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Elmer Steele
Elmer Rae Steele

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 200 lb.

Debut September 12, 1907
Final Game October 9, 1911
Born May 17, 1886 in Poughkeepsie, NY
Died March 9, 1966 in Rhinebeck, NY

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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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1907 21 BOS AL   0   1   4   1   0   0   3  0   11.3   11    7    2   0    1   10   0   1    45       0  1.59  2.57  162 1.059
 1908 22 BOS AL   5   7  16  13   9   1   2  0  118.0   85   34   24   1   13   37   3   0   423       0  1.83  2.46  134 0.831
 1909 23 BOS AL   4   4  16   8   2   0   6  1   75.7   75   40   24   1   15   32   1   0   319       2  2.85  2.50   87 1.189
 1910 24 PIT NL   0   3   3   3   2   0   0  0   24.0   19    9    6   0    3    7   0   0    89       0  2.25  3.15  140 0.917
 1911 25 TOT NL   9   9  36  18   7   2  13  2  189.0  177   75   56   5   36   61   4   1   730       2  2.67  3.41  128 1.127
         PIT NL   9   9  31  16   7   2  11  2  166.0  153   65   48   5   31   52   4   0   632       2  2.60  3.42  132 1.108
         BRO NL   0   0   5   2   0   0   2  0   23.0   24   10    8   0    5    9   0   1    98       0  3.13  3.32  106 1.261
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  5 Yr WL% .429  18  24  75  43  20   3  24  3  418.0  367  165  112   7   68  147   8   2  1606       4  2.41  2.94  122 1.041
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    10  13  43  24  11   1  13  1  240.7  211   95   64   4   39   84   4   1   925   0   2  2.41  2.94  122 1.041
 Career High      9   9  36  18   9   2  13  2  189.0  177   75   56   5   36   61   4   1   730   0   2  1.83  3.41  134 0.831

* 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1907 21 BOS AL   4    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      0      .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0    
 1908 22 BOS AL  16   39    5    2   0  0   0    0   1      1      .051  .075  .051  -59    2   1           0    
 1909 23 BOS AL  16   22    4    5   1  0   0    1   2      1      .227  .261  .273   67    6   1           0    
 1910 24 PIT NL   3    7    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      1   4  .000  .125  .000  -64    0   0           0    
 1911 25 TOT NL  36   70    4   11   1  0   0    6   1      3  21  .157  .213  .171    7   12   1           2    
         PIT NL  31   61    3   11   1  0   0    6   1      3  18  .180  .231  .197   18   12   1           1    
         BRO NL   5    9    1    0   0  0   0    0   0      0   3  .000  .100  .000  -71    0   0           1    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 5 Seasons       75  142   13   18   2  0   0    7   4  0   6  25  .127  .173  .141   -7   20   3   0   0   2   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        307   28   39   4  0   0   15   9  0  13  54  .127  .173  .141   -7   43   6   0   0   4   0
 Career High     36   70    5   11   1  0   0    6   2  0   3  21                          12   1   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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1907 21 BOS AL    4    4    0   0.0    71| .000  .253| .000  .308| .000  .316| .000  .624|-100  .000  -0.9  -0.1     
 1908 22 BOS AL   41   38    0   0.0    71| .051  .249| .075  .307| .051  .317| .126  .623| -59  .000  -6.9  -0.9     
 1909 23 BOS AL   24   18    2   3.0    75| .227  .255| .261  .316| .273  .323| .534  .639|  67  .485  -0.8  -0.1     
 1910 24 PIT NL    8    7    0   0.0    93| .000  .271| .125  .346| .000  .359| .125  .705| -64  .000  -1.5  -0.2     
 1911 25 TOT NL   76   60    3   1.3    98| .157  .271| .213  .349| .171  .374| .384  .724|   7  .120  -9.0  -0.9     
         PIT NL   66   51    3   1.6    99| .180  .273| .231  .351| .197  .376| .428  .727|  18  .154  -7.0  -0.7     
         BRO NL   10    9    0   0.0    92| .000  .263| .100  .340| .000  .363| .100  .703| -71  .000  -2.1  -0.2     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 5 Seasons       153  127    5   1.0    86| .127  .262| .173  .332| .141  .348| .314  .680|  -7  .099 -19.2  -2.2     

* 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 ------+
1907 21 BOS AL P 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 2.42 3.19 3.27 1 11.3 1908 22 BOS AL P 16 11 30 2 1 .953 .947 2.56 2.28 3.13 3.20 13 118.0 1909 23 BOS AL P 16 4 28 1 0 .970 .941 2.00 2.25 3.80 3.19 8 75.7 1910 24 PIT NL P 3 3 11 0 0 1.000 .946 4.67 1.77 5.25 2.81 3 24.0 1911 25 TOT NL P 36 11 61 3 1 .960 .944 2.00 1.72 3.43 2.77 18 189.0 PIT NL P 31 8 54 3 1 .954 .944 2.00 1.72 3.36 2.77 16 166.0 BRO NL P 5 3 7 0 0 1.000 .943 2.00 1.72 3.91 2.78 2 23.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1907 21 BOS AL P 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 2.42 3.19 3.27 1 11.3 1908 22 BOS AL P 16 11 30 2 1 .953 .947 2.56 2.28 3.13 3.20 13 118.0 1909 23 BOS AL P 16 4 28 1 0 .970 .941 2.00 2.25 3.80 3.19 8 75.7 1910 24 PIT NL P 3 3 11 0 0 1.000 .946 4.67 1.77 5.25 2.81 3 24.0 1911 25 TOT NL P 36 11 61 3 1 .960 .944 2.00 1.72 3.43 2.77 18 189.0 PIT NL P 31 8 54 3 1 .954 .944 2.00 1.72 3.36 2.77 16 166.0 BRO NL P 5 3 7 0 0 1.000 .943 2.00 1.72 3.91 2.78 2 23.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 75 29 134 6 2 .964 .944 2.17 1.99 3.51 2.98 43 418.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 75 29 134 6 2 .964 .944 2.17 1.99 3.51 2.98 43 418
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
1911 NL-2.67-9

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1911 NL-1.127-4

Bases on Balls/9IP
1911 NL-1.71-3

Saves
1909 AL-1-9

SO to Walk
1911 NL-1.69-10

Games Finished
1911 NL-13-9

Adjusted ERA+
1911 NL-128-8

Youngest Player
1907 AL-21-10

       

Gray Ink: Pitching - 9 (1500) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 1.0 (1853) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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

April 21, 1910: Purchased by the Providence (Eastern) from the Boston Red Sox.

September 15, 1910: Purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Providence (Eastern). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

September 16, 1911: Purchased by the Brooklyn Dodgers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.


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