Joe Kiefer

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 190lb (180cm, 86kg)

Born: July 19, 1899 in West Leyden, NY us

Died: July 5, 1975 in Utica, NY

Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Whitesboro, NY

Last Game: May 25, 1926 (Age 26-310d)
vs. NYY 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1926 season

Full Name: Joseph William Kiefer

Nicknames: Harlem Joe or Smoke

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.3

ERA

6.16

49.2

WHIP

1.732

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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
1920	20	-3.7	Muskegon	CENL	B		14	16	.467		4.39	32			25			240.0	221	117			65		136	4		10		1.192	8.3		2.4	5.1	2.09
1920	20	-7.2	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	0	1	.000	15.43	15.43	2	1	1	0	0	0	4.2	7	8	8	0	5		1	1	0	0	27	2.571	13.5	0.0	9.6	1.9	0.20
1921	21	-6.5	Milwaukee	AA	AA		5	4	.556	4.55	5.40	17						95.0	111	57	48		38							1.568	10.5		3.6
1922	22	-3.7	Charleston	SALL	B		16	12	.571	3.00	3.53	36						222.0	205	87	74		2							0.932	8.3		0.1
1923	23	-4.1	Galveston	TL	A		9	9	.500	5.34	6.52	37						145.0	147	105	86		49							1.352	9.1		3.0
1924	24	-0.5	Bay City	MION	B		19	10	.655	2.95	3.25	34						238.0	248	86	78		43		75	4	0	4		1.223	9.4		1.6	2.8	1.74
1925	25	-0.9	Jersey City	IL	AA		14	16	.467	2.95	4.33	38						241.0	268	116	79		81							1.448	10.0		3.0
1925	25	-3.9	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	0	2	.000	6.00	7.20	2	2	0	0	0	0	15.0	20	12	10	0	9		4	1	0	0	75	1.933	12.0	0.0	5.4	2.4	0.44
1926	26	-2.8	Wichita Falls	TL	A		7	10	.412	3.87	4.67	22						156.0	186	81	67		55							1.545	10.7		3.2
1926	26	-2.8	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	0	2	.000	4.80	5.70	11	1	7	0	0	0	30.0	29	19	16	2	16		4	2	0	1	134	1.500	8.7	0.6	4.8	1.2	0.25
1927	27	-1.3	Wichita Falls	TL	A		20	9	.690	3.67	4.38	32						255.0	283	124	104		68							1.376	10.0		2.4
1928	28	-0.7	Wichita Falls	TL	A	SLB	14	6	.700	4.78	5.28	34						179.0	223	105	95		52							1.536	11.2		2.6
1929	29	0.1	Atlanta	SOUA	A		10	18	.357	4.20	4.92	36						223.0	269	122	104		41							1.390	10.9		1.7
1930	30	-0.5	Atlanta	SOUA	A		8	10	.444	4.67	5.38	35						189.0	215	113	98		52							1.413	10.2		2.5
1931	31	0.6	Atlanta	SOUA	A		5	7	.417	4.76	5.41	24	14					123.0	144	74	65		39							1.488	10.5		2.9
1932	32	4.6	Hazleton	NYPL	B	BOS	16	10	.615	4.22	4.86	29						211.0	248	114	99		44							1.384	10.6		1.9
1933	33		3 Teams	NYPL	A	BOS-PHA	15	10				35						175.0	192	98	88		49
1933	33	6.9	Reading	NYPL	A	BOS
1933	33	6.9	Scranton	NYPL	A
1933	33	6.9	Williamsport	NYPL	A	PHA
1934	34		2 Teams	NYPL	A	PHI	3	10				18						132.0	168	92	79		23
1934	34	7.5	Hazleton	NYPL	A	PHI
1934	34	7.5	Wilkes-Barre	NYPL	A

1937	37		Rome	CAML	C		8	5	.615	3.86	5.39		15	13	11	1		123.2	156	74	53		14		76	3		2		1.375	11.4		1.0	5.5	5.43
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 (3 seasons)					Majors		0	5	.000	6.16	7.07	15	4	8	0	0	0	49.2	56	39	34	2	30		9	4	0	1	236	1.732	10.1	0.4	5.4	1.6	0.30
Minors (16 seasons)					Minors		165	142				406	29	13	36	1		2640.2	2924	1375	1050		643		287	11	0	16
All Levels (16 Seasons)							165	147				421	33	21	36	1	0	2690.1	2980	1414	1084	2	673		296	15	0	17	236

AA (2 seasons)					Minors		19	20	.487	3.40	4.63	55						336.0	379	173	127		119							1.482	10.2		3.2
A (9 seasons)					Minors		73	69				220	14					1270.0	1467	724	619		356
B (4 seasons)					Minors		65	48	.575		3.99	131			25			911.0	922	404	251		154		211	8	0	14		1.181	9.1		1.5
C (1 season)					Minors		8	5	.615	3.86	5.39		15	13	11	1		123.2	156	74	53		14		76	3		2		1.375	11.4		1.0	5.5	5.43