Ice Box Chamberlain

Positions: Pitcher and Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

Chamberlain alternated arms during at least one game.

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

Debut: September 13, 1886 (Age 18-312d, 1,154th in major league history)

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

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1886	18	LOU	AA	0	3	.000	6.61	4	4	0	4	0	0	31.1	39	43	23	0	17	18	0	0	3	153	55	3.58	1.787	11.2	0.0	4.9	5.2	1.06
1887	19	LOU	AA	18	16	.529	3.79	36	36	0	35	1	0	309.0	340	226	130	8	117	118	14	0	17	1374	116	4.12	1.479	9.9	0.2	3.4	3.4	1.01
1888	20	TOT	AA	25	11	.694	2.19	38	38	0	34	2	0	308.0	239	157	75	3	86	176	17	0	31	1261	140	2.57	1.055	7.0	0.1	2.5	5.1	2.05
1888	20	LOU	AA	14	9	.609	2.53	24	24	0	21	1	0	196.0	178	123	55	2	59	119	11	0	20	833	119	2.57	1.209	8.2	0.1	2.7	5.5	2.02
1888	20	STL	AA	11	2	.846	1.61	14	14	0	13	1	0	112.0	61	34	20	1	27	57	6	0	11	428	199	2.57	0.786	4.9	0.1	2.2	4.6	2.11
1889	21	STL	AA	32	15	.681	2.97	53	51	2	44	3	1	421.2	376	220	139	18	165	202	17	0	20	1808	141	3.90	1.283	8.0	0.4	3.5	4.3	1.22
1890	22	TOT	AA	15	7	.682	2.83	30	26	3	22	6	0	210.0	175	106	66	3	96	128	8	0	15	901	133	3.37	1.290	7.5	0.1	4.1	5.5	1.33
1890	22	STL	AA	3	1	.750	5.91	5	5	0	3	0	0	35.0	47	37	23	1	26	14	0	0	8	177	74	4.72	2.086	12.1	0.3	6.7	3.6	0.54
1890	22	COL	AA	12	6	.667	2.21	25	21	3	19	6	0	175.0	128	69	43	2	70	114	8	0	7	724	165	3.10	1.131	6.6	0.1	3.6	5.9	1.63
1891	23	PHA	AA	22	23	.489	4.22	49	46	3	44	0	0	405.2	397	263	190	10	206	204	12	0	21	1822	89	3.46	1.486	8.8	0.2	4.6	4.5	0.99
1892	24	CIN	NL	19	23	.452	3.39	52	49	3	43	2	0	406.1	391	230	153	8	170	169	17	0	16	1796	97	3.24	1.381	8.7	0.2	3.8	3.7	0.99
1893	25	CIN	NL	16	12	.571	3.73	34	27	7	19	1	0	241.0	248	148	100	3	112	59	15	0	15	1088	127	4.50	1.494	9.3	0.1	4.2	2.2	0.53
1894	26	CIN	NL	10	9	.526	5.77	23	22	1	18	1	0	177.2	220	155	114	10	91	57	12	0	11	835	95	5.64	1.750	11.1	0.5	4.6	2.9	0.63

1896	28	CLV	NL	0	1	.000	7.36	2	2	0	1	0	0	11.0	21	12	9	0	5	2	1	0	0	59	63	4.56	2.364	17.2	0.0	4.1	1.6	0.40
10 Yrs				157	120	.567	3.57	321	301	19	264	16	1	2521.2	2446	1560	999	63	1065	1133	113	0	149	11097	111	3.72	1.392	8.7	0.2	3.8	4.0	1.06
162 Game Avg.				17	13	.567	3.57	35	33	2	29	2	0	276	267	171	109	7	116	124	12	0	16	1213	111	3.72	1.392	8.7	0.2	3.8	4.0	1.06

LOU (3 yrs)				32	28	.533	3.49	64	64	0	60	2	0	536.1	557	392	208	10	193	255	25	0	40	2360	110	3.52	1.398	9.3	0.2	3.2	4.3	1.32
STL (3 yrs)				46	18	.719	2.88	72	70	2	60	4	1	568.2	484	291	182	20	218	273	23	0	39	2413	139	3.69	1.234	7.7	0.3	3.5	4.3	1.25
CIN (3 yrs)				45	44	.506	4.00	109	98	11	80	4	0	825.0	859	533	367	21	373	285	44	0	42	3719	105	4.12	1.493	9.4	0.2	4.1	3.1	0.76
CLV (1 yr)				0	1	.000	7.36	2	2	0	1	0	0	11.0	21	12	9	0	5	2	1	0	0	59	63	4.56	2.364	17.2	0.0	4.1	1.6	0.40
COL (1 yr)				12	6	.667	2.21	25	21	3	19	6	0	175.0	128	69	43	2	70	114	8	0	7	724	165	3.10	1.131	6.6	0.1	3.6	5.9	1.63
PHA (1 yr)				22	23	.489	4.22	49	46	3	44	0	0	405.2	397	263	190	10	206	204	12	0	21	1822	89	3.46	1.486	8.8	0.2	4.6	4.5	0.99

AA (6 yrs)				112	75	.599	3.33	210	201	8	183	12	1	1685.2	1566	1015	623	42	687	846	68	0	107	7319	116	3.52	1.337	8.4	0.2	3.7	4.5	1.23
NL (4 yrs)				45	45	.500	4.05	111	100	11	81	4	0	836.0	880	545	376	21	378	287	45	0	42	3778	104	4.13	1.505	9.5	0.2	4.1	3.1	0.76