Ed Brinkman was born on Monday, December 8, 1941, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Brinkman was 19 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 6, 1961, with the Washington Senators. 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 Ed Brinkman baseball stats page.
"A contending club could carry (Eddie) Brinkman for his glove and never worry about his bat." - Washington Senators Manager Sam Mele
Ed Brinkman![]() Ed Brinkman Autograph on a 1969 Topps Baseball Card (#153 | Checklist) |
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Ed BrinkmanEd Brinkman 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 | ||
Ed BrinkmanEd Brinkman 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 |
| 1961 | 20 | Senators | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .167 | .091 |
| 1962 | 21 | Senators | 54 | 133 | 8 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .165 | .228 | .233 |
| 1963 | 22 | Senators | 145 | 514 | 44 | 117 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 45 | 31 | 4 | 86 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | .228 | .276 | .319 |
| 1964 | 23 | Senators | 132 | 447 | 54 | 100 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 34 | 26 | 1 | 99 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | .224 | .271 | .336 |
| 1965 | 24 | Senators | 154 | 444 | 35 | 82 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 38 | 7 | 82 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | .185 | .251 | .257 |
| 1966 | 25 | Senators | 158 | 582 | 42 | 133 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 29 | 4 | 105 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 17 | .229 | .263 | .326 |
| 1967 | 26 | Senators | 109 | 320 | 21 | 60 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 24 | 1 | 58 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | .188 | .252 | .238 |
| 1968 | 27 | Senators | 77 | 193 | 12 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .187 | .259 | .202 |
| 1969 | 28 | Senators | 151 | 576 | 71 | 153 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 50 | 3 | 42 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 23 | .266 | .328 | .325 |
| 1970 | 29 | Senators | 158 | 625 | 63 | 164 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 60 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | .262 | .330 | .301 |
| 1971 | 30 | Tigers | 159 | 527 | 40 | 120 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 44 | 7 | 54 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 14 | .228 | .293 | .275 |
| 1972 | 31 | Tigers | 156 | 516 | 42 | 105 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 49 | 38 | 9 | 51 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 14 | .203 | .259 | .279 |
| 1973 | 32 | Tigers | 162 | 515 | 55 | 122 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 40 | 34 | 1 | 79 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 22 | .237 | .284 | .324 |
| 1974 | 33 | Tigers | 153 | 502 | 55 | 111 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 54 | 29 | 0 | 71 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 12 | .221 | .266 | .347 |
| 1975 | 34 | Cardinals | 28 | 75 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .240 | .306 | .333 |
| 1975 | 34 | Rangers | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1975 | 34 | Yankees | 44 | 63 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .175 | .224 | .270 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 15 Years | 1,845 | 6,045 | 550 | 1,355 | 201 | 38 | 60 | 0 | 461 | 444 | 44 | 845 | 71 | 40 | 40 | 162 | .224 | .280 | .300 | ||
Ed BrinkmanEd Brinkman Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1961 Senators | 3B | 3 | 3 | 76 | 9 | 3.0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .889 | 2.84 |
| 1962 Senators | 3B | 10 | 8 | 243 | 22 | 2.2 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.44 |
| 1962 Senators | SS | 38 | 31 | 842 | 154 | 4.1 | 145 | 64 | 81 | 9 | 20 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .942 | 4.65 |
| 1963 Senators | SS | 143 | 143 | 3,787 | 740 | 5.2 | 703 | 241 | 462 | 37 | 97 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 5.01 |
| 1964 Senators | SS | 125 | 119 | 3,184 | 617 | 4.9 | 598 | 234 | 364 | 19 | 75 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 5.07 |
| 1965 Senators | SS | 150 | 131 | 3,532 | 686 | 4.6 | 661 | 292 | 369 | 25 | 76 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 5.05 |
| 1966 Senators | SS | 158 | 157 | 4,145 | 792 | 5.0 | 764 | 263 | 501 | 28 | 83 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 4.98 |
| 1967 Senators | SS | 109 | 95 | 2,602 | 479 | 4.4 | 469 | 160 | 309 | 10 | 54 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 4.87 |
| 1968 Senators | 2B | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .500 | 3.00 |
| 1968 Senators | LF | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1968 Senators | SS | 74 | 66 | 1,673 | 304 | 4.1 | 294 | 97 | 197 | 10 | 28 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 4.74 |
| 1969 Senators | SS | 150 | 149 | 3,919 | 778 | 5.2 | 759 | 248 | 511 | 19 | 92 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 5.23 |
| 1970 Senators | SS | 157 | 157 | 4,201 | 893 | 5.7 | 870 | 301 | 569 | 23 | 103 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 5.59 |
| 1971 Tigers | SS | 159 | 158 | 4,187 | 763 | 4.8 | 748 | 235 | 513 | 15 | 91 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 4.82 |
| 1972 Tigers | SS | 156 | 156 | 4,111 | 735 | 4.7 | 728 | 233 | 495 | 7 | 81 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 4.78 |
| 1973 Tigers | SS | 162 | 159 | 4,172 | 753 | 4.6 | 729 | 249 | 480 | 24 | 89 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 4.72 |
| 1974 Tigers | 3B | 2 | 2 | 45 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.20 |
| 1974 Tigers | SS | 151 | 151 | 3,930 | 751 | 5.0 | 730 | 237 | 493 | 21 | 88 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 5.02 |
| 1975 Cardinals | SS | 24 | 24 | 589 | 115 | 4.8 | 109 | 40 | 69 | 6 | 15 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .948 | 5.00 |
| 1975 Rangers | 3B | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.80 |
| 1975 Yankees | 2B | 3 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.18 |
| 1975 Yankees | 3B | 3 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.08 |
| 1975 Yankees | SS | 39 | 19 | 547 | 89 | 2.3 | 83 | 30 | 53 | 6 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .933 | 4.10 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| SS Totals | 1,795 | 1,715 | 45,421 | 8,649 | 4.8 | 8,390 | 2,924 | 5,466 | 259 | 1,005 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 4.99 | |
| 3B Totals | 19 | 13 | 418 | 42 | 2.2 | 41 | 12 | 29 | 1 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 2.65 | |
| 2B Totals | 5 | 0 | 43 | 6 | 1.2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .833 | 3.14 | |
| LF Totals | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
| 15 Years | 1,820 | 1,728 | 45,888 | 8,697 | 4.8 | 8,436 | 2,936 | 5,500 | 261 | 1,009 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 4.96 | |
Ed BrinkmanEd Brinkman 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 |
| 1961 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 11.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1962 Senators | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 8 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.8 | 33.3 | - | - | - |
| 1963 Senators | 5 | 3 | .625 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 73.4 | 6.0 | 11.4 | - | - | - |
| 1964 Senators | 2 | 2 | .500 | 8 | 3 | n/a | 55.9 | 4.5 | 13.1 | - | - | - |
| 1965 Senators | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3 | 6 | n/a | 88.8 | 5.4 | 12.7 | - | - | - |
| 1966 Senators | 7 | 9 | .438 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 83.1 | 5.5 | 12.1 | - | - | - |
| 1967 Senators | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 320.0 | 5.5 | 17.8 | - | - | - |
| 1968 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 2 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.2 | 32.2 | - | - | - |
| 1969 Senators | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 288.0 | 13.7 | 13.4 | - | - | - |
| 1970 Senators | 8 | 9 | .471 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 625.0 | 15.2 | 15.6 | - | - | - |
| 1971 Tigers | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 527.0 | 9.8 | 14.2 | - | - | - |
| 1972 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 86.0 | 10.1 | 10.5 | - | - | - |
| 1973 Tigers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73.6 | 6.5 | 12.9 | - | - | - |
| 1974 Tigers | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.9 | 7.1 | 9.3 | - | - | - |
| 1975 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 75.0 | 7.5 | 12.5 | - | - | - |
| 1975 Rangers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1975 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 10.5 | 31.5 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 15 Years | 30 | 35 | .462 | 22 | 21 | 0 | 100.8 | 7.2 | 13.1 | - | - | - |
Ed BrinkmanEd Brinkman Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1961 Washington Senators | 2 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1962 Washington Senators | 38 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1963 Washington Senators | 11 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1964 Washington Senators | 11 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1965 Washington Senators | 11 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1966 Washington Senators | 11 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1967 Washington Senators | 11 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1968 Washington Senators | 11 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1969 Washington Senators | 11 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1970 Washington Senators | 11 | $30,000.00 | - | - |
| 1971 Detroit Tigers | 8 | $40,000.00 | - | - |
| 1972 Detroit Tigers | 8 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1973 Detroit Tigers | 8 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
| 1974 Detroit Tigers | 8 | $60,000.00 | - | - |
| 1975 St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1975 Texas Rangers | 3 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1975 New York Yankees | 20 | Undetermined | - | - |
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