Erskine Mayer

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1912-1919)

Erskine Mayer was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1919 for the Philadelphia Phillies, the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Chicago White Sox, a span of 8 seasons. Across 245 career appearances, he went 91-70 with a 2.96 ERA and 482 strikeouts. He also batted .185 with 2 home runs.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

W–L 91–70
ERA 2.96
WHIP 1.23
SO 482
Pitcher PIV -2689.8
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 168 lb
Born
1/16/1890 in Atlanta, GA, USA
Died
3/10/1957 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1912-09-04
Last Game
1919-09-27

Full name: Jacob Erskine Mayer

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Career Pitching Statistics

Erskine Mayer — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
91 70 245 165 93 12 6 1427.0 1,415 469 43 345 482 2.96 -2689.8

Career ERA 2.96 vs. league average 2.95 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Erskine Mayer Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1912 PHI NL 0 1 7 1 0 0 0 21.1 27 15 7 5 6.33 3.36 (-88%) -336.3
1913 PHI NL 9 9 39 19 7 2 1 170.2 172 59 46 51 3.11 3.07 (-1%) -1495.9
1914 PHI NL 21 19 48 39 24 4 2 321.0 308 92 91 116 2.58 2.93 (+12%) -858.6
1915 PHI NL 21 15 43 33 20 2 2 274.2 240 72 59 114 2.36 2.90 (+19%) 629.5
1916 PHI NL 7 7 28 16 7 2 0 140.0 148 49 33 62 3.15 2.78 (-13%) -531.3
1917 PHI NL 11 6 28 18 11 1 0 160.0 160 49 33 64 2.76 2.69 (-3%) 114.5
1918 PHI NL 7 4 13 13 7 0 0 104.0 108 36 26 16 3.12 2.83 (-10%) -706.2
1918 PIT NL 9 3 15 14 11 1 0 123.1 122 31 27 25 2.26 2.83 (+20%) 260.3
1919 PIT NL 5 3 18 10 6 0 1 88.1 100 44 12 20 4.48 3.09 (-45%) 591.6
1919 CHA AL 1 3 6 2 0 0 0 23.2 30 22 11 9 8.37 3.09 (-171%) -357.2
Career · 10 seasons 91 70 245 165 93 12 6 1,427.0 1,415 469 345 482 2.96 — -2,690

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Erskine Mayer — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
245 453 39 84 10 7 2 28 0 28 109 .185 .234 .252 .486 -1,113

Career AVG .185 vs. league average .256 across their career seasons — 27.5% below league average.

Career OBP .234 vs. league average .321 across their career seasons — 27.0% below league average.

Career SLG .252 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 25.4% below league average.

Career OPS .486 vs. league average .658 across their career seasons — 26.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Erskine Mayer Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1912 PHI NL 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1913 PHI NL 39 50 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 3 12 .120 .259 (-54%) .325 (-48%) .345 (-54%) .670 (-51%) -385.9
1914 PHI NL 48 108 10 21 4 1 1 5 0 6 24 .194 .255 (-24%) .322 (-27%) .339 (-18%) .661 (-22%) -380.9
1915 PHI NL 43 88 7 21 2 1 1 7 0 4 24 .239 .250 (-5%) .318 (-12%) .332 (-4%) .651 (-8%) -121.5
1916 PHI NL 28 38 2 5 0 0 0 3 0 4 8 .132 — — — — 0.0
1917 PHI NL 28 51 7 10 1 0 0 2 0 2 11 .196 .248 (-21%) .312 (-28%) .323 (-33%) .635 (-30%) -224.5
1918 PHI NL 13 37 3 8 0 2 0 7 0 1 8 .216 — — — — 0.0
1918 PIT NL 15 42 6 7 1 3 0 3 0 5 9 .167 — — — — 0.0
1919 PIT NL 18 29 4 6 0 0 0 1 0 3 9 .207 — — — — 0.0
1919 CHA AL 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 10 seasons 245 453 39 84 10 7 2 28 0 28 109 .185 — — — — -1,113

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Erskine Mayer — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Erskine Mayer — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1919 WS CHA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1915 WS PHI 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Erskine Mayer — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 3 2 0 12.1 16 3 3 7 2.19

Playoff Pitching by Year

Erskine Mayer — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1919 WS CHA 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 0 0.00
1915 WS PHI 0 1 2 2 0 11.1 16 3 2 7 2.38

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Erskine Mayer — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1312162651114.236
Away1142381333111.139

Pitching — Home / Away

Erskine Mayer — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home131715.07372601612653.27
Away114709.06842181842172.77

Last 10 Games — Batting

Erskine Mayer — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1919-09-27 CHWDETL 100000000
1919-09-18 CHWNYYL 100000000
1919-09-06 CHWCLEL 100000001
1919-08-19 CHWPHAW 000000000
1919-08-16 CHWBOSW 300000001
1919-08-09 CHWMINL 200000001
1919-08-05 PITPHIL 000000000
1919-08-02 PITBSNW 000000000
1919-07-30 PITNY1L 100000001
1919-07-27 PITCINL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Erskine Mayer — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1919-09-27 CHWDET L 4.0422220
1919-09-18 CHWNYY L 3.0866210
1919-09-06 CHWCLE — 3.0222230
1919-08-19 CHWPHA W 1.2210000
1919-08-16 CHWBOS — 7.0755221
1919-08-09 CHWMIN L 5.0772310
1919-08-05 PITPHI — 1.0000000
1919-08-02 PITBSN SV 1.0000010
1919-07-30 PITNY1 — 4.0533010
1919-07-27 PITCIN — 1.2200000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Erskine Mayer — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 245 0 58 411 16 17

Season-by-Season Fielding

Erskine Mayer — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1912 PHI P 7 0 1 6 1 2
1913 PHI P 39 0 3 48 1 2
1914 PHI P 48 0 14 105 5 1
1915 PHI P 43 0 14 74 2 3
1916 PHI P 28 0 9 50 3 3
1917 PHI P 28 0 5 43 3 4
1918 PHI P 13 0 6 31 0 0
1918 PIT P 15 0 4 27 0 2
1919 PIT P 18 0 2 21 1 0
1919 CHA P 6 0 0 6 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Erskine Mayer Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 245

College History

Erskine Mayer — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta GA 1908, 1909

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Erskine Mayer (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Pol Perritt
    92-78, 2.89 ERA
  2. 76
    Al Demaree
    80-72, 2.77 ERA
  3. 74
    Leon Cadore
    68-72, 3.14 ERA
  4. 66
    Jack Warhop
    69-93, 3.12 ERA
  5. 65
    Charlie Smith
    66-87, 2.81 ERA
  6. 61
    Irv Young
    63-95, 3.11 ERA

Erskine Mayer: the record in brief

Erskine Mayer's major league career runs from a debut on September 4, 1912 to a final game on September 27, 1919. Club by club, the record runs the Philadelphia Phillies (1912 through 1918), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1918 through 1919), and the Chicago White Sox (1919). The bio lists Mayer as a pitcher who batted and threw right-handed. The recorded size is 6'0" and 168 pounds. The birth record reads January 16, 1890, in Atlanta, GA, USA. Mayer died on March 10, 1957, in Los Angeles, CA, USA. The given name on file is Jacob Erskine Mayer.

The pitching table credits Mayer with a 91-70 record and a 2.96 ERA in 245 games. The same table counts 482 strikeouts, 93 complete games, and 12 shutouts. Mayer's 2.96 ERA was close to the 2.95 league figure for those seasons. No season topped the 21 wins of 1914. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.36 in 1915, when the league's was 2.90.

Frequently Asked Questions about Erskine Mayer

What years did Erskine Mayer play?
Erskine Mayer played in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1919.
Was Erskine Mayer a pitcher?
Yes. Erskine Mayer pitched in the major leagues, recording 91 wins and 482 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Erskine Mayer hit?
Erskine Mayer hit 2 career home runs with 84 hits.
What teams did Erskine Mayer play for?
Erskine Mayer played for 3 teams: the Philadelphia Phillies (1912–1918), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1918–1919), and the Chicago White Sox (1919).
What were Erskine Mayer's career stats?
In 245 games, Erskine Mayer went 91-70 with a 2.96 ERA, 482 strikeouts, 1,427.0 innings pitched, and 6 saves. At the plate he had 84 hits and 2 home runs.
What position did Erskine Mayer play?
Erskine Mayer played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Erskine Mayer and how much did he weigh?
Erskine Mayer was listed at 6 feet and 168 pounds.
What was Erskine Mayer's career ERA?
Erskine Mayer finished with a 2.96 career ERA, going 91-70 with 482 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Erskine Mayer have?
Erskine Mayer recorded 482 career strikeouts.
Is Erskine Mayer in the Hall of Fame?
No. Erskine Mayer has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.