Elmer Ponder Stats

Elmer Ponder was born on Monday, June 26, 1893, in Reed, Oklahoma. Ponder was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 18, 1917, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. 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 Ponder baseball stats page.

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Elmer Ponder
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Charles Elmer Ponder
Nickname:   None
Born On:   06-26-1893
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Reed, Oklahoma
Zodiac:   Cancer
Year of Death Data Died On:   04-20-1974
Place of Death Data Died In:   Albuquerque, New Mexico
Cemetery:   Fairview Memorial Park, Albuquerque, New Mexico
College:   University of Oklahoma
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00
Player Weight Chart Weight:   178
First Game:   09-18-1917 (Age 24)
Last Game:   09-21-1921
Draft:   Not Applicable
Elmer Ponder

Elmer Ponder 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
1917 Pirates 3 2 1 1 1 .500 1.69 1 1 0 21.1 80 12 4 5 0 6 - 11 1 1 0 -
1919 Pirates 9 5 2 0 5 .000 3.99 0 0 0 47.1 204 55 21 26 0 6 - 6 2 3 0 -
1920 Pirates 33 23 10 11 15 .423 2.62 13 2 0 196.0 803 182 57 76 3 40 - 62 10 2 0 -
1921 Pirates 8 1 2 2 0 1.000 2.19 1 0 0 24.2 101 29 6 8 1 3 - 3 0 0 0 -
1921 Cubs 16 11 3 3 6 .333 4.74 5 0 0 89.1 394 117 47 58 7 17 - 31 0 3 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
4 Years 69 42 18 17 27 .386 3.21 20 3 0 378.2 1,582 395 135 173 11 72 - 113 13 9 0 -
Elmer Ponder

Elmer Ponder Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1917 Pirates 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 0 - 0 - .000 .000 .000
1919 Pirates 9 15 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 0 - 0 - .133 .133 .133
1920 Pirates 33 59 2 7 1 0 0 0 3 2 - 24 3 - 0 - .119 .148 .136
1921 Pirates 8 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 7 0 - 0 - .000 .000 .000
1921 Cubs 16 33 0 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 - 9 2 - 0 - .121 .121 .152
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
4 Years 69 124 2 13 2 0 0 0 5 2 - 50 5 - 0 - .105 .119 .121
Elmer Ponder

Elmer Ponder Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1917 Pirates P 3 2 64 1 0.3 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.42 -
1919 Pirates P 9 5 142 16 1.8 13 1 12 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .813 2.47 -
1920 Pirates P 33 23 588 71 2.2 68 13 55 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .958 3.12 -
1921 Pirates P 8 1 74 7 0.9 7 0 7 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.55 -
1921 Cubs P 16 11 268 36 2.3 34 3 31 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .944 3.43 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 69 42 1,136 131 1.9 123 17 106 8 5 n/a n/a n/a .939 2.92 --
4 Years 69 42 1,136 131 1.9 123 17 106 8 5 n/a n/a n/a .939 2.92 --
Elmer Ponder

Elmer Ponder Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1917 Pirates 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 1.4 0.0 1.83 4.64 2.53
1919 Pirates 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 3.0 0.0 1.00 1.14 1.14
1920 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.5 19.7 1.55 2.85 1.84
1921 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 1.4 0.0 1.00 1.09 1.09
1921 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.7 16.5 1.82 3.12 1.71
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
4 Years 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.5 24.8 1.57 2.69 1.71
Elmer Ponder

Elmer Ponder Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1917 Pittsburgh Pirates n/a Undetermined n/a -
1919 Pittsburgh Pirates n/a Undetermined n/a -
1920 Pittsburgh Pirates n/a Undetermined n/a -
1921 Pittsburgh Pirates n/a Undetermined n/a -
1921 Chicago Cubs n/a Undetermined n/a -


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