Kid Elberfeld
Norman Arthur Elberfeld
Born: April 13, 1875
Pomeroy, OH USA
Deceased: 1944
Chattanooga, TN USA
Primary Position: SS
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, SS, PH
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 158
Career: 1898-1914
Minor League Statistics
Kid Elberfeld compiled a career batting average of .271 with 10 home runs and 535 RBI in his 1291-game career with the Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, New York Highlanders, Washington Senators and Brooklyn Robins. He began playing during the 1898 season and last took the field during the 1914 campaign.
 Philadelphia Phillies |
 Cincinnati Reds |
 Detroit Tigers |
 New York Highlanders |
 Washington Senators |
 Brooklyn Robins |
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 14 | 52 | 38 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | .237 | .420 | .342 | .762 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1899 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 41 | 166 | 138 | 23 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 6 | .261 | .378 | .319 | .697 | 44 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1901 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 121 | 508 | 432 | 76 | 133 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 76 | 23 | 0 | 57 | 18 | .308 | .397 | .428 | .825 | 185 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1902 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 130 | 562 | 488 | 70 | 127 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 64 | 19 | 0 | 55 | 10 | .260 | .348 | .326 | .674 | 159 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1903 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 35 | 149 | 132 | 29 | 45 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 5 | .341 | .412 | .424 | .836 | 56 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1903 | AL | New York Highlanders | 90 | 385 | 349 | 49 | 100 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 16 | 0 | 22 | 12 | .287 | .346 | .367 | .713 | 128 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1904 | AL | New York Highlanders | 122 | 511 | 445 | 55 | 117 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 46 | 18 | 0 | 37 | 20 | .263 | .337 | .328 | .665 | 146 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 1905 | AL | New York Highlanders | 111 | 449 | 390 | 48 | 102 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 18 | 0 | 23 | 16 | .262 | .329 | .318 | .647 | 124 | 0 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 1906 | AL | New York Highlanders | 99 | 393 | 346 | 59 | 106 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 19 | 0 | 30 | 19 | .306 | .378 | .384 | .763 | 133 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1907 | AL | New York Highlanders | 120 | 505 | 447 | 61 | 121 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 51 | 22 | 0 | 36 | 7 | .271 | .343 | .336 | .678 | 150 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1908 | AL | New York Highlanders | 19 | 69 | 56 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | .196 | .328 | .250 | .578 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1909 | AL | New York Highlanders | 106 | 431 | 379 | 47 | 90 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 23 | 0 | 28 | 17 | .237 | .314 | .288 | .601 | 109 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1910 | AL | Washington Senators | 127 | 515 | 455 | 53 | 114 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 19 | 0 | 35 | 18 | .251 | .322 | .292 | .614 | 133 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1911 | AL | Washington Senators | 127 | 507 | 404 | 58 | 110 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 24 | 0 | 65 | 0 | .272 | .405 | .339 | .744 | 137 | 0 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1914 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | 30 | 70 | 62 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .226 | .304 | .242 | .546 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1292 | 5272 | 4561 | 647 | 1235 | 169 | 56 | 10 | 535 | 213 | 0 | 427 | 160 | .271 | .355 | .339 | .694 | 1546 | 0 | 165 | 119 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 3B | 14 | 0 | 104.0 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 1 | .795 | 2.683 | 2.214 |
| 1899 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | SS | 24 | 0 | 189.0 | 48 | 67 | 16 | 6 | .878 | 5.476 | 4.792 |
| 1899 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | 18 | 0 | 165.0 | 26 | 41 | 9 | 3 | .882 | 3.655 | 3.722 |
| 1901 | AL | Detroit Tigers | SS | 121 | 0 | 1071.0 | 332 | 411 | 76 | 62 | .907 | 6.244 | 6.140 |
| 1902 | AL | Detroit Tigers | SS | 130 | 0 | 1119.0 | 326 | 459 | 67 | 63 | .921 | 6.314 | 6.038 |
| 1903 | AL | New York Highlanders | SS | 90 | 0 | 812.0 | 222 | 291 | 48 | 40 | .914 | 5.686 | 5.700 |
| 1903 | AL | Detroit Tigers | SS | 34 | 0 | 309.0 | 73 | 119 | 14 | 11 | .932 | 5.592 | 5.647 |
| 1903 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 3B | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 1.000 |
| 1904 | AL | New York Highlanders | SS | 122 | 122 | 1103.0 | 237 | 432 | 48 | 44 | .933 | 5.459 | 5.484 |
| 1905 | AL | New York Highlanders | SS | 108 | 108 | 949.0 | 244 | 317 | 57 | 35 | .908 | 5.320 | 5.194 |
| 1906 | AL | New York Highlanders | SS | 98 | 98 | 816.0 | 200 | 317 | 42 | 18 | .925 | 5.702 | 5.276 |
| 1907 | AL | New York Highlanders | SS | 118 | 118 | 1012.0 | 295 | 400 | 52 | 31 | .930 | 6.181 | 5.890 |
| 1908 | AL | New York Highlanders | SS | 17 | 17 | 143.0 | 36 | 51 | 8 | 2 | .916 | 5.476 | 5.118 |
| 1909 | AL | New York Highlanders | SS | 61 | 61 | 532.0 | 134 | 178 | 19 | 24 | .943 | 5.278 | 5.115 |
| 1909 | AL | New York Highlanders | 3B | 44 | 43 | 373.0 | 62 | 91 | 7 | 6 | .956 | 3.692 | 3.477 |
| 1910 | AL | Washington Senators | 3B | 113 | 109 | 952.0 | 139 | 223 | 22 | 15 | .943 | 3.422 | 3.204 |
| 1910 | AL | Washington Senators | 2B | 10 | 10 | 86.0 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 1 | .927 | 3.977 | 3.800 |
| 1910 | AL | Washington Senators | SS | 3 | 3 | 24.0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .733 | 4.125 | 3.667 |
| 1911 | AL | Washington Senators | 2B | 68 | 0 | 0.0 | 146 | 186 | 15 | 23 | .957 | 4.882 | |
| 1911 | AL | Washington Senators | 3B | 52 | 0 | 0.0 | 87 | 116 | 16 | 11 | .927 | 3.904 | |
| 1914 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | |
| 1914 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | SS | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 31 | 33 | 7 | 6 | .901 | 3.556 | |
| Totals | 1265 | 689 | 9762.0 | 2681 | 3774 | 538 | 403 | .923 | 5.951 | 5.103 |
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
