Joe Edelen

Positions: Third Baseman and Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 165lb (183cm, 74kg)

Born: September 16, 1955 in Durant, OK us

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (12th) of the 1973 MLB June Amateur Draft from Gracemont HS (Gracemont, OK).

High School: Gracemont HS (Gracemont, OK)

Last Game: May 15, 1982 (Age 26-241d)
vs. PIT 2.1 IP, 7 H, 4 SO, 1 BB, 6 ER

Full Name: Benny Joe Edelen

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.9

ERA

6.75

45.1

WHIP

1.478

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1975	19	-1.8	St. Petersburg	FLOR	A	STL	0	1	.000	0.00	3.60	5	0		0	0	0	10.0	5	4	0	0	5	0	7	0	0	1		1.000	4.5	0.0	4.5	6.3	1.40
1976	20	-0.8	St. Petersburg	FLOR	A	STL	5	6	.455	2.96	3.87	15	12		5	0	0	79.0	80	34	26	4	20	1	43	2	0	1		1.266	9.1	0.5	2.3	4.9	2.15
1977	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AA	STL	12	6	.667	2.39	2.90	26	26		8	5	0	177.0	148	57	47	4	51	3	120	3	1	6		1.124	7.5	0.2	2.6	6.1	2.35
1977	21	-1.7	Arkansas	TL	AA	STL	6	3	.667	3.38	3.94	13	13		2	1	0	80.0	73	35	30	3	26	2	62	1	1	3		1.238	8.2	0.3	2.9	7.0	2.38
1977	21	-0.2	St. Petersburg	FLOR	A	STL	6	3	.667	1.58	2.04	13	13		6	4	0	97.0	75	22	17	1	25	1	58	2	0	3		1.031	7.0	0.1	2.3	5.4	2.32
1978	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	STL	7	6	.538	4.15	5.09	24	23		4	1	0	115.0	117	65	53	10	59	3	75	5	2	5		1.530	9.2	0.8	4.6	5.9	1.27
1978	22	-2.6	Springfield	AA	AAA	STL	2	5	.286	4.79	5.95	15	14		1	0	0	62.0	81	41	33	7	31	2	37	2	1	1		1.806	11.8	1.0	4.5	5.4	1.19
1978	22	-0.6	Arkansas	TL	AA	STL	5	1	.833	3.40	4.08	9	9		3	1	0	53.0	36	24	20	3	28	1	38	3	1	4		1.208	6.1	0.5	4.8	6.5	1.36
1979	23		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	STL	8	11	.421	5.67	5.87	25	25		2	0	0	138.0	167	90	87	12	50	2	71	11	2	4		1.572	10.9	0.8	3.3	4.6	1.42
1979	23	-1.5	Springfield	AA	AAA	STL	4	7	.364	6.72	7.12	13	13		1	0	0	67.0	88	53	50	8	34	2	39	5	1	3		1.821	11.8	1.1	4.6	5.2	1.15
1979	23	0.1	Arkansas	TL	AA	STL	4	4	.500	4.69	4.69	12	12		1	0	0	71.0	79	37	37	4	16	0	32	6	1	1		1.338	10.0	0.5	2.0	4.1	2.00
1980	24	1.2	Arkansas	TL	AA	STL	13	5	.722	2.63	3.58	26	24		6	1	1	161.0	150	64	47	6	53	5	100	0	1	5		1.261	8.4	0.3	3.0	5.6	1.89
1981	25		2 Teams	NL	Maj	CIN-STL	2	0	1.000	5.70	5.70	18	0	6	0	0	0	30.0	34	19	19	3	3	1	15	1	1	1	125	1.233	10.2	0.9	0.9	4.5	5.00
1981	25	-0.1	Springfield	AA	AAA	STL	9	1	.900	3.56	3.94	16	16	0	3	1	0	96.0	90	42	38	8	35	1	45	5	0	3		1.302	8.4	0.8	3.3	4.2	1.29
1981	25	-3.7	STL	NL	Maj	STL	1	0	1.000	9.35	9.35	13	0	4	0	0	0	17.1	29	18	18	2	3	1	10	1	1	1	85	1.846	15.1	1.0	1.6	5.2	3.33
1981	25	-3.7	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	1	0	1.000	0.71	0.71	5	0	2	0	0	0	12.2	5	1	1	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	40	0.395	3.6	0.7	0.0	3.6
1982	26	0.4	Indianapolis	AA	AAA	CIN	3	4	.429	5.37	6.34	13	13	0	0	0	0	55.1	79	39	33	7	18	5	28	0	0	2		1.753	12.8	1.1	2.9	4.6	1.56
1982	26	-2.7	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	0	0		8.80	8.80	9	0	2	0	0	0	15.1	22	15	15	2	8	3	11	0	0	0	74	1.957	12.9	1.2	4.7	6.5	1.38
1983	27	1.5	Indianapolis	AA	AAA	CIN	1	1	.500	6.05	10.24	9	0	3	0	0	0	19.1	28	22	13	8	5	1	8	0	0	1		1.707	13.0	3.7	2.3	3.7	1.60
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (2 seasons)					Majors		2	0	1.000	6.75	6.75	27	0	8	0	0	0	45.1	56	34	34	5	11	4	26	1	1	1	199	1.478	11.1	1.0	2.2	5.2	2.36
Minors (9 seasons)					Minors		58	41	.586	3.64	4.41	159	139	3	28	8	1	850.2	864	417	344	59	296	21	497	26	6	28		1.364	9.1	0.6	3.1	5.3	1.68
All Levels (9 Seasons)							60	41	.594	3.80	4.53	186	139	11	28	8	1	896.0	920	451	378	64	307	25	523	27	7	29	199	1.369	9.2	0.6	3.1	5.3	1.70

AAA (5 seasons)					Minors		19	18	.514	5.02	5.92	66	56	3	5	1	0	299.2	366	197	167	38	123	11	157	12	2	10		1.632	11.0	1.1	3.7	4.7	1.28
AA (4 seasons)					Minors		28	13	.683	3.30	3.95	60	58		12	3	1	365.0	338	160	134	16	123	8	232	10	4	13		1.263	8.3	0.4	3.0	5.7	1.89
A (3 seasons)					Minors		11	10	.524	2.08	2.90	33	25		11	4	0	186.0	160	60	43	5	50	2	108	4	0	5		1.129	7.7	0.2	2.4	5.2	2.16