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Elmer Flick
Elmer Harrison Flick

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 5' 9", Weight 168 lb.

Debut May 2, 1898
Final Game July 4, 1910
Born January 11, 1876 in Bedford, OH
Died January 9, 1971 in Bedford, OH

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1963.

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Elmer Flick is perhaps the most anonymous member of baseball's Hall of Fame. Known primarily for his speed and for his contact hitting, Flick's contemporaries sure knew who he was - Detroit management offered a young Ty Cobb even up in a trade for him.

Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1898 22 PHI NL 134  453   84  137  16 13   8   81  23     86      .302  .430  .448  156  203  11          15    
 1899 23 PHI NL 127  485   98  166  22 11   2   98  31     42      .342  .407  .445  136  216   8          11    
 1900 24 PHI NL 138  545  106  200  32 16  11  110  35     56      .367  .441  .545  172  297   6          16    
 1901 25 PHI NL 138  540  112  180  32 17   8   88  30     52      .333  .399  .500  158  270  13           7    
 1902 26 TOT AL 121  461   85  137  21 12   2   64  24     53      .297  .377  .408  120  188  10           6    
         PHA AL  11   37   15   11   2  1   0    3   4      6      .297  .435  .405  130   15   2           3    
         CLE AL 110  424   70  126  19 11   2   61  20     47      .297  .371  .408  119  173   8           3    
 1903 27 CLE AL 140  523   81  155  23 16   2   51  24     51      .296  .368  .413  136  216  11           8    
 1904 28 CLE AL 150  579   97  177  31 17   6   56  38     51      .306  .371  .449  159  260  20           9    
 1905 29 CLE AL 132  500   72  154  29 18   4   64  35     53      .308  .383  .462  166  231  12           8    
 1906 30 CLE AL 157  624   98  194  34 22   1   62  39     54      .311  .372  .441  155  275  15           7    
 1907 31 CLE AL 147  549   80  166  15 18   3   58  41     64      .302  .386  .412  153  226  13          11    
 1908 32 CLE AL   9   35    4    8   1  1   0    2   0      3      .229  .289  .314   95   11   1           0    
 1909 33 CLE AL  66  235   28   60  10  2   0   15   9     22      .255  .322  .315   98   74   1           1    
 1910 34 CLE AL  24   68    5   18   2  1   1    7   1     10      .265  .359  .368  126   25   0           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 13 Seasons         5597      1752    164      756      0       0  .313  .389  .445  149      121   0   0  99   0
               1483       950      268     48      330    597                            2492
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        611  104  191  29 18   5   83  36  0  65   0  .313  .389  .445  149  272  13   0   0  11   0
 Career High    157  624  112  200  34 22  11  110  41  0  86   0  .367  .441  .545  172  297  20   0   0  16   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP

Special Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1898 22 PHI NL  565  327   84   6.7    88| .302  .273| .430  .337| .448  .350| .878  .687| 156  .724  38.3   4.0     
 1899 23 PHI NL  546  327   85   6.7    97| .342  .286| .407  .348| .445  .372| .852  .721| 136  .693  25.4   2.5     
 1900 24 PHI NL  623  351  127   9.4    98| .367  .286| .441  .347| .545  .377| .986  .723| 172  .811  55.0   5.4     
 1901 25 PHI NL  612  373  106   7.6    90| .333  .278| .399  .333| .500  .363| .899  .696| 158  .766  40.1   4.2     
 1902 26 TOT AL  530  334   70   5.5    95| .297  .280| .377  .337| .408  .377| .785  .714| 120  .618  14.2   1.4     
         PHA AL   48   28    6   5.7   101| .297  .289| .435  .346| .405  .389| .840  .736| 130  .628   2.2   0.2     
         CLE AL  482  306   64   5.5    94| .297  .279| .371  .336| .408  .376| .779  .712| 119  .617  12.1   1.2     
 1903 27 CLE AL  593  379   78   5.4    81| .296  .261| .368  .310| .413  .353| .781  .663| 136  .683  24.1   2.6     
 1904 28 CLE AL  659  422   94   5.9    72| .306  .250| .371  .302| .449  .329| .820  .631| 159  .758  39.7   4.6     
 1905 29 CLE AL  573  358   86   6.4    73| .308  .249| .383  .308| .462  .325| .845  .633| 166  .789  38.4   4.5     
 1906 30 CLE AL  700  445  101   6.0    74| .311  .255| .372  .310| .441  .326| .813  .637| 155  .759  39.2   4.5     
 1907 31 CLE AL  637  396   85   5.7    73| .302  .255| .386  .311| .412  .319| .798  .630| 153  .753  34.8   4.1     
 1908 32 CLE AL   39   28    3   2.9    69| .229  .247| .289  .304| .314  .314| .603  .618|  95  .491  -0.2   0.0     
 1909 33 CLE AL  259  176   24   3.6    76| .255  .257| .322  .318| .315  .326| .637  .644|  98  .579  -0.0   0.0     
 1910 34 CLE AL   78   50    9   4.8    76| .265  .251| .359  .317| .368  .324| .727  .642| 126  .682   2.4   0.3     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 13 Seasons     6414 3966  952   6.3    83| .313  .266| .389  .323| .445  .347| .834  .670| 149  .735 351.5  38.1     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1898 22 PHI NL  OF  133    237   21   19    4  .931  .937  1.94  2.03                0    0  133
 1899 23 PHI NL  OF  125    234   24   19    7  .931  .944  2.06  2.11                0    0  125
 1900 24 PHI NL  OF  138    232   23   24    6  .914  .940  1.85  2.13                0    0  138
 1901 25 PHI NL  OF  138    278   23   12    7  .962  .942  2.18  2.03                1    0  137
 1902 26 TOT AL  OF  121    173   14   14    2  .930  .944  1.55  2.04                0    0  121
         PHA AL  OF   11     17    1    1    0  .947  .942  1.64  2.04                0    0   11
         CLE AL  OF  110    156   13   13    2  .929  .944  1.54  2.04                0    0  110
 1903 27 CLE AL  OF  140    219   15   11    3  .955  .952  1.67  1.92                6    0  134
 1904 28 CLE AL  OF  145    234   19   12    5  .955  .954  1.74  1.84                0    6  139
                 2B    6     14   23    0    1 1.000  .954  6.17  5.03            
 1905 29 CLE AL  OF  131    181   18   13    3  .939  .953  1.52  1.83                0    0  131
                 2B    1      4    2    1    0  .857  .952  6.00  4.90            
 1906 30 CLE AL  OF  150    248   13    5    4  .981  .963  1.74  1.87                0   86   65
                 2B    8     15   25    2    3  .952  .955  5.00  5.19            
 1907 31 CLE AL  OF  147    219   22   11    7  .956  .959  1.64  1.83                1   23  122
 1908 32 CLE AL  OF    9     10    1    0    1 1.000  .957  1.22  1.80                0    0    9
 1909 33 CLE AL  OF   61     87    4    4    1  .958  .951  1.49  1.80                1   12   48
 1910 34 CLE AL  OF   18     21    0    1    0  .955  .955  1.17  1.77                0    0   18
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1904 28 CLE AL  2B    6     14   23    0    1 1.000  .954  6.17  5.03            
 1905 29 CLE AL  2B    1      4    2    1    0  .857  .952  6.00  4.90            
 1906 30 CLE AL  2B    8     15   25    2    3  .952  .955  5.00  5.19            

 1898 22 PHI NL  OF  133    237   21   19    4  .931  .937  1.94  2.03                0    0  133
 1899 23 PHI NL  OF  125    234   24   19    7  .931  .944  2.06  2.11                0    0  125
 1900 24 PHI NL  OF  138    232   23   24    6  .914  .940  1.85  2.13                0    0  138
 1901 25 PHI NL  OF  138    278   23   12    7  .962  .942  2.18  2.03                1    0  137
 1902 26 TOT AL  OF  121    173   14   14    2  .930  .944  1.55  2.04                0    0  121
         PHA AL  OF   11     17    1    1    0  .947  .942  1.64  2.04                0    0   11
         CLE AL  OF  110    156   13   13    2  .929  .944  1.54  2.04                0    0  110
 1903 27 CLE AL  OF  140    219   15   11    3  .955  .952  1.67  1.92                6    0  134
 1904 28 CLE AL  OF  145    234   19   12    5  .955  .954  1.74  1.84                0    6  139
 1905 29 CLE AL  OF  131    181   18   13    3  .939  .953  1.52  1.83                0    0  131
 1906 30 CLE AL  OF  150    248   13    5    4  .981  .963  1.74  1.87                0   86   65
 1907 31 CLE AL  OF  147    219   22   11    7  .956  .959  1.64  1.83                1   23  122
 1908 32 CLE AL  OF    9     10    1    0    1 1.000  .957  1.22  1.80                0    0    9
 1909 33 CLE AL  OF   61     87    4    4    1  .958  .951  1.49  1.80                1   12   48
 1910 34 CLE AL  OF   18     21    0    1    0  .955  .955  1.17  1.77                0    0   18
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
 Position Total  OF 1456   2373  197  145   50  .947  .949  1.77  1.95                9  127 1320
                 2B   15     33   50    3    4  .965  .954  5.53  5.11            
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
 Overall Total      1471   2406  247  148   54  .947  .949  1.80  1.98

An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Batting Average
1899 NL-.342-9
1900 NL-.367-2
1901 NL-.333-9
1904 AL-.306-4
1905 AL-.308-1
1906 AL-.311-7
1907 AL-.302-4
Car-.313-79

On-base %
1898 NL-.430-4
1900 NL-.441-4
1901 NL-.399-8
1903 AL-.368-8
1904 AL-.371-3
1905 AL-.383-2
1906 AL-.372-4
1907 AL-.386-3

Slugging %
1898 NL-.448-6
1900 NL-.545-2
1901 NL-.500-5
1904 AL-.449-3
1905 AL-.462-1
1906 AL-.441-4
1907 AL-.412-3

OPS
1898 NL-.878-3
1900 NL-.986-2
1901 NL-.899-6
1904 AL-.820-3
1905 AL-.845-1
1906 AL-.813-4
1907 AL-.798-3

Games
1900 NL-138-8
1903 AL-140-4
1906 AL-157-1

At Bats
1900 NL-545-10
1906 AL-624-1

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1900 NL-623-10
1901 NL-612-9
1903 AL-593-8
1904 AL-659-8
1906 AL-700-1
1907 AL-637-9

Runs
1900 NL-106-6
1901 NL-112-6
1904 AL-97-2
1905 AL-72-10
1906 AL-98-1
1907 AL-80-8

Hits
1900 NL-200-4
1901 NL-180-9
1904 AL-177-5
1905 AL-154-10
1906 AL-194-3
1907 AL-166-5

Total Bases
1900 NL-297-2
1901 NL-270-5
1903 AL-216-10
1904 AL-260-2
1905 AL-231-5
1906 AL-275-3
1907 AL-226-5

Doubles
1900 NL-32-3
1901 NL-32-6
1904 AL-31-4
1905 AL-29-8
1906 AL-34-3

Triples
1898 NL-13-7
1900 NL-16-4
1901 NL-17-2
1902 AL-12-6
1903 AL-16-6
1904 AL-17-4
1905 AL-18-1
1906 AL-22-1
1907 AL-18-1
Car-164-30

Home Runs
1898 NL-8-6
1900 NL-11-2
1901 NL-8-4
1904 AL-6-4
1905 AL-4-9
1907 AL-3-8

RBI
1899 NL-98-9
1900 NL-110-1
1901 NL-88-8
1905 AL-64-10
1906 AL-62-10

Bases on Balls
1898 NL-86-4
1901 NL-52-9
1903 AL-51-5
1904 AL-51-9
1905 AL-53-7
1906 AL-54-6
1907 AL-64-4

Stolen Bases
1900 NL-35-9
1901 NL-30-10
1904 AL-38-1
1905 AL-35-7
1906 AL-39-1
1907 AL-41-2

Singles
1900 NL-141-10
1904 AL-123-10
1906 AL-137-5
1907 AL-130-8

Adjusted OPS+
1898 NL-156-3
1900 NL-172-2
1901 NL-158-7
1903 AL-136-10
1904 AL-159-2
1905 AL-166-1
1906 AL-155-3
1907 AL-153-3
Car-149-36

Runs Created
1900 NL-127-2
1901 NL-106-6
1903 AL-78-10
1904 AL-94-2
1905 AL-86-3
1906 AL-101-3
1907 AL-85-4

Adjusted Batting Runs
1898 NL-38-5
1900 NL-55-1
1901 NL-40-7
1903 AL-24-9
1904 AL-40-2
1905 AL-38-1
1906 AL-39-3
1907 AL-35-4
Car-352-91

Batting Wins
1898 NL-4.0-5
1900 NL-5.4-1
1901 NL-4.2-6
1903 AL-2.6-9
1904 AL-4.6-2
1905 AL-4.5-1
1906 AL-4.5-3
1907 AL-4.1-3
Car-38.1-76

Extra-Base Hits
1900 NL-59-2
1901 NL-57-3
1904 AL-54-2
1905 AL-51-4
1906 AL-57-2
1907 AL-36-6

Times on Base
1900 NL-272-3
1901 NL-239-7
1903 AL-214-3
1904 AL-237-5
1905 AL-215-9
1906 AL-255-2
1907 AL-241-4

Offensive Win%
1898 NL-.724-7
1900 NL-.811-2
1901 NL-.766-7
1904 AL-.758-3
1905 AL-.789-1
1906 AL-.759-3
1907 AL-.753-4
Car-.735-38

Hit By Pitch
1898 NL-15-10
1900 NL-16-5
1903 AL-8-5
1904 AL-9-5
1905 AL-8-7
1906 AL-7-10
1907 AL-11-7
Car-99-65

Power/Speed Number
1898 NL-11.9-6
1900 NL-16.7-1
1901 NL-12.6-5
1904 AL-10.4-3
1905 AL-7.2-8
1907 AL-5.6-8

At Bats per Home Run
1898 NL-56.6-3
1900 NL-49.5-2
1901 NL-67.5-5
1904 AL-96.5-7

Outs
1906 AL-445-5

Black Ink: Batting - 23 (85) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 179 (55) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 31.1 (247) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 64.5 (283) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.

Transactions
October, 1897: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Dayton (Interstate) in the 1897 rule 5 draft.
October 19, 1901: Jumped from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Philadelphia Athletics.
April 21, 1902: Granted Free Agency.
May 16, 1902: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Bronchos.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
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Elmer Flick is perhaps the most anonymous member of baseball's Hall of Fame. Known primarily for his speed and for his contact hitting, Flick's contemporaries sure knew who he was - Detroit management offered a young Ty Cobb even up in a trade for him.

Batting Average 1899 NL-.342-9 1900 NL-.367-2 1901 NL-.333-9 1904 AL-.306-4 1905 AL-.308-1 1906 AL-.311-7 1907 AL-.302-4 Car-.313-79	On-base % 1898 NL-.430-4 1900 NL-.441-4 1901 NL-.399-8 1903 AL-.368-8 1904 AL-.371-3 1905 AL-.383-2 1906 AL-.372-4 1907 AL-.386-3	Slugging % 1898 NL-.448-6 1900 NL-.545-2 1901 NL-.500-5 1904 AL-.449-3 1905 AL-.462-1 1906 AL-.441-4 1907 AL-.412-3	OPS 1898 NL-.878-3 1900 NL-.986-2 1901 NL-.899-6 1904 AL-.820-3 1905 AL-.845-1 1906 AL-.813-4 1907 AL-.798-3	Games 1900 NL-138-8 1903 AL-140-4 1906 AL-157-1	At Bats 1900 NL-545-10 1906 AL-624-1
Plate Appearances (approx.) 1900 NL-623-10 1901 NL-612-9 1903 AL-593-8 1904 AL-659-8 1906 AL-700-1 1907 AL-637-9	Runs 1900 NL-106-6 1901 NL-112-6 1904 AL-97-2 1905 AL-72-10 1906 AL-98-1 1907 AL-80-8	Hits 1900 NL-200-4 1901 NL-180-9 1904 AL-177-5 1905 AL-154-10 1906 AL-194-3 1907 AL-166-5	Total Bases 1900 NL-297-2 1901 NL-270-5 1903 AL-216-10 1904 AL-260-2 1905 AL-231-5 1906 AL-275-3 1907 AL-226-5	Doubles 1900 NL-32-3 1901 NL-32-6 1904 AL-31-4 1905 AL-29-8 1906 AL-34-3	Triples 1898 NL-13-7 1900 NL-16-4 1901 NL-17-2 1902 AL-12-6 1903 AL-16-6 1904 AL-17-4 1905 AL-18-1 1906 AL-22-1 1907 AL-18-1 Car-164-30
Home Runs 1898 NL-8-6 1900 NL-11-2 1901 NL-8-4 1904 AL-6-4 1905 AL-4-9 1907 AL-3-8	RBI 1899 NL-98-9 1900 NL-110-1 1901 NL-88-8 1905 AL-64-10 1906 AL-62-10	Bases on Balls 1898 NL-86-4 1901 NL-52-9 1903 AL-51-5 1904 AL-51-9 1905 AL-53-7 1906 AL-54-6 1907 AL-64-4	Stolen Bases 1900 NL-35-9 1901 NL-30-10 1904 AL-38-1 1905 AL-35-7 1906 AL-39-1 1907 AL-41-2	Singles 1900 NL-141-10 1904 AL-123-10 1906 AL-137-5 1907 AL-130-8	Adjusted OPS+ 1898 NL-156-3 1900 NL-172-2 1901 NL-158-7 1903 AL-136-10 1904 AL-159-2 1905 AL-166-1 1906 AL-155-3 1907 AL-153-3 Car-149-36
Runs Created 1900 NL-127-2 1901 NL-106-6 1903 AL-78-10 1904 AL-94-2 1905 AL-86-3 1906 AL-101-3 1907 AL-85-4	Adjusted Batting Runs 1898 NL-38-5 1900 NL-55-1 1901 NL-40-7 1903 AL-24-9 1904 AL-40-2 1905 AL-38-1 1906 AL-39-3 1907 AL-35-4 Car-352-91	Batting Wins 1898 NL-4.0-5 1900 NL-5.4-1 1901 NL-4.2-6 1903 AL-2.6-9 1904 AL-4.6-2 1905 AL-4.5-1 1906 AL-4.5-3 1907 AL-4.1-3 Car-38.1-76	Extra-Base Hits 1900 NL-59-2 1901 NL-57-3 1904 AL-54-2 1905 AL-51-4 1906 AL-57-2 1907 AL-36-6	Times on Base 1900 NL-272-3 1901 NL-239-7 1903 AL-214-3 1904 AL-237-5 1905 AL-215-9 1906 AL-255-2 1907 AL-241-4	Offensive Win% 1898 NL-.724-7 1900 NL-.811-2 1901 NL-.766-7 1904 AL-.758-3 1905 AL-.789-1 1906 AL-.759-3 1907 AL-.753-4 Car-.735-38
Hit By Pitch 1898 NL-15-10 1900 NL-16-5 1903 AL-8-5 1904 AL-9-5 1905 AL-8-7 1906 AL-7-10 1907 AL-11-7 Car-99-65	Power/Speed Number 1898 NL-11.9-6 1900 NL-16.7-1 1901 NL-12.6-5 1904 AL-10.4-3 1905 AL-7.2-8 1907 AL-5.6-8	At Bats per Home Run 1898 NL-56.6-3 1900 NL-49.5-2 1901 NL-67.5-5 1904 AL-96.5-7	Outs 1906 AL-445-5