Ice Box Chamberlain

Positions: Starting Pitcher and Rightfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 168lb (175cm, 76kg)

Born: November 5, 1867 in Buffalo, NY us

Died: September 22, 1929 in Baltimore, MD

Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery, Baltimore, MD

Last Game: May 13, 1896 (Age 28-190d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1887 season

Full Name: Elton P. Chamberlain

Nicknames: Icebox

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

30.7

157

120

ERA

3.57

321

301

2521.2

1133

WHIP

1.392

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1885	17	-4.7	Hamilton Clippers	CANL	N/A		18	8	.692		3.85	28				1		217.1	139	93			64		189					0.934	5.8		2.7	7.8	2.95
1886	18	-5.0	Macon	SOUA	B		13	20	.394	2.04	5.11	34	34		29	2		273.0	256	155	62		54		168	10		20		1.136	8.4		1.8	5.5	3.11
1886	18	-7.0	LOU	AA	Maj	LOU	0	3	.000	6.61	12.35	4	4	0	4	0	0	31.1	39	43	23	0	17		18	0	0	3	153	1.787	11.2	0.0	4.9	5.2	1.06
1887	19	-4.7	LOU	AA	Maj	LOU	18	16	.529	3.79	6.58	36	36	0	35	1	0	309.0	340	226	130	8	117		118	14	0	17	1374	1.479	9.9	0.2	3.4	3.4	1.01
1888	20		2 Teams	AA	Maj	LOU-STL	25	11	.694	2.19	4.59	38	38	0	34	2	0	308.0	239	157	75	3	86		176	17	0	31	1261	1.055	7.0	0.1	2.5	5.1	2.05
1888	20	-3.3	LOU	AA	Maj	LOU	14	9	.609	2.53	5.65	24	24	0	21	1	0	196.0	178	123	55	2	59		119	11	0	20	833	1.209	8.2	0.1	2.7	5.5	2.02
1888	20	-3.3	STL	AA	Maj	STL	11	2	.846	1.61	2.73	14	14	0	13	1	0	112.0	61	34	20	1	27		57	6	0	11	428	0.786	4.9	0.1	2.2	4.6	2.11
1889	21	-2.8	STL	AA	Maj	STL	32	15	.681	2.97	4.70	53	51	2	44	3	1	421.2	376	220	139	18	165		202	17	0	20	1808	1.283	8.0	0.4	3.5	4.3	1.22
1890	22		2 Teams	AA	Maj	COL-STL	15	7	.682	2.83	4.54	30	26	3	22	6	0	210.0	175	106	66	3	96		128	8	0	15	901	1.290	7.5	0.1	4.1	5.5	1.33
1890	22	-2.4	STL	AA	Maj	STL	3	1	.750	5.91	9.51	5	5	0	3	0	0	35.0	47	37	23	1	26		14	0	0	8	177	2.086	12.1	0.3	6.7	3.6	0.54
1890	22	-2.4	COL	AA	Maj	COL	12	6	.667	2.21	3.55	25	21	3	19	6	0	175.0	128	69	43	2	70		114	8	0	7	724	1.131	6.6	0.1	3.6	5.9	1.63
1891	23	-0.8	PHA	AA	Maj	PHA	22	23	.489	4.22	5.83	49	46	3	44	0	0	405.2	397	263	190	10	206		204	12	0	21	1822	1.486	8.8	0.2	4.6	4.5	0.99
1892	24	-1.3	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	19	23	.452	3.39	5.09	52	49	3	43	2	0	406.1	391	230	153	8	170		169	17	0	16	1796	1.381	8.7	0.2	3.8	3.7	0.99
1893	25	-0.2	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	16	12	.571	3.73	5.53	34	27	7	19	1	0	241.0	248	148	100	3	112		59	15	0	15	1088	1.494	9.3	0.1	4.2	2.2	0.53
1894	26	0.7	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	10	9	.526	5.77	7.85	23	22	1	18	1	0	177.2	220	155	114	10	91		57	12	0	11	835	1.750	11.1	0.5	4.6	2.9	0.63

1896	28	2.2	CLV	NL	Maj	CLV	0	1	.000	7.36	9.82	2	2	0	1	0	0	11.0	21	12	9	0	5		2	1	0	0	59	2.364	17.2	0.0	4.1	1.6	0.40
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (10 seasons)					Majors		157	120	.567	3.57	5.57	321	301	19	264	16	1	2521.2	2446	1560	999	63	1065		1133	113	0	149	11097	1.392	8.7	0.2	3.8	4.0	1.06
Minors (1 season)					Minors		13	20	.394	2.04	5.11	34	34		29	2		273.0	256	155	62		54		168	10		20		1.136	8.4		1.8	5.5	3.11
Other (1 season)					Other		18	8	.692		3.85	28				1		217.1	139	93			64		189					0.934	5.8		2.7	7.8	2.95
All Levels (11 Seasons)							188	148	.560		5.40	383	335	19	293	19	1	3012.0	2841	1808	1061	63	1183		1490	123	0	169	11097	1.336	8.5		3.5	4.5	1.26