Elmer Knetzer
1909–1917 · bats R / throws R · Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Rebels
221G
.109AVG
.149OBP
.124SLG
More career statistics
42H
0HR
10RBI
1SB
69–69W–L
1,267.1IP
535K
3.15ERA
134GS
6SV
4Rare 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 · Strikeouts | 144 | 150 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 437 | 438 |
| Batting · RBI | 10 | 11 |
| Batting · Walks | 12 | 13 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 5,210 | 5,325 |
| Pitching · p er | 444 | 450 |
| Pitching · p h | 1,206 | 1,200 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 3,802 | 3,790 |
| Pitching · p k | 535 | 536 |
| Pitching · p r | 603 | 604 |
| Pitching · p w | 484 | 489 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 221 | 437 | 386 | 23 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 144 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 48 | .109 | .149 | .124 | .273 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,267.3 | 220 | 134 | 82 | 69 | 69 | 6 | 1,206 | 603 | 444 | 30 | 484 | 535 | 0 | 0 | 3.15 | 1.334 |
Streaks
3longest hitting streak · 1911-06-04 to 1911-06-22
6longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Ten Strikeouts in Relief | 1914-05-29 | 1 in 3,062 games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Three Wild Pitches | 1910-07-04 | 1 in 273 games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Twelve Runs Allowed | 1909-09-20 | 1 in 264 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 113 | 201 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 75 | .074 | .100 | .080 |
| Away | 108 | 237 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 75 | .137 | .148 | .161 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 15 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .050 | .042 | .050 |
| May | 33 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | .139 | .158 | .222 |
| June | 38 | 70 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .148 | .143 | .180 |
| July | 45 | 91 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 37 | .087 | .121 | .087 |
| August | 29 | 70 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | .079 | .086 | .079 |
| September | 50 | 119 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 44 | .115 | .134 | .125 |
| October | 11 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .136 | .192 | .136 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-phillies | 26 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | .121 | .179 | .121 |
| new-york-giants | 23 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .100 | .091 | .100 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 20 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | .190 | .192 | .381 |
| chicago-cubs | 19 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | .143 | .206 | .143 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 18 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .038 | .097 | .038 |
| boston-braves | 18 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | .088 | .125 | .088 |
| cincinnati-reds | 13 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| baltimore-terrapins | 12 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | .133 | .156 | .133 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 5 | 12 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 35 | 7 |
| 1910 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 20 | 38 | 2 | – | – | 1 | .053 | 131 | 57 |
| 1911 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 35 | 62 | 6 | – | 1 | – | .097 | 203 | 66 |
| 1912 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 33 | 37 | 5 | – | 2 | – | .135 | 137 | 61 |
| 1914 | PRPittsburgh Rebels | 37 | 91 | 9 | – | 4 | – | .099 | 271 | 149 |
| 1915 | PRPittsburgh Rebels | 41 | 92 | 12 | – | 2 | – | .130 | 280 | 117 |
| 1916 | Boston Braves, Cincinnati Reds | 39 | 51 | 8 | – | 2 | – | .157 | 176 | 72 |
| 1917 |  Cincinnati Reds | 11 | 3 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 27 | 7 |