Ed Karger

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-11, 185lb (180cm, 83kg)

Born: May 6, 1883 in San Angelo, TX us

Died: September 9, 1957 in Delta, CO

Buried: Delta Cemetery, Delta, CO

Last Game: September 4, 1911 (Age 28-121d)
vs. NYY 2.1 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1906 season

Full Name: Edwin Karger

Nicknames: Loose

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.6

ERA

2.79

165

123

1091.2

415

WHIP

1.215

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1905	22	-4.3	Houston	STEX	C		24	8	.750			46							212	85			49
1906	23		2 Teams	NL	Maj	PIT-STL	7	19	.269	2.62	3.93	31	22	9	17	0	1	219.2	214	96	64	0	52		81	9	0	3	873	1.211	8.8	0.0	2.1	3.3	1.56
1906	23	-4.6	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	2	3	.400	1.93	3.54	6	2	4	0	0	0	28.0	21	11	6	0	9		8	2	0	0	112	1.071	6.8	0.0	2.9	2.6	0.89
1906	23	-4.6	STL	NL	Maj	STL	5	16	.238	2.72	3.99	25	20	5	17	0	1	191.2	193	85	58	0	43		73	7	0	3	761	1.231	9.1	0.0	2.0	3.4	1.70
1907	24	-3.9	STL	NL	Maj	STL	15	19	.441	2.04	2.92	39	32	5	29	6	1	314.0	257	102	71	2	65		137	10	0	8	1228	1.025	7.4	0.1	1.9	3.9	2.11
1908	25	-2.8	STL	NL	Maj	STL	4	9	.308	3.06	4.90	22	15	6	9	1	0	141.1	148	77	48	1	50		34	2	0	4	590	1.401	9.4	0.1	3.2	2.2	0.68
1909	26		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	BOS	6	5	.545	3.61	4.49	21	11	8	4	0	0	102.1	97	51	41	0	52		25	5	0	4	437	1.456	8.5	0.0	4.6	2.2	0.48
1909	26	-1.8	St. Paul	AA	A		7	3	.700
1909	26	-1.2	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	5	2	.714	3.18	3.84	12	6	5	3	0	0	68.0	71	29	24	0	22		17	3	0	2	285	1.368	9.4	0.0	2.9	2.3	0.77
1909	26	-0.9	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	1	3	.250	4.46	5.77	9	5	3	1	0	0	34.1	26	22	17	0	30		8	2	0	2	152	1.631	6.8	0.0	7.9	2.1	0.27
1910	27	0.2	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	11	7	.611	3.19	3.68	27	25	2	16	1	1	183.1	162	75	65	5	53		81	5	0	5	761	1.173	8.0	0.2	2.6	4.0	1.53
1911	28	1.5	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	5	8	.385	3.37	4.81	25	18	6	6	1	0	131.0	134	70	49	4	42		57	4	0	4	539	1.344	9.2	0.3	2.9	3.9	1.36
1912	29	2.3	St. Paul	AA	AA		11	22	.333		5.13	46		9				275.2	281	157			99		125	14	0	7		1.378	9.2		3.2	4.1	1.26
1913	30	3.4	St. Paul	AA	AA		18	17	.514		4.28	40						292.0	292	139			80		104					1.274	9.0		2.5	3.2	1.30
1914	31	4.2	St. Paul	AA	AA		7	23	.233	4.67	5.51	33						235.1	265	144	122		86		85					1.492	10.1		3.3	3.3	0.99
1915	32	5.4	St. Paul	AA	AA		4	10	.286	3.76	5.09	25		7	6			122.0	132	69	51		46		43	8	0	5		1.459	9.7		3.4	3.2	0.93

1917	34	8.7	Houston	TL	B		0	0		inf	inf	1						0.0	1				2

1920	37	10.5	Aberdeen	SDAK	D		7	3	.700		3.49	11						85.0	68	33			26		52					1.106	7.2		2.8	5.5	2.00
1921	38	11.0	Aberdeen	DAKL	D		8	7	.533		5.17	22						169.0	176	97			33							1.237	9.4		1.8
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (6 seasons)					Majors		48	67	.417	2.79	3.88	165	123	36	81	9	3	1091.2	1012	471	338	12	314		415	35	0	28	4428	1.215	8.3	0.1	2.6	3.4	1.32
Minors (9 seasons)					Minors		86	93	.480			224		16	6			1179.0	1427	724	173		421		409	22	0	12
All Levels (14 Seasons)							134	160	.456			389	123	52	87	9	3	2270.2	2439	1195	511	12	735		824	57	0	40	4428

AA (4 seasons)					Minors		40	72	.357		4.95	144		16	6			925.0	970	509	173		311		357	22	0	12		1.385	9.4		3.0	3.5	1.15
A (1 season)					Minors		7	3	.700
B (1 season)					Minors		0	0			inf	1						0.0	1				2
C (1 season)					Minors		24	8	.750			46							212	85			49
D (2 seasons)					Minors		15	10	.600		4.61	33						254.0	244	130			59		52					1.193	8.6		2.1