Elmer Ponder career ERA
3.21Career Regular Season
Elmer Ponder has a career ERA of 3.21 over 4 regular seasons.
- Best season on file: 1.69 in 1917.
- Most recent: 4.18 in 1921.
Average of 4 regular seasons, 1917 through 1921. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 |  PIT | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.69 | 21.1 | 11 | 6 | 0.84 | 0 |
| 1919 | PIT | 9 | 0 | 5 | 3.99 | 47.1 | 6 | 6 | 1.29 | 0 |
| 1920 | PIT | 33 | 11 | 15 | 2.62 | 196.0 | 62 | 40 | 1.13 | 0 |
| 1921 |  PIT/CHC | 24 | 5 | 6 | 4.18 | 114.0 | 34 | 20 | 1.46 | 0 |
What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV