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Elmer Ponder

Charles Elmer Ponder

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 178 lb.

Born: June 26, 1893 in Reed, OK
High School: Blackwell HS (Blackwell, OK)
School: University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK) (All Transactions)
Debut: September 18, 1917
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Cubs 1917-1921

Final Game: September 21, 1921
Died: April 20, 1974 in Albuquerque, NM
Buried: Fairview Memorial Park, Albuquerque, NM
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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
1917 24 PIT NL 1 1 .500 1.69 3 2 1 1 1 0 21.1 12 5 4 0 6 11 1 0 1 80 172 0.844 5.1 0.0 2.5 4.6 1.83
1919 26 PIT NL 0 5 .000 3.99 9 5 2 0 0 0 47.1 55 26 21 0 6 6 3 0 2 204 77 1.289 10.5 0.0 1.1 1.1 1.00
1920 27 PIT NL 11 15 .423 2.62 33 23 11 13 2 0 196.0 182 76 57 3 40 62 2 0 10 803 124 1.133 8.4 0.1 1.8 2.8 1.55
1921 28 TOT NL 5 6 .455 4.18 24 12 5 6 0 0 114.0 146 66 53 8 20 34 3 0 0 495 92 1.456 11.5 0.6 1.6 2.7 1.70
1921 28 PIT NL 2 0 1.000 2.19 8 1 2 1 0 0 24.2 29 8 6 1 3 3 0 0 0 101 177 1.297 10.6 0.4 1.1 1.1 1.00
1921 28 CHC NL 3 6 .333 4.74 16 11 3 5 0 0 89.1 117 58 47 7 17 31 3 0 0 394 81 1.500 11.8 0.7 1.7 3.1 1.82
4 Yrs 17 27 .386 3.21 69 42 19 20 3 0 378.2 395 173 135 11 72 113 9 0 13 1582 105 1.233 9.4 0.3 1.7 2.7 1.57
162 Game Avg. 10 17 .386 3.21 42 26 12 12 2 0 232 242 106 83 7 44 69 6 0 8 969 105 1.233 9.4 0.3 1.7 2.7 1.57
PIT (4 yrs) 14 21 .400 2.74 53 31 16 15 3 0 289.1 278 115 88 4 55 82 6 0 13 1188 118 1.151 8.6 0.1 1.7 2.6 1.49
CHC (1 yr) 3 6 .333 4.74 16 11 3 5 0 0 89.1 117 58 47 7 17 31 3 0 0 394 81 1.500 11.8 0.7 1.7 3.1 1.82

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
1917 24 PIT NL 21.1 3 2 5 2.11 3.61 -0.15 0.00 105.0 3.95 4 0.6 1.0 -0.0 0.8 6 .703 .504 $
1919 26 PIT NL 47.1 9 5 26 4.94 3.78 0.29 0.00 106.7 3.72 -6 -0.7 1.0 -0.0 -0.4 -3 .423 .496 $
1920 27 PIT NL 196.0 33 23 76 3.49 4.04 0.16 0.00 104.3 4.05 13 1.5 1.0 -0.1 2.9 28 .546 .509 $
1921 28 PIT NL 24.2 8 1 8 2.92 4.43 0.26 0.00 94.7 3.95 3 0.3 1.0 -0.0 0.5 5 .538 .502 $
1921 28 CHC NL 89.1 16 11 58 5.84 4.56 0.01 0.00 104.8 4.78 -10 -1.0 1.0 -0.0 -0.3 -2 .437 .494 $
4 Seasons 378.2 69 42 173 4.11 4.13 0.13 0.00 104.2 4.17 3 0.7 1.0 -0.2 3.5 34 .511 .501 $
PIT (4 yrs) 289.1 53 31 115 3.58 4.00 0.17 0.00 103.9 3.98 14 1.7 1.0 -0.2 3.8 36 .533 .503 $
CHC (1 yr) 89.1 16 11 58 5.84 4.56 0.01 0.00 104.8 4.78 -10 -1.0 1.0 -0.0 -0.3 -2 .437 .494 $

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1919 26 PIT NL 204 0.0% 2.9% 2.9% 88%
1920 27 PIT NL 803 0.4% 7.7% 5.0% 3.2% 14% 84%
1921 28 TOT NL 495 1.6% 6.9% 4.0% 84%
1921 28 PIT NL 101 1.0% 3.0% 3.0% 90%
1921 28 CHC NL 394 1.8% 7.9% 4.3% 83%
3 Yrs 1502 0.7% 6.8% 4.4% 1.7% 7% 85%
MLB Averages 0.6% 7.7% 7.3% 2.7% 11% 81%

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+
1917 24 1 1 .500 1.69 3 2 1 1 1 0 21.1 12 5 4 0 6 11 1 0 1 80 172 0.844 5.1 0.0 2.5 4.6 1.83 172
1918 25 1 1 .500 1.69 3 2 1 1 1 0 21.1 12 5 4 0 6 11 1 0 1 80 172 0.844 5.1 0.0 2.5 4.6 1.83 172
1919 26 1 6 .143 3.28 12 7 3 1 1 0 68.2 67 31 25 0 12 17 4 0 3 284 92 1.150 8.8 0.0 1.6 2.2 1.42 92
1920 27 12 21 .364 2.79 45 30 14 14 3 0 264.2 249 107 82 3 52 79 6 0 13 1087 114 1.137 8.5 0.1 1.8 2.7 1.52 114
1921 28 17 27 .386 3.21 69 42 19 20 3 0 378.2 395 173 135 11 72 113 9 0 13 1582 105 1.233 9.4 0.3 1.7 2.7 1.57 105

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1917 24 1 1 .500 2.14 21.0 13 6 5 0 6 11 1 0.905 5.6 2.6 4.7 1.83 0.0 3
1919 26 2 3 .400 4.85 52.0 68 31 28 0 7 7 4 1.442 11.8 1.2 1.2 1.00 0.0 9
1920 27 14 8 .636 2.93 200.0 199 72 65 3 44 63 2 1.215 9.0 2.0 2.8 1.43 0.1 33
1921 28 6 6 .500 4.19 116.0 151 60 54 8 21 35 3 1.483 11.7 1.6 2.7 1.67 0.6 24
4 Yrs 23 18 .561 3.52 389.0 431 169 152 11 78 116 10 1.308 10.0 2.7 1.49 0.3 69

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1920 NL  2.62 (9th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1920 NL  1.133 (7th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1920 NL  8.357 (8th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1920 NL  1.837 (9th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1920 NL  0.138 (8th)

Losses s c a p y
1920 NL  15 (9th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1920 NL  10 (1st)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1920 NL  124 (6th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 8 (1621), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1951), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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