#90 Ed Head, Starting Pitcher, 26 yrs, Brooklyn Dodgers Thursday, 10/26/1944 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Ed Head
1/25/1918 26 USA,LA,SELMA 6"1 175
Starting Pitcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Very inconsistent GREAT Normal 2.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 3,650,000 1944 (Arbitration eligible) 4 Year(s), 9 Days (697 total Days) 172 Day(s) 4 Year(s), 9 Days (697 total Days) 4 Year(s) Arbitration eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 4 | 6 | 9 | 88-91 Mph |
Versus LHB | 4 | 5 | 8 | |
Versus RHB | 4 | 6 | 9 | |
Talent | 1 | 6 | 8 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 9 54 4
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball Sinker Slider Splitfinger-Fastball
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus LHP | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus RHP | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 2 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 5 (Range), .996 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 1
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 45 | 45 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 5.70 | 368.0 | 426 | 252 | 233 | 167 | 212 | 27 | 60.0 | 0 | 12 | 26.7 |
Projected | 36 | 36 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 5.70 | 294.0 | 341 | 202 | 186 | 134 | 170 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 14.6 | 10.4 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 7 | 4 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 5.52 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 766 | 246 | 39 | 5 | 38 | 137 | 141 | 99 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .321 | .394 | .534 | .928 |
vs. RHB | 713 | 180 | 30 | 6 | 21 | 105 | 111 | 68 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .252 | .313 | .400 | .712 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 21 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 5.63 | 177.1 | 208 | 125 | 111 | 68 | 101 |
Road | 24 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 5.76 | 190.2 | 218 | 127 | 122 | 99 | 111 |
Postseason | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.69 | 13.0 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 11 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.65 | 60.0 | 67 | 33 | 31 | 23 | 32 |
May | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4.99 | 70.1 | 80 | 43 | 39 | 23 | 45 |
June | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8.77 | 52.1 | 72 | 51 | 51 | 32 | 34 |
July | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4.44 | 71.0 | 76 | 43 | 35 | 26 | 43 |
August | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5.37 | 55.1 | 53 | 37 | 33 | 31 | 29 |
Sept./Oct. | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6.71 | 59.0 | 78 | 45 | 44 | 32 | 29 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1940 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 22.0 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1.73 | .325 | BRO |
1941 | 39 | 39 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 4.94 | 311.1 | 317 | 185 | 171 | 26 | 133 | 180 | 24 | 2 | 1.45 | .290 | BRO |
1942 | 39 | 39 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 4.67 | 327.1 | 347 | 178 | 170 | 38 | 115 | 209 | 28 | 2 | 1.41 | .302 | BRO,NL |
1943 | 36 | 36 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 3.80 | 293.2 | 290 | 132 | 124 | 27 | 116 | 153 | 24 | 4 | 1.38 | .277 | BRO,NL |
1944 | 45 | 45 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 5.70 | 368.0 | 426 | 252 | 233 | 59 | 167 | 212 | 27 | 0 | 1.61 | .304 | BRO,NL |
Total | 162 | 162 | 82 | 59 | 0 | 4.83 | 1322.1 | 1408 | 758 | 709 | 153 | 541 | 762 | 104 | 8 | 1.47 | .295 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1940, AA | 27 | 27 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2.03 | 230.2 | 184 | 58 | 52 | 8 | 69 | 213 | 14 | 8 | 1.10 | .275 |
1940, AAA | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.75 | 36.0 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0.92 | .189 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
1941 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10.23 | 31.2 | 42 | 37 | 36 | 16 | 26 | 3 | 0 |
1942 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
1944 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.69 | 13.0 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8.72 | 53.2 | 65 | 53 | 52 | 27 | 44 | 4 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1940 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | BRO |
1941 | 39 | 112 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 58 | 0 | 0 | .107 | .145 | .125 | .270 | BRO |
1942 | 39 | 120 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 61 | 1 | 0 | .150 | .157 | .208 | .365 | BRO,NL |
1943 | 36 | 107 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 0 | .103 | .111 | .140 | .251 | BRO,NL |
1944 | 45 | 143 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 59 | 0 | 0 | .168 | .172 | .196 | .368 | BRO,NL |
Total | 162 | 489 | 65 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 29 | 8 | 231 | 1 | 0 | .133 | .147 | .168 | .314 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 45 | 45 | 17 | 63 | 4 | 83 | 3 | .964 | 368.0 | 2.03 | | | | |
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Drafted in 2nd round, 30th overall pick, by Brooklyn in 1940... Earned first career win on 9/30/1940... Had first career hit (double) on 5/9/1941, off Mel Harder (BSN)... Injured on 5/13/1941 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 3-4 weeks... Hit first career homerun on 4/14/1942, off Clay Roe (CIN)... Was selected to the 1942 Allstar game... Was selected to the 1943 Allstar game... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1943, going 6-1, 2.48... Injured on 9/11/1943 with a Ruptured Disc Back, out for full season... 1/31/1944: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,650,000 through salary arbitration... Was selected to the 1944 Allstar game...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA 1943 - 3.80 - 4th
| WHIP 1943 - 1.38 - 7th
| Wins 1942 - 21 - 3rd 1943 - 21 - 6th
| IP 1941 - 311.1 - 9th 1942 - 327.1 - 6th
| K's 1941 - 180 - 10th 1942 - 209 - 10th
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BB 1942 - 115 - 10th
| CG 1941 - 24 - 9th 1942 - 28 - 4th 1943 - 24 - 7th
| SHO 1942 - 2 - 8th 1943 - 4 - 1st
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