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Eddie Joost
Edwin David Joost

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 175 lb.

Debut September 11, 1936
Final Game September 25, 1955
Born June 5, 1916 in San Francisco, CA

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Batting  Glossary / Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1936 20 CIN NL  13   26    1    4   1  0   0    1   0      2   5  .154  .214  .192   13    5   2           0   0
 1937 21 CIN NL   6   12    0    1   0  0   0    0   0      0   0  .083  .083  .083  -54    1   1           0   0
 1939 23 CIN NL  42  143   23   36   6  3   0   14   1     12  15  .252  .310  .336   73   48  10           0   4
 1940 24 CIN NL  88  278   24   60   7  2   1   24   4     32  40  .216  .301  .266   57   74  11           2   7
 1941 25 CIN NL 152  537   67  136  25  4   4   40   9     69  59  .253  .340  .337   90  181   9           2   9
 1942 26 CIN NL 142  562   65  126  30  3   6   41   9     62  57  .224  .307  .320   84  180   4           5   7
 1943 27 BSN NL 124  421   34   78  16  3   2   20   5     68  80  .185  .299  .252   61  106   7           0   8
 1945 29 BSN NL  35  141   16   35   7  1   0    9   0     13   7  .248  .312  .312   74   44   4           0   3
 1947 31 PHA AL 151  540   76  111  22  3  13   64   6  6 114 110  .206  .348  .330   87  178  24           4   5 MVP-11
 1948 32 PHA AL 135  509   99  127  22  2  16   55   2  4 119  87  .250  .393  .395  110  201   8           1   4 MVP-10
 1949 33 PHA AL 144  525  128  138  25  3  23   81   2  1 149  80  .263  .429  .453  137  238   4           4   6 MVP-13,AS
 1950 34 PHA AL 131  476   79  111  12  3  18   58   5  1 103  68  .233  .373  .384   96  183  10           3  11
 1951 35 PHA AL 140  553  107  160  28  5  19   78  10  8 106  70  .289  .409  .461  133  255   2           6   6 MVP-14
 1952 36 PHA AL 146  540   94  132  26  3  20   75   5  8 122  94  .244  .388  .415  118  224   2           5   6 MVP-15,AS
 1953 37 PHA AL  51  177   39   44   6  0   6   15   3  2  45  24  .249  .401  .384  109   68   2           0   1
 1954 38 PHA AL  19   47    7   17   3  0   1    9   0  1  10  10  .362  .474  .489  165   23   0   0       0   4
 1955 39 BOS AL  55  119   15   23   2  0   5   17   0  0  17  21  .193  .299  .336   65   40   1   0   2   1   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 17 Seasons         5606      1339     35      601     31     827  .239  .361  .366   99      101   0   2  33  83
               1574       874      238    134       61   1043                            2049
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        577   90  138  24  4  14   62   6  3 107  85  .239  .361  .366   99  211  10   0   0   3   9
 Career High    152  562  128  160  30  5  23   81  10  8 149 110  .289  .429  .461  137  255  24   0   2   6  11
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP
Special Batting  Glossary 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1936 20 CIN NL   30   24    1   1.1    98| .154  .278| .214  .337| .192  .390| .406  .726|  13  .068  -3.1  -0.3     
 1937 21 CIN NL   13   12    0   0.0    97| .083  .274| .083  .335| .083  .388| .166  .723| -54  .000  -2.5  -0.3     
 1939 23 CIN NL  165  121   15   3.3   104| .252  .281| .310  .347| .336  .402| .646  .750|  73  .356  -5.8  -0.6     
 1940 24 CIN NL  323  236   22   2.5    99| .216  .273| .301  .338| .266  .393| .567  .730|  57  .266 -16.0  -1.6     
 1941 25 CIN NL  617  419   61   3.9    95| .253  .267| .340  .337| .337  .376| .677  .714|  90  .472  -5.1  -0.5     
 1942 26 CIN NL  633  447   54   3.3    87| .224  .256| .307  .328| .320  .356| .627  .683|  84  .429 -10.7  -1.2     
 1943 27 BSN NL  496  358   32   2.4    88| .185  .262| .299  .331| .252  .356| .551  .687|  61  .288 -18.9  -2.0     
 1945 29 BSN NL  158  113   14   3.3    97| .248  .273| .312  .343| .312  .377| .624  .720|  74  .386  -5.0  -0.5     
 1947 31 PHA AL  682  464   61   3.5    98| .206  .265| .348  .345| .330  .381| .678  .726|  87  .422  -5.4  -0.6  50%
 1948 32 PHA AL  637  398   78   5.2   105| .250  .273| .393  .358| .395  .394| .788  .753| 110  .557  12.2   1.2  33%
 1949 33 PHA AL  682  398  101   6.7   104| .263  .267| .429  .358| .453  .388| .882  .746| 137  .671  36.2   3.5  66%
 1950 34 PHA AL  592  387   68   4.7   112| .233  .276| .373  .363| .384  .414| .757  .776|  96  .471  -0.5   0.0  83%
 1951 35 PHA AL  667  409  102   6.7   104| .289  .270| .409  .351| .461  .396| .870  .747| 133  .674  30.1   3.0  55%
 1952 36 PHA AL  669  424   84   5.4   101| .244  .267| .388  .348| .415  .390| .803  .738| 118  .614  18.8   1.9  38%
 1953 37 PHA AL  224  138   27   5.2   106| .249  .274| .401  .351| .384  .404| .785  .755| 109  .574   4.7   0.5  60%
 1954 38 PHA AL   57   35   10   7.7    99| .362  .265| .474  .341| .489  .388| .963  .729| 165  .745   5.0   0.5   0%
 1955 39 BOS AL  138   99   13   3.5   110| .193  .277| .299  .358| .336  .412| .635  .770|  65  .381  -6.6  -0.7   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 17 Seasons     6783 4482  743   4.4   100| .239  .268| .361  .347| .366  .386| .727  .732|  99  .510  27.4   2.3     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1936 20 CIN NL  SS    7      5   13    1    3  .947  .947  2.57  5.10            
                 2B    5     10    9    0    1 1.000  .964  3.80  5.30            
 1937 21 CIN NL  2B    6      8   13    3    2  .875  .959  3.50  5.33            
 1939 23 CIN NL  2B   32     88   89    8   20  .957  .968  5.53  5.42            
                 SS    6      6   12    4    3  .818  .952  3.00  5.08            
 1940 24 CIN NL  SS   78    145  240   16   48  .960  .950  4.94  5.00            
                 2B    7     12   16    0    3 1.000  .966  4.00  5.14            
                 3B    4      4   14    0    0 1.000  .947  4.50  2.83            
 1941 25 CIN NL  SS  147    310  415   45   85  .942  .951  4.93  4.82            
                 2B    4      6   13    1    2  .950  .960  4.75  5.25            
                 1B    2     10    0    0    1 1.000  .990  5.00  9.75            
                 3B    1      0    1    0    0 1.000  .909  1.00  3.20            
 1942 26 CIN NL  SS  130    248  380   45   79  .933  .955  4.83  4.87            
                 2B   15     51   54    5   14  .955  .968  7.00  5.19            
 1943 27 BSN NL  3B   67    104  171   16   15  .945  .948  4.10  2.97            
                 2B   60    141  167   17   37  .948  .969  5.13  5.40            
                 SS    2      2    3    0    1 1.000  .962  2.50  4.95            
 1945 29 BSN NL  2B   19     45   41    5    9  .945  .967  4.53  5.05            
                 3B   16     19   35    7    4  .885  .941  3.38  2.97            
 1947 31 PHA AL  SS  151    370  452   38  100  .956  .964  5.44  4.93            
 1948 32 PHA AL  SS  135    325  409   20  115  .973  .964  5.44  4.85            
 1949 33 PHA AL  SS  144    352  442   25  126  .969  .963  5.51  4.79             AS
 1950 34 PHA AL  SS  131    241  389   29  117  .956  .961  4.81  4.74            
 1951 35 PHA AL  SS  140    325  422   20  115  .974  .961  5.34  4.72            
 1952 36 PHA AL  SS  146    278  431   28   81  .962  .962  4.86  4.29             AS
 1953 37 PHA AL  SS   51    102  147   11   33  .958  .966  4.88  4.52            
 1954 38 PHA AL  SS    9      9   17    1    3  .963  .959  2.89  4.31            
                 3B    5      4   11    0    1 1.000  .962  3.00  3.08            
                 2B    1      1    4    0    1 1.000  .980  5.00  4.80            
 1955 39 BOS AL  SS   20     37   72    8   19  .932  .959  5.45  4.04            
                 2B   17     18   19    4    4  .902  .976  2.18  4.87            
                 3B    2      0    1    0    0 1.000  .909  0.50  2.75            

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1941 25 CIN NL  1B    2     10    0    0    1 1.000  .990  5.00  9.75            

 1936 20 CIN NL  2B    5     10    9    0    1 1.000  .964  3.80  5.30            
 1937 21 CIN NL  2B    6      8   13    3    2  .875  .959  3.50  5.33            
 1939 23 CIN NL  2B   32     88   89    8   20  .957  .968  5.53  5.42            
 1940 24 CIN NL  2B    7     12   16    0    3 1.000  .966  4.00  5.14            
 1941 25 CIN NL  2B    4      6   13    1    2  .950  .960  4.75  5.25            
 1942 26 CIN NL  2B   15     51   54    5   14  .955  .968  7.00  5.19            
 1943 27 BSN NL  2B   60    141  167   17   37  .948  .969  5.13  5.40            
 1945 29 BSN NL  2B   19     45   41    5    9  .945  .967  4.53  5.05            
 1954 38 PHA AL  2B    1      1    4    0    1 1.000  .980  5.00  4.80            
 1955 39 BOS AL  2B   17     18   19    4    4  .902  .976  2.18  4.87            

 1940 24 CIN NL  3B    4      4   14    0    0 1.000  .947  4.50  2.83            
 1941 25 CIN NL  3B    1      0    1    0    0 1.000  .909  1.00  3.20            
 1943 27 BSN NL  3B   67    104  171   16   15  .945  .948  4.10  2.97            
 1945 29 BSN NL  3B   16     19   35    7    4  .885  .941  3.38  2.97            
 1954 38 PHA AL  3B    5      4   11    0    1 1.000  .962  3.00  3.08            
 1955 39 BOS AL  3B    2      0    1    0    0 1.000  .909  0.50  2.75            

 1936 20 CIN NL  SS    7      5   13    1    3  .947  .947  2.57  5.10            
 1939 23 CIN NL  SS    6      6   12    4    3  .818  .952  3.00  5.08            
 1940 24 CIN NL  SS   78    145  240   16   48  .960  .950  4.94  5.00            
 1941 25 CIN NL  SS  147    310  415   45   85  .942  .951  4.93  4.82            
 1942 26 CIN NL  SS  130    248  380   45   79  .933  .955  4.83  4.87            
 1943 27 BSN NL  SS    2      2    3    0    1 1.000  .962  2.50  4.95            
 1947 31 PHA AL  SS  151    370  452   38  100  .956  .964  5.44  4.93            
 1948 32 PHA AL  SS  135    325  409   20  115  .973  .964  5.44  4.85            
 1949 33 PHA AL  SS  144    352  442   25  126  .969  .963  5.51  4.79            
 1950 34 PHA AL  SS  131    241  389   29  117  .956  .961  4.81  4.74            
 1951 35 PHA AL  SS  140    325  422   20  115  .974  .961  5.34  4.72            
 1952 36 PHA AL  SS  146    278  431   28   81  .962  .962  4.86  4.29            
 1953 37 PHA AL  SS   51    102  147   11   33  .958  .966  4.88  4.52            
 1954 38 PHA AL  SS    9      9   17    1    3  .963  .959  2.89  4.31            
 1955 39 BOS AL  SS   20     37   72    8   19  .932  .959  5.45  4.04            

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
 Position Total  SS 1297   2755 3844  291  928  .958  .960  5.09  4.75            
                 2B  166    380  425   43   93  .949  .968  4.85  5.27            
                 3B   95    131  233   23   20  .941  .947  3.83  2.97            
                 1B    2     10    0    0    1 1.000  .990  5.00  9.75            
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
 Overall Total      1560   3276 4502  357 1042  .956  .960  4.99  4.70
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1940   WS    CIN DET     W   7  25   0   5  0  0  0   2   1   2  .200  .231  .200   0  1   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1949   PHA AL   *   2   1   1  0  0  0   2   1   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting SS 
 1952   PHA AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 1/2      1   2   1   1  0  0  0   2   1   0   0  0   0   0   0  .500  .667  .500 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1949 (SS)
1952

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1947-AL-11-0.10
1948-AL-10-0.12
1949-AL-13-0.03
1951-AL-14-0.10
1952-AL-15-0.06
Car-485-0.41 shares

On-base %
1948 AL-.393-10
1949 AL-.429-3
1951 AL-.409-8
1952 AL-.388-5

OPS
1949 AL-.883-6
1951 AL-.870-7

Games
1941 NL-152-5
1947 AL-151-9

At Bats
1942 NL-562-10

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1942 NL-633-9
1947 AL-682-4
1949 AL-682-8
1951 AL-667-7
1952 AL-669-6

Runs
1948 AL-99-9
1949 AL-128-2
1951 AL-107-5
1952 AL-94-6

Total Bases
1951 AL-255-10

Doubles
1942 NL-30-9
1952 AL-26-10

Home Runs
1949 AL-23-7
1951 AL-19-10
1952 AL-20-10

Bases on Balls
1947 AL-114-4
1948 AL-119-2
1949 AL-149-2
1950 AL-103-4
1951 AL-106-3
1952 AL-122-2
Car-1043-91

Strikeouts
1942 NL-57-9
1943 NL-80-3
1947 AL-110-1
1948 AL-87-2
1949 AL-80-5
1951 AL-70-8
1952 AL-94-3

Stolen Bases
1951 AL-10-8

Adjusted OPS+
1949 AL-137-4
1951 AL-133-7

Runs Created
1949 AL-101-7
1951 AL-102-3

Adjusted Batting Runs
1949 AL-36-2
1951 AL-30-6

Batting Wins
1949 AL-3.5-2
1951 AL-3.0-6

Extra-Base Hits
1949 AL-51-8
1951 AL-52-7
1952 AL-49-8

Times on Base
1949 AL-291-2
1951 AL-272-3
1952 AL-259-3

Offensive Win%
1949 AL-.671-5
1951 AL-.674-6

Hit By Pitch
1942 NL-5-7
1947 AL-4-5
1949 AL-4-7
1951 AL-6-6
1952 AL-5-9

Sac. Hits
1947 AL-24-1
1950 AL-10-10

Caught Stealing
1951 AL-8-5
1952 AL-8-7

Power/Speed Number
1947 AL-8.2-8
1951 AL-13.1-3

At Bats per Home Run
1949 AL-22.8-7

Outs
1942 NL-447-5
1947 AL-464-4

Oldest Player
1954 AL-38-8
1955 AL-39-4

Youngest Player
1936 NL-20-4
1937 NL-21-5

  

Gray Ink: Batting - 45 (542) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 21.9 (544) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 12.0 (1021) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

Before 1936 Season: Obtained by the Cincinnati Reds from the Mission (PCL) as part of a minor league working agreement.

December 4, 1942: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds with Nate Andrews and $25,000 to the Boston Braves for Eddie Miller.

February 5, 1946: Traded by the Boston Braves with $40,000 to the St. Louis Cardinals for Johnny Hopp.

September 29, 1946: Purchased by the Philadelphia Athletics from the St. Louis Cardinals for $10,000.

November 24, 1954: Released by the Kansas City Athletics.

March 29, 1955: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

October 3, 1955: Released by the Boston Red Sox.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Uniforms 
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