Jeff Pfeffer

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 210lb (190cm, 95kg)

Born: March 4, 1888 in Seymour, IL us

Died: August 15, 1972 in Chicago, IL

Buried: Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, IL

High School: St. Bede Academy (Peru, IL)

Debut: April 16, 1911 (Age 23-043d, 3,457th in MLB history)
vs. CHW 5.0 IP, 1 H, 4 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 26, 1924 (Age 36-206d)
vs. CHC 4.2 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1914 season

Full Name: Edward Joseph Pfeffer

Pronunciation: \FEFF-er\

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Relatives: Brother of Big Jeff Pfeffer

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

37.7

W

158

L

112

ERA

2.77

G

347

GS

279

SV

IP

2407.1

SO

836

WHIP

1.210

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	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1909	21	LCR	D	18	12	.600		33																										LCR MNWI
1910	22	FWA	B	13	16	.448	2.25	33						252.0	196	85	63		66									1.040	7.0		2.4			FWA CENL
1911	23	FWA	B	16	5	.762	2.65	23						180.0	154	72	53		52									1.144	7.7		2.6			FWA CENL
1911	23	SLB	AL	0	0		7.20	2	0	2	0	0	0	10.0	11	11	8	0	4		4	0	0	0	41	49	3.17	1.500	9.9	0.0	3.6	3.6	1.00

1912	24	GRR,DEN	B,A	9	10	.474	3.63	26						178.1	204	95	72		57									1.464	10.3		2.9			GRR,DEN CENL,WL
1913	25	GRR	B	25	8	.758	2.29	37	30					290.1	253	100	74		64									1.092	7.8		2.0			GRR CENL
1913	25	BRO	NL	0	1	.000	3.33	5	2	2	1	0	0	24.1	28	16	9	0	13		13	4	0	1	114	100	3.58	1.685	10.4	0.0	4.8	4.8	1.00
1914	26	BRO	NL	23	12	.657	1.97	43	34	11	27	3	4	315.0	264	99	69	9	91		135	7	2	3	1268	144	2.88	1.127	7.5	0.3	2.6	3.9	1.48
1915	27	BRO	NL	19	14	.576	2.10	40	34	6	26	6	3	291.2	243	93	68	8	76		84	17	1	4	1177	134	3.15	1.094	7.5	0.2	2.3	2.6	1.11
1916	28	BRO	NL	25	11	.694	1.92	41	36	3	30	6	1	328.2	274	91	70	5	63		128	17	0	6	1298	141	2.47	1.025	7.5	0.1	1.7	3.5	2.03
1917	29	BRO	NL	11	15	.423	2.23	30	30	0	24	3	0	266.0	225	84	66	4	66		115	16	0	4	1081	125	2.52	1.094	7.6	0.1	2.2	3.9	1.74
1918	30	BRO	NL	1	0	1.000	0.00	1	1	0	1	1	0	9.0	2	0	0	0	3		1	0	0	0	31		3.01	0.556	2.0	0.0	3.0	1.0	0.33
1919	31	BRO	NL	17	13	.567	2.66	30	30	0	26	4	0	267.0	270	95	79	7	49		92	12	0	1	1099	112	2.83	1.195	9.1	0.2	1.7	3.1	1.88
1920	32	BRO	NL	16	9	.640	3.01	30	28	2	20	2	0	215.0	225	81	72	5	45		80	5	0	5	898	106	3.00	1.256	9.4	0.2	1.9	3.3	1.78
1921	33	TOT	NL	10	8	.556	4.35	24	18	5	9	1	0	130.1	151	70	63	3	37		30	6	0	2	561	86	3.93	1.442	10.4	0.2	2.6	2.1	0.81
1921	33	BRO	NL	1	5	.167	4.55	6	5	1	2	0	0	31.2	36	19	16	0	9		8	1	0	0	135	88	3.55	1.421	10.2	0.0	2.6	2.3	0.89
1921	33	STL	NL	9	3	.750	4.29	18	13	4	7	1	0	98.2	115	51	47	3	28		22	5	0	2	426	85	4.06	1.449	10.5	0.3	2.6	2.0	0.79
1922	34	STL	NL	19	12	.613	3.58	44	32	8	18	1	2	261.1	286	126	104	12	58		83	11	0	4	1124	108	3.76	1.316	9.8	0.4	2.0	2.9	1.43
1923	35	STL	NL	8	9	.471	4.02	26	18	4	7	1	0	152.1	171	80	68	8	40		32	9	0	1	667	97	4.16	1.385	10.1	0.5	2.4	1.9	0.80
1924	36	TOT	NL	9	8	.529	4.35	31	16	11	4	0	0	136.2	170	75	66	6	47		39	1	1	3	609	88	4.09	1.588	11.2	0.4	3.1	2.6	0.83
1924	36	STL	NL	4	5	.444	5.31	16	12	2	3	0	0	78.0	102	52	46	3	30		20	1	1	3	357	72	4.22	1.692	11.8	0.3	3.5	2.3	0.67
1924	36	PIT	NL	5	3	.625	3.07	15	4	9	1	0	0	58.2	68	23	20	3	17		19	0	0	0	252	126	3.93	1.449	10.4	0.5	2.6	2.9	1.12
1925	37	SFR	AA	15	15	.500	5.27	36						193.0	240	123	113		57									1.539	11.2		2.7			SFR PCL
1926	38	TOL	AA	11	8	.579	3.71	24						143.0	145	64	59		30									1.224	9.1		1.9			TOL AA
1927	39	TOL	AA	9	9	.500	4.67	29						187.0	219	105	97		45									1.412	10.5		2.2			TOL AA
1928	40	TOL	AA	8	10	.444	3.18	25						170.0	186	86	60		39		59	5		4				1.324	9.8		2.1	3.1	1.51	TOL AA
1929	41	TOL	AA	6	5	.545	5.10	23						97.0	136	70	55		23									1.639	12.6		2.1			TOL AA
13 Yrs				158	112	.585	2.77	347	279	54	193	28	10	2407.1	2320	921	742	67	592		836	105	4	34	9968	113	3.13	1.210	8.7	0.3	2.2	3.1	1.41
162 Game Avg.				17	12	.585	2.77	38	30	6	21	3	1	261	252	100	81	7	64		91	11	0	4	1083	113	3.13	1.210	8.7	0.3	2.2	3.1	1.41
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
BRO (9 yrs)				113	80	.585	2.31	226	200	25	157	25	8	1748.1	1567	578	449	38	415		656	79	3	24	7101	125	2.82	1.134	8.1	0.2	2.1	3.4	1.58
STL (4 yrs)				40	29	.580	4.04	104	75	18	35	3	2	590.1	674	309	265	26	156		157	26	1	10	2574	95	3.97	1.406	10.3	0.4	2.4	2.4	1.01
PIT (1 yr)				5	3	.625	3.07	15	4	9	1	0	0	58.2	68	23	20	3	17		19	0	0	0	252	126	3.93	1.449	10.4	0.5	2.6	2.9	1.12
SLB (1 yr)				0	0		7.20	2	0	2	0	0	0	10.0	11	11	8	0	4		4	0	0	0	41	49	3.17	1.500	9.9	0.0	3.6	3.6	1.00

NL (12 yrs)				158	112	.585	2.76	345	279	52	193	28	10	2397.1	2309	910	734	67	588		832	105	4	34	9927	114	3.13	1.208	8.7	0.3	2.2	3.1	1.42
AL (1 yr)				0	0		7.20	2	0	2	0	0	0	10.0	11	11	8	0	4		4	0	0	0	41	49	3.17	1.500	9.9	0.0	3.6	3.6	1.00

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

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

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Jeff Pfeffer

SUMMARY

WAR

W

L

ERA

G

GS

SV

IP

SO

WHIP

Standard Pitching

Player Value--Pitching

Player News

Postseason Pitching

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Postseason Batting

Standard Fielding

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