Johnny Edwards
1961–1974 · bats L / throws R · Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, NLS, St. Louis Cardinals
1,470G
.242AVG
.311OBP
.353SLG
More career statistics
1,106H
81HR
524RBI
15SB
2Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Strikeouts | 635 | 637 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,470 | 5,132 | 4,577 | 430 | 1,106 | 202 | 32 | 81 | 524 | 465 | 635 | 15 | 23 | 16 | 43 | 1,615 | .242 | .311 | .353 | .664 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1964-08-11 to 1964-09-03
19longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1969-05-30 | 1 in 498 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1971-05-22 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1970-09-07 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 740 | 2509 | 541 | 40 | 268 | 221 | 310 | .241 | .304 | .352 |
| Away | 730 | 2623 | 565 | 41 | 256 | 244 | 327 | .242 | .308 | .354 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 183 | 645 | 136 | 12 | 70 | 44 | 86 | .231 | .279 | .344 |
| May | 266 | 955 | 199 | 17 | 107 | 104 | 114 | .238 | .317 | .367 |
| June | 256 | 897 | 184 | 16 | 112 | 79 | 117 | .229 | .293 | .357 |
| July | 255 | 911 | 215 | 8 | 85 | 71 | 113 | .262 | .314 | .347 |
| August | 262 | 922 | 189 | 13 | 75 | 89 | 115 | .233 | .302 | .334 |
| September | 235 | 765 | 175 | 15 | 71 | 74 | 89 | .256 | .325 | .372 |
| October | 13 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | .242 | .324 | .273 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| san-francisco-giants | 178 | 616 | 132 | 11 | 62 | 54 | 95 | .239 | .302 | .353 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 150 | 521 | 100 | 5 | 40 | 50 | 83 | .213 | .288 | .305 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 149 | 519 | 111 | 4 | 42 | 42 | 54 | .240 | .295 | .328 |
| chicago-cubs | 145 | 505 | 131 | 15 | 67 | 43 | 54 | .290 | .345 | .452 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 136 | 501 | 103 | 13 | 54 | 51 | 62 | .235 | .307 | .367 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 133 | 454 | 106 | 7 | 54 | 42 | 62 | .262 | .326 | .368 |
| new-york-mets | 132 | 448 | 103 | 7 | 47 | 36 | 54 | .254 | .310 | .377 |
| atlanta-braves | 107 | 359 | 62 | 5 | 33 | 29 | 33 | .191 | .253 | .265 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 |  Cincinnati Reds | 52 | 145 | 27 | 2 | 14 | 1 | .186 | – | – |
| 1962 | Cincinnati Reds | 133 | 452 | 115 | 8 | 50 | 1 | .254 | – | – |
| 1963 | Cincinnati Reds | 148 | 495 | 128 | 11 | 67 | 1 | .259 | – | – |
| 1964 | Cincinnati Reds | 126 | 423 | 119 | 7 | 55 | 1 | .281 | – | – |
| 1965 | Cincinnati Reds | 114 | 371 | 99 | 17 | 51 | – | .267 | – | – |
| 1966 | Cincinnati Reds | 98 | 282 | 54 | 6 | 39 | 1 | .191 | – | – |
| 1967 | Cincinnati Reds | 80 | 209 | 43 | 2 | 20 | 1 | .206 | – | – |
| 1968 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 85 | 230 | 55 | 3 | 29 | 1 | .239 | – | – |
| 1969 |  Houston Astros | 151 | 496 | 115 | 6 | 50 | 2 | .232 | – | – |
| 1970 | Houston Astros | 140 | 458 | 101 | 7 | 49 | 1 | .221 | – | – |
| 1971 | Houston Astros | 106 | 317 | 74 | 1 | 23 | 1 | .233 | – | – |
| 1972 | Houston Astros | 108 | 332 | 89 | 5 | 40 | 2 | .268 | – | – |
| 1973 | Houston Astros | 79 | 250 | 61 | 5 | 27 | 1 | .244 | – | – |
| 1974 | Houston Astros | 50 | 117 | 26 | 1 | 10 | 1 | .222 | – | – |