Elmer Knetzer

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 180lb (178cm, 81kg)

Born: July 22, 1885 in Carrick, PA us

Died: October 3, 1975 in Pittsburgh, PA

Buried: St. Wendelin Cemetery, Brentwood, PA

Last Game: June 18, 1917 (Age 31-331d)
vs. CHC 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1910 season

Full Name: Elmer Ellsworth Knetzer

Nicknames: Baron

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.4

ERA

3.15

220

134

1267.1

535

WHIP

1.334

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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
1909	23	4.0	Lawrence	NENL	B		9	20	.310
1909	23	-3.9	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	1	3	.250	3.03	5.55	5	4	0	3	0	0	35.2	33	22	12	2	22		7	0	0	1	153	1.542	8.3	0.5	5.6	1.8	0.32
1910	24	-3.4	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	7	5	.583	3.19	4.27	20	15	4	10	3	0	132.2	122	63	47	1	60		56	1	0	7	540	1.372	8.3	0.1	4.1	3.8	0.93
1911	25	-2.0	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	11	12	.478	3.49	4.46	35	20	11	11	3	0	204.0	202	101	79	1	93		66	1	0	3	824	1.446	8.9	0.0	4.1	2.9	0.71
1912	26	-0.7	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	7	9	.438	4.55	5.52	33	16	10	4	1	0	140.1	135	86	71	6	70		61	4	1	5	615	1.461	8.7	0.4	4.5	3.9	0.87
1913	27	0.1	Pittsburgh	FL	Ind		8	12	.400		3.70	22	21		18	1		180.0	174	74			41		38	4		3		1.194	8.7		2.1	1.9	0.93
1914	28	-0.1	PBS	FL	Maj	PBS	20	12	.625	2.88	4.07	37	30	6	20	3	1	272.0	257	123	87	9	88		146	2	0	2	1103	1.268	8.5	0.3	2.9	4.8	1.66
1915	29	0.6	PBS	FL	Maj	PBS	18	14	.563	2.58	3.39	41	33	8	22	3	3	279.0	256	105	80	5	89		120	1	0	4	1111	1.237	8.3	0.2	2.9	3.9	1.35
1916	30		2 Teams	NL	Maj	BSN-CIN	5	14	.263	3.01	4.34	38	16	14	12	0	1	176.1	172	85	59	6	50		72	3	0	4	736	1.259	8.8	0.3	2.6	3.7	1.44
1916	30	2.6	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	0	2	.000	7.20	16.20	2	0	1	0	0	0	5.0	11	9	4	0	2		2	0	0	1	24	2.600	19.8	0.0	3.6	3.6	1.00
1916	30	2.6	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	5	12	.294	2.89	3.99	36	16	13	12	0	1	171.1	161	76	55	6	48		70	3	0	3	712	1.220	8.5	0.3	2.5	3.7	1.46
1917	31	2.6	Columbus	AA	AA		6	6	.500	3.85	4.70	22						138.0	146	72	59		45							1.384	9.5		2.9
1917	31	3.9	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	0	0		2.96	5.93	11	0	6	0	0	1	27.1	29	18	9	0	12		7	2	0	1	128	1.500	9.5	0.0	4.0	2.3	0.58

1927	41	15.8	Jeannette	MATL	C		17	11	.607	2.30	3.19	36						254.0	198	90	65		37							0.925	7.0		1.3
1928	42		2 Teams	2 Lgs	B-C		17	13	.567		3.88	43						276.0	284	119	42		42							1.181	9.3		1.4
1928	42	13.8	Binghamton	NYPL	B		9	7	.563	2.49	3.26	25						152.0	151	55	42		31							1.197	8.9		1.8
1928	42	16.3	Jeannette	MATL	C		8	6	.571		4.65	18						124.0	133	64			11							1.161	9.7		0.8
1929	43	13.8	Binghamton	NYPL	B		17	12	.586	3.17	3.90	42						247.0	238	107	87		57							1.194	8.7		2.1
1930	44	15.3	Binghamton	NYPL	B							37
1931	45	15.8	Binghamton	NYPL	B		16	9	.640	3.24	3.62	34						236.0	238	95	85		37							1.165	9.1		1.4
1932	46		2 Teams	NYPL	B	BOS	12	13				32						176.0	204	92	88		48
1932	46	18.6	Wilkes-Barre	NYPL	B
1932	46	18.6	Hazleton	NYPL	B	BOS
1933	47	22.3	Springfield	MATL	C	WSH	7	7	.500	4.90	5.70	19						90.0	101	57	49		12							1.256	10.1		1.2
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 (8 seasons)					Majors		69	69	.500	3.15	4.28	220	134	59	82	13	6	1267.1	1206	603	444	30	484		535	14	1	27	5210	1.334	8.6	0.2	3.4	3.8	1.11
Minors (9 seasons)					Minors		89	78				233						1241.0	1205	540	387		230
Other (1 season)					Other		8	12	.400		3.70	22	21		18	1		180.0	174	74			41		38	4		3		1.194	8.7		2.1	1.9	0.93
All Levels (16 Seasons)							166	159				475	155	59	100	14	6	2688.1	2585	1217	831	30	755		573	18	1	30	5210

AA (1 season)					Minors		6	6	.500	3.85	4.70	22						138.0	146	72	59		45							1.384	9.5		2.9
B (6 seasons)					Minors		51	48				138						635.0	627	257	214		125
C (3 seasons)					Minors		32	24	.571		4.06	73						468.0	432	211	114		60							1.051	8.3		1.2