Elmer Jacobs

Q: When was Elmer Jacobs born?

Elmer Jacobs was born on August 10, 1892.

Q: Where was Elmer Jacobs born?

Elmer Jacobs was born in Salem, MO .

Q: How tall was Elmer Jacobs?

Elmer Jacobs was 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Elmer Jacobs weigh when playing?

Elmer Jacobs weighed 165 lbs (74 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Elmer Jacobs in the Hall of Fame?

Elmer Jacobs has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: How many strikeouts did Elmer Jacobs have?

Elmer Jacobs had 336 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Elmer Jacobs played for?

Elmer Jacobs played for 5 teams; the Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox.

Q: When did Elmer Jacobs retire?

Elmer Jacobs last played in 1927.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 165lb (183cm, 74kg)

Born: August 10, 1892 in Salem, MO us

Died: February 10, 1958 in Salem, MO

Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Salem, MO

Debut: April 23, 1914 (Age 21-256d, 4,118th in major league history)
vs. NYG 3.0 IP, 5 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 5 ER

Last Game: September 13, 1927 (Age 35-034d)
vs. PHA 3.1 IP, 12 H, 0 SO, 4 BB, 10 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1914 season

Full Name: William Elmer Jacobs

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.3

ERA

3.55

250

133

1189.1

336

WHIP

1.384

Standard Pitching

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1914	21	PHI	NL	1	3	.250	4.80	14	7	6	1	0	0	50.2	65	38	27	2	20	17	3	0	3	225	61	3.64	1.678	11.5	0.4	3.6	3.0	0.85

1916	23	PIT	NL	6	10	.375	2.94	34	17	8	8	0	0	153.0	151	70	50	2	38	46	4	1	2	647	90	2.71	1.235	8.9	0.1	2.2	2.7	1.21
1917	24	PIT	NL	6	19	.240	2.81	38	25	12	10	1	2	227.1	214	87	71	3	76	58	5	2	1	941	101	2.99	1.276	8.5	0.1	3.0	2.3	0.76
1918	25	TOT	NL	9	6	.600	2.95	26	18	3	12	4	1	146.1	122	57	48	3	56	35	4	0	2	606	101	3.25	1.216	7.5	0.2	3.4	2.2	0.63
1918	25	PIT	NL	0	1	.000	5.79	8	4	1	0	0	0	23.1	31	18	15	0	14	2	0	0	0	111	51	3.86	1.929	12.0	0.0	5.4	0.8	0.14
1918	25	PHI	NL	9	5	.643	2.41	18	14	2	12	4	1	123.0	91	39	33	3	42	33	4	0	2	495	124	3.13	1.081	6.7	0.2	3.1	2.4	0.79
1919	26	TOT	NL	9	16	.360	3.32	34	23	9	17	1	1	214.0	231	96	79	7	69	68	11	3	4	903	92	3.40	1.402	9.7	0.3	2.9	2.9	0.99
1919	26	PHI	NL	6	10	.375	3.85	17	15	2	13	0	0	128.2	150	66	55	5	44	37	6	2	2	557	83	3.58	1.508	10.5	0.3	3.1	2.6	0.84
1919	26	STL	NL	3	6	.333	2.53	17	8	7	4	1	1	85.1	81	30	24	2	25	31	5	1	2	346	112	3.12	1.242	8.5	0.2	2.6	3.3	1.24
1920	27	STL	NL	4	8	.333	5.21	23	9	7	1	0	1	77.2	91	56	45	2	33	21	5	1	4	359	59	4.06	1.597	10.5	0.2	3.8	2.4	0.64

1924	31	CHC	NL	11	12	.478	3.74	38	22	11	13	1	1	190.1	181	93	79	9	72	50	2	1	5	792	104	4.00	1.329	8.6	0.4	3.4	2.4	0.69
1925	32	CHC	NL	2	3	.400	5.17	18	4	8	1	1	1	55.2	63	37	32	8	22	19	1	0	3	255	85	4.62	1.527	10.2	1.3	3.6	3.1	0.86

1927	34	CHW	AL	2	4	.333	4.60	25	8	10	2	1	0	74.1	105	49	38	3	37	22	4	1	0	353	89	4.09	1.910	12.7	0.4	4.5	2.7	0.59
9 Yrs				50	81	.382	3.55	250	133	74	65	9	7	1189.1	1223	583	469	39	423	336	39	9	24	5081	90	3.46	1.384	9.3	0.3	3.2	2.5	0.79
162 Game Avg.				9	14	.382	3.55	44	24	13	12	2	1	211	217	104	83	7	75	60	7	2	4	902	90	3.46	1.384	9.3	0.3	3.2	2.5	0.79

PIT (3 yrs)				12	30	.286	3.03	80	46	21	18	1	2	403.2	396	175	136	5	128	106	9	3	3	1699	92	2.93	1.298	8.8	0.1	2.9	2.4	0.83
PHI (3 yrs)				16	18	.471	3.42	49	36	10	26	4	1	302.1	306	143	115	10	106	87	13	2	7	1277	90	3.41	1.363	9.1	0.3	3.2	2.6	0.82
STL (2 yrs)				7	14	.333	3.81	40	17	14	5	1	2	163.0	172	86	69	4	58	52	10	2	6	705	78	3.57	1.411	9.5	0.2	3.2	2.9	0.90
CHC (2 yrs)				13	15	.464	4.06	56	26	19	14	2	2	246.0	244	130	111	17	94	69	3	1	8	1047	98	4.14	1.374	8.9	0.6	3.4	2.5	0.73
CHW (1 yr)				2	4	.333	4.60	25	8	10	2	1	0	74.1	105	49	38	3	37	22	4	1	0	353	89	4.09	1.910	12.7	0.4	4.5	2.7	0.59

NL (8 yrs)				48	77	.384	3.48	225	125	64	63	8	7	1115.0	1118	534	431	36	386	314	35	8	24	4728	91	3.42	1.349	9.0	0.3	3.1	2.5	0.81
AL (1 yr)				2	4	.333	4.60	25	8	10	2	1	0	74.1	105	49	38	3	37	22	4	1	0	353	89	4.09	1.910	12.7	0.4	4.5	2.7	0.59

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	HBP	SH	IBB	Pos
1914	21	PHI	NL	-0.2	14	15	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	7	.000	.067	.000	.067	-80	.027	-105	0	0	0		1

1916	23	PIT	NL	-0.2	34	45	40	3	3	0	1	0	1	0		3	13	.075	.159	.125	.284	-12	.141	-26	5	1	1		1
1917	24	PIT	NL	-0.2	38	72	67	3	12	2	0	0	0	0		1	26	.179	.203	.209	.412	25	.187	4	14	1	3		1
1918	25	2TM	NL	-0.1	26	49	45	1	8	0	1	0	2	0		2	17	.178	.213	.222	.435	29	.199	6	10	0	2		1
1918	25	PIT	NL	0.0	8	7	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	3	.286	.286	.286	.571	71	.257	52	2	0	0		/1
1918	25	PHI	NL	-0.2	18	42	38	1	6	0	1	0	2	0		2	14	.158	.200	.211	.411	22	.189	-2	8	0	2		1
1919	26	2TM	NL	0.3	34	73	68	5	16	4	1	0	1	0		2	13	.235	.257	.324	.581	72	.272	65	22	0	2		1
1919	26	PHI	NL	-0.1	17	47	45	5	8	2	0	0	1	0		1	9	.178	.196	.222	.418	22	.196	5	10	0	1		1
1919	26	STL	NL	0.4	17	26	23	0	8	2	1	0	0	0		1	4	.348	.375	.522	.897	174	.417	178	12	0	1		1
1920	27	STL	NL	0.0	23	30	26	2	5	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	7	.192	.222	.231	.453	31	.210	9	6	0	3		1

1924	31	CHC	NL	-0.5	38	63	54	3	6	0	0	0	5	0	0	3	13	.111	.158	.111	.269	-27	.130	-59	6	0	6	0	1
1925	32	CHC	NL	0.0	18	13	13	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.231	.231	.462	17	.220	9	3	0	0	0	1

1927	34	CHW	AL	-0.2	25	25	20	4	3	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	5	.150	.190	.150	.340	-10	.136	-50	3	0	4	0	1
9 Yrs				-1.1	250	385	347	22	56	7	3	0	13	0	1	14	101	.161	.198	.199	.397	15	.184	-7	69	2	21	0	1
162 Game Avg				-0.7	162	249	225	14	36	5	2	0	8	0		9	65	.161	.198	.199	.397	15	.184	-7	45	1	14

PIT (3 Yrs)				-0.3	80	124	114	6	17	2	1	0	1	0		4	42	.149	.192	.184	.376	15	.174	-4	21	2	4		1
PHI (3 Yrs)				-0.5	49	104	97	7	14	2	1	0	3	0		4	30	.144	.178	.186	.364	7	.168	-15	18	0	3		1
CHC (2 Yrs)				-0.5	56	76	67	3	9	0	0	0	5	0	0	3	13	.134	.171	.134	.306	-18	.147	-45	9	0	6	0	1
STL (2 Yrs)				0.4	40	56	49	2	13	3	1	0	2	0	0	2	11	.265	.294	.367	.661	96	.308	86	18	0	4		1
CHW (1 Yr)				-0.2	25	25	20	4	3	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	5	.150	.190	.150	.340	-10	.136	-50	3	0	4	0	1

NL (8 Yrs)				-0.9	225	360	327	18	53	7	3	0	11	0	0	13	96	.162	.199	.202	.401	17	.187	-4	66	2	17	0	1
AL (1 Yr)				-0.2	25	25	20	4	3	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	5	.150	.190	.150	.340	-10	.136	-50	3	0	4	0	1

Player Value--Batting

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					Standard											Range Factor				Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Pick	Awards
1914	21	PHI	NL	P	14	7	1	51.0	18	1	16	1	0	.944	.943	3.00	2.68	1.21	2.66	3	6	8	57.1	47.6	2

1916	23	PIT	NL	P	34	17	8	153.0	42	3	37	2	0	.952	.959	2.35	2.67	1.18	2.67	2	18	10	35.7		1
1917	24	PIT	NL	P	38	25	10	227.0	85	8	75	2	3	.976	.961	3.29	2.85	2.18	2.86	1	33	23	41.1	44.8	3
1918	25	2TM	NL	P	26	18	12	146.0	48	12	36	0	0	*1.000*	.965	2.96	2.93	1.85	2.94	2	14	12	46.2	42.3	2
1918	25	PIT	NL	P	8	4	0	23.0	14	3	11	0	0	1.000	.965	5.48	2.93	1.75	2.94	0	4	3	42.9	42.3	1
1918	25	PHI	NL	P	18	14	12	123.0	34	9	25	0	0	1.000	.965	2.49	2.93	1.89	2.94	2	10	9	47.4	42.3	1
1919	26	2TM	NL	P	34	23	17	214.0	77	6	68	3	1	.961	.960	3.11	2.93	2.18	2.93	4	37	22	37.3	42.5	5
1919	26	PHI	NL	P	17	15	13	129.0	52	3	46	3	0	.942	.960	3.42	2.93	2.88	2.93	2	27	14	34.1	42.5	5
1919	26	STL	NL	P	17	8	4	85.0	25	3	22	0	1	1.000	.960	2.65	2.93	1.47	2.93	2	10	8	44.4	42.5	0
1920	27	STL	NL	P	23	9	1	78.0	33	3	28	2	1	.939	.957	3.58	2.80	1.35	2.83	4	10	2	16.7	46.8	1

1924	31	CHC	NL	P	38	22	13	190.0	65	9	54	2	0	.969	.965	2.98	2.52	1.66	2.51	5	6	11	64.7	46.7	4
1925	32	CHC	NL	P	18	4	1	56.0	15	1	14	0	1	1.000	.957	2.41	2.44	0.83	2.41	3	1	2	66.7	43.3	2

1927	34	CHW	AL	P	25	8	2	74.0	32	3	27	2	1	.938	.959	3.65	2.61	1.20	2.59	0	8	8	50.0		4
9 Yrs					250	133	65	1189.0	415	46	355	14	7	.966	.960	3.04	2.75	1.60	2.73	24	133	98	42.4	35.8	24

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Elmer Jacobs born?

Elmer Jacobs was born on August 10, 1892.

Where was Elmer Jacobs born?

Elmer Jacobs was born in Salem, MO.

How tall was Elmer Jacobs?

Elmer Jacobs was 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

How much did Elmer Jacobs weigh when playing?

Elmer Jacobs weighed 165 lbs (74 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Elmer Jacobs play?

Elmer Jacobs played 9 seasons.

Is Elmer Jacobs in the Hall of Fame?

Elmer Jacobs has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Elmer Jacobs play?

Elmer Jacobs was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Elmer Jacobs have?

Elmer Jacobs had 336 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Elmer Jacobs played for?

Elmer Jacobs played for 5 teams; the Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox.

When did Elmer Jacobs retire?

Elmer Jacobs last played in 1927.

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