Bruce Edwards

Bruce Edwards

1946–1956 · Bats R · Throws R · 5'8", 180 lb · b. 1923 Quincy, IL

Career 591 G · 429 H · 39 HR · 241 RBI · .256 AVG

Seasons leading his league

3

1 best in baseball 2 league only

10 Top-5 finishes

2 Title seasons

3 Categories led

1947 Best season

Spanning 1946–1947, peaking at 2 titles in 1947.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

1,713th League titles 3
1,845th Best in baseball 1
2,591st Top-5 finishes 10

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

387th Catcher Double Plays 32
488th Catcher Putouts 1,926

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Catcher Range Factor	1	1st	—	1946 NL 5.32 1947 #2
Catcher Double Plays	1	1st	—	1947 NL 11
Catcher Putouts	1	1st	—	1947 592 1946 #3
Catcher Fielding Percentage	—	#3	—	1946 #3
Catcher Assists	—	#2	—	1947 #2

Title Seasons

2 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1947	2	C PO 592 C DP 11
1946	1	C RF 5.32

Batting

10 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1946	BRO	NL	92	292	24	78	13	5	1	25	34	20	1	.267	.348	.356	.704
1947	BRO	NL	130	471	53	139	15	8	9	80	49	55	2	.295	.364	.418	.782
1948	BRO	NL	96	286	36	79	17	2	8	54	26	28	4	.276	.341	.434	.774
1949	BRO	NL	64	148	24	31	3	0	8	25	25	15	0	.209	.324	.392	.716
1950	BRO	NL	50	142	16	26	4	1	8	16	13	22	1	.183	.256	.394	.651
1951	CHN +1	NL	68	177	25	42	11	2	4	25	17	17	1	.237	.308	.390	.698
1952	CHN	NL	50	94	7	23	2	2	1	12	8	12	0	.245	.304	.340	.644
1954	CHN	NL	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	.000	.400	.000	.400
1955	WS1	AL	30	57	5	10	2	0	0	3	16	6	0	.175	.356	.211	.567
1956	CIN	NL	7	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.200	.200	.200	.400
Career	—	—	591	1,675	191	429	67	20	39	241	190	179	9	.256	.335	.390	.725

Fielding

5 positions

Year	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	INN	PO	A	E	DP	TC	FLD%	RF
1946	BRO	NL	C	91	—	—	431	53	9	9	493	.982	5.32
1947	BRO	NL	C	128	—	—	592	58	11	11	661	.983	5.08
1948	BRO	NL	C	48	—	—	223	21	4	1	248	.984	5.08
			OF	21	—	—	31	2	4	1	37	.892	1.57
			3B	14	—	—	8	20	4	0	32	.875	2.00
			1B	1	—	—	2	0	0	0	2	1.000	2.00
1949	BRO	NL	C	41	—	—	184	13	2	0	199	.990	4.80
			OF	4	—	—	6	0	1	0	7	.857	1.50
			3B	1	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	—	0.00
1950	BRO	NL	C	38	—	—	176	19	4	3	199	.980	5.13
			1B	2	—	—	18	0	0	3	18	1.000	9.00
1951	CHN	NL	C	37	—	—	150	17	5	4	172	.971	4.51
			1B	9	—	—	69	8	4	5	81	.951	8.56
1952	CHN	NL	C	22	—	—	82	8	1	2	91	.989	4.09
			2B	1	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	—	0.00
1955	WS1	AL	C	22	17	145.1	88	11	2	2	101	.980	4.50
			3B	5	4	33.1	5	8	1	3	14	.929	2.60
1956	CIN	NL	C	2	0	2.0	0	0	1	0	1	.000	0.00
			2B	1	0	0.2	0	1	0	0	1	1.000	1.00
			3B	1	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	—	0.00
Career	—	—	C	429	17	147.1	1,926	200	39	32	2,165	.982	4.96
	—	—	OF	25	—	—	37	2	5	1	44	.886	1.56
	—	—	3B	21	4	33.2	13	28	5	3	46	.891	1.95
	—	—	1B	12	—	—	89	8	4	8	101	.960	8.08
	—	—	2B	2	0	0.2	0	1	0	0	1	1.000	0.50