Jim Edmonds was born on Saturday, June 27, 1970, in Fullerton, California. Edmonds was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 9, 1993, with the California Angels. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Jim Edmonds baseball stats page.
"Offensively and defensively, he's (Jim Edmonds) a great, great player. He amazes me every day. You talk about players, he's a player. It's not just the numbers that you put up. It's on both sides of the ball. It's understanding the game. He's as good as it gets." - Rolen, Scott. Leach, Matthew. MLB Analyst. 3 November 2004.
Jim EdmondsJim Edmonds Autograph on a 1996 Leaf Baseball Card (Silver) |
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Jim EdmondsJim Edmonds Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Jim EdmondsJim Edmonds Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1993 | 23 | Angels | 18 | 61 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .246 | .270 | .344 |
1994 | 24 | Angels | 94 | 289 | 35 | 79 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 30 | 3 | 72 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .273 | .343 | .377 |
1995 | 25 | Angels | 141 | 558 | 120 | 162 | 30 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 107 | 51 | 4 | 130 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | .290 | .352 | .536 |
1996 | 26 | Angels | 114 | 431 | 73 | 131 | 28 | 3 | 27 | 1 | 66 | 46 | 2 | 101 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | .304 | .375 | .571 |
1997 | 27 | Angels | 133 | 502 | 82 | 146 | 27 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 80 | 60 | 5 | 80 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | .291 | .368 | .500 |
1998 | 28 | Angels | 154 | 599 | 115 | 184 | 42 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 91 | 57 | 7 | 114 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .307 | .368 | .506 |
1999 | 29 | Angels | 55 | 204 | 34 | 51 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 28 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .339 | .426 |
2000 | 30 | Cardinals | 152 | 525 | 129 | 155 | 25 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 108 | 103 | 3 | 167 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | .295 | .411 | .583 |
2001 | 31 | Cardinals | 150 | 500 | 95 | 152 | 38 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 110 | 93 | 12 | 136 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 8 | .304 | .410 | .564 |
2002 | 32 | Cardinals | 144 | 476 | 96 | 148 | 31 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 83 | 86 | 14 | 134 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 9 | .311 | .420 | .561 |
2003 | 33 | Cardinals | 137 | 447 | 89 | 123 | 32 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 89 | 77 | 6 | 127 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | .275 | .385 | .617 |
2004 | 34 | Cardinals | 153 | 498 | 102 | 150 | 38 | 3 | 42 | 1 | 111 | 101 | 12 | 150 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | .301 | .418 | .643 |
2005 | 35 | Cardinals | 142 | 467 | 88 | 123 | 37 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 89 | 91 | 10 | 139 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | .263 | .385 | .533 |
2006 | 36 | Cardinals | 110 | 350 | 52 | 90 | 18 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 70 | 53 | 7 | 101 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | .257 | .350 | .471 |
2007 | 37 | Cardinals | 117 | 365 | 39 | 92 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 53 | 41 | 2 | 75 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | .252 | .325 | .403 |
2008 | 38 | Padres | 26 | 90 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .178 | .265 | .233 |
2008 | 38 | Cubs | 85 | 250 | 47 | 64 | 17 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 49 | 45 | 2 | 58 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .256 | .369 | .568 |
2010 | 40 | Brewers | 73 | 217 | 38 | 62 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 21 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .286 | .350 | .493 |
2010 | 40 | Reds | 13 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .207 | .281 | .586 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
17 Years | 2,011 | 6,858 | 1,251 | 1,949 | 437 | 25 | 393 | 7 | 1,199 | 998 | 91 | 1,729 | 10 | 65 | 49 | 122 | .284 | .376 | .527 |
Jim EdmondsJim Edmonds Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1993 Angels | CF | 1 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.00 |
1993 Angels | CF | 1 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.00 |
1993 Angels | LF | 1 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.00 |
1993 Angels | LF | 1 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.00 |
1993 Angels | RF | 15 | 14 | 348 | 41 | 2.7 | 40 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 3.10 |
1994 Angels | 1B | 22 | 18 | 486 | 167 | 7.6 | 167 | 156 | 11 | 0 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.28 |
1994 Angels | CF | 5 | 3 | 81 | 13 | 2.6 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.33 |
1994 Angels | CF | 5 | 3 | 81 | 13 | 2.6 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.33 |
1994 Angels | LF | 59 | 36 | 1,035 | 96 | 1.6 | 94 | 90 | 4 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 2.45 |
1994 Angels | RF | 19 | 15 | 414 | 47 | 2.5 | 46 | 41 | 5 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 3.00 |
1994 Angels | RF | 19 | 15 | 414 | 48 | 2.5 | 47 | 42 | 5 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 3.07 |
1995 Angels | CF | 139 | 136 | 3,570 | 411 | 3.0 | 410 | 402 | 8 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .998 | 3.10 |
1996 Angels | CF | 111 | 105 | 2,763 | 287 | 2.6 | 286 | 280 | 6 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .997 | 2.79 |
1997 Angels | 1B | 11 | 10 | 252 | 91 | 8.3 | 91 | 84 | 7 | 0 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.75 |
1997 Angels | CF | 115 | 111 | 2,901 | 327 | 2.8 | 322 | 313 | 9 | 5 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 3.00 |
1998 Angels | CF | 153 | 150 | 3,936 | 404 | 2.6 | 399 | 389 | 10 | 5 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 2.74 |
1999 Angels | 1B | 2 | 2 | 54 | 20 | 10.0 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 10.00 |
1999 Angels | CF | 42 | 42 | 1,127 | 124 | 3.0 | 123 | 119 | 4 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 2.95 |
2000 Cardinals | 1B | 6 | 6 | 126 | 44 | 7.3 | 44 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.43 |
2000 Cardinals | CF | 146 | 138 | 3,632 | 364 | 2.5 | 360 | 351 | 9 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 2.68 |
2001 Cardinals | 1B | 2 | 2 | 42 | 16 | 8.0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 10.29 |
2001 Cardinals | CF | 147 | 140 | 3,644 | 329 | 2.2 | 323 | 311 | 12 | 6 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 2.39 |
2002 Cardinals | CF | 139 | 132 | 3,480 | 363 | 2.6 | 358 | 347 | 11 | 5 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 2.78 |
2003 Cardinals | CF | 128 | 118 | 3,052 | 351 | 2.7 | 346 | 334 | 12 | 5 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 3.06 |
2003 Cardinals | LF | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.50 |
2004 Cardinals | 1B | 1 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 10.00 |
2004 Cardinals | CF | 146 | 141 | 3,725 | 329 | 2.3 | 325 | 314 | 11 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 2.36 |
2005 Cardinals | CF | 139 | 132 | 3,459 | 325 | 2.3 | 323 | 318 | 5 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 2.52 |
2006 Cardinals | 1B | 6 | 4 | 123 | 45 | 7.5 | 45 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.88 |
2006 Cardinals | CF | 99 | 92 | 2,376 | 230 | 2.3 | 227 | 223 | 4 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 2.58 |
2007 Cardinals | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
2007 Cardinals | CF | 103 | 99 | 2,484 | 257 | 2.5 | 252 | 244 | 8 | 5 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 2.74 |
2008 Padres | CF | 26 | 24 | 636 | 65 | 2.5 | 64 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 2.72 |
2008 Cubs | CF | 77 | 75 | 1,884 | 184 | 2.4 | 179 | 179 | 0 | 5 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 2.57 |
2010 Brewers | 1B | 3 | 1 | 39 | 13 | 4.3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
2010 Brewers | CF | 47 | 43 | 1,083 | 134 | 2.9 | 133 | 128 | 5 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 3.32 |
2010 Brewers | RF | 13 | 7 | 234 | 19 | 1.5 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.19 |
2010 Reds | 1B | 3 | 2 | 54 | 17 | 5.7 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 8.50 |
2010 Reds | CF | 5 | 4 | 78 | 7 | 1.4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.42 |
2010 Reds | LF | 1 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
2010 Reds | RF | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
CF Totals | 1,774 | 1,690 | 44,046 | 4,527 | 2.6 | 4,473 | 4,358 | 115 | 54 | 32 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 2.74 | |
RF Totals | 67 | 51 | 1,419 | 156 | 2.3 | 153 | 139 | 14 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 2.91 | |
LF Totals | 63 | 39 | 1,134 | 107 | 1.7 | 105 | 99 | 6 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 2.50 | |
1B Totals | 57 | 46 | 1,203 | 423 | 7.4 | 423 | 394 | 29 | 0 | 35 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.49 | |
17 Years | 1,961 | 1,826 | 47,802 | 5,213 | 2.7 | 5,154 | 4,990 | 164 | 59 | 70 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 2.91 |
Jim EdmondsJim Edmonds Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1993 Angels | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 15.3 | - | - | - |
1994 Angels | 4 | 2 | .667 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 57.8 | 4.0 | 7.8 | - | - | - |
1995 Angels | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16.9 | 4.3 | 5.2 | - | - | - |
1996 Angels | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16.0 | 4.3 | 6.5 | - | - | - |
1997 Angels | 5 | 7 | .417 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 19.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | - | - | - |
1998 Angels | 7 | 5 | .583 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 5.3 | 6.6 | - | - | - |
1999 Angels | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 40.8 | 4.5 | 8.9 | - | - | - |
2000 Cardinals | 10 | 3 | .769 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 | 3.1 | 4.9 | - | - | - |
2001 Cardinals | 5 | 5 | .500 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16.7 | 3.7 | 4.5 | - | - | - |
2002 Cardinals | 4 | 3 | .571 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 3.6 | 5.7 | - | - | - |
2003 Cardinals | 1 | 3 | .250 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 11.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 | - | - | - |
2004 Cardinals | 8 | 3 | .727 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11.9 | 3.3 | 4.5 | - | - | - |
2005 Cardinals | 5 | 5 | .500 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 16.1 | 3.4 | 5.2 | - | - | - |
2006 Cardinals | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 18.4 | 3.5 | 5.0 | - | - | - |
2007 Cardinals | 0 | 2 | .000 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 30.4 | 4.9 | 6.9 | - | - | - |
2008 Padres | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90.0 | 3.8 | 15.0 | - | - | - |
2008 Cubs | 0 | 1 | .000 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 13.2 | 4.3 | 5.1 | - | - | - |
2010 Brewers | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 27.1 | 4.1 | 10.9 | - | - | - |
2010 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9.7 | 4.1 | 9.7 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
17 Years | 67 | 50 | .573 | 124 | 6 | 21 | 17.5 | 4.0 | 5.7 | - | - | - |
Jim EdmondsJim Edmonds Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1993 California Angels | 25 | $109,000.00 | - | - |
1994 California Angels | 25 | $117,500.00 | - | n/a |
1995 California Angels | 25 | $167,500.00 | Stats | - |
1996 California Angels | 25 | $625,000.00 | - | - |
1997 Anaheim Angels | 25 | $2,025,000.00 | - | - |
1998 Anaheim Angels | 25 | $3,175,000.00 | - | - |
1999 Anaheim Angels | 25 | $3,550,000.00 | - | - |
2000 St. Louis Cardinals | 15 | $4,500,000.00 | Stats | - |
2001 St. Louis Cardinals | 15 | $6,333,333.00 | - | - |
2002 St. Louis Cardinals | 15 | $7,333,333.00 | - | - |
2003 St. Louis Cardinals | 15 | $8,333,333.00 | Stats | - |
2004 St. Louis Cardinals | 15 | $9,333,333.00 | - | Stats |
2005 St. Louis Cardinals | 15 | $10,333,333.00 | Stats | - |
2006 St. Louis Cardinals | 15 | $11,979,548.00 | - | Stats |
2007 St. Louis Cardinals | 15 | $9,562,540.00 | - | - |
2008 San Diego Padres | 15 | $8,000,000.00 | - | - |
2008 Chicago Cubs | 15 | " " | - | - |
2010 Milwaukee Brewers | 15 | $850,000.00 | - | - |
2010 Cincinnati Reds | 15 | " " | - | - |
Jim Edmonds Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Did you know that Jim Edmonds was ranked #12 by ESPN Analyst Rob Neyer in his list of the Top 100 Players of the Decade? The entry reads as follows: "Jim Edmonds, No. 12? Really? Yeah, really. A player who can hit and play Gold Glove-quality center field is immensely valuable … and yet so often undervalued. Just ask Dale Murphy." Join Baseball Almanac as we take a look at some additional numbers of interest as they relate to one of the best defensive centerfielders ever:
1 - Jim Edmonds "only" won one Silver Slugger Award (in 2004), but he was a consistent slugger finishing his career with eleven 20-home run seasons, five 30-home run seasons and two 40-home run seasons.
2.5 - Jim Edmonds appeared on the National Baseball Hall of Fame ballot in 2016, but only received 2.5% of the votes (11 out of 440), removing him from future ballots (at least 5% of the writers must select the player to remain on the following ballot).
8 - Jim Edmonds won eight Gold Glove Awards in the outfield and when he retired, the only outfielders with nine or more were Roberto Clemente (12), Willie Mays (10), Ken Griffey, Jr. (10) and Al Kaline (10).
12 - Jim Edmonds finished twelfth in the Top 100 Players of the Decade, those ahead of him were 11. Scott Rolen, 10. Johan Santana, 9. Roy Halladay, 8. Todd Helton, 7. Chipper Jones, 6. Carlos Beltran, 5. Ichiro Suzuki, 4. Derek Jeter, 3. Barry Bonds, 2. Alex Rodriguez, 1. Albert Pujols.
42 - Jim Edmonds hit forty-two home runs with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2000 - the most in franchise history, during a single season, by a Cardinals outfielder.
372 - Jim Edmonds hit three-hundred ninety-three home runs during his career; three-hundred seventy-two as a centerfielder (8 were at first, 6 at left field, 4 as a pinch hitter, 2 as a right fielder, 1 as a designated hitter). The only Hall of Fame Center Fielders with more homers, Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle, Andre Dawson, and Duke Snider.
The St. Louis Cardinals fans inducted Jim Edmonds (and Willie McGee) into the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame in 2014, one of twenty-six enshrined in the Red Birds Hall of Fame at the time: Jim Bottomley, Ken Boyer, Lou Brock, Jack Buck, August A. "Gussie" Busch, Jr., Dizzy Dean, Frankie Frisch, Bob Gibson, Chick Hafey, Jesse Haines, Whitey Herzog, Rogers Hornsby, Tony La Russa, Marty Marion, Joe Medwick, Johnny Mize, Stan Musial, Branch Rickey, Red Schoendienst, Mike Shannon, Enos Slaughter, Ozzie Smith, Billy Southworth and Bruce Sutter.
Jim Edmonds Catching Collage | Photoshop by Baseball Almanac, Inc.
Major League Baseball Network has a network show called Prime Nine that rates the top nine players and/or events for different categories and they selected the best nine centerfielders ever in this order: 9. Kirby Puckett, 8. Jim Edmonds, 7. Duke Snider, 6. Ken Griffey, Jr., 5. Joe DiMaggio, 4. Tris Speaker, 3. Mickey Mantle, 2. Ty Cobb, 1. Willie Mays. Jimmy Baseball was described by Fox Sports ('Best Center Fielders Ever', Link) with "May be the best defensive center fielder of all-time, with apologies to Willie Mays. He made more wall-climbing catches than anybody in history. When he robbed Cincinnati's Adam Dunn of home runs three times in one season, Dunn said, 'I'm never hitting the ball to center field again when he's out there. Edmonds won eight Gold Gloves over a nine-year period and hit .284 for his career."