Duke Esper Stats

Duke Esper was born on Tuesday, July 28, 1868, in Salem, New Jersey. Esper was 21 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.

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Duke Esper
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Charles Esbacher
Nickname:   Duke
Born On:   07-28-1868
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Salem, New Jersey
Zodiac:   Leo
Year of Death Data Died On:   08-31-1910
Place of Death Data Died In:   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cemetery:   Northwood Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Unknown
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11½
Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   04-18-1890 (Age 21)
Last Game:   07-12-1898
Draft:   Not Applicable
Duke Esper

Duke Esper 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
1890 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Browns 8 8 - 1 6 .143 5.28 7 0 0 61.1 0 95 36 - 5 12 - 8 - - - -
1898 Browns 10 8 - 3 5 .375 5.98 6 0 0 64.2 0 86 43 - 1 22 - 14 - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP 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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1890 Alleghenys 2 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 - - 0 - .143 .143 .143
1890 Athletics 18 61 11 18 2 2 0 0 11 2 - - - - 0 - .295 .317 .393
1890 Phillies 5 19 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 - 10 - - 0 - .158 .158 .211
1891 Phillies 39 123 18 27 4 1 0 0 9 7 - 19 - - 0 - .220 .262 .268
1892 Phillies 23 70 8 17 2 0 1 0 11 2 - 18 - - 1 - .243 .274 .314
1892 Pirates 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 - - 0 - .000 .000 .000
1893 Senators 42 143 15 41 6 3 0 0 24 14 - 12 - - 1 - .287 .354 .371
1894 Senators 19 54 7 14 3 1 1 0 4 4 - 7 0 - 0 - .259 .310 .407
1894 Orioles 16 45 9 10 3 1 0 0 6 4 - 1 0 - 0 - .222 .286 .333
1895 Orioles 34 90 7 16 2 0 0 0 2 4 - 12 2 - 2 - .178 .229 .200
1896 Orioles 20 66 7 13 3 1 0 0 5 1 - 8 1 - 0 - .197 .209 .273
1897 Browns 8 25 2 8 0 0 0 0 3 1 - - 0 - 0 - .320 .346 .320
1898 Browns 11 27 1 10 0 0 0 0 5 1 - - 0 - 0 - .370 .393 .370
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS 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

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
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 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
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

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1890 Alleghenys 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 3.5 0.0 0.90 4.76 5.29
1890 Athletics 1 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 5.5 0.91 3.82 4.20
1890 Phillies 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 1.9 9.5 1.13 3.95 3.51
1891 Phillies 1 - - - - n/a 0.0 6.5 13.7 0.89 3.28 3.68
1892 Phillies 1 - - - - n/a 70.0 3.9 6.4 0.78 2.53 3.26
1892 Pirates 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 4.5 9.0 0.42 2.45 5.89
1893 Senators 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 11.9 6.0 0.50 2.10 4.20
1894 Senators 0 - - - - n/a 54.0 7.7 13.5 0.62 1.86 3.03
1894 Orioles 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 45.0 7.5 0.69 2.23 3.21
1895 Orioles 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 7.5 45.0 0.49 1.61 3.26
1896 Orioles 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 8.3 13.2 0.49 1.10 2.25
1897 Browns 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 8.3 0.67 1.17 1.76
1898 Browns 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 5.4 0.64 1.95 3.06
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
9 Years 3 - - - - n/a 369.5 8.1 8.9 0.68 2.36 3.47
Duke Esper

Duke Esper Miscellaneous Items of Interest

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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