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Ed
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Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 185
 
Born: January 25, 1918 in Usa, LA, SELMA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1955   
All-Star Selections 1942    1943    1944    1945    1946    1947    1949   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1940 22 OAK AL $ 300,000 9 6 7 6 5 6 6 4 6 5
1941 23 OAK AL $ 300,000 9 6 7 7 5 6 5 4 5 5
1942 24 OAK AL $ 300,000 8 6 7 7 5 6 5 4 5 5
1943 25 OAK AL $ 300,000 7 6 7 7 5 6 6 5 6 5
1944 26 OAK AL $ 300,000 8 7 8 7 5 6 6 5 6 5
1945 27 OAK AL $ 1,285,714 7 7 8 8 6 7 6 5 6 6
1946 28 OAK AL $ 2,720,000 8 8 9 8 6 7 6 5 6 6
1947 29 OAK AL $ 2,720,000 8 8 9 8 5 7 6 4 5 5
1948 30 OAK AL $ 10,000,000 8 7 8 8 5 6 6 4 6 5
1949 31 OAK AL $ 10,000,000 8 7 8 7 5 6 5 5 6 5
1950 32 OAK AL $ 10,000,000 8 7 8 7 5 6 5 4 5 5
1951 33 OAK AL $ 10,000,000 8 7 8 7 5 6 5 3 4 4
1952 34 NYA AL $ 10,000,000 8 7 8 7 5 6 5 3 4 3
1953 35 NYA AL $ 1,120,000 7 6 7 7 5 6 5 3 4 3
1954 36 NYA AL $ 1,120,000 7 6 7 7 5 6 5 3 3 3
1955 37 OAK AL $ 401,000 7 6 7 7 4 5 5 3 3 3
1956 38 OAK AL $ 401,000 7 6 7 7 4 5 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 7 6 7 6 4 5 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 10,000,000 9 8 9 8 6 7 6 5 6 6
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1940 22 OAK AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1941 23 OAK AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1942 24 OAK AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1943 25 OAK AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1944 26 OAK AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1945 27 OAK AL $ 1,285,714   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1946 28 OAK AL $ 2,720,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1947 29 OAK AL $ 2,720,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1948 30 OAK AL $ 10,000,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1949 31 OAK AL $ 10,000,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1950 32 OAK AL $ 10,000,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1951 33 OAK AL $ 10,000,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1952 34 NYA AL $ 10,000,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1953 35 NYA AL $ 1,120,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1954 36 NYA AL $ 1,120,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1955 37 OAK AL $ 401,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1956 38 OAK AL $ 401,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 10,000,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1940 22 OAK AL 3 2 .600 7 7 2 1 0 52.7 63 25 1 21 20 4.27 .293 .354 .395 .750 2.6
    AAA   7 7 .500 18 18 2 1 0 121.3 120 45 12 52 91 3.34 .255 .329 .397 .726  
1941 23 OAK AL 8 2 .800 15 15 6 1 0 121.0 123 44 5 44 51 3.27 .272 .333 .360 .692 11.4
    AAA   6 11 .353 24 24 0 0 0 161.7 166 72 11 69 140 4.01 .261 .333 .360 .693  
1942 24 OAK AL 1 9 .100 54 0 0 0 27 51.0 57 25 7 19 31 4.41 .277 .338 .422 .760 5.6
1943 25 OAK AL 5 6 .455 48 0 0 0 21 56.7 50 25 3 26 24 3.97 .242 .323 .333 .657 10.1
1944 26 OAK AL 7 10 .412 76 0 0 0 18 99.7 113 60 8 51 57 5.42 .291 .374 .428 .802 6.4
1945 27 OAK AL 11 5 .688 88 1 1 1 19 120.3 100 42 5 59 68 3.14 .229 .319 .323 .643 17.6
1946 28 OAK AL 9 4 .692 93 0 0 0 16 118.7 113 42 10 53 49 3.19 .258 .334 .377 .711 16.1
1947 29 OAK AL 19 14 .576 44 44 8 1 0 325.0 277 134 29 161 176 3.71 .228 .318 .354 .672 24.5
1948 30 OAK AL 13 20 .394 39 39 7 2 0 284.0 288 137 35 142 165 4.34 .264 .348 .408 .756 18.4
1949 31 OAK AL 18 18 .500 42 42 3 0 0 276.0 283 172 39 179 159 5.61 .264 .368 .441 .809 9.1
1950 32 OAK AL 14 8 .636 31 31 1 0 0 208.0 205 95 23 97 120 4.11 .260 .340 .399 .739 17.6
1951 33 OAK AL 18 17 .514 40 40 7 2 0 279.3 270 132 32 162 144 4.25 .254 .353 .389 .742 16.1
1952 34 NYA AL 4 13 .235 52 23 1 0 2 198.7 224 122 32 103 105 5.53 .285 .368 .454 .822 6.9
1953 35 NYA AL 7 17 .292 42 27 1 0 3 192.0 224 135 28 102 119 6.33 .293 .375 .471 .846 1.5
1954 36 NYA AL 5 8 .385 48 3 0 0 0 81.0 75 46 10 39 46 5.11 .246 .330 .400 .730 3.8
1955 37 OAK AL 17 5 .773 32 32 1 1 0 211.3 197 94 24 102 131 4.00 .250 .336 .384 .720 16.0
    AAA   4 0 1.000 6 6 0 0 0 42.0 40 15 5 19 57 3.21 .253 .333 .405 .738  
1956 38 OAK AL 0 0 .000 8 0 0 0 0 12.7 10 3 1 3 12 2.13 .213 .275 .298 .572 1.3
    AAA   4 4 .500 17 17 0 0 0 100.0 99 53 17 53 103 4.77 .253 .342 .448 .790  
17 Years Sim 159 158 .502 759 304 38 9 106 2688.0 2672 1333 292 1363 1477 4.46 .260 .346 .400 .747 185.0
4 Years AAA 21 22 .488 65 65 2 1 0 425.0 425 185 45 193 391 3.92 .257 .334 .396 .730  
Season Average 9 9 .500 44 17 2 0 6 158.1 157 78 17 80 86 4.46 .260 .346 .400 .747  
Career Highs 19 20 .800 93 44 8 2 27 325.0 288 172 39 179 176 6.33 .293 .375 .471 .846  
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   1199 608 121 538 842   .238 .311 .359 .670
vs LH   1473 725 171 825 635   .282 .380 .441 .821
Home 82 80 .506 397 157 19 5 47 1387.3 1390 729 152 726 732 4.73 .263 .353 .401 .754
Away 77 78 .497 362 147 19 4 62 1300.6 1282 604 140 637 745 4.18 .257 .341 .399 .741
Mar/Apr 18 24 .429 109 39 4 1 27 342.0 328 167 45 190 194 4.40 .254 .350 .409 .759
May 37 21 .638 119 56 10 0 16 481.6 449 195 50 220 287 3.64 .247 .328 .376 .705
June 21 27 .438 131 43 7 2 16 408.3 415 185 47 204 225 4.08 .265 .350 .405 .755
July 29 24 .547 138 55 3 2 16 483.0 520 286 64 268 254 5.33 .278 .368 .445 .813
August 29 28 .509 141 58 4 1 16 516.6 495 245 47 263 268 4.27 .253 .341 .381 .722
Sep/Oct 25 34 .424 121 53 10 3 18 456.3 465 255 39 218 249 5.03 .265 .346 .388 .735
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1940 22 OAK AL 7 20 6 7 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 .350 .350 .450 .800 2.8 0.5
1941 23 OAK AL 15 45 4 9 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 10 .200 .217 .267 .484 1.0 0.0
1942 24 OAK AL 54 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5 0.3
1943 25 OAK AL 48 9 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .444 .444 .444 .889 1.5 0.4
1944 26 OAK AL 76 10 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 .200 .273 .200 .473 0.7 0.0
1945 27 OAK AL 88 9 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .556 .889 1.5 0.5
1946 28 OAK AL 93 6 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .167 .286 .167 .452 0.4 0.0
1947 29 OAK AL 44 114 7 25 3 0 0 10 0 0 1 13 .219 .226 .246 .472 4.3 0.0
1948 30 OAK AL 39 94 8 20 1 0 0 3 0 0 5 19 .213 .253 .223 .476 5.1 0.0
1949 31 OAK AL 42 100 13 21 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 16 .210 .208 .240 .448 3.7 0.0
1950 32 OAK AL 31 70 6 16 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 15 .229 .260 .243 .503 4.2 0.0
1951 33 OAK AL 40 100 3 22 1 0 0 7 0 0 2 14 .220 .233 .230 .463 4.3 0.0
1952 34 NYA AL 52 61 5 14 1 1 0 5 0 0 2 13 .230 .250 .279 .529 4.7 0.0
1953 35 NYA AL 42 66 2 19 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 8 .288 .288 .318 .606 5.5 0.3
1954 36 NYA AL 48 15 0 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .533 .533 .600 1.133 3.6 1.5
1955 37 OAK AL 32 68 8 26 1 0 1 11 0 0 4 6 .382 .417 .441 .858 11.2 2.5
16 Years Sim 751 788 67 198 14 3 2 61 0 0 19 125 .251 .269 .284 .553 55.1 5.9
162 Game Average 169 14 42 3 0 0 13 0 0 4 26 .251 .269 .284 .553 11.9  
Career Highs 93 114 13 26 3 1 1 11 0 0 5 19 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 11.2  
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   507 43 134 10 3 1 46 0 0 11 78 .264 .279 .302 .581 39.7
vs LH   281 24 64 4 0 1 15 0 0 8 47 .228 .251 .253 .504 15.7
Home 362 375 35 100 6 2 1 31 0 0 11 59 .267 .289 .301 .590 30.7
Away 360 413 32 98 8 1 1 30 0 0 8 66 .237 .251 .269 .519 24.7
RISP   203 0 51 4 0 0 58 0 0 6 30 .251 .272 .271 .543 13.8
Close/Late   49 5 17 0 1 0 5 0 0 3 15 .347 .385 .388 .772 7.0
Mar/Apr 93 88 9 16 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 13 .182 .209 .205 .413 2.6
May 87 150 13 35 3 0 0 12 0 0 5 27 .233 .255 .253 .508 8.8
June 69 112 7 26 1 0 1 8 0 0 1 18 .232 .246 .268 .513 6.2
July 134 142 18 41 6 0 0 11 0 0 2 24 .289 .299 .331 .630 12.8
August 129 153 12 45 3 2 1 19 0 0 6 24 .294 .321 .359 .680 16.9
Sep/Oct 86 143 8 35 1 0 0 9 0 0 2 19 .245 .253 .252 .505 8.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1940 22 OAK AL P 7 7 52.7 5 8 0 0 1.000 2.22    
1941 23 OAK AL P 15 15 121.0 8 25 0 2 1.000 2.45    
1942 24 OAK AL P 54 0 51.0 4 10 1 0 .933 2.47    
1943 25 OAK AL P 48 0 56.7 2 9 1 2 .917 1.75    
1944 26 OAK AL P 76 0 99.7 12 24 2 2 .947 3.25    
1945 27 OAK AL P 88 1 120.3 5 16 1 3 .955 1.57    
1946 28 OAK AL P 93 0 118.7 6 22 3 2 .903 2.12    
1947 29 OAK AL P 44 44 325.0 33 68 5 2 .953 2.80    
1948 30 OAK AL P 39 39 284.0 19 46 2 4 .970 2.06    
1949 31 OAK AL P 42 42 276.0 19 60 4 3 .952 2.58    
1950 32 OAK AL P 31 31 208.0 10 49 4 4 .937 2.55    
1951 33 OAK AL P 40 40 279.3 18 56 5 2 .937 2.38    
1952 34 NYA AL P 52 23 198.7 11 45 1 4 .982 2.54    
1953 35 NYA AL P 42 27 192.0 15 30 3 1 .938 2.11    
1954 36 NYA AL P 48 3 81.0 7 16 0 0 1.000 2.56    
1955 37 OAK AL P 32 32 211.3 13 59 0 5 1.000 3.07    
1956 38 OAK AL P 8 0 12.7 0 7 0 0 1.000 4.98    
Career Totals   759 304 2688.0 187 550 32 36 .958 2.47    
Career Highs   93 44 325.0 33 68 5 5 1.000 4.98    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1942 24 OAK AL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 3 3.0 2 0 0 1 2 0.00 .200 .273 .200 .473
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 3 3.0 2 0 0 1 2 0.00 .200 .273 .200 .473
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1947-7-3.71
1950-10-4.11
 Wins
1947-8-19
1949-8-18
1951-5-18
1955-9-17
 Losses
1948-7-20
1949-7-18
1951-6-17
1953-6-17
 Winning Pct
1945-5-.688
1955-3-.773
 Saves
1942-1-27
1943-1-21
1944-2-18
1945-1-19
1946-3-16
CAR-40-106
 Games Pitched
1944-7-76
1945-1-88
1946-1-93
CAR-17-759
Games Started
1947-1-44
1949-10-42
1951-8-40
 Shutouts
1941-8-1
1945-8-1
1948-6-2
1951-4-2
 Innings Pitched
1947-4-325.0
1948-9-284.0
 Hits Allowed
1948-9-288
 Homeruns Allowed
1947-10-29
1948-4-35
1949-1-39
1951-9-32
1952-9-32
 Strikeouts
1947-3-176
1948-3-165
1949-3-159
1951-8-144
Walks Allowed
1947-2-161
1948-10-142
1949-1-179
1951-2-162
CAR-40-1363
 Hits per 9IP
1947-5-7.7
1949-10-9.2
1951-9-8.7
1955-9-8.4
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1947-5-4.9
1948-3-5.2
1949-2-5.2
1950-7-5.2
1952-10-4.8
1953-7-5.6
1955-6-5.6
 OAVG
1947-5-.228
1949-9-.264
 OOBP
1947-10-.318
 OSLG
1947-4-.354
1951-8-.389
OOPS
1947-8-.672
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 12    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 99    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  4. Russ Meyer (898)
  5. Billy McCool (890)
  6. Charley Schanz (888)
  7. Tug McGraw (887)
  8. Jim Maloney (883)
  9. Bobby Shantz (878)
  10. Danny Frisella (878)
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  1. Jack Salveson (968)
  2. Wes Ferrell (960)
  3. Murry Dickson (958)
  4. Clay Bryant (957)
  5. Schoolboy Rowe (954)
  6. Johnny Sain (951)
  7. Red Ruffing (948)
  8. Sarge Connally (948)
  9. Dave Ferriss (945)
  10. Fred Hutchinson (944)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 15th overall pick, by Oakland in 1940
Had first career hit on 7/5/1940, off Sam Nahem (SLC)
Earned first career win on 7/5/1940
Hit first career homerun on 8/27/1941, off Joe Dobson (CIN)
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1941, going 5-0, 3.34
Was selected to the 1942 Allstar game
Won World Series with Oakland in 1942
Was selected to the 1943 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1944 Allstar game
2/1/1945: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,285,714 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1945 Allstar game
2/1/1946: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,720,000 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1946 Allstar game
2/1/1947: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,720,000 through salary arbitration
7/1/1947: Signed a contract extension with Oakland, $10,000,000 per year, for 5 years
Was selected to the 1947 Allstar game
Injured on 4/10/1948 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week
Won Player of the Week award on 9/29/1948, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Was selected to the 1949 Allstar game
Injured on 8/17/1950 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Traded from Oakland to New York (A) on 2/13/1952 (Going to NYA: P Ed Head, P Dave Koslo. Going to OAK: 2B Crash Davis)
6/1/1952: Signed a contract extension with New York (A), $1,120,000 per year, for 2 years
Signed as a free agent by Oakland on 2/2/1955 to a 3-year deal worth $401,000 per year
Won Gold Glove at Pitcher in 1955
Injured on 5/10/1956 with a Blister On Finger, out for 4 days
 
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