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Big Jeff Pfeffer

Positions: Pitcher and Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: March 31, 1882 in Champaign, IL us

Died: December 19, 1954 in Kankakee, IL

Buried: St. Mary Cemetery, Champaign, IL

School: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, IL)

Debut: April 15, 1905 (Age 23-015d, 2,694th in major league history)
vs. STL 8.0 IP, 6 H, 7 SO, 3 BB, 0 ER, L

Last Game: October 9, 1911 (Age 29-192d)
vs. PHI 5.2 IP, 7 H, 4 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1905 season

Full Name: Francis Xavier Pfeffer

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Relatives: Brother of Jeff Pfeffer

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.4

ERA

3.30

113

695.2

317

WHIP

1.368

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
1905	23	CHC	NL	4	4	.500	2.50	15	11	4	9	0	0	101.0	84	36	28	2	36	56	4	0	4	390	119	2.86	1.188	7.5	0.2	3.2	5.0	1.56
1906	24	BSN	NL	13	22	.371	2.95	36	36	0	33	4	0	302.1	270	138	99	4	114	158	16	1	3	1208	90	2.78	1.270	8.0	0.1	3.4	4.7	1.39
1907	25	BSN	NL	6	8	.429	3.00	19	16	1	12	1	0	144.0	129	62	48	3	61	65	7	0	2	577	85	2.96	1.319	8.1	0.2	3.8	4.1	1.07
1908	26	BSN	NL	0	0		12.60	4	0	3	0	0	0	10.0	18	16	14	1	8	3	0	0	0	52	20	5.20	2.600	16.2	0.9	7.2	2.7	0.38

1910	28	CHC	NL	1	0	1.000	3.27	13	1	10	1	0	0	41.1	43	31	15	1	16	11	1	0	1	170	88	3.33	1.427	9.4	0.2	3.5	2.4	0.69
1911	29	BSN	NL	7	5	.583	4.73	26	6	16	4	1	2	97.0	116	74	51	3	57	24	0	0	1	442	80	4.44	1.784	10.8	0.3	5.3	2.2	0.42
6 Yrs				31	39	.443	3.30	113	70	34	59	6	2	695.2	660	357	255	14	292	317	28	1	11	2839	86	3.13	1.368	8.5	0.2	3.8	4.1	1.09
162 Game Avg.				12	14	.443	3.30	42	26	13	22	2	1	259	245	133	95	5	109	118	10	0	4	1055	86	3.13	1.368	8.5	0.2	3.8	4.1	1.09

BSN (4 yrs)				26	35	.426	3.45	85	58	20	49	6	2	553.1	533	290	212	11	240	250	23	1	6	2279	82	3.16	1.397	8.7	0.2	3.9	4.1	1.04
CHC (2 yrs)				5	4	.556	2.72	28	12	14	10	0	0	142.1	127	67	43	3	52	67	5	0	5	560	108	2.99	1.258	8.0	0.2	3.3	4.2	1.29