Ed Summers Stats

Ed Summers was born on Friday, December 5, 1884, in Ladoga, Indiana. Summers was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 16, 1908, with the Detroit Tigers. 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 Summers baseball stats page.

Baseball Almanac Top Quote

"(Ed) Summers saw (Eddie) Cicotte throwing the pitch (knuckleball) and, using his influence, invented the fingertip version that is still common today." - Kirk Robinson in Steve Sparks to the Rescue (September 1, 2000)

Ed Summers



CareerCollegeAll-StarWild CardDivisionLCSWorld SeriesManagerTradesAwardsVideosCardsmlb   espn
Birth Name:   Oren Edgar Summers
Nickname:   Ed or Kickapoo Ed
Born On:   12-05-1884  (Sagittarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Ladoga, Indiana
Year of Death Data Died On:   05-12-1953 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Indianapolis, Indiana
Cemetery:   Ladoga Cemetery, Ladoga, Indiana
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Both   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   04-16-1908 (Age 23)
Last Game:   06-01-1912
Draft:   Not Applicable

Ed Summers

Ed Summers Pitching Stats

1908 24 Tigers 40 32 8 24 12 .667 1.64 23 5 1 301.0 1,195 271 55 112 3 55 - 103 5 20 1 -
1909 25 Tigers 35 32 3 19 9 .679 2.24 24 3 1 281.2 1,132 243 70 91 4 52 - 107 5 10 1 -
1910 26 Tigers 30 25 2 13 12 .520 2.53 18 1 0 220.1 895 211 62 83 8 60 - 82 2 5 0 -
1911 27 Tigers 30 20 9 11 11 .500 3.66 13 0 1 179.1 751 189 73 108 3 51 - 65 3 11 0 -
1912 28 Tigers 3 3 0 1 1 .500 4.86 1 0 0 16.2 67 16 9 10 1 3 - 5 0 0 0 0
5 Years 138 112 22 68 45 .602 2.42 79 9 3 999.0 4,040 930 269 404 19 221 - 362 15 46 2 0

Ed Summers

Ed Summers Hitting Stats

1908 24 Tigers 40 113 6 14 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 - 4 - 0 - .124 .124 .142
1909 25 Tigers 35 94 4 10 1 0 0 0 3 4 - - 3 - 0 - .106 .143 .117
1910 26 Tigers 30 76 4 14 1 0 2 0 7 1 - - 4 - 0 - .184 .195 .276
1911 27 Tigers 30 63 4 16 2 0 0 0 3 3 - - 3 - 0 - .254 .288 .286
1912 28 Tigers 3 6 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 - .500 .500 .500
5 Years 138 352 19 57 6 0 2 0 18 8 0 - 14 0 0 - .162 .181 .196

Ed Summers

Ed Summers Fielding Stats

1908 Tigers P 40 32 903 117 2.9 110 20 90 7 2 n/a n/a n/a .940 3.29
1909 Tigers P 35 32 845 106 3.0 103 14 89 3 8 n/a n/a n/a .972 3.29
1910 Tigers P 30 25 661 91 3.0 88 14 74 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .967 3.59
1911 Tigers P 30 20 538 52 1.7 51 5 46 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .981 2.56
1912 Tigers P 3 3 50 6 2.0 6 1 5 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.24
P Totals 138 112 2,997 372 2.7 358 54 304 14 12 n/a n/a n/a .962 3.23
5 Years 138 112 2,997 372 2.7 358 54 304 14 12 n/a n/a n/a .962 3.23

Ed Summers

Ed Summers Miscellaneous Stats

1908 Tigers 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 22.6 1.87 3.08 1.64
1909 Tigers 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 31.3 2.06 3.42 1.66
1910 Tigers 1 - - 0 0 n/a 38.0 0.0 10.9 1.37 3.35 2.45
1911 Tigers 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 21.0 1.27 3.26 2.56
1912 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.67 2.70 1.62
5 Years 1 0 1.000 0 0 n/a 176.0 0.0 19.6 1.64 3.26 1.99

Ed Summers

Ed Summers Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1908 Detroit Tigers n/a Undetermined n/a Stats
1909 Detroit Tigers n/a Undetermined n/a Stats
1910 Detroit Tigers n/a Undetermined n/a -
1911 Detroit Tigers n/a Undetermined n/a -
1912 Detroit Tigers n/a Undetermined n/a -

search this site site glossary Print Friendly and PDF

baseball almanac flat baseball

baseball almanac fast facts

Did you know that you can compare Ed Summers to other rookies who also had their Major League debut during the 1908 American League season?

You can follow the team links in the chart above to locate common statistics (singles), advanced statistics (WHIP Ratio & Isolated Power), and unique statistics (plate appearances & times on bases) not found on any other website.

If you find this type of "free" data useful please consider making a donation to Baseball Almanac : a privately run / non-commercial site in need of financial assistance.