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
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

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
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

Appearances

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