Carl Edwards Jr.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 165lb (190cm, 74kg)

Team: Chicago Cubs (minors)

Born: September 3, 1991 in Newberry, SC us

Draft: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 48th round of the 2011 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mid-Carolina HS (Prosperity, SC).

High School: Mid-Carolina HS (Prosperity, SC)

Debut: September 7, 2015 (Age 24-004d, 21,019th in major league history)
vs. STL 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2016 season

2024 Contract Status: Free Agent

Service Time (01/2024): 6.169 • Free Agent: 2024

Agents: Ballengee Group

Full Name: Carl Fleming Edwards

Nicknames: The String Bean Slinger or Carl's Jr.

Twitter: @CEdwardsSBS

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2016 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.4

ERA

3.54

295

280.0

328

WHIP

1.200

Summary of 27 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 4 tying, 7 go ahead

4 Tms
CHC	15
WSN	9
TOR	2
ATL	1

Platoon
vs RHB	21
vs LHB	6

Home/Road
Home	14
Away	13

Outs
0	15
1	7
2	5

14 Opps
MIL	4
ATL	3
PHI	3
CIN	3
NYM	2
PIT	2
STL	2
WSN	2
BOS	1
TEX	1
SEA	1
MIA	1
HOU	1
CHW	1

24 Batters
J.T. Realmuto	2
Orlando Arcia	2
Aledmys Díaz	2
Matt Davidson	1
Ryan Braun	1
Ronald Acuña Jr.	1
Matt Wieters	1
Christian Arroyo	1
Andrew McCutchen	1
Francisco Alvarez	1
Adam Duvall	1
Joey Gallo	1
Bryan Reynolds	1
Domingo Santana	1
Curtis Granderson	1
Anthony Rendon	1
Miguel Andujar	1
Julio Rodríguez	1
Joey Votto	1
Randal Grichuk	1
Eugenio Suárez	1
Lewin Díaz	1
Austin Riley	1
Cameron Rupp	1

13 Parks
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	7
Nationals Pk (WAS)	6
Citi Field (NYC)	2
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	2
Truist Pk (ATL)	2
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Busch Stad 3 (STL)	1
CitizensBank (PHI)	1
Am Fam Field (MIL)	1
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	1
loanDepot pk (MIA)	1
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	1
Sahlen Field (BUF)	1

Where Hit
78	8
8	6
7	5
89	4
9	4

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	9
7+	4
5	4
1	3
3	3
6	2
4	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	23
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	13
1--	5
-2-	4
--3	2
12-	1
123	1
-23	1

45 Runs
RISP	9
0 on	13
1 on	11
2 on	2
3 on	1
Any on	14

Inning
5	1
6	5
7	3
8	16
9	2

4-6	6
7-end	21

RelScore
+4..	6
+3	3
+2	1
+1	1
Tied	5
-1	4
-2	3
-3	1
-4..	3

Ahead	11
Tied	5
Behind	11

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-1	6
2-2	6
3-2	4
1-0	3
0-0	3
2-1	2
2-0	2
1-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
C	5
3B	5
LF	4
CF	3
1B	2
2B	2
RF	2
SS	2
PH	1
DH	1

OrderPos
3rd	5
7th	5
6th	4
4th	3
2nd	3
1st	2
5th	2
8th	2
9th	1

Leverage
High Lev	9
Medium Lev	5
Low Lev	13

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2016	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2016-06-22	Aledmys Díaz	STL	@	CHC	ahead 5-0	t 6	1	-2-	2,(1-0) ..*BX	2	2	6	3%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); M. Carpenter Scores
2	2	2	1	2016-09-17	Ryan Braun	MIL	@	CHC	ahead 4-3	t 8	0	-2-	5,(2-2) SCB*BX	2	3	7	12%	93%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); S. Gennett Scores
3	3	3	2	2016-09-17	Domingo Santana	MIL	@	CHC	ahead 6-3	t 8	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	6	8	4%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
4	4	4	1	2016-09-30	Joey Votto	CIN		CHC	behind 1-7	b 9	0	1--	3,(2-0) BBX	2	3	3	1%	2%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF); H. Iribarren Scores
2017	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	2017-05-04	Cameron Rupp	PHI	@	CHC	tied 3-3	t 8	0	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	7	2	24%	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
6	6	2	1	2017-05-12	Randal Grichuk	STL		CHC	behind 0-3	b 7	1	---	4,(2-1) BFBX	1	7	9	8%	18%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
7	7	3	1	2017-06-14	Curtis Granderson	NYM		CHC	tied 4-4	b 8	0	---	5,(2-2) .CBCBX	1	7	7	27%	87%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
8	8	4	1	2017-06-29	Anthony Rendon	WSN		CHC	behind 1-2	b 7	0	1--	8,(3-2) BBFFFF*BX	2	6	5	34%	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); D. Murphy Scores
9	9	5	1	2017-08-06	Matt Wieters	WSN	@	CHC	tied 4-4	t 8	1	123	1,(0-0) X	4	7	2	28%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); R. Zimmerman Scores; D. Murphy Scores; A. Rendon Scores
10	10	6	1	2017-08-16	Adam Duvall	CIN	@	CHC	behind 4-6	t 8	1	-2-	2,(0-1) ..CX	2	6	PH	29%	45%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); E. Suárez Scores
2018	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	2018-05-12	Matt Davidson	CHW	@	CHC	behind 1-8	t 8	1	-23	8,(3-2) BBSTBFFX	3	4	5	1%	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); A. Engel Scores; J. Abreu Scores
12	12	2	1	2018-05-15	Ronald Acuña Jr.	ATL		CHC	tied 1-1	b 8	2	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	2	7	32%	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
2019	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
13	13	1	1	2019-03-30	Joey Gallo	TEX		CHC	behind 5-6	b 8	0	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	5	7	36%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); E. Andrus Scores; N. Mazara Scores
14	14	2	1	2019-04-05	Orlando Arcia	MIL		CHC	ahead 8-5	b 5	1	1--	6,(2-2) .FBBFFX	2	8	6	7%	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Y. Grandal Scores
15	15	3	1	2019-05-15	Eugenio Suárez	CIN		CHC	behind 3-5	b 8	0	1--	3,(2-0) .BBX	2	3	5	35%	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); J. Votto Scores
2021	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
16	16	1	1	2021-05-07	J.T. Realmuto	PHI	@	ATL	ahead 9-2	t 8	0	--3	7,(3-2) B.BCFBFX	2	4	2	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); B. Harper Scores
17	17	2	1	2021-06-04	Aledmys Díaz	HOU	@	TOR	ahead 7-0	t 7	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	3	5	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
18	18	3	1	2021-06-11	Christian Arroyo	BOS		TOR	behind 4-5	b 8	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	4	31%	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2022	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
19	19	1	1	2022-06-12	Andrew McCutchen	MIL	@	WSN	ahead 3-1	t 9	0	---	6,(2-2) .CSBFBX	1	5	DH	4%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
20	20	2	1	2022-06-15	Orlando Arcia	ATL	@	WSN	ahead 5-2	t 8	0	---	5,(2-2) BBCSX	1	8	4	3%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
21	21	3	2	2022-06-15	Austin Riley	ATL	@	WSN	ahead 6-2	t 8	2	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	3	5	3%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); M. Harris Scores
22	22	4	1	2022-06-29	Bryan Reynolds	PIT	@	WSN	behind 4-6	t 6	0	---	2,(0-1) .FX	1	2	8	12%	33%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
23	23	5	1	2022-08-06	J.T. Realmuto	PHI		WSN	ahead 9-4	b 6	0	1--	2,(0-1) CX	2	4	2	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); A. Bohm Scores
24	24	6	1	2022-08-24	Julio Rodríguez	SEA		WSN	behind 0-1	b 8	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	1	8	34%	52%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
25	25	7	1	2022-09-25	Lewin Díaz	MIA		WSN	behind 0-5	b 8	0	---	3,(1-1) .CBX	1	9	3	2%	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
26	26	8	1	2022-10-04 (2)	Francisco Alvarez	NYM		WSN	ahead 7-0	b 6	0	---	5,(2-2) .BBSSX	1	1	2	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
2023	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
27	27	1	1	2023-04-29 (1)	Miguel Andujar	PIT	@	WSN	tied 2-2	t 6	2	--3	7,(3-2) CBBFBF.X	2	6	9	27%	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); A. McCutchen Scores