Elmer Singleton
1945–1959 · bats R / throws R · Boston Braves, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Senators (1901-60)
152G
.132AVG
.132OBP
.176SLG
More career statistics
9H
0HR
4RBI
0SB
11–17W–L
327.2IP
160K
4.83ERA
19GS
4SV
1Rare feat
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pitching · Batters faced | 1,431 | 1,423 |
| Pitching · p k | 160 | 165 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 152 | 73 | 68 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .132 | .132 | .176 | .308 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 327.7 | 145 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 322 | 192 | 176 | 33 | 146 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 4.83 | 1.428 |
Streaks
2longest hitting streak · 1947-06-08 to 1947-07-30
2longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Four Intentional Walks Issued | 1948-07-21 | 1 in 2,511 games | box score ↗ |
| 29 | 7 walks allowed | 1948-05-30 | 1 in 192 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 13 | 7 scoreless innings | 1959-06-07 | 1 in 41 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 |  Boston Braves | 7 | 11 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 37 | 15 |
| 1946 | Boston Braves | 16 | 4 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 33 | 17 |
| 1947 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 41 | 13 | 4 | – | 2 | – | .308 | 67 | 28 |
| 1948 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 38 | 23 | 2 | – | 2 | – | .087 | 92 | 53 |
| 1950 |  Washington Senators (1901-60) | 21 | 7 | 3 | – | – | – | .429 | 36 | 19 |
| 1957 |  Chicago Cubs | 6 | 3 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 13 | 6 |
| 1958 | Chicago Cubs | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 4 | 2 |
| 1959 | Chicago Cubs | 21 | 6 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 43 | 25 |