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Edwards		  
Nickname: Eddie
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 175
 
Born: September 1, 1903 in Holstein, IA
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1925 21 DET AL   5 5 6 5 4 4 4 10 10 10
1926 22 DET AL   5 7 7 7 4 4 4 10 10 10
1927 23 DET AL $ 300,000 5 6 7 7 4 4 4 10 10 10
1928 24 DET AL $ 300,000 5 6 7 7 4 4 4 10 10 10
1929 25 DET AL $ 300,000 5 7 7 7 4 4 4 10 10 10
OOTP6 Min Ratings   5 5 6 5 4 4 4 10 10 10
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 5 7 7 7 4 4 4 10 10 10
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1925 21 DET AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1
1926 22 DET AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1
1927 23 DET AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1
1928 24 DET AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1
1929 25 DET AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1925 21 AA   10 6 .625 44 0 0 0 4 73.3 62 19 2 46 54 2.33 .234 .347 .302 .649  
1926 22 AAA   0 3 .000 35 1 1 0 7 36.7 28 19 0 25 8 4.66 .209 .333 .261 .595  
    AA   2 2 .500 16 0 0 0 2 26.0 25 6 0 17 14 2.08 .258 .368 .309 .678  
1927 23 DET AL 4 0 1.000 13 0 0 0 1 16.7 11 3 0 12 8 1.62 .167 .291 .273 .564 2.1
    AAA   2 1 .667 34 0 0 0 12 34.0 33 12 2 21 22 3.18 .246 .348 .358 .707  
1928 24 DET AL 0 1 .000 10 0 0 0 1 12.0 20 12 0 8 2 9.00 .370 .444 .370 .815 0.0
    AAA   0 2 .000 16 0 0 0 5 13.7 18 9 0 11 7 5.93 .310 .420 .362 .782  
1929 25 DET AL 6 8 .429 54 1 0 0 4 82.0 95 36 2 44 29 3.95 .288 .369 .391 .760 5.2
3 Years Sim 10 9 .526 77 1 0 0 6 110.7 126 51 2 64 39 4.15 .280 .367 .371 .738 7.2
3 Years AAA 2 6 .250 85 1 1 0 24 84.3 79 40 2 57 37 4.27 .242 .355 .319 .674  
2 Years AA 12 8 .600 60 0 0 0 6 99.3 87 25 2 63 68 2.27 .240 .353 .304 .657  
5 Years Minors 14 14 .500 145 1 1 0 30 183.7 166 65 4 120 105 3.19 .241 .354 .311 .665  
Season Average 3 3 .500 25 0 0 0 2 36.9 42 17 0 21 13 4.15 .280 .367 .371 .738  
Career Highs 6 8 1.000 54 1 0 0 4 82.0 95 36 2 44 29 9.00 .370 .444 .391 .815  
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   64 28 1 26 19   .302 .378 .410 .789
vs LH   62 23 1 38 20   .261 .362 .336 .698
Home 5 1 .833 32 0 0 0 1 43.7 48 20 1 21 12 4.12 .276 .354 .351 .704
Away 5 8 .385 45 1 0 0 5 67.0 78 31 1 43 27 4.16 .283 .379 .384 .763
Mar/Apr 0 1 .000 5 0 0 0 0 6.0 7 2 0 5 1 3.01 .304 .429 .304 .733
May 3 1 .750 17 0 0 0 1 24.0 31 12 0 15 6 4.50 .313 .404 .404 .808
June 1 1 .500 15 1 0 0 0 33.3 35 14 1 16 9 3.78 .263 .342 .323 .666
July 1 1 .500 14 0 0 0 0 14.0 19 12 0 10 4 7.71 .288 .382 .470 .851
August 1 2 .333 12 0 0 0 2 16.7 15 5 1 9 9 2.70 .238 .333 .381 .714
Sep/Oct 4 3 .571 14 0 0 0 3 16.7 19 6 0 9 10 3.24 .288 .373 .333 .707
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1927 23 DET AL 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1928 24 DET AL 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1929 25 DET AL 54 6 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .333 .429 .333 .762 1.0 0.2
3 Years Sim 77 8 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .250 .333 .250 .583 0.8 0.2
162 Game Average 16 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 .250 .333 .250 .583 1.6  
Career Highs 54 6 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .333 .429 .333 .762 1.0  
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   5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .400 .400 .400 .800 0.7
vs LH   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 0.1
Home 29 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3
Away 41 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .200 .333 .200 .533 0.5
RISP   3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .333 .500 .333 .833 0.6
Close/Late   2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .500 .667 .500 1.167 0.7
June 15 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .167 .286 .167 .452 0.4
August 9 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4
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    
1927 23 DET AL P 13 0 16.7 0 3 0 0 1.000 1.62    
1928 24 DET AL P 10 0 12.0 2 0 1 0 .667 1.50    
1929 25 DET AL P 54 1 82.0 5 10 0 1 1.000 1.65    
Career Totals   77 1 110.7 7 13 1 1 .952 1.63    
Career Highs   54 1 82.0 5 10 1 1 1.000 1.65    
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
1927 23 DET AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 1 0 1 1 4.50 .286 .375 .286 .661
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 1 0 1 1 4.50 .286 .375 .286 .661
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1929-9-4
 Games Pitched
1929-1-54
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 45)
   Gray Ink Test: 4    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 231)
 
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  1. Bob Geary (996)
  2. Jimmy Ring (985)
  3. Claude Jonnard (984)
  4. Jim McGinley (983)
  5. Hod Fenner (982)
  6. Al Mamaux (981)
  7. Fred Frankhouse (981)
  8. Archie Campbell (980)
  9. Chick Brandom (980)
  10. Carlisle Littlejohn (978)
History
Drafted in 5th round, 74th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1918
Drafted in 5th round, 66th overall pick, by Detroit in 1925
Injured on 7/4/1925 with a Bruised Hand, out for 4 days
Earned first career win on 6/29/1927
 
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