Elmer Deaton
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Elmer Deaton
OOTP Player Page
Nickname:
Birdie
Birthdate:
Sept. 8, 1904 (63 y, 7 m, 1 d)
Born In:
Kahoka, MO, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
6'1"/225
Entry:
Unknown
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
Pitcher of the Year 1939 (3rd) Pittsburgh (MLB)
MVP / Batter of the Year 1935 (2nd) Pittsburgh (MLB)
All-Star 1940 Pittsburgh (MLB)
1939 Pittsburgh (MLB)
1938 Pittsburgh (MLB)
1937 Pittsburgh (MLB)
1936 Pittsburgh (MLB)
1935 Pittsburgh (MLB)
1934 Pittsburgh (MLB)
1933 Pittsburgh (MLB)
League Champ 1940 Pittsburgh (MLB)
1935 Pittsburgh (MLB)
1934 Pittsburgh (MLB)
1931 Pittsburgh (MLB)
Pitcher of the Month Oct 1940 Pittsburgh (MLB)
Aug 1940 Pittsburgh (MLB)
Sep 1939 Pittsburgh (MLB)
Jun 1939 Pittsburgh (MLB)
Sep 1933 Pittsburgh (MLB)
Player of the Week Jun 25, 1934 Pittsburgh (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink8
Grey Ink193
Similar Players (SP)
Player Score
Chuck Hathaway 928
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Berry Hocker 895
Duster Mundy 883
Chuck Munson 882
Fish Bridge 880
Charlie Sinclair 877
John Deloge 877
Swanee Law 877
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year SH Rank
1932 18 6
1938 22 2
Year GS Rank
1928 37 3
1929 36 5
1931 36 2
1932 35 4
1933 37 2
1934 37 1
1935 37 1
1936 37 1
1937 36 2
1938 37 1
1939 36 4
Year W Rank
1928 21 6
1929 22 4
1931 20 7
1933 18 10
1934 20 6
1935 26 1
1938 18 6
1939 23 3
Year L Rank
1937 17 5
Year Win % Rank
1928 0.656 10
1929 0.710 3
1931 0.667 8
1934 0.645 9
1935 0.839 2
1939 0.793 2
Year IP Rank
1928 300.2 7
1929 298.0 8
1931 284.0 9
1932 277.1 8
1933 299.1 5
1934 294.2 6
1935 298.0 5
1936 285.2 8
1937 284.2 6
1938 292.2 4
1939 279.2 6
Year BF Rank
1928 1291 6
1929 1267 9
1932 1194 10
1933 1264 4
1936 1258 6
1937 1224 6
Year BB Rank
1926 112 10
1927 104 10
Year K Rank
1926 106 10
1927 116 9
1928 129 6
1929 136 5
1930 117 9
1931 144 6
1932 112 10
1933 138 6
1934 140 5
1935 141 8
1936 123 10
1937 153 6
1939 121 8
Year WP Rank
1934 9 3
1936 12 2
1937 6 5
1939 6 7
1941 7 5
1944 8 5
Year ERA Rank
1929 2.899 5
1930 3.242 7
1931 2.630 6
1934 2.566 5
1935 2.084 2
1938 2.645 6
1939 2.446 4
1940 2.920 8
Year BABIP Rank
1929 0.278 8
1930 0.284 6
1934 0.269 9
1935 0.256 3
1938 0.241 2
1939 0.261 4
1940 0.254 5
Year WHIP Rank
1929 1.279 8
1930 1.240 5
1931 1.225 6
1934 1.181 5
1935 1.114 2
1938 1.117 4
1939 1.126 5
1940 1.174 4
Year H/9 Rank
1929 8.517 5
1930 8.781 6
1931 8.715 8
1934 8.063 4
1935 7.611 2
1938 7.503 4
1939 8.142 4
1940 8.039 7
Year BB/9 Rank
1931 2.313 7
1939 1.995 4
Year CG Rank
1935 17 8
Year SHO Rank
1929 4 2
1930 2 9
1931 5 3
1932 2 9
1934 3 2
1935 5 2
1936 2 9
1939 2 9
1940 3 6
Year BB (Low) Rank
1939 62 10
Year Hits Rank
1928 312 10
1936 305 9
Year Hits (Low) Rank
1930 214 7
1941 186 10
Year HR (Low) Rank
1927 4 4
1931 6 6
1934 2 1
1935 5 4
Year WAR Rank
1931 7.8 4
1933 6.7 8
1934 8.3 3
1935 8.1 4
1936 6.2 10
1937 7.7 3
1938 6.9 7
1939 7.3 6
Year W (Low) Rank
1941 6 5
Year L (Low) Rank
1929 9 10
1935 5 2
1939 6 5