Ed Karger

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-11, 185lb (180cm, 83kg)

Born: May 6, 1883 in San Angelo, TX us

Died: September 9, 1957 in Delta, CO

Buried: Delta Cemetery, Delta, CO

Debut: April 15, 1906 (Age 22-344d, 2,799th in MLB history)

Last Game: September 4, 1911 (Age 28-121d)
vs. NYY 2.1 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1906 season

Full Name: Edwin Karger

Nicknames: Loose

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

13.1

W

L

ERA

2.79

G

165

GS

123

SV

IP

1091.2

SO

415

WHIP

1.215

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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	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1905	22	HSN	C	24	8	.750		46							212	85			49														HSN STEX
1906	23	TOT	NL	7	19	.269	2.62	31	22	9	17	0	1	219.2	214	96	64	0	52	81	9	0	3	875	101	2.46	1.211	8.8	*0.0*	2.1	3.3	1.56
1906	23	PIT	NL	2	3	.400	1.93	6	2	4	0	0	0	28.0	21	11	6	0	9	8	2	0	0	114	140	2.98	1.071	6.8	0.0	2.9	2.6	0.89
1906	23	STL	NL	5	16	.238	2.72	25	20	5	17	0	1	191.2	193	85	58	0	43	73	7	0	3	761	97	2.39	1.231	9.1	0.0	2.0	3.4	1.70
1907	24	STL	NL	15	19	.441	2.04	39	32	5	29	6	1	314.0	257	102	71	2	65	137	10	0	8	1228	123	2.11	1.025	7.4	0.1	1.9	3.9	2.11
1908	25	STL	NL	4	9	.308	3.06	22	15	6	9	1	0	141.1	148	77	48	1	50	34	2	0	4	621	77	2.82	1.401	9.4	0.1	3.2	2.2	0.68
1909	26	TOT	MLB	6	5	.545	3.61	21	11	8	4	0	0	102.1	97	51	41	0	52	25	5	0	4	437	71	3.40	1.456	8.5	0.0	4.6	2.2	0.48
1909	26	CIN	NL	1	3	.250	4.46	9	5	3	1	0	0	34.1	26	22	17	0	30	8	2	0	2	152	59	4.55	1.631	6.8	0.0	7.9	2.1	0.27
1909	26	BOS	AL	5	2	.714	3.18	12	6	5	3	0	0	68.0	71	29	24	0	22	17	3	0	2	285	80	2.82	1.368	9.4	0.0	2.9	2.3	0.77
1910	27	BOS	AL	11	7	.611	3.19	27	25	2	16	1	1	183.1	162	75	65	5	53	81	5	0	5	761	81	2.73	1.173	8.0	0.2	2.6	4.0	1.53
1911	28	BOS	AL	5	8	.385	3.37	25	18	6	6	1	0	131.0	134	70	49	4	42	57	4	0	4	539	98	3.35	1.344	9.2	0.3	2.9	3.9	1.36
1912	29	STP	AA	11	22	.333		46						275.2	281	157			99								1.378	9.2		3.2			STP AA
1913	30	STP	AA	18	17	.514		40						292.0	292	139			80								1.274	9.0		2.5			STP AA
1914	31	STP	AA	7	23	.233	4.67	33						235.1	265	144	122		86								1.492	10.1		3.3			STP AA
1915	32	STP	AA	4	10	.286	3.76	25						122.0	132	69	51		46								1.459	9.7		3.4			STP AA
1917	34	HSN	B	0	0		0.00	1						0.0	1				2														HSN TL
1920	37	ABD	D	7	3	.700		11						85.0	68	33			26								1.106	7.2		2.8			ABD SDAK
1921	38	ABD	D	8	7	.533		22						169.0	176	97			33								1.237	9.4		1.8			ABD DAKL
6 Yrs				48	67	.417	2.79	165	123	36	81	9	3	1091.2	1012	471	338	12	314	415	35	0	28	4461	94	2.65	1.215	8.3	0.1	2.6	3.4	1.32
162 Game Avg.				11	16	.417	2.79	39	29	9	19	2	1	258	239	111	80	3	74	98	8	0	7	1053	94	2.65	1.215	8.3	0.1	2.6	3.4	1.32

STL (3 yrs)				24	44	.353	2.46	86	67	16	55	7	2	647.0	598	264	177	3	158	244	19	0	15	2610	102	2.35	1.168	8.3	0.0	2.2	3.4	1.54
BOS (3 yrs)				21	17	.553	3.25	64	49	13	25	2	1	382.1	367	174	138	9	117	155	12	0	11	1585	87	2.96	1.266	8.6	0.2	2.8	3.6	1.32
CIN (1 yr)				1	3	.250	4.46	9	5	3	1	0	0	34.1	26	22	17	0	30	8	2	0	2	152	59	4.55	1.631	6.8	0.0	7.9	2.1	0.27
PIT (1 yr)				2	3	.400	1.93	6	2	4	0	0	0	28.0	21	11	6	0	9	8	2	0	0	114	140	2.98	1.071	6.8	0.0	2.9	2.6	0.89

NL (4 yrs)				27	50	.351	2.54	101	74	23	56	7	2	709.1	645	297	200	3	197	260	23	0	17	2876	99	2.48	1.187	8.2	0.0	2.5	3.3	1.32
AL (3 yrs)				21	17	.553	3.25	64	49	13	25	2	1	382.1	367	174	138	9	117	155	12	0	11	1585	87	2.96	1.266	8.6	0.2	2.8	3.6	1.32

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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SUMMARY

WAR

W

L

ERA

G

GS

SV

IP

SO

WHIP

Standard Pitching

Player Value--Pitching

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Standard Batting

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