Elmer Knetzer Stats

Elmer Knetzer was born on Wednesday, July 22, 1885, in Carrick, Pennsylvania. Knetzer was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 11, 1909, with the Brooklyn Superbas. 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 Knetzer baseball stats page.

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Elmer Knetzer
 
 
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Birth Name:   Elmer Ellsworth Knetzer
Nickname:   Baron
Born On:   07-22-1885  (Cancer)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Carrick, Pennsylvania
Year of Death Data Died On:   10-03-1975 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Cemetery:   St. Wendelin Cemetery, Brentwood, Pennsylvania
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10   Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   09-11-1909 (Age 24)
Last Game:   06-18-1917
Draft:   Not Applicable
Elmer Knetzer

Elmer Knetzer 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
1909 24 Superbas 5 4 0 1 3 .250 3.03 3 0 0 35.2 153 33 12 22 2 22 - 7 1 0 0 -
1910 25 Superbas 20 15 4 7 5 .583 3.19 10 3 0 132.2 540 122 47 63 1 60 - 56 7 1 0 -
1911 26 Dodgers 35 20 11 11 12 .478 3.49 11 3 0 204.0 824 202 79 101 1 93 - 66 3 1 0 -
1912 27 Dodgers 33 16 10 7 9 .438 4.55 4 1 0 140.1 615 135 71 86 6 70 - 61 5 4 1 -
1914 29 Rebels 37 30 6 20 12 .625 2.88 20 3 1 272.0 1,103 257 87 123 9 88 - 146 2 2 0 -
1915 30 Rebels 41 33 8 18 14 .563 2.58 22 3 3 279.0 1,111 256 80 105 5 89 - 120 4 1 0 -
1916 31 Braves 2 0 1 0 2 .000 7.20 0 0 0 5.0 24 11 4 9 0 2 - 2 1 0 0 -
1916 31 Reds 36 16 13 5 12 .294 2.89 12 0 1 171.1 712 161 55 76 6 48 - 70 3 3 0 -
1917 32 Reds 11 0 6 0 0 .000 2.96 0 0 1 27.1 128 29 9 18 0 12 - 7 1 2 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
8 Years 220 134 59 69 69 .500 3.15 82 13 6 1,267.1 5,210 1,206 444 603 30 484 - 535 27 14 1 -
Elmer Knetzer

Elmer Knetzer Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1909 24 Superbas 5 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 - 0 - .000 .000 .000
1910 25 Superbas 20 38 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 - 16 3 - 2 - .053 .182 .053
1911 26 Dodgers 35 62 2 6 0 1 0 0 1 2 - 34 5 - 1 - .097 .138 .129
1912 27 Dodgers 33 37 2 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 - 14 4 - 1 - .135 .238 .135
1914 29 Rebels 37 91 6 9 1 0 0 0 3 1 - 35 9 - 0 - .099 .109 .110
1915 30 Rebels 41 91 8 12 1 0 0 0 2 1 - 27 8 - 1 - .132 .151 .143
1916 31 Braves 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 1 - .000 1.000 .000
1916 31 Reds 37 52 0 8 0 1 0 0 2 0 - 18 4 - 0 - .154 .154 .192
1917 32 Reds 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 - .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
8 Years 221 386 23 42 2 2 0 0 10 12 - 144 33 - 6 - .109 .149 .124
Elmer Knetzer

Elmer Knetzer Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1909 Superbas P 5 4 107 17 3.4 16 2 14 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .941 4.04
1910 Superbas P 20 15 398 39 2.0 35 3 32 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .897 2.37
1911 Dodgers P 35 20 612 61 1.7 58 7 51 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .951 2.56
1912 Dodgers P 33 16 421 40 1.2 38 4 34 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .950 2.44
1914 Rebels P 37 30 816 100 2.7 94 6 88 6 2 n/a n/a n/a .940 3.11
1915 Rebels P 41 33 837 95 2.3 92 12 80 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .968 2.97
1916 Braves P 2 0 15 4 2.0 4 0 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 7.20
1916 Reds P 36 16 514 66 1.8 64 5 59 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .970 3.36
1917 Reds P 11 0 82 12 1.1 11 2 9 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .917 3.62
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 220 134 3,802 434 2.0 412 41 371 22 7 n/a n/a n/a .949 2.93
8 Years 220 134 3,802 434 2.0 412 41 371 22 7 n/a n/a n/a .949 2.93
Elmer Knetzer

Elmer Knetzer Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1909 Superbas 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.32 1.77 5.55
1910 Superbas 1 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.4 0.0 0.93 3.80 4.07
1911 Dodgers 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.8 62.0 0.71 2.91 4.10
1912 Dodgers 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.6 18.5 0.87 3.91 4.49
1914 Rebels 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.6 30.3 1.66 4.83 2.91
1915 Rebels 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.4 45.5 1.35 3.87 2.87
1916 Braves 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.00 3.60 3.60
1916 Reds 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.9 26.0 1.46 3.68 2.52
1917 Reds 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.58 2.30 3.95
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
8 Years 1 0 1.000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.7 38.6 1.11 3.80 3.44
Elmer Knetzer

Elmer Knetzer Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1909 Brooklyn Superbas n/a Undetermined n/a -
1910 Brooklyn Superbas n/a Undetermined n/a -
1911 Brooklyn Dodgers n/a Undetermined n/a -
1912 Brooklyn Dodgers n/a Undetermined n/a -
1914 Pittsburgh Rebels n/a Undetermined n/a -
1915 Pittsburgh Rebels n/a Undetermined n/a -
1916 Boston Braves n/a Undetermined n/a -
1916 Cincinnati Reds n/a Undetermined n/a -
1917 Cincinnati Reds n/a Undetermined n/a -


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