Ed Head

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: January 25, 1918 in Selma, LA us

Died: January 31, 1980 in Bastrop, LA

Buried: Sardis Cemetery, West Monroe, LA

Debut: July 27, 1940 (Age 22-184d, 8,912th in major league history)
vs. STL 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: August 25, 1946 (Age 28-212d)
vs. STL 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1942 season

Full Name: Edward Marvin Head

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.0

ERA

3.48

118

465.0

208

WHIP

1.308

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Team Record in Appearances: 22-25 / in Starts: 10-8

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 40, Entered with runners on base: 12

1943 Pitching Game Log

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1943 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	50	1	Apr 22	BRO		NYG	W,5-2	CG	W(1-0)	99	9.0	6	2	1	4	5	0	0	1.00	2.88	38	11	12	0	0	6	70			0	1	0	33	0	0	1	0	0	2	.87	0.209	2.27	0.33%	1.99	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
2	51	5	Apr 28	BRO	@	PHI	W,4-3	GS-8		5	7.1	9	3	3	6	2	0	0	2.20	3.63	34	5	12	0	0	9	44			1	0	0	28	1	0	0	0	0	2	1.88	0.209	5.64	0.38%	1.51	1b start tie	8b 12- 1 out a2
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
3	52	10	May 2(2)	BRO	@	NYG	L,1-2	GS-5	L(1-1)	3	5.0	5	2	2	3	1	1	0	2.53	4.34	24	7	8	1	3	5	47			0	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	1	.88	-0.049	3.64	-0.12%	0.19	1b start tie	5b 3 out d2
4	53	15	May 7	BRO	@	BSN	W,9-7	GS-4		4	4.0	10	6	5	0	3	1	0	3.91	4.35	21	6	3	0	0	9	23			0	0	0	21	1	0	0	2	0	1	1.25	-0.515	5.31	-1.31%	-4.28	1b start tie	4b 3 out d1
5	54	20	May 14	BRO		PIT	L,2-5	8-GF		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.62	4.08	6	2	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.08	0.012	.33	0.03%	0.89	8t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 3
6	55	22	May 16(1)	BRO		CHC	W,4-0	SHO	W(2-1)	1	9.0	5	0	0	3	3	0	0	2.72	3.81	36	16	9	1	0	5	77			0	0	0	33	0	0	1	0	0	2	1.19	0.532	5.04	1.35%	3.99	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
7	56	29	May 23(1)	BRO		CIN	W,3-0	SHO	W(3-1)	6	9.0	4	0	0	2	4	0	0	2.18	3.54	33	9	14	0	0	4	81			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	.80	0.367	3.64	1.00%	3.99	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
8	57	33	May 28	BRO	@	PIT	W,6-2	CG	W(4-1)	4	9.0	6	2	1	3	3	1	0	1.99	3.68	37	14	11	0	2	6	69			0	0	0	34	1	1	0	0	0	0	.65	0.227	3.00	0.63%	2.11	1b start a 4	9b 3 out a4
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
9	58	39	Jun 1	BRO	@	STL	L,9-11	GS-2		3	1.1	6	5	5	1	0	0	0	2.75	3.71	10	2	1	0	0	6	21			0	0	0	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.43	-0.399	9.18	-1.54%	-3.72	1b start tie	2b -2- 1 out d2
10	59	41	Jun 3	BRO	@	CHC	L,1-8	GS-3	L(4-2)	1	2.1	4	4	4	3	0	1	0	3.26	4.05	14	4	3	0	0	4	30			0	0	0	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	.91	-0.274	4.40	-0.79%	-3.17	1b start tie	3b 1-- 1 out d4
11	60	43	Jun 5	BRO	@	CHC	L,2-3	7-7		1	0.1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	3.39	4.09	4	1	1	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.13	-0.111	5.22	-0.31%	-1.40	7b --- 0 out d1	7b 12- 1 out d2
12	61	51	Jun 14	BRO		BSN	L,3-4	GS-8	L(4-3)	8	7.1	10	4	4	0	3	0	0	3.56	3.84	31	10	8	0	0	10	45			0	0	0	30	2	1	0	1	0	0	1.38	-0.217	7.40	-0.70%	-0.58	1t start tie	8t 1-3 1 out tie
13	62	54	Jun 17	BRO	@	NYG	L,5-8	3-5		2	3.0	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	3.54	3.83	13	2	7	0	0	3		2	1	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	.68	0.006	2.85	0.01%	0.65	3b 1-3 0 out d1	5b 3 out d3
14	63	55	Jun 18	BRO		PHI	L,8-10	6-7		0	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.47	3.81	5	0	4	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.96	-0.097	4.43	-0.27%	-0.26	6t -2- 2 out tie	7t 3 out d1
15	64	57	Jun 20	BRO		NYG	W,8-7	5-6		1	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.39	3.76	5	3	0	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	.62	-0.016	2.67	-0.04%	0.29	5t 12- 1 out d2	6t 3 out d3
16	65	59	Jun 22	BRO		NYG	W,7-4	7-GF	S(1)	1	3.0	4	2	1	2	2	0	0	3.38	3.74	15	4	3	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	1	0	1	.54	0.042	2.46	0.11%	-0.67	7t --- 0 out a4	9t end a 3
17	66	62	Jun 24	BRO		NYG	L,1-3	8-9		1	1.0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	3.45	3.72	6	4	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.94	-0.146	4.70	-0.44%	-1.52	8t --- 0 out d1	9t 12- 0 out d1
18	67	64	Jun 26	BRO	@	PHI	W,3-2	9-GF	S(2)	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.42	3.72	2	0	2	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.72	0.308	37.94	1.04%	0.82	9b 12- 1 out a1	9b end a 1
19	68	65	Jun 27(1)	BRO	@	PHI	W,9-4	4-GF	W(5-3)	0	6.0	5	0	0	1	4	0	0	3.17	3.58	24	7	7	1	0	5		0	0	0	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.03	0.275	6.18	0.99%	2.50	4b --- 0 out tie	9b end a 5
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
20	69	69	Jul 1	BRO		CIN	L,9-10	4-6		3	2.1	4	1	1	0	1	1	0	3.19	3.68	11	2	4	0	0	4		2	2	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.08	-0.274	6.37	-0.97%	-1.71	4t 12- 2 out a1	6t 3 out d2
21	70	70	Jul 2	BRO		CIN	L,0-8	8-GF		0	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.12	3.63	6	4	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	.00	0.000	.01	0.00%	0.89	8t --- 0 out d8	9t end d 8
22	71	75	Jul 5(2)	BRO		CHC	W,8-2	8-GF	S(3)	2	1.1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	3.07	3.67	7	1	2	0	0	1		3	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.87	0.129	3.63	0.32%	1.17	8t 123 2 out a2	9t end a 6
23	72	76	Jul 6	BRO		CHC	L,4-9	7-GF		0	3.0	6	4	4	1	0	0	0	3.36	3.66	16	3	6	0	0	6		0	0	1	0	0	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	.12	-0.082	.55	-0.22%	-2.67	7t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 7
24	73	78	Jul 9	BRO		PIT	W,8-7	8-10		2	2.0	5	2	2	1	0	0	0	3.48	3.68	11	2	3	0	0	5		0	0	0	0	0	10	1	1	0	1	0	0	2.31	-0.093	10.67	-0.26%	-0.45	8t --- 0 out tie	10t 1-3 0 out tie
25	74	80	Jul 11(1)	BRO		PIT	L,2-3	9-GF		1	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3.45	3.73	5	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.77	0.032	3.65	0.09%	0.44	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
26	75	81	Jul 11(2)	BRO		PIT	W,5-4	9-GF	S(4)	-1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.41	3.70	3	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.03	0.149	8.45	0.37%	0.44	9t --- 0 out a1	9t end a 1
27	76	83	Jul 17	BRO	@	BSN	W,7-5	8-GF	S(5)	5	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.35	3.66	6	0	4	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.56	0.309	13.20	0.69%	1.26	8b 12- 1 out a1	9b end a 2
28	77	84	Jul 18(1)	BRO	@	BSN	W,8-5	8-9	BS(1)	0	2.0	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	3.47	3.67	8	4	1	0	0	2		1	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	1	0	0	3.88	-0.196	17.93	-0.54%	-0.78	8b 1-- 0 out a1	9b 3 out tie
29	78	85	Jul 18 susp	BRO	@	BSN	L,6-7	6-GF(10)	L(5-4)	-1	4.0	3	1	1	3	3	0	0	3.42	3.66	18	4	5	0	0	3		3	2	0	0	0	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.16	-0.203	9.88	-0.56%	-0.63	6b 123 1 out tie	10b end d 1
30	79	87	Jul 21(2)	BRO	@	CIN	W,9-7	GS-5		2	4.1	6	6	6	3	3	0	0	3.79	3.64	22	5	5	0	0	6	27			0	0	0	19	2	0	1	0	0	0	1.16	-0.451	4.53	-1.05%	-3.30	1b start tie	5b 1-- 1 out tie
31	80	91	Jul 25(1)	BRO	@	PIT	L,1-7	GS-2	L(5-5)	3	1.2	7	5	5	3	0	0	0	4.14	3.71	15	3	2	0	0	7	18			0	0	0	12	2	1	2	0	0	0	1.10	-0.336	3.52	-0.64%	-4.50	1b start tie	2b 12- 2 out d5
32	81	92	Jul 25(2)	BRO	@	PIT	L,1-7	7-GF(8)		-1	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.07	3.68	6	3	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.02	0.00%	0.91	7b --- 0 out d6	8b end d 6
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
33	82	98	Aug 1(1)	BRO	@	STL	L,1-7	7-GF(8)		6	2.0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3.99	3.64	8	4	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	2	.02	0.001	.03	0.00%	-0.07	7b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 6
34	83	100	Aug 3	BRO	@	STL	L,4-7	7-7		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.96	3.63	3	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.001	.01	0.00%	0.47	7b --- 0 out d6	7b 3 out d6
35	84	102	Aug 7	BRO		BSN	L,4-7	8-9	L(5-6)	3	1.2	5	3	3	0	2	1	0	4.14	3.69	10	2	1	0	0	5		0	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.20	-0.373	.12	-0.02%	-2.68	8t --- 0 out tie	9t -23 2 out d3
36	85	106	Aug 14(1)	BRO		CIN	L,2-9	GS-6	L(5-7)	6	5.2	4	4	4	5	3	0	0	4.24	3.72	27	5	10	0	0	4	43			1	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.64	-0.281	.12	-0.01%	-1.75	1t start tie	6t 12- 2 out d3
37	86	111	Aug 17	BRO		STL	L,3-7	GS-6	L(5-8)	2	5.0	10	4	4	2	1	1	0	4.36	3.81	27	8	7	0	0	9	30			0	0	0	25	0	2	0	0	0	1	1.10	-0.353	.04	-0.01%	-2.60	1t start tie	6t 123 0 out d1
38	87	117	Aug 22(1)	BRO		PIT	W,6-1	CG	W(6-8)	4	9.0	5	1	1	2	10	0	0	4.13	3.63	34	9	8	0	0	5	81			0	0	0	32	2	0	0	0	0	0	.83	0.277	.00	0.00%	2.99	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
39	88	119	Aug 24	BRO		PIT	L,6-9	6-GF(6)		1	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	4.17	3.65	6	1	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	.43	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.56	6t --- 0 out d3	6t end d 4
40	89	123	Aug 29(2)	BRO	@	PHI	W,8-0	SHO	W(7-8)	4	9.0	6	0	0	2	3	0	0	3.91	3.59	36	6	19	1	0	6	76			0	0	0	34	1	0	0	0	0	1	.18	0.090	.00	0.00%	3.75	1b start a 5	9b 3 out a8
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
41	90	125	Sep 2	BRO		NYG	W,4-3	6-7		3	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.87	3.58	4	2	2	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.59	0.058	.00	0.00%	0.85	6t 12- 2 out d2	7t 3 out d2
42	91	127	Sep 4	BRO		NYG	W,4-3	15-GF(17)	W(8-8)	1	3.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.80	3.56	10	8	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.08	0.377	.00	0.00%	1.33	15t --- 0 out tie	17t end tie
43	92	130	Sep 6(2)	BRO		BSN	L,2-3	10-10	L(8-9)	1	0.1	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	3.85	3.60	4	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.40	-0.374	.00	0.00%	-1.41	10t --- 0 out tie	10t 12- 1 out d1
44	93	133	Sep 11	BRO		PHI	W,7-2	7-GF	S(6)	4	2.2	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	3.78	3.55	9	1	3	0	0	0		3	1	1	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.64	0.105	.00	0.00%	1.39	7t 123 1 out a4	9t end a 5
45	94	137	Sep 17	BRO	@	NYG	L,4-6	7-GF(8)		5	1.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.75	3.55	7	3	2	0	0	2		2	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.50	-0.072	.00	0.00%	-0.16	7b 12- 2 out d1	8b end d 2
46	95	146	Sep 26(2)	BRO	@	CHC	L,3-5	GS-5	L(8-10)	8	5.0	6	4	4	3	5	1	0	3.86	3.59	23	5	4	0	0	6	41			1	0	0	18	1	0	1	0	0	0	.84	-0.162	.00	0.00%	-1.85	1b start tie	5b 3 out d4
47	96	151	Oct 1	BRO	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG(11)	W(9-10)	4	11.0	9	1	1	1	8	0	0	3.66	3.46	42	8	16	0	0	9	82			1	0	1	41	1	1	1	0	0	0	1.65	0.791	.00	0.00%	3.78	1b start tie	11b 3 out a1
							22-25		W-L:9-10,Sv:6,BSv:1	2.5	169.2	166	75	69	66	83	8	0	3.66	3.46	742	0.92		1%	1%	164	50	25	36%	7	1	1	664	24	7	8	7	0	17	1.12	-0.606	3.32	-2.45%	-2.14

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