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Ed
Edwards		  
Nickname: Evil Ed
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 210
 
Born: January 2, 1909 in Montrose, NC
 
Awards & Accomplishments
GOLD GLOVE AWARD 1942   
All-Star Selections 1942   
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won PITCHER OF THE YEAR or ROOKIE OF THE YEAR.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1927 18 A   10 14 .417 30 30 5 1 0 223.7 225 107 3 77 55 4.31 .265 .326 .342 .668  
1928 19 A   16 12 .571 29 29 9 4 0 210.0 229 90 4 63 58 3.86 .278 .330 .348 .677  
1929 20 AA   0 0 .000 3 3 0 0 0 13.0 26 17 1 5 1 11.77 .406 .449 .641 1.090  
    A   12 6 .667 25 25 7 4 0 187.0 165 67 3 71 59 3.22 .241 .312 .315 .627  
1930 21 AAA   0 2 .000 2 2 0 0 0 9.3 15 10 1 9 6 9.65 .349 .462 .535 .996  
    AA   10 12 .455 24 24 9 3 0 177.7 221 74 7 34 55 3.75 .304 .336 .382 .717  
1931 22 CHN NL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.7 5 2 0 0 2 10.59 .556 .500 .667 1.167 0.0
    AAA   4 8 .333 14 14 2 0 0 106.7 144 51 3 24 23 4.30 .327 .361 .406 .767  
    AA   3 3 .500 7 7 1 1 0 54.0 63 19 0 10 22 3.17 .292 .323 .352 .675  
1932 23 CHN NL 0 4 .000 25 4 1 0 1 50.7 73 46 2 15 4 8.17 .340 .407 .502 .910 0.0
    AAA   3 0 1.000 6 6 2 0 0 48.7 45 19 1 17 12 3.51 .246 .310 .333 .643  
1933 24 CHN NL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.7 6 2 0 1 0 10.59 .600 .636 .600 1.236 0.0
    AAA   9 10 .474 21 21 6 1 0 139.7 181 80 2 25 22 5.16 .312 .340 .417 .758  
1934 25 NYA AL 0 2 .000 14 0 0 0 0 15.0 31 14 1 2 2 8.40 .449 .487 .580 1.067 0.0
    AAA   0 0 .000 19 0 0 0 1 30.7 34 17 0 5 8 4.99 .281 .310 .322 .632  
1936 27 AAA   6 17 .261 28 28 7 1 0 172.3 260 130 12 37 31 6.79 .357 .388 .500 .888  
1937 28 AAA   6 14 .300 25 25 5 1 0 165.0 219 96 12 30 26 5.24 .326 .355 .448 .803  
1938 29 CHN NL 0 0 .000 17 0 0 0 1 19.7 27 12 0 3 3 5.48 .333 .375 .432 .807 0.7
    AAA   2 4 .333 6 6 1 0 0 45.7 55 16 1 6 11 3.15 .289 .311 .358 .669  
1939 30 CHN NL 2 2 .500 23 0 0 0 1 33.0 37 19 1 11 6 5.18 .291 .366 .433 .799 1.7
1940 31 CHN NL 6 11 .353 27 17 12 0 0 147.3 186 79 6 28 19 4.83 .309 .354 .430 .784 4.4
1941 32 CHN NL 9 10 .474 34 20 14 0 4 187.0 228 100 11 43 34 4.81 .303 .354 .408 .761 9.1
1942 33 CHN NL 19 11 .633 36 36 23 1 0 298.7 301 121 12 66 48 3.65 .262 .320 .364 .685 18.5
1943 34 CHN NL 13 18 .419 35 35 15 0 0 270.3 326 137 10 45 50 4.56 .301 .361 .392 .753 7.2
1944 35 CHN NL 8 14 .364 36 22 11 0 1 196.3 217 94 4 41 29 4.31 .284 .343 .384 .727 6.7
1945 36 CHN NL 3 3 .500 29 0 0 0 2 30.0 52 32 1 18 4 9.60 .380 .455 .511 .966 0.0
1946 37 AAA   5 10 .333 26 26 3 0 0 163.0 212 111 8 71 34 6.13 .318 .383 .418 .802  
12 Years Sim 60 75 .444 278 134 76 1 10 1251.4 1489 658 48 273 201 4.73 .298 .355 .404 .759 48.3
9 Years AAA 35 65 .350 147 128 26 3 1 881.0 1165 530 40 224 173 5.41 .321 .361 .429 .790  
3 Years AA 13 15 .464 34 34 10 4 0 244.7 310 110 8 49 78 4.05 .308 .340 .392 .732  
3 Years A 38 32 .543 84 84 21 9 0 620.7 619 264 10 211 172 3.83 .263 .323 .336 .659  
15 Years Minors 86 112 .434 265 246 57 16 1 1746.3 2094 904 58 484 423 4.66 .300 .345 .392 .738  
Season Average 5 6 .455 23 11 6 0 0 104.3 124 54 4 22 16 4.73 .298 .355 .404 .759  
Career Highs 19 18 .633 36 36 23 1 4 298.7 326 137 12 66 50 10.59 .600 .636 .667 1.236  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   900 380 36 201 101   .307 .351 .418 .769
vs LH   589 278 12 72 100   .285 .309 .386 .695
Home 25 38 .397 132 61 35 0 4 582.3 708 321 25 120 93 4.96 .302 .336 .412 .747
Away 35 37 .486 146 73 41 1 6 669.0 781 337 23 153 108 4.53 .294 .333 .398 .731
Mar/Apr 7 4 .636 19 10 7 0 1 93.7 106 43 4 26 14 4.13 .294 .341 .388 .729
May 12 10 .545 46 19 12 0 2 183.3 211 99 8 44 32 4.86 .293 .333 .401 .734
June 12 8 .600 35 21 11 0 3 195.6 203 74 3 35 21 3.40 .268 .300 .347 .647
July 8 17 .320 56 29 17 1 2 266.6 326 149 9 56 48 5.03 .303 .337 .406 .744
August 10 19 .345 66 27 16 0 2 268.3 319 147 15 50 56 4.93 .298 .329 .427 .756
Sep/Oct 11 17 .393 56 28 13 0 0 243.6 324 146 9 62 30 5.39 .320 .359 .431 .790
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won BATTER OF THE YEAR or ROOKIE OF THE YEAR.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1931 22 AAA   1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3  
1932 23 CHN NL 25 15 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .333 .375 .333 .708 1.9 0.3
1934 25 NYA AL 14 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4 0.0
1938 29 CHN NL 17 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4 0.0
1939 30 CHN NL 23 6 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333 1.8 0.5
1940 31 CHN NL 27 51 5 7 3 0 0 5 0 0 3 12 .137 .182 .196 .378 1.2 0.0
1941 32 CHN NL 34 70 9 24 0 1 0 8 1 1 0 14 .343 .343 .371 .714 7.9 1.4
1942 33 CHN NL 36 112 14 31 2 0 0 12 0 1 4 24 .277 .314 .295 .608 9.6 1.2
1943 34 CHN NL 35 94 13 24 2 0 0 5 1 1 3 17 .255 .286 .277 .562 7.0 0.6
1944 35 CHN NL 36 64 4 19 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 14 .297 .324 .297 .620 6.5 1.0
1945 36 CHN NL 29 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .667 .750 .667 1.417 1.3 0.3
10 Years Sim 276 419 53 118 7 1 0 37 2 3 14 86 .282 .310 .303 .613 38.0 5.2
1 Years AAA 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3  
162 Game Average 245 31 69 4 0 0 21 1 1 8 50 .282 .310 .303 .613 22.3  
Career Highs 36 112 14 31 3 1 0 12 1 1 4 24 .667 .750 .667 1.417 9.6  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   270 36 73 2 0 0 21 2 1 12 38 .270 .308 .278 .585 22.1
vs LH   149 17 45 5 1 0 16 0 2 2 48 .302 .314 .349 .663 14.2
Home 131 187 20 43 3 1 0 16 0 1 4 45 .230 .253 .257 .509 9.9
Away 137 232 33 75 4 0 0 21 2 2 10 41 .323 .355 .341 .696 26.4
RISP   120 0 29 1 1 0 36 0 0 5 31 .242 .285 .267 .551 8.2
Close/Late   36 2 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 8 .167 .211 .167 .377 0.5
Mar/Apr 10 32 5 10 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 6 .313 .353 .313 .665 3.6
May 33 56 3 12 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 13 .214 .254 .214 .469 2.1
June 29 67 12 14 1 0 0 6 0 0 3 16 .209 .260 .224 .484 3.2
July 44 90 9 29 1 1 0 10 1 1 4 23 .322 .351 .356 .707 10.6
August 62 89 12 25 4 0 0 10 1 0 3 19 .281 .301 .326 .627 8.4
Sep/Oct 54 85 12 28 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 9 .329 .337 .341 .678 8.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won GOLD GLOVE AWARD.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1931 22 CHN NL P 1 0 1.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1932 23 CHN NL P 25 4 50.7 7 8 0 1 1.000 2.66    
1933 24 CHN NL P 1 0 1.7 0 1 0 0 1.000 5.42    
1934 25 NYA AL P 14 0 15.0 1 3 0 0 1.000 2.40    
1938 29 CHN NL P 17 0 19.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.46    
1939 30 CHN NL P 23 0 33.0 1 8 0 0 1.000 2.45    
1940 31 CHN NL P 27 17 147.3 10 49 1 4 .983 3.60    
1941 32 CHN NL P 34 20 187.0 17 43 2 2 .968 2.89    
1942 33 CHN NL P 36 36 298.7 25 63 1 6 .989 2.65    
1943 34 CHN NL P 35 35 270.3 20 51 2 2 .973 2.36    
1944 35 CHN NL P 36 22 196.3 19 42 0 4 1.000 2.80    
1945 36 CHN NL P 29 0 30.0 0 9 1 2 .900 2.70    
Career Totals   278 134 1251.3 101 277 7 21 .982 2.72    
Career Highs   36 36 298.7 25 63 2 6 1.000 5.42    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Walks per 9IP
CAR-49-2.0
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 282)
 
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 42nd overall pick, by Chicago (N) in 1927
Had first career hit on 7/31/1932, off Joseph Tempkin (BSN)
 
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