What years did James Edwards play?

James Edwards played in Major League Baseball from 1922 to 1928.

Was James Edwards a pitcher?

Yes. James Edwards pitched in the major leagues, recording 26 wins and 211 strikeouts.

How many home runs did James Edwards hit?

James Edwards hit 0 career home runs with 24 hits.

James Edwards

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1922-1928)

W–L 26–37

ERA 4.37

WHIP 1.62

SO 211

Pitcher PIV -2581.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / L
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 185 lb
Born: 12/14/1894 in Banner, MS, USA
Died: 1/19/1965 in Serepta, MS, USA
MLB Debut: 1922-05-14
Last Game: 1928-07-19

Full name: James Corbette Edwards

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
26	37	145	59	23	6	4	584.3	666	284	18	278	211	4.37	-2581.7

Career ERA 4.37 vs. league average 4.19 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1922	CLE	AL	3	8	25	7	0	0	0	92.7	113	46	40	44	4.47	4.18 (-7%)	796.1
1923	CLE	AL	10	10	38	21	8	1	1	179.3	200	74	75	68	3.71	4.03 (+8%)	263.2
1924	CLE	AL	4	3	10	7	5	1	0	57.0	64	18	34	15	2.84	4.13 (+31%)	-1462.6
1925	CLE	AL	0	3	13	3	1	0	0	36.0	60	33	23	12	8.25	4.55 (-81%)	-345.2
1925	CHA	AL	1	2	9	4	1	1	0	45.3	46	20	23	20	3.97	4.55 (+13%)	-1023.6
1926	CHA	AL	6	9	32	16	8	3	1	142.0	140	66	63	41	4.18	4.11 (-2%)	-366.3
1928	CIN	NL	2	2	18	1	0	0	2	32.0	43	27	20	11	7.59	4.13 (-84%)	-443.2
Career · 7 seasons			26	37	145	59	23	6	4	584.1	666	284	278	211	4.37	—	-2,582

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
145	184	6	24	1	0	0	9	0	1	36	.130	.144	.136	.280	-625

Career AVG .130 vs. league average .284 across their career seasons — 54.0% below league average.

Career OBP .144 vs. league average .346 across their career seasons — 58.2% below league average.

Career SLG .136 vs. league average .395 across their career seasons — 65.6% below league average.

Career OPS .280 vs. league average .741 across their career seasons — 62.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1922	CLE	AL	25	23	0	2	0	0	0	4	.087	—	—	—	—	0.0
1923	CLE	AL	38	59	4	7	0	2	0	12	.119	.282 (-58%)	.344 (-61%)	.390 (-70%)	.734 (-66%)	-625.4
1924	CLE	AL	10	20	0	3	0	1	1	1	.150	—	—	—	—	0.0
1925	CLE	AL	13	9	0	1	0	0	0	4	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
1925	CHA	AL	9	17	0	3	0	2	0	2	.176	—	—	—	—	0.0
1926	CHA	AL	32	46	2	5	1	3	0	12	.109	—	—	—	—	0.0
1928	CIN	NL	18	10	0	3	0	1	0	1	.300	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			145	184	6	24	1	9	1	36	.130	—	—	—	—	-625

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	68	82	4	10	0	6	.122
Away	77	102	2	14	0	3	.137

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	68	274.0	313	144	120	102	4.73
Away	77	310.2	353	138	159	111	4.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	SO
1928-07-19	CIN	BSN	L	0	0	0
1928-07-03	CIN	PIT	W	1	0	0
1928-06-22	CIN	PIT	L	0	0	0
1928-06-19	CIN	STL	L	1	1	0
1928-06-16	CIN	PHI	L	0	0	0
1928-06-15	CIN	PHI	L	0	0	0
1928-06-12	CIN	NY1	L	1	0	1
1928-06-09	CIN	BRO	L	1	0	0
1928-06-06	CIN	BRO	L	0	0	0
1928-05-29	CIN	CHC	L	1	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1928-07-19	CIN	BSN	—	1.1	3	3	3	2	1	0
1928-07-03	CIN	PIT	W	4.0	3	1	1	3	1	0
1928-06-22	CIN	PIT	—	1.0	4	5	4	0	1	0
1928-06-19	CIN	STL	—	2.0	3	1	1	0	1	0
1928-06-16	CIN	PHI	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1928-06-15	CIN	PHI	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1928-06-12	CIN	NY1	—	3.1	3	0	0	2	2	0
1928-06-09	CIN	BRO	—	2.0	3	2	2	3	1	0
1928-06-06	CIN	BRO	—	2.0	1	1	1	0	0	1
1928-05-29	CIN	CHC	L	2.0	4	4	4	3	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	145	0	23	139	6	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1922	CLE	P	25	4	19	2	1
1923	CLE	P	38	8	42	1	1
1924	CLE	P	10	2	14	1	0
1925	CLE	P	13	1	13	1	0
1925	CHA	P	9	1	16	0	0
1926	CHA	P	32	6	31	0	0
1928	CIN	P	18	1	4	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	145

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Mississippi College	Clinton	MS	1919, 1920, 1921, 1922

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Frequently Asked Questions about James Edwards

What years did James Edwards play?: James Edwards played in Major League Baseball from 1922 to 1928.
Was James Edwards a pitcher?: Yes. James Edwards pitched in the major leagues, recording 26 wins and 211 strikeouts.
How many home runs did James Edwards hit?: James Edwards hit 0 career home runs with 24 hits.