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Ed Steele

Ed Steele

1942–1948  ·  Bats L  ·  Throws R  ·  5'10", 185 lb  ·  b. 1915 Dallas County, AL

Career 115 G · 142 H · 9 HR · 78 RBI · .355 AVG

Seasons leading his league
1
0 best in baseball 1 league only
14 Top-5 finishes
1 Title seasons
1 Categories led
1945 Best season

Spanning 1945–1945, peaking at 1 titles in 1945.

Team records #6 Birmingham Black Barons career HR #9 Birmingham Black Barons career RBI #9 Birmingham Black Barons career R #9 Birmingham Black Barons career SB

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 2,919th League titles 1
  • 2,086th Top-5 finishes 14

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

Career leaderboards

No top-500 all-time placing His career totals do not reach the top 500 in any tracked category — unsurprising for most careers, and no reflection on the season titles alongside.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Triples 1 1st — 1945 NAL 8
Walks — #2 — 1944 #3 1948 #2
Stolen Bases — #3 — 1948 #3
Runs — #3 — 1944 #3
Runs Batted In — #3 — 1944 #3
Home Runs — #2 — 1944 #2 1948 #3

Title Seasons

1 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1945 1 3B 8

Batting

  led the league   7 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1942 BBB NAL 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
1943 BBB NAL 3 12 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .167 .167 .417 .583
1944 BBB NAL 32 112 25 40 6 4 3 23 14 0 3 .357 .442 .563 1.004
1945 BBB NAL 27 100 17 39 5 8 2 18 8 2 2 .390 .441 .660 1.101
1946 BBB NAL 9 27 8 7 1 1 0 4 7 0 3 .259 .487 .370 .858
1947 BBB NAL 14 49 12 18 4 0 0 12 10 0 0 .367 .483 .449 .932
1948 BBB NAL 29 98 27 35 6 2 3 18 22 0 7 .357 .496 .551 1.047
Career — — 115 400 91 142 22 15 9 78 61 2 15 .355 .458 .553 1.011

Fielding

1 position
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1942 BBB NAL OF 1 1 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0.00
1943 BBB NAL OF 3 3 25.0 7 0 0 0 7 1.000 2.33
1944 BBB NAL OF 32 31 262.1 34 3 5 0 42 .881 1.16
1945 BBB NAL OF 27 27 223.2 38 1 2 0 41 .951 1.44
1946 BBB NAL OF 9 9 74.0 10 2 1 0 13 .923 1.33
1947 BBB NAL OF 14 14 119.0 21 1 2 0 24 .917 1.57
1948 BBB NAL OF 29 29 244.2 35 2 5 0 42 .881 1.28
Career — — OF 115 114 953.2 145 9 15 0 169 .911 1.34