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Ed Karger
Edwin Karger (Loose)

Bats Right, Throws Left
Height 5' 11", Weight 185 lb.

Debut April 15, 1906
Final Game September 4, 1911
Born May 6, 1883 in San Angelo, TX
Died September 9, 1957 in Delta, CO

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1906 23 TOT NL   7  19  31  22  17   0   9  1  219.7  214   96   64   0   52   81   9   3   875       0  2.62  2.63  100 1.211
         PIT NL   2   3   6   2   0   0   4  0   28.0   21   11    6   0    9    8   2   0   114       0  1.93  2.68  139 1.071
         STL NL   5  16  25  20  17   0   5  1  191.7  193   85   58   0   43   73   7   3   761       0  2.72  2.62   96 1.231
 1907 24 STL NL  15  19  39  32  29   6   6  1  314.0  257  100   71   2   65  137  10   8  1227       0  2.04  2.49  122 1.025
 1908 25 STL NL   4   9  22  15   9   1   6  0  141.3  148   77   48   1   50   34   2   4   621       0  3.06  2.35   77 1.401
 1909 26 TOT      6   5  21  11   4   0   8  0  102.3   97   51   41   0   52   25   5   4   437       0  3.61  2.53   70 1.456
         CIN NL   1   3   9   5   1   0   3  0   34.3   26   22   17   0   30    8   2   2   152       0  4.46  2.59   58 1.631
         BOS AL   5   2  12   6   3   0   5  0   68.0   71   29   24   0   22   17   3   2   285       0  3.18  2.50   79 1.368
 1910 27 BOS AL  11   7  27  25  16   1   2  1  183.3  162   75   65   5   53   81   5   5   764       0  3.19  2.54   80 1.173
 1911 28 BOS AL   5   8  25  18   6   1   6  0  131.0  134   70   49   4   42   57   4   4   539       0  3.37  3.27   97 1.344
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  6 Yr WL% .417  48  67 165 123  81   9  37  3 1091.7 1012  469  338  12  314  415  35  28  4463       0  2.79  2.61   93 1.215
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    11  15  38  29  19   2   8  0  257.7  238  110   79   2   74   97   8   6  1053   0   0  2.79  2.61   93 1.215
 Career High     15  19  39  32  29   6   9  1  314.0  257  100   71   5   65  137  10   8  1227   0   0  2.04  3.27  122 1.025

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1906 23 TOT NL  31   84    3   18   4  1   1    5   0      1      .214  .224  .321   72   27   0           0    
         PIT NL   6   11    1    1   1  0   0    2   0      0      .091  .091  .182  -17    2   0           0    
         STL NL  25   73    2   17   3  1   1    3   0      1      .233  .243  .342   86   25   0           0    
 1907 24 STL NL  39  112    9   20   2  0   2    9   0      2      .179  .207  .250   45   28   4           2    
 1908 25 STL NL  24   54    4   13   1  1   0    3   1      0      .241  .268  .296   84   16   0           2    
 1909 26 TOT     21   35    0    6   2  0   0    4   0      3      .171  .275  .229   58    8   1           2    
         CIN NL   9   11    0    3   1  0   0    2   0      2      .273  .429  .364  147    4   0           1    
         BOS AL  12   24    0    3   1  0   0    2   0      1      .125  .192  .167   12    4   1           1    
 1910 27 BOS AL  27   68   11   20   2  0   2    8   0      3      .294  .342  .412  134   28   3           2    
 1911 28 BOS AL  25   47    4   11   3  0   1    6   0      3      .234  .308  .362   87   17   2           2    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      167  400   31   88  14  2   6   35   1  0  12   0  .220  .261  .310   78  124  10   0   0  10   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        388   30   85  14  2   6   34   1  0  12   0  .220  .261  .310   78  120  10   0   0  10   0
 Career High     39  112   11   20   4  1   2    9   1  0   3   0                          28   4   0   0   2   0
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1906 23 TOT NL   85   66    6   2.4    74| .214  .249| .224  .316| .321  .318| .545  .633|  72  .378  -3.3  -0.4     
         PIT NL   11   10    0   0.0    79| .091  .257| .091  .325| .182  .328| .273  .652| -17  .000  -1.5  -0.2     
         STL NL   74   56    6   2.8    73| .233  .248| .243  .314| .342  .316| .585  .631|  86  .451  -1.8  -0.2     
 1907 24 STL NL  120   96    5   1.4    73| .179  .249| .207  .314| .250  .316| .457  .630|  45  .187  -7.6  -0.9     
 1908 25 STL NL   56   41    4   2.6    68| .241  .241| .268  .302| .296  .311| .564  .613|  84  .442  -1.2  -0.2     
 1909 26 TOT      41   30    3   2.7    75| .171  .254| .275  .317| .229  .323| .504  .640|  58  .431  -1.5  -0.2     
         CIN NL   14    8    2   6.8    76| .273  .251| .429  .318| .364  .323| .793  .642| 147  .793   0.9   0.1     
         BOS AL   27   22    1   1.2    75| .125  .255| .192  .316| .167  .323| .359  .639|  12  .155  -2.4  -0.3     
 1910 27 BOS AL   76   51    9   4.8    77| .294  .252| .342  .319| .412  .326| .754  .644| 134  .674   2.4   0.3     
 1911 28 BOS AL   54   38    5   3.5    95| .234  .280| .308  .346| .362  .368| .670  .714|  87  .426  -0.8  -0.1     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons       432  322   32   2.6    76| .220  .253| .261  .318| .310  .324| .571  .642|  78  .410 -12.0  -1.5     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1906 23 TOT NL P 31 21 81 5 2 .953 .948 3.29 2.40 4.18 3.05 22 219.7 PIT NL P 6 2 14 1 0 .941 .947 2.67 2.40 5.14 3.05 2 28.0 STL NL P 25 19 67 4 2 .956 .948 3.44 2.40 4.04 3.05 20 191.7 1907 24 STL NL P 39 29 96 6 4 .954 .950 3.21 2.27 3.58 2.97 32 314.0 1908 25 STL NL P 22 10 33 2 5 .956 .953 1.95 2.13 2.74 2.99 15 141.3 1909 26 TOT P 21 5 33 6 0 .864 .943 1.81 2.12 3.34 3.07 11 102.3 CIN NL P 9 1 12 5 0 .722 .942 1.44 1.96 3.41 2.83 5 34.3 BOS AL P 12 4 21 1 0 .962 .943 2.08 2.25 3.31 3.19 6 68.0 1910 27 BOS AL P 27 7 47 2 2 .964 .942 2.00 2.35 2.65 3.29 25 183.3 1911 28 BOS AL P 25 6 35 3 2 .932 .938 1.64 1.89 2.82 2.88 18 131.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1906 23 TOT NL P 31 21 81 5 2 .953 .948 3.29 2.40 4.18 3.05 22 219.7 PIT NL P 6 2 14 1 0 .941 .947 2.67 2.40 5.14 3.05 2 28.0 STL NL P 25 19 67 4 2 .956 .948 3.44 2.40 4.04 3.05 20 191.7 1907 24 STL NL P 39 29 96 6 4 .954 .950 3.21 2.27 3.58 2.97 32 314.0 1908 25 STL NL P 22 10 33 2 5 .956 .953 1.95 2.13 2.74 2.99 15 141.3 1909 26 TOT P 21 5 33 6 0 .864 .943 1.81 2.12 3.34 3.07 11 102.3 CIN NL P 9 1 12 5 0 .722 .942 1.44 1.96 3.41 2.83 5 34.3 BOS AL P 12 4 21 1 0 .962 .943 2.08 2.25 3.31 3.19 6 68.0 1910 27 BOS AL P 27 7 47 2 2 .964 .942 2.00 2.35 2.65 3.29 25 183.3 1911 28 BOS AL P 25 6 35 3 2 .932 .938 1.64 1.89 2.82 2.88 18 131.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 165 78 325 24 15 .944 .947 2.44 2.21 3.32 3.04 123 1091.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 165 78 325 24 15 .944 .947 2.44 2.21 3.32 3.04 123 1092
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

ERA
1907 NL-2.04-10
Car-2.79-97

Won-Loss %
1910 AL-.611-9

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1907 NL-1.025-5

Bases on Balls/9IP
1907 NL-1.86-6

Games
1907 NL-39-7

Saves
1907 NL-1-8
1910 AL-1-9

Innings
1907 NL-314.0-4

Strikeouts
1907 NL-137-6

Games Started
1907 NL-32-7

Comp. Games
1907 NL-29-4

Shutouts
1907 NL-6-4

Home Runs Allow.
1910 AL-5-6

Hits Allowed
1907 NL-257-7

SO to Walk
1907 NL-2.11-3

Losses
1906 NL-19-7
1907 NL-19-3

Earned Runs Allow.
1910 AL-65-10

Wild Pitches
1907 NL-8-6

Batters Faced
1907 NL-1227-5

Games Finished
1906 NL-9-4

Adjusted ERA+
1907 NL-122-9

       

Gray Ink: Pitching - 27 (845) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 15.0 (475) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 4.0 (1334) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

June 3, 1906: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the St. Louis Cardinals for Chappie McFarland.

December 12, 1908: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Art Fromme to the Cincinnati Reds for Admiral Schlei.

June 9, 1909: Purchased by the St Paul (American Association) from the Cincinnati Reds.

July 26, 1909: Traded by the St Paul (American Association) with Charley Hall to the Boston Red Sox for Charlie Chech, Jack Ryan, and cash.


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