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Ed Wright

Henderson Edward Wright

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: May 15, 1919 in Dyersburg, TN (All Transactions)
Debut: July 29, 1945
Teams (by GP): Braves/Athletics 1945-1952

Final Game: September 4, 1952
Died: November 19, 1995 in Dyersburg, TN
Buried: Fairview Cemetery, Dyersburg, TN
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

Standard Pitching

More Stats

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1940	21	-min	D	16	10	.615	4.13	32						220.0	252	135	101		64							1.436	10.3		2.6			PAD · KITL
1941	22	-min	C,A1	15	10	.600	3.83	35						209.1	239	129	89		67							1.462	10.3		2.9			GVL,MEM · CSTL,SOUA
1942	23	-min	D,B	4	4	.500	1.62	10						61.0	75	47	11		20							1.557	11.1		3.0			JKN,MRD · KITL,SEAL
1944	25	NYY-min	B,A1	12	6	.667	2.95	26	9					165.0	175	88	54		57							1.406	9.5		3.1			NFK,ATA · PIED,SOUA
1945	26	ATL-min	AA	13	5	.722	3.08	20	18	2	12	2		146.0	118	53	50		54	51	5	1	3			1.178	7.3		3.3	3.1	0.94	INA · AA
1945	26	BSN	NL	8	3	.727	2.51	15	12	1	7	1	0	111.1	104	35	31	7	33	24	0	0	0	449	154	1.231	8.4	0.6	2.7	1.9	0.73
1946	27	BSN	NL	12	9	.571	3.52	36	21	7	9	2	0	176.1	164	82	69	8	71	44	2	0	2	744	98	1.333	8.4	0.4	3.6	2.2	0.62
1947	28	BSN	NL	3	3	.500	6.40	23	6	6	1	0	0	64.2	80	52	46	9	35	14	2	0	1	305	62	1.778	11.1	1.3	4.9	1.9	0.40
1948	29	ATL-min	AAA	9	12	.429	5.37	30			9	0		139.0	183	94	83		50	37	5	0	2			1.676	11.8		3.2	2.4	0.74	MLW · AA
1948	29	BSN	NL	0	0		1.93	3	0	2	0	0	0	4.2	9	3	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	22	218	2.357	17.4	0.0	3.9	3.9	1.00

1952	33	PHA	AL	2	1	.667	6.53	24	0	11	0	0	1	41.1	55	36	30	6	20	9	3	0	1	199	61	1.815	12.0	1.3	4.4	2.0	0.45
1953	34	OAK-MIN-CHW-min	D,AA	6	7	.462	3.63	34	9					131.1	167	72	53	10	35							1.538	11.4	0.7	2.4			HOP,CNG,MEM · KITL,SOUA
1954	35	ATL-OAK-min	A,D	2	4	.333		8																								LIN,HOP · WL,KITL
5 Seasons				25	16	.610	4.00	101	39	27	17	3	1	398.1	412	208	177	30	161	93	7	0	4	1719	93	1.438	9.3	0.7	3.6	2.1	0.58
162 Game Avg.				12	8	.610	4.00	49	19	13	8	1	0	193	200	101	86	15	78	45	3	0	2	835	93	1.438	9.3	0.7	3.6	2.1	0.58

BSN (4 yrs)				23	15	.605	3.71	77	39	16	17	3	0	357.0	357	172	147	24	141	84	4	0	3	1520	99	1.395	9.0	0.6	3.6	2.1	0.60
PHA (1 yr)				2	1	.667	6.53	24	0	11	0	0	1	41.1	55	36	30	6	20	9	3	0	1	199	61	1.815	12.0	1.3	4.4	2.0	0.45

NL (4 yrs)			NL	23	15	.605	3.71	77	39	16	17	3	0	357.0	357	172	147	24	141	84	4	0	3	1520	99	1.395	9.0	0.6	3.6	2.1	0.60
AL (1 yr)			AL	2	1	.667	6.53	24	0	11	0	0	1	41.1	55	36	30	6	20	9	3	0	1	199	61	1.815	12.0	1.3	4.4	2.0	0.45

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
1945	26	BSN	NL	111.1	12	35	61	0	1.0	26	2.8	$
1946	27	BSN	NL	176.1	21	82	90	0	1.0	8	1.0	$
1947	28	BSN	NL	64.2	6	52	39	0	1.0	-13	-1.5	$
1948	29	BSN	NL	4.2	0	3	3	0	1.0	0	0.0	$

1952	33	PHA	AL	41.1	0	36	23	0	1.0	-13	-1.1	$
5 Seasons				398.1	39	208	216	0	1.0	8	1.2	$

BSN (4 yrs)				357.0	39	172	193	0	1.0	21	2.3	$
PHA (1 yr)				41.1	0	36	23	0	1.0	-13	-1.1	$

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	Pos
1938	19	-min	D																							JKN · KITL
1939	20	CHW-min	D																							JBO · NEAR
1940	21	-min	D	45	121	121		31	10	0	1						.256	.256	.364	.620		44				PAD · KITL
1941	22	-min	C,A1	50	119	119		27	5	1	1						.227	.227	.311	.538		37				GVL,MEM · CSTL,SOUA
1942	23	-min	B,D																							MRD,JKN · SEAL,KITL
1944	25	NYY-min	B,A1	33	75	75		20	4	1	1						.267	.267	.387	.653		29				NFK,ATA · PIED,SOUA
1945	26	ATL-min	AA	21	66	62	12	19	3	0	0	8	0		2	2	.306	.328	.355	.683		22	3	0	2	INA · AA
1945	26	BSN	NL	15	42	39	6	5	0	0	0	2	0		1	3	.128	.150	.128	.278	-22	5	1	0	2	1
1946	27	BSN	NL	36	67	59	5	18	5	0	0	6	0		3	3	.305	.349	.390	.739	108	23	0	1	4	1
1947	28	BSN	NL	23	24	23	3	3	2	0	0	2	0		1	4	.130	.167	.217	.384	2	5	1	0	0	1
1948	29	ATL-min	AAA	30	54	45	3	13	2	0	0	8	0		3	7	.289	.333	.333	.667		15		0	6	MLW · AA
1948	29	BSN	NL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0						0	0	0	0	/1

1952	33	PHA	AL	24	7	7	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.143	.143	.286	.429	14	2	1	0	0	1
1953	34	CHW-MIN-OAK-min	AA,D	34	14	14		1	0	0	0						.071	.071	.071	.143		1				MEM,CNG,HOP · SOUA,KITL
1954	35	OAK-ATL-min	D,A	11	26	26																				HOP,LIN · KITL,WL
5 Seasons				101	140	128	15	27	8	0	0	10	0	0	5	12	.211	.246	.273	.520	44	35	3	1	6
162 Game Avg.				162	225	205	24	43	13	0	0	16	0		8	19	.211	.246	.273	.520	44	56	5	2	10

BSN (4 yrs)				77	133	121	14	26	7	0	0	10	0		5	10	.215	.252	.273	.525	46	33	2	1	6
PHA (1 yr)				24	7	7	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.143	.143	.286	.429	14	2	1	0	0

NL (4 yrs)				77	133	121	14	26	7	0	0	10	0		5	10	.215	.252	.273	.525	46	33	2	1	6
AL (1 yr)				24	7	7	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.143	.143	.286	.429	14	2	1	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
1945	26	BSN	NL	42	-6	0	0	0	0	2	1	-3	-0.3	-3	-0.3	0.0	$	1
1946	27	BSN	NL	67	1	0	0	0	0	4	2	7	0.8	7	0.7	0.1	$	1
1947	28	BSN	NL	24	-3	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	1

1952	33	PHA	AL	7	-1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	1
4 Seasons				140	-9	0	0	0	0	9	4	4	0.5	4	0.4	0.1	$

BSN (3 yrs)				133	-8	0	0	0	0	8	4	4	0.5	4	0.4	0.1	$
PHA (1 yr)				7	-1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$

Standard Fielding

More Stats

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%	PO
1945	BSN	NL	26	P	15	12	7	111.1	23	2	20	1	1	.957	1.78	1.47	.963	2.18	2.17
1946	BSN	NL	27	P	36	21	9	176.1	48	12	35	1	2	.979	2.40	1.31	.960	2.24	2.22
1947	BSN	NL	28	P	23	6	1	64.2	14	4	10	0	1	1.000	1.95	0.61	.966	2.10	2.07
1948	BSN	NL	29	P	3	0	0	4.2	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	1.93	0.33	.960	2.12	2.07
1952	PHA	AL	33	P	24	0	0	41.1	7	1	6	0	1	1.000	1.52	0.29	.966	2.09	2.10	3	3	50%	0
	5 Seasons			P	101	39	17	398.1	93	19	72	2	5	.978	2.06	0.90	.962	2.18	2.15	3	3	50%	0
	5 Seasons			TOT	101	39	17	398.1	93	19	72	2	5	.978	2.06	0.90	.962	2.18	2.15	3	3	50%	0

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Win-Loss % s c a p y 1946 NL .571 (8th)	Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y 1945 NL 1.8 (10th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1946 NL .571 (8th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1945 NL 1.8 (10th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray Ink

Pitching - 3 (2106), Average HOFer ≈ 185

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

July 20, 1945: Traded by Indianapolis (American Association) to the Boston Braves for Ira Hutchinson and Steve Shemo. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
Before 1949 Season: Sent from the Boston Braves to the Philadelphia Phillies in an unknown transaction.
July 5, 1950: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the New York Giants for Don Robertson (minors). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
February 20, 1952: Purchased by the Philadelphia Athletics from the New York Giants. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

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