Ed Stone

Right Fielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Ed Stone was a right fielder who played in Major League Baseball for 7 teams, including the Philadelphia Bacharach Giants. In 396 career games, he hit .312 with 458 hits, 28 home runs, and 259 RBI. Ed Stone was a 3-time All-Star. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 5,019.

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

AVG .312
HR 28
RBI 259
H 458
OPS .855
PIV 5,019
Position
Right Fielder
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 195 lb
Born
8/21/1909 in Black Cat, DE, USA
Died
3/20/1983 in Bronx, NY, USA
Awards
3× All-Star

Full name: Edward Daniel Stone

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Ed Stone — Batting
PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1704.0 1510.0 314.0 495.0 65.0 38.0 50.0 179.0 178.0 15.0 21.0 .328 .400 .521 .921

Career Batting Statistics

Ed Stone — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
396 1,470 275 458 69 36 28 259 22 183 11 .312 .390 .465 .855 5,019

Career AVG .312 vs. league average .268 across their career seasons — +16.1% above league average.

Career OBP .390 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — +16.3% above league average.

Career SLG .465 vs. league average .378 across their career seasons — +23.0% above league average.

Career OPS .855 vs. league average .713 across their career seasons — +19.8% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Ed Stone 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
1934 PBG NN2 16 57 8 17 3 1 0 4 0 6 1 .298 .278 (+7%) .340 (+10%) .392 (-2%) .733 (+4%) 49.3
1935 BE NN2 49 173 29 56 7 3 2 37 5 25 0 .324 .279 (+16%) .342 (+19%) .399 (+9%) .742 (+14%) 492.7
1936 NE NN2 32 117 20 35 7 5 4 21 0 18 0 .299 .283 (+5%) .349 (+12%) .404 (+35%) .753 (+25%) 491.5
1936 PC NN2 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 — — — — 491.5
1937 NE NN2 30 117 29 33 6 2 3 23 2 11 0 .282 .276 (+2%) .342 (avg) .398 (+12%) .740 (+6%) 112.0
1938 NE NN2 28 97 21 34 6 3 4 19 2 13 0 .351 .272 (+28%) .341 (+25%) .392 (+52%) .734 (+40%) 650.2
1939 NE NN2 36 135 36 48 7 2 7 31 3 13 2 .356 .274 (+30%) .342 (+24%) .393 (+51%) .735 (+38%) 898.8
1940 NE NN2 39 135 24 37 5 4 2 23 2 23 1 .274 .267 (+3%) .335 (+13%) .387 (+7%) .722 (+10%) 271.8
1942 NE NN2 54 202 36 54 10 4 6 37 1 30 2 .267 .253 (+6%) .323 (+12%) .349 (+27%) .672 (+20%) 681.1
1942 HG NN2 2 8 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 — — — — 681.1
1943 NBY NN2 3 11 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 .182 — — — — 0.0
1943 NE NN2 12 40 7 11 1 1 0 4 4 8 0 .275 — — — — 0.0
1944 PS NN2 49 196 41 68 9 6 0 31 0 19 4 .347 .261 (+33%) .325 (+24%) .357 (+27%) .683 (+26%) 831.0
1945 PS NN2 44 174 23 58 7 5 0 26 3 14 1 .333 .260 (+28%) .328 (+17%) .354 (+21%) .683 (+20%) 541.0
1946 PS NN2 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 396 1,470 275 458 69 36 28 259 22 183 11 .312 — — — — 6,192

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

Ed Stone — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
4 13 3 3 0 0 2 2 3 0 .231

Playoff Batting by Year

Ed Stone — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1939 NLP1 NE 4 13 3 3 0 0 2 2 3 0 .231

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Ed Stone — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2107101552222172.313
Away1776541232221865.339

Last 10 Games — Batting

Ed Stone — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1945-08-30 PH5NW2W 511000000
1945-08-26 PH5BLGW 311000000
1945-08-26 PH5BLGL 302000100
1945-08-19 PH5NW2L 401000000
1945-08-18 PH5BLGL 513100000
1945-08-11 PH5HOMW 502000001
1945-08-05 PH5NY5L 412000000
1945-08-04 PH5NY5L 300000010
1945-08-02 PH5BLGW 301010010
1945-07-26 PH5HOMW 302000010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Ed Stone — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1 1 6 0 0 1
2B 2 1 3 4 0 1
3B 23 15 11 35 5 2
OF 382 374 573 38 27 4
SS 1 0 0 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ed Stone — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1934 PBG OF 16 16 31 3 2 1
1935 BE OF 47 46 75 4 6 0
1936 NE OF 32 32 61 4 5 0
1936 PC OF 1 1 1 0 0 0
1937 NE OF 30 30 44 3 1 0
1938 NE OF 28 28 52 1 4 0
1939 NE 2B 1 1 3 4 0 1
1939 NE 3B 5 4 4 11 1 0
1939 NE OF 31 31 52 3 1 0
1940 NE OF 39 39 50 2 1 0
1942 NE 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1942 NE 3B 2 2 0 2 1 0
1942 NE OF 51 50 80 7 2 2
1942 NE SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
1942 HG OF 2 2 2 0 0 0
1943 NBY OF 3 3 8 0 0 0
1943 NE 1B 1 1 6 0 0 1
1943 NE OF 12 11 9 2 1 1
1944 PS 3B 5 2 3 8 0 2
1944 PS OF 50 47 60 6 4 0
1945 PS 3B 11 7 4 14 3 0
1945 PS OF 39 37 47 3 0 0
1946 PS OF 1 1 1 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Ed Stone Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
First Base 1
Second Base 2
Third Base 23
Shortstop 1
Left Field 33
Center Field 18
Right Field 331

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    .321 avg, 27 HR
  3. 97
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    .321 avg, 26 HR
  4. 95
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  5. 92
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  6. 86
    Earl Webb
    .306 avg, 56 HR

Ed Stone: the record in brief

The season rows for Ed Stone begin in 1934. Club by club, the record runs the Philadelphia Bacharach Giants (1934), the Brooklyn Eagles (1935), the Newark Eagles (1936 through 1943), the Pittsburgh Crawfords (1936), the Homestead Grays (1942), the New York Black Yankees (1943), and the Philadelphia Stars (1944 through 1946). Listed as a right fielder, Stone threw right-handed and batted left-handed. Height and weight on file: 195 pounds on a 6-foot-0 frame. The birth record reads August 21, 1909, in Black Cat, DE, USA. Stone died on March 20, 1983, in Bronx, NY, USA. On the record, Ed Stone was born Edward Daniel Stone.

Stone collected 458 hits in 1,470 at bats across 396 games, good for a .312 batting average; the totals also include 28 homers, 259 runs batted in, and 22 stolen bases. Stone got on base at a .390 rate and slugged .465 (.855 OPS). Set against a .268 league average for the same years, Stone's .312 average sits 16.1% above it.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ed Stone

Was Ed Stone a pitcher?
No. Ed Stone was a position player (Right Fielder).
How many home runs did Ed Stone hit?
Ed Stone hit 28 career home runs with 458 hits.
What was Ed Stone's career batting average?
Ed Stone batted .312 over his career, with 458 hits in 1,470 at bats.
How many RBI did Ed Stone have?
Ed Stone drove in 259 runs in his career.
Is Ed Stone in the Hall of Fame?
No. Ed Stone has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
What teams did Ed Stone play for?
Ed Stone played for the Philadelphia Bacharach Giants, the Brooklyn Eagles, the Newark Eagles, the Pittsburgh Crawfords, the Homestead Grays, and the New York Black Yankees, among 7 clubs in all.