#90 Ed Head, Starting Pitcher, 28 yrs, Brooklyn Dodgers Monday, 10/23/1946 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Ed Head
1/25/1918 28 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 1.0 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 1946 6 Year(s), 9 Days (1041 total Days) 172 Day(s) 6 Year(s), 9 Days (1041 total Days) 6 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 4 | 5 | 8 | 88-91 Mph |
Versus LHB | 4 | 5 | 7 | |
Versus RHB | 5 | 6 | 8 | |
Talent | 1 | 6 | 8 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 8 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 | 41 | 41 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 5.65 | 325.0 | 361 | 221 | 204 | 161 | 167 | 26 | 63.4 | 0 | 12 | 29.3 |
Projected | 36 | 36 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 5.65 | 285.0 | 317 | 194 | 179 | 141 | 147 | | | | | |
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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 | 14.5 | 10.0 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 5.91 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 677 | 210 | 38 | 7 | 48 | 132 | 136 | 98 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .310 | .390 | .600 | .990 |
vs. RHB | 599 | 151 | 29 | 3 | 23 | 82 | 85 | 63 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .252 | .318 | .426 | .744 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 21 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 6.05 | 163.2 | 177 | 114 | 110 | 86 | 77 |
Road | 20 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 5.24 | 161.1 | 184 | 107 | 94 | 75 | 90 |
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 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.87 | 44.1 | 46 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
May | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5.46 | 57.2 | 63 | 36 | 35 | 26 | 27 |
June | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6.12 | 57.1 | 65 | 41 | 39 | 34 | 30 |
July | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4.97 | 58.0 | 60 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 29 |
August | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5.96 | 51.1 | 58 | 37 | 34 | 22 | 27 |
Sept./Oct. | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6.39 | 56.1 | 69 | 43 | 40 | 27 | 31 |
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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 |
Total | 244 | 244 | 113 | 100 | 0 | 5.33 | 1944.2 | 2146 | 1228 | 1152 | 283 | 846 | 1114 | 151 | 8 | 1.54 | .298 | |
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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 |
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 |
Total | 244 | 719 | 109 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 61 | 45 | 11 | 312 | 1 | 0 | .152 | .164 | .195 | .359 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 41 | 41 | 24 | 67 | 3 | 93 | 2 | .978 | 325.0 | 2.58 | | | | |
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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...
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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
| IP 1941 - 311.1 - 9th 1942 - 327.1 - 6th 1944 - 368.0 - 1st 1945 - 297.1 - 9th
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K's 1941 - 180 - 10th 1942 - 209 - 10th 1944 - 212 - 6th 1945 - 185 - 7th
| BB 1942 - 115 - 10th 1944 - 167 - 6th 1945 - 144 - 10th
| CG 1941 - 24 - 9th 1942 - 28 - 4th 1943 - 24 - 7th 1944 - 27 - 6th
| SHO 1942 - 2 - 8th 1943 - 4 - 1st
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