Ed Goebel
Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1922)
Ed Goebel was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball in 1922 for the Washington Senators. In 37 career games, he hit .271 with 16 hits, 1 home runs, and 3 RBI.
- 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
- Position
- Outfielder
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 5'11" / 170 lb
- Died
- 8/12/1959 in Brooklyn, NY, USA
- MLB Debut
- 1922-05-03
- Last Game
- 1922-09-18
Full name: Wilbur Edwin Goebel
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 59 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 16 | .271 | .358 | .339 | .697 | -35 |
Career AVG .271 vs. league average .285 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career OBP .358 vs. league average .346 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career SLG .339 vs. league average .397 across their career seasons — 14.7% below league average.
Career OPS .697 vs. league average .743 across their career seasons — 6.2% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | WS1 | AL | 37 | 59 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 16 | .271 | .285 (-5%) | .345 (+4%) | .397 (-15%) | .743 (-6%) | -34.9 |
| Career · 1 season | 37 | 59 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 16 | .271 | — | — | — | — | -35 | ||
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
View full game log (38 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 20 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .222 |
| Away | 18 | 32 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 2 | .312 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922-09-18 | MIN | DET | L | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922-09-10 | MIN | BOS | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1922-08-29 | MIN | NYY | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922-08-25 | MIN | DET | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922-08-22 | MIN | CHW | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1922-08-18 | MIN | CLE | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1922-08-17 | MIN | SLA | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922-08-15 | MIN | SLA | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1922-08-07 | MIN | SLA | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922-08-01 | MIN | CLE | L | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Left Field | 2 |
| Center Field | 1 |
| Right Field | 13 |
Ed Goebel: the record in brief
Between the debut on May 3, 1922 and the final game on September 18, 1922, Ed Goebel built the record summarized on this page. Goebel spent the whole of the career shown here with one club, the Washington Senators. Listed as an outfielder, Goebel threw and hit right-handed. Height and weight on file: 5 feet, 11 inches and 170 pounds. The birth record reads September 1, 1898, in Brooklyn, NY, USA. The bio records the death on August 12, 1959, in Brooklyn, NY, USA. The given name on file is Wilbur Edwin Goebel.
Goebel collected 16 hits in 59 at bats across 37 games, good for a .271 batting average, adding 1 home run and 3 runs batted in. On-base and slugging figures of .358 and .339 give Goebel a career OPS of .697. Goebel hit .271 while the league hit .285 over the same span, a figure close to average. Only one season appears, 1922 for the Washington Senators, when Goebel played 37 games and went 16 for 59. That year the league hit .285, the figure in the row's Lg AVG column.
Frequently Asked Questions about Ed Goebel
- Was Ed Goebel a pitcher?
- No. Ed Goebel was a position player (Outfielder).
- How many home runs did Ed Goebel hit?
- Ed Goebel hit 1 career home runs with 16 hits.
- What was Ed Goebel's career batting average?
- Ed Goebel batted .271 over his career, with 16 hits in 59 at bats.
- How many RBI did Ed Goebel have?
- Ed Goebel drove in 3 runs in his career.
- Is Ed Goebel in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Ed Goebel has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
- What teams did Ed Goebel play for?
- Ed Goebel played for the Washington Senators.