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Ed
Fitz Gerald		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 188
 
Born: May 21, 1924 in , ,
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1948 24 SEM AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 8 8 8
1949 25 SEM AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8
1950 26 SEM AL     6 6 6 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 8 8 8
1951 27 SEM AL     7 7 7 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 8 8 8
1952 28 SEM AL     7 7 7 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 8 8 8
1953 29 SEM AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 2 2 2 6 6 6 5 5 5 8 9 9
1954 30 SEM AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 5 5 8 8 8
1955 31 SEM AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 2 2 2 6 6 6 5 5 5 9 9 9
1956 32 SEM AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 5 5 8 8 8
1957 33 SEM AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 5 5 7 7 7
1958 34 SEM AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 6
1959 35 OAK AL     4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   7 7 7 2 2 2 6 6 6 5 5 5 9 9 9
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
1948 24 SEM AL 90 240 20 56 7 0 2 31 0 0 17 28 .233 .281 .288 .568 20.0 0.5
1949 25 SEM AL 70 190 18 43 8 3 0 22 0 0 18 25 .226 .292 .300 .592 16.8 0.3
1950 26 AAA   137 518 75 147 30 3 7 76 8 3 54 46 .284 .351 .394 .745 71.5  
1951 27 AAA   137 543 80 159 24 3 10 52 8 4 53 41 .293 .356 .403 .759 77.1  
1952 28 AAA   113 278 36 85 19 2 4 35 1 1 30 18 .306 .373 .432 .805 43.1  
1953 29 SEM AL 70 262 22 76 9 4 0 24 0 0 21 16 .290 .345 .355 .700 31.7 4.7
1954 30 SEM AL 77 270 31 71 14 0 2 22 0 0 14 27 .263 .301 .337 .638 26.0 2.8
1955 31 SEM AL 30 72 5 19 1 0 0 3 0 0 7 3 .264 .329 .278 .607 6.6 0.6
    AAA   56 196 22 66 11 0 3 29 3 3 20 15 .337 .398 .439 .837 32.1  
1956 32 SEM AL 67 206 23 56 10 2 0 23 0 0 20 19 .272 .333 .340 .673 22.7 3.2
    AAA   54 204 34 66 7 1 2 23 2 3 26 11 .324 .400 .397 .797 32.0  
1957 33 SEM AL 66 209 21 64 10 0 1 20 0 0 11 23 .306 .344 .368 .712 21.6 3.3
1958 34 SEM AL 36 85 10 25 7 0 0 10 0 0 11 16 .294 .367 .376 .744 12.0 1.9
1959 35 AAA   120 357 31 80 9 0 3 27 3 2 32 77 .224 .288 .275 .562 29.0  
8 Years Sim 506 1534 150 410 66 9 5 155 0 0 119 157 .267 .320 .332 .651 157.3 17.4
6 Years AAA 617 2096 278 603 100 9 29 242 25 16 215 208 .288 .353 .385 .739 284.8  
162 Game Average 491 48 131 21 2 1 49 0 0 38 50 .267 .320 .332 .651 50.3  
Career Highs 90 270 31 76 14 4 2 31 0 0 21 28 .306 .367 .376 .744 31.7  
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   477 50 131 18 4 2 47 0 0 39 42 .275 .328 .342 .670 53.5
vs LH   1057 100 279 48 5 3 108 0 0 80 115 .264 .316 .327 .643 108.1
Home 245 778 71 212 38 3 4 73 0 0 48 76 .272 .315 .344 .659 81.7
Away 261 756 79 198 28 6 1 82 0 0 71 81 .262 .325 .319 .643 79.9
RISP   372 0 111 21 2 2 142 0 0 25 28 .298 .335 .382 .717 46.5
Pinch Hitting   73 10 22 2 0 1 14 0 0 9 4 .301 .369 .370 .739 10.5
Close/Late   173 22 41 3 2 0 10 0 0 17 21 .237 .306 .277 .583 15.3
Mar/Apr 92 276 28 71 10 1 1 20 0 0 24 34 .257 .316 .312 .627 27.7
May 81 255 28 70 9 1 1 23 0 0 16 23 .275 .319 .329 .648 26.1
June 105 322 23 83 12 3 0 30 0 0 26 35 .258 .313 .314 .626 31.7
July 85 242 27 67 9 1 3 28 0 0 23 32 .277 .337 .360 .697 29.9
August 76 227 24 59 12 2 0 20 0 0 14 20 .260 .299 .330 .630 21.9
Sep/Oct 67 212 20 60 14 1 0 34 0 0 16 13 .283 .338 .358 .696 24.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1948 24 SEM AL C 70 61 534.7 223 23 2 1 .992 4.14 27 7 .259 0 1.3
    3B 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1949 25 SEM AL C 48 48 421.0 185 20 1 0 .995 4.38 15 3 .200 0 2.3
    RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1953 29 SEM AL C 70 67 587.7 205 24 0 2 1.000 3.51 20 7 .350 3 2.5
1954 30 SEM AL C 75 69 611.3 203 18 5 2 .978 3.25 27 6 .222 0 1.1
    CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1955 31 SEM AL C 20 18 158.0 61 5 0 1 1.000 3.76 4 1 .250 0 1.2
1956 32 SEM AL C 59 56 494.3 197 22 2 2 .991 3.99 19 5 .263 0 2.2
1957 33 SEM AL C 54 52 456.3 217 11 1 0 .996 4.50 10 3 .300 3 0.8
1958 34 SEM AL C 25 21 199.0 95 4 0 0 1.000 4.48 4 1 .250 0 0.5
  C 421 392 3462.3 1386 127 11 8 .993 3.93 126 33 .262 6 11.9
  RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  3B 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   425 392 3469.3 1386 128 11 8 .993 3.93 126 33 .262 6 11.9
Career Highs   76 69 613.3 223 24 5 2 1.000 4.50 27 7 .350 3  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1953 29 SEM AL 3 11 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .182 .250 .182 .432
1957 33 SEM AL 3 10 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .300 .300 .400 .700
Career Post-Season Batting 6 21 2 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 .238 .273 .286 .558
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Jimmie Wilson (988)
  2. Tom Padden (972)
  3. Roy Partee (971)
  4. Dick Burrus (971)
  5. Roy Spencer (970)
  6. Earl Grace (969)
  7. Bill Sarni (968)
  8. Larry Howard (968)
  9. Denny Williams (967)
  10. Hal Peck (967)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 45th overall pick, by Seattle in 1948
Had first career hit on 4/2/1948, off Bob Chipman (MIN)
Hit first career homerun on 5/24/1948, off Johnny Antonelli (NYG)
3/3/1950: Signed a minor league contract extension with Seattle
3/3/1953: Signed a minor league contract extension with Seattle
3/3/1954: Signed a minor league contract extension with Seattle
3/3/1955: Signed a minor league contract extension with Seattle
6/1/1956: Signed a minor league contract extension with Seattle
3/3/1957: Signed a minor league contract extension with Seattle
Injured on 7/26/1957 with a Dislocated Shoulder, out for 4-5 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Oakland on 4/2/1959 to a minor league deal
 
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