Duke Esper
Charles H. Esper
Born: July 28, 1867
Salem, NJ USA
Deceased: 1910
Philadelphia, PA USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, RF, LF, OF
Bats:
Throws: L
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 185
Career: 1890-1898
Minor League Statistics
Duke Esper compiled a career record of 101 wins and 100 losses in his 240-game career with the Pittsburg Alleghenys, Philadelphia Phillies, Philadelphia Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Senators, Baltimore Orioles and St. Louis Browns. He began playing during the 1890 season and last took the field during the 1898 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | AA | Philadelphia Athletics | 8 | 9 | .471 | 4.89 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 143.7 | 176 | 99 | 78 | 1 | 67 | 0 | 61 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 674 |
| 1890 | NL | Pittsburg Alleghenys | 0 | 2 | .000 | 5.29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 79 |
| 1890 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.07 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 41.0 | 40 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178 |
| 1891 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 20 | 15 | .571 | 3.56 | 39 | 36 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 296.0 | 302 | 185 | 117 | 8 | 121 | 0 | 108 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1315 |
| 1892 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 11 | 6 | .647 | 3.42 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 160.3 | 171 | 84 | 61 | 2 | 60 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 713 |
| 1892 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.40 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18.3 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 85 |
| 1893 | NL | Washington Senators | 12 | 28 | .300 | 4.71 | 42 | 36 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 334.3 | 442 | 277 | 175 | 14 | 156 | 0 | 78 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 1599 |
| 1894 | NL | Washington Senators | 5 | 10 | .333 | 7.45 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 116.0 | 177 | 132 | 96 | 8 | 39 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 552 |
| 1894 | NL | Baltimore Orioles | 10 | 2 | .833 | 3.92 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 101.0 | 107 | 56 | 44 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 435 |
| 1895 | NL | Baltimore Orioles | 10 | 12 | .455 | 3.92 | 34 | 25 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 218.3 | 248 | 132 | 95 | 2 | 79 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 960 |
| 1896 | NL | Baltimore Orioles | 14 | 5 | .737 | 3.58 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 155.7 | 168 | 80 | 62 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 656 |
| 1897 | NL | St. Louis Browns | 1 | 6 | .143 | 5.28 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61.3 | 95 | 51 | 36 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 284 |
| 1898 | NL | St. Louis Browns | 3 | 5 | .375 | 5.98 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 64.7 | 86 | 49 | 43 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 294 |
| Totals | 101 | 100 | .502 | 4.39 | 236 | 198 | 35 | 152 | 4 | 5 | 1727.7 | 2048 | 1196 | 842 | 46 | 669 | 0 | 453 | 32 | 0 | 24 | 7824 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | AA | Philadelphia Athletics | 18 | 63 | 61 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .295 | .317 | .393 | .711 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1890 | NL | Pittsburg Alleghenys | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1890 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 5 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .158 | .158 | .211 | .368 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1891 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 39 | 130 | 123 | 18 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 19 | .220 | .262 | .268 | .530 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1892 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 23 | 73 | 70 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .243 | .274 | .314 | .588 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1892 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1893 | NL | Washington Senators | 42 | 158 | 143 | 15 | 41 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | .287 | .354 | .371 | .725 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1894 | NL | Washington Senators | 19 | 58 | 54 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .259 | .310 | .407 | .718 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1894 | NL | Baltimore Orioles | 16 | 49 | 45 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .222 | .286 | .333 | .619 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1895 | NL | Baltimore Orioles | 34 | 98 | 90 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | .178 | .229 | .200 | .429 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1896 | NL | Baltimore Orioles | 20 | 68 | 66 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .197 | .209 | .273 | .482 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1897 | NL | St. Louis Browns | 8 | 26 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .320 | .346 | .320 | .666 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1898 | NL | St. Louis Browns | 11 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .370 | .393 | .370 | .763 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 240 | 786 | 739 | 87 | 178 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 83 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 95 | .241 | .284 | .309 | .592 | 228 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | AA | Philadelphia Athletics | P | 18 | 0 | 144.0 | 5 | 34 | 2 | 2 | .951 | 2.437 | 2.167 |
| 1890 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 5 | 0 | 41.0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .917 | 2.415 | 2.200 |
| 1890 | NL | Pittsburg Alleghenys | P | 2 | 0 | 17.0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.235 | 4.000 |
| 1891 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 39 | 0 | 296.0 | 4 | 67 | 4 | 2 | .947 | 2.159 | 1.821 |
| 1892 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 21 | 0 | 160.0 | 7 | 33 | 1 | 1 | .976 | 2.250 | 1.905 |
| 1892 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 3 | 0 | 18.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1.333 |
| 1892 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 1.000 |
| 1893 | NL | Washington Senators | P | 42 | 0 | 334.0 | 14 | 79 | 9 | 0 | .912 | 2.506 | 2.214 |
| 1894 | NL | Washington Senators | P | 18 | 0 | 116.0 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 1 | .963 | 2.017 | 1.444 |
| 1894 | NL | Baltimore Orioles | P | 16 | 0 | 102.0 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.559 | 1.813 |
| 1894 | NL | Washington Senators | OF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1895 | NL | Baltimore Orioles | P | 34 | 0 | 218.0 | 5 | 43 | 6 | 0 | .889 | 1.982 | 1.412 |
| 1896 | NL | Baltimore Orioles | P | 20 | 0 | 156.0 | 4 | 32 | 1 | 0 | .973 | 2.077 | 1.800 |
| 1897 | NL | St. Louis Browns | P | 8 | 0 | 61.0 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.541 | 3.000 |
| 1898 | NL | St. Louis Browns | P | 10 | 0 | 65.0 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 0 | .950 | 2.631 | 1.900 |
| Totals | 238 | 0 | 1735.0 | 67 | 382 | 26 | 8 | .945 | 2.329 | 1.887 |
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
