Hank Edwards
1941–1953 · bats L / throws L · Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, St. Louis Browns
735G
.280AVG
.343OBP
.440SLG
613H
51HR
278RBI
9SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 735 | 2,410 | 2,191 | 286 | 613 | 115 | 42 | 51 | 278 | 209 | 264 | 9 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 965 | .280 | .343 | .440 | .783 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1946-07-21 to 1946-07-29
12longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 5 runs scored | 1949-06-30 | 1 in 14,431 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 37 | 5 hits | 1952-05-17 | 1 in 1,624 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 14 | 3 walks | 1946-05-08 | 1 in 192 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 388 | 1214 | 299 | 23 | 127 | 104 | 138 | .271 | .332 | .416 |
| Away | 347 | 1196 | 314 | 28 | 151 | 105 | 126 | .289 | .350 | .465 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 38 | 100 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 12 | .273 | .350 | .443 |
| May | 132 | 411 | 112 | 9 | 50 | 42 | 35 | .304 | .375 | .480 |
| June | 128 | 393 | 106 | 10 | 53 | 32 | 45 | .295 | .351 | .468 |
| July | 162 | 514 | 122 | 12 | 54 | 43 | 60 | .261 | .321 | .434 |
| August | 130 | 436 | 113 | 8 | 46 | 41 | 50 | .287 | .353 | .454 |
| September | 142 | 542 | 132 | 9 | 64 | 40 | 62 | .265 | .317 | .389 |
| October | 3 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .357 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-athletics | 74 | 280 | 70 | 11 | 40 | 29 | 20 | .280 | .354 | .500 |
| boston-red-sox | 74 | 262 | 61 | 1 | 25 | 16 | 25 | .251 | .294 | .337 |
| new-york-yankees | 72 | 247 | 48 | 1 | 15 | 25 | 36 | .217 | .296 | .285 |
| detroit-tigers | 70 | 240 | 57 | 8 | 25 | 22 | 28 | .261 | .329 | .450 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 64 | 245 | 66 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 18 | .289 | .335 | .430 |
| st-louis-browns | 62 | 234 | 65 | 4 | 26 | 8 | 28 | .290 | .312 | .460 |
| chicago-white-sox | 55 | 182 | 49 | 4 | 23 | 26 | 21 | .316 | .412 | .535 |
| new-york-giants | 44 | 106 | 24 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | .250 | .321 | .406 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 |  Cleveland Guardians | 16 | 68 | 15 | 1 | 6 | – | .221 | – | – |
| 1942 | Cleveland Guardians | 13 | 48 | 12 | – | 7 | 2 | .250 | – | – |
| 1943 | Cleveland Guardians | 92 | 297 | 82 | 3 | 29 | 4 | .276 | – | – |
| 1946 | Cleveland Guardians | 124 | 458 | 138 | 10 | 54 | 1 | .301 | – | – |
| 1947 | Cleveland Guardians | 108 | 393 | 102 | 15 | 59 | 1 | .260 | – | – |
| 1948 | Cleveland Guardians | 55 | 160 | 43 | 3 | 19 | 1 | .269 | – | – |
| 1949 | Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Guardians | 63 | 191 | 55 | 8 | 22 | – | .288 | – | – |
| 1950 |  Chicago Cubs | 41 | 110 | 40 | 2 | 21 | – | .364 | – | – |
| 1951 | Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds | 76 | 158 | 47 | 3 | 23 | – | .297 | – | – |
| 1952 | Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds | 82 | 202 | 58 | 6 | 29 | – | .287 | – | – |
| 1953 |  St. Louis Browns | 65 | 106 | 21 | – | 9 | – | .198 | – | – |