Big Jeff Pfeffer
1905–1911 · bats R / throws R · Boston Braves, Chicago Cubs
148G
.204AVG
.255OBP
.285SLG
More career statistics
66H
2HR
28RBI
6SB
31–39W–L
695.2IP
317K
3.30ERA
70GS
2SV
5Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 323 | 326 |
| Batting · Hits | 66 | 67 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 8 | 45 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 350 | 349 |
| Batting · RBI | 28 | 23 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 6 | 4 |
| Batting · Walks | 13 | 9 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 2,863 | 2,934 |
| Pitching · p er | 255 | 119 |
| Pitching · p h | 660 | 662 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 2,087 | 2,077 |
| Pitching · p k | 317 | 320 |
| Pitching · p r | 357 | 356 |
| Pitching · p w | 292 | 300 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 148 | 350 | 323 | 20 | 66 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 92 | .204 | .255 | .285 | .540 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 695.7 | 113 | 70 | 59 | 31 | 39 | 2 | 660 | 357 | 255 | 14 | 292 | 317 | 0 | 0 | 3.30 | 1.368 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1905-10-03 to 1906-04-21
4longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | No-Hitter | 1907-05-08 | 1 in 881 games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Twelve Runs Allowed | 1906-04-21 | 1 in 264 games | box score ↗ |
| 50 | 9 walks allowed | 1906-09-12 | 1 in 1,333 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 75 | 160 | 36 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 | .235 | .225 | .301 |
| Away | 73 | 189 | 31 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 24 | .179 | .212 | .272 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 16 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .214 | .250 | .357 |
| May | 36 | 88 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | .195 | .193 | .329 |
| June | 27 | 61 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | .123 | .131 | .140 |
| July | 23 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .211 | .214 | .289 |
| August | 21 | 50 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .255 | .260 | .319 |
| September | 17 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .243 | .243 | .243 |
| October | 8 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | .261 | .333 | .348 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-phillies | 25 | 63 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | .263 | .286 | .421 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 24 | 71 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | .231 | .225 | .323 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 22 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .162 | .154 | .189 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 20 | 48 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | .239 | .250 | .391 |
| chicago-cubs | 20 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .206 | .222 | .206 |
| new-york-giants | 19 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | .140 | .191 | .186 |
| cincinnati-reds | 17 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .150 | .146 | .175 |
| boston-braves | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 |  Chicago Cubs | 15 | 40 | 8 | – | 3 | 2 | .200 | 100 | 55 |
| 1906 |  Boston Braves | 61 | 161 | 32 | 1 | 8 | 2 | .199 | 301 | 162 |
| 1907 | Boston Braves | 21 | 60 | 15 | – | 5 | – | .250 | 142 | 65 |
| 1908 | Boston Braves | 4 | 3 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 10 | 3 |
| 1910 | Chicago Cubs | 14 | 17 | 3 | – | 2 | – | .176 | 40 | 11 |
| 1911 | Boston Braves | 33 | 45 | 9 | 1 | 5 | – | .200 | 97 | 24 |