#36 Ed "Loose" Karger, Starting Pitcher, 26 yrs, Detroit Tigers Thursday, 10/26/1909
| Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight : Position : Bats : Throws : | Ed Karger Loose 5/6/1883 26 USA,TX,SAN ANGELO 5"11 185 Starting Pitcher R L | Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating : | Minimal Minimal None at all 4 / 6 (Popular) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Good Suffers Normal 3.0 Stars |
Contract & Roster Status
Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years : | Big League Contract $ 250,000 1909 (Automatic) 1 Year(s), 74 Days (246 total Days) 172 Day(s) 1 Year(s), 74 Days (246 total Days) 3 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left |  |
Pitching Ratings
Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity
Overall | 3 | 8 | 10 | 87-90 Mph
Versus LHB | 4 | 9 | 10 |
Versus RHB | 3 | 8 | 10 |
Talent | 6 | 10 | 10 |
Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 10 63 4 |  | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Slider |
Batting Ratings
Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's
Overall | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8
Versus LHP | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8
Versus RHP | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10
Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type : | 1 3 2 1 Spray Hitter | Fielding Ratings P : 6 (Range), .953 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 1
Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec |  |  |  |
4/3 | BOS | L 3-11 |  | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  |
4/10 | @NYA | L 0-3 |  | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  |
4/16 | CHA | W 7-1 |  | 2.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | W |  |  |  |
5/1 | CLE | L 0-9 |  | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  |
5/3 | CLE | L 0-10 |  | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  |
5/7 | @PHA | W 8-2 |  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |  |  |  |  |
6/28 | @CHA | W 3-2 |  | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  |
9/1 | BOS | L 1-7 |  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |  |  |  |  |
9/11 | PHA | L 2-9 |  | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |  |  |  |  |
9/25 | @PHA | W 5-3 |  | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | W |  |  |  |
Pitching Stats 1909
Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS%
Overall | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.66 | 13.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0
Projected | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.66 | 13.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |  |  |  |  |
Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC
| 1 | 0 | 1.$ | 10 | 6 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 0.11
| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS
vs. LHB | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .222 | .313 | .535
vs. RHB | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .071 | .103 | .071 | .175
| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K
Home | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.90 | 10.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2
Road | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K
March/April | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0
May | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
June | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
July | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Sept./Oct. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3
Career Pitching Stats
Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams
1908 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.42 | 18.1 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.15 | .274 | DET
1909 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.66 | 13.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.51 | .125 | DET
Total | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.81 | 32.0 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.88 | .216 |
Career Minor League Pitching Stats
Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP
1906, AAA | 19 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1.69 | 154.0 | 125 | 37 | 29 | 0 | 47 | 84 | 9 | 4 | 1.12 | .260
1907, AAA | 31 | 31 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 2.39 | 260.0 | 244 | 77 | 69 | 2 | 73 | 116 | 19 | 1 | 1.22 | .279
1908, AAA | 23 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2.32 | 190.1 | 162 | 53 | 49 | 0 | 55 | 102 | 14 | 5 | 1.14 | .266
Career Postseason Pitching Stats
Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Career Batting Stats
Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams
1908 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | DET
1909 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | DET
Total | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
Fielding Stats 1909
Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO%
Pitcher | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 13.2 | 2.63 |  |  |  |
Player History
Drafted in 2nd round, 20th overall pick, by Detroit in 1906... Injured on 4/11/1906 with a Spasms Back, out for 5-6 weeks... Injured on 6/20/1906 with a Broken Hand, out for 5 weeks... Injured on 6/22/1908 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 4 days... Earned first career win on 8/3/1908... Had first career hit on 4/3/1909, off Beany Jacobson (BOS)... Injured on 4/16/1909 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks...
Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

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