Player
Kid Elberfeld
Player Info
- Full Name
- Norman Arthur
- Born
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April 13, 1875
Pomeroy, OH, USA - Died
- January 13, 1944
- Size
- 5'7" / 158 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- May 30, 1898
- Final Game
- September 24, 1914
- Career
- 17 years
Teams
- Philadelphia Phillies 1898-1898
- Cincinnati Reds 1899-1899
- Detroit Tigers 1901-1903
- New York Yankees 1903-1909
- Washington Senators 1910-1911
- Brooklyn Dodgers 1914-1914
Career Batting
1,292
G
.271
AVG
1,235
H
10
HR
535
RBI
.672
OPS
115
OPS vs Lg
81% of the career qualification threshold
· about these stats
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | Brooklyn Robins | 30 | 62 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .226 |
| 1911 | Washington Senators | 127 | 404 | 110 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 58 | .272 |
| 1910 | Washington Senators | 127 | 455 | 114 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 53 | .251 |
| 1909 | New York Highlanders | 106 | 379 | 90 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 47 | .237 |
| 1908 | New York Highlanders | 19 | 56 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .196 |
| 1907 | New York Highlanders | 120 | 447 | 121 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 61 | .271 |
| 1906 | New York Highlanders | 99 | 346 | 106 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 59 | .306 |
| 1905 | New York Highlanders | 111 | 390 | 102 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 48 | .262 |
| 1904 | New York Highlanders | 122 | 445 | 117 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 55 | .263 |
| 1903 | Detroit Tigers | 35 | 132 | 45 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 29 | .341 |
| 1903 | New York Highlanders | 90 | 349 | 100 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 49 | .287 |
| 1902 | Detroit Tigers | 130 | 488 | 127 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 70 | .260 |
| 1901 | Detroit Tigers | 121 | 432 | 133 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 76 | .308 |
| 1899 | Cincinnati Reds | 41 | 138 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 23 | .261 |
| 1898 | Philadelphia Phillies | 14 | 38 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .237 |
Advanced Batting
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| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | NL | 70 | .016 | .241 | 2.9 | 5.7 | 68 | 0.0 | |
| 1911 | AL | 507 | .067 | .276 | 12.8 | 1.2 | 115 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| 1910 | AL | 515 | .042 | .258 | 6.8 | 3.5 | 98 | 2.1 | ✓ |
| 1909 | AL | 431 | .050 | .249 | 6.5 | 3.9 | 97 | 0.0 | |
| 1908 | AL | 69 | .054 | .208 | 8.7 | 4.3 | 94 | 0.0 | |
| 1907 | AL | 505 | .065 | .275 | 7.1 | 1.4 | 122 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| 1906 | AL | 393 | .078 | .320 | 7.6 | 4.8 | 146 | 2.1 | |
| 1905 | AL | 449 | .056 | .273 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 111 | 0.0 | |
| 1904 | AL | 511 | .065 | .272 | 7.2 | 3.9 | 117 | 2.1 | ✓ |
| 1903 | AL | 534 | .081 | .313 | 6.2 | 3.2 | 131 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| 1902 | AL | 562 | .066 | .264 | 9.8 | 1.8 | 94 | 1.2 | ✓ |
| 1901 | AL | 508 | .120 | .316 | 11.2 | 3.5 | 137 | 3.6 | ✓ |
| 1899 | NL | 166 | .058 | .273 | 9.0 | 3.6 | 97 | 0.0 | |
| 1898 | NL | 52 | .105 | .273 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 124 | 0.0 |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS | 944 | 2,184 | 3,080 | 458 | 343 | .920 |
| 3B | 242 | 328 | 489 | 62 | 36 | .929 |
| 2B | 79 | 169 | 205 | 18 | 24 | .954 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | Brooklyn Robins | 2B | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1914 | Brooklyn Robins | SS | 18 | 31 | 33 | 7 | 6 | .901 |
| 1911 | Washington Senators | 2B | 68 | 146 | 186 | 15 | 23 | .957 |
| 1911 | Washington Senators | 3B | 52 | 87 | 116 | 16 | 11 | .927 |
| 1910 | Washington Senators | 2B | 10 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 1 | .927 |
| 1910 | Washington Senators | 3B | 113 | 139 | 223 | 22 | 15 | .943 |
| 1910 | Washington Senators | SS | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .733 |
| 1909 | New York Highlanders | 3B | 44 | 62 | 91 | 7 | 6 | .956 |
| 1909 | New York Highlanders | SS | 61 | 134 | 178 | 19 | 24 | .943 |
| 1908 | New York Highlanders | SS | 17 | 36 | 51 | 8 | 2 | .916 |
| 1907 | New York Highlanders | SS | 118 | 295 | 400 | 52 | 31 | .930 |
| 1906 | New York Highlanders | SS | 98 | 200 | 317 | 42 | 18 | .925 |
| 1905 | New York Highlanders | SS | 108 | 244 | 317 | 57 | 35 | .908 |
| 1904 | New York Highlanders | SS | 122 | 237 | 432 | 48 | 44 | .933 |
| 1903 | Detroit Tigers | 3B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1903 | New York Highlanders | SS | 90 | 222 | 291 | 48 | 40 | .914 |
| 1903 | Detroit Tigers | SS | 34 | 73 | 119 | 14 | 11 | .932 |
| 1902 | Detroit Tigers | SS | 130 | 326 | 459 | 67 | 63 | .921 |
| 1901 | Detroit Tigers | SS | 121 | 332 | 411 | 76 | 62 | .907 |
| 1899 | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | 18 | 26 | 41 | 9 | 3 | .882 |
| 1899 | Cincinnati Reds | SS | 24 | 48 | 67 | 16 | 6 | .878 |
| 1898 | Philadelphia Phillies | 3B | 14 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 1 | .795 |
Managerial record: 27-71 (.276)
Full Managerial Record
| Year | Team | League | G | W | L | PCT | Finish | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | New York Highlanders | AL | 98 | 27 | 71 | .276 | 8 | Player-Mgr |