3B Ed Hester #38
Age: 45 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
3B ED HESTER #38 - AGE: 45 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/09/1929
Born in:West Chester, OH
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:10 Years, 118 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:11 Years, 116 Days
Pro Service:18 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1948, 2nd Pick in Round 4
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1954 Toronto - FABL 24 145 530 168 38 4 7 79 87 92 11 8 48 3 2 .317 .423 .443 .866 136 151 5.9
1955 Toronto - FABL 25 148 563 155 25 3 10 65 76 69 12 5 61 2 4 .275 .364 .384 .747 103 115 3.0
1956 Toronto - FABL 26 117 472 119 19 1 5 37 56 52 3 2 45 3 3 .252 .329 .328 .657 87 96 1.0
1957 Toronto - FABL 27 147 542 145 41 3 8 61 64 52 5 3 58 4 5 .268 .336 .399 .734 111 118 3.5
1958 Toronto - FABL 28 141 529 133 26 2 7 49 80 53 7 0 57 7 10 .251 .328 .348 .676 85 93 1.4
1959 Toronto - FABL 29 123 334 80 16 2 2 24 44 44 0 1 50 4 1 .240 .327 .317 .645 76 84 0.7
1960 Chicago - FABL 30 153 497 97 21 1 3 37 45 54 12 7 78 2 3 .195 .286 .260 .546 50 44 -1.7
1961 Chicago - FABL 31 33 112 30 5 0 0 11 7 14 3 0 12 3 2 .268 .364 .312 .677 87 89 0.3
1962 Dallas - FABL 32 132 212 58 13 0 0 31 23 16 5 1 27 2 2 .274 .338 .335 .673 79 85 0.4
1963 Dallas - FABL 33 40 57 14 4 0 1 5 9 5 1 0 12 0 0 .246 .317 .368 .686 87 88 0.1
1964 Dallas - FABL 34 60 87 14 3 1 0 7 2 5 2 1 25 0 1 .161 .221 .218 .439 27 23 -1.4
1965 Dallas - FABL 35 37 46 7 1 0 0 1 7 4 1 0 6 1 0 .152 .235 .174 .409 20 32 -0.2
Total FABL 1276 3981 1020 212 17 43 407 500 460 62 28 479 31 33 .256 .340 .350 .691 91 98 12.9
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1948 Dubuque - R 18 38 139 46 13 2 1 29 20 18 7 1 33 0 3 .331 .430 .475 .905 130 138 1.2
1948 Mobile - A 18 20 72 22 1 0 3 9 8 10 0 0 17 1 0 .306 .390 .444 .835 96 96 0.2
1949 Dubuque - R 19 60 184 62 15 1 4 23 23 10 6 0 42 3 2 .337 .390 .495 .885 127 130 1.6
1949 Mobile - A 19 55 161 34 6 0 2 13 16 19 1 0 41 1 0 .211 .298 .286 .584 50 41 -0.2
1950 Mobile - A 20 102 320 86 11 2 7 42 40 36 5 1 53 3 2 .269 .351 .381 .732 97 96 1.8
1950 Evansville - A 20 21 58 9 3 0 0 4 2 8 0 1 14 0 0 .155 .254 .207 .461 28 27 -0.5
1951 Evansville - A 21 29 107 32 5 2 1 15 11 15 2 0 17 2 1 .299 .395 .411 .806 129 134 1.3
1951 Nashville - AA 21 103 374 114 24 3 6 55 58 42 3 4 68 4 2 .305 .376 .433 .809 122 122 3.5
1952 Nashville - AA 22 108 420 116 24 6 9 60 57 64 2 4 58 4 5 .276 .371 .426 .798 112 112 3.1
1952 Syracuse - AAA 22 22 96 30 3 0 2 14 16 15 1 0 19 2 0 .312 .411 .406 .817 109 114 0.7
1953 Syracuse - AAA 23 131 531 186 35 4 8 91 94 95 12 2 45 12 6 .350 .458 .476 .934 130 143 6.0
1956 Buffalo - AAA 26 26 104 37 11 2 3 17 21 14 4 0 4 1 0 .356 .451 .587 1.037 175 180 1.9
1961 Fort Wayne - AAA 31 116 454 126 35 2 7 54 69 50 16 4 45 8 6 .278 .366 .410 .776 110 116 3.8
Total DIX 211 794 230 48 9 15 115 115 106 5 8 126 8 7 .290 .373 .429 .803 117 117
Total HL 50 165 41 8 2 1 19 13 23 2 1 31 2 1 .248 .346 .339 .685 94 97
Total UL 179 731 253 49 6 13 122 131 124 17 2 68 15 6 .346 .451 .483 .934 134 144
Total SEL 177 553 142 18 2 12 64 64 65 6 1 111 5 2 .257 .341 .362 .702 83 80
Total UMVA 98 323 108 28 3 5 52 43 28 13 1 75 3 5 .334 .408 .486 .894 129 134
Total CL 116 454 126 35 2 7 54 69 50 16 4 45 8 6 .278 .366 .410 .776 110 116
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1948 Mobile - A 3B 20 20 11 33 7 46 2 .957 179.0 2.21 -0.5 .980
1948 Dubuque - R 3B 38 38 24 90 4 119 5 .958 321.2 3.19 +0.6 1.003
1949 Dubuque - R 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 0.0 .000
1949 Dubuque - R 2B 23 23 49 56 9 109 4 .963 183.0 5.16 -0.2 .947
1949 Mobile - A 3B 49 42 28 94 15 123 1 .992 378.0 2.90 +4.0 1.083
1949 Dubuque - R 3B 28 16 4 47 5 53 2 .962 167.2 2.74 +2.4 1.069
1949 Mobile - A LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1949 Dubuque - R LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 1.026
1949 Mobile - A CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1949 Mobile - A RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.019
1949 Dubuque - R RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1950 Evansville - A 2B 5 5 14 7 3 22 1 .955 35.0 5.40 -1.1 .826
1950 Mobile - A 2B 8 6 19 13 2 33 1 .970 54.1 5.30 -0.3 1.071
1950 Evansville - A 3B 15 13 10 22 3 35 3 .914 117.0 2.46 -0.7 .937
1950 Mobile - A 3B 92 81 58 154 20 219 7 .968 705.0 2.71 +5.8 1.021
1950 Mobile - A LF 2 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 12.0 3.00 +0.3 .984
1951 Nashville - AA 2B 19 17 52 56 8 108 0 1.000 161.2 6.01 +2.2 1.081
1951 Nashville - AA 3B 82 77 62 169 22 241 10 .959 675.2 3.08 +5.7 1.032
1951 Evansville - A 3B 29 27 25 53 5 79 1 .987 245.0 2.87 +3.0 1.031
1951 Nashville - AA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1952 Syracuse - AAA 2B 8 3 12 21 5 35 2 .943 44.0 6.75 +0.5 1.030
1952 Nashville - AA 2B 15 14 41 39 10 83 3 .964 129.0 5.58 +1.7 1.047
1952 Syracuse - AAA 3B 4 1 5 2 0 7 0 1.000 19.0 3.32 +0.4 1.078
1952 Nashville - AA 3B 92 92 74 218 35 304 12 .961 826.1 3.18 +5.9 1.043
1952 Nashville - AA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1952 Syracuse - AAA LF 18 18 41 0 0 41 0 1.000 139.2 2.64 +1.0 .987
1953 Syracuse - AAA 2B 23 22 58 83 15 144 3 .979 193.1 6.56 +5.8 1.074
1953 Syracuse - AAA 3B 29 27 21 54 1 80 5 .938 242.2 2.78 +1.5 1.050
1953 Syracuse - AAA SS 72 71 147 235 45 399 17 .957 623.1 5.52 -0.4 1.009
1953 Syracuse - AAA LF 11 11 25 0 0 25 0 1.000 93.1 2.41 +0.2 1.052
1954 Toronto - MLB 3B 141 141 121 259 20 401 21 .948 1211.1 2.82 -2.6 .982
1954 Toronto - MLB SS 17 4 14 19 2 35 2 .943 64.1 4.62 -0.5 .941
1955 Toronto - MLB 1B 81 81 634 49 58 689 6 .991 661.2 9.29 +3.4 1.016
1955 Toronto - MLB 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.2 5.40 0.0 .000
1955 Toronto - MLB 3B 79 58 70 111 5 187 6 .968 563.1 2.89 +3.6 1.054
1955 Toronto - MLB SS 13 9 19 30 10 53 4 .925 82.1 5.36 -3.6 .844
1956 Toronto - MLB 1B 67 67 587 36 51 626 3 .995 572.2 9.79 +3.8 1.072
1956 Toronto - MLB 2B 2 0 4 7 1 13 2 .846 20.0 4.95 -0.7 .823
1956 Buffalo - AAA 2B 9 8 25 22 4 48 1 .979 74.0 5.72 +0.8 1.040
1956 Toronto - MLB 3B 36 16 17 48 9 69 4 .942 196.2 2.97 +0.2 1.064
1956 Toronto - MLB SS 34 34 57 93 14 156 6 .962 279.0 4.84 -6.0 .890
1956 Buffalo - AAA SS 18 18 33 42 5 76 1 .987 154.2 4.36 +1.3 1.143
1957 Toronto - MLB 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Toronto - MLB 3B 105 103 81 198 12 291 12 .959 903.1 2.78 +1.6 1.012
1957 Toronto - MLB SS 41 41 67 106 17 178 5 .972 361.2 4.31 -2.0 .969
1958 Toronto - MLB 1B 5 1 11 1 1 12 0 1.000 12.2 8.53 +0.0 1.015
1958 Toronto - MLB 2B 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 5.1 5.06 -0.1 .954
1958 Toronto - MLB 3B 134 129 118 242 21 382 22 .942 1146.0 2.83 +1.4 1.001
1958 Toronto - MLB SS 10 3 8 4 1 13 1 .923 34.2 3.12 -1.1 .913
1959 Toronto - MLB 1B 23 8 84 8 8 92 0 1.000 86.0 9.63 +1.2 1.091
1959 Toronto - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Toronto - MLB 3B 101 68 63 130 10 207 14 .932 668.2 2.60 -0.8 .996
1959 Toronto - MLB SS 7 7 17 17 4 34 0 1.000 55.0 5.56 -0.3 .952
1960 Chicago - MLB 1B 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1960 Chicago - MLB 3B 146 146 106 261 21 388 21 .946 1243.1 2.66 -0.3 1.001
1960 Chicago - MLB SS 2 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 3.1 8.10 +0.1 1.042
1961 Fort Wayne - AAA 2B 9 9 25 13 3 39 1 .974 65.0 5.26 -0.6 .938
1961 Chicago - MLB 3B 32 32 30 69 3 102 3 .971 270.2 3.29 +0.1 1.000
1961 Fort Wayne - AAA 3B 95 89 81 201 16 302 20 .934 801.0 3.17 +7.7 .962
1961 Fort Wayne - AAA SS 16 16 27 54 11 84 3 .964 130.0 5.61 +1.5 .967
1962 Dallas - MLB 1B 8 8 64 5 5 69 0 1.000 54.0 11.50 -0.4 1.016
1962 Dallas - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Dallas - MLB 3B 65 10 22 51 5 78 5 .936 232.2 2.82 -0.1 .972
1962 Dallas - MLB SS 36 12 37 43 7 82 2 .976 154.0 4.68 +1.0 1.006
1962 Dallas - MLB LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 -0.0 .964
1963 Dallas - MLB 1B 11 4 43 4 8 47 0 1.000 35.2 11.86 +0.6 1.126
1963 Dallas - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Dallas - MLB 3B 7 0 5 3 0 9 1 .889 15.1 4.70 -0.7 .631
1963 Dallas - MLB SS 20 2 18 27 6 48 3 .938 67.1 6.01 -0.5 .970
1964 Dallas - MLB 1B 18 2 49 4 2 55 2 .964 47.1 10.08 -0.3 .885
1964 Dallas - MLB 2B 15 10 25 33 7 60 2 .967 96.0 5.44 -3.6 .873
1964 Dallas - MLB 3B 25 0 4 9 1 18 5 .722 62.0 1.89 -3.1 .660
1964 Dallas - MLB SS 4 2 5 4 0 9 0 1.000 21.0 3.86 +0.1 1.034
1965 Dallas - MLB 1B 6 0 14 0 1 15 1 .933 15.0 8.40 -0.4 .850
1965 Dallas - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Dallas - MLB 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Dallas - MLB SS 7 5 11 21 4 33 1 .970 41.2 6.91 +0.2 .992
TOTAL 1B 221 171 1489 107 135 1608 12 .993 1487.0 9.66 +8.0 1.034
TOTAL 2B 141 117 328 350 67 698 20 .971 1064.1 5.73 +4.3 1.011
TOTAL 3B 1446 1226 1040 2518 240 3740 182 .951 11197.2 2.86 +35.2 1.008
TOTAL SS 297 224 461 697 126 1203 45 .963 2072.1 5.03 -10.0 .977
TOTAL LF 36 31 72 0 0 72 0 1.000 250.0 2.59 +1.5 1.008
TOTAL RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 +0.0 1.019
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/21/1948 Drafted in the 1948 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 2, 50th overall pick) by the Montreal Saints, out of high school West Chester (West Chester; West Chester, OH).
07/13/1948 Signed a minor league contract with the Montreal Saints organization with a signing bonus of $1,780.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/08/1950 Injured (gout),out for 4 days.
09/17/1951 Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award.
09/22/1951 Goes 5-6 against the Memphis Excelsiors, with 1 2B, 3 RBI and 0 R.
08/24/1953 Wins the UL Player of the Week Award.
12/11/1953 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 1 , Pick 3, 3rd overall Pick) by the Toronto Wolves from the Montreal Saints.
07/11/1954 Was selected to the 1954 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
10/16/1954 Finished 3rd in 1954 FABL CA Kellogg Award voting.
06/04/1956 Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award.
10/14/1959 Was traded by the Toronto Wolves to the Chicago Chiefs in exchange for SP Sam Morgan.
01/02/1962 Drafted in the 1961 expansion draft from the Chicago Chiefs by the Dallas Wranglers. (Round 37, Pick 1, 145th overall pick).
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 1; Eye: 3.
09/13/1965 Released by the Dallas Wranglers.
09/15/1965 Signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Miners organization.
04/11/1966 Released by the Pittsburgh organization.
10/14/1966 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1955 148 6
1960 146 10
Year PA Rank
1955 649 7
Year AB Rank
1955 563 9
Year H Rank
1954 168 5
1955 155 9
Year 2B Rank
1954 38 5
1957 41 4
Year HP Rank
1954 11 3
1955 12 4
1960 12 3
Year SH Rank
1960 18 2
Year SF Rank
1954 8 6
1960 7 2
Year AVG Rank
1954 .317 1
Year OBP Rank
1954 .423 2
Year RC Rank
1954 105.63 7
Year RC/27 Rank
1954 7.35 6
Year wOBA Rank
1954 .398 6
Year OPS Rank
1954 .866 8
Year WAR Rank
1954 5.3 7
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