Elmer Jacobs Stats

Elmer Jacobs was born on Wednesday, August 10, 1892, in Salem, Missouri. Jacobs was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 23, 1914, with the Philadelphia Phillies. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Elmer Jacobs baseball stats page.

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Elmer Jacobs
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   William Elmer Jacobs
Nickname:   None
Born On:   08-10-1892
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Salem, Missouri
Zodiac:   Leo
Year of Death Data Died On:   02-10-1958
Place of Death Data Died In:   Salem, Missouri
Cemetery:   Cedar Grove Cemetery, Salem, Missouri Click For Grave Photo
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00
Player Weight Chart Weight:   165
First Game:   04-23-1914 (Age 21)
Last Game:   09-13-1927
Draft:   Not Applicable
Elmer Jacobs

Elmer Jacobs Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1914 Phillies 14 7 6 1 3 .250 4.80 1 0 0 50.2 225 65 27 35 2 20 - 17 3 3 0 -
1916 Pirates 34 17 8 6 10 .375 2.94 8 0 0 153.0 647 151 50 70 2 38 - 46 2 4 1 -
1917 Pirates 38 25 12 6 19 .240 2.81 10 1 2 227.1 941 214 71 87 3 76 - 58 1 5 2 -
1918 Pirates 8 4 1 0 1 .000 5.79 0 0 0 23.1 111 31 15 18 0 14 - 2 0 0 0 -
1918 Phillies 18 14 2 9 5 .643 2.41 12 4 1 123.0 495 91 33 39 3 42 - 33 2 4 0 -
1919 Phillies 17 15 2 6 10 .375 3.85 13 0 0 128.2 557 150 55 66 5 44 - 37 2 6 2 -
1919 Cardinals 17 8 7 3 6 .333 2.53 4 1 1 85.1 346 81 24 30 2 25 - 31 2 5 1 -
1920 Cardinals 23 9 7 4 8 .333 5.21 1 0 1 77.2 359 91 45 56 2 33 - 21 4 5 1 -
1924 Cubs 38 22 11 11 12 .478 3.74 13 1 1 190.1 792 181 79 93 9 72 - 50 5 2 1 -
1925 Cubs 18 4 8 2 3 .400 5.17 1 1 1 55.2 255 63 32 37 9 22 - 19 3 1 0 -
1927 White Sox 25 8 10 2 4 .333 4.60 2 1 0 74.1 353 105 38 49 3 37 - 22 0 4 1 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
9 Years 250 133 74 50 81 .382 3.55 65 9 7 1,189.1 5,081 1,223 469 580 40 423 - 336 24 39 9 -
Elmer Jacobs

Elmer Jacobs Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1914 Phillies 14 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 7 0 - 0 - .000 .067 .000
1916 Pirates 34 40 3 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 - 13 1 - 1 - .075 .159 .125
1917 Pirates 38 67 3 12 2 0 0 0 0 1 - 26 3 - 1 - .179 .203 .209
1918 Pirates 8 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 0 - 0 - .286 .286 .286
1918 Phillies 18 38 1 6 0 1 0 0 2 2 - 14 2 - 0 - .158 .200 .211
1919 Phillies 17 45 5 8 2 0 0 0 1 1 - 9 1 - 0 - .178 .196 .222
1919 Cardinals 17 23 0 8 2 1 0 0 0 1 - 4 1 - 0 - .348 .375 .522
1920 Cardinals 23 26 2 5 1 0 0 0 2 1 - 7 3 - 0 - .192 .222 .231
1924 Cubs 38 54 3 6 0 0 0 0 5 3 - 13 6 - 0 - .111 .158 .111
1925 Cubs 18 13 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 - .231 .231 .231
1927 White Sox 25 20 4 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 - 5 4 - 0 - .150 .190 .150
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
9 Years 250 347 22 56 7 3 0 0 13 14 - 101 21 - 2 - .161 .198 .199
Elmer Jacobs

Elmer Jacobs Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1914 Phillies P 14 7 152 18 1.3 17 1 16 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .944 3.02 -
1916 Pirates P 34 17 459 42 1.2 40 3 37 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .952 2.35 -
1917 Pirates P 38 25 682 85 2.2 83 8 75 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .976 3.29 -
1918 Pirates P 8 4 70 14 1.8 14 3 11 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 5.40 -
1918 Phillies P 18 14 369 34 1.9 34 9 25 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.49 -
1919 Phillies P 17 15 386 52 3.1 49 3 46 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .942 3.43 -
1919 Cardinals P 17 8 256 25 1.5 25 3 22 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.64 -
1920 Cardinals P 23 9 233 33 1.4 31 3 28 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .939 3.59 -
1924 Cubs P 38 22 571 65 1.7 63 9 54 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .969 2.98 -
1925 Cubs P 18 4 167 15 0.8 15 1 14 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.43 -
1927 White Sox P 25 8 223 32 1.3 30 3 27 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .938 3.63 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 250 133 3,568 415 1.7 401 46 355 14 8 n/a n/a n/a .966 3.03 --
9 Years 250 133 3,568 415 1.7 401 46 355 14 8 n/a n/a n/a .966 3.03 --
Elmer Jacobs

Elmer Jacobs Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1914 Phillies 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.85 3.02 3.55
1916 Pirates 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 3.1 40.0 1.21 2.71 2.24
1917 Pirates 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 2.6 0.0 0.76 2.30 3.01
1918 Pirates 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 2.3 0.0 0.14 0.77 5.40
1918 Phillies 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 2.7 19.0 0.79 2.41 3.07
1919 Phillies 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 5.0 45.0 0.84 2.59 3.08
1919 Cardinals 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 5.8 0.0 1.24 3.27 2.64
1920 Cardinals 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.7 13.0 0.64 2.43 3.82
1924 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.2 10.8 0.69 2.36 3.40
1925 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.86 3.07 3.56
1927 White Sox 0 1 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.0 10.0 0.59 2.66 4.48
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
9 Years 0 1 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.4 26.7 0.79 2.54 3.20
Elmer Jacobs

Elmer Jacobs Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1914 Philadelphia Phillies n/a Undetermined n/a -
1916 Pittsburgh Pirates n/a Undetermined n/a -
1917 Pittsburgh Pirates n/a Undetermined n/a -
1918 Pittsburgh Pirates n/a Undetermined n/a -
1918 Philadelphia Phillies n/a $4,250.00 n/a -
1919 Philadelphia Phillies n/a $2,750.00 n/a -
1919 St. Louis Cardinals n/a Undetermined n/a -
1920 St. Louis Cardinals n/a Undetermined n/a -
1924 Chicago Cubs n/a Undetermined n/a -
1925 Chicago Cubs n/a Undetermined n/a -
1927 Chicago White Sox n/a Undetermined n/a -


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