Edward
Nicholes
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 180
 
Born: December 10, 1923 in Usa
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 28 SEA CL $ 300,000  
1953 29 HOU PL $ 300,000  
1954 30 HOU PL $ 666,667  
1955 31 HOU PL $ 666,667  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 666,667  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 28 SEA CL 59 114 13 39 9 0 1 16 2 1 21 20 .342 .441 .447 .889 23.1 5.1
1953 29 HOU PL 63 82 9 17 2 0 0 7 0 0 9 16 .207 .309 .232 .540 5.6 0.0
    AAA   12 47 9 14 2 0 3 7 2 0 10 9 .298 .421 .532 .953 10.9  
1954 30 HOU PL 40 115 19 34 6 1 1 20 4 0 8 30 .296 .347 .391 .738 15.7 2.5
    AAA   85 333 48 91 17 3 7 40 7 2 41 77 .273 .353 .405 .758 48.8  
1955 31 HOU PL 24 37 5 14 2 1 2 3 1 1 4 8 .378 .439 .649 1.088 8.9 2.0
    AAA   54 201 27 50 6 1 5 32 5 3 27 42 .249 .338 .363 .701 26.2  
4 Years Sim 186 348 46 104 19 2 4 46 7 2 42 74 .299 .380 .399 .779 53.3 9.6
3 Years AAA 151 581 84 155 25 4 15 79 14 5 78 128 .267 .359 .401 .760 85.8  
162 Game Average 303 40 90 16 1 3 40 6 1 36 64 .299 .380 .399 .779 46.4  
Career Highs 63 115 19 39 9 1 2 20 4 1 21 30 .378 .441 .649 1.088 23.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   204 27 55 10 1 1 21 6 0 15 43 .270 .327 .343 .670 23.1
vs LH   144 19 49 9 1 3 25 1 2 27 31 .340 .448 .479 .927 29.4
Home 96 164 21 50 12 1 3 24 3 0 20 42 .305 .387 .445 .832 27.4
Away 90 184 25 54 7 1 1 22 4 2 22 32 .293 .373 .359 .732 25.1
RISP   97 0 31 8 0 1 42 0 0 15 24 .320 .412 .433 .845 17.0
Pinch Hitting   73 12 22 4 0 3 14 0 0 6 18 .301 .363 .479 .842 11.8
Close/Late   57 11 13 3 0 1 9 0 0 13 12 .228 .371 .333 .705 8.3
Mar/Apr 11 14 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 2 .214 .421 .286 .707 2.0
May 29 46 5 12 2 0 1 2 2 1 7 10 .261 .358 .370 .728 6.5
June 39 75 12 23 5 0 0 4 0 0 11 13 .307 .409 .373 .782 11.3
July 27 38 4 14 3 0 1 11 0 0 4 8 .368 .432 .526 .958 7.7
August 47 91 14 25 5 0 2 18 5 1 10 21 .275 .347 .396 .742 13.1
Sep/Oct 33 84 9 27 3 2 0 10 0 0 6 20 .321 .367 .405 .771 11.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1952 28 SEA CL LF 36 22 200.3 55 1 0 0 1.000 2.52   0.7
    RF 14 7 74.0 16 0 1 0 .941 1.95    
1953 29 HOU PL LF 13 9 80.3 19 1 0 0 1.000 2.24   0.4
    RF 8 3 35.3 12 0 0 0 1.000 3.06    
    CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
    SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1954 30 HOU PL LF 30 30 266.0 62 1 2 0 .969 2.13   0.6
    RF 4 1 14.7 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.46    
1955 31 HOU PL LF 5 4 32.0 11 0 0 0 1.000 3.09   0.1
    RF 5 2 28.0 8 0 0 0 1.000 2.57    
  LF 84 65 578.7 147 3 2 0 .987 2.33   1.7
  RF 31 13 152.0 40 0 1 0 .976 2.37    
  CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
  SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   117 78 733.7 187 3 3 0 .984 2.33   1.7
Career Highs   50 31 280.7 71 1 2 0 1.000 2.85    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1955 31 HOU PL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
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  4. Fred Atwood (959)
  5. Eric Costanzo (957)
  6. Michael Manges (955)
  7. Edwin Washington (951)
  8. David Gaiter (948)
  9. Keith Hinton (947)
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History
Drafted in 29th round, 575th overall pick, by Seattle in 1952
Had first career hit (double) on 4/17/1952, off Jack Hitchcock (POR)
Hit first career homerun on 5/18/1952, off Ryan Rossi (SD)
Signed as a free agent by Houston on 3/15/1953 to a minor league deal
5/19/1953: Signed a contract extension with Houston, $666,667 per year, for 3 years