Duke Esper was born on Sunday, July 28, 1867, in Salem, New Jersey. Esper was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 18, 1890, with the Pittsburgh Alleghenys. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Duke Esper baseball stats page.
Duke Esper Duke Esper Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1890 | 23 | Alleghenys | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 5.29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 79 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 10 | - | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
1890 | 23 | Athletics | 18 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 4.89 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 143.2 | 685 | 176 | 78 | 99 | 1 | 67 | - | 61 | 2 | 5 | 0 | - |
1890 | 23 | Phillies | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.07 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 41.0 | 183 | 40 | 14 | 22 | 1 | 16 | - | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1891 | 24 | Phillies | 39 | 36 | 2 | 20 | 15 | .571 | 3.56 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 296.0 | 0 | 302 | 117 | 185 | 8 | 121 | - | 108 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - |
1892 | 25 | Phillies | 21 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 6 | .647 | 3.42 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 160.1 | 0 | 171 | 61 | 84 | 2 | 58 | - | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1892 | 25 | Pirates | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18.1 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 12 | - | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
1893 | 26 | Senators | 42 | 36 | 6 | 12 | 28 | .300 | 4.71 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 334.1 | 0 | 442 | 175 | 277 | 14 | 156 | - | 78 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - |
1894 | 27 | Senators | 18 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 10 | .333 | 7.45 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 116.0 | 0 | 177 | 96 | 139 | 8 | 39 | - | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1894 | 27 | Orioles | 16 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 2 | .833 | 3.92 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 101.0 | 0 | 107 | 44 | 56 | 1 | 36 | - | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
1895 | 28 | Orioles | 34 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 12 | .455 | 3.92 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 218.1 | 0 | 248 | 95 | 132 | 2 | 79 | - | 39 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - |
1896 | 29 | Orioles | 20 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 5 | .737 | 3.58 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 155.2 | 0 | 168 | 62 | 80 | 3 | 39 | - | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
1897 | 30 | Browns | 8 | 8 | - | 1 | 6 | .143 | 5.28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61.1 | 0 | 95 | 36 | - | 5 | 12 | - | 8 | - | - | - | - |
1898 | 31 | Browns | 10 | 8 | - | 3 | 5 | .375 | 5.98 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 64.2 | 0 | 86 | 43 | - | 1 | 22 | - | 14 | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
9 Years | 236 | 198 | 34 | 101 | 100 | .502 | 4.39 | 152 | 4 | 5 | 1,727.2 | 947 | 2,048 | 842 | 1,103 | 46 | 667 | - | 453 | 23 | 6 | 0 | - |
Duke Esper Duke Esper Hitting Stats |
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Yr | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1890 | 23 | Alleghenys | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | - | - | 0 | - | .143 | .143 | .143 |
1890 | 23 | Athletics | 18 | 61 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | .295 | .317 | .393 |
1890 | 23 | Phillies | 5 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 10 | - | - | 0 | - | .158 | .158 | .211 |
1891 | 24 | Phillies | 39 | 123 | 18 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | - | 19 | - | - | 0 | - | .220 | .262 | .268 |
1892 | 25 | Phillies | 23 | 70 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | - | 18 | - | - | 1 | - | .243 | .274 | .314 |
1892 | 25 | Pirates | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | - | - | 0 | - | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1893 | 26 | Senators | 42 | 143 | 15 | 41 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 14 | - | 12 | - | - | 1 | - | .287 | .354 | .371 |
1894 | 27 | Senators | 19 | 54 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - | 7 | 0 | - | 0 | - | .259 | .310 | .407 |
1894 | 27 | Orioles | 16 | 45 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | .222 | .286 | .333 |
1895 | 28 | Orioles | 34 | 90 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - | 12 | 2 | - | 2 | - | .178 | .229 | .200 |
1896 | 29 | Orioles | 20 | 66 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - | 8 | 1 | - | 0 | - | .197 | .209 | .273 |
1897 | 30 | Browns | 8 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | .320 | .346 | .320 |
1898 | 31 | Browns | 11 | 27 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | .370 | .393 | .370 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
9 Years | 240 | 739 | 87 | 178 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 83 | 40 | - | 91 | 3 | - | 4 | - | .241 | .284 | .309 |
Duke Esper Duke Esper Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1890 Athletics | P | 18 | 16 | 431 | 41 | 2.3 | 39 | 5 | 34 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .951 | 2.44 |
1890 Alleghenys | P | 2 | 2 | 51 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.24 |
1890 Phillies | P | 5 | 5 | 123 | 12 | 2.4 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 2.41 |
1891 Phillies | P | 39 | 36 | 888 | 75 | 1.9 | 71 | 4 | 67 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .947 | 2.16 |
1892 Phillies | OF | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1892 Phillies | P | 21 | 18 | 481 | 41 | 2.0 | 40 | 7 | 33 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 2.25 |
1892 Pirates | P | 3 | 3 | 55 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.96 |
1893 Senators | P | 42 | 36 | 1,003 | 102 | 2.4 | 93 | 14 | 79 | 9 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .912 | 2.50 |
1894 Senators | P | 18 | 14 | 348 | 27 | 1.5 | 26 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 2.02 |
1894 Senators | RF | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1894 Orioles | P | 16 | 9 | 303 | 29 | 1.8 | 29 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.58 |
1895 Orioles | P | 34 | 25 | 655 | 54 | 1.6 | 48 | 5 | 43 | 6 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .889 | 1.98 |
1896 Orioles | P | 20 | 18 | 467 | 37 | 1.9 | 36 | 4 | 32 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 2.08 |
1897 Browns | P | 8 | 8 | 184 | 24 | 3.0 | 24 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.52 |
1898 Browns | P | 10 | 8 | 194 | 20 | 2.0 | 19 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 2.64 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 236 | 198 | 5,183 | 474 | 2.0 | 448 | 67 | 381 | 26 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .945 | 2.33 | |
RF Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
OF Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 | |
9 Years | 238 | 198 | 5,183 | 475 | 2.0 | 449 | 67 | 382 | 26 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .945 | 2.34 |
Duke Esper Duke Esper Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1890 Alleghenys | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.90 | 4.76 | 5.29 |
1890 Athletics | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 0.91 | 3.82 | 4.20 |
1890 Phillies | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.9 | 9.5 | 1.13 | 3.95 | 3.51 |
1891 Phillies | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.5 | 13.7 | 0.89 | 3.28 | 3.68 |
1892 Phillies | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 70.0 | 3.9 | 6.4 | 0.78 | 2.53 | 3.26 |
1892 Pirates | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.5 | 9.0 | 0.42 | 2.45 | 5.89 |
1893 Senators | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 11.9 | 6.0 | 0.50 | 2.10 | 4.20 |
1894 Senators | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 54.0 | 7.7 | 13.5 | 0.62 | 1.86 | 3.03 |
1894 Orioles | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 45.0 | 7.5 | 0.69 | 2.23 | 3.21 |
1895 Orioles | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 7.5 | 45.0 | 0.49 | 1.61 | 3.26 |
1896 Orioles | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.3 | 13.2 | 0.49 | 1.10 | 2.25 |
1897 Browns | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 0.67 | 1.17 | 1.76 |
1898 Browns | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 0.64 | 1.95 | 3.06 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
9 Years | 3 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 369.5 | 8.1 | 8.9 | 0.68 | 2.36 | 3.47 |
Duke Esper Duke Esper Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team [Click for Roster] | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1890 Pittsburgh Alleghenys | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1890 Philadelphia Athletics | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1890 Philadelphia Phillies | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1891 Philadelphia Phillies | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1892 Philadelphia Phillies | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1892 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1893 Washington Senators | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1894 Washington Senators | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1894 Baltimore Orioles | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1895 Baltimore Orioles | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1896 Baltimore Orioles | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1897 St. Louis Browns | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1898 St. Louis Browns | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
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Last-Modified: February 1, 2018 10:05 AM EST