Mike Edwards
Michael Lewis Edwards
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 154 lb.

Born: August 27, 1952 in Fort Lewis, WA
High School: Jefferson (Los Angeles, CA)
School: University of California, Los Angeles
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 7th round of the 1974 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 10, 1977
Final Game: September 28, 1980
Relatives: Brother of Dave Edwards and Brother of Marshall Edwards
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Standard Batting

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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 Awards
1977 24 PIT NL 7 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 .000 .143 .000 .143 -58 0 0 1 0 0 0 /4
1978 25 OAK AL 142 446 414 48 113 16 2 1 23 27 21 16 32 .273 .303 .329 .632 83 136 7 2 14 0 0 *4/6D
1979 26 OAK AL 122 422 400 35 93 12 2 1 23 10 6 15 37 .233 .263 .280 .543 51 112 11 2 4 1 0 *4/6D
1980 27 OAK AL 46 63 59 10 14 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 5 .237 .250 .237 .487 39 14 1 0 3 0 0 4/D9
4 Seasons 317 938 879 94 220 28 4 2 49 38 30 32 77 .250 .280 .298 .578 64 262 19 5 21 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 479 449 48 112 14 2 1 25 19 15 16 39 .250 .280 .298 .578 64 134 10 3 11 1 0
OAK (3 yrs) 310 931 873 93 220 28 4 2 49 38 28 32 74 .252 .281 .300 .581 65 262 19 4 21 1 0
PIT (1 yr) 7 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 .000 .143 .000 .143 -58 0 0 1 0 0 0
AL (3 yrs) 310 931 873 93 220 28 4 2 49 38 28 32 74 .252 .281 .300 .581 65 262 19 4 21 1 0
NL (1 yr) 7 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 .000 .143 .000 .143 -58 0 0 1 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1977 24 PIT NL 7 8 0 0.0 105 .000 .000 .272 .143 .340 .000 .414 .143 .753 -58 .000 -1.4 -0.1 -0.125 -0.333 .000
1978 25 OAK AL 446 343 37 2.9 89 .294 .273 .254 .303 .318 .329 .374 .632 .692 83 .323 -9.8 -1.0 .486 .109 .056 1.9
1979 26 OAK AL 422 329 27 2.2 97 .253 .233 .262 .263 .326 .280 .397 .543 .724 51 .198 -27.4 -2.7 .410 .095 .048 1.8
1980 27 OAK AL 63 50 3 1.6 93 .259 .237 .261 .250 .322 .237 .387 .487 .708 39 .129 -4.9 -0.5 .319 .017 .000 .0
4 Seasons 938 730 67 2.4 93 .272 .250 .258 .280 .322 .298 .386 .578 .708 64 .246 -43.5 -4.3 .434 .093 .048 3.8
162 Game Avg. 479 373 34 2.4 93 .272 .250 .258 .280 .322 .298 .386 .578 .708 64 .246 -43.5 -4.3 .434 .093 .048 2
OAK (3 yrs) 931 722 67 2.5 93 .273 .252 .258 .281 .322 .300 .386 .581 .708 65 .250 -42.1 -4.2 .440 .096 .048 3.8
PIT (1 yr) 7 8 0 0.0 105 .000 .000 .272 .143 .340 .000 .414 .143 .753 -58 .000 -1.4 -0.1 -0.125 -0.333 .000
AL (3 yrs) 931 722 67 2.5 93 .273 .252 .258 .281 .322 .300 .386 .581 .708 65 .250 -42.1 -4.2 .440 .096 .048 3.8
NL (1 yr) 7 8 0 0.0 105 .000 .000 .272 .143 .340 .000 .414 .143 .753 -58 .000 -1.4 -0.1 -0.125 -0.333 .000

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1977 24 PIT NL 7 0.0% 42.9% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0 43%
1978 25 OAK AL 446 0.2% 7.2% 3.6% 4.3% 17% 2.00 12.9 414.0 18.0 1.62 85%
1979 26 OAK AL 422 0.2% 8.8% 3.6% 3.6% 16% 2.47 10.8 400.0 17.4 1.28 86%
1980 27 OAK AL 63 0.0% 7.9% 1.6% 0.0% 0% 5.00 11.8 19.7 2.08 86%
4 Seasons 938 0.2% 8.2% 3.4% 3.6% 16% 2.41 11.4 439.5 17.9 1.49 85%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1977 24 PIT NL 0 0 100% 2 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 25 OAK AL 9 0 36% 161 27 21 56% 27 21 0 0 0 0 6 3 7 9 63% 19 8 11 3 0 3 21 6 13
1979 26 OAK AL 7 0 31% 147 10 6 63% 10 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 8 54% 14 8 6 6 3 3 6 1 5
1980 27 OAK AL 2 0 67% 52 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 23% 8 5 0 1 1 0 4 1 3
4 Seasons 18 0 36% 362 38 30 56% 38 30 0 0 0 0 7 3 20 19 53% 42 22 17 10 4 6 31 8 21
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1977 24 PIT NL 7 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1978 25 OAK AL 446 35% 113 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 17 14 82% 57 7 12% 31 12 39% 216 23 11% 10 4 40% 23 9 39% 0
1979 26 OAK AL 422 39% 93 3 1 0 0 1.69 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 9 4 44% 71 11 15% 24 9 38% 244 25 10% 16 8 50% 24 10 42% 0
1980 27 OAK AL 63 57% 14 2 1 0 0 0.14 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 14 1 7% 5 3 60% 42 4 10% 4 2 50% 4 2 50% 0
4 Seasons 938 38% 220 5 2 0 0 1.07 2 0 10 2 0 2 0 0 29 21 72% 142 19 13% 60 24 40% 506 52 10% 30 14 47% 51 21 41% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1977 24 7 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 .000 .143 .000 .143 -58 0 0 1 0 0 0
1978 25 149 453 420 49 113 16 2 1 23 27 23 16 35 .269 .301 .324 .624 81 136 7 3 14 0 0
1979 26 271 875 820 84 206 28 4 2 46 37 29 31 72 .251 .282 .302 .585 66 248 18 5 18 1 0
1980 27 317 938 879 94 220 28 4 2 49 38 30 32 77 .250 .280 .298 .578 64 262 19 5 21 1 0

Neutralized Batting

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1977 24 7 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .143 .000 .143 0 7
1978 25 142 440 421 58 120 17 2 1 28 29 17 32 .285 .316 .342 .658 45 142
1979 26 123 420 402 37 93 12 2 1 25 10 15 37 .231 .262 .279 .541 29 122
1980 27 46 61 60 12 15 0 0 0 4 1 1 5 .250 .262 .250 .512 4 46
4 Seasons 318 928 889 108 228 29 4 2 57 40 33 77 .256 .287 .305 .591 78 317
162 Game Avg. 162 473 453 55 116 15 2 1 29 20 17 39 .256 .287 .305 .591 40 317

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1978 AL  14 (10th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1978 AL  21 (3rd)

                           

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