Ed Bailey

Catcher

1953—1966

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Player LeveL
Regular
Top 100 Rank
NR
Catcher RANK
#47

Player Detail

Lonas Edgar
GIVEN NAME
Bailey
SURNAME
April 15, 1931, in Strawberry Plains, TN
BORN
March 23, 2007, in Knoxville, TN, USA
DIED
1953—1966
Playing Career
Played from 22-35
PLAYING AGE
Cincinnati Reds
San Francisco Giants
Milwaukee Braves
California Angels
Teams Played For
Catcher
PRIMARY POSITION
Cincinnati Reds
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
NONE
NICKNAME
6
UNIFORM NUMBER
#6 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
6-2 / 205
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Left / Right
BATTED / THREW
September 26, 1953
Major League Debut
April 26, 1966
FINAL GAME

50

HITTING

50

POWER

30

RUNNING

60

FIELDING

50

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE
Ed and his brother Jim were briefly one of the few brother batteries in big league history.

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1212
915
155
540
.256
6 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

Teammate Team

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:

BEST SEASON

1956 Reds

25 Years Old

.300
AVG
28
HR
75
RBI
59
RUNS
.385
OBP
115
HITS
8
2B
2
3B
.551
SLG
52
BB
2
SB
4.8
WAR

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.256
.355
.429

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.784
.697
112.9

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
25.1
43.9

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

Ed Bailey Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Bailey
511
130
62
18
2
22
77
78
82
2
219
212
.256
.355
.429
784
AVG C
534
132
53
20
3
15
54
80
2
202
189
.247
.318
.378
.697

Ed Bailey Rankings

AT Catcher BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
47
51
36
42
76
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Catcher BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
46
41
40
50
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Ed Bailey PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
27.2
23.0
17.4
12.2
3.63
53.0
34.7
25.3
17.3
4.40
BLUE = Ed Bailey
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME C

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
144.8
111.7
UNK
56.1
19.3
307.6
181.0
130.7
87.6
24.8
BLUE = Ed Bailey
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME C

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).

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