Elton Chamberlain Stats

Elton Chamberlain was born on Tuesday, November 5, 1867, in Buffalo, New York. Chamberlain was 18 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 13, 1886, with the Louisville Colonels. 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 Elton Chamberlain baseball stats page.
"If for no other reason, Elton Chamberlain deserves to be remembered for his nickname; for giving up four home runs to one batter (Bobby Lowe) in a single game (May 30, 1884); and for his ability to throw with either arm." - Historian Joseph M. Overfield in Nineteenth Century Stars (1989)

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Elton Chamberlain
 
 
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Birth Name:   Elton P. Chamberlain
Nickname:   Ice Box
Born On:   11-05-1867
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Buffalo, New York
Zodiac:   Scorpio
Year of Death Data Died On:   09-22-1929
Place of Death Data Died In:   Baltimore, Maryland
Cemetery:   Holy Cross Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-09
Player Weight Chart Weight:   168
First Game:   09-13-1886 (Age 18)
Last Game:   05-13-1896
Draft:   Not Applicable
Elton Chamberlain

Elton Chamberlain Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1886 Colonels 4 4 0 0 3 .000 6.61 4 0 0 31.1 153 39 23 43 0 17 - 18 0 0 0 -
1887 Colonels 36 36 0 18 16 .529 3.79 35 1 0 309.0 1,374 340 130 226 8 117 - 118 0 14 0 -
1888 Colonels 24 24 0 14 9 .609 2.53 21 1 0 196.0 816 177 55 123 2 59 - 119 0 0 0 -
1888 Browns 14 14 0 11 2 .846 1.61 13 1 0 112.0 0 61 20 34 1 27 - 57 0 0 0 -
1889 Browns 53 51 2 32 15 .681 2.97 44 3 1 421.2 1,818 376 139 220 18 165 - 202 17 0 0 -
1890 Browns 5 5 0 3 1 .750 5.91 3 0 0 35.0 765 47 23 37 1 26 - 14 14 7 0 -
1890 Colts 25 21 3 12 6 .667 2.21 19 6 0 175.0 0 128 43 69 2 70 - 114 0 0 0 -
1891 Athletics 49 46 - 22 23 .489 4.22 44 0 0 405.2 0 397 190 - 10 206 - 204 - - - -
1892 Reds 52 49 3 19 23 .452 3.39 43 2 0 406.1 0 391 153 230 8 170 - 169 16 0 0 -
1893 Reds 34 27 7 16 12 .571 3.73 19 1 0 241.0 0 248 100 148 3 112 - 59 15 0 0 -
1894 Reds 23 22 1 10 9 .526 5.77 18 1 0 177.2 0 220 114 155 10 91 - 57 11 0 0 -
1896 Spiders 2 2 0 0 1 .000 7.36 1 0 0 11.0 0 21 9 12 0 5 - 2 0 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
10 Years 321 301 16 157 120 .567 3.57 264 16 1 2,521.2 4,926 2,445 999 1,297 63 1,065 - 1,133 73 21 0 -
Elton Chamberlain

Elton Chamberlain Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1886 Colonels 6 19 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 - - - - 0 - .158 .304 .158
1887 Colonels 37 143 14 38 1 1 1 0 16 12 - - - - 0 - .266 .323 .224
1888 Colonels 26 94 11 18 4 2 0 0 3 6 - - - - 0 - .191 .240 .277
1888 Browns 14 50 6 5 0 0 1 0 2 3 - - - - 2 - .100 .182 .160
1889 Browns 53 171 18 34 8 3 2 0 31 12 - 32 - - 2 - .199 .259 .316
1890 Browns 5 15 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 - - - - 0 - .133 .133 .133
1890 Colts 25 65 8 15 3 0 0 0 4 7 - - - - 0 - .231 .306 .277
1891 Athletics 54 176 21 33 3 5 2 0 19 21 - 33 - - 1 - .188 .278 .295
1892 Reds 53 160 13 36 3 1 2 1 15 7 - 17 - - 0 - .225 .257 .294
1893 Reds 34 97 9 19 4 1 0 0 10 5 - 10 - - 2 - .196 .250 .258
1894 Reds 23 70 10 22 7 1 1 0 7 7 - 5 3 - 0 - .314 .377 .486
1896 Spiders 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 0 - 0 - .000 .250 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
10 Years 332 1,063 114 225 33 14 9 1 110 85 - 98 3 - 7 - .212 .274 .294
Elton Chamberlain

Elton Chamberlain Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1886 Colonels P 4 4 94 10 2.5 8 4 4 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .800 2.30 -
1886 Colonels RF 2 - - 2 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1887 Colonels OF 2 - - 6 3.0 5 4 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .833 0.00 -
1887 Colonels P 36 36 927 87 2.4 77 12 65 10 2 n/a n/a n/a .885 2.24 -
1888 Colonels OF 4 - - 3 0.8 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1888 Colonels P 24 24 588 57 2.4 54 9 45 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .947 2.48 -
1888 Browns P 14 14 336 24 1.7 24 7 17 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.93 -
1888 Browns RF 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1889 Browns 2B 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1889 Browns P 53 51 1,265 89 1.7 82 15 67 7 0 n/a n/a n/a .921 1.75 -
1890 Browns P 5 5 105 10 2.0 9 2 7 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .900 2.31 -
1890 Colts P 25 21 525 35 1.4 31 6 25 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .886 1.59 -
1891 Athletics OF 6 - - 6 1.0 5 2 3 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .833 0.00 -
1891 Athletics P 49 46 1,217 119 2.4 109 20 89 10 2 n/a n/a n/a .916 2.42 -
1892 Reds P 52 49 1,219 94 1.8 85 16 69 9 0 n/a n/a n/a .904 1.88 -
1892 Reds RF 1 - - 3 3.0 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1893 Reds P 34 27 723 59 1.7 54 8 46 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .915 2.02 -
1894 Reds P 23 22 533 37 1.6 34 6 28 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .919 1.72 -
1896 Spiders P 2 2 33 1 0.5 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.82 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 321 301 7,565 622 1.9 568 105 463 54 5 n/a n/a n/a .913 2.03 --
OF Totals 12 0 0 15 1.3 13 9 4 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .867 0.00 --
RF Totals 4 0 0 5 1.3 3 3 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .600 0.00 --
2B Totals 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 --
10 Years 338 301 7,565 642 1.9 584 117 467 58 6 n/a n/a n/a .910 2.08 --
Elton Chamberlain

Elton Chamberlain Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1886 Colonels 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 19.0 1.06 5.17 4.88
1887 Colonels 2 - - - - n/a 143.0 0.0 8.9 1.01 3.44 3.41
1888 Colonels 8 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 31.3 2.02 5.46 2.71
1888 Browns 3 - - - - n/a 50.0 0.0 25.0 2.11 4.58 2.17
1889 Browns 3 - - - - n/a 85.5 5.3 5.5 1.22 4.31 3.52
1890 Browns 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 7.5 0.54 3.60 6.69
1890 Colts 2 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 16.3 1.63 5.86 3.60
1891 Athletics 3 - - - - n/a 88.0 5.3 9.3 0.99 4.53 4.57
1892 Reds 1 - - - - n/a 80.0 9.4 10.7 0.99 3.74 3.77
1893 Reds 3 - - - - n/a 0.0 9.7 9.7 0.53 2.20 4.18
1894 Reds 2 - - - - n/a 70.0 14.0 10.0 0.63 2.89 4.61
1896 Spiders 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.40 1.64 4.09
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
10 Years 27 - - - - n/a 118.1 10.8 9.7 1.06 4.04 3.80
Elton Chamberlain

Elton Chamberlain Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1886 Louisville Colonels n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1887 Louisville Colonels n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1888 Louisville Colonels n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1888 St. Louis Browns n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1889 St. Louis Browns n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1890 St. Louis Browns n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1890 Columbus Colts n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1891 Philadelphia Athletics n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1892 Cincinnati Reds n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1893 Cincinnati Reds n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1894 Cincinnati Reds n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1896 Cleveland Spiders n/a Undetermined n/a n/a




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