Ed Brinkman
1961–1975 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, Washington Senators (1961-71)
1,846G
.224AVG
.280OBP
.300SLG
1,355H
60HR
461RBI
30SB
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,846 | 6,642 | 6,046 | 551 | 1,355 | 201 | 38 | 60 | 461 | 445 | 843 | 30 | 36 | 40 | 40 | 1,812 | .224 | .280 | .300 | .580 |
Streaks
15longest hitting streak · 1964-05-31 to 1964-06-19
18longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1969-07-15 | 1 in 497 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1969-05-30 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1966-08-01 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 908 | 3192 | 661 | 28 | 232 | 213 | 398 | .228 | .274 | .303 |
| Away | 938 | 3450 | 694 | 32 | 229 | 232 | 445 | .221 | .268 | .296 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 205 | 811 | 165 | 10 | 64 | 62 | 105 | .227 | .280 | .324 |
| May | 324 | 1174 | 241 | 8 | 84 | 74 | 139 | .224 | .268 | .294 |
| June | 339 | 1253 | 259 | 12 | 82 | 82 | 167 | .228 | .272 | .313 |
| July | 324 | 1164 | 248 | 13 | 87 | 71 | 154 | .232 | .274 | .316 |
| August | 335 | 1176 | 227 | 7 | 72 | 77 | 154 | .211 | .259 | .269 |
| September | 305 | 1018 | 202 | 10 | 68 | 78 | 117 | .219 | .275 | .287 |
| October | 14 | 46 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | .295 | .304 | .295 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| baltimore-orioles | 207 | 741 | 138 | 8 | 36 | 57 | 90 | .204 | .263 | .271 |
| new-york-yankees | 203 | 728 | 150 | 4 | 49 | 56 | 91 | .228 | .283 | .289 |
| boston-red-sox | 200 | 737 | 168 | 5 | 44 | 36 | 109 | .246 | .277 | .324 |
| cleveland-guardians | 199 | 712 | 145 | 9 | 52 | 61 | 103 | .229 | .289 | .316 |
| minnesota-twins | 179 | 631 | 116 | 7 | 40 | 30 | 89 | .196 | .231 | .257 |
| chicago-white-sox | 164 | 575 | 115 | 4 | 33 | 30 | 78 | .217 | .252 | .285 |
| california-angels | 125 | 460 | 89 | 7 | 41 | 29 | 59 | .213 | .257 | .317 |
| detroit-tigers | 122 | 468 | 102 | 4 | 42 | 34 | 50 | .241 | .291 | .310 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 |  Washington Senators (1961-71) | 4 | 11 | 1 | – | – | – | .091 | – | – |
| 1962 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 54 | 133 | 22 | – | 4 | 1 | .165 | – | – |
| 1963 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 145 | 514 | 117 | 7 | 45 | 5 | .228 | – | – |
| 1964 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 132 | 447 | 100 | 8 | 34 | 2 | .224 | – | – |
| 1965 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 154 | 445 | 82 | 5 | 35 | 1 | .184 | – | – |
| 1966 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 158 | 582 | 133 | 7 | 48 | 7 | .229 | – | – |
| 1967 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 109 | 320 | 60 | 1 | 18 | 1 | .188 | – | – |
| 1968 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 77 | 193 | 36 | – | 6 | – | .187 | – | – |
| 1969 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 151 | 576 | 153 | 2 | 43 | 2 | .266 | – | – |
| 1970 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 158 | 625 | 164 | 1 | 40 | 8 | .262 | – | – |
| 1971 |  Detroit Tigers | 159 | 527 | 120 | 1 | 37 | 1 | .228 | – | – |
| 1972 | Detroit Tigers | 156 | 516 | 105 | 6 | 49 | – | .203 | – | – |
| 1973 | Detroit Tigers | 162 | 515 | 122 | 7 | 40 | – | .237 | – | – |
| 1974 | Detroit Tigers | 153 | 502 | 111 | 14 | 54 | 2 | .221 | – | – |
| 1975 | New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers | 74 | 140 | 29 | 1 | 8 | – | .207 | – | – |