Elmer Steele
Elmer Rae Steele
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: May 17, 1886 in Poughkeepsie, NY (All Transactions)
Debut: September 12, 1907
Final Game: October 9, 1911
Died: March 9, 1966 in Rhinebeck, NY
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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
1907 21 BOS AL 0 1 .000 1.59 4 1 3 0 0 0 11.1 11 7 2 0 1 10 0 0 1 45 162 1.059 8.7 0.0 0.8 7.9 10.00
1908 22 BOS AL 5 7 .417 1.83 16 13 2 9 1 0 118.0 85 34 24 1 13 37 3 0 0 423 134 0.831 6.5 0.1 1.0 2.8 2.85
1909 23 BOS AL 4 4 .500 2.85 16 8 6 2 0 1 75.2 75 40 24 1 15 32 1 2 0 319 87 1.189 8.9 0.1 1.8 3.8 2.13
1910 24 PIT NL 0 3 .000 2.25 3 3 0 2 0 0 24.0 19 9 6 0 3 7 0 0 0 89 140 0.917 7.1 0.0 1.1 2.6 2.33
1911 25 TOT NL 9 9 .500 2.67 36 18 13 7 2 2 189.0 177 75 56 5 36 61 4 2 1 730 128 1.127 8.4 0.2 1.7 2.9 1.69
1911 25 PIT NL 9 9 .500 2.60 31 16 11 7 2 2 166.0 153 65 48 5 31 52 4 2 0 632 132 1.108 8.3 0.3 1.7 2.8 1.68
1911 25 BRO NL 0 0 3.13 5 2 2 0 0 0 23.0 24 10 8 0 5 9 0 0 1 98 106 1.261 9.4 0.0 2.0 3.5 1.80
5 Seasons 18 24 .429 2.41 75 43 24 20 3 3 418.0 367 165 112 7 68 147 8 4 2 1606 122 1.041 7.9 0.2 1.5 3.2 2.16
162 Game Avg. 10 14 .429 2.41 43 25 14 12 2 2 241 211 95 65 4 39 85 5 2 1 925 122 1.041 7.9 0.2 1.5 3.2 2.16
BOS (3 yrs) 9 12 .429 2.20 36 22 11 11 1 1 205.0 171 81 50 2 29 79 4 2 1 787 113 0.976 7.5 0.1 1.3 3.5 2.72
PIT (2 yrs) 9 12 .429 2.56 34 19 11 9 2 2 190.0 172 74 54 5 34 59 4 2 0 721 133 1.084 8.1 0.2 1.6 2.8 1.74
BRO (1 yr) 0 0 3.13 5 2 2 0 0 0 23.0 24 10 8 0 5 9 0 0 1 98 106 1.261 9.4 0.0 2.0 3.5 1.80
NL (2 yrs) 9 12 .429 2.62 39 21 13 9 2 2 213.0 196 84 62 5 39 68 4 2 1 819 129 1.103 8.3 0.2 1.6 2.9 1.74
AL (3 yrs) 9 12 .429 2.20 36 22 11 11 1 1 205.0 171 81 50 2 29 79 4 2 1 787 113 0.976 7.5 0.1 1.3 3.5 2.72

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+
1907 21 0 1 .000 1.59 4 1 3 0 0 0 11.1 11 7 2 0 1 10 0 0 1 45 162 1.059 8.7 0.0 0.8 7.9 10.00 162
1908 22 5 8 .385 1.81 20 14 5 9 1 0 129.1 96 41 26 1 14 47 3 0 1 468 136 0.851 6.7 0.1 1.0 3.3 3.36 136
1909 23 9 12 .429 2.20 36 22 11 11 1 1 205.0 171 81 50 2 29 79 4 2 1 787 113 0.976 7.5 0.1 1.3 3.5 2.72 113
1910 24 9 15 .375 2.20 39 25 11 13 1 1 229.0 190 90 56 2 32 86 4 2 1 876 116 0.969 7.5 0.1 1.3 3.4 2.69 116
1911 25 18 24 .429 2.41 75 43 24 20 3 3 418.0 367 165 112 7 68 147 8 4 2 1606 122 1.041 7.9 0.2 1.5 3.2 2.16 122

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
1907 21 1 0 1.000 2.45 11.0 13 3 3 0 1 10 0 1.273 10.6 0.8 8.2 10.00 0.0 4
1908 22 9 3 .750 2.56 109.0 95 34 31 1 15 34 3 1.009 7.8 1.2 2.8 2.27 0.1 16
1909 23 4 4 .500 3.84 75.0 89 36 32 1 18 32 1 1.427 10.7 2.2 3.8 1.78 0.1 16
1910 24 1 1 .500 2.25 24.0 19 7 6 0 3 7 0 0.917 7.1 1.1 2.6 2.33 0.0 3
1911 25 13 7 .650 2.85 180.0 177 63 57 5 36 58 4 1.183 8.9 1.8 2.9 1.61 0.3 36
5 Seasons 28 15 .651 2.91 399.0 393 143 129 7 73 141 8 1.168 8.9 3.2 1.93 0.2 75

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1911 NL--2.667--9th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1911 NL--1.127--4th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1911 NL--1.714--3rd

Saves s c a p y
1909 AL--1--9th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1911 NL--1.694--10th

Games Finished s c a p y
1911 NL--13--9th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1911 NL--128--8th

Youngest s c a p y
1907 AL--born 1886-05-17--10th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 9 (1502), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1877), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

Similarity Scores

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