110 .262 -20 37 1 19
PIT (2 yrs) 6 14 13 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .154 .214 .308 .522 53 4 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1906 28 CHC NL WS CHW L 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1907 29 CHC NL WS DET W 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0
1908 30 CHC NL WS DET W 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1910 32 CHC NL WS PHA L 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons (4 Series) 5 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0
4 WS 5 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1903 PIT NL 25 P 3 6 2 3 1 0 .833 1.67 .933 2.43
1904 PIT NL 26 P 3 6 0 6 0 0 1.000 2.00 .933 2.63
1906 CHC NL 28 P 31 90 21 62 7 1 .922 2.68 .949 2.40
1907 CHC NL 29 P 30 59 8 44 7 0 .881 1.73 .954 2.27
1908 CHC NL 30 P 33 71 13 56 2 2 .972 2.09 .952 2.13
1909 CHC NL 31 P 29 77 6 69 2 1 .974 2.59 .938 1.95
1910 CHC NL 32 P 14 36 8 25 3 0 .917 2.36 .947 1.77
1911 CHC NL 33 P 6 15 1 13 1 1 .933 2.33 .947 1.72
8 Seasons P 149 360 59 278 23 5 .936 2.26 .947 2.15
8 Seasons TOT 149 360 59 278 23 5 .936 2.26 .883 2.15

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

Similarity Scores

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  6. Bob Wicker (921)
  7. Reb Russell (918)
  8. Andy Coakley (915)
  9. Hod Eller (913)
  10. Babe Ruth (910) *
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  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

Transactions

August, 1905: Purchased by the Chicago Cubs from Omaha (Western). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

May 15, 1911: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to Louisville (American Association) for Reggie Richter.

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