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Elmer Ponder

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 178lb (183cm, 80kg)

Born: June 26, 1893 in Reed, OK us

Died: April 20, 1974 in Albuquerque, NM

Buried: Fairview Memorial Park, Albuquerque, NM

High School: Blackwell HS (Blackwell, OK)

School: University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK)

Debut: September 18, 1917 (Age 24-084d, 4,641st in major league history)
vs. BSN 8.0 IP, 6 H, 2 SO, 3 BB, 1 ER, L

Last Game: September 21, 1921 (Age 28-087d)
vs. NYG 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1919 season

Full Name: Charles Elmer Ponder

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.6

ERA

3.21

378.2

113

WHIP

1.233

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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
1917	24	PIT	NL	1	1	.500	1.69	3	2	1	1	1	0	21.1	12	5	4	0	6	11	1	0	1	80	172	2.22	0.844	5.1	0.0	2.5	4.6	1.83

1919	26	PIT	NL	0	5	.000	3.99	9	5	2	0	0	0	47.1	55	26	21	0	6	6	3	0	2	204	77	2.80	1.289	10.5	0.0	1.1	1.1	1.00
1920	27	PIT	NL	11	15	.423	2.62	33	23	10	14	2	0	196.0	182	76	57	3	40	62	2	0	10	803	124	3.01	1.133	8.4	0.1	1.8	2.8	1.55
1921	28	TOT	NL	5	6	.455	4.18	24	12	5	6	0	0	114.0	146	66	53	8	20	34	3	0	0	495	92	4.06	1.456	11.5	0.6	1.6	2.7	1.70
1921	28	PIT	NL	2	0	1.000	2.19	8	1	2	1	0	0	24.2	29	8	6	1	3	3	0	0	0	101	177	3.79	1.297	10.6	0.4	1.1	1.1	1.00
1921	28	CHC	NL	3	6	.333	4.74	16	11	3	5	0	0	89.1	117	58	47	7	17	31	3	0	0	394	81	4.13	1.500	11.8	0.7	1.7	3.1	1.82
4 Yrs				17	27	.386	3.21	69	42	18	21	3	0	378.2	395	173	135	11	72	113	9	0	13	1582	105	3.26	1.233	9.4	0.3	1.7	2.7	1.57
162 Game Avg.				10	17	.386	3.21	42	26	11	13	2	0	232	242	106	83	7	44	69	6	0	8	969	105	3.26	1.233	9.4	0.3	1.7	2.7	1.57

PIT (4 yrs)				14	21	.400	2.74	53	31	15	16	3	0	289.1	278	115	88	4	55	82	6	0	13	1188	118	2.98	1.151	8.6	0.1	1.7	2.6	1.49
CHC (1 yr)				3	6	.333	4.74	16	11	3	5	0	0	89.1	117	58	47	7	17	31	3	0	0	394	81	4.13	1.500	11.8	0.7	1.7	3.1	1.82