Joe Edelen
Benny Joe Edelen
Born: September 16, 1955
Durant, OK US
Primary Position: Third base
All Position(s) Played: 2B, OF, P, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 165
Draft: Round 1 (1973 June Amateur Draft, St. Louis Cardinals)
School: Gracemont HS (OK)
Career: 1973-1983
Major League Statistics
Joe Edelen compiled a career batting average of .232 with 18 home runs and 122 RBI in his 437-game career with the Cardinals, St. Petersburg Cardinals, Arkansas Travelers, Springfield Redbirds and Indianapolis Indians. He began playing during the 1973 season and last took the field during the 1983 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | A | FLOR | St. Petersburg Cardinals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1976 | A | FLOR | St. Petersburg Cardinals | 5 | 6 | .455 | 2.96 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 79.0 | 80 | 34 | 26 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1977 | A | FLOR | St. Petersburg Cardinals | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1.58 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 97.0 | 75 | 22 | 17 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1977 | AA | TL | Arkansas Travelers | 6 | 3 | .667 | 3.38 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 80.0 | 73 | 35 | 30 | 3 | 26 | 2 | 62 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1978 | AA | TL | Arkansas Travelers | 5 | 1 | .833 | 3.40 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 53.0 | 36 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1978 | AAA | AA2 | Springfield Redbirds | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4.79 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62.0 | 81 | 41 | 33 | 7 | 31 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1979 | AA | TL | Arkansas Travelers | 4 | 4 | .500 | 4.69 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 71.0 | 79 | 37 | 37 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1979 | AAA | AA2 | Springfield Redbirds | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6.72 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 67.0 | 88 | 53 | 50 | 8 | 34 | 2 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1980 | AA | TL | Arkansas Travelers | 13 | 5 | .722 | 2.63 | 26 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 161.0 | 150 | 64 | 47 | 6 | 53 | 5 | 100 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 1981 | AAA | AA2 | Springfield Redbirds | 9 | 1 | .900 | 3.56 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 96.0 | 90 | 42 | 38 | 8 | 35 | 1 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1982 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 3 | 4 | .429 | 5.37 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55.3 | 79 | 39 | 33 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1983 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 1 | 1 | .500 | 6.05 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.3 | 28 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 58 | 41 | .586 | 3.64 | 159 | 139 | 3 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 850.7 | 864 | 417 | 344 | 59 | 296 | 21 | 497 | 26 | 6 | 28 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | R | GULF | Cardinals | 49 | 194 | 165 | 19 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 25 | 60 | .218 | .326 | .358 | .684 | 59 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1974 | A | FLOR | St. Petersburg Cardinals | 112 | 439 | 391 | 43 | 94 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 44 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 78 | .240 | .314 | .335 | .649 | 131 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 1975 | A | FLOR | St. Petersburg Cardinals | 24 | 41 | 31 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | .258 | .415 | .355 | .769 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | AA | TL | Arkansas Travelers | 69 | 221 | 193 | 18 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 50 | .187 | .257 | .306 | .563 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 1976 | AA | TL | Arkansas Travelers | 39 | 123 | 109 | 13 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 23 | .229 | .311 | .321 | .633 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1976 | A | FLOR | St. Petersburg Cardinals | 17 | 30 | 29 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .345 | .345 | .448 | .793 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1977 | AA | TL | Arkansas Travelers | 13 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .250 | .400 | .250 | .650 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1978 | AAA | AA2 | Springfield Redbirds | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1978 | AA | TL | Arkansas Travelers | 9 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .400 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1979 | AAA | AA2 | Springfield Redbirds | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .333 | .429 | .500 | .929 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979 | AA | TL | Arkansas Travelers | 12 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1980 | AA | TL | Arkansas Travelers | 32 | 43 | 38 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .368 | .375 | .500 | .875 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 1982 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 15 | 23 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .091 | .091 | .227 | .318 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .500 | .833 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 433 | 1165 | 1021 | 118 | 237 | 50 | 3 | 18 | 122 | 14 | 7 | 112 | 250 | .232 | .310 | .340 | .649 | 347 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 2 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | R | GULF | Cardinals | OF | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1973 | R | GULF | Cardinals | 3B | 37 | 32 | 69 | 16 | 5 | .863 | 2.730 |
| 1973 | R | GULF | Cardinals | SS | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.000 |
| 1974 | A | FLOR | St. Petersburg Cardinals | 3B | 112 | 113 | 258 | 33 | 32 | .918 | 3.312 |
| 1975 | AA | TL | Arkansas Travelers | 3B | 68 | 57 | 138 | 20 | 10 | .907 | 2.868 |
| 1975 | A | FLOR | St. Petersburg Cardinals | P | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .400 |
| 1975 | A | FLOR | St. Petersburg Cardinals | 3B | 18 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 2 | .963 | 1.444 |
| 1976 | AA | TL | Arkansas Travelers | 3B | 37 | 16 | 55 | 8 | 5 | .899 | 1.919 |
| 1976 | A | FLOR | St. Petersburg Cardinals | P | 15 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 2 | .895 | 1.133 |
| 1976 | AA | TL | Arkansas Travelers | 2B | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 |
| 1977 | AA | TL | Arkansas Travelers | P | 13 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 1 | .917 | 1.692 |
| 1977 | A | FLOR | St. Petersburg Cardinals | P | 13 | 5 | 24 | 2 | 2 | .935 | 2.231 |
| 1978 | AA | TL | Arkansas Travelers | P | 9 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | .944 | 1.889 |
| 1978 | AAA | AA2 | Springfield Redbirds | P | 15 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 1 | .913 | 1.400 |
| 1979 | AAA | AA2 | Springfield Redbirds | P | 13 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.769 |
| 1979 | AA | TL | Arkansas Travelers | P | 12 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.833 |
| 1980 | AA | TL | Arkansas Travelers | P | 26 | 16 | 26 | 5 | 1 | .894 | 1.615 |
| 1981 | AAA | AA2 | Springfield Redbirds | P | 16 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 4 | .964 | 1.688 |
| 1982 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | P | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .769 | .769 |
| 1983 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | P | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 |
| Totals | 437 | 294 | 718 | 96 | 68 | .913 | 2.316 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | R | Gulf Coast League | Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1974 | A | Florida State League | St. Petersburg Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1975 | A | Florida State League | St. Petersburg Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1975 | AA | Texas League | Arkansas Travelers | SLN | ||
| 1976 | A | Florida State League | St. Petersburg Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1976 | AA | Texas League | Arkansas Travelers | SLN | ||
| 1977 | A | Florida State League | St. Petersburg Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1977 | AA | Texas League | Arkansas Travelers | SLN | ||
| 1978 | AAA | American Association 2 | Springfield Redbirds | SLN | ||
| 1978 | AA | Texas League | Arkansas Travelers | SLN | ||
| 1979 | AA | Texas League | Arkansas Travelers | SLN | ||
| 1979 | AAA | American Association 2 | Springfield Redbirds | SLN | ||
| 1980 | AA | Texas League | Arkansas Travelers | SLN | ||
| 1981 | AAA | American Association 2 | Springfield Redbirds | SLN | ||
| 1982 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | CHA | ||
| 1983 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | CIN |
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