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Tom Edens

Thomas Patrick Edens

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: June 9, 1961 in Ontario, OR
High School: Fruitland (Fruitland, ID)
School: Lewis-Clark State College
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 14th round of the 1983 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 2, 1987
Teams (by GP): Astros/Twins/Brewers/Cubs/Phillies/... 1987-1995

Final Game: May 10, 1995
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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1983	22	KCR-min	Rk	2	3	.400	4.32	13	12	0	1	0	0	58.1	65	47	28	3	33	0	44	3	0	4			1.680	10.0	0.5	5.1	6.8	1.33	BTE · PION
1984	23	NYM-min	A	8	5	.615	3.04	19	17	1	4	1	0	109.2	76	50	37	2	66	1	75	1	1	11			1.295	6.2	0.2	5.4	6.2	1.14	CLM,LBG · SALL,CARL
1985	24	NYM-min	A	6	4	.600	3.84	16	16	0	0	0	0	82.0	86	40	35	4	34	0	48	2	2	3			1.463	9.4	0.4	3.7	5.3	1.41	LBG · CARL
1986	25	NYM-min	AA,AAA	14	7	.667	3.28	27	27	0	6	1	0	167.1	147	69	61	9	69	2	103	2	0	14			1.291	7.9	0.5	3.7	5.5	1.49	JAC,TID · TL,IL
1987	26	NYM-min	AAA	9	7	.563	3.59	25	22	1	0	0	1	138.0	140	69	55	10	55	0	61	7	1	2			1.413	9.1	0.7	3.6	4.0	1.11	TID · IL
1987	26	NYM	NL	0	0		6.75	2	2	0	0	0	0	8.0	15	6	6	2	4	0	4	0	0	2	42	59	2.375	16.9	2.3	4.5	4.5	1.00

1990	29	MIL-min	AAA	1	1	.500	5.40	19	0	9	0	0	4	36.2	32	23	22	3	22	0	26	0	0	3			1.473	7.9	0.7	5.4	6.4	1.18	DEN · AA
1990	29	MIL	AL	4	5	.444	4.45	35	6	9	0	0	2	89.0	89	52	44	8	33	3	40	4	0	1	387	88	1.371	9.0	0.8	3.3	4.0	1.21
1991	30	MIN-min	AAA	10	7	.588	3.01	25	24	0	3	1	0	161.1	145	67	54	6	62	3	100	7	0	4	668		1.283	8.1	0.3	3.5	5.6	1.61	POR · PCL
1991	30	MIN	AL	2	2	.500	4.09	8	6	0	0	0	0	33.0	34	15	15	2	10	1	19	0	0	1	143	105	1.333	9.3	0.5	2.7	5.2	1.90
1992	31	MIN	AL	6	3	.667	2.83	52	0	14	0	0	3	76.1	65	26	24	1	36	3	57	2	0	5	317	143	1.323	7.7	0.1	4.2	6.7	1.58
1993	32	HOU-min	AAA,A+	2	0	1.000	3.97	8	1	1	0	0	0	11.1	14	5	5	0	4	0	10	2	0	0	51		1.588	11.1	0.0	3.2	7.9	2.50	TUC,OSC · PCL,FLOR
1993	32	HOU	NL	1	1	.500	3.12	38	0	20	0	0	0	49.0	47	17	17	4	19	7	21	0	0	3	203	125	1.347	8.6	0.7	3.5	3.9	1.11
1994	33	TOT	NL	5	1	.833	4.33	42	0	15	0	0	1	54.0	59	26	26	3	18	4	39	2	1	5	231	93	1.426	9.8	0.5	3.0	6.5	2.17
1994	33	HOU	NL	4	1	.800	4.50	39	0	13	0	0	1	50.0	55	25	25	3	17	4	38	2	1	5	214	89	1.440	9.9	0.5	3.1	6.8	2.24
1994	33	PHI	NL	1	0	1.000	2.25	3	0	2	0	0	0	4.0	4	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	17	208	1.250	9.0	0.0	2.3	2.3	1.00
1995	34	CHC-min	AAA	2	0	1.000	3.46	20	3	5	0	0	1	41.2	36	17	16	3	17	1	28	3	0	2	175		1.272	7.8	0.6	3.7	6.0	1.65	IWA · AA
1995	34	CHC	NL	1	0	1.000	6.00	5	0	1	0	0	0	3.0	6	3	2	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	18	77	3.000	18.0	0.0	9.0	6.0	0.67
1996	35	BAL-min	AAA	4	6	.400	5.19	20	10	4	0	0	0	67.2	73	43	39	9	23	1	36	4	0	2	300		1.419	9.7	1.2	3.1	4.8	1.57	ROC · IL
7 Seasons				19	12	.613	3.86	182	14	59	0	0	6	312.1	315	145	134	20	123	18	182	8	1	17	1341	104	1.402	9.1	0.6	3.5	5.2	1.48
162 Game Avg.				7	4	.613	3.86	63	5	20	0	0	2	108	109	50	46	7	43	6	63	3	0	6	465	104	1.402	9.1	0.6	3.5	5.2	1.48

MIN (2 yrs)				8	5	.615	3.21	60	6	14	0	0	3	109.1	99	41	39	3	46	4	76	2	0	6	460	129	1.326	8.1	0.2	3.8	6.3	1.65
HOU (2 yrs)				5	2	.714	3.82	77	0	33	0	0	1	99.0	102	42	42	7	36	11	59	2	1	8	417	104	1.394	9.3	0.6	3.3	5.4	1.64
NYM (1 yr)				0	0		6.75	2	2	0	0	0	0	8.0	15	6	6	2	4	0	4	0	0	2	42	59	2.375	16.9	2.3	4.5	4.5	1.00
PHI (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	2.25	3	0	2	0	0	0	4.0	4	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	17	208	1.250	9.0	0.0	2.3	2.3	1.00
CHC (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	6.00	5	0	1	0	0	0	3.0	6	3	2	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	18	77	3.000	18.0	0.0	9.0	6.0	0.67
MIL (1 yr)				4	5	.444	4.45	35	6	9	0	0	2	89.0	89	52	44	8	33	3	40	4	0	1	387	88	1.371	9.0	0.8	3.3	4.0	1.21

NL (4 yrs)			NL	7	2	.778	4.03	87	2	36	0	0	1	114.0	127	52	51	9	44	11	66	2	1	10	494	99	1.500	10.0	0.7	3.5	5.2	1.50
AL (3 yrs)			AL	12	10	.545	3.77	95	12	23	0	0	5	198.1	188	93	83	11	79	7	116	6	0	7	847	107	1.346	8.5	0.5	3.6	5.3	1.47

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	GS	R	Rrep	Rdef	aLI	RAR	WAR	Salary
1987	26	NYM	NL	8.0	2	6	4	0	1.1	-2	-0.2	$

1990	29	MIL	AL	89.0	6	52	52	-2	.8	0	-0.3	$
1991	30	MIN	AL	33.0	6	15	20	1	.9	5	0.4	$
1992	31	MIN	AL	76.1	0	26	44	2	1.2	18	1.5	$137,500
1993	32	HOU	NL	49.0	0	17	27	1	.6	10	0.6	$325,000
1994	33	HOU	NL	50.0	0	25	27	1	.7	2	-0.2	$475,000
1994	33	PHI	NL	4.0	0	1	3	0	1.2	2	0.1	$
1995	34	CHC	NL	3.0	0	3	2	0	.8	-1	-0.1	$
7 Seasons				312.1	14	145	179	3	.9	34	1.8	$937,500

MIN (2 yrs)				109.1	6	41	64	3	1.1	23	1.9	$137,500
HOU (2 yrs)				99.0	0	42	54	2	.7	12	0.4	$800,000
NYM (1 yr)				8.0	2	6	4	0	1.1	-2	-0.2	$
PHI (1 yr)				4.0	0	1	3	0	1.2	2	0.1	$
CHC (1 yr)				3.0	0	3	2	0	.8	-1	-0.1	$
MIL (1 yr)				89.0	6	52	52	-2	.8	0	-0.3	$

Standard Batting

More Stats

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1983	22	KCR-min	Rk	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0	BTE · PION
1984	23	NYM-min	A	19	23	19	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	3	.211	.286	.211	.496		4		0	2	0	0	CLM,LBG · SALL,CARL
1985	24	NYM-min	A	16	14	11	2	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	.364	.462	.364	.825		4		0	1	0	0	LBG · CARL
1986	25	NYM-min	AA,AAA	27	35	23	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	4	.130	.231	.130	.361		3		0	9	0	0	JAC,TID · TL,IL
1987	26	NYM-min	AAA	25	11	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	.000	.125	.000	.125		0		0	3	0	0	TID · IL
1987	26	NYM	NL	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1

1990	29	MIL-min	AAA	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0	DEN · AA
1990	29	MIL	AL	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1991	30	MIN-min	AAA	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	POR · PCL
1991	30	MIN	AL	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1992	31	MIN	AL	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1993	32	HOU-min	AAA,A+	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	TUC,OSC · PCL,FLOR
1993	32	HOU	NL	38	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1994	33	TOT	NL	42	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
1994	33	HOU	NL	39	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
1994	33	PHI	NL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1995	34	CHC-min	AAA	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	IWA · AA
1995	34	CHC	NL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1996	35	BAL-min	AAA	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	ROC · IL
7 Seasons				182	7	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	1	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	1	0	0

MIN (2 yrs)				60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
HOU (2 yrs)				77	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	1	0	0
NYM (1 yr)				2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
PHI (1 yr)				3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
CHC (1 yr)				5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
MIL (1 yr)				35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

NL (4 yrs)				87	7	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	1	0	0
AL (3 yrs)				95	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rroe	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	Rrep	RAR	WAR	oRAR	oWAR	dWAR	Salary	Pos
1987	26	NYM	NL	3	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$	/1

1993	32	HOU	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$325,000	1
1994	33	HOU	NL	3	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$475,000	1
3 Seasons				7	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2	-0.2	-2	-0.2	0.0	$800,000

HOU (2 yrs)				4	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$800,000
NYM (1 yr)				3	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$

Standard Fielding

More Stats

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%	PO
1987	NYM	NL	26	P	2	2	8.0	5	0	4	1	0	.800	4.50	2.00	.956	1.91	1.90	0	1	100%	0
1990	MIL	AL	29	P	35	6	89.0	20	7	10	3	0	.850	1.72	0.49	.953	1.78	1.76	9	6	40%	0
1991	MIN	AL	30	P	8	6	33.0	10	5	5	0	0	1.000	2.73	1.25	.956	1.80	1.80	2	1	33%	0
1992	MIN	AL	31	P	52	0	76.1	12	8	4	0	0	1.000	1.41	0.23	.953	1.72	1.71	15	5	25%	0
1993	HOU	NL	32	P	38	0	49.0	14	3	10	1	0	.929	2.39	0.34	.953	1.84	1.83	4	1	20%	1
1994	TOT	NL	33	P	42	0	54.0	19	6	13	0	1	1.000	3.17	0.45	.958	1.85	1.85	7	2	22%	1
1994	HOU	NL	33	P	39	0	50.0	18	6	12	0	1	1.000	3.24	0.46	.958	1.85	1.85	7	2	22%	1
1994	PHI	NL	33	P	3	0	4.0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	2.25	0.33	.960	1.80	1.87	0	0		0
1995	CHC	NL	34	P	5	0	3.0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	3.00	0.20	.960	1.80	1.84	0	0		0
	7 Seasons			P	182	14	312.1	81	30	46	5	1	.938	2.19	0.42	.955	1.79	1.79	37	16	30%	2
	7 Seasons			TOT	182	14	312.1	81	30	46	5	1	.938	2.19	0.42	.955	1.79	1.79	37	16	30%	2

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Range Factor/9Inn as P† s c a p y 1994 NL 3.17 (4th)

Range Factor/9Inn as P† s c a p y
1994 NL 3.17 (4th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Transactions

June 5, 1979: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 12th round of the 1979 amateur draft, but did not sign.
June 6, 1983: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 14th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
April 1, 1984: Traded by the Kansas City Royals to the New York Mets for Tucker Ashford.
July 27, 1989: the New York Mets sent Tom Edens to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete an earlier deal made on June 18, 1989. June 18, 1989: The New York Mets sent a player to be named later, Lenny Dykstra and Roger McDowell to the Philadelphia Phillies for Juan Samuel.
October 15, 1989: Granted Free Agency.
December 6, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.
December 20, 1990: Granted Free Agency.
January 14, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins.
November 17, 1992: Drafted by the Florida Marlins from the Minnesota Twins as the 43rd pick in the 1992 expansion draft.
November 17, 1992: Traded by the Florida Marlins to the Houston Astros for Brian Griffiths (minors) and Hector Carrasco.
July 31, 1994: Traded by the Houston Astros to the Philadelphia Phillies for Milt Thompson.
November 18, 1994: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.
April 8, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.
September 6, 1995: Released by the Chicago Cubs.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses

Year	Age	Team	Salary	Sources
1990	29	Milwaukee Brewers	$100,000	9/21/90 NYT

1992	31	Minnesota Twins	$137,500	4/2/92 USA Today
1993	32	Houston Astros	$325,000	USA Today
1994	33	Houston Astros	$475,000	4/5/94 USA Today

Career to date (may be incomplete)			$1,037,500

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
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