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Big Jeff
Pfeffer		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 190
 
Born: March 31, 1882 in Usa, IL, CHAMPAIGN
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Rookie of the Year Award 1906   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1905 23 CHN NL   10 4 5 4 5 6 6 10 10 10
1906 24 CHN NL $ 300,000 10 4 5 4 6 7 6 10 10 10
1907 25 CHN NL $ 7,560,000 10 4 5 5 6 7 6 10 10 10
1908 26 CHN NL $ 7,560,000 10 4 5 5 6 7 6 10 10 10
1909 27 CHN NL $ 7,560,000 10 4 5 4 6 7 6 10 10 10
1910 28 CHN NL $ 7,560,000 10 4 5 4 6 7 6 10 10 10
1911 29 CHN NL $ 8,000,000 9 3 4 4 5 6 6 10 10 10
1912 30 CHN NL $ 8,000,000 9 3 4 4 5 6 6 10 10 10
1913 31 CHN NL $ 8,000,000 9 3 4 4 5 6 5 10 10 10
1914 32 SLN NL $ 612,000 9 3 4 4 5 6 6 10 10 10
OOTP6 Min Ratings   9 3 4 4 5 6 5 10 10 10
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 8,000,000 10 4 5 5 6 7 6 10 10 10
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
1905 23 CHN NL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1906 24 CHN NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1907 25 CHN NL $ 7,560,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1908 26 CHN NL $ 7,560,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1909 27 CHN NL $ 7,560,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1910 28 CHN NL $ 7,560,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1911 29 CHN NL $ 8,000,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1912 30 CHN NL $ 8,000,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1913 31 CHN NL $ 8,000,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1914 32 SLN NL $ 612,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 8,000,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1905 23 A   27 0 1.000 28 28 25 15 0 250.0 117 16 5 45 447 0.58 .136 .179 .182 .361  
1906 24 CHN NL 20 12 .625 40 40 28 4 0 345.7 308 98 0 84 195 2.55 .237 .283 .265 .548 32.0
    A   3 0 1.000 3 3 3 3 0 27.0 7 0 0 5 48 0.00 .080 .129 .080 .209  
1907 25 CHN NL 18 17 .514 42 42 30 3 0 353.3 305 109 5 121 211 2.78 .231 .297 .275 .572 25.0
1908 26 CHN NL 19 22 .463 43 43 35 4 0 363.3 326 132 3 167 204 3.27 .243 .328 .291 .618 21.6
1909 27 CHN NL 24 17 .585 42 42 37 3 0 362.0 291 84 3 126 185 2.09 .219 .292 .252 .543 37.5
1910 28 CHN NL 16 25 .390 43 43 36 2 0 370.7 369 147 0 148 247 3.57 .261 .341 .302 .643 15.5
1911 29 CHN NL 15 21 .417 39 39 30 3 0 330.0 321 150 1 196 185 4.09 .257 .359 .321 .680 17.6
1912 30 CHN NL 3 4 .429 16 4 2 0 1 59.3 58 29 0 36 25 4.40 .256 .358 .330 .689 1.1
1913 31 CHN NL 5 7 .417 41 1 1 0 0 90.7 118 61 1 52 46 6.06 .312 .396 .399 .796 0.0
1914 32 AAA   7 3 .700 17 9 5 1 0 93.3 80 34 3 42 61 3.28 .234 .318 .298 .616  
8 Years Sim 120 125 .490 306 254 199 19 1 2275.0 2096 810 13 930 1298 3.20 .245 .322 .290 .612 150.3
1 Years AAA 7 3 .700 17 9 5 1 0 93.3 80 34 3 42 61 3.28 .234 .318 .298 .616  
2 Years A 30 0 1.000 31 31 28 18 0 277.0 124 16 5 50 495 0.52 .131 .175 .172 .347  
3 Years Minors 37 3 .925 48 40 33 19 0 370.3 204 50 8 92 556 1.22 .158 .214 .206 .420  
Season Average 15 15 .500 38 31 24 2 0 284.4 262 101 1 116 162 3.20 .245 .322 .290 .612  
Career Highs 24 25 .625 43 43 37 4 1 370.7 369 150 5 196 247 6.06 .312 .396 .399 .796  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   900 368 7 404 773   .214 .283 .252 .535
vs LH   1196 442 6 526 525   .275 .353 .327 .680
Home 64 55 .538 150 124 102 11 0 1140.6 1067 414 6 457 631 3.27 .247 .320 .291 .611
Away 56 70 .444 156 130 97 8 1 1134.3 1029 396 7 473 667 3.14 .242 .318 .290 .608
Mar/Apr 9 18 .333 34 28 20 2 0 245.0 236 98 3 124 150 3.60 .256 .344 .312 .657
May 26 18 .591 51 44 33 3 0 403.3 346 124 1 138 238 2.77 .230 .294 .273 .568
June 19 23 .452 50 44 37 2 0 385.7 356 147 2 179 216 3.43 .246 .329 .300 .629
July 18 20 .474 50 43 34 2 0 383.3 357 148 2 156 211 3.48 .246 .319 .293 .612
August 16 24 .400 52 44 29 3 0 374.0 400 155 3 144 198 3.73 .273 .338 .316 .654
Sep/Oct 32 22 .593 69 51 46 7 1 483.7 401 138 2 189 285 2.57 .227 .301 .263 .564
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
1906 24 CHN NL 40 115 6 14 1 2 0 8 0 1 0 60 .122 .122 .165 .287 -2.3 0.0
1907 25 CHN NL 42 125 7 17 0 0 2 6 3 2 2 73 .136 .150 .184 .334 0.6 0.0
1908 26 CHN NL 43 131 2 11 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 76 .084 .084 .084 .168 -7.0 0.0
1909 27 CHN NL 42 130 3 19 0 0 0 8 2 0 2 70 .146 .164 .146 .310 0.2 0.0
1910 28 CHN NL 43 132 7 14 2 0 2 10 2 3 2 72 .106 .118 .167 .284 -1.6 0.0
1911 29 CHN NL 39 124 4 13 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 69 .105 .112 .105 .217 -5.3 0.0
1912 30 CHN NL 16 18 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .111 .111 .111 .222 -1.2 0.0
1913 31 CHN NL 41 27 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11 .185 .214 .185 .399 0.5 0.0
1914 32 AAA   2 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.1  
8 Years Sim 306 802 34 95 3 2 4 39 7 12 7 438 .118 .128 .142 .270 -16.2 0.0
1 Years AAA 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.1  
162 Game Average 424 18 50 1 1 2 20 3 6 3 231 .118 .128 .142 .270 -8.6  
Career Highs 43 132 7 19 2 2 2 10 3 3 2 76 .185 .214 .185 .399 0.6  
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   504 18 51 3 2 1 20 2 9 5 274 .101 .113 .121 .234 -16.1
vs LH   298 16 44 0 0 3 19 5 3 2 164 .148 .153 .178 .331 1.1
Home 150 377 13 39 2 1 2 21 5 4 3 205 .103 .113 .130 .243 -9.4
Away 156 425 21 56 1 1 2 18 2 8 4 233 .132 .141 .153 .294 -5.6
RISP   212 0 27 1 0 3 37 0 0 2 111 .127 .138 .175 .312 -0.5
Close/Late   96 6 18 1 2 2 7 0 0 1 55 .188 .196 .302 .498 5.0
Mar/Apr 34 88 1 11 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 44 .125 .124 .125 .249 -2.9
May 51 143 7 16 0 1 0 6 1 2 1 78 .112 .118 .126 .244 -3.8
June 50 131 7 19 1 1 2 7 2 2 2 65 .145 .158 .214 .372 1.8
July 50 137 4 11 1 0 0 3 1 1 2 77 .080 .106 .088 .194 -5.8
August 51 132 10 16 0 0 1 7 2 3 2 74 .121 .134 .144 .278 -2.1
Sep/Oct 69 171 5 22 1 0 1 12 1 1 0 100 .129 .127 .152 .279 -2.3
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    
1906 24 CHN NL P 40 40 345.7 22 67 3 4 .967 2.32    
1907 25 CHN NL P 42 42 353.3 23 82 4 6 .963 2.67    
1908 26 CHN NL P 43 43 363.3 17 76 1 4 .989 2.30    
1909 27 CHN NL P 42 42 362.0 17 73 2 4 .978 2.24    
1910 28 CHN NL P 43 43 370.7 23 69 3 10 .968 2.23    
1911 29 CHN NL P 39 39 330.0 21 69 1 3 .989 2.45    
1912 30 CHN NL P 16 4 59.3 3 13 0 1 1.000 2.43    
1913 31 CHN NL P 41 1 90.7 9 25 0 2 1.000 3.38    
Career Totals   306 254 2275.0 135 474 14 34 .978 2.41    
Career Highs   43 43 370.7 23 82 4 10 1.000 3.38    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1906-5-2.55
1909-2-2.09
CAR-34-3.20
 Wins
1906-7-20
1907-6-18
1908-7-19
1909-3-24
 Losses
1907-6-17
1908-1-22
1910-1-25
1911-3-21
 Winning Pct
1906-5-.625
1909-10-.585
 Games Pitched
1906-10-40
1907-2-42
1908-1-43
1909-4-42
1910-4-43
1913-7-41
 Games Started
1906-7-40
1907-1-42
1908-1-43
1909-3-42
1910-2-43
Complete Games
1907-7-30
1908-2-35
1909-2-37
1910-2-36
 Shutouts
1906-5-4
1907-9-3
1908-8-4
1909-9-3
1911-8-3
CAR-46-19
 Innings Pitched
1906-6-345.7
1907-3-353.3
1908-2-363.3
1909-3-362.0
1910-2-370.7
 Hits Allowed
1906-9-308
1907-9-305
1908-4-326
1910-1-369
1911-10-321
 Strikeouts
1906-1-195
1907-1-211
1908-3-204
1909-4-185
1910-1-247
1911-7-185
CAR-47-1298
 Walks Allowed
1906-10-84
1907-3-121
1908-1-167
1909-4-126
1910-2-148
1911-1-196
CAR-29-930
Hits per 9IP
1906-6-8.0
1907-7-7.8
1908-10-8.1
1909-3-7.2
CAR-15-8.3
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1906-4-5.1
1907-3-5.4
1908-7-5.1
1910-3-6.0
1911-7-5.0
CAR-12-5.1
 WHiP
1906-5-1.13
 OAVG
1906-6-.237
1907-7-.231
1909-3-.219
CAR-14-.245
 OOBP
1906-4-.283
1909-8-.292
 OSLG
1906-1-.265
1907-2-.275
1908-9-.291
1909-1-.252
1911-5-.321
CAR-2-.290
OOPS
1906-2-.548
1907-5-.572
1909-3-.543
CAR-6-.612
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 15    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 45)
   Gray Ink Test: 111    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 231)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 22    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 118)
 
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.
Strikeouts
1908-8-76
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 28)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 183)
 
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  1. Ralph Glaze (950)
  2. Otto Hess (937)
  3. Bob Groom (937)
  4. Ambrose Puttmann (921)
  5. Irv Higginbotham (920)
  6. Rube Waddell (914)
  7. Bill Doak (914)
  8. Ray Fisher (913)
  9. Gus Dorner (910)
  10. Dummy Deegan (908)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Jean Dubuc (990)
  2. Jesse Whiting (987)
  3. Ham Iburg (986)
  4. Colonel Snover (982)
  5. Bill Donovan (982)
  6. Stan Baumgartner (978)
  7. Hod Eller (977)
  8. Allen Sothoron (976)
  9. Bill Doak (976)
  10. Jim Shaw (975)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 25th overall pick, by Chicago (N) in 1905
Had first career hit on 5/2/1906, off Fred Burchell (SLN)
Earned first career win on 5/6/1906
Won Player of the Week award on 5/28/1906, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 7/30/1906, winning 2 games with a 2.00 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1906, going 6-0, 1.16
Won Player of the Week award on 9/3/1906, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA
9/9/1906: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (N), $7,560,000 per year, for 3 years
Won Player of the Week award on 9/17/1906, winning one game with a 1.50 ERA
Won Rookie of the Year Award in 1906, going 20-12, 2.55 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1907, going 3-2, 1.41
Won Player of the Week award on 5/6/1907, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
Hit first career homerun on 6/23/1907, off Snake Wiltse (SLN)
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1907, going 5-1, 1.06
Set a new season NL-Record for Strikeouts with 208 on 10/4/1907
Won Player of the Week award on 5/26/1908, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1908, going 5-2, 1.45
Won Player of the Week award on 7/26/1909, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
2/13/1910: Gets a new one-year contract worth $7,560,000 through salary arbitration
8/15/1910: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (N), $8,000,000 per year, for 4 years
Set a new season NL-Record for Strikeouts with 227 on 9/27/1910
Won Player of the Week award on 10/2/1911, winning 2 games with a 1.50 ERA
Released by Chicago (N) on 7/1/1914
Signed as a free agent by St. Louis (N) on 7/31/1914 to a 1-year deal worth $612,000 per year
 
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