What years did Ed Wright play?

Ed Wright played in Major League Baseball from 1945 to 1952.

Was Ed Wright a pitcher?

Yes. Ed Wright pitched in the major leagues, recording 25 wins and 93 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ed Wright hit?

Ed Wright hit 0 career home runs with 27 hits.

What was Ed Wright's career batting average?

Ed Wright batted .211 over his career, with 27 hits in 128 at bats.

How many RBI did Ed Wright have?

Ed Wright drove in 10 runs in his career.

What was Ed Wright's career ERA?

Ed Wright finished with a 4.00 career ERA, going 25-16 with 93 strikeouts.

Ed Wright

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1945-1952)

Ed Wright was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1945 to 1952 for the Boston Braves and the Philadelphia Athletics, a span of 8 seasons. Across 101 career appearances, he went 25-16 with a 4.00 ERA and 93 strikeouts. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 64.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 25–16

ERA 4.00

WHIP 1.44

SO 93

Pitcher PIV -7160.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 180 lb
Born: 5/15/1919 in Dyersburg, TN, USA
Died: 11/19/1995 in Dyersburg, TN, USA
MLB Debut: 1945-07-29
Last Game: 1952-09-04

Full name: Henderson Edward Wright

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Career Pitching Statistics

Ed Wright — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
25	16	101	39	16	3	1	398.1	412	177	30	161	93	4.00	-7160.3

Career ERA 4.00 vs. league average 3.81 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Ed Wright — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1945	BSN	NL	8	3	15	12	7	1	0	111.1	104	31	33	24	2.51	3.67 (+32%)	-906.6
1946	BSN	NL	12	9	36	21	8	2	0	176.1	164	69	71	44	3.52	3.59 (+2%)	-1446.7
1947	BSN	NL	3	3	23	6	1	0	0	64.2	80	46	35	14	6.40	3.97 (-61%)	-2937.8
1948	BSN	NL	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	4.2	9	1	2	2	1.93	—	0.0
1952	PHA	AL	2	1	24	0	0	0	1	41.1	55	30	20	9	6.53	3.70 (-76%)	-1869.2
Career · 5 seasons			25	16	101	39	16	3	1	398.1	412	177	161	93	4.00	—	-7,160

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

Ed Wright — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
101	128	15	27	8	0	0	10	0	5	12	.211	.246	.273	.520	64

Career AVG .211 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 18.7% below league average.

Career OBP .246 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — 25.9% below league average.

Career SLG .273 vs. league average .368 across their career seasons — 25.6% below league average.

Career OPS .520 vs. league average .700 across their career seasons — 25.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Ed Wright — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1945	BSN	NL	15	39	6	5	0	2	1	3	.128	—	—	—	—	0.0
1946	BSN	NL	36	59	5	18	5	6	3	3	.305	.256 (+19%)	.328 (+6%)	.358 (+9%)	.687 (+8%)	63.9
1947	BSN	NL	23	23	3	3	2	2	1	4	.130	—	—	—	—	0.0
1948	BSN	NL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1952	PHA	AL	24	7	1	1	1	0	0	2	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			101	128	15	27	8	10	5	12	.211	—	—	—	—	64

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

Ed Wright — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	52	64	7	13	0	6	.203
Away	49	64	8	14	0	4	.219

Pitching — Home / Away

Ed Wright — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	52	203.2	217	87	81	40	3.84
Away	49	193.2	195	93	79	52	4.32

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Ed Wright — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1952-09-04	PHA	NYY	—	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	1
1952-09-01	PHA	MIN	SV	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1952-08-24	PHA	CHW	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1952-08-16	PHA	MIN	—	1.0	3	3	2	2	0	0
1952-08-11	PHA	MIN	L	0.2	1	1	0	1	0	0
1952-08-07	PHA	BOS	—	1.0	3	3	3	2	0	1
1952-08-03	PHA	CLE	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1952-08-01	PHA	CLE	—	2.0	3	1	1	1	2	0
1952-07-29	PHA	DET	—	3.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
1952-07-26	PHA	CHW	—	1.0	4	3	3	1	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Ed Wright — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	101	0	19	72	2	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ed Wright — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1945	BSN	P	15	2	20	1	1
1946	BSN	P	36	12	35	1	2
1947	BSN	P	23	4	10	0	1
1948	BSN	P	3	0	1	0	0
1952	PHA	P	24	1	6	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Ed Wright — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	101

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Ed Wright: the record in brief

According to the bio, Ed Wright debuted on July 29, 1945 and played a final game on September 4, 1952. The season rows list, in order, the Boston Braves (1945 through 1948) and the Philadelphia Athletics (1952). Wright played primarily as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on May 15, 1919, in Dyersburg, TN, USA and a listed size of 6'1" and 180 pounds. The bio records the death on November 19, 1995, in Dyersburg, TN, USA. The given name on file is Henderson Edward Wright.

Wright pitched in 101 games, starting 39, and finished with a 25-16 record and 4.00 ERA. The same table counts 93 strikeouts and 16 complete games. Wright's 4.00 ERA was close to the 3.81 league figure for those seasons. No season topped the 12 wins of 1946. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.51 in 1945, when the league's was 3.67.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ed Wright

What years did Ed Wright play?: Ed Wright played in Major League Baseball from 1945 to 1952.
Was Ed Wright a pitcher?: Yes. Ed Wright pitched in the major leagues, recording 25 wins and 93 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ed Wright hit?: Ed Wright hit 0 career home runs with 27 hits.
What was Ed Wright's career batting average?: Ed Wright batted .211 over his career, with 27 hits in 128 at bats.
How many RBI did Ed Wright have?: Ed Wright drove in 10 runs in his career.
What was Ed Wright's career ERA?: Ed Wright finished with a 4.00 career ERA, going 25-16 with 93 strikeouts.