Edward
Constance
 
Nickname: Gramps
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 170
 
Born: January 6, 1927 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Big Stick 1954   
All-Star Selections 1954   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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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 25 OKC PL $ 9,250,000  
1953 26 LAA CL $ 9,250,000  
1954 27 LAA CL $ 9,250,000  
1955 28 LAA CL $ 9,000,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 9,000,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 9,250,000  
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 25 OKC PL 128 455 96 155 32 2 22 77 31 10 74 41 .341 .438 .565 1.002 104.5 18.9
1953 26 OKC PL 88 326 66 97 13 3 12 50 32 9 61 48 .298 .409 .466 .875 66.5 9.2
  LAA CL 52 199 46 87 6 3 11 47 19 5 25 29 .437 .500 .663 1.163 56.5 13.1
  TOT   140 525 112 184 19 6 23 97 51 14 86 77 .350 .442 .541 .983 123.0 22.3
1954 27 LAA CL 135 500 109 173 22 2 31 116 45 22 92 49 .346 .446 .584 1.030 121.0 24.6
1955 28 LAA CL 57 205 43 71 12 2 13 45 19 5 40 20 .346 .458 .615 1.073 55.3 13.5
4 Years Sim 460 1685 360 583 85 12 89 335 146 51 292 187 .346 .444 .569 1.013 403.9 79.4
162 Game Average 593 126 205 29 4 31 117 51 17 102 65 .346 .444 .569 1.013 142.2  
Career Highs 140 525 112 184 32 6 31 116 51 22 92 77 .350 .458 .615 1.073 123.0  
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   1345 279 465 72 8 65 252 122 38 229 151 .346 .442 .556 .998 316.9
vs LH   340 81 118 13 4 24 83 24 13 63 36 .347 .451 .621 1.072 86.8
Home 234 849 196 297 51 6 50 177 76 29 151 105 .350 .449 .601 1.049 212.7
Away 226 836 164 286 34 6 39 158 70 22 141 82 .342 .439 .537 .977 191.1
RISP   487 0 164 25 3 27 238 0 0 101 56 .337 .444 .567 1.010 117.8
Pinch Hitting   29 3 7 3 0 1 5 0 0 2 3 .241 .281 .448 .730 3.7
Close/Late   207 40 66 15 2 5 21 0 0 38 19 .319 .428 .483 .911 41.5
Mar/Apr 61 218 41 69 16 0 15 43 16 8 45 24 .317 .440 .596 1.036 53.4
May 95 341 81 123 20 3 18 68 35 8 68 34 .361 .468 .595 1.063 90.4
June 95 353 64 118 17 5 19 73 25 7 51 43 .334 .420 .572 .992 80.3
July 76 271 68 106 10 0 17 65 28 8 58 24 .391 .500 .616 1.116 77.5
August 79 308 63 103 16 4 11 49 26 9 39 40 .334 .411 .519 .931 62.9
Sep/Oct 54 194 43 64 6 0 9 37 16 11 31 22 .330 .419 .500 .919 39.2
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 25 OKC PL CF 65 59 524.7 157 2 2 0 .988 2.73   4.6
    RF 57 54 504.0 114 5 0 2 1.000 2.13    
1953 26 OKC PL CF 53 51 466.0 142 0 3 0 .979 2.74   2.7
    LF 31 30 274.5 51 2 1 0 .981 1.74   0.0
    RF 4 0 9.5 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.95   0.0
  LAA CL CF 31 30 270.7 83 0 1 0 .988 2.76   0.9
    LF 18 18 159.5 29 1 1 0 .968 1.69   0.0
    RF 3 0 5.5 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  TOT   CF 84 81 736.7 225 0 4 0 .983 2.75   3.6
      LF 49 48 434.0 80 3 2 0 .976 1.72   0.0
      RF 7 0 15.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 .60   0.0
1954 27 LAA CL LF 128 128 1159.0 181 3 5 0 .974 1.43   2.1
    CF 5 0 7.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.57    
    RF 1 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 9.00    
1955 28 LAA CL CF 28 28 245.7 63 0 2 0 .969 2.31   1.1
    LF 28 28 241.0 36 0 2 0 .947 1.34    
    RF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
  LF 205 204 1834.0 297 6 9 0 .971 1.49   2.1
  CF 182 168 1514.0 447 2 8 0 .982 2.67   9.3
  RF 66 54 524.0 117 5 0 2 1.000 2.10   0.0
Career Totals   453 426 3872.0 861 13 17 2 .981 2.03   11.4
Career Highs   140 129 1185.7 306 7 6 2 .993 2.43    
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
1952 25 OKC PL 5 20 5 4 1 0 1 2 1 0 3 4 .200 .304 .400 .704
1954 27 LAA CL 5 20 5 7 0 0 1 4 3 1 1 1 .350 .409 .500 .909
Career Post-Season Batting 10 40 10 11 1 0 2 6 4 1 4 5 .275 .356 .450 .806
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1952-7-.341
1954-7-.346
On-Base Pct
1952-5-.438
1954-1-.446
Slugging Pct
1952-6-.565
1954-3-.584
OPS
1952-5-1.002
1954-2-1.030
XR
1952-9-104.5
1954-1-121.0
CAR-12-403.9
Runs
1954-3-109
CAR-24-360
Hits
1954-6-173
CAR-40-583
Total Bases
1954-3-292
CAR-31-959
Singles
1954-10-118
CAR-36-397
Homeruns
1952-9-22
1954-2-31
CAR-16-89
RBIs
1954-2-116
CAR-33-335
Stolen Bases
1954-5-45
CAR-26-146
Caught Stealing
1954-2-22
CAR-25-51
Walks
1954-1-92
CAR-23-292
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 2
   Gray Ink Test: 36
   Hall of Fame Standards: 39
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 38th overall pick, by Oklahoma in 1952
Had first career hit (double) on 4/18/1952, off Everett Colletti (DEN)
Hit first career homerun on 4/22/1952, off William Holley (DAL)
Injured on 5/10/1952 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Houston on 7/21/1952
Won Player of the Week award on 7/28/1952, hitting .538 with 3 HR, 7 RBI
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Houston on 7/30/1952
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1952, hitting .436 with 8 HR, 21 RBI
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against New Orleans on 6/3/1953
Drove in 6 runs against New Orleans on 6/5/1953
Traded from Oklahoma to Los Angeles on 7/23/1953 (Going to OKC: P Justin Paige, CF Joseph Sommers. Going to LAA: P Alexander Lenihan, CF Edward Constance)
Won Player of the Week award on 9/22/1953, hitting .583 with 2 HR, 11 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 5/26/1954, hitting .400 with 4 HR, 13 RBI
5/26/1954: Signed a contract extension with Los Angeles, $9,000,000 per year, for 5 years
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1954, hitting .410 with 7 HR, 25 RBI
Was selected to the 1954 Allstar game
Drove in 6 runs against Portland on 7/22/1954
Won Big Stick in 1954, hitting .346 with 31 HR, 116 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 5/5/1955, hitting .474 with 5 HR, 10 RBI
Injured on 6/20/1955 with a Broken Wrist, out for entire career