Fred Pfeffer
[edit] Biography
Fred Pfeffer (Nathaniel Frederick Pfeffer) was born on March 17, 1860 in Louisville, Kentucky. He made his Major League debut on May 1, 1882 for the Troy Trojans. In 1882, his rookie year, he hit .218 with 1 home run and 43 RBI. Pfeffer played for the Troy Trojans, Chicago White Stockings, Chicago Pirates, Chicago Colts, Louisville Colonels and New York Giants over the course of his 16 year career.
Most people believe that Fred Pfeffer's best season was 1887, when he slugged 16 home runs, stole 57 bases, hit for a .278 average and knocked in 89 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1882
| TRO
| N
| 85
| 330
| 26
| 72
| 1
| 43
| .218
| .221
| .273
| 7
| 4
| 1
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1883
| CHI
| N
| 96
| 371
| 41
| 87
| 1
| 45
| .235
| .251
| .340
| 22
| 7
| 8
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| CHI
| N
| 112
| 467
| 105
| 135
| 25
| 101
| .289
| .325
| .514
| 10
| 10
| 25
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1885
| CHI
| N
| 112
| 469
| 90
| 113
| 5
| 73
| .241
| .281
| .328
| 12
| 7
| 26
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1886
| CHI
| N
| 118
| 474
| 88
| 125
| 7
| 95
| .264
| .316
| .378
| 17
| 8
| 36
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 30
| 0
| 0
|
| 1887
| CHI
| N
| 123
| 479
| 95
| 133
| 16
| 89
| .278
| .327
| .447
| 21
| 6
| 34
| 20
| 1
| 0
| 57
| 0
| 0
|
| 1888
| CHI
| N
| 135
| 517
| 90
| 129
| 8
| 57
| .250
| .297
| .377
| 22
| 10
| 32
| 38
| 3
| 0
| 64
| 0
| 0
|
| 1889
| CHI
| N
| 134
| 531
| 85
| 121
| 7
| 77
| .228
| .302
| .322
| 15
| 7
| 53
| 51
| 3
| 0
| 45
| 0
| 0
|
| 1890
| CHI
| P
| 124
| 499
| 86
| 128
| 5
| 80
| .257
| .319
| .361
| 21
| 8
| 44
| 23
| 2
| 0
| 27
| 0
| 0
|
| 1891
| CHI
| N
| 137
| 498
| 93
| 123
| 7
| 77
| .247
| .353
| .349
| 12
| 9
| 79
| 60
| 3
| 0
| 40
| 0
| 0
|
| 1892
| LOU
| N
| 124
| 470
| 78
| 121
| 2
| 76
| .257
| .353
| .338
| 14
| 9
| 67
| 36
| 2
| 0
| 27
| 0
| 0
|
| 1893
| LOU
| N
| 125
| 508
| 85
| 129
| 3
| 75
| .254
| .322
| .376
| 29
| 12
| 51
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 32
| 0
| 0
|
| 1894
| LOU
| N
| 104
| 409
| 68
| 126
| 5
| 59
| .308
| .357
| .443
| 12
| 14
| 30
| 14
| 1
| 15
| 31
| 0
| 0
|
| 1895
| LOU
| N
| 11
| 45
| 8
| 13
| 0
| 5
| .289
| .360
| .311
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1896
| NY
| N
| 4
| 14
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 4
| .143
| .250
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1896
| CHI
| N
| 94
| 360
| 45
| 88
| 2
| 52
| .244
| .294
| .344
| 16
| 7
| 23
| 20
| 2
| 3
| 22
| 0
| 0
|
| 1896
| TOT
| N
| 98
| 374
| 46
| 90
| 2
| 56
| .241
| .292
| .337
| 16
| 7
| 24
| 21
| 3
| 3
| 22
| 0
| 0
|
| 1897
| CHI
| N
| 32
| 114
| 10
| 26
| 0
| 11
| .228
| .318
| .246
| 0
| 1
| 12
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| PL
|
| 124
| 499
| 86
| 128
| 5
| 80
| .257
| .319
| .361
| 21
| 8
| 44
| 23
| 2
| 0
| 27
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1546
| 6056
| 1008
| 1543
| 89
| 939
| .255
| .312
| .370
| 210
| 111
| 483
| 475
| 19
| 20
| 355
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1670
| 6555
| 1094
| 1671
| 94
| 1019
| .255
| .312
| .369
| 231
| 119
| 527
| 498
| 21
| 20
| 382
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1882
| TRO
| N
| SS
| 83
| 0
| 0
| 161
| 276
| 73
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1882
| TRO
| N
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .824
|
| 1883
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 63
| 19
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .804
|
| 1883
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1883
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 79
| 0
| 0
| 264
| 264
| 67
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .887
|
| 1883
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1884
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 112
| 0
| 0
| 395
| 422
| 88
| 85
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .903
|
| 1884
| CHI
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1885
| CHI
| N
| P
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1885
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1885
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 109
| 0
| 0
| 325
| 391
| 86
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .893
|
| 1886
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1886
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 118
| 0
| 0
| 343
| 340
| 73
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .903
|
| 1887
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1887
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 123
| 0
| 0
| 393
| 402
| 72
| 68
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| 1888
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 135
| 0
| 0
| 421
| 457
| 65
| 78
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .931
|
| 1889
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 134
| 0
| 0
| 452
| 483
| 56
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1890
| CHI
| P
| 2B
| 124
| 0
| 0
| 441
| 387
| 76
| 73
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .916
|
| 1891
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 137
| 0
| 0
| 429
| 474
| 77
| 78
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .921
|
| 1892
| LOU
| N
| 1B
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 79
| 4
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1892
| LOU
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1892
| LOU
| N
| 2B
| 116
| 0
| 0
| 315
| 377
| 50
| 72
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1893
| LOU
| N
| 2B
| 125
| 0
| 0
| 355
| 398
| 49
| 74
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .939
|
| 1894
| LOU
| N
| 2B
| 90
| 0
| 0
| 255
| 284
| 36
| 58
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .937
|
| 1894
| LOU
| N
| SS
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 26
| 56
| 12
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .872
|
| 1894
| LOU
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1895
| LOU
| N
| SS
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 12
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .742
|
| 1895
| LOU
| N
| 1B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 34
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .921
|
| 1895
| LOU
| N
| 2B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 9
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1896
| NY
| N
| 2B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 10
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .760
|
| 1896
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 94
| 0
| 0
| 227
| 307
| 30
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1896
| TOT
| N
| 2B
| 98
| 0
| 0
| 236
| 317
| 36
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .939
|
| 1897
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 73
| 93
| 22
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .883
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 116
| 5
| 9
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .931
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 1537
| 0
| 0
| 4713
| 5104
| 857
| 893
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .920
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 121
| 0
| 0
| 213
| 407
| 112
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .847
|
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1884
| CHI
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9.00
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1885
| CHI
| N
| 5
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 2.56
| 13
| 15
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 31.2
| 26
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 3
| 0
|
| 1892
| LOU
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.80
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1894
| LOU
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2.57
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 8
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 8
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 2.62
| 13
| 26
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 44.2
| 41
| 1
| 20
| 0
| 4
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Chicago Colts to Louisville Colonels in exchange for Jim Canavan and $1000 (April 5, 1892).
- Sold by Louisville Colonels to New York Giants for $2500 (@November 1, 1895).
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