Kid Elberfeld

Positions: Shortstop, Third Baseman and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-7, 158lb (170cm, 71kg)

Born: April 13, 1875 in Pomeroy, OH us

Died: January 13, 1944 in Chattanooga, TN

Buried: Chattanooga Memorial Park, Chattanooga, TN

Last Game: September 24, 1914 (Age 39-164d)
vs. PIT 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1899 season

Full Name: Norman Arthur Elberfeld

Nicknames: The Tabasco Kid

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

33.3

4561

1235

.271

647

RBI

535

213

OBP

.355

SLG

.339

OPS

.694

OPS+

106

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1896	21		Dallas	TEXA	C
1897	22	-5.6	Richmond	ATLL	B		138		506	113	155	26	6	2		46				.306		.393		199			6
1898	23	-5.1	Detroit	WL	A		58		202	33	48	5	3	1		8				.238		.307		62			10
1898	23	-5.1	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	14	52	38	1	9	4	0	0	7	0		5	5	.237	.420	.342	.762	13		7	2
1899	24		Detroit	WL	A
1899	24	-4.0	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	41	166	138	23	36	4	2	0	22	5		15	6	.261	.378	.319	.697	44		11	2
1900	25	-2.9	Detroit	AL	A		109		396	61	104	11	5	0		28				.263		.316		125			12
1901	26	-2.0	DET	AL	Maj	DET	121	508	432	76	133	21	11	3	76	23		57	18	.308	.397	.428	.825	185		7	12
1902	27	-1.6	DET	AL	Maj	DET	130	562	488	70	127	17	6	1	64	19		55	10	.260	.348	.326	.674	159		11	8
1903	28		2 Teams	AL	Maj	DET-NYY	125	534	481	78	145	23	8	0	64	22		33	17	.302	.365	.383	.747	184		15	5
1903	28	-0.6	DET	AL	Maj	DET	35	149	132	29	45	5	3	0	19	6		11	5	.341	.412	.424	.836	56		5	1
1903	28	-0.6	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	90	385	349	49	100	18	5	0	45	16		22	12	.287	.347	.367	.713	128		10	4
1904	29	0.0	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	122	511	445	55	117	13	5	2	46	18		37	20	.263	.337	.328	.666	146		13	16
1905	30	1.1	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	111	449	390	48	102	18	2	0	53	18		23	16	.262	.329	.318	.647	124		16	20
1906	31	2.3	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	99	393	346	59	106	11	5	2	31	19		30	19	.306	.378	.384	.763	133		10	7
1907	32	2.9	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	120	505	447	61	121	17	6	0	51	22		36	7	.271	.343	.336	.678	150		13	9
1908	33	4.2	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	19	69	56	11	11	3	0	0	5	1		6	3	.196	.328	.250	.578	14		5	2
1909	34	6.0	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	106	431	379	47	90	9	5	0	26	23		28	17	.238	.314	.288	.601	109		14	10
1910	35	7.6	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	127	515	455	53	114	9	2	2	42	19		35	18	.251	.322	.292	.614	133		13	12
1911	36	8.8	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	127	507	404	58	110	19	4	0	47	24		65	6	.272	.405	.339	.744	137		25	13
1912	37	10.1	Montgomery	SOUA	A		78		273		71	10	4	0						.260		.326		89
1913	38	10.9	Chattanooga	SOUA	A		94		295	44	98	10	5	0		13				.332		.400		118			5
1914	39	11.7	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	30	70	62	7	14	1	0	0	1	0		2	4	.226	.304	.242	.546	15		5	1
1915	40	13.6	Chattanooga	SOUA	A		103		326		94	13	2	0						.288		.341		111
1916	41	14.0	Chattanooga	SOUA	A		89		273		72	8	1	0						.264		.300		82
1917	42	15.1	Chattanooga	SOUA	A		123		400		99	13	6	0						.248		.310		124
1918	43	15.8	Little Rock	SOUA	A		31		87	10	17					3				.195		.264		23

1936	61	38.8	Fulton	KITL	D		1		1		0	0	0	0						.000		.000		0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (14 seasons)					Majors		1292	5272	4561	647	1235	169	56	10	535	213		427	166	.271	.355	.339	.694	1546		165	119
Minors (12 seasons)					Minors		824	2792	2759	261	758	96	32	3		98								910			33
All Levels (24 Seasons)							2116	8064	7320	908	1993	265	88	13	535	311		427	166					2456		165	152

A (9 seasons)					Minors		685	2279	2252	148	603	70	26	1		52								711			27
B (1 season)					Minors		138	512	506	113	155	26	6	2		46				.306		.393		199			6
C (1 season)					Minors
D (1 season)					Minors		1	1	1		0	0	0	0						.000		.000		0