What years did Joe Edelen play?

Joe Edelen played in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1982.

Was Joe Edelen a pitcher?

Yes. Joe Edelen pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 26 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Joe Edelen hit?

Joe Edelen hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

Joe Edelen

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1981-1982)

W–L 2–0

ERA 6.75

WHIP 1.48

SO 26

Pitcher PIV -47.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 165 lb
Born: 9/16/1955 in Durant, OK, USA
MLB Debut: 1981-04-18
Last Game: 1982-05-15

Full name: Benny Joe Edelen

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
2	0	27	0	0	0	0	45.3	56	34	5	11	26	6.75	-47.5

Career ERA 6.75 vs. league average 3.75 across their career seasons — 79.9% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1981	SLN	NL	1	13	17.3	29	18	3	10	9.35	3.58 (-161%)	-23.9
1981	CIN	NL	1	5	12.7	5	1	0	5	0.71	3.58 (+80%)	237.0
1982	CIN	NL	0	9	15.3	22	15	8	11	8.80	3.86 (-128%)	-260.6
Career · 3 seasons			2	27	45.1	56	34	11	26	6.75	—	-48

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.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
27	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.286	.286	.286	.571	0

Career AVG .286 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — +10.3% above league average.

Career OBP .286 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — 11.4% below league average.

Career SLG .286 vs. league average .381 across their career seasons — 25.0% below league average.

Career OPS .571 vs. league average .703 across their career seasons — 18.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1981	SLN	NL	13	3	1	1	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	CIN	NL	5	2	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	CIN	NL	9	2	1	0	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			27	7	2	2	.286	—	—	—	—	0

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	17	3	0	1	0	0	.333
Away	10	4	0	1	0	0	.250

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	17	25.0	35	23	9	11	8.28
Away	10	20.1	21	11	2	15	4.87

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H
1982-05-15	CIN	PIT	L	0	0
1982-05-08	CIN	PIT	L	0	0
1982-05-05	CIN	HOU	L	0	0
1982-05-02	CIN	STL	L	0	0
1982-04-28	CIN	CHC	L	0	0
1982-04-23	CIN	HOU	L	1	1
1982-04-13	CIN	ATL	L	0	0
1982-04-12	CIN	ATL	L	0	0
1982-04-11	CIN	SFG	L	1	0
1981-10-02	CIN	ATL	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1982-05-15	CIN	PIT	—	2.1	7	6	6	1	4	1
1982-05-08	CIN	PIT	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1982-05-05	CIN	HOU	—	0.1	1	1	1	1	0	0
1982-05-02	CIN	STL	—	2.1	2	1	1	1	2	1
1982-04-28	CIN	CHC	—	2.0	3	2	2	1	1	0
1982-04-23	CIN	HOU	—	3.1	4	1	1	0	2	0
1982-04-13	CIN	ATL	—	2.0	2	1	1	1	1	0
1982-04-12	CIN	ATL	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0
1982-04-11	CIN	SFG	—	2.0	2	3	3	3	0	0
1981-10-02	CIN	ATL	—	2.0	3	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	27	0	3	3	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A
1981	SLN	P	13	1	2
1981	CIN	P	5	0	0
1982	CIN	P	9	2	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	27

Frequently Asked Questions about Joe Edelen

What years did Joe Edelen play?: Joe Edelen played in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1982.
Was Joe Edelen a pitcher?: Yes. Joe Edelen pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 26 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Joe Edelen hit?: Joe Edelen hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.