News: s-r blog:Subscribe to the Play Index!

 

Photo of Ed Heusser


Ed Heusser

Edward Burlton Heusser (The Wild Elk Of The Wasatch)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 187 lb.

Born: May 7, 1909 in Salt Lake County, UT(All Transactions)
Debut: April 25, 1935
Teams (by GP): Reds/Cardinals/Athletics/Phillies 1935-1948

Final Game: September 14, 1948
Died: March 1, 1956 in Aurora, CO
Buried: Bountiful City Park, Bountiful, UT
    About biographical information

32
14
21
21
34
34
34
21
View team uniforms at Dressed to the Nines a Baseball Hall of Fame on-line exhibit / Report an error

Standard Batting

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
1935 26 STL NL 33 36 34 1 4 0 1 0 2 0 1 10 .118 .143 .176 .319 -16 6 1 0 1 1
1936 27 STL NL 42 29 26 4 7 0 1 1 4 0 3 12 .269 .345 .462 .806 116 12 0 0 0 1
1938 29 PHI NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1940 31 PHA AL 41 36 30 4 5 0 0 1 4 0 0 5 12 .167 .286 .267 .552 46 8 0 0 1 1
1943 34 CIN NL 26 28 27 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 .185 .185 .185 .370 8 5 1 0 1 1
1944 35 CIN NL 30 70 69 4 15 3 0 0 3 0 0 17 .217 .217 .261 .478 36 18 0 0 1 1
1945 36 CIN NL 31 85 77 10 19 2 1 1 7 0 3 19 .247 .275 .338 .613 71 26 1 0 5 1 MVP-21
1946 37 CIN NL 29 60 53 8 11 3 0 0 1 0 3 11 .208 .250 .264 .514 48 14 1 0 4 1
1948 39 PHI NL 33 19 19 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 .158 .158 .158 .316 -13 3 0 0 0 1
9 Yrs 266 363 335 32 69 8 3 3 24 0 0 15 91 .206 .240 .275 .515 43 92 4 0 13
162 Game Avg. 162 221 204 19 42 5 2 2 15 0 9 55 .206 .240 .275 .515 43 56 2 0 8
CIN (4 yrs) 116 243 226 22 50 8 1 1 13 0 6 52 .221 .241 .279 .520 48 63 3 0 11
PHI (2 yrs) 34 19 19 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 .158 .158 .158 .316 -13 3 0 0 0
STL (2 yrs) 75 65 60 5 11 0 2 1 6 0 4 22 .183 .234 .300 .534 42 18 1 0 1
PHA (1 yr) 41 36 30 4 5 0 0 1 4 0 0 5 12 .167 .286 .267 .552 46 8 0 0 1
NL (8 yrs) 225 327 305 28 64 8 3 2 20 0 10 79 .210 .235 .275 .510 43 84 4 0 12
AL (1 yr) 41 36 30 4 5 0 0 1 4 0 0 5 12 .167 .286 .267 .552 46 8 0 0 1

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1935 26 STL NL 33 36 -6 0 0 0 4 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .493 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $ 1
1936 27 STL NL 42 29 0 0 0 0 3 3 0.3 1 4 0.3 .508 .502 0.3 0.0 4 $ 1
1938 29 PHI NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1940 31 PHA AL 41 36 -3 0 0 0 4 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .503 .501 0.1 0.0 2 $ 1
1943 34 CIN NL 26 28 -3 0 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 1 0 -0.1 .496 .499 -0.1 0.0 0 $ 1
1944 35 CIN NL 30 70 -6 0 0 0 6 1 0.1 2 3 0.1 .502 .500 0.1 0.0 3 $ 1
1945 36 CIN NL 31 85 -4 0 0 0 8 4 0.4 2 6 0.4 .513 .502 0.4 0.0 6 $ 1 MVP-21
1946 37 CIN NL 29 60 -4 0 0 0 6 2 0.2 2 4 0.2 .508 .501 0.2 0.0 4 $ 1
1948 39 PHI NL 33 19 -3 -0 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 1 -0 -0.1 .497 .499 -0.1 0.0 -0 $ 1
9 Seasons 266 363 -28 0 0 0 35 7 0.7 11 18 0.7 .503 .501 0.7 0.0 18 $
CIN (4 yrs) 116 243 -16 0 0 0 22 6 0.6 7 13 0.6 .505 .501 0.6 0.0 13 $
PHI (2 yrs) 34 19 -3 -0 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 1 -0 -0.1 .497 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $
STL (2 yrs) 75 65 -6 0 0 0 7 1 0.1 2 3 0.1 .501 .500 0.1 0.0 3 $
PHA (1 yr) 41 36 -3 0 0 0 4 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .503 .501 0.1 0.0 2 $

Advanced Batting

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
1935 26 STL NL 36 32 1 0.8 107 .167 .118 .290 .143 .346 .176 .414 .319 .760 -16 .041 -5.9 -0.6 .226 .088 .059
1936 27 STL NL 29 19 4 5.7 102 .462 .269 .285 .345 .344 .462 .398 .806 .742 116 .585 0.4 0.0 .789 .308 .192 .0
1940 31 PHA AL 36 26 2 2.0 108 .235 .167 .276 .286 .348 .267 .418 .552 .766 46 .164 -2.4 -0.2 .520 .267 .100 .0
1943 34 CIN NL 28 24 1 1.1 89 .227 .185 .264 .185 .332 .185 .358 .370 .690 8 .091 -3.3 -0.4 .217 .000 .000
1944 35 CIN NL 70 55 4 2.0 91 .288 .217 .263 .217 .330 .261 .370 .478 .699 36 .197 -5.9 -0.6 .333 .043 .043
1945 36 CIN NL 85 64 7 2.9 95 .316 .247 .271 .275 .340 .338 .374 .613 .714 71 .333 -3.5 -0.4 .492 .130 .091 .0
1946 37 CIN NL 60 47 4 2.3 90 .262 .208 .259 .250 .334 .264 .363 .514 .697 48 .260 -3.7 -0.4 .395 .113 .057
1948 39 PHI NL 19 16 0 0.0 99 .214 .158 .265 .158 .339 .158 .393 .316 .732 -13 .000 -3.0 -0.3 .188 .000 .000
9 Yrs 363 283 23 2.2 96 .274 .206 .270 .240 .338 .275 .381 .515 .719 43 .220 -27.3 -2.8 .396 .113 .069 .0
162 Game Avg. 221 172 14 2.2 96 .274 .206 .270 .240 .338 .275 .381 .515 .719 43 .220 -27.3 -2.8 .396 .113 .069
CIN (4 yrs) 243 190 16 2.3 92 .283 .221 .265 .241 .335 .279 .368 .520 .703 48 .247 -16.3 -1.7 .385 .084 .058 .0
STL (2 yrs) 65 51 5 2.6 105 .270 .183 .288 .234 .345 .300 .407 .534 .752 42 .258 -5.5 -0.5 .440 .183 .117 .0
PHI (2 yrs) 19 16 0 0.0 99 .214 .158 .265 .158 .339 .158 .393 .316 .732 -13 .000 -3.0 -0.3 .188 .000 .000
PHA (1 yr) 36 26 2 2.0 108 .235 .167 .276 .286 .348 .267 .418 .552 .766 46 .165 -2.4 -0.2 .520 .267 .100 .0
NL (8 yrs) 327 257 21 2.2 95 .277 .210 .269 .235 .337 .275 .377 .510 .714 43 .227 -24.8 -2.6 .384 .098 .066 .0
AL (1 yr) 36 26 2 2.0 108 .235 .167 .276 .286 .348 .267 .418 .552 .766 46 .165 -2.4 -0.2 .520 .267 .100 .0

Ratio Batting*

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
1935 26 STL NL 36 0.0% 27.8% 2.8% 2.8% 25% 10.00 3.4 17.0 67%
1936 27 STL NL 29 3.5% 41.4% 10.3% 6.9% 29% 4.00 2.2 26.0 6.5 45%
1940 31 PHA AL 36 2.8% 33.3% 13.9% 2.8% 20% 2.40 2.5 30.0 7.5 47%
1943 34 CIN NL 28 0.0% 17.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 5.4 13.5 79%
1944 35 CIN NL 70 0.0% 24.3% 0.0% 4.3% 20% 4.1 23.0 74%
1945 36 CIN NL 85 1.2% 22.4% 3.5% 4.7% 21% 6.33 4.1 77.0 11.0 67%
1946 37 CIN NL 60 0.0% 18.3% 5.0% 5.0% 27% 3.67 4.8 53.0 70%
1948 39 PHI NL 19 0.0% 26.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.8 19.0 1.67 74%
9 Yrs 363 0.8% 25.1% 4.1% 3.9% 20% 6.07 3.7 111.7 14.0 1.67 66%
MLB Averages 1.4% 9.0% 8.9% 6.3% 27% 1.01 9.9 65.2 8.2 0.97 79%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1935 26 STL NL -5.9 -0.6 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1936 27 STL NL 0.4 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1938 29 PHI NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1940 31 PHA AL -2.4 -0.2 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1943 34 CIN NL -3.3 -0.4 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1944 35 CIN NL -5.9 -0.6 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1945 36 CIN NL -3.5 -0.4 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1946 37 CIN NL -3.7 -0.4 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1948 39 PHI NL -3.1 -0.3 12 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 .80 -0.2 -0.0 -2.4 -0.2 0.89 -2.2 0
9 Yrs -27.3 -2.8 12 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 .80 -0.2 -0.0 -2.4 -0.2 0.89 -2.2 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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
1948 39 PHI NL 0 0 33% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Yrs 0 0 36% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Situational Hitting*

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
1948 39 PHI NL 19 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 5 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
9 Yrs 19 100% 69 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1 4 400% 2 0 0% 5 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
MLB Averages 51% 2171% 194% 35% 15% 52% 55%

Cumulative Batting

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
1935 26 33 36 34 1 4 0 1 0 2 0 1 10 .118 .143 .176 .319 -16 6 1 0 1
1936 27 75 65 60 5 11 0 2 1 6 0 4 22 .183 .234 .300 .534 42 18 1 0 1
1937 28 75 65 60 5 11 0 2 1 6 0 4 22 .183 .234 .300 .534 42 18 1 0 1
1938 29 76 65 60 5 11 0 2 1 6 0 4 22 .183 .234 .300 .534 42 18 1 0 1
1939 30 76 65 60 5 11 0 2 1 6 0 4 22 .183 .234 .300 .534 42 18 1 0 1
1940 31 117 101 90 9 16 0 2 2 10 0 0 9 34 .178 .253 .289 .541 43 26 1 0 2
1941 32 117 101 90 9 16 0 2 2 10 0 0 9 34 .178 .253 .289 .541 43 26 1 0 2
1942 33 117 101 90 9 16 0 2 2 10 0 0 9 34 .178 .253 .289 .541 43 26 1 0 2
1943 34 143 129 117 9 21 0 2 2 12 0 0 9 39 .179 .238 .265 .503 36 31 2 0 3
1944 35 173 199 186 13 36 3 2 2 15 0 0 9 56 .194 .231 .263 .494 36 49 2 0 4
1945 36 204 284 263 23 55 5 3 3 22 0 0 12 75 .209 .244 .285 .529 46 75 3 0 9
1946 37 233 344 316 31 66 8 3 3 23 0 0 15 86 .209 .245 .282 .526 46 89 4 0 13
1947 38 233 344 316 31 66 8 3 3 23 0 0 15 86 .209 .245 .282 .526 46 89 4 0 13
1948 39 266 363 335 32 69 8 3 3 24 0 0 15 91 .206 .240 .275 .515 43 92 4 0 13

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
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
1935 26 35 39 37 1 5 0 1 0 2 0 1 11 .135 .158 .189 .347 1 33
1936 27 44 30 27 4 7 0 1 1 4 0 3 13 .259 .333 .444 .778 4 42
1940 31 43 37 31 4 5 0 0 1 4 0 5 13 .161 .278 .258 .536 2 41
1943 34 27 29 28 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 .179 .179 .179 .357 1 26
1944 35 31 73 72 4 16 3 0 0 3 0 0 18 .222 .222 .264 .486 4 30
1945 36 32 89 81 10 20 2 1 1 7 0 3 20 .247 .274 .333 .607 7 31
1946 37 30 63 56 10 12 3 0 0 1 0 3 11 .214 .254 .268 .522 4 29
1948 39 34 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 33
8 Yrs 276 380 352 33 70 8 3 3 23 0 15 96 .199 .232 .264 .496 23 265
162 Game Avg. 162 223 207 19 41 5 2 2 14 0 9 56 .199 .232 .264 .496 14 265

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 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. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1945 NL (21, 2%)
0.02 Career Shares (1361st)

Oldest s c a p y
1948 NL  born 1909-05-07 (9th)

                           

Other Resources & Links

Error?     Compare     Search SABR's Baseball Index     Other Links@google.com     Baseball Library     Baseball-Almanac.com     DeadBallEra Obituary     Retrosheet     The Baseball Cube     The Baseball Page     WhatIfSports: Ed Heusser    

Viewed 5,847 times through May 31, 2012.
Name and misspellings: The Wild Elk Of The Edward Wasatch ep Edward eddy eddie Ed Burlton Heusser

Player Page Tricks and Tips

Sum any set of rows by clicking anywhere (not red or blue) on the first and last rows of your selection. We will then compute the totals for the player between and including those two seasons.
Default Setting for this feature: Turn On / Turn Off
Summation of season totals only works for the initial case when the table is in year order. On a sorted table the results may get a bit goofy.

HIGHLIGHTING: Adding a range or series of player's career seasons or career game numbers (like '#1972:batting_standard', '#1970-1980-sum:batting_standard', or '#1998,1999,2001,2002,sum:pitching_standard') onto the end of a player page url causes the seasons to the highlighted and summed. After changing address bar, reload the page to see highlighting. This will work even in links e-mailed to others. Note that for tables with multiple pages the first table is the default. If you want to create a sum for a table other than the first one, select the rows and after the summation window appears click on "permanent link" link.

The play-by-play information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet.