John
Edmiston
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 210
 
Born: March 21, 1922 in Usa
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1947 25 BER YL $ 350,000   5 5 5 4 5 4 6 7 7 5 7 6 4 5 5
1948 26 BER YL $ 350,000   5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 7 5 7 6 4 5 5
1949 27 PIT YL $ 350,000   6 6 5 4 5 5 7 8 7 5 7 6 4 5 5
1950 28 CON YL $ 3,200,000   6 6 5 4 5 5 6 7 7 5 6 6 4 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 350,000   5 5 5 4 5 4 6 7 7 5 6 6 4 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,200,000   6 6 5 5 5 5 7 8 7 5 7 6 4 5 5
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hitter of the Year or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1947 25 AAA   138 514 94 166 35 0 24 81 0 2 75 89 .323 .409 .531 .940 104.7  
1948 26 BER YL 53 49 6 15 1 0 1 6 0 0 4 10 .306 .370 .388 .758 7.2 1.2
1949 27 PIT YL 105 173 27 50 7 1 1 16 0 0 21 38 .289 .379 .358 .737 23.6 3.0
1950 28 CON YL 149 529 71 157 35 1 15 106 4 0 69 98 .297 .382 .452 .834 89.0 16.0
3 Years Sim 307 751 104 222 43 2 17 128 4 0 94 146 .296 .381 .426 .807 119.8 20.2
1 Years AAA 138 514 94 166 35 0 24 81 0 2 75 89 .323 .412 .531 .943 104.7  
162 Game Average 396 54 117 22 1 8 67 2 0 49 77 .296 .381 .426 .807 63.2  
Career Highs 149 529 71 157 35 1 15 106 4 0 69 98 .306 .382 .452 .834 89.0  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   602 90 187 37 2 12 109 3 0 80 114 .311 .399 .439 .838 101.9
vs LH   149 14 35 6 0 5 19 1 0 14 32 .235 .303 .376 .679 17.5
Home 157 387 57 124 25 1 9 68 0 0 43 71 .320 .394 .460 .854 65.9
Away 150 364 47 98 18 1 8 60 4 0 51 75 .269 .366 .390 .757 53.5
RISP   224 0 68 10 0 4 101 0 0 29 40 .304 .381 .402 .783 34.8
Pinch Hitting   115 13 33 3 1 1 12 0 0 10 28 .287 .364 .357 .721 14.2
Close/Late   106 10 26 5 0 0 12 0 0 12 23 .245 .339 .292 .631 10.5
Mar/Apr 47 104 13 29 5 1 4 20 0 0 12 19 .279 .364 .462 .826 16.8
May 44 107 18 34 9 1 6 22 3 0 14 24 .318 .403 .589 .992 23.5
June 48 128 22 44 8 0 4 34 1 0 19 26 .344 .433 .500 .933 26.1
July 51 128 13 36 8 0 0 12 0 0 13 22 .281 .352 .344 .696 15.3
August 56 136 25 42 7 0 2 21 0 0 20 24 .309 .401 .404 .806 22.2
Sep/Oct 61 148 13 37 6 0 1 19 0 0 16 31 .250 .333 .311 .644 15.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1948 26 BER YL C 3 0 8.7 7 0 0 0 1.000 7.27 1 0 .000 0 0.1
    3B 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1949 27 PIT YL C 35 29 260.0 136 13 2 0 .987 5.16 29 6 .207 1 1.2
    1B 1 0 7.0 7 0 0 2 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1950 28 CON YL C 145 143 1236.0 925 59 10 0 .990 7.17 115 38 .330 2 7.0
  C 183 172 1504.7 1068 72 12 0 .990 6.82 145 44 .303 3 8.3
  1B 1 0 7.0 7 0 0 2 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  3B 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   186 172 1513.7 1075 72 12 2 .990 6.82 145 44 .303 3 8.3
Career Highs   145 143 1236.0 925 59 10 2 1.000 7.17 115 38 .330 2  
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
RBIs
1950-10-106
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 4
   Hall of Fame Standards: 20
 
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  1. Dale Hargrove (973)
  2. Leigh Raby (953)
  3. Raymond Proper (941)
  4. Milton Davis (939)
  5. Vincent Laguerre (936)
  6. Darrell Smith (931)
  7. James Rosamond (930)
  8. Robert Ferrara (928)
  9. Edison Kissel (917)
  10. Christopher Twigg (916)
History
Drafted in 24th round, 419th overall pick, by Berkshire in 1947
1/26/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/30/1948, off William McBean (WOO)
1/26/1949: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Connecticut on 2/6/1950 to a 5-year deal worth $3,200,000 per year