Ed Springer
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1889)
Ed Springer was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball in 1889 for the Louisville Colonels. Across 1 career appearance, he went 0-1 with a 9.00 ERA and 1 strikeouts.
- 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
- Position
- Pitcher
- Height / Weight
- 6'2" / 187 lb
- Born
- 1867 in Oil Springs, ON, CAN
- Died
- 12/17/1891 in Minneapolis, MN, USA
- MLB Debut
- 1889-07-12
Full name: Edward Ellsworth Springer
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889 | LS2 | AA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9.00 | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 1 season | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9.00 | — | 0 | ||
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
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
Career AVG .000 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.
Career OBP .000 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.
Career SLG .000 vs. league average .358 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.
Career OPS .000 vs. league average .692 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889 | LS2 | AA | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 1 season | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0 | ||
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 Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 1 |
Ed Springer: the record in brief
Ed Springer debuted in the major leagues on July 12, 1889. The team column never changes: it is the Louisville Colonels in 1889. Springer played primarily as a pitcher. The bio adds a birth date in 1867, in Oil Springs, ON, CAN and a listed size of 187 pounds on a 6-foot-2 frame. The bio records the death on December 17, 1891, in Minneapolis, MN, USA. On the record, Ed Springer was born Edward Ellsworth Springer.
Springer pitched in 1 games, starting 1, and finished with a 0-1 record and 9.00 ERA. The totals include 1 strikeouts. Against a 3.93 league ERA for the same seasons, the 9.00 mark was 128.9% worse. Springer's only pitching season is 1889: 1 games, 1 strikeouts.
Every defensive appearance on record for Springer, 1 games, came at pitcher.
Frequently Asked Questions about Ed Springer
- Was Ed Springer a pitcher?
- Yes. Ed Springer pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 1 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Ed Springer hit?
- Ed Springer hit 0 career home runs.
- What was Ed Springer's career batting average?
- Ed Springer batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 2 at bats.
- What was Ed Springer's career ERA?
- Ed Springer finished with a 9.00 career ERA, going 0-1 with 1 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did Ed Springer have?
- Ed Springer recorded 1 career strikeouts.
- Is Ed Springer in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Ed Springer has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.