Elmer Singleton

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 174lb (188cm, 78kg)

Born: June 26, 1918 in Ogden, UT us

Died: January 5, 1996 in Ogden, UT

Buried: Plain City Cemetery, Plain City, UT

Debut: August 20, 1945 (Age 27-055d, 7,815th in MLB history)
vs. STL 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: August 1, 1959 (Age 41-036d)
vs. CIN 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1946 season

Full Name: Bert Elmer Singleton

Nicknames: Smoky

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.3

W

L

ERA

4.83

G

145

GS

SV

IP

327.2

SO

160

WHIP

1.428

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
1940	22	NYY-min	B	5	10	.333	7.69	36						165.0	218	178	141		111									1.994	11.9		6.1			WEN WINT
1941	23	NYY-min	C	5	3	.625	3.21	12						70.0	65	35	25		28									1.329	8.4		3.6			IDF PION
1942	24	NYG-min	A1,AA	12	17	.414	3.09	38	2		0	0		224.0	213	105	77		77		4							1.295	8.6		3.1	0.2	0.05	OKC,POR TL,PCL
1943			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Voluntarily Retired)
1944	26	NYY-min	AA	7	13	.350	3.86	31	21	5	12	0		170.0	187	87	73		80		79	2	1	8				1.571	9.9		4.2	4.2	0.99	KCY,NWK AA,IL
1945	27	NYY-min	AA	7	6	.538	2.43	17	15	1	8	1		115.0	99	42	31		56		66	1	0	4				1.348	7.7		4.4	5.2	1.18	KCY AA
1945	27	BSN	NL	1	4	.200	4.82	7	5	2	1	0	0	37.1	35	22	20	1	14		14	1	0	1	158	80	3.34	1.313	8.4	0.2	3.4	3.4	1.00
1946	28	BSN-min	AAA	1	2	.333	6.26	6	4	2	1	0		23.0	25	16	16		18		10	0	0	1				1.870	9.8		7.0	3.9	0.56	INA AA
1946	28	BSN	NL	0	1	.000	3.74	15	2	6	0	0	1	33.2	27	20	14	3	21		17	1	0	0	146	93	4.50	1.426	7.2	0.8	5.6	4.5	0.81
1947	29	PIT	NL	2	2	.500	6.31	36	3	14	0	0	1	67.0	70	49	47	9	39		24	2	0	5	309	67	5.36	1.627	9.4	1.2	5.2	3.2	0.62
1948	30	PIT	NL	4	6	.400	4.97	38	5	17	1	0	2	92.1	90	52	51	12	40		53	1	0	9	404	82	4.53	1.408	8.8	1.2	3.9	5.2	1.33

1949	31	SFR	AAA	8	14	.364	3.91	41	15		8	2		193.1	196	110	84		76		123	2	0	7				1.407	9.1		3.5	5.7	1.62	SFR PCL
1950	32	SFR	AAA	5	10	.333	4.24	29	12		4	0		119.0	108	70	56		61		79	5	1	4				1.420	8.2		4.6	6.0	1.30	SFR PCL
1950	32	WSH	AL	1	2	.333	5.20	21	1	11	0	0	0	36.1	39	23	21	4	17		19	0	0	4	157	87	4.37	1.541	9.7	1.0	4.2	4.7	1.12

1951	33	NYY-SLB-min	AAA	5	8	.385	4.42	30	12		4	2		116.0	136	69	57		24		59	2	1	4				1.379	10.6		1.9	4.6	2.46	SFR,TTO PCL,IL
1952	34	SFR	Opn	17	15	.531	2.67	37	34		22	5		276.0	235	95	82		76		170	2	1	8				1.127	7.7		2.5	5.5	2.24	SFR PCL
1953	35	SFR	Opn	15	17	.469	3.23	37	34		19	3		253.1	239	102	91	21	74		126	6	0	5				1.236	8.5	0.7	2.6	4.5	1.70	SFR PCL
1954	36	SFR	Opn	13	13	.500	3.00	30	30		13	4		213.1	201	75	71	18	65		102	6	0	2				1.247	8.5	0.8	2.7	4.3	1.57	SFR PCL
1955	37	SLE	Opn	19	12	.613	2.20	35	33		16	9		249.0	210	65	61	11	45		150	3	0	2				1.024	7.6	0.4	1.6	5.4	3.33	SLE PCL
1956	38	CIN-min	Opn	18	8	.692	2.55	29	29		17	4		225.2	212	74	64	16	58		110	4	0	6				1.196	8.5	0.6	2.3	4.4	1.90	SLE PCL
1957	39	CHC	NL	0	1	.000	6.75	5	2	1	0	0	0	13.1	20	11	10	3	2	0	6	0	1	0	62	59	4.93	1.650	13.5	2.0	1.4	4.1	3.00
1958	40	CHC-min	AAA	13	12	.520	3.34	28	26		13	2		197.0	199	89	73	16	32		73	3	0	6				1.173	9.1	0.7	1.5	3.3	2.28	POR PCL
1958	40	CHC	NL	1	0	1.000	0.00	2	0	2	0	0	0	4.2	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	15		2.26	0.429	1.9	0.0	1.9	3.9	2.00
1959	41	CHC-min	AAA	2	1	.667	3.94	5						16.0	12	7	7		5		11							1.063	6.8		2.8	6.2	2.20	FTW AA
1959	41	CHC	NL	2	1	.667	2.72	21	1	12	0	0	0	43.0	40	15	13	2	12	2	25	0	0	0	180	145	2.82	1.209	8.4	0.4	2.5	5.2	2.08
1960	42	LAD-MLN-min	AAA	14	5	.737	3.39	31	28		13	0		210.0	208	93	79	18	43		117	8	0	8				1.195	8.9	0.8	1.8	5.0	2.72	SPO,SAC PCL
1961	43	MLN-BOS-min	AAA	10	11	.476	3.35	28	27		11	2		191.0	168	79	71	16	49	2	98	0	0	2				1.136	7.9	0.8	2.3	4.6	2.00	VAN,SLE PCL
1962	44	BOS-min	AAA	7	9	.438	4.08	20	20		6	1		119.0	140	62	54	15	20	1	53	3	0	1				1.345	10.6	1.1	1.5	4.0	2.65	SLE PCL
1963	45	BOS-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	0.90	6	0		0	0		10.0	12	2	1	1	1	0	4	0	0	1				1.300	10.8	0.9	0.9	3.6	4.00	SLE PCL
8 Yrs				11	17	.393	4.83	145	19	65	2	0	4	327.2	322	192	176	34	146	3	160	5	1	19	1431	84	4.30	1.428	8.8	0.9	4.0	4.4	1.10
162 Game Avg.				5	7	.393	4.83	60	8	27	1	0	2	136	134	80	73	14	61	1	66	2	0	8	593	84	4.30	1.428	8.8	0.9	4.0	4.4	1.10

CHC (3 yrs)				3	2	.600	3.39	28	3	15	0	0	0	61.0	61	26	23	5	15	3	33	0	1	0	257	117	3.24	1.246	9.0	0.7	2.2	4.9	2.20
PIT (2 yrs)				6	8	.429	5.54	74	8	31	1	0	3	159.1	160	101	98	21	79		77	3	0	14	713	75	4.88	1.500	9.0	1.2	4.5	4.3	0.97
BSN (2 yrs)				1	5	.167	4.31	22	7	8	1	0	1	71.0	62	42	34	4	35		31	2	0	1	304	86	3.89	1.366	7.9	0.5	4.4	3.9	0.89
WSH (1 yr)				1	2	.333	5.20	21	1	11	0	0	0	36.1	39	23	21	4	17		19	0	0	4	157	87	4.37	1.541	9.7	1.0	4.2	4.7	1.12

NL (7 yrs)				10	15	.400	4.79	124	18	54	2	0	4	291.1	283	169	155	30	129	3	141	5	1	15	1274	84	4.30	1.414	8.7	0.9	4.0	4.4	1.09
AL (1 yr)				1	2	.333	5.20	21	1	11	0	0	0	36.1	39	23	21	4	17		19	0	0	4	157	87	4.37	1.541	9.7	1.0	4.2	4.7	1.12

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

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Elmer Singleton

SUMMARY

WAR

W

L

ERA

G

GS

SV

IP

SO

WHIP

Standard Pitching

Player Value--Pitching

Player News

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Standard Fielding

Appearances

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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Transactions

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