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Kid
Elberfeld		  
Nickname: Tabasco Kid
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 7''
Weight: 163
 
Born: April 13, 1875 in Pomeroy, OH.
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove Award 1901   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1901 26 CHA AL $ 3,828,571   6 6 7 2 2 2 8 7 7 7 6 6 10 10 10
1902 27 CHA AL $ 3,828,571   6 6 7 2 2 2 7 6 7 7 6 6 10 10 10
1903 28 CHA AL $ 3,828,571   6 6 6 2 2 2 7 6 7 7 6 6 10 10 10
1904 29 PHA AL $ 3,935,714   5 5 6 2 2 2 7 6 7 7 5 6 10 10 10
1905 30 BRO NL $ 4,500,000   5 5 6 1 1 1 7 6 6 7 6 6 10 10 10
1906 31 BRO NL $ 4,500,000   5 5 6 1 1 1 7 6 6 6 5 6 10 10 10
1907 32 BRO NL $ 4,500,000   5 5 6 1 1 1 7 6 6 6 5 6 10 10 10
1908 33 WS1 AL $ 4,000,000   5 5 6 1 1 1 7 6 7 6 5 6 10 10 10
1909 34 WS1 AL $ 4,000,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 7 6 6 6 5 5 9 9 9
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 3,828,571   5 5 5 1 1 1 7 6 6 6 5 5 9 9 9
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,500,000   6 6 7 2 2 2 8 7 7 7 6 6 10 10 10
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1899 24 CIN   41 138 23 36 4 2 0 22 5 0 15 0 .261 .333 .319 .652 16.2  
1901 26 CHA AL 129 482 69 135 24 4 1 52 38 9 44 28 .280 .349 .353 .701 61.3 14.4
1902 27 CHA AL 140 578 100 150 23 10 2 63 56 11 53 15 .260 .328 .344 .672 72.8 12.9
1903 28 CHA AL 130 522 132 159 38 12 5 68 42 16 57 27 .305 .402 .452 .854 96.5 22.5
1904 29 CHA AL 83 348 61 106 25 9 1 51 28 6 37 16 .305 .377 .437 .814 58.7 12.3
  PHA AL 38 142 18 32 13 1 0 10 12 2 12 3 .225 .288 .331 .619 15.4 1.9
  TOT   121 490 79 138 38 10 1 61 40 8 49 19 .282 .352 .406 .758 74.0 14.2
1905 30 BRO NL 57 142 28 41 5 4 1 13 10 3 10 5 .289 .336 .401 .737 17.9 2.6
1906 31 BRO NL 44 73 24 24 2 2 0 9 11 3 7 3 .329 .390 .411 .801 11.7 3.2
1907 32 BRO NL 40 74 10 12 0 0 0 2 7 1 9 6 .162 .253 .162 .415 3.6 0.0
1908 33 WS1 AL 151 622 98 186 22 10 0 36 62 13 51 46 .299 .362 .367 .729 90.3 21.4
1909 34 WS1 AL 144 559 91 133 22 11 0 34 54 14 54 37 .238 .326 .317 .643 66.8 15.7
9 Years Sim 956 3542 631 978 174 63 10 338 320 78 334 186 .276 .351 .369 .720 495.0 106.9
10 Years Pro 997 3680 654 1014 178 65 10 360 325 78 349 186 .276 .338 .367 .706 511.1  
162 Game Average 600 106 165 29 10 1 57 54 13 56 31 .276 .351 .369 .720 83.9  
Career Highs 151 622 132 186 38 12 5 68 62 16 57 46 .329 .402 .452 .854 96.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   2475 427 650 116 38 7 212 223 63 242 147 .263 .341 .349 .690 304.7
vs LH   1067 204 328 58 25 3 126 97 15 92 39 .307 .373 .417 .790 166.1
Home 475 1725 300 471 80 33 1 155 154 34 161 95 .273 .345 .359 .704 223.1
Away 481 1817 331 507 94 30 9 183 166 44 173 91 .279 .357 .379 .736 247.7
RISP   756 0 208 39 12 5 300 0 0 92 41 .275 .361 .378 .739 102.4
Pinch Hitting   61 10 21 6 1 0 10 1 1 7 1 .344 .412 .475 .887 10.8
Close/Late   450 77 128 30 7 1 49 0 2 43 29 .284 .356 .389 .745 58.4
Mar/Apr 78 282 51 78 17 4 0 22 23 11 33 10 .277 .368 .365 .734 37.2
May 184 681 122 204 37 14 1 70 72 7 73 32 .300 .378 .399 .777 108.4
June 166 636 107 173 27 14 1 66 59 15 41 36 .272 .330 .363 .694 76.3
July 177 647 117 173 29 11 4 64 51 20 58 39 .267 .341 .365 .706 79.6
August 162 595 117 167 32 9 2 50 53 5 63 22 .281 .364 .375 .738 85.6
Sep/Oct 189 701 117 183 32 11 2 66 62 20 66 47 .261 .335 .347 .681 83.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1901 26 CHA AL SS 127 126 1134.7 195 563 47 90 .942 6.01   4.8
1902 27 CHA AL SS 140 140 1251.0 213 510 53 89 .932 5.20   2.8
1903 28 CHA AL SS 129 128 1152.0 194 452 39 79 .943 5.05   4.7
1904 29 CHA AL SS 78 78 725.6 106 301 22 36 .949 5.05   3.1
    3B 1 1 6.4 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.81   0.0
  PHA AL SS 36 36 291.4 42 121 9 15 .948 5.03   1.5
    3B 0 0 2.6 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.46   0.0
  TOT   SS 114 114 1017.0 148 422 31 51 .948 5.04   4.6
      3B 1 1 9.0 1 2 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.0
1905 30 BRO NL SS 29 28 245.7 38 108 8 13 .948 5.35   0.8
1906 31 BRO NL SS 16 14 131.0 22 53 2 6 .974 5.15   0.8
1907 32 BRO NL SS 15 13 126.0 24 70 5 15 .949 6.71   1.3
1908 33 WS1 AL SS 151 150 1346.0 218 615 45 99 .949 5.57   8.7
1909 34 WS1 AL SS 142 141 1229.7 211 489 48 64 .936 5.12   3.5
  SS 863 854 7633.0 1263 3282 278 506 .942 5.36   31.9
  3B 1 1 9.0 1 2 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.0
Career Totals   864 855 7642.0 1264 3284 278 506 .942 5.36   31.9
Career Highs   151 150 1346.0 218 615 53 99 .974 6.71    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1903 28 CHA AL 7 28 5 5 0 2 1 2 1 0 3 1 .179 .324 .429 .752
Career Post-Season Batting 7 28 5 5 0 2 1 2 1 0 3 1 .179 .324 .429 .752
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1908-8-.299
 On-Base Pct
1903-10-.402
1908-9-.362
 XR
1903-10-96.5
1908-2-90.3
 Games
1902-1-140
1908-6-151
 At-Bats
1902-1-578
1908-1-622
 Runs
1902-5-100
1903-1-132
1908-1-98
1909-4-91
Hits
1908-2-186
 Total Bases
1908-6-228
 Singles
1908-2-154
 Doubles
1909-10-22
 Triples
1903-9-12
1908-9-10
1909-4-11
 Stolen Bases
1902-10-56
1908-9-62
1909-10-54
Walks
1903-6-57
1909-10-54
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 9    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 28)
   Gray Ink Test: 38    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 183)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 32    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 56)
 
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  1. Billy Gilbert (946)
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  4. Dick Padden (918)
  5. Specs Toporczer (914)
  6. Pie Traynor (911)
  7. Sam Mertes (910)
  8. Bill Dahlen (910)
  9. Bobby Wallace (906)
  10. Everett Scott (898)
History
Drafted in 7th round, 112nd overall pick, by Chicago (A) in 1901
Hit first career homerun on 8/19/1901, off Kid Nichols (WS1)
Won Gold Glove at Shortstop in 1901
1/3/1903: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,828,571 through salary arbitration
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Philadelphia (A) on 5/4/1903
Won Player of the Week award on 8/18/1903, hitting .591 with 0 HR, 3 RBI
2/14/1904: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,935,714 through salary arbitration
Traded from Chicago (A) to Philadelphia (A) on 7/27/1904 (Going to PHA: SS Kid Elberfeld, 1B Hughie Jennings, CF Emmet Heidrick, P Jim Hackett, P Bill Dineen. Going to CHA: SS Honus Wagner, CF Chick Stahl, 1B Jake Beckley, P Joe Koukalik)
 
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