Kid Elberfeld

Kid Elberfeld

1898–1914 · Bats R · Throws R · 5'7", 158 lb · b. 1875 Pomeroy, OH

Career 1,292 G · 1,235 H · 10 HR · 535 RBI · .271 AVG

Seasons leading his league

5

0 best in baseball 5 league only

29 Top-5 finishes

3 Title seasons

4 Categories led

1901 Best season

Spanning 1901–1910, peaking at 3 titles in 1901.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

1,150th League titles 5
973rd Top-5 finishes 29

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

88th Shortstop Putouts 2,184
128th Shortstop Assists 3,080
243rd Shortstop Double Plays 343
331st Stolen Bases 213
365th Third Base Putouts 328
495th Third Base Assists 489

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Shortstop Range Factor	2	1st	—	1901 AL 6.14 1903 AL 5.69 1902 #2 1907 #2
Third Base Fielding Percentage	1	1st	—	1910 AL .943
Shortstop Double Plays	1	1st	—	1901 AL 62 1903 #3 1904 #3
Shortstop Putouts	1	1st	—	1901 AL 332 1902 #3 1903 #3 1907 #3
Shortstop Assists	—	#3	—	1901 #3

Title Seasons

3 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1910	1	3B FPCT .943
1903	1	SS RF 5.69
1901	3	SS PO 332 SS DP 62 SS RF 6.14

Batting

14 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1898	PHI	NL	14	38	1	9	4	0	0	7	5	5	0	.237	.420	.342	.762
1899	CIN	NL	41	138	23	36	4	2	0	22	15	6	5	.261	.378	.319	.697
1901	DET	AL	121	432	76	133	21	11	3	76	57	18	23	.308	.397	.428	.825
1902	DET	AL	130	488	70	127	17	6	1	64	55	10	19	.260	.348	.326	.674
1903	NYA +1	AL	125	481	78	145	23	8	0	64	33	17	22	.302	.365	.383	.747
1904	NYA	AL	122	445	55	117	13	5	2	46	37	20	18	.263	.337	.328	.666
1905	NYA	AL	111	390	48	102	18	2	0	53	23	16	18	.262	.329	.318	.647
1906	NYA	AL	99	346	59	106	11	5	2	31	30	19	19	.306	.378	.384	.763
1907	NYA	AL	120	447	61	121	17	6	0	51	36	7	22	.271	.343	.336	.678
1908	NYA	AL	19	56	11	11	3	0	0	5	6	3	1	.196	.328	.250	.578
1909	NYA	AL	106	379	47	90	9	5	0	26	28	17	23	.238	.314	.288	.601
1910	WS1	AL	127	455	53	114	9	2	2	42	35	18	19	.251	.322	.292	.614
1911	WS1	AL	127	404	58	110	19	4	0	47	65	6	24	.272	.405	.339	.744
1914	BRO	NL	30	62	7	14	1	0	0	1	2	4	0	.226	.304	.242	.546
Career	—	—	1,292	4,561	647	1,235	169	56	10	535	427	166	213	.271	.355	.339	.694

Fielding

3 positions

Year	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	INN	PO	A	E	DP	TC	FLD%	RF
1898	PHI	NL	3B	14	—	104.0	13	18	8	1	39	.795	2.21
1899	CIN	NL	SS	24	—	189.0	48	67	16	6	131	.878	4.79
			3B	18	—	165.0	26	41	9	3	76	.882	3.72
1901	DET	AL	SS	121	—	1071.0	332	411	76	62	819	.907	6.14
1902	DET	AL	SS	130	—	1119.0	326	459	67	63	852	.921	6.04
1903	NYA	AL	SS	124	—	1121.0	295	410	62	51	767	.919	5.69
			3B	1	—	3.0	1	0	0	0	1	1.000	1.00
1904	NYA	AL	SS	122	122	1103.0	237	432	48	44	717	.933	5.48
1905	NYA	AL	SS	108	108	949.0	244	317	57	35	618	.908	5.19
1906	NYA	AL	SS	98	98	816.0	200	317	42	18	559	.925	5.28
1907	NYA	AL	SS	118	118	1012.0	295	400	52	31	747	.930	5.89
1908	NYA	AL	SS	17	17	143.0	36	51	8	2	95	.916	5.12
1909	NYA	AL	SS	61	61	532.0	134	178	19	24	331	.943	5.12
			3B	44	43	373.0	62	91	7	6	160	.956	3.48
1910	WS1	AL	3B	113	109	952.0	139	223	22	15	384	.943	3.20
			2B	10	10	86.0	21	17	3	1	41	.927	3.80
			SS	3	3	24.0	6	5	4	1	15	.733	3.67
1911	WS1	AL	2B	68	—	—	146	186	15	23	347	.957	4.88
			3B	52	—	—	87	116	16	11	219	.927	3.90
1914	BRO	NL	SS	18	—	—	31	33	7	6	71	.901	3.56
			2B	1	—	—	2	2	0	0	4	1.000	4.00
Career	—	—	SS	944	527	8079.0	2,184	3,080	458	343	5,722	.920	5.58
	—	—	3B	242	152	1597.0	328	489	62	36	879	.930	3.38
	—	—	2B	79	10	86.0	169	205	18	24	392	.954	4.73