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, 2,807th in major league history)
vs. STL 8.0 IP, 6 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER, W

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

12.6

ERA

2.79

165

123

1091.2

415

WHIP

1.215

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
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	873	100	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	112	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	96	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	121	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	590	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
6 Yrs				48	67	.417	2.79	165	123	36	81	9	3	1091.2	1012	471	338	12	314	415	35	0	28	4428	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	8	19	2	1	258	239	111	80	3	74	98	8	0	7	1046	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	2579	101	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
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	112	140	2.98	1.071	6.8	0.0	2.9	2.6	0.89
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

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	2843	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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