What years did Elmer Steele play?

Elmer Steele played in Major League Baseball from 1907 to 1911.

Was Elmer Steele a pitcher?

Yes. Elmer Steele pitched in the major leagues, recording 18 wins and 147 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Elmer Steele hit?

Elmer Steele hit 0 career home runs with 18 hits.

What was Elmer Steele's career batting average?

Elmer Steele batted .127 over his career, with 18 hits in 142 at bats.

How many RBI did Elmer Steele have?

Elmer Steele drove in 7 runs in his career.

What was Elmer Steele's career ERA?

Elmer Steele finished with a 2.41 career ERA, going 18-24 with 147 strikeouts.

Elmer Steele

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1907-1911)

Elmer Steele was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1907 to 1911 for the Boston Red Sox, the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Brooklyn Dodgers, a span of 5 seasons. Across 75 career appearances, he went 18-24 with a 2.41 ERA and 147 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 3881.7.

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 October 12, 2026

W–L 18–24

ERA 2.41

WHIP 1.04

SO 147

Pitcher PIV 3881.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 200 lb
Born: 5/17/1884 in Muitzes Kill, NY, USA
Died: 3/9/1966 in Poughkeepsie, NY, USA
MLB Debut: 1907-09-12
Last Game: 1911-10-09

Full name: Elmer Rae Steele

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Career Pitching Statistics

Elmer Steele — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
18	24	75	43	20	3	3	418.0	367	112	7	68	147	2.41	3881.7

Career ERA 2.41 vs. league average 2.73 across their career seasons — 11.5% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Elmer Steele — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1907	BOS	AL	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	11.1	11	2	1	10	1.59	2.50 (+36%)	517.1
1908	BOS	AL	5	7	16	13	9	1	0	118.0	85	24	13	37	1.83	2.40 (+24%)	1151.0
1909	BOS	AL	4	4	16	8	2	0	1	75.2	75	24	15	32	2.85	2.55 (-12%)	664.0
1910	PIT	NL	0	3	3	3	2	0	0	24.0	19	6	3	7	2.25	2.79 (+19%)	389.1
1911	PIT	NL	9	9	31	16	7	2	2	166.0	153	48	31	52	2.60	3.37 (+23%)	754.1
1911	BRO	NL	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	23.0	24	8	5	9	3.13	3.37 (+7%)	406.3
Career · 6 seasons			18	24	75	43	20	3	3	418.0	367	112	68	147	2.41	—	3,882

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

Elmer Steele — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
75	142	13	18	2	0	0	7	3	6	47	.127	.173	.141	.314	-358

Career AVG .127 vs. league average .249 across their career seasons — 49.2% below league average.

Career OBP .173 vs. league average .313 across their career seasons — 44.6% below league average.

Career SLG .141 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — 56.4% below league average.

Career OPS .314 vs. league average .636 across their career seasons — 50.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Elmer Steele — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1907	BOS	AL	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1908	BOS	AL	16	39	5	2	0	0	0	1	17	.051	—	—	—	—	0.0
1909	BOS	AL	16	22	4	5	1	1	2	1	2	.227	—	—	—	—	0.0
1910	PIT	NL	3	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1911	PIT	NL	31	61	3	11	1	6	1	3	18	.180	.266 (-32%)	.336 (-31%)	.356 (-45%)	.693 (-38%)	-358.2
1911	BRO	NL	5	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	-358.2
Career · 6 seasons			75	142	13	18	2	7	3	6	47	.127	—	—	—	—	-716

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Elmer Steele — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	30	57	8	12	0	7	.211
Away	45	85	4	6	0	2	.071

Pitching — Home / Away

Elmer Steele — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	30	181.0	161	46	32	62	2.29
Away	45	233.1	207	47	37	87	1.81

Last 10 Games — Batting

Elmer Steele — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	SO
1911-10-09	BRO	NY1	L	0	0	0
1911-10-05	BRO	NY1	L	2	1	0
1911-09-30	BRO	STL	L	4	0	3
1911-09-20	BRO	CIN	L	1	0	0
1911-09-19	BRO	CIN	W	2	0	0
1911-09-10	PIT	STL	L	1	0	0
1911-09-04	PIT	CIN	W	0	0	0
1911-09-02	PIT	STL	L	0	0	0
1911-08-30	PIT	BSN	L	0	0	0
1911-08-25	PIT	NY1	L	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Elmer Steele — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1911-10-09	BRO	NY1	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	0
1911-10-05	BRO	NY1	—	7.2	5	0	0	1	2
1911-09-30	BRO	STL	—	8.0	10	4	0	2	4
1911-09-20	BRO	CIN	—	2.0	1	1	1	1	0
1911-09-19	BRO	CIN	—	4.1	6	4	3	1	3
1911-09-10	PIT	STL	L	3.0	5	3	3	1	1
1911-09-04	PIT	CIN	SV	3.0	4	0	0	1	0
1911-09-02	PIT	STL	L	1.0	4	3	3	0	0
1911-08-30	PIT	BSN	—	2.0	1	1	0	1	0
1911-08-25	PIT	NY1	L	1.0	2	2	2	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Elmer Steele — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	75	25	29	134	6	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Elmer Steele — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1907	BOS	P	4	1	0	4	0	0
1908	BOS	P	16	13	11	30	2	1
1909	BOS	P	16	8	4	28	1	0
1910	PIT	P	3	3	3	11	0	0
1911	PIT	P	31	0	8	54	3	1
1911	BRO	P	5	0	3	7	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Elmer Steele — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	75

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Elmer Steele: the record in brief

The profile opens with Elmer Steele's first major league game on September 12, 1907; the last one listed came on October 9, 1911. Steele played for the Boston Americans (1907), the Boston Red Sox (1908 to 1909), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1910 to 1911), and the Brooklyn Dodgers (1911). Steele, born on May 17, 1884, in Muitzes Kill, NY, USA, is listed as a pitcher and batted from both sides and threw right-handed. Steele's listed size is 200 pounds on a 5-foot-11 frame. Steele died on March 9, 1966, in Poughkeepsie, NY, USA. The given name on file is Elmer Rae Steele.

Across 75 games (43 starts), Steele recorded 18 wins against 24 losses with a 2.41 ERA. Also on Steele's record: 147 strikeouts and 20 complete games. That 2.41 ERA compares with a 2.73 league average across the same seasons, 11.5% better. Steele won 9 games in 1911, the most of any season listed. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 1.83 in 1908, when the league's was 2.40.

Frequently Asked Questions about Elmer Steele

What years did Elmer Steele play?: Elmer Steele played in Major League Baseball from 1907 to 1911.
Was Elmer Steele a pitcher?: Yes. Elmer Steele pitched in the major leagues, recording 18 wins and 147 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Elmer Steele hit?: Elmer Steele hit 0 career home runs with 18 hits.
What was Elmer Steele's career batting average?: Elmer Steele batted .127 over his career, with 18 hits in 142 at bats.
How many RBI did Elmer Steele have?: Elmer Steele drove in 7 runs in his career.
What was Elmer Steele's career ERA?: Elmer Steele finished with a 2.41 career ERA, going 18-24 with 147 strikeouts.