Elmer Jacobs

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 165lb (183cm, 74kg)

Born: August 10, 1892 in Salem, MO us

Died: February 10, 1958 in Salem, MO

Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Salem, MO

Last Game: September 13, 1927 (Age 35-034d)
vs. PHA 3.1 IP, 12 H, 0 SO, 4 BB, 10 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1914 season

Full Name: William Elmer Jacobs

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.3

ERA

3.55

250

133

1189.1

336

WHIP

1.384

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1912	19	-6.1	Clinton/Kankakee	ILMO	D		14	19	.424		4.25	36						265.0	243	125			83							1.230	8.3		2.8
1913	20	-4.4	Burlington	CENA	D		20	19	.513		4.60	43						317.0	301	162			71							1.174	8.5		2.0
1914	21	-5.4	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	1	3	.250	4.80	6.75	14	7	6	1	0	0	50.2	65	38	27	2	20		17	3	0	3	225	1.678	11.5	0.4	3.6	3.0	0.85
1915	22	-4.3	Albany	NYSL	B		10	16	.385			38							216	102			77
1916	23	-4.4	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	6	10	.375	2.94	4.12	34	17	8	8	0	0	153.0	151	70	50	2	38		46	4	1	2	647	1.235	8.9	0.1	2.2	2.7	1.21
1917	24	-3.1	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	6	19	.240	2.81	3.44	38	25	12	10	1	2	227.1	214	87	71	3	76		58	5	2	1	941	1.276	8.5	0.1	3.0	2.3	0.76
1918	25		2 Teams	NL	Maj	PHI-PIT	9	6	.600	2.95	3.51	26	18	3	12	4	1	146.1	122	57	48	3	56		35	4	0	2	606	1.216	7.5	0.2	3.4	2.2	0.63
1918	25	-2.6	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	0	1	.000	5.79	6.94	8	4	1	0	0	0	23.1	31	18	15	0	14		2	0	0	0	111	1.929	12.0	0.0	5.4	0.8	0.14
1918	25	-2.6	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	9	5	.643	2.41	2.85	18	14	2	12	4	1	123.0	91	39	33	3	42		33	4	0	2	495	1.081	6.7	0.2	3.1	2.4	0.79
1919	26		2 Teams	NL	Maj	PHI-STL	9	16	.360	3.32	4.04	34	23	9	17	1	1	214.0	231	96	79	7	69		68	11	3	4	903	1.402	9.7	0.3	2.9	2.9	0.99
1919	26	-1.9	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	6	10	.375	3.85	4.62	17	15	2	13	0	0	128.2	150	66	55	5	44		37	6	2	2	557	1.508	10.5	0.3	3.1	2.6	0.84
1919	26	-1.9	STL	NL	Maj	STL	3	6	.333	2.53	3.16	17	8	7	4	1	1	85.1	81	30	24	2	25		31	5	1	2	346	1.242	8.5	0.2	2.6	3.3	1.24
1920	27	-1.1	STL	NL	Maj	STL	4	8	.333	5.21	6.49	23	9	7	1	0	1	77.2	91	56	45	2	33		21	5	1	4	359	1.597	10.5	0.2	3.8	2.4	0.64
1921	28	0.7	Seattle	PCL	AA		19	14	.576	3.67	4.32	41						292.0	311	140	119		87							1.363	9.6		2.7
1922	29	1.1	Seattle	PCL	AA		23	17	.575	3.50	4.15	48						306.0	336	141	119		65							1.310	9.9		1.9
1923	30	1.5	Seattle	PCL	AA		24	10	.706	3.14	3.98	44						312.0	333	138	109		91							1.359	9.6		2.6
1924	31	2.4	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	11	12	.478	3.74	4.40	38	22	11	13	1	1	190.1	181	93	79	9	72		50	2	1	5	792	1.329	8.6	0.4	3.4	2.4	0.69
1925	32	3.5	Los Angeles	PCL	AA		9	5	.643	2.75	3.64	15						121.0	112	49	37		24							1.124	8.3		1.8
1925	32	2.7	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	2	3	.400	5.17	5.98	18	4	8	1	1	1	55.2	63	37	32	8	22		19	1	0	3	255	1.527	10.2	1.3	3.6	3.1	0.86
1926	33	4.8	Los Angeles	PCL	AA		20	12	.625	2.20	3.17	40						278.0	254	98	68		69							1.162	8.2		2.2
1927	34	5.6	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	2	4	.333	4.60	5.93	25	8	10	2	1	0	74.1	105	49	38	3	37		22	4	1	0	353	1.910	12.7	0.4	4.5	2.7	0.59
1928	35	6.6	San Francisco	PCL	AA		22	8	.733	2.57	3.18	37						277.0	277	98	79		64							1.231	9.0		2.1
1929	36	8.1	San Francisco	PCL	AA		21	11	.656	3.48	4.50	38						290.0	324	145	112		63							1.334	10.1		2.0
1930	37	8.8	San Francisco	PCL	AA		17	13	.567	3.89	4.94	38						275.0	335	151	119		81							1.513	11.0		2.7
1931	38	10.2	San Francisco	PCL	AA		12	11	.522	3.98	4.69	30						217.0	236	113	96		51							1.323	9.8		2.1
1932	39		2 Teams	SOUA	A		9	8				24						129.0	150	77	68		49
1932	39	9.2	Memphis	SOUA	A
1932	39	9.2	Knoxville	SOUA	A
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (9 seasons)					Majors		50	81	.382	3.55	4.41	250	133	74	65	9	7	1189.1	1223	583	469	39	423		336	39	9	24	5081	1.384	9.3	0.3	3.2	2.5	0.79
Minors (13 seasons)					Minors		211	155				448						2950.0	3278	1462	858		826
All Levels (21 Seasons)							261	236				698	133	74	65	9	7	4139.1	4501	2045	1327	39	1249		336	39	9	24	5081

AA (9 seasons)					Minors		167	101	.623	3.26	4.08	331						2368.0	2518	1073	858		595							1.315	9.6		2.3
A (1 season)					Minors
B (1 season)					Minors		10	16	.385			38							216	102			77
D (2 seasons)					Minors		34	38	.472		4.44	79						582.0	544	287			154							1.199	8.4		2.4