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Eddie Yost

Eddie Yost

1944–1962  ·  Bats R  ·  Throws R  ·  5'10", 170 lb  ·  b. 1926 Brooklyn, NY

Career 2,109 G · 1,863 H · 139 HR · 683 RBI · .254 AVG

Seasons leading his league
10
5 best in baseball 5 league only
24 Top-5 finishes
7 Title seasons
4 Categories led
1959 Best season

Spanning 1950–1960, peaking at 3 titles in 1959.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 162nd League titles 10
  • 163rd Best in baseball 5
  • 409th Top-5 finishes 24

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Walks 6 1st 2 yrs (1952–1953) 1952 129 1953 123 1956 151 1959 135 1960 125 1950 AL 141 1951 #2 1954 #2 1955 #3
On-Base Percentage 2 1st 2 yrs (1959–1960) 1959 AL .435 1960 AL .414 1950 #2
Doubles 1 1st — 1951 AL 36
Runs 1 1st — 1959 AL 115 1951 #3 1953 #2
Triples — #3 — 1948 #3

Title Seasons

7 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1960 2 OBP .414 BB 125
1959 3 R 115 OBP .435 BB 135
1956 1 BB 151
1953 1 BB 123
1952 1 BB 129
1951 1 2B 36
1950 1 BB 141

Batting

18 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1944 WS1 AL 7 14 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .143 .200 .143 .343
1946 WS1 AL 8 25 2 2 1 0 0 1 5 5 2 .080 .233 .120 .353
1947 WS1 AL 115 428 52 102 17 3 0 14 45 57 3 .238 .314 .292 .606
1948 WS1 AL 145 555 74 138 32 11 2 50 82 51 4 .249 .350 .357 .706
1949 WS1 AL 124 435 57 110 19 7 9 45 91 41 3 .253 .383 .391 .774
1950 WS1 AL 155 573 114 169 26 2 11 58 141 63 6 .295 .440 .405 .845
1951 WS1 AL 154 568 109 161 36 4 12 65 126 55 6 .284 .423 .424 .847
1952 WS1 AL 157 587 92 137 32 3 12 49 129 73 4 .233 .379 .360 .738
1953 WS1 AL 152 577 107 157 30 7 9 45 123 59 7 .272 .403 .395 .799
1954 WS1 AL 155 539 101 138 26 4 11 47 131 71 7 .256 .405 .380 .786
1955 WS1 AL 122 375 64 91 17 5 7 48 95 54 4 .243 .407 .371 .778
1956 WS1 AL 152 515 94 119 17 2 11 53 151 82 8 .231 .412 .336 .748
1957 WS1 AL 110 414 47 104 13 5 9 38 73 49 1 .251 .370 .372 .742
1958 WS1 AL 134 406 55 91 16 0 8 37 81 43 3 .224 .361 .323 .683
1959 DET AL 148 521 115 145 19 0 21 61 135 77 9 .278 .435 .436 .871
1960 DET AL 143 497 78 129 23 2 14 47 125 69 5 .260 .414 .398 .812
1961 LAA AL 76 213 29 43 4 0 3 15 50 48 0 .202 .359 .263 .621
1962 LAA AL 52 104 22 25 9 1 0 10 30 21 0 .240 .412 .346 .758
Career — — 2,109 7,346 1,215 1,863 337 56 139 683 1,614 920 72 .254 .394 .372 .766

Fielding by Position

Pos GPOAEDPFLD%
3B 2,008 2,356 3,659 270 345 .957
OF 15 25 0 0 0 1.000
1B 9 52 2 0 4 1.000
SS 2 3 1 1 0 .800
2B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000