#90 Ed Head, Starting Pitcher, 31 yrs, Boston (A) Red Sox
Friday, 10/20/1949 |
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| Ed Head
1/25/1918
31
USA,LA,SELMA
6"1
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Starting Pitcher
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R
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2 / 6 (Fair)
1 / 6 (Insignificant)
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2.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 2,750,000
1950
7 Year(s), 27 Days (1231 total Days)
172 Day(s)
7 Year(s), 27 Days (1231 total Days)
9 Year(s)
Not eligible
2 Option Year(s) left
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| Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
| Overall | 4 | 5 | 8 | 88-91 Mph |
| Versus LHB | 4 | 4 | 7 | |
| Versus RHB | 5 | 6 | 8 | |
| Talent | 1 | 6 | 8 | |
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Pitching Ratings
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9
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4
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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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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 | 44 | 44 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 4.36 | 361.0 | 302 | 195 | 175 | 201 | 204 | 26 | 59.1 | 2 | 19 | 43.2 |
| Projected | 44 | 44 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 4.36 | 361.0 | 302 | 195 | 175 | 201 | 204 | | | | | |
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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 | 12.6 | 7.5 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 3.71 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 552 | 149 | 27 | 5 | 17 | 70 | 72 | 78 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .270 | .358 | .429 | .787 |
| vs. RHB | 783 | 153 | 27 | 2 | 22 | 119 | 123 | 123 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .195 | .299 | .319 | .619 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 19 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 5.54 | 154.1 | 153 | 105 | 95 | 79 | 100 |
| Road | 25 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3.48 | 206.2 | 149 | 90 | 80 | 122 | 104 |
| Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.40 | 59.1 | 53 | 34 | 29 | 38 | 25 |
| May | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.06 | 68.2 | 54 | 34 | 31 | 38 | 51 |
| June | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5.62 | 57.2 | 50 | 37 | 36 | 39 | 29 |
| July | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5.00 | 54.0 | 49 | 32 | 30 | 25 | 33 |
| August | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.86 | 58.1 | 50 | 32 | 25 | 30 | 29 |
| Sept./Oct. | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3.43 | 63.0 | 46 | 26 | 24 | 31 | 37 |
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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 |
| 1945 | 41 | 41 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 7.23 | 297.1 | 377 | 249 | 239 | 59 | 144 | 185 | 21 | 0 | 1.75 | .332 | BRO |
| 1946 | 41 | 41 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 5.65 | 325.0 | 361 | 221 | 204 | 71 | 161 | 167 | 26 | 0 | 1.61 | .279 | BRO |
| 1948 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10.59 | 17.0 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2.06 | .280 | PIT |
| 1949 | 44 | 44 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 4.36 | 361.0 | 302 | 195 | 175 | 39 | 201 | 204 | 26 | 2 | 1.39 | .241 | BOS,AL |
| Total | 291 | 290 | 131 | 118 | 0 | 5.22 | 2322.2 | 2468 | 1443 | 1347 | 328 | 1062 | 1330 | 178 | 10 | 1.52 | .289 | |
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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 |
| 1948, AA | 19 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 2.55 | 159.0 | 122 | 55 | 45 | 19 | 57 | 172 | 13 | 1 | 1.13 | .261 |
| 1948, AAA | 10 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4.32 | 73.0 | 62 | 36 | 35 | 8 | 46 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 1.48 | .252 |
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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 |
| 1945 | 41 | 108 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .261 | .315 | .576 | BRO |
| 1946 | 41 | 122 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 0 | .139 | .146 | .197 | .343 | BRO |
| 1948 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | PIT |
| 1949 | 44 | 130 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .212 | .246 | .458 | BOS,AL |
| Total | 291 | 856 | 135 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 70 | 57 | 13 | 369 | 1 | 0 | .158 | .170 | .201 | .371 | |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Pitcher | 44 | 44 | 22 | 53 | 5 | 77 | 2 | .974 | 361.0 | 1.92 | | | | |
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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...
1/31/1945: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,650,000 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 4/18/1945 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 2-3 weeks...
1/31/1946: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,650,000 through salary arbitration...
Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh on 3/1/1948 to a minor league contract.
Signed as a free agent by Boston (A) on 2/12/1949 to a 2-year deal worth $2,750,000 per year...
Was selected to the 1949 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
1944 - 22 - 7th
| Losses
1944 - 18 - 7th
1945 - 20 - 4th
1946 - 21 - 4th
| IP
1941 - 311.1 - 9th
1942 - 327.1 - 6th
1944 - 368.0 - 1st
1945 - 297.1 - 9th
1946 - 325.0 - 7th
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K's
1941 - 180 - 10th
1942 - 209 - 10th
1944 - 212 - 6th
1945 - 185 - 7th
1946 - 167 - 9th
| BB
1942 - 115 - 10th
1944 - 167 - 6th
1945 - 144 - 10th
1946 - 161 - 7th
| CG
1941 - 24 - 9th
1942 - 28 - 4th
1943 - 24 - 7th
1944 - 27 - 6th
1946 - 26 - 3rd
| SHO
1942 - 2 - 8th
1943 - 4 - 1st
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