What years did Eddie Bressoud play?

Eddie Bressoud played in Major League Baseball from 1956 to 1967.

Was Eddie Bressoud a pitcher?

No. Eddie Bressoud was a position player (Shortstop).

How many home runs did Eddie Bressoud hit?

Eddie Bressoud hit 94 career home runs with 925 hits.

What teams did Eddie Bressoud play for?

Eddie Bressoud played for 4 teams: the San Francisco Giants (1956–1961), the Boston Red Sox (1962–1965), the New York Mets (1966), and the St. Louis Cardinals (1967).

Did Eddie Bressoud win an MVP award?

No. Eddie Bressoud did not win the MVP award.

What awards did Eddie Bressoud win?

Eddie Bressoud was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Eddie Bressoud's career stats?

In 1,186 games, Eddie Bressoud had 925 hits, 94 home runs, 365 RBI, 443 runs, and 9 stolen bases, with a .252 batting average.

What position did Eddie Bressoud play?

Eddie Bressoud played primarily as a shortstop, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Eddie Bressoud and how much did he weigh?

Eddie Bressoud was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 175 pounds.

How many home runs did Eddie Bressoud hit each season?

Eddie Bressoud's home runs by season: 0 in 1956, 5 in 1957, 0 in 1958, 9 in 1959, 9 in 1960, 3 in 1961, 14 in 1962, 20 in 1963, 15 in 1964, 8 in 1965, 10 in 1966, and 1 in 1967. His most in one season was 20, in 1963.

What was Eddie Bressoud's career batting average?

Eddie Bressoud batted .252 over his career, with 925 hits in 3,672 at bats.

How many RBI did Eddie Bressoud have?

Eddie Bressoud drove in 365 runs in his career.

Is Eddie Bressoud in the Hall of Fame?

No. Eddie Bressoud has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

How many All-Star Games did Eddie Bressoud make?

Eddie Bressoud was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

Eddie Bressoud

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1956-1967)

Eddie Bressoud was a shortstop who played in Major League Baseball from 1956 to 1967 for 5 teams, including the New York Giants, a span of 12 seasons. In 1,186 career games, he hit .252 with 925 hits, 94 home runs, and 365 RBI. Eddie Bressoud was an All-Star. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 2,161.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 15, 2026

AVG .252

HR 94

RBI 365

H 925

OPS .719

PIV 2,161

Position: Shortstop
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 175 lb
Born: 5/2/1932 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
Died: 7/13/2023 in Walnut Creek, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1956-06-14
Last Game: 1967-09-26
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Edward Francis Bressoud

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Career Batting Statistics

Eddie Bressoud — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,186	3,672	443	925	184	40	94	365	9	359	723	.252	.319	.401	.719	2,161

Career AVG .252 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .319 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .401 vs. league average .383 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .719 vs. league average .702 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Eddie Bressoud Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1956	NY1	NL	49	163	15	37	4	2	0	9	1	12	20	.227	.258 (-12%)	.331 (-14%)	.397 (-31%)	.728 (-23%)	-596.5
1957	NY1	NL	49	127	11	34	2	2	5	10	0	4	19	.268	.257 (+4%)	.323 (-8%)	.391 (+11%)	.715 (+2%)	9.5
1958	SFN	NL	66	137	19	36	5	3	0	8	0	14	22	.263	.257 (+2%)	.324 (+2%)	.394 (-13%)	.719 (-6%)	-121.1
1959	SFN	NL	104	315	36	79	17	2	9	26	0	28	55	.251	.256 (-2%)	.323 (-4%)	.392 (+3%)	.715 (avg)	-46.7
1960	SFN	NL	116	386	37	87	19	6	9	43	1	35	72	.225	.255 (-12%)	.323 (-11%)	.387 (-3%)	.711 (-6%)	-492.9
1961	SFN	NL	59	114	14	24	6	0	3	11	1	11	23	.211	.258 (-19%)	.328 (-16%)	.399 (-14%)	.727 (-15%)	-301.2
1962	BOS	AL	153	599	79	166	40	9	14	68	2	46	118	.277	.257 (+8%)	.326 (+1%)	.393 (+13%)	.719 (+7%)	729.5
1963	BOS	AL	140	497	61	129	23	6	20	60	1	52	93	.260	.246 (+5%)	.308 (+7%)	.371 (+21%)	.680 (+15%)	1307.2
1964	BOS	AL	158	566	86	166	41	3	15	55	1	72	99	.293	.250 (+17%)	.312 (+19%)	.377 (+21%)	.690 (+20%)	2363.3
1965	BOS	AL	107	296	29	67	11	1	8	25	0	29	77	.226	.245 (-8%)	.310 (-5%)	.371 (-5%)	.682 (-5%)	-215.9
1966	NYN	NL	133	405	48	91	15	5	10	49	2	47	107	.225	.248 (-10%)	.309 (-2%)	.376 (-4%)	.685 (-3%)	-179.6
1967	SLN	NL	52	67	8	9	1	1	1	1	0	9	18	.134	.242 (-45%)	.306 (-23%)	.357 (-37%)	.663 (-31%)	-294.9
Career · 12 seasons			1,186	3,672	443	925	184	40	94	365	9	359	723	.252	—	—	—	—	2,161

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Eddie Bressoud — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Eddie Bressoud — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1967	WS	SLN	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Eddie Bressoud — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	615	1885	253	487	56	212	.258
Away	571	1787	190	438	38	153	.245

Last 10 Games — Batting

Eddie Bressoud — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	SO
1967-09-26	STL	CHC	L	0	0	0	0	0
1967-09-21	STL	ATL	L	0	0	0	0	0
1967-09-20	STL	PHI	L	3	0	0	0	1
1967-09-19	STL	PHI	W	3	0	0	0	2
1967-09-04	STL	PIT	L	1	0	0	0	1
1967-09-04	STL	PIT	L	0	0	0	0	0
1967-08-29	STL	NYN	L	0	0	0	0	0
1967-08-28	STL	NYN	L	1	1	1	1	0
1967-08-24	STL	SFG	W	0	0	0	0	0
1967-08-21	STL	HOU	L	2	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Eddie Bressoud — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	10	5	44	6	1	4
2B	66	42	117	117	8	27
3B	57	32	36	83	11	10
OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
SS	1002	913	1630	2633	164	515

Season-by-Season Fielding

Eddie Bressoud — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1956	NY1	SS	48	45	67	125	10	26
1957	NY1	3B	12	5	12	10	4	0
1957	NY1	SS	33	30	55	87	9	16
1958	SFN	2B	57	34	100	98	7	24
1958	SFN	3B	6	0	0	2	0	0
1958	SFN	SS	4	2	5	6	1	1
1959	SFN	1B	1	0	2	0	0	1
1959	SFN	2B	1	0	0	1	0	0
1959	SFN	3B	1	1	0	2	2	0
1959	SFN	SS	92	90	151	267	11	37
1960	SFN	SS	115	113	191	339	22	53
1961	SFN	2B	1	0	1	1	0	0
1961	SFN	3B	3	1	4	0	0	0
1961	SFN	SS	34	25	46	60	4	12
1962	BOS	SS	153	153	291	482	28	107
1963	BOS	SS	137	137	260	351	24	76
1964	BOS	SS	158	158	248	411	19	78
1965	BOS	3B	2	1	0	1	0	1
1965	BOS	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
1965	BOS	SS	86	69	147	195	13	45
1966	NYN	1B	9	5	42	6	1	3
1966	NYN	2B	7	8	16	17	1	3
1966	NYN	3B	32	24	20	68	5	9
1966	NYN	SS	94	73	135	252	16	52
1967	SLN	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1967	SLN	SS	48	18	34	58	7	12

Career Games by Position

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Eddie Bressoud Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
First Base	10
Second Base	68
Third Base	57
Shortstop	1000
Left Field	1

Award Voting History

Eddie Bressoud — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1964	Most Valuable Player	AL	30th	2.0	280	0
1962	Most Valuable Player	AL	26th	6.0	280	0

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Career Spans

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Eddie Bressoud: the record in brief

June 14, 1956 and September 26, 1967 bracket Eddie Bressoud's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Club by club, the record runs the New York Giants (1956 to 1957), the San Francisco Giants (1958 to 1961), the Boston Red Sox (1962 through 1965), the New York Mets (1966), and the St. Louis Cardinals (1967). Born on May 2, 1932, in Los Angeles, CA, USA, Bressoud is listed as a shortstop and batted and threw right-handed. Bressoud's listed size is 6-foot-1 and 175 pounds. Bressoud died on July 13, 2023, in Walnut Creek, CA, USA. On the record, Eddie Bressoud was born Edward Francis Bressoud.

Bressoud's career batting table shows 1,186 games, 3,672 at bats and 925 hits, a .252 average, adding 94 home runs and 365 RBI. The on-base percentage is .319 and the slugging percentage .401, for an OPS of .719. Against a .252 league average for those years, Bressoud's .252 average was near the norm. 1963 was Bressoud's biggest home run year, with 20.

Frequently Asked Questions about Eddie Bressoud

What years did Eddie Bressoud play?: Eddie Bressoud played in Major League Baseball from 1956 to 1967.
Was Eddie Bressoud a pitcher?: No. Eddie Bressoud was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Eddie Bressoud hit?: Eddie Bressoud hit 94 career home runs with 925 hits.
What teams did Eddie Bressoud play for?: Eddie Bressoud played for 4 teams: the San Francisco Giants (1956–1961), the Boston Red Sox (1962–1965), the New York Mets (1966), and the St. Louis Cardinals (1967).
Did Eddie Bressoud win an MVP award?: No. Eddie Bressoud did not win the MVP award.
What awards did Eddie Bressoud win?: Eddie Bressoud was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Eddie Bressoud's career stats?: In 1,186 games, Eddie Bressoud had 925 hits, 94 home runs, 365 RBI, 443 runs, and 9 stolen bases, with a .252 batting average.
What position did Eddie Bressoud play?: Eddie Bressoud played primarily as a shortstop, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Eddie Bressoud and how much did he weigh?: Eddie Bressoud was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 175 pounds.
How many home runs did Eddie Bressoud hit each season?: Eddie Bressoud's home runs by season: 0 in 1956, 5 in 1957, 0 in 1958, 9 in 1959, 9 in 1960, 3 in 1961, 14 in 1962, 20 in 1963, 15 in 1964, 8 in 1965, 10 in 1966, and 1 in 1967. His most in one season was 20, in 1963.
What was Eddie Bressoud's career batting average?: Eddie Bressoud batted .252 over his career, with 925 hits in 3,672 at bats.
How many RBI did Eddie Bressoud have?: Eddie Bressoud drove in 365 runs in his career.
Is Eddie Bressoud in the Hall of Fame?: No. Eddie Bressoud has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
How many All-Star Games did Eddie Bressoud make?: Eddie Bressoud was selected to 1 All-Star Game.